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Morning Cycle
Just had a long shower after a relatively long ride which started around 8am. Definitely could be a lot fitter than that. I think I might have bumped in to that cycle group. I think one of them was wearing a club jersey. They were cycling a lot faster than I was. I can see why "M", the guy in charge of new club members, said that I would need a ( Read more... ) -
The Gimme a Job Problem
I have to admit that I don't know this person and I could just be sprouting BS but I saw this and couldn't help thinking...shouldn't you already know this even before you accepted the job offer? The problem with taking a job just because it's offered to you, without assessing if you would actually like to work for that company (ie. work culture) ( Read more... ) -
Art and Book Collecting
From the New York Magazine:
Along with Russian oligarchs and Chinese billionaires, “hedge-fund guys” are cited whenever people try to explain the current art-market madness. The most prominent of them is SAC Capital’s Steven Cohen, owner of Damien Hirst’s shark-for which he paid either $8 million or $12 million, depending on whom you believe-and ( Read more... ) -
What is Leadership?
"The art of getting someone else to do something that you want done because he wants to do it." -- Dwight Eisenhower. -
More Blogrolling
Seed inspiration:
1. Going Private - American. Damned fun read.
2. Carried Interest - Sounds Australian.
3. Informational Arbitrage - American. Some interesting entries ( Read more... ) -
Mixed Signals?
So, a continuation of the story mentioned before. I decided to text back, "thanks for your interest but I'm not interested."
He texts back the following reply, [verbatim] "U r v beautiful:-)but i am more interested in making money from business opportunity:-)not every guy is interested:-)take care:-)keep in touch:-)god bless u:-)sorry i make you ( Read more... ) -
Dating Blogroll
One guy I met with asked, "You meet a lot of men in your line of work, don't you? So....". Unfortunately, meeting a lot of men through work or even being surrounded by men at work doesn't necessarily make it any easier in the dating arena. Mostly when it comes to the work place, I keep it work related. I don't talk much about my personal life and ( Read more... ) -
How To Say No
For something so simple and fundamental, I was kind of surprised that the answer didn't come to me right away. Why is it easy to say 'no' to sales people but harder to do that to someone who shows an interest in me? On reflection, I think it's a problem that both men and women face. And both sexes are guilty of leading people on when they should ( Read more... ) -
Quote of the Day
"The stock market is a casino with the odds in your favour." -- Von Neumann