Catalyst Rules of the Office

My friend Ben Redmond sent these to me last week.  I know he probably (can you say "know" and "probably" in the same sentence?) read them on the Catalyst Blog but I am giving Ben credit for passing them along anyway.  I am of a fan of these office environment rules! Implement them if you dare.

1. If you have something exciting to announce, scream it or make a noise with an instrument. But just be loud if it is worthy of announcing.
2. Open Source policy on the drinks and snacks situation. Replenish the snack area as well as the drinks in the frig if you take something.
3. You are always open to a prank….. and you are always free to provide one….. but if you give out a prank, be ready to receive one in return. It’s like the Cold War nuclear policies between the US and USSR….
4. If you’re part of the Catalyst team long enough, you WILL have a nickname. Hover, The Body, Lager, etc.
5. Anyone has the freedom to speak into a project, design, layout, or idea. Anyone’s ideas can be criticized or built on.
6. Business attire is not allowed.
7. We ring bells CONSTANTLY to celebrate.
8. Your title can really be whatever you want it to be.
9. If at all possible, don’t schedule a meeting. We despise meetings, unless it is really needed and leads to action. Or is a collaborative project and requires multiple people speaking into it. But meeting just for meetings sake is lame.
10. Get it done. Always. Execution and the completion of projects is like a drug to us. We take great pride in moving the ball across the finish line.
11. We thrive on competition. None of us like to lose. Fun moments usually involve competition of some sort. Especially cornhole or relay races.
12. We actually like to be around each other. Novel concept I know, but it actually works.

Video of Chad Cecil covering Tom Petty

Here's a little video of my buddy Chad Cecil playing live at Spring Arbor University last Monday night.  This particular song is a cover of Tom Petty's "Crawling After You".  I like it.  Chad's also got some really great worship tunes that he's been writing.  Looking forward to seeing more stuff from him.  HT to Stu for shooting this video and posting it on Youtube (channel: thestutube).

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Tuesday is "Art Night"

Here's my latest piece. First the original painting on canvas, and second a photoshop rendition. The photoshop version looks like a clown head emerging from a black lagoon. Hmmmm. Not what I was going for, but ok.

More snow fun with the kids

Bruce the Shark

Conditions were perfect for snow sculpting this weekend! So, we drove past a house that had a 6' Nemo in the front yard... and the only real answer to that is a 6' Bruce the Shark!

Smart Commute Day

Last Friday the city of Jackson sponsored a "Smart Commute", encouraging people to walk, jog, run, bike, or use public transportation to get to work. My friend and co-worker Dave recruited me to participate with him. So, I dug my mountain bike out and dusted it off for the ride.

It was 28 degrees out that morning. Brrrrrrr.

And... my butt still hurts.

It's been cold here lately...

I wonder how long it took this guy to scrape his windshield?

A whole new mee

Wee Mee

Here is my WeeMee.
Saw this on Mike King's blog. thought I'd give it a try.
Make your own at weeworld.com

Supervillan Quiz

After taking the superhero quiz, I couldn't resist taking the supervillan quiz. The wierd thing is that I got about 3/4 through it and knew that it was going to tell me I was the Joker. Hmmmmm.

Your results:
You are The Joker

The Joker 66% Mystique 65% Venom 64% Dr. Doom 61% Apocalypse 53% Lex Luthor 53% Dark Phoenix 49% Magneto 49% Riddler 47% Juggernaut 41% Poison Ivy 40% Mr. Freeze 37% Two-Face 37% Kingpin 35% Catwoman 34% Green Goblin 25%

The Clown Prince of Crime. You are a brilliant mastermind but are criminally insane. You love to joke around while accomplishing the task at hand.

Click here to take the "Which Super Villain am I?" quiz...

Superhero Quiz

I just took the superhero quiz I saw on ben's blog. here's my results:
I am Superman

Superman 75% Spider-Man 70% The Flash 70% Hulk 65% Green Lantern 55% Iron Man 50% Supergirl 48% Robin 45% Wonder Woman 43% Catwoman 35% Batman 15%

You are mild-mannered, good, strong and you love to help others.

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