September 30, 2007
Today is a beautiful fall day, clear blue skies, high 70s, warm sun. I decided it was time to rake the leaves in the backyard. We have a big, beautiful black walnut tree back there. It has lovely, feathery leaves, and when we fly over our neighborhood, I think it is the biggest tree on [...]
September 26, 2007
Incomplete Manifesto
6. Capture accidents. The wrong answer is the right answer in search of a different question. Collect wrong answers as part of the process. Ask different questions.
8. Drift. Allow yourself to wander aimlessly. Explore adjacencies. Lack judgment. Postp
(tags: attitude blog creativity design development happiness inspiration lifehacks productivity planning quotes webdesign)
J a n c e [...]
September 24, 2007
The Economist leaks to blogs for online buzz - Editors Weblog
The Economist has identified influential US bloggers and leaks tips and stories to them, in order to create online buzz before the articles are published in the Economist.
(tags: blog marketing news economist journalism)
Micro Persuasion: How to Data Mine Google Reader Feeds for Trends
Google Reader - [...]
September 23, 2007
We flew up north this weekend and stopped to clear Canadian customs in Sarnia. After a brief stop, the engine of our Cessna-182 had uncharacteristic trouble starting. We got it started, and continued up the coast of Lake Huron to Tobermory.
On our return, the cold start at Tobermory airport was easy, but we had worse [...]
September 20, 2007
Teeter Talk: Edward Vielmetti
TT with HD: Edward Vielmetti
[Ed. note: Useful background to know–nowadays Ed is working with Pure Visibility, an internet marketing company. A2B3 stands for Ann Arbor Bi Bim Bop, a great place for lunch in Ann Arbor, where anyone is welcome to join
(tags: a2b3 purevisibility teetertotter)
September 17, 2007
Sometimes my body, especially my left knee, which I injured in college playing rugby, feels as if someone took me apart at the joints and put me back together wrong, twisted. Sometimes a massage therapist puts me back together perfectly. And sometimes a massage sends me to another planet.
I had one of those mind-eraser [...]
Elk Building Products, Inc. Manufacturer of roofing, composite decking, railing building material.
Seen on the OWS Homes Tour, composite deck material, lower maintenance than wood decking.
(tags: home_improvement deck fake_wood)
September 15, 2007
Friends of ours had a baby shower today. A few days ago, the mom-to-be asked if we would bring baby photos for a game they were playing. I didn’t think I had any baby photos, so I emailed my mom and Dave’s mom to see if they could locate and scan a photo to share. [...]
September 13, 2007
Finding Bargain Rooms at a Glance - New York Times
Farecast, known for predicting domestic ticket prices for air travelers, is testing a new feature designed to pull the veil back on hotel prices and let consumers know, at a glance, whether the rate listed for a hotel is actually a good deal or not.
(tags: travel [...]
September 11, 2007
Closeup, originally uploaded by dunrie.
Our big news is that we had our bathroom gutted this summer. On August 6, they came in and knocked our old bathroom out, tossing it in pieces out the little window, down a chute, and into a skip in the driveway. It came apart quickly. It has come back [...]
not particularly objective musings on odds and ends - Dunrie Greiling, Ann Arbor, MI 48103