We’re wishing you a most wonderful and Merry Christmas today!
Not quite sure what the “traditional” celebration brings for each of you this year. There have been a couple of losses and hard times, and there have also been some births and joyous times. We are holding each of you in our thoughts as a new...
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It just occurred to me to turn the TV on while working from home. I tend to be busier on Fridays than any other day of the week because I’m home and can concentrate better. I hardly even think to turn music on, nevermind TV. But today is a quasi vacation day and I’m just...
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I’m starting to figure out that the bus is the best place to blog from! I’m coming off of a pretty stressful two weeks of work to meet a deadline, and now I’m pretty much ready to bring in the R&R to close the year out. Gary, on the other hand, will still be working...
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Americans are dog lovers. I’m a dog lover. Yes, a certain breed of dog lover may be taking it too far. But it turns out this kind of thing isn’t just within our borders.
The Style & Design section of today’s International Herald Tribune today published a story on Tokyo’s dog loving craze. The story starts...
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Thursday, December 13, 2007 Posted in life
Welcome to Snow Storm Numero Uno of the 2007/08 season! I hope this note finds you all safe and cozy at home. I thought this occasion deserved a flash back to 2005…
Yeah, I married that man a week later.
Though it would have made for another eventful company party, mine was postponed until late January when...
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NPR’s Laura Sydell today reports on the latest innovation that is moving to India in “Frame by Frame, Animation Moves to India.”
This season, both The Golden Compass and Alvin and the Chipmunks used digital animation that was created in Mumbai.
The way it works is by sending images back and forth as revisions are made. As...
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Every year, without fail… No plans, no one wants to commit to plans, the time comes, still no plans, laugh about how we never have plans, and everyone ends up in their pj’s at La Casa de Hedman accidentally drinking all the champagne before midnight. I’ve loved these New Years traditions!
But this year, just when...
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Monday, December 10, 2007 Posted in Blogger
Wow! Our blogging contest at work is in full swing! I encourage you all to check out a few of these posts from friends of mine you may know:
Jessica: http://aroundthehydrant.com/
Heather: http://sibliving.wordpress.com/
Alex: http://makingarunforit.com
Kate: http://gossipgrl.wordpress.com/
It has been fun to finally see the work that our bloggers have been doing! More to come as I see...
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The BBC World Service today reports on a poll that shows world opinion divided on the importance of having a free press.
Of those interviewed, 56% thought that freedom of the press was very important to ensure a free society. But 40% said it was more important to maintain social harmony and peace, even if it...
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Saturday, December 8, 2007 Posted in Blogger
I work in the strategic planning group of the public relations agency that I so enthusiastically (really) commute two hours to each day. Along with my ten-year career in competitive intelligence and strategic corporate analysis, a major charge of our group is digital strategy. That’s a company’s presence on its website, in social networks, on...
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