Feeling depressed on the last day of a vacation is not uncommon. But this was the first time I actually felt tears welling up as I loaded my bags into the cursed Sebring then walked to the office to check out. I don’t know why my emotions were running so strong. Perhaps it was the [...]
Returning to work after a particularly wonderful vacation is never fun. In fact, it can be downright suicidal. As I boarded my plane from Kona to LAX this past Saturday, I felt the urge to cry, an emotion I’d never before felt so strongly after a trip. Whether it was the thought of leaving such [...]
Ah, the holiday season. You can just feel the love in the air. And nothing says “festive” like AOL: AOL Lays Off 2,000 Employees
As I hump over the Sepulveda Pass each morning on my way from the South Bay to the Valley, I marvel at the instantaneous change in climate, as if some giant paw has flicked an electrical switch from “foggy” to “muggy.” The sun cuts through the gloom as if on fast-forward in some National Geographic [...]
We all could sense the ship taking on water even as early as last year. One by one, the employees departed, and their empty cubes (valued at about $10k a pop) remained ominously unfilled. Then last week, the iceberg hit. I broke the news to a colleague, who was on vacation at the time and [...]
I only started my new gig a week before Christmas, but already it feels as I’ve been there for years — in a good way. The people are phenomenal and the work has been well worth it. And yesterday we finally launched the site that so many people have toiled over for way longer than [...]
Because I don’t have the energy to talk about my New Year’s in Baja, I’ll just steal a meme once again, this time from that vixen of the Northwest, Bitter Heather. (Props to you, dear.) Places I’ve Workedc. 1982 Sold flower seeds door to door — West Hempstead, Long Islandc. 1985-86 Paper route (shared with [...]
It’s official. I gave notice at AOL last week to accept a position at Disney Internet Group, a place that — as far as I could tell from the scant time I was there interviewing — seems far more together than the CityGuide department where I’ve toiled away for the last 6+ years. I’ve thoroughly [...]
