Where's Heather?

Hey y'all -

Thanks for dropping in on the Dogdish Steering blog. Some of you are likely visiting because you're following me on Twitter and checked my profile. Sweet! What you've probably figured out, though, is that I don't have the attention span to update more than one thing at once so I've been more focused on Twitter and haven't updated here in awhile. Sorry 'bout that.

I foresee a time when I will get back to authoring thoughts longer than 140 characters, though, so do keep visiting. You never know what sort of info you might find here. In the meantime, you can follow me on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/semperfifi

Possibly the best user-generated brand love I've ever seen.

Heard about this on Twitter courtesy of @davidhenderson RT @db:

The competition.

Don't want to do it my way? You can do it this way instead!

Ahhaaaaahahahaha!!!

Jewel Quest Addiction

IF you have an addiction to Jewel Quest, you need to try this one: Jewel Quest Mysteries: Curse of the Emerald Tear. If you want to do so at a discount, consider buying through this link:

Get 40% Off All Download Games at iWin.com! Simply enter coupon code OCT0840 at check out. Click here! Offer ends 11.01.08.

Tina Fey - Outta the Park

If you haven't seen it, here's the opening sketch for SNL's first episode this season featuring Tina Fey and Amy Poehler as Sarah Palin and Hilary Clinton.

File under, "Damn, why didn't I think of this?"

Crazy squirrel Gary Vaynerchuk and his brother AJ have spawned a new t-shirt search engine: PleaseDress.Me. Pretty much a great idea... They still need some work on the product offering and making sure that it meets their target demographc - this is easily fixed with some licensing agreements with some other companies that have their finger on the pulse. Right now, when I search for something like "cat" I get, like, crazy cat lady shirts full of sleeping fluffy kittens and american flags.

Looks like they are trying to do the sales part themselves rather than an affiliate relationship (purchase on manufacturer's site)... They need to hook up with Torso Pants, Threadless, ThinkGeek, Archie MacPhee....

You can find their search box widget on the right side toward the bottom. Everyone needs a widget, right?

I'm a practice player. I'm not very good at that.

Back to ultimate for a change. Geez, I've been remiss. Too much work crap showing up on the blog and not enough actual crap.

Anyway, as my 12 readers know, I was one of the captains for Mucho Gusto last year, and this year I decided to retire from competitive ultimate and focus on other activities... Like not depleting my bank account with plane tickets, not sprinting when it's 107 degrees, not kvetching about things I can't control.

So, new for 2008, is Practice Heather. PH is slow, uncoordinated, and can't do a stupid weave drill right to save her life... But PH also can't seem to stop coaching and telling people what to do. PH senses a knowledge gap (or at least a teaching communication gap), and can't stand to not fill it.

I think these communications are generally well recieved - I focus them on fundamentals and core competencies rather than on strategy and execution of specific offensive and defensive sets the captains have installed. And I try to target the greener members of the crew and their individual "teachable moments." But I am concerned that I will piss off the veterans (more than I already have by retiring) and stick my foot in it by incorrectly correcting someone who actually doesn't need my peanut gallery commentary.

So as a practice player, the biggest thing I need to practice is shutting my mouth.