Flexibility with Function

Something freaky fun

OK, I was reading one of my favorite bloggers and she had visited Yearbook Yourself.

Its a great diversion for an hour or so. Here's how I could have looked from 1950 to 1990. I'm pretty sure that first one is my grandmother's exact first year teacher photo. And the first one in the second row is a dead ringer for my mother the day I was born. And shamefully so, the last two in the second row aren't far from the truth, the year I graduated high school and then the year I moved to Colorado. Oh, and that other one is of my sister.

Now, that's the real me at the bottom. I suppose someday that'll look all wacky and dated too.

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Outlook: Wet

Wow, fun game this weekend. Again, really nice early October weather, and a team effort all around. Vikings are 7-0!

I'll tell you though... the forecast doesn't look so good for Saturday. VIkings are playing at 7pm under the lights at the local high school. Big time fun for the kids. If they win this coming weekend, they're in the BYFA Super Bowl!

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Experience changer needed

Sun Microsytems is looking for a new Lead Information Architect. My team works closely with the web experience architect, so it's in my interest to find someone I'd like to work right along side to tackle personalization, globalization, and many other web "-alizations".

I'd say this is really a kewl, interesting, job in the midst of a slew of wacky demands for corporate, yet agile and edgy user experiences. (In other words, its not IBM-dot-com folks!)

Here's more information on the job, and here's some bloggings from the team that needs a talented interaction designer.

Uex

Speaking of ice

Savanna wanted to go ice skating Friday night. Even at 7pm, I was still glued to my laptop, lost in all the things I didn't get done and frogs I didn't swallow during the week. I wasn't feeling at all satisfied with what I did accomplish this week, or very enthused to lace up those stiff rental ice skates and hit the rink.

"Mom, are you not happy?" she asked me, as I peeled myself away from the screen and committed to her we'd soon be headed out. ...I just couldn't get my mind off of work... "I really want you to be happy."

In my brain, with hopes for attitude adjustment, I repeated one of my favorite lines from early 80's TV:

Ladies and gentlemen, take my advice, pull down your pants and slide on the ice.
- Dr. Sidney Freedman, Korea-1951 (M*A*S*H)

And so we went, and hit the rink.

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I decided to leave all the stress in the locker, including my phone. We had 90 minutes -- ironically, exactly 90 minutes. Author Stephen Shapiro wrote recently about taking a 90 minute challenge. At that moment, I accepted the 90 minute challenge. My mental energies were glued on the pink-parka'd girl skating around in counter-clockwise circles next to me. It wasn't long before the music videos and crisp air took over.

"Now, there's that smile!" she noted, sounding triumphant and mature beyond her years.

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Another successful weekend

The Vikings had another great game this weekend. Perfect weather, and a perfect catch.

I know I shouldn't say this, but I'm waiting for the weekend when its snowing the entire game. I suppose that's because I grew up where the Ice Bowl was played. But, even in Green Bay the weather appears to be just lovely, tonight. Lovely weather, but an ugly outcome. This time, the Cowboys ran away with the win.