Monthly Archives: December 2009

moving the Prior Lake house…

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Jay

In this video, they’re moving the Prior Lake house. Oh, and it’s freezing out there – 3 degrees!

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CNBC had this hour-long special, in a town-hall format, titled, “Keeping America Great“. It was a Q&A with Warren Buffett and Bill Gates. Learned a little there. For one, I did not know Warren Buffett was one of the voices … Continue reading →

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single story…

Posted on December 26, 2009 by Jay

Thanks to Markendya, I know about this beautiful story-teller, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. If you get a chance, listen to her reading.

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that’s deep…

Posted on December 23, 2009 by Jay

Tic’Tic in 10,000 BC: A good man draws a circle around himself and cares for those within. His woman, his children. Other men draw a larger circle and bring within their brothers and sisters. But some men have a great … Continue reading →

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for the new year – 2010

Posted on December 20, 2009 by Jay

I had this list of goals for the new year, in 2007. Then in 2008, I did very little towards that list. OK, in this past year, I’ve actually started learning a new language/platform – Grails/Groovy. So that’s one out … Continue reading →

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kiva team…

Posted on December 12, 2009 by Jay

Brian M. got me to join Kiva. I always knew it was a top-notch form of helping others, but i never really got into it. We started a Kiva team, The Society of the Humane, and it’s pretty awesome (both … Continue reading →