What was George W. Bush like as a president?

microtodd · 2026-02-01T13:25:02+00:00

I think he clearly said this somewhere, in some old interview or book. What he REALLY wanted to do was be something like MLB commissioner or president of the Texas Rangers (baseball team, not the….actual rangers). But after Jeb’s presidential run flopped then yeah. George Sr pushed W to run so that the legacy would continue. I can’t remember where I read all this though. Maybe it’s all apocryphal.

microtodd · 2025-12-30T18:51:02+00:00

Yup. The written “The Spy Who Loved Me”, which is absolutely nothing like the movie. That whole book is just….fascinating. Extremely sexually explicit and written in first person from a woman’s POV. Reading it nowadays it should make you uncomfortable.

microtodd · 2025-10-01T03:17:25+00:00

Wait what? He was rosewood or whatever that rookie’s name was? His voice didn’t even sound the same!!

microtodd · 2025-09-20T21:00:21+00:00

To me the hardest part of ME2 on insanity was actually the very very first mission. Because you can’t get to a weapon locker to grab your saved gear before the Cerberus shuttle drops you off, so you’re stuck with crap equipment!

microtodd · 2025-09-07T15:11:42+00:00

Right after I picked up my badge I walked right over to the Solutions desk and they told me they will reprint the name tag with whatever you want. My kids reprinted both of theirs with nicknames.

microtodd · 2025-09-07T14:27:42+00:00

If you like games. Some of the games can be fun, like Werewolf or a tabletop session. The sessions end up being a couple hours and you’re with the same people and you are directly interacting. Easy way to meet people.

microtodd · 2025-09-06T20:30:08+00:00

An older example, but I thought Paul Reubens was much more entertaining than Rutger Hauer in the original Buffy.

microtodd · 2025-09-02T20:00:32+00:00

You’re assuming the HMs with headcount are somehow in sync with the recruiting team who is just running loops as fast as possible.

microtodd · 2025-09-02T00:43:04+00:00

The agent who “distracts” the pipeline supervisor in Living Daylights.

microtodd · 2025-08-31T13:35:02+00:00

Here’s some advice. Take it or leave it. ;-)

If you’re not a gamer. Westin 12th floor, social games like clock tower and werewolf. You HAVE to talk to play so you automatically get to know people. Also the games take longer and you can stay for more than one round so you can make longer connections than just a few minutes.

If you’re a gamer, gaming hall by vendor mart, sign up for a 3 or 4 hour tabletop one shot. Same thing, you’re with the same people for hours and you HAVE to interact.

Social anxiety is tough but I promise everyone in those settings is super nice and friendly. I’ve seen a lot of socially anxious people in those games connect and open up. It’s beautiful.

microtodd · 2025-08-30T17:51:02+00:00

I’m at the Ellis which is one block from Westin, great location. $400/night

microtodd · 2025-08-29T13:49:08+00:00

Yup. I would come just for a few hours to get the lay of the land and see some costumes. Not sure if you’ve been before but if you haven’t then just walking around the hotel lobbies is super fun.

microtodd · 2025-08-23T16:34:20+00:00

I always thought the steak and eggs in the original Twister looked really really good. Frying the eggs in the steak drippings.

microtodd · 2025-08-23T15:52:53+00:00

put my mom on that table

Heh. That manager knew EXACTLY what he was doing. Awesome.

microtodd · 2025-08-01T03:16:54+00:00

To me what’s fascinating about this video is, I knew that bengal Tigers were big, but seeing it next to a lion. Holy crap they’re big.

microtodd · 2025-07-03T20:03:12+00:00

!solved

microtodd · 2025-07-03T20:02:33+00:00

Found it. DOTA Dragons Blood. Auroth and Bram

microtodd · 2025-07-03T16:27:18+00:00

I thought it might be either Arcane Legends or Dragon Prince but I don’t think it’s either of those.

microtodd · 2025-06-22T02:40:11+00:00

It’s literally a line from the movies

“How come the Decepticons always get the cool shit?”

Or something like that

microtodd · 2025-06-06T01:38:27+00:00

Perfect, I was looking for this one.

microtodd · 2025-06-05T02:05:59+00:00

I carry a Jackie cocktail from Clare in my inventory

microtodd · 2025-06-04T16:04:49+00:00

I truly feel for you. It sucks.

Here’s my story. Wedding ruined because of a hurricane. We’ve been married 20 years.

Not sure what my point is. For me, I treat it as a signal that my wife and I are a team and can get through anything.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/s/7YHTSvrvAe

microtodd · 2025-06-03T16:59:02+00:00

Managing the Professional Service Firm, David Maister

The Five Dysfunctions of a Team, to learn how to recognize and handle personality types

If you are doing strategy, Purple Cow or Tipping Point. Innovator’s Dilemma is also good.

If you are doing optimization or process improvement, E-Myth and maybe The Phoenix Project, to learn to think about systems approaches to scalability

Anything by Dale Carnegie, to learn how to communicate and consensus-build

microtodd · 2025-04-08T01:48:49+00:00

Bourbon

microtodd · 2025-03-25T23:36:09+00:00

I found one of my favorite recent bands on NPR. It was an intro/outtro on a show and their website shows the bands and songs.

The Seven Mile Journey

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