Google's judgmental calendar plus our first morning check in

Good morning Exec,

One idea that my compadre Damian Montecarlo and I have tossed around is for a "Morning Meeting" type of post each day, where members of the Bored can "check in," compare notes on what they did last night and what they've got going on that day.

So who's got something interesting, or perhaps, who's got the least interesting day ahead of them?

I've begun using Google calendar to mark meetings and important things that I don't want to miss. And I've set it up so that each morning, I receive an e-mail that updates me of anything on the calendar that day. Every now and then I get an e-mail saying that "You have no events scheduled today." And strangely, it stings a little bit, as if the big G is judging me and my lack of activity on the books

Today's one of those days. I think I'm supposed to just be sending e-mails to people all day. Action packed!

Talking points:

-I've set up a blog to track Exec development, press and announcements. Feel free to leave comments there and check in for updates.

-You'll notice that the "members" button from the top navigation is gone today. I received some feedback from a friend who suggested we switch it off until we get a critical mass of people on the Bored. At the same time, it's useful being able to see who's on the site in one fell swoop. What do people think? No promises either way, but I'm curious to hear.

-Damian and I are rolling out Exec ideas all week long, spreading the word to a few more of our friends each day, so feel free to let us know what you're digging and not digging. Comments here or on the blog will work or you can e-mail us at execbored@gmail.com

-I love eating at Panera. My favorite Panera has recently started filling up with old, crazy men who harass people and speak in loud monotone while playing "Dungeon Tracker" on old laptops. On a scale of 1 to 10. How bad of a person am I for being seriously annoyed by these guys and groaning when they show up?

-Back to you


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Harold Snepsts - Tue, 07/01/2008 - 09:42


Snepsts doesn't use Google calendar. He keeps all of his appointments on a small Vancouver Canucks 1982 Western Conference Finals notepad.

Snepsts likes blogs. They're gritty.

Snepsts likes being able to see who's online. Otherwise, he feels like there are strangers, lurking behind the net, ready to sucker punch Snepsts with a slash to the back of the leg or a cross check to the lower back.

Snepsts likes the ideas of more users, but is wary of the New York Islanders.

Snepsts says 3. Drop your gloves, Masterman. The front of the net is your territory; don't let some crazies rule your roost.