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  1. A Thought on My 29th Birthday

    Posted by Burgher Jon
    / May 16, 2012 / 1 Comment
    This world demands the qualities of youth; not a time of life but a state of mind, a temper of the will, a quality of the imagination, a predominance of courage over timidity, of the appetite for adventure over the life of ease. - Robert F. Kennedy Last year I...
  2. New York City

    Posted by Burgher Jon
    / March 20, 2012 / Leave a comment
    I would give the greatest sunset in the world for one sight of New York’s skyline. Particularly when one can’t see the details. Just the shapes. The shapes and the thought that made them. The sky over New York and the will of man made visible. What other religion do...
  3. My Next Move: Morgan Stanley and Cavell & Cavell

    Posted by Burgher Jon
    / March 10, 2012 / Leave a comment
    If you follow my blog very much, you know I left my job at Adaptivity a few weeks ago.  So the question is, what have I been up to for the last few weeks?  Well, immediately after things were done with Adaptivity a few people started to knock on my...
  4. Breaking Up Is Hard To Do

    Posted by Burgher Jon
    / February 11, 2012 / 1 Comment
    I came face to face with the downside of working for a startup this week.  Unlike a super-sized corporation, small ones have a tendency to change directions in a hurry.  The company I have spent the last few years at decided last week to make the strategic move of cutting a fair...
  5. 2012: The New Year’s Resolution Post

    Posted by Burgher Jon
    / January 4, 2012 / Leave a comment
    When I went from part-time blogger to near-daily blogger at the beginning of 2010, I did it with a post about New Year’s resolutions.  I kept up the tradition last year, and have finally taken the time (it’s taken a few days to hammer out this year’s posts).  When I...
  6. 2011 New Year’s Resolutions in Review

    Posted by Burgher Jon
    / January 3, 2012 / Leave a comment
    There’s no sense in posting my New Year’s Resolutions on this blog each year (as I did in 2010 and 2011) if I’m not going to revisit them each January in advance of writing some new ones.  In addition to providing accountability, I think there are things to be learned...
  7. New Toys Part 1: A Review of the Samsung Galaxy Nexus

    Posted by Burgher Jon
    / December 27, 2011 / Leave a comment
    Thursday of last week I went to the toy store (Verizon Store) and picked up two new toys.  A Motorola Xyboard and a Samsung Galaxy Nexus, my intention is to review both of them this week.  First up is the phone. What I really wanted was a Droid 4, but...
  8. Merry Christmas

    Posted by Burgher Jon
    / December 24, 2011 / Leave a comment
    I am taking a couple days to enjoy the family and think not about cloud, financing, or even technology.  Catch me again on Monday.
  9. Breadth, Focus, and the Need to Practice Thinking

    Posted by Burgher Jon
    / December 21, 2011 / Leave a comment
    I had a great conversation a few evenings back with a new friend.  She had read many of the same books I used to read when you saw Book Reviews popping up on this blog on a very regular basis.  I still read those books, but MUCH MUCH slower than...
  10. Sanity, One Way or Another

    Posted by Burgher Jon
    / November 28, 2011 / Leave a comment
    I am aboard the 635 flight to Charlotte, banging away at a blog post since I know it will be the last chance I get to do one today.  I am leaving town only 2 days after arriving from a thanksgiving trip that I left for only 3 days after...
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