Tom Peters and the importance of personal relationships

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So I arrived late to the campus cafeteria (a military campus, no less!) for breakfast–I had the credits on my card, but the card-swipe lady had closed her station, and the staff were sitting in loose clusters taking their breakfast. I suppose I was looking a little miserable, because one of the staff, an older lady, came up to me and ushered me in.

Most of the stations in the serving area had been . . . → Read More: Tom Peters and the importance of personal relationships

A Gaggle of Geeks and Weekend Reading Links: October 2, 2010

Above: a gaggle of geese grounded in the late September rains, Richmond, Virginia, 2010.

Below, for your weekend reading pleasure:

Interview with Thomas Ligotti Janette Hospital: News from a different MFA planet Seth Abramson’s response to Janette Hospital About the new Gourmet Magazine iPad app Tim Ferriss has a new book out: The 4-Hour Body Related Posts:A brain in my driveway and weekend reading links: October 8, 2010New Podcast Series – Episode 1 – BeginningsHow to Choose a Creative Writing MFA ProgramResolutions, Goals, and Improving Your CraftTuesday Links for 20 September 2011: writing prompts, jujutsu, nanowrimo, and more

A Possum Who Thinks He is a Cat

Something made me suspicious, so I looked outside to see what the cats were up to, and found that the critter eating all the cat food was not a cat!

Here’s a short video of what I saw on the porch:

Ya, that’s a hungry possum. What I think is funny is the audio of him eating — crunching away.

I guess now I shouldn’t make the cats feel so guilty for eating so . . . → Read More: A Possum Who Thinks He is a Cat