If technology is as good as I think, then why am I always so tired?
The problem isn’t lack of sleep. It’s lack of dreams.
I’ve become so efficient, I no longer have time to daydream.
Archive for March, 2008
Wake Up! It’s Time to Dream
Published March 23, 2008 Steely Dan , globest , sleep , technology 0 CommentsTags: Noreen Seebacher, technology, globest, sleep, Steely Dan, dream, Asa Aarons
Just Bouncing Around
Published March 17, 2008 technology , time , ups 0 CommentsTags: globest, Noreen Seebacher, technology, time, ups
Sometimes, technology 
fails. And when it does, it ends up in the trunk of my car.
There’s a hard drive in there, along with a keyboard, a CD-ROM drive and a cell phone. There are two motherboards—the one that originally failed as well as the defective replacement I received from the manufacturer.
The broken products are all wrapped and packaged, ready to return to the manufacturer. But here’s the problem. The same technology that allows me to track a shipment in real time by phone or Internet precludes me from scheduling return package pick-up. Continue reading ‘Just Bouncing Around’
If Only Technology Could Make Me…Pleasant
Published March 9, 2008 friends , humor , moods , philosophy , sleep , technology , thoughts , work 6 CommentsTags: Noreen Seebacher, technology, real estate, globest, Robert Fripp, sleep, moods, workplace
I once listened-unwittingly-almost exclusively to the sounds of Robert Fripp. For the uninitiated, suffice to say that Fripp is a musician that takes a real commitment to like. I didn’t have it.
One of the few things on a short list of things I liked about Fripp was his use of a quote by J.G. Bennett.
Bennett was a man of many talents–a mathematician, scientist, technologist and industrial research director, better known as a philosopher and mystic. Long after the cacophony of Fripp’s music faded, Bennett’s quote lives on.
”If you have an unpleasant nature and dislike people, this is no obstacle to Work.”
Continue reading ‘If Only Technology Could Make Me…Pleasant’
Maybe Honesty–or Accuracy–Isn’t as Good as They Say
Published March 2, 2008 Technology news , Zillow , technology 2 CommentsTags: Noreen Seebacher, technology, globest, Zillow, home values
The good news: Zillow dropped the unrealistically high value on my home. The bad news: Zillow dropped the unrealistically high value on my home. Continue reading ‘Maybe Honesty–or Accuracy–Isn’t as Good as They Say’
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