Beer, Bald Heads, & Koby

Happy Snow Day! You know you’re in the south when your governor declares a state of emergency for snow. I’ve posted some pics in my Flickr feed here: Snow Day Raleigh 2009
In other news, on February 28th, the Hibernian (one of my favorite local joints) will be hosting a St. Baldrick’s Foundation “Shave-a-Thon” for juvenile [...]

Posted by Eric Stroud on January 20th, 2009

Top 5 Tips for Man-Scaping

I’m working on some more serious topics for the coming weeks. Here’s something a little more fun in the meantime:
Notice, the title says man-scaping, not metro-scaping.  Guys I promise you need to do these things.
Get a Haircut
You want her to wrap her hand around your neck.  She does not want to wrap her hands around [...]

Posted by Eric Stroud on January 13th, 2009

Tech Tip for Google Earth

You’re probably familiar with Google Maps, and if so you’ve hopefully seen the companion product Google Earth. Both are fantastic, free resources, yet Google Earth is especially powerful because it allows you to evaluate a large number of sites — referred to as geocoding.  Commercial real estate agents use geocoding to evaluate sites from an [...]

Posted by Eric Stroud on December 30th, 2008

Did Bank of America Miss the Point with My Work?

Thinking about adopting a flexible work program? Consider the Bank of America account below.
In late August, I listened to a Bank of America employee’s presentation on the My Work program.  My Work is supposed to be about employee options, yet I couldn’t help but feel it was more about cost cutting and corporate policy.  My [...]

Posted by Eric Stroud on December 11th, 2008

Thank You Peter Laviolette

Jim Rutherford followed through on rumors of a coaching change today by dismissing head coach Peter Laviolette and rehiring Paul Maurice.  The Hurricanes run in June of 2006 holds some very special memories for the City of Raleigh.  Thank you “Lavi” for helping bring the Stanley Cup to “Mayberry!”  We wish you all the best [...]

Posted by Eric Stroud on December 3rd, 2008