Hey, Don't I Know You?

Sometimes worlds collide - and I very nearly always find it an odd experience when it happens, even when it's partly expected. Catching up on an industry blog or two today, I was reminded rather abruptly that Dean Hachamovitch, whom I mostly know as Dean & Joan, is also Dean Hachamovitch, General Manager of Internet Explorer. Oh, yeah, that Dean. Weird.

As to the whole IE 8 issue - Joel is right, there's no good answer, let alone an easy one. I will say one thing however - that is, from my experience and a complete Microsoft outsider who uses Firefox more often than IE right now, Dean is one of those scary smart guys you find every now and then. And I don't say that lightly; I'm not someone who is that easily intimidated in the smarts department.

So - forget popularity. Someone's bound to be ticked off by the time this thing is set loose - a whole bunch of someones, actually. Fortunately, I anticipate Dean can handle it. When he signs off on a decision that he thinks is best, though, I'm sure that at least there will be some logic behind it. Would that logic could be enough in this situation.

What is it that you already know?

Next!

Now that House Bill 2674 has been delivered to Governor Gregoire today, it feels a lot easier to think about spending more time on other projects. First on my list is updating my materials explaining the GRIP model of goal management in greater detail because so many people have been looking for more information on that as a smarter alternative to SMART goals.

If you've ever felt so consumed by a thing that you're just glad to be getting it behind you so that you can pay attention to something else for a while, you'll understand my relief at moving on.

Having spent the past 14 months working on this bill so that it really does apply just to counselors and not also to coaches or other kinds of services outside the bounds of mental health care, I am glad to see this process reaching a successful conclusion. That was a lot of letters, phone conversations, and hours of listening to public testimony and committee executive action! For one of the predecessor bills last session, I even delivered my own public testimony on behalf of coaches.

Now I can get back to Goals, Requirements, Issues and Plans as well as other topics of interest to geeks and geeky pursuits of interest to me. If there is something in particular that interests you or you think might interest me, feel free to comment!

What is ending for you - and what does that allow you to begin?

Making Tracks Like Billy

Now I have proof that I'm a drill sergeant of a parent. My best guess at the distance for our little hike around Redondo Beach and environs was about 6 miles before I found MapMyRun.

Apparently I was a "little" off on the low side even before we met up with Tall Person at the swingset and continued back toward the Hermosa Beach pier (view in satellite or hybrid mode zoomed in a bit to see) before finally heading back to the hotel to get ready for dinner.


No wonder Small Person and I were a bit worn out, though I have to say, he is growing up to be a real trooper and truly hardly complained at all. Although we saw lots of interesting boats with lots of interesting names, his favorite part was seeing the seals out in the middle of the harbor. Through all of our meanderings around the marina, though, we never got quite as close as we would have liked. Thankfully, dinner at Huntington Beach involved a lot less walking.

Oh - and the next day, we took in Disneyland - lots of hiking there too! And then a couple days later we also did a fair amount of walking throughout Joshua Tree National Park. This week, we're resting up from our vacation!

Where are you going - and why?

New Name for Startup Weekend Seattle Project

We are no longer the knights who... oh wait... that's different. The new name for our project here at Startup Weekend Seattle is SkillBit. It had lots of support and we're hoping it will catch on!

How do you know when it's right?

SWS Name Change Underway

Startup Weekend Seattle thought we had a name - and then discovered trademark infringement issues. So, we're now undergoing a name change. Announcements of further developments to follow!

How do you know when it's time to change course?

Startup Weekend Seattle - Elevator Pitch

Startup Weekend Seattle now has an elevator pitch. More than one person has noticed a slight issue with the name - some folks seem to like it because of that as much as anything. If you see a name change later, it's because some heads believing themselves to be cooler - as in more sane vs more hip - will have prevailed.

What does it take to work well together?