Category Archives: Looking Back

So Long, Steve Jobs

Posted on October 5, 2011 by bloggard

October 5, 2011: Apple Computer has announced that Steve Jobs died today. That sucks, and I’m saddened. I remember an evening, many years ago, I think a Tuesday, at the regular monthly meeting of the Homebrew Computer Club, which was … Continue reading →

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A White Sport Coat, and Rocket Fuel

Posted on April 24, 2011 by bloggard

Henrietta, Texas, Easter Sunday, 1958: I have Easter finery, and it is a white sport coat. At age twelve, this seems especially neato to me, because the Marty Robbins song about the Pink Carnation is still on the radio. Usually, … Continue reading →

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Insult to Injury in the Drum Section

Posted on April 8, 2011 by bloggard

The band room of Henrietta High School, Henrietta, Texas, 1960: I was a hot-shot rudimental drummer, the head of the drum section. My associates were Noah on the bass drum, and … Linda on cymbols. Noah had it easy. Just … Continue reading →

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How to Write a Sales Script

Posted on March 13, 2011 by bloggard

San Francisco, Many Years Ago: Back in those days, I ran an answering service and later a voicemail company from an office on beautiful, scenic Geary Boulevard. Fueled by a talk I heard at a trade convention, I began to … Continue reading →

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Follow Your Bliss, Know Thyself, Change the World

Posted on March 13, 2011 by bloggard

On the E1KaD forum, December 13, 2008: I enjoyed the following, which was posted today by Steve in Texas. Maybe you might like it, too – There has been a lot of talk on [this] forum about focus, building your … Continue reading →

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