Sigh.
You know, it’s quite an experience coming home from Martial Arts and having your child absolutely deny he broke something of his siblings, when 20 seconds prior, he readily admitted to it.
Sigh.
Very frustrating, indeed. I really dislike coming down on my kids, but realize…it just has to be done. Sigh. So […]

Kids. Gotta love ‘em, else you’ll implode with grace and joy.
As you probably know if you read my blog, I’m a mom of 4 who lost 45+ pounds and currently is into staying healthy and fit. I do P90x, cardio, workouts, karate, etc.
Speaking of karate, I participate in that with all my […]

Morning,
I just came across the following recently - it reveals all the telephone codes you need to get past annoying voice menus and actually talk with a Real Live Human Bean.

Get Human

Check it out - it’s very useful indeed!
Enjoy,
Barbara
ps - looking for a good phone? Consider:

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Howdy all,
If there’s one thing my surgery and subsequent recovery has taught me, it’s that even if things are quite difficult, you can always find a way around the problem and begin to master your goal.
Take round-house kicks. I’m somewhat decent with them on my right side, but my left side…because my left […]

Morning all,
One of the most important things you can give your children (and spouses, and friends, and people who are important to you) is the gift of the healing touch.
What is that, I hear you ask? Well, ask a dozen different folks, and you’ll get a dozen different answers. I myself have […]

Howdy all,
Before I give myself permission to collapse in a heap from this evening’s workout, I have to post about:
I can actually do vaguely decent karate kicks now.
Not only that, but I actually like them. Hand techniques were my favorites before…but now that I can actually (gasp!) move! and kick! and almost […]

Morning all,
As well as being an author, I also teach recruiters how to find candidates online.
This came by yesterday from Recruiters and Sourcers Exchange, and it’s quite an eye-opener!
From Google Job Interview Questions, Brain Teasers etc:
Example Brain Teaser Questions:

http://tihomir.org/crazy-questions-at-google-job-interview/
http://placementsindia.blogspot.com/2007/09/google-top-interview-puzzles.html
http://placementsindia.blogspot.com/2007/09/google-interview-questions.html
http://freemanbuildscareer.blogspot.com/2007/12/google-interview-questions.html
http://www.techinterviews.com/?p=325#comment-148821
http://www.thegooglestory.com/glatpage1.html
http://money.cnn.com/2007/08/29/technology/brain_teasers.biz2/index.htm

Personal Interview Stories:

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/12/18/GOOGLE.TMP
http://niniane.org/resume_howto.html
http://niniane.org/interview_howto.html
http://techjobstraining.suite101.com/article.cfm/google_engineer_interview_process
http://www.shmula.com/31/my-interview-job-offer-from-google
http://www.philosophicalgeek.com/2007/08/12/my-interview-experience-with-google/
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/05/google_interview_tales/
http://gelfmagazine.com/archives/interview_with_fired_google_blogger.php
http://benjismith.net/index.php/2006/06/07/interviewing-with-google/
http://www.indeed.com/forum/cmp/Google/05390c183c137e19767b45
http://haroonsaeed.wordpress.com/2006/07/17/google-phone-interview-part-1-2/
http://haroonsaeed.wordpress.com/2006/07/19/google-phone-interview-part-2/
http://zcasper.blogspot.com/2005/10/google-phone-interview.html
http://episteme.arstechnica.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/599009962631/m/795007749731
http://www.mikeoren.com/2007/02/google-phone-interview-part-2.html
http://www.nakov.com/blog/2007/12/27/overqualified-to-work-in-google/
http://www.vault.com/messages/Google–Inc./Google–Inc.-1670907.html

Fascinating, no?
Enjoy,
Barbara
ps - some more Google goodies:

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Morning,
Well! It’s just after 5am and amazingly, I have NOT yet done my morning workouts!
My gosh why, I hear you ask?
Simple! On Monday, I did massive DDR with the kids, Tuesday was P90x Core plus Cardio GoGo plus two hours of advanced karate including 10 minutes of boot camp plus one hour […]

Morning,
I just read about the following on the self-defense mailing list I’m on. Do yourself a favor and read up on the background - it’s amazing what kinds of jerks live in the US.
…Marine Sgt Mike McNulty is on activation orders to Iraq (second tour). On December 1st, 2007, Mike went to […]

Howdy all,
My gosh, it’s things like this that make being a mom all worth while.
Back when I was in college, I was the founder and president of the Rutgers University Math Club (loved the subject, couldn’t do it to save myself, but loved it nontheless…which is one reason why all of my kids are […]