I swore I would never do this...

How many times have you heard that coming from a new blogger?

 

Personally, I see it a ton.  In an effort to “do the right thing” I started monitoring bloggers that mix work and play in their writing; you know, to see if they said anything stupid, got fired, etc?  Well, I’m happy to report that the group of bloggers I monitored have enjoyed great success and still have jobs.  Not that I’m worried about losing my job.  It’s just that I’m a private and relatively low key individual, and I have never been entirely comfortable hanging “it” all out there for the world to see.

 

I mean, I still use e-mail proxies when I sign-in to Gmail & MyYhaoo.  I have 3 firewalls and 2 http proxies in my house!   So needless to say, I was hesitant to jump on the blogging band wagon.  Why would I advertise  my life to the world? 

 

The answer to this question became obvious as I was trying to update two websites (www.brian-collins.com & www.logancollins.com) with pictures and descriptions of a recent vacation to Moab, UT. 

 

Basically, I found myself e-mailing the same photos and descriptions to friends around the globe and I kept repeating myself.  Now, for those of you that know me, you know that I am an efficiency nut… OK wacko (I have a production management BS and Kaizen training from Toyota; more on that in a future post), so I set out to find a solution.

 

… I have worked for a leader in the RSS space (NewsGator Technologies) for 13 months now, and I have resisted blogging because I work with it all day, and the last thing I wanted to do is type more when I go home… well I hit the tipping point, and here I am.

 

So enjoy, and rest assured that this will probably be the longest post I write.  Also note that the views expressed here are my own and not of my employer  NewsGator Technologies.

PS. Before you go looking for the uber cool website you would come to expect from a casual geek like me, be warned: I killed the site to put up the blog.  Why have static content?  Maybe someday (in my spare time) I will put up a new site.  I have no idea why, but I might.

 

BC

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What do you mean boil the ocean?

OK. I agree. This phrase is overused in the consulting world. However, that's not my fault, and it is still useful. Right?

Boiling the ocean is a phrase that can go any direction. On the one hand, you can use it to describe an idea, project or task that is overwhelming or even impossible. On the other hand, you could use it to provide hope and perspective. I use it both ways; You decide.

Boiling the ocean has several meanings and has been credited to several people over the years.

I like the phrase because it has multiple meanings. An oldie but a goodie is:

When asked by a reporter what to do about U-boat sinkings during World War I, Will Rogers is said to have responded: "Boil the ocean". "But how would you do that?" the reporter continued. Without a beat Rogers replied, "I'm just the idea man here. Get someone else to work out the details."

Pasted from <http://www.bobcongdon.net/blog/2004/06/boil-ocean.html>

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