Author Archives: awalden

An Ironman Thanksgiving

For Thanksgiving we ventured down to Arizona to enjoy the 75 degree weather in Scottsdale. Oh yeah. Ron was also going to run an iron man.  Nagisa joined us, and we explored the surrounding area. Man, it was nice. Well, we might as…

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Book Review: First, Break All The Rules

A book about understanding the people you manage, this takes the approach that there’s no processed way to become a productive manager. As many know, the relationship people have with their direct manager affects how long they stay at the company and their…

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Book Review: Human Technology – A Toolkit for Authentic Living

I have no idea how this book found it’s way into our library. I may have picked it up for free at some point. But it stared at me in our closet, asking me if today it was to fulfill it’s purpose. So,…

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Book Review: Hitting the Sweet Spot

This book  was staring at me in my bookcase. I had read this for a class in college, and at the time, I felt that it was a good read. So, I decided to run through it once again: – 1+1 = 3 Consuming…

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Book Review: Good to Great

Good to Great explores the concept of what characteristics of how companies become great. The author studied many corporations who have experienced sustainable growth and success over decades. It’s not a manner of a growing industry, a competitive advantage in information, or one…

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Mom’s Family History

This post is more of a historic side of my family. Before I forget everything, I wanted to write it down. Grammy – The English/Irish/Scotch side Grammy was raised in Point of Pines, MA, near a gorgeous Beach Her mother passed away at…

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Iron Mountain

An early rainy morning, we headed to the airport to fly into Green Bay. When we arrived, I was suprised to find that the Green Bay airport was smaller than the Reno-Tahoe one. We drove by Lambeau Field, and then headed 90 minutes…

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Cape Cod, back to Boston

Cape Cod The next day was our longest drive, as we headed three hours south to Cape Cod. I had wanted to at least stay one night in Cape Cod to see what the hype was all about, and I’m really glad I did.…

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Land of Great Port Towns

North of Boston The next morning we needed to drive up to New Hampshire with a few stops along the way. We first started with a drive through Cambridge, checking out the prestigious universities of MIT and Harvard. It would have been cool to…

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Boston – Freedom to Fenway

Freedom Trail Ah yes, the red line. Or maybe better known as the Freedom Trail. It meanders through the landmark sites of the city of Boston, guiding tourists on their path through history. We started at Boston Common which seemed to be entirely under construction.…

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