I love this developing story: Craigslist versus EBay. It seems that the unbreakable rule of business is to say, “We’re earning enough money and don’t need more.”
I’m bummed that I can’t find the quote I read yesterday on this. To paraphrase, Craig Newmark said he knows the guys at Ebay and Google, and having more [...]
Entries from May 2008
Don’t Show Him the Money
May 13th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: news and culture
Starbucks, Metaphors, Music, and a Movie
May 10th, 2008 · No Comments
I’ve been reading The Gospel According to Starbucks, by Leonard Sweet. (It was a gift.) I was reluctant to open it for a long time, because I quit the last Leonard Sweet book I started halfway through. But I’m enjoying this one so far. Today this hit me, “Metaphor is not simply an adornment to [...]
Tags: books and movies · reflections
Some things cost more than you realize
May 10th, 2008 · No Comments
http://youtube.com/watch?v=cdrCalO5BDs
It’s a little slow, but watch until the end. You’ll realize you do have time.
Tags: compassion and justice
Doing Things the Hard Way
May 3rd, 2008 · No Comments
I was just watching this movie, Gone Baby Gone. In it a guy does everything almost right. He tries. But the world is messed up, so the result is a mess. All his best efforts pay off in pain. There is no easy way to fix it; mend the tragedy; or change the broken lives. [...]
Tags: books and movies
Baby Cheap Finds a New Home
May 2nd, 2008 · No Comments
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Mmm, raw veggies are good for my digestion!
What can I say, I’m cuteness in the flesh
As most visitors here know, I take volunteers to serve and learn in Cambodia. We spend lots of our time at Wat Opot, an orphanage/loving [...]