For the better part of the past week (the last six days, to be precise) I’ve been at our newest store in Wake Forest, first setting up the shelves, stocking the shelves, then organizing the store for business. Long days, hard days, and in the middle of interviewing an applicant yesterday I yawned, apologized forContinue reading “Oh, I've Been Busy”
Author Archives: Allyn
For the Conspiracy-Inclined
The Register today posted an article by Thomas Greene that looks at whether or not “[w]ireless technology might explain why US President George W. Bush performed better than usual in the last two presidential debates with his opponent, Senator John Kerry.” The article is worth a read. In other news, the spreadsheet project is done,Continue reading “For the Conspiracy-Inclined”
Retail Moneyball
Moneyball takes a look at how unconventional baseball statistics can make even the poorest of teams into winners. In a way the sales summary spreadsheets I’ve been playing with could be looked upon as a kind of “retail Moneyball.” Retailers will tell you about the importance of add-on sales, of high average sales, of highContinue reading “Retail Moneyball”
Spreadsheets? Gah!
No, this isn’t the “State of my life” post promised on Saturday. That’s still drafting. I will, however, share some thoughts on spreadsheets. I hate them. All told I’ve spent ten hours, spread across three days, building a spreadsheet array. Right now it’s 18 sheets deep. What the array does is take sales information, thenContinue reading “Spreadsheets? Gah!”
Florida
The flight for Florida leaves in two and a half hours. Updates should resume on Thursday, beginning with an extensive post on life and work. In the meantime, some political news! Reporters from The Onion have uncovered a potential scandal involving the Bush Administration–serious gaps in Bush’s service as President. The article notes that “[f]reshlyContinue reading “Florida”
Saturday
I discovered today through studying recent web usage on the website that I have a LiveJournal syndication feed. Color me surprised… Tomorrow morning, six o’clock, I fly out to Orlando for four days of corporate meetings. In all my travels I’ve not been to Florida, so I’m looking forward to the trip. Now I justContinue reading “Saturday”
Were I a color….
Another of those ‘net personality quizzes…. You are the color turquoise. A fairly tempermental person, you’re either upset or tranquil most of the time. You can be as calm as your color. You’re a mysterious person, yet somehow outgoing. You’re balanced, simply put. You’re somewhat bold. You’re generous and sophisticated–but never ever snobby. You’re livelyContinue reading “Were I a color….”
George Lucas, Hack
Penny Arcade, in a recent cartoon nails why I despise George Lucas–the man cannot leave well enough alone. I’ve seen in stores the past week a Star Wars DVD box set. Ten years ago, had DVDs existed then and had I a DVD player then, I would have bought the set instantly and with greatContinue reading “George Lucas, Hack”
Odds and Sods
Paul Lewis, an English professor at Boston College, authored an editorial, “The Gollum Voters” for the Boston Globe earlier this month that describes how many “[miss] the deep ambivalence plauging many Bush and Kerry supporters, an ambivalence that characterizes what me might call their Gollum mindset.” What is that mindset? Lewis: “As Bush and KerryContinue reading “Odds and Sods”
The Heirophant
As seen on Terri‘s and Todd‘s LiveJournals: I am The Hierophant The Hierophant often represents learning with experts or knowledgeable teachers. This card also stands for institutions and their values. The Hierophant is a symbol of the need to conform to rules or fixed situations. His appearance in a reading can show that you areContinue reading “The Heirophant”