The speechless underwear
Whenever I give a conference presentation, I like to arrive at the room early to set up. Then if there’s time I’ll talk to the early-arriving attendees, play some music, show a video or tell some...
View ArticleWhat they don’t tell you about massive weight loss
Hint: The one on the LEFT is the before photo Everyone tells you that if you lose the weight everything will be different – and it was. There are stories about fitting into compact cars, restaurant...
View ArticleNot your father’s hobby store
Wanna bet? As a kid I was always tinkering with something. I spent half my free time scrounging IC chips, electronic components, wire, wheels, belts, enclosure parts and anything else I thought might...
View ArticleHow to tell you’re not a good father
I had an epiphany today. I like to think of myself as a pretty good dad. Not that I make decisions on that basis, but I have a set of principals and do my best to live up to them. From myself I...
View ArticleKids and Santa – what to say?
Santa has upgradedhis distribution network My grandson just turned 6 and he’s at that age where he wants to know everything about Santa Claus. This year he’s asking an endless stream of questions like...
View ArticleThe ice cube anomaly
Secret tool of theconsultant’s tradePhoto courtesy oftimlewisnm, Flickr If you’ve ever met me on the job or at a conference, you probably noticed the stainless steel water bottle I carry and assumed it...
View ArticleDangers of foreign-language consulting
The Oar House @ 55 Ceres Street, Portsmouth, NH 03801603-436-4025 Dining Room OarHouse@PortsmouthNH.comhttp://portsmouthoarhouse.com Toward the end of a very successful engagement in Portsmouth, New...
View ArticleAdvertising humor never gets old
I’m always amused by what gets through the review, edit and approval filters and becomes advertisement. Take the following from Capital One, for example: Obviously, credit card companies want you to...
View ArticleHeckling the doctor
Everyone knows (or should know) not to heckle the comedian. He’s been doing this forever and he knows how to deal with you. What is less obvious is it’s more about experience than the particular...
View ArticleCulinary Alchemy – Part 2 of the Nosy Store Clerks saga
Ah, it’s Spring time. That wondrous time of the year when the birds come back to the feeder, squirrels battle over their nuts, and I dump a hundred or so pounds of grass seed on the lawn in hopes that...
View ArticleWhat I learned at Internet Identity Workshop XVI (So Far)
This week is Internet Identity Workshop XVI in Mountain View, California, and just in time! It is my first time but it definitely will not be my last. The amount of raw talent in the room is amazing...
View ArticleThoughts on hair transplantation
Call me crazy, but I fail to understand is how anyone could ever have come to the conclusion that sachairdoctor.com is a good domain name for a hair transplant practice. I spotted the domain name on a...
View ArticleThe Kindle Confiscation
As many of my followers already know, my wife is something of a technophobe. When we first met there were two constants in my life. The first was that if both she and some harmless liquid were within...
View ArticleLatest revelations concerning the NSA
BREAKING NEWS! It was revealed today in secret documents leaked to this reporter that the US National Security Agency (NSA) is actually a division of Claus Industries, LLC, a company synonymous with...
View ArticleA Thanksgiving Miracle
It’s a digital miracle! We aren’t doing the turkey thing here at Casa de Wyatt this year. In fact, we’re having a very quiet Thanksgiving dinner. The kids both have other families to spend the...
View ArticleThoughts on cats and beef jerky
Look closer: The bed has one more monsterand one fewer cats than it looks like. These are thoughts on cats and beef jerky, not thoughts on cat and beef jerky. If you have only one cat, your mileage...
View ArticleLa Cage Nut aux Folles
Cage nuts Apparently I’ve been in IT too long because it doesn’t sound at all weird to me when I say something like “I’m supposed to get cage nuts with this.” My wife, on the other hand, thought it...
View ArticleThe Peter Principle
My wife and I were watching TV this evening when I paused the show for a bio-break. Unbeknownst to my wife, one of our cats pushed his way in whilst I was in the bathroom. From her vantage point in...
View ArticleNerd love
My wife and I watched Scorpion on the DVR tonight. “I like this show,” she told me as the credits began to roll. “Well,” I replied, “you do have a thing for brainy nerds.” “Are you a brainy nerd?”...
View ArticleThe intervention contraindication
I’ve posted before on how my wife Joan, the recovering technophobe, has taken to the smart phone. And recently I posted about her new addiction to Trivia Crack. But I didn’t realize how far over the...
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