<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" version="2.0"><channel><description>Musings on management, technology, and the science of making work and workers  happier and more productive</description><title>Making work happier :)</title><generator>Tumblr (3.0; @brainiest)</generator><link>https://blog.brainie.st/</link><xhtml:meta content="noindex" name="robots" xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"/><item><title>Sunrise from my window this morning  (at Farmington,...</title><description>&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/2d6b62a120f0f29b460028e03f0298fc/dac33960ffdffaa3-de/s500x750/a717f2ca0b3a4bcf59da45cdc193addf1e26c2e3.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sunrise from my window this morning  (at Farmington, Connecticut)&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CqOkl7SJyP0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/p/CqOkl7SJyP0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://blog.brainie.st/post/712802247017414656</link><guid>https://blog.brainie.st/post/712802247017414656</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 Mar 2023 14:53:13 -0700</pubDate></item><item><title>When the best wife in the world returns from...</title><description>&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/0c8c7f167c2d8e1a11bb45c04b1174bd/073fb95f78c7674e-0c/s500x750/ce98d6de86b84834fa30e7ea77abcc9a959a2036.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;When the best wife in the world returns from Zurich&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn3l6QVuYpe/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn3l6QVuYpe/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://blog.brainie.st/post/707490130499371008</link><guid>https://blog.brainie.st/post/707490130499371008</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2023 22:39:25 -0800</pubDate></item><item><title>Going to have to up glam to match the wife. Her consolation is...</title><description>&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/54de0477243463227f76f0b5e08e054d/bcd157bea2f16293-5b/s500x750/32c368d5cf88f19c91b0077b1001e6bbfad5ed7b.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Going to have to up glam to match the wife. Her consolation is my head is an Easter &#128035;  (at Bella Siena Restaurant &amp; Bar)&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CceZRh9JOTf/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/p/CceZRh9JOTf/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://blog.brainie.st/post/681833774515978240</link><guid>https://blog.brainie.st/post/681833774515978240</guid><pubDate>Sun, 17 Apr 2022 19:02:37 -0700</pubDate></item><item><title>JD Uncle tried to steal my bread pudding. He is lucky it was...</title><description>&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/b4265ff836194c1f2c9dc0566fd5997b/e2e7efc9aa8694e9-df/s500x750/b92391f8dfb5e3f2d7154f34d8c9082d357703bd.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;JD Uncle tried to steal my bread pudding. He is lucky it was Easter and I wasn’t allowed to stab anyone with my fork (at Bella Siena Restaurant &amp; Bar)&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CceYz9Zp3PO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/p/CceYz9Zp3PO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://blog.brainie.st/post/681833520885366784</link><guid>https://blog.brainie.st/post/681833520885366784</guid><pubDate>Sun, 17 Apr 2022 18:58:35 -0700</pubDate></item><item><title>Hanuman ji I know it’s your birthday but that is not a laddoo....</title><description>&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/2603108caa7d20614b21b4537ad809e4/adf8350a5e9a95e5-e6/s500x750/7cbe1766e87ad3db141289449d327a75c81acebc.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Hanuman ji I know it’s your birthday but that is not a laddoo. You already ate the Sun once, leave Chanda mama alone! (at Sankat Mochan Hanuman Temple, Mount Madonna, Watsonville, California USA)&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CcZe1w4rBaI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/p/CcZe1w4rBaI/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://blog.brainie.st/post/681660912741105664</link><guid>https://blog.brainie.st/post/681660912741105664</guid><pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2022 21:15:04 -0700</pubDate></item><item><title>Desserts don’t NEED to be pretty in order to be appreciated but...</title><description>&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/286e81267f92b16c73010f5ca12ddd64/c487467f995752c7-d7/s500x750/2d97b26547f3197d0f111d20fcd663c586936243.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Desserts don’t NEED to be pretty in order to be appreciated but it helps.  (at Ettan)&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CcL8QvHvKTB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/p/CcL8QvHvKTB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://blog.brainie.st/post/681184506831618048</link><guid>https://blog.brainie.st/post/681184506831618048</guid><pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2022 15:02:47 -0700</pubDate></item><item><title>She likes to movie quietly through the forest, I like the enemy...