Access codes

Do you have this problem? How to keep track of the many access codes and passwords that you have? I believe that I will have to do what Martha Stewart does and keep a log of all the codes. I have e-mails out to two different groups about account access. Thank goodness, it is not an emergency. Wish that I could just use the same code or password but that does not seem acceptable. Even if you had a wonderful memory, it would be very difficult to keep the many accounts all lined up.
Decided that I need to be more proactive about keeping track of all these accounts and that seems more difficult than I thought.
Hopefully, I will find a way to do this without too much difficulty. Will let you know once I get a handle on all the accounts.

Other leaders

Now that I have checked some innovators, two to be exact, it will be interesting to see how many others have issues. Does the ability to be a leader require attributes that are outside the norm? Wonder. If it is true, then what do we do to foster the talents of those outside the usual paths?
Some food for thought.

Aspergers

Right now, I am listening to a recording of the book about Steven Jobs. From what I can tell, he had a degree of Aspergers. At least that would help explain his unusual behaviours and difficult interpersonal relationships. Interestingly, today there is an article in the business section of the Toronto Star about Mark Zuckerberg, founder of facebook and he seems to exhibit some of the same kind of behaviours toward employees as Steve Job. Sadly, each of them abused their employees to a certain extent. Steve Wozniak was a different kind of boss but did not want to get involved in the kind of interplay that Steve Jobs did. In the article about Mark Zuckerberg, a former employee Yishan Wong found that after awhile he could not continue to work in the pressure cooker. He was a good employee but left. The article does not get into what caused him to leave. Probably in a number of years, there will be someone who writes about Zuckerberg. Wonder if anyone will see the similarities in behaviours.

Happy Anniversary!

Happy Anniversary to us. It is amazing. I can not believe that it has been 38 years. Who would have believed it. We have been married for 38 years. We will celebrate on Saturday when we have time to enjoy our visit to a restaurant. No gifts because we have everything or most of everything. What we want most is to travel and that has to be scheduled and will be don't worry.
Hope that everyone else has a wonderful day.

Glen Gardiner

In my capacity as the person who books groups for the McMichael Gallery, I have had the pleasure of booking many performers over the years. When I first started, I booked Glen and Edith Gardiner and their proteges. Little did I know the history behind this pair of musicians. Today, the Globe and Mail had an obituary for Glen Gardiner who passed away shortly before Christmas. I did not know that he was in a prisoner of war camp, the one that built the tunnels for the Great Escape. Also did not know Glen Gardiner's history as an opera singer and teacher at the Royal Conservatory of Music. Amazing how much we do not know about others and how modest some people are.
Judging from the way that Edith spoke about Glen, theirs was a loving match that lasted 65 years. What a love story!

Steve Jobs

It was tragic that Steve Jobs died too young. Because of some of his beliefs he looked places that were not too helpful in his medical condition.
It is interesting and also lucky that his biography was written at this time in his life. There was the chance for input from a number of sources who might not talk now. What I also find fascinating is that he has so many quirks that he did not seem to mind having exposed. Or is it that he was not in a position to object. His illness was the guiding force in his life at the end.
He was a man that had many quirks and some of them very unpleasant. I am certain that I would have found him extremely difficult to work for. People like him achieve results but at what cost? What I find interesting is that Steve Wozniak was the real creative force behind the computers but his style was so different that Jobs became the public face behind Apple. Wozniak also had medical issues which prevented him doing more.
A good read, Steve Jobs. It exposes a man that some of us did not know.

Newt Gingrich's win

I am puzzled by the lengthy process that Americans go through to pick a president. It will not end until the parties meet in August. Then the actual presidential race begins. You need to have deep pockets and many friends. There must be an industry based on American elections. I do not know of any other country to that goes through this kind of process. It certainly makes for good television. Who would believe that someone like Newt Gingrich could be in the running? Married three times? That must be a record for presidential candidates. Issues when he was in congress. What has happened to the United States? Another candidate who has incredible wealth and pays minimal taxes. Can Americans not see the hypocrisy in all of this?
Will be watching and puzzled.