And the winning number is…

Posted on 2012-01-19 by Tony Farruggio

If I won the lottery tomorrow, how would my life change?

Lottery TicketI ask this question, not because I expect to win the lottery tomorrow (I don’t), but because I think the answer to this question provides useful insight into what I am doing with my life today. Take a few minutes to explore your wildest imaginings about how your life would be, if only you won the lottery tomorrow. Document for yourself all of those things you imagine. Seriously. Write them down. Take your time with this. Enjoy it. Dream big. Be sure to focus, not only on the things you would want to have, but think about the things you would want to do. Go ahead. I’ll wait. Continue reading →

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I still don’t remember the dream

Posted on 2012-01-03 by Tony Farruggio

LampI woke up in the night.
I don’t remember the dream.
I was terrified.
But I don’t remember the dream.

I reached out, and your hip, soft and warm…
Was not there.
I told myself it would be okay.
I tell myself it will be okay.

But I still don’t remember the dream.

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I am Hugh

Posted on 2011-12-31 by Tony Farruggio

Unlearning the Art and Science of Self-Avoidance

Sad MacLately, I have been very annoyed by the fact that my iPad has decided to stop talking to my home wifi network. Any other network continues to work perfectly well with the iPad, but only if I sit within 8-10 feet of the base station will it acknowledge that a network exists in my home. This has been a source of great frustration, and has frankly made the device far less useful to me. While fuming over the issue again this morning, for about the zillionth time, it occurred to me that my level of angst on this point may be as much psychological as technological. Continue reading →

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Christmas came early to my bedroom

Posted on 2011-12-23 by Tony Farruggio

No, it’s not what you’re thinking, you perv!

Dohm Sound ConditionerIt seems like forever since I had a decent night’s sleep. Until very recently, that is. I have always slept very fitfully, even at home in my own bed. When traveling for work, and trying to sleep in a strange bed, the challenge is even worse. For as long as I can remember, I have been lucky to get five or six hours of decent sleep per night.

When I first started traveling for work, back in 1999, the problem became so acute, that I purchased a white noise machine from Brookstone to try and help. It was a little blue plastic affair, which came with five or six built in sounds (ocean waves, wind storm, jungle birds, etc.), and had a slot for these little proprietary plastic cartridges, each containing an additional five or six sounds. As I recall, each of the cartridges cost about half as much as the machine itself, so it seemed like kind of a scam. Still, it helped a little, so I used it for a while. Continue reading →

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Did you say “Greek” or “Geek”?

Posted on 2011-12-17 by Tony Farruggio

The Odyssey (translated by Robert Fagles)My oldest daughter just told me about a party they had at school yesterday.

We all brought cupcakes and snacks, and we got to sit around reading “The Odyssey” out loud to each other.  All the girls wore braids, because, in “The Odyssey”, every time they describe a really pretty girl, she always has braids.

Oh, Sweetie, I see ten-sided dice in your future.

I have have to wonder if the entry for the word nerd in the dictionary has a picture of my child.  If so, I am okay with that.  I hope she is too, because I could not love her more.

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Sometimes, you just gotta say,”What the…?”

Posted on 2011-12-12 by Tony Farruggio


Murmuration from Sophie Windsor Clive on Vimeo.

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Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson

Posted on 2011-12-06 by Tony Farruggio

Steve Jobs BiographyI recently completed this year’s biography of Steve Jobs by Walter Isaacson. Since finishing the book, I’ve heard a number of comments from critics, both good and bad. At this point, I’d like to say a few words about some of what I’ve heard.

In the interests of full disclosure, I must begin by stating that I “read” this book by listening to the unabridged audio version, which I purchased from audible.com. I make this point, not because I see a critical distinction between reading and listening to a book, but because I have at least one acquaintance who has waxed eloquent about the profound difference between the two. [This concludes this disclosure.  We now return you to regular programming]

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Oh Nike, why must you be so needy?

Posted on 2011-12-03 by Tony Farruggio

When should your fitness accessories become part of your shame spiral?

When I woke up this morning, my Nike+ GPS SportWatch refused to tell me the time.  Instead, it was displaying a message…

Run with me later?

The only option available to me was to push the lone active button to respond, “Ok”.  To which the watch replied…

Looking forward to it.

Only then would she give me the time of day (literally).  Now I’m certain I’ll feel guilty if I leave her hanging later, and that’s just what she wants, I’ll bet.

I should definitely look more closely at the packaging on my next consumer electronics purchase. I had no idea I had selected the Nike+ Codependency SportWatch.

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The Raw New Deal

Posted on 2011-11-04 by Tony Farruggio

Accessories with attitude.
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The New New Deal

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