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About Krist

Companion of Wally who is featured at MrWally.com. More at https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristjake/

Some questions

Posted on August 26, 2014 by Krist

This post is of a different style – instead of discussing some issue, I’m using this forum to outline briefly three subjects that touched me over the past week.  And, while each subject area merits a more in depth treatment, … Continue reading →

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San Francisco Bay Needs You (v2)*

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Krist

*Those who know me realize how much I value the the Dolphin Swimming and Boating Club, its members and the cultural institution it is, and my frequent swims in San Francisco Bay. This post is an adaptation of an article … Continue reading →

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Rock & Roll Museum, Cleveland

Posted on July 31, 2014 by Krist

Introductory note: Beginning 4 decades ago, several University of Oregon grads, “Ducks,” have been highly valued friends.  Four of them, the totally awesome, mountain climbing “Sharks” have invited me to join them in the High Sierra for wonderful expeditions.  In … Continue reading →

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Maps #2

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Krist

The first posting on paper maps (Maps, Paper) helped pique my interest in researching, at least a little, the paper map publishing industry.  As a map aficionado myself, I started by taking note of the publishers represented in my personal … Continue reading →

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Checklists – Due Diligence

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Krist

A few years ago The New Yorker published an article extolling the virtues of checklists in a hospital setting.  Then, in 2011, the author enlarged his essay and published a book, The Checklist Manifesto, which has received laudatory reviews. The … Continue reading →

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Maps, Paper

Posted on June 25, 2014 by Krist

Yesterday morning, as a friend and I began a short walk from the Dolphin Club to Anderson Bakery at Fisherman’s Wharf for coffee, we were summoned by an attractive woman who, as the passenger in the front seat of a … Continue reading →

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Repotting

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Krist

You know what this term means out in the garden…plant is growing, needs more space, gets repotted.  In its new location we anticipate the plant will thrive, and it normally does. Over the past few weeks my spouse has been … Continue reading →

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SeniorsSay.com

Posted on June 10, 2014 by Krist

Ten days ago I, along with 4 friends also on Medicare, visited a mutual friend many miles away who is seriously ill with cancer.  Confined to a bed and hardly able to talk, weighing 50 or so pounds less than … Continue reading →

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Web Developer Opportunities

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Krist

Over the last several years I’ve acquired* a number of domain names – some were acquired for speculative purposes, while others were acquired because each seemed to be well suited for building a business that I’d probably find interesting. I’m … Continue reading →

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Resources for Start-ups & their Entrepreneurs

Posted on May 30, 2014 by Krist

This posting is for both of us, you and me.  Over the years I’ve assembled a good number of resources relating to startups & entrepreneurism.  For the (possible) benefit to you and others including myself, it seems sensible to collect/aggregate … Continue reading →

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