Mixed-race issues in Obama’s race speech

The news cycle has shifted its focus to the 4,000th American soldier killed in Iraq, to James Carville turning all apostolic on Bill Richardson and Hillary Clinton’s slightly revised version of a trip to Bosnia. Yet I’m sitting here at work, hours past deadline, still thinking about Barack Obama’s speech on race. You of course [...]

A top entrepreneur’s e-mail tips

Take this guy’s e-mail advice. / GuyKawasaki.com Guy Kawasaki needs no introduction. What tech-world superstar does? I bring him up because I’ve been scanning through one of the top entrepreneur’s newer projects, a blog aggregate that’s really useful and easy to use (check out the Career aggregate here, called Career Alltop; notice WiP way, way [...]

Talking to yourself at work is normal

I talk to myself. Like just now, when I opened an e-mail with the intriguing subject line: “Recruitment?” Here I am thinking, Finally! Someone in the outside world has noticed my untapped talent and seeks my services for a disgusting amount of money! But when I open it, I realize the author is offering me [...]