It's all about people.
I'm all for automation. For processes that are repeatable and don't require a ton of thought or human interaction, consider automating. I've been using TextExpander (for Mac) over the past few months. It allows me to create snippets for commonly-used text. For example, I use a few different … [Read more...]
I was wrong. This was not the first time and it certainly will not be the last. Last night, as I was getting ready to publish the latest Baby Waldow blog post, Kristina stopped me. She was starting to question all of the Baby Waldow pictures I was posting online. Between her twitter account, her … [Read more...]
My good friend and fellow co-worker recently made a mistake. She booked a roundtrip flight from Chicago to Baltimore. The only problem is that she lives in Baltimore. Oops. I made a mistake last month. I sent an email that was intended for my wife (Kristina) to my friend (Krista). I know what you … [Read more...]
I'm really good at multi-tasking, if I do say so myself. I've been known to brag about this "skill" to my family, friends, and anyone who will listen. My mom has been telling me for years that multi-tasking is actually not really that great from a production standpoint. She's my mom which means I … [Read more...]
I think about email and email marketing very differently than the average person. Considering that I work at Blue Sky Factory, an email marketing company, I guess this makes sense. I write a lot on the corporate blog about "email marketing best practices." When an email lands in my inbox, my mind … [Read more...]
A few weeks ago, Chris Penn posted the following question on Twitter: Assume you can do only one. Do you enhance your strengths or mitigate your weaknesses? Why? I jumped all over it. My response: Easy. Enhance strengths. Bigger payoff to be best at something than so-so. I’m a big believer in … [Read more...]
My stepfather, Dave Panaro, and I don't agree on everything. We both have strong opinions. We have the occasional heated debate about sports. However, one thing I can say about Dave - without an ounce of doubt in my mind - is that he is honest. That's why when he told me about New York State's … [Read more...]
The short list of things that I love includes: Beer. Coffee. People. Kristina. Eva (<--her blog!). This post is about two of my passions - people and beer. My Beer Fridge My buddy, Joe Saig My buddy Joe Saig (pictured above donning one of his many costumes) left me a voicemail informing … [Read more...]
Anyone who reads this blog, follows me on Twitter, or has interacted with me in any way, shape or form over the past several months knows about Eva. If you are new here, start by skimming Holy Crap! I'm Gonna Be a Dad, then read this one, Hello World: Eva Claire Waldow, then come back and read … [Read more...]
As I've mentioned several times before, this blog is all about people. When I first launched Social Butterfly Guy, the intention was to highlight stories about people - sometimes good (Mike Schneider) and sometimes not so good (Delta). When Eva was born, I blogged about her entrance into this crazy … [Read more...]
