Simplicity \Sim*plic”i*ty\, n. [F. simplicit['e], L. simplicitas. The quality or state of being not complex, or of consisting of few parts; as, the simplicity of a machine. [1913 Webster] Freedom from artificial ornament, pretentious style, or luxury; plainness; as, simplicity of dress, of style, or of language; simplicity of diet; simplicity of life. [1913 Webster] [...]
Before leaving for Cabo San Lucas, Melody (my wife) had gathered a bunch of t-shirts from her school (Calgary Preparatory School) that they were no longer in need of. These t-shirts filled a suitcase which we checked and brought with us to take to the Captain’s Kid’s Daycare Center. This school in Cabo San Lucas, [...]
17 Jan, 2010
Posted by: j3r3my In: Life
This week I posted on Facebook the awful accusations that Pat Robertson made about Haiti making “a pact with the devil” to get out from under the “heel of the French” hence the earthquake was somehow deserved…. Here’s the video. Today, after reading through my news feeds I found the best response to this garbage [...]
25 Dec, 2009
Posted by: j3r3my In: Life
Merry Christmas! This morning the folks over at “1000 Awesome Things” have a post about the kid’s table. Our family dinners always had one down the end of the main dining room table where all the children would sit and slowly eat Turkey dinner. Some of the fondest memories I have about Christmas dinner were [...]
Nowadays when you ask someone to define “Social Networking” it usually brings out a string of words like “Twitter”, “Facebook”, “MySpace”, “YouTube” and the list goes on. To me social networking doesn’t happen when you’re sitting at a desk behind a computer or on the train with your cell-phone. This happens when you’re out – [...]
I’ve always been pretty good at interviews. Mostly because I’ve done my homework and know: what the company does, how the company makes money, what my job would entail, what my weaknesses are and how to show confidence in my skills. Aaron Swartz has a very different interview process which entails a very simple, casual [...]