Comments on: Travel update from New York City

By: Alfred

Alfred — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:22:57 +0000

30 cents a minute isn't even the worst I've seen… not even close.

By: Oliver A. Trunk

Oliver A. Trunk — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:06:13 +0000

Hello from good old Germany.
I found you, when I was looking for other people with my name "Trunk". I was so surprised when I found you. Excuse my poor English. It is very interesting to see what different peolpe, jobs, families have the same name, and so the same roots. It would be very nice to here from you, to learn more about the family ( the clan ). Best regards, Oliver A. Trunk
http://www.malerei-trunk.de.vu

By: stever

stever — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 06:55:41 +0000

One thing's for certain, that's the best $34 post I've read all day!

By: Stever

Stever — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 17:05:21 +0000

so what was the final cost of this post?

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Ha. Funny question. About $20 for Kinkos. And, if you count the babysitter, another $14.

Go back and read the post again so I feel like I got my money's worth!

–Penleope

By: Wendy

Wendy — Sun, 22 Apr 2007 02:23:51 +0000

Re: Buggy comment – given that she posted at 1:20 PM, her son was probably napping as that's a very standard toddler afternoon nap time. (My son is also 21 months so I'm familiar with the 1-3 pm opportunity time slot).

Penelope – there's an advantage of having the career control you do (more parents should think about that). You can go on a business trip but schedule events far enough apart to spend time with your son (and bring a baby sitter for when you have business events).

Working in other capacities and for corporations business trips tend toward solid 7 AM through to 7pm (or later) experiences such that there's no point in bringing a toddler as you'd never see him.

By: Pascal Venier

Pascal Venier — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 13:42:54 +0000

Does your son also have a blog? ;^)

By: steven

steven — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 04:23:19 +0000

Let me know when you get to San Francisco…

By: Jacqui

Jacqui — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 21:28:43 +0000

I'm baffled that it would be so hard to find an internet connection in the middle of NYC.

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I wasn't going to respond to this, but I am stunned by how many people have emailed me to help me solve my NYC Internet problems. Here is the problem: I have meetings all day, so there is not really a point to lugging my computer with me. This means the only time I can really work on my computer is at night. I am staying at a friend's extra apartment in NYC. She does not have a wireless connection, and I cannot leave the apartment at night because my son is sleeping and I gave the babysitter nights off. Convuluted, I know.

–Penelope

By: Michael Holley Smith

Michael Holley Smith — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 21:00:12 +0000

Good move, good thinking. Nothing is more important than keeping your children first in line in "who gets what." They have antennae, they remember; everything else fades away. You are never wrong to place your child and your love for your child at the top of the heap of stuff you need to do every day.

By: buggy

buggy — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 20:20:25 +0000

"but I have one-hour window today, and I can use the time for posting on the blog instead of feeling guilt about how I’m taking care of my kids."

I'm lost. Why are not spending the one hour with your kid? How is writing about your life more vital than living it? If there's a generational gap, it's that I don't understand how you young'ns can be so "meta". It's just a blog, not a living, breathing human.