Jer979's Blog

Well, apparently we are going (see: Health Bummer.... ) to take a pass on the iodine scan because the risks of being near young childern and...

My cousin in Dallas, Barry, is a master of trivia and, perhaps even more intriguing, is his willingness (like me) to seriously debate minuti...

The "Drive for Five" is on. [that's 5 including the parents] Baby #3 has a due date of March 14th. [I was rooting for March 1...

I'd heard of this book , of course, and Sara Rosenberg was kind enough to send it as a baby gift when Tungsten was born. For some reason...

As you get older, the neural pathways in your mind become like different paths in a forest. Those that are used more often become easier to ...

Everyone has seen those emails that attack American companies bringing their products overseas, like Coca Cola means "bite the wax tadp...

Few people get excited about power outages. While I was a bit bummed to lose the power tonight at 8.45pm, I was excited to put our " Di...

OK, I admit it. I have an iPod. Well, I should say "had." A few weeks ago, I won a family lotter for my dad's old iPod (he bou...

I've been using E*Trade for a while now (7 years or so). Pretty happy w/them. They've got a promotion... You get 100 free trades. I ...

Most nights, I go to bed with 0 emails in my inbox. Not every night, but that's the goal. Here's a good presentation you will en...

It may be a losing battle, but convincing the world that it is not about 100 word text slides during your presentation IS a worthwhile goal....

A record breaking Wave 4 is slated for completion this weekend. Total numbers 44 family units 160 individuals For previous data, see Wave 3 ...

The question keeps popping up. Now the post ( THE STORY OF 9.79 )  has been updated (with the actual video). Enjoy

Growing up, my dad would always say, "I don't make promises."  This way, he reasoned, he would never be in a position to break...

The higher you move up the experience ladder, the more you realize that success in most fields has less to do with technical/domain knowledg...

You want evidence that stories can make a BIG difference in the sale? Here's a hilarious story that resulted in a (roughly) 14x ROI on...

As I was watching this movie , I thought that it was a perfect companion to a book that I had previously read called The Prize : The Epic Qu...

My parents took the kids to the beach overnight. Mi esposa made a beautiful, candlelight dinner for us and we got to sit, eat, and chat like...

I've started to ask myself more rigorous questions about how I spend my time. Like many people, there are days when I want to come and ...