DShen's Musings
Occasional brain leakage posted for your perusal... - RSS
Christmas Gift Tips
As we approach Christmas, I reflect on the gift giving process. While I think gift giving is nice, I think it also has some really bad parts too. Like when I get a gift I don't like, and need to...
Training Training Training
Triathlons, Swimming, Biking, Running...the path to Ironman! - RSS
Notes on Recovery and (Old) Age
I just read an article in the NYTimes about Dara Torres, the swimmer who made the Olympic swim team at 41 years of age. The first amazing thing is her age, which challenges the notion that as we grow older...
The Web and the World of Business
Observations on doing business in the world of Web 2.0... - RSS
More Reasons Not to Invest in Notes
Way back when, I was happy to have encountered Josh Kopelman's excellent post, Bridge Loans vs. Preferred Equity, to which I did sort of a re-post but also added my spin on the subject in Convertible Notes versus Preferred Equity...
What I'm Reading
Favorite books I'm reading now... - RSS
The Long Tail by Chris Anderson
A few years ago, an article appeared in Wired magazine about the long tail and how it was manifesting itself on the Internet and how it was affecting the economy in a very broad and global way. I thought...
Favorite Music
Current albums on my playlist... - RSS
Back Room Vol. 1 and Back Room Vol. 2
This was a surprise find. The amazing amazon.com recommender found it for me and I was totally impressed. A little bit faster tempo than true laid back music, but not fast enough to get your heart rate too high...
My Gear
What I'm schlepping around with me every freakin' day... - RSS
Garmin Streetpilot C550
I previously owned a Garmin Streetpilot C330. It served me well for over a year getting me to wherever I needed to go. But now out comes the Garmin Streetpilot C550. This one is much better! Not only does...
About Career/Life/Executive Coaching
Thoughts about building my new life plan... - RSS
Focus and Lists
The last time my coach and I met, we talked about coping strategies for being effective, when facing an information overload world. I thought about it a moment, and thought I had two really good ways of dealing with it....
