Dead Ducks
I'm back on the road after a 2 week hiatus, and my trip is off to an"fowl" start.As my plane approached O'Hare the Captain came on and said,"I expected to be on the ground already, but the plane in...
View ArticleSection 106 Row 41 Seat 7.
That's where I'm seated tonight at AT&T Park where Barry Bonds justgrounded into a 4-6-3 double play in the bottom of the 6th. He fouledout to the 3rd baseman in the 1st and walked in the 3rd.I'm...
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Bottom 7. The mighty Barry has struck out. Now the only former Piratein the lineup is Rajai Davis.The National League and it's double switches.
View ArticleBonds Away
Last night I was in section 106 row 41. Bonds was 0-3 with a foul outa k and a 6-5-3 dp (thanks to the wicked shift.)Tonight I was in the front row OF THE GO BISTRO ASIAN FUSION BAR ANDGRILL in...
View ArticleQatar -- The North Hills of the Middle East
Good luck toour friends, the Monroes, who are off for a 4 month stint living and working in Doha, Qatar. Ever wanted to know what life is like for an American family in the Middle East? Bob Monroe is...
View ArticleIt takes a Giant to make life simple...
The complexity of pricing schemes seem to increase daily with the advent of technology. As companies are better able to track your purchases, they are able to develop programs and promotions that would...
View ArticleBare handed grab..
After 34 years, and scores of games, a couple of near misses, I made a bare handed grab of a foul ball at last night's Barry Bonds tribute double-header at PNC Park. Matt Cain, the Giants pitcher,...
View ArticleUnited Untied
I hate traveling on Monday.My reward for getting up at 4:10 Eastern to make a 6 AM to ORD? An "indefinite" mechanical delay that would cause my 7:10 AM connection to SFO to take off at....well, maybe...
View Article:-) Invented Here
To the Ferris Wheel, the Big Mac and modern organized labor add the emoticon to things invented in Pittsburgh. It's been 25 years since Scott Fahlman, a rather distinguished professor of at Carnegie...
View ArticleDo ya Doha? Tom Friedman Does
Unshackled from the walls of NY Times Select, Tom Friedman comes back to the free web surfer world with an article highlighting the carbon consuming sky lines of Doha and Dalian, which he somewhat...
View ArticleThe Last Lecture of Randy Pausch
As a young family with young children, hopes, and dreams, GSully and I were both moved to tears by Mark Roth of the Post-Gazette's coverage of Randy Pausch's last lecture at CMU. Now the inspirational...
View ArticleI Guess I'm Not The Only Blogger at Ariba Anymore...
Welcome Tim Minahan.Ariba announced a definitive agreement to purchase Procuri today...well 10 minutes ago. Press Release.
View ArticleMy Near Biopsy Experience
The world of Spend Management (or at least Supply chain Management) and my health collided yesterday at Allegheny General Hospital.Those of you that know me personally know that for the past 18 months...
View ArticleSalt in the wound for Pirates fans...
Josh Fogg started a game which ended up putting his team, the Colorado Rockies into the playoffs last night. According to Thomas Harding of MLB.com, Fogg "might have won had it not been for a tough...
View ArticleTaipei Typing
After almost a year, I find myself back in Taipei this morning. While the top story in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette was the firing of Jim Tracy when I left Pittsburgh on Saturday morning, the top story...
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Taipei Food Court Lunch
Today in Taipei, I found myself on my own for lunch. So I did what office workers all over do, I walked over to the food court to grab some grub. At the foodcourt at the mall in Taipei 101, the world's...
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Happy Double Tenth Day
Happy double tenth day, national day of Taiwan, Republic of China. Double tenth day comemorates the Wuchang Uprising of October 10, 1911 which started the Xinhai Revolution which ended the Qing Dynasty...
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Is this hotel haunted?
This is The Grand Hyatt Taipei, located in Taipei adjacent to the World Trade Center, Taipei 101, and the Taipei City Hall. It has over 800 rooms of luxurious accomodations, including a 5th floor...
View ArticleLittle Mister Sunshine
I spent 3 hours yesterday riding in VW Vans, the slightly newer version than the microbus featured in Little Miss Sunshine. The time spent "en bus" was part of a 12 hour odyssey to travel from the...
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Lady Liberty Guarding The Entrance To New York Mall in Taipei
Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to drink a double venti, sugar-free hazelnut, non-fat latte. Home to McDonald's, Mr. Donut, Cold Stone Creamery and, of course, Starbuck's.
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