I think turning 30 warrants a blog post. To say that time flies would be an understatement, but wow, what a 30 years it’s been! I wouldn’t trade anything to go back again, despite the quickening onslaught of the aging process. The experiences I’ve had have been full of joy, pain, love, confusion, and laughter. [...]
I had thyroid surgery 3 and a half years ago. When my medical ordeal first began, I found myself searching online for information and not finding much in the way of personal stories. Hopefully somebody else who’s going through a similar situation will find this post and take comfort. I had a 9mm x 7 [...]
I’ve been wrestling with a post about teachers and education for the past 2 months but I can’t seem to get to the end of it. So while I continue to thrash on that subject, I thought I’d share some of the books, songs, and movies I’ve enjoyed lately. Fiction: Ethan Canin’s America, America I’ve [...]
“Man is different from animals in that he speculates, a high-risk activity.”- Edward Hoagland I’ve parked my scooter in the same location next to my front door for the last 2 and a half years. I pull into the driveway and then turn 90 degrees to the right – easy, convenient, and completely repetitive. [...]
I read an excellent post on extroversion and social media by Fred Wilson lately and it got me thinking about the impact social media’s had on my own life as an introvert. These days, being an introvert feels like a bad thing. Any time I talk to friends or acquaintances and mention in conversation that [...]
Once upon a time, there was this blog post that lived on lilychiu.com for months without a peep. And then a funny tweet went out, and suddenly everyone wanted to see what all the fuss was about. There was intrigue, drama, and mystery, and then the post went *poof* in the day. Instead, people saw [...]
Life Without Twins Life With Twins My sister is a trooper!
It’s been a long time coming, but Testing Thursday is finally here! I’ve been working on different ways to get people to collaborate about web optimization for quite awhile, and to be quite honest, I haven’t been very successful. I’m hoping that all we needed was a little alcohol to get the conversation going. Luckily, [...]
I’ve met a lot of amazing marketers at startups and smaller companies in the last month and a half who are just beginning to get their feet wet with testing. Most of them have run 1 or 2 tests, and are hesitant to take the next step of investing more time & money in resources [...]
As somebody who recently switched jobs, I feel I can offer some helpful advice to companies who are looking to reduce churn. I’m often surprised when I hear managers say “I didn’t see it coming at all!“. The signs are glaringly obvious. This post is meant to be a bit tongue-in-cheek, and yet still 100% [...]