How Much Are You Really Getting Paid?

Posted on October 7, 2008 - Filed Under Everything and Nothing, Work, Writing | Leave a Comment

Every working man (or woman) has a reason for being at his/her current gig. Some (like me) find it an interesting intellectual exercise. Some are truly passionate about what they do, especially if they’re freelancing, or starting their own shop.
And of course, there’s always the pleasant smell of a few green ones in the wallet. [...]

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Photography – Underground Noir

Posted on October 6, 2008 - Filed Under Everything and Nothing, Photography | 1 Comment

Seedy detectives, beautiful femme fatales, dark subplots…I happen to be a fan of film noir for all the right reasons, but what I love most is the cinematography – the foggy, soft-focused, phantasmagoric city full of mystery and danger. I decided to break in my new computer by dusting off one of my old images [...]

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Work/Life Weighed in the Balance…

Posted on October 3, 2008 - Filed Under Everything and Nothing, Work, Writing | Leave a Comment

A little under a year ago, when I first joined my development group at Lehman Brothers (I will shout that name from the rooftops, now that they’ve gone the way of the dodo), I hit it off with one of my then colleagues. She was friendly; as witty as she was clever – an absolute [...]

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The Insolvency Chronicles, Part 4

Posted on October 1, 2008 - Filed Under Everything and Nothing, Work | Leave a Comment

A little over two weeks after the bankruptcy and buyout, things at the office are slowly returning to a semblance of normalcy.
Just a semblance. We have been trying to resume our normal development schedule. The thing is, once your work ethic has been damaged (by not knowing if you’re going to be there tomorrow), it [...]

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