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Monthly Archives: October 2006

Mastery at work: Grace Under Pressure

21-Oct-06

When kids are out playing baseball with their friends, a dream scenario that many role-play is to be the batter in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 7 in the World Series, with bases loaded and two outs, when your team is down by several runs. It is all up to you. Of [...]

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Speaking of kids and their achievements…

17-Oct-06

One of my hobbies / interests is video production, though production may be too strong a word. Basically, I’m trying to put together the Miller family story using years and years of home video. As the kids have gotten older, I’ve also been documenting their various activities and achievements. iMovie has been [...]

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Congrats to the Robohobos

17-Oct-06

Each fall, middle and high schools from several states gather together for a friendly robotics competition. BEST (Boosting Engineering, Science, and Technology) Robotics puts on this competition with the goal of increasing student’s interest in (you guessed it) engineering, science, and technology. This past Saturday, schools from Missouri and Illinois gathered at St. Louis [...]

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Ask the expert (but make sure he is the right one!)

11-Oct-06

A current advertising campaign for Longhorn Steakhouse has people asking an expert various questions. The problem is they are asking questions (usually of a personal or relationship nature) of an expert from a different area (in this case, a steakhouse chef). While it makes for a bit of humor, and a way for the chef [...]

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