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Office Life: Google Hits it Out of the Park
When you think of Google, the last thing you probably consider is how their office space looks. We have all heard about the crazy stuff they do for their people. I had an opportunity to tour their new Toronto offices recently and got a firsthand peek behind the curtain. As of today, Google has approximately 53,546 employees. That’s a [...]
Yes, It’s my birthday! That’s why I have a gift for YOU.
Now the secret’s out. It’s Valentine’s Day AND it’s my birthday. A running total of 48 years on this big ole green and blue sphere have taught me a thing or two the biggest of which is to listen and learn. Funny, it took a long time to figure that one out. Well, as they [...]
January 2013: Read This Stuff: Where can I find your Public Parts?
Happy New Year! Haven’t you heard that enough? Damn, what if you are reading this in March or August? Well, regardless of when you discovered this post we wish you well. This is the first Read This Stuff of 2013 which is our monthly romp through the bookshelf to see what we can share with [...]
Is there really any advantage to being Mr. Happy Pants?
I am reading a book about being happy. Go on. Really? Well, it’s actually a book about the effectiveness of positive thinking. I know what you’re thinking…… …….I actually don’t so I won’t even go there. To be perfectly honest I can’t remember how I came across this book in the first place. The only [...]
Do you have a FOBM and does a FOMO drive your social activity?
Just because is not always a good reason. We haven’t shared anything at all since December 14, 2012 at theviewfromhere. There is no particular reason other than we have both been sick with the flu and the holiday season is the one time of year that our focus turns predominantly to those around us in [...]
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