Essays

[The Curse of the Competent ](/2005/01/the-curse-of-the-competent/) Ok, there is another task, and there is this one guy that is really, really good: never makes a fuss about getting more stuff piled on, never needs any check-in, always delivers above satisfation. This guy (or more frequently, gal) will end up doing a disproportionate amount of the work for no extra charge and no advantage… S(he) is hit by the Curse of the Competent! Continue reading

july

life by water the fog crawls over the mountain like the chilling glove of the sea it captures, it raptures my heart chained in the land of the free cold are the streets, the avenues dark then the sand, then the waves and japan somewhere behind them the sun sets land of the rising sun – another koan. there is no space, no time by the sea the smell in the air, the sound of the halcyon wave Continue reading

Months in the City

A collection of short poems intended to encompass twelve total. These trifles were born out of a creative spurt after I left the startup world and started enjoying the City by the Bay again. The collection is incomplete, and currently encompasses only four poems: {moscontentlink:january}is the original text of a personal ad I put up. I got great responses, several of whom said they liked my ‘poem’. January was never meant to be a poem, but became so by people’s choice. Continue reading

Writing - Overview

Months in the City A collection of short poems intended to encompass twelve total. These trifles were born out of a creative spurt after I left the startup world and started enjoying the City by the Bay again. Essays A collection of short essays on management matters. These essays focus on my personal experience in the work environment, although they try to be as general as possible.

Cycling - Overview

Everybody that knows me more than just casually knows that I am an avid bicyclist. Not a fast one, maybe, but a commited one, someone who waits all week for that Saturday ride, someone who commutes to work on his bike, someone who won’t even fix his car so that he’s got no excuse not to ride. Seemed quite logical to have a section of this site devoted to biking. Here you’ll find a little of everything, a bit out of sequence, but with the very best intentions. Continue reading