The word of the day is “No”

No on plywood.  As in Post No Bills

So I'm walking Big Dog to the park and I see fresh plywood emblazoned with the words "Post No Bills". And I think to myself "Oh yeah... really? How about "no more financial meltdown", "no BS", and as long as we're at it, "no more Nigerian spam emails"? So the word for today … [Read more...]

Evernote Beta Invitations Available

evernote logo

I went on a mad search to get an Evernote Beta invitation and thanks to fellow bloggers Wil Becker, Joshua Burdick (aka "The Gadget Pastor"), and Tanya Hughes whose URL has gone missing, I have 18 extra beta invitations to Evernote. If you haven't had a chance to check it … [Read more...]

When moving into a new job market use the local phone number trick to get hired faster.

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When you work in L.A. you'd better have an L.A. phone number. Or at least that's the suggestion I offered a young filmmaker who was making the leap from east coast to west coast. Why? Because when production managers are staffing crews you don't want to remind them of anything … [Read more...]

The Peanut Butter Kong Trick of Client Management

image of a red dog toy known as a kong

A kong is a heavy rubber toy used to train dogs. Some people put dog biscuits inside; I put peanut butter. For reasons known only to a dog, he / she will invest a full 2-3 hours in getting every last morsel of Skippy out of there and fully confirming there is NONE LEFT. Go … [Read more...]

Time Management is a Joke

Time management is a joke. While it is indeed a billion dollar business when you include Franklin Covey and Filofax and all the others who want to make your life more efficient. So what''s my beef? What''s wrong with trying to manage time? It presumes that time is discrete. … [Read more...]