http://www.plantain-chips.com Dance like it hurts, Love like you need money, Work when people are watching Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:30:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Sometimes Google search really just gives you a good thing. And the above video of Randy Pausch's Last Lecture is a good thing and definitely worth an hour and fifteen minutes of your time. Pausch was a computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon. In 2006, he was ... http://www.plantain-chips.com/?p=20 I just completed my 48th loan on Kiva. Now some of you may ask - why blog about the 48th, why not wait til the 50th loan? I'm not conventional like that. Here are some of my kiva stats: Total amount lent: $1,450 Total amount repaid: $1,017 Total amount lost (not repaid): ... http://www.plantain-chips.com/?p=17 On my recent trip back to NYC, my mom presented me with a large crate of high-school memories she demanded I go thru and take back with me to California. The crate was full of pictures, report cards, books, knick-knacks and a small box containing notes my best friend ... http://www.plantain-chips.com/?p=13 I am not sure when my personal life took a turn for the worse and required PRESIDENTIAL attention, but last week I received this email: Greetings, ....From San Francisco and hope this note finds you in high spirits! We have not met. However, as a Lawyer-turned Certified Matchmaker and Relationship ... http://www.plantain-chips.com/?p=12 You all know him. He's the guy that takes the safe route. The guy that likes a girl and never asks her out. The guy that waits, waits and waits for all the stars to align and all the ducks to be in a row before he ... http://www.plantain-chips.com/?p=11 Many of you have asked me why this site is named plantain chips. It has to do with my mommy. My mommy makes the best plantain chips. She gets very green plantains and slices them thinly, and fries them in a pan - and there you have ... http://www.plantain-chips.com/?p=10 Today, I got the strangest text - it was from my sister. My sister has always maintained that she would never start texting - why bother, she says. But tonight, while i was at dinner, I got a text from her! As I scrolled thru my inbox of ... http://www.plantain-chips.com/?p=9 Today I had coffee with a friend who is going through a difficult patch in life. She is bored with her job, is single and wants to lose ten pounds. I gave her the usual pep talk - this is a rough patch, learn from it, be strong, ... http://www.plantain-chips.com/?p=8 Peeps! I have a new site. How exciting. Here are the things I learned in setting up plantain-chips.com: Get someone else to do it When making them dinner, make sure you don't burn the pork chops Welcome to my well calculated, clearly articulated and highly relevant blog! http://www.plantain-chips.com/?p=7 As I firmly dig my heels into 2008, I realized that 2007 was a significant milestone for one reason: it marked my 10th year anniversary of being in the workforce (I maintain bschool was work). I want to take a moment and thank the role models I encountered over ... http://www.plantain-chips.com/?p=6