tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52373742024-02-28T04:27:09.496-07:00Dot Com MomWonders of family life, wierdness of business life, culture notes & the absurd beauty of our body politic.Allison Majurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191224494237374565noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5237374.post-56679070774147929682015-02-05T18:31:00.003-07:002015-02-05T18:33:52.612-07:00The Raisins of Turpan
We were about two weeks into our trip around
the world, riding on the Orient Express, along China’s northern frontiers. It was before we got to Dunhuang, home of the
Singing Sand mountain, where we rode camels, and I trekked up the world’s
biggest sand dune, so I could sled back down.
I still have my bottle of sand from that dune, which they claim holds
the blood of seven Allison Majurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191224494237374565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5237374.post-29452996919245382412010-10-17T16:21:00.000-06:002010-10-17T16:26:08.409-06:00The Eagle ProjectIt’s a wonderful thing; to see your 13 year old conduct a safety briefing for teens and adults who take him absolutely seriously.  He was preparing his crew of 9 for some trail building along a steep incline into a canyon that will connect one trail network  to another.  With strong supporting roles from his father, Walt, and the the Espanola Station Forest Ranger, Jennifer SublettAllison Majurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191224494237374565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5237374.post-55748922944621266322010-06-05T14:17:00.004-06:002010-06-05T14:48:28.914-06:00Thank You NotesI have to admit I’m a little suspicious when I get a thank you note for some trivial favor or minor meet-up. The question that lingers, when I get such a note from a bare acquaintance or friend of a friend, is “What’s the deal with her? Did she just channel Leticia Baldridge or is she trying to?” The vibe can be, “See how cultured and thoughtful I am? Are you? Well, enjoy basking in my Allison Majurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191224494237374565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5237374.post-17424987790070390022009-10-05T20:29:00.002-06:002009-10-05T20:40:48.946-06:00It Happened to Me -The Facebook Faux Pas This little confessional is along the lines of the classic “and then he hit ‘Reply All!’" water cooler story. I blew it on Facebook, and am blogging my cautionary tale in the hopes of preventing anyone else from doing the same.A perfect storm of events had to occur for this blunder to emerge, but the confluence of these factors is not that uncommon. Allison Majurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191224494237374565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5237374.post-47332645988243741092009-08-26T19:45:00.004-06:002009-08-28T13:16:10.368-06:00So Defeeeensive!Yup, I'm defensive alright. Whoever made up "web logs" gave birth to a genre that changes pretty fast. The idea of a log is daily or regularly. And I have no problem with that; except I can't and won't sustain such a pace. Is it music if no one hears it? Is it writing if no one reads it? Do I have to refresh my copy to gain online readership? I suppose. But fortunately, Allison Majurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191224494237374565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5237374.post-22999657488542223912009-03-07T14:02:00.000-07:002009-03-07T22:26:45.860-07:00It’s All Opinion,You Build the Facts Frustration with the local newspaper is a bit like frustration with the dressing room mirror. Both are simply reflecting the wicked or delightful truth, but making it worse or better with reflection mistakes. There is no absolutely accurate reflection. Even the best mirror reverses right and left. Dressing rooms have bad lights and weirdly colored wall Allison Majurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191224494237374565noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5237374.post-15765372883013824032009-02-23T21:12:00.001-07:002009-02-23T21:12:50.363-07:00Self Starter or Loose Cannon? I’ve heard it said that it’s easier to get forgiveness than permission, but I think it depends in large part on the length of your eyelashes. And on the kind of environment that the leadership operates in. Like a nimble Silicon Valley software start-up might be a little different than a federally regulated gas, electric and water utility; at least in how they Allison Majurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191224494237374565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5237374.post-1951323790037795592009-02-21T20:17:00.000-07:002009-02-22T18:38:19.465-07:00Super Success at FailingWhat’s it like to be 13 today? I just saw a 13 year old gymnast in a pink leotard score a phenomenal 14.65 on her tumbling routine. I thought of my 13 year old son who has brains galore but earns Ds and C minuses at school. He couldn’t concentrate for more than 30 minutes unless vast sums of money or perhaps vast quantities of screen time were offered as rewards. Allison Majurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191224494237374565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5237374.post-86226545085758224562009-02-14T10:47:00.000-07:002009-02-14T12:04:30.015-07:00Check YourCognitive Distortion at the Door Please(This blog is dedicated to my main squeeze and managing partner WCB. Your hope and happiness float me along when mine's missing.)I had a boyfriend once who could drive his BMW through the jammed San Francisco Sunset District at 5 p.m., stoplights and all. He could get us across the Golden Gate into the open-er spaces northward; to Mt. Lassen Park Allison Majurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191224494237374565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5237374.post-9622023021490699592009-02-01T13:51:00.000-07:002009-02-01T16:10:01.330-07:00Be Smart and Win Fabulous PrizesSmart use. Smart upgrades. Smart power. Smart people. The prevalence of the word “smart” is beginning to tug at me. Hillary Clinton says to her State Dept. staff that in foreign policy the U. S. will wield smart power, reminding staffers that they themselves are at its heart. “At the heart of smart power are smart people, and you are those people.” ConservationAllison Majurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191224494237374565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5237374.post-84556154373289331602009-01-25T21:28:00.000-07:002009-01-25T22:25:32.416-07:00"So Random, So Rare!" Being a bore was, quite simply, not permitted in my family of origin; a boisterous fivesome of Southern storytellers. We each only opened our mouth if there would be an object lesson or some other punch line at the end of our utterance. My folks never told me to “add value.” Hey, they'd never touch something like that Yankee Harvard Business Review. They were just Allison Majurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191224494237374565noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5237374.post-48925373286989518712009-01-20T22:26:00.000-07:002009-01-20T23:32:53.914-07:00A Writer Writes, Always!There is a muse and she lives in my shower, giving me Shower Thoughts. Her companion, the merry prankster (like Puck, only aquatic) lives in the tub. He gives me ideas for beverages I thirst for and books to read while soaking....but only AFTER I've gotten in.Shortly after giving birth the first time, overwhelmed with my full load of college classes, my full time job, Allison Majurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191224494237374565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5237374.post-13279310401795490842009-01-18T07:33:00.000-07:002009-01-19T17:09:43.152-07:00Shutting It Out or Letting It InA favorite selective ignorance excuse when it comes to fear of social media is, "Hey! I'm too busy to chit chat online with strangers." Or some form like that. Translation: "I'm busy yes; I don't understand social media, yes; I'm so insecure, I won't admit I don't like learning new tech things, yes; Let me put down those who do, and try to make myself feel Allison Majurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191224494237374565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5237374.post-923026622003-04-09T11:33:00.000-06:002009-01-19T17:16:41.327-07:00Unlikely for Chalabi in IraqNow that the end game has commenced, the quagmire of winning the peace in Iraq can begin.Who is this Chalabi guy in the South of the Iraq. ? CNN TV gives him the caption of "Leader of Iraqi National Congress" but he was demoded in 1999 to a regular member and his leadership post replaced by a 7-member council of Iraqui exhiled-group leaders.I persisit in being Allison Majurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191224494237374565noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5237374.post-918638812003-04-02T13:16:00.000-07:002009-01-18T15:21:06.792-07:00Origami SwansA Post of a Not-So-Fictional Start-Up Kinda DayWe were eating popcorn in individual coffee filters, the way you do at work, when you’re starving and can’t bear the alternative Cup O’ Noodles. Tonight’s urgency: impending merger or would it be an acquisition? The mania days of “Get Big Fast” meant we had to spend our ridiculously high market capitalization while we had it. Of Allison Majurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03191224494237374565noreply@blogger.com1