Comments on: Hope is the daughter of dawn

By: Adrian

Adrian — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 07:04:03 +0000

Mr Rainsford – The EU has been pouring dough into Ireland for years. Time to stop relying on them.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:15:17 +0000

Jeffrey,

You can skip washing your hair…

Been too long since been here. I have 2 daughters 6.5 and 2 and its the joys of family that hopefully very soon I’ll be my own boss again. On the economy I forget where I saw the article (Fortune maybe) about several well known companies (Method, Cliff, etc…) who started in downturns in times like these.

So I start full steam ahead.

By: AllenAyres

AllenAyres — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:08:33 +0000

Thank you for the uplifting moment – I too am starting a new company at 45 with an 18 month old boy and one on the way. My wife is also in the middle of starting her private practice… for those who are good stewards with the funds they do have, starting companies in down times can be tremendously rewarding, especially when the economy cycles back around. :)

By: Jody

Jody — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:57:37 +0000

I’ve been enjoying The Glamorous Life for some years now and you never cease to amaze me as you have grown into the life you have now.
You are a true inspiration…
j~

By: Mike Cherim

Mike Cherim — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 23:48:51 +0000

Very cool.

By: Rich

Rich — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 11:26:47 +0000

My daughters are twins, 4 months old. I can relate with the early mornings. I too have at least mostly, moved counter to my time. I mean, hey I’m 44 and these are my first kids, I bought my (Hopefully last) house in July of last year and my company is somehow booming in this economy.

Thanks for “Designing with Web Standards” It has really given me the final push to change my IT career from one of project management to web design and programming. I have much to learn and many more hours of experimentation (not to mention a few dozen more books to read).

By: Alan Gresley

Alan Gresley — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 02:21:18 +0000

Zeldman come to Australia. We have had 17 year of straight economic growth while the world had gone in and out of recessions. Move soon before the Aussie dollar rises above the US dollar.

Having children is the best experience. Sometimes I sit at my young boys bed helping him though some bad dream.

The only assets I have are antiques, collectibles, rare vinyl and gold guilt books. I could hire them out to filmmakers or upper class establishments. When you get pass my crappy car in the drive way you can walk into my rented dog house, it looks like a museum inside. It spins people out.

By: Alexaner

Alexaner — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 01:48:42 +0000

Nice text ! I dont know about the shampoo for the economic wich doesnt make tears.. maybe goverment ?

By: Maria

Maria — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:06:19 +0000

Re the previous comment and shameless plea for advice on modifying my blog: email me at mariaklec@gmail.com (or don’t—you sound really busy and I totally understand).

By: Maria

Maria — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:05:04 +0000

You write beautifully. I see a novel or maybe short stories for the New Yorker.

Question: I use a Google blog format that, if I understand correctly, you designed. Any chance you would answer a question for me? The blog (e-reunion) is for my extended family to keep in touch. I find that people overlook the “older posts” button and thus never see the rest of the pages. I see the code for the format, but I don’t know what to change. All I want to do is make the phrase “older posts” much bigger.

By: Ken Nickless

Ken Nickless — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 23:09:47 +0000

I had the good fortune to be involved in co-founding two companies, starting in 1970 and finally retiring in 2006, and in my case “getting up with the chickens” was a discipline required not only during recession but every working day of my career.
Nice honest post Jeffrey, it’s a wonderful thing that young children are able to bring everything into perspective without even trying.

By: Todd

Todd — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 16:42:29 +0000

It certainly is those moments with children (my two as well) that really put things in perspective (for me anyhow). I’ve found myself under extreme stress at times and all it takes is my son or daughter to do something as small as utter a few words or just hearing them at sleep that make it all disappear even for a short time.

You’ve managed to steer clear of the worst and are flourishing, something or someone must be on your side guiding you through. :)

Great article, Jeffrey. Great article indeed.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:28:27 +0000

Is it just me, or are we getting pinched particularly hard in New York? I’ve got a relatively well-paying full time job and have had to pick up a bunch of freelance work to make ends over the past few months… I’m getting exhausted.

But at least the heat wave finally broke! Man what an awful couple of days.

By: Foster

Foster — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 04:30:35 +0000

Although I’ve been home the past three years caring for our two girls, I have a front-row seat watching my husband stress about running his business in a down economy.

With all the worries for the future we parents carry in our distracted minds, you have captured the peace we get from doing something so right: Bringing comfort to our child.

Thanks for the beautiful, honest post.

By: Julian

Julian — Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:28:08 +0000

How cute. :)