Comments on: Travel update from New York City http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/04/20/travel-update-from-new-york-city/ Advice at the intersection of work and life Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:29:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Oliver A. Trunk http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/04/20/travel-update-from-new-york-city/#comment-109565 Oliver A. Trunk Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:06:13 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/04/20/travel-update-from-new-york-city/#comment-109565 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 www.malerei-trunk.de.vu 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 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/04/20/travel-update-from-new-york-city/#comment-62137 stever Wed, 25 Apr 2007 06:55:41 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/04/20/travel-update-from-new-york-city/#comment-62137 One thing's for certain, that's the best $34 post I've read all day! One thing's for certain, that's the best $34 post I've read all day!

]]> By: Stever http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/04/20/travel-update-from-new-york-city/#comment-60795 Stever Mon, 23 Apr 2007 17:05:21 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/04/20/travel-update-from-new-york-city/#comment-60795 so what was the final cost of this post? <strong>* * * * * *</strong> <I>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</I> 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 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/04/20/travel-update-from-new-york-city/#comment-60044 Wendy Sun, 22 Apr 2007 02:23:51 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/04/20/travel-update-from-new-york-city/#comment-60044 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. 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 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/04/20/travel-update-from-new-york-city/#comment-59705 Pascal Venier Sat, 21 Apr 2007 13:42:54 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/04/20/travel-update-from-new-york-city/#comment-59705 Does your son also have a blog? ;^) Does your son also have a blog? ;^)

]]> By: steven http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/04/20/travel-update-from-new-york-city/#comment-59440 steven Sat, 21 Apr 2007 04:23:19 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/04/20/travel-update-from-new-york-city/#comment-59440 Let me know when you get to San Francisco... Let me know when you get to San Francisco…

]]> By: Jacqui http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/04/20/travel-update-from-new-york-city/#comment-59320 Jacqui Fri, 20 Apr 2007 21:28:43 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/04/20/travel-update-from-new-york-city/#comment-59320 I'm baffled that it would be so hard to find an internet connection in the middle of NYC. * * * *  * <em>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. </em> <em>--Penelope</em> 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 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/04/20/travel-update-from-new-york-city/#comment-59326 Michael Holley Smith Fri, 20 Apr 2007 21:00:12 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/04/20/travel-update-from-new-york-city/#comment-59326 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. 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 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/04/20/travel-update-from-new-york-city/#comment-59317 buggy Fri, 20 Apr 2007 20:20:25 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/04/20/travel-update-from-new-york-city/#comment-59317 "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. "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.

]]> By: DAR http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/04/20/travel-update-from-new-york-city/#comment-59291 DAR Fri, 20 Apr 2007 18:21:44 +0000 http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2007/04/20/travel-update-from-new-york-city/#comment-59291 FYI - if you find yourself in this position again, and are looking for Net connectivity in NY, there's quite a number of cafes and such with free Wifi access around, where you can bring your laptop and start working. There's a good list of them on this page, as well as links to other larger lists: http://www.nextny.org/wiki/show/Offices+and+Co-working Scroll down to the section titled "Satellite Office Space". <strong>* * * * *</strong> <I>This is such a useful link. Thanks. You'd think there would be wireless places all over the city. But in fact, it's hard to find them. There's no telling where they are. I went positiely nuts the last three days trying to find wireless spots in between meetings. I love this link. --Penelope</I> FYI - if you find yourself in this position again, and are looking for Net connectivity in NY, there's quite a number of cafes and such with free Wifi access around, where you can bring your laptop and start working.

There's a good list of them on this page, as well as links to other larger lists:

http://www.nextny.org/wiki/show/Offices+and+Co-working

Scroll down to the section titled "Satellite Office Space".

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This is such a useful link. Thanks. You'd think there would be wireless places all over the city. But in fact, it's hard to find them. There's no telling where they are. I went positiely nuts the last three days trying to find wireless spots in between meetings. I love this link.

–Penelope

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