The Crooked and the StraightIt's like magnetic poetry about my life, except without the magnets or the poetry.I can invent words too.- February 5, 2006 When I was still at Microsoft, a friend of mine (who may not want to be associated with it) and I invented the word "stratragic" to describe decisions or actions that the company made which were touted as being strategic but which had--at least in our opinion--tragic consequences. Without going into details, we applied the word to events involving (for example), the Xbox, Longhorn, and the various employee benefits.I now present you with my newest word: pragmantic. It is used to...http://www.headblender.com/joe/blog/archives/2006/02/04/i_can_invent_wo/ Lost and found- February 4, 2006 Every lesson learned is a mystery lost. This used to bother me, until I realized that there are limitless mysteries. Closing one door behind you opens one--or sometimes many--doors ahead. "We do on stage things that are supposed to happen off. Which is a kind of integrity, if you look on every exit as being an entrance somewhere else."Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, by Tom StoppardI find this comforting.http://www.headblender.com/joe/blog/archives/2006/02/03/lost_and_found/ |