by Karen D. Swim I walked across the room to sit on the couch with my laptop when the sight of the tree caught my eye. A robin flitted in and out of the branches now bushy and full with its red blossoms. “When did that happen” I wondered. When did the barren branches become [...]
Look Mom No Hands! Dealing with Risk in Business
April 29, 2008 By 8 Comments
by Karen D. Swim ©Dimitrios Kessaris | Dreamstime.com “If we listened to our intellect, we’d never have a love affair. We’d never have a friendship. We’d never go into business, because we’d be cynical. Well, that’s nonsense. You’ve got to jump off cliffs all the time and build your wings on the way down.”–Ray Bradbury [...]
Planning, Failing and Java Beans
April 28, 2008 By 6 Comments
by Karen D. Swim © Dana Bartekoske | Dreamstime.com It is not even 12 noon and I am already on Plan C for my Monday. Plan A was a carefully thought out, high powered day filled with charging through my to do list and checking off tasks with glee. Plan A required a full night [...]
Student ‘Twitters’ his way out of Egyptian jail
April 26, 2008 By 7 Comments
James Karl Buck helped free himself from an Egyptian jail with a one-word blog post from his cell phone, which read “Arrested.” It is a miracle that authorities did not confiscate his phone upon arrest. I learned of this story on Twitter from @NadineTouzet. I urge you to follow James on Twitter, @jamesbuck and join [...]
Fierce Friday: Running The Race
April 25, 2008 By 16 Comments
by Karen D. Swim I waved to my hubby and set off to line up for my very first marathon. It was a nice LA morning in March and I could tell it would be a warm day. I found the starting area and excitedly took my place. It was getting close to starting time [...]
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