</title><description>&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/d9e88edd3974e4b58aac96eac8e4ddf0/70bb204e842e7046-a9/s500x750/d1320df19b5ee46a320c772d8a97e3f4f9750574.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;She likes to movie quietly through the forest, I like the enemy to see me coming (at Ettan)&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CcL7DjEPQhz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/p/CcL7DjEPQhz/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://blog.brainie.st/post/681183843512926208</link><guid>https://blog.brainie.st/post/681183843512926208</guid><pubDate>Sun, 10 Apr 2022 14:52:14 -0700</pubDate></item><item><title>No dessert tonight this place was packed (at Tiger Sugar Nor...</title><description>&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/72a6e247d291d1a2a76bfad9aa0d69f6/eb27aa67d789f8c9-62/s500x750/d423e7d996572f0ed42fdd4b8871acab8d64c32b.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;No dessert tonight this place was packed (at Tiger Sugar Nor Cal)&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CcE0ANcrAKE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/p/CcE0ANcrAKE/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://blog.brainie.st/post/680933676163448832</link><guid>https://blog.brainie.st/post/680933676163448832</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2022 20:35:56 -0700</pubDate></item><item><title>Shabu shabu with my sundar strii (at One Pot Shabu...</title><description>&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/257bc9bd121b8d4bf48b159713a3c90b/7e8233a9a74487bd-95/s500x750/2036bbb2d21ac598174c886e744bd68ca1fd7cfe.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Shabu shabu with my sundar strii (at One Pot Shabu Shabu)&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CcEz0y9rWJG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/p/CcEz0y9rWJG/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://blog.brainie.st/post/680933577541681152</link><guid>https://blog.brainie.st/post/680933577541681152</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2022 20:34:22 -0700</pubDate></item><item><title>Tikhe log ke liye tikhi cheezen. I like my raw jalapeños (at...</title><description>&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/e57840769bd4c696bf78d00c86178de7/fdd288f4e9c4ad2a-17/s500x750/82e44fe379fe03b9e689cc403c27ae8ab21e8be2.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Tikhe log ke liye tikhi cheezen. I like my raw jalapeños (at Palo Alto, California)&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CblqxUmJPif/?utm_medium=tumblr" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/p/CblqxUmJPif/?utm_medium=tumblr&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://blog.brainie.st/post/679837884079079424</link><guid>https://blog.brainie.st/post/679837884079079424</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Mar 2022 18:18:48 -0700</pubDate></item><item><title>Just realized this represents the ☯️ of my wife’s personality....</title><description>&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/66ba6283446059edf5130b29aebc8159/a388065e166b3354-c7/s500x750/ae21af1092682630dd670d100d86c15066400485.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Just realized this represents the ☯️ of my wife’s personality. Part time &#129474; part time &#127798;  (at Palo Alto - California State of USA)&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CbgNnmivRnl/?utm_medium=tumblr" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/p/CbgNnmivRnl/?utm_medium=tumblr&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://blog.brainie.st/post/679645937943068672</link><guid>https://blog.brainie.st/post/679645937943068672</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Mar 2022 15:27:53 -0700</pubDate></item><item><title>Your daily dose of global trade in my nightcap . Kashmiri tea in...</title><description>&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/d3dcafa23880be8efeb7ec8626e24c0b/ec70b92fe921bfe5-85/s500x750/7e9a2b91ecbfc24df81049f9899247b88548d559.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Your daily dose of global trade in my nightcap . Kashmiri tea in a Chinese cup. Gujarat Amul brand chocolate with cacao from Madagascar (at Sunnyvale, California)&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CbOx4dsOful/?utm_medium=tumblr" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/p/CbOx4dsOful/?utm_medium=tumblr&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://blog.brainie.st/post/679032553872801792</link><guid>https://blog.brainie.st/post/679032553872801792</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2022 20:58:25 -0700</pubDate></item><item><title>Kokinisto me manestra. Tomato meat sauce and orzo. Ignore the...</title><description>&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/b479690a25b02dda48434a3f504412bb/e0fbe948b12b3f02-41/s500x750/bdb29abf2329bb207baa9ae087a2d4c242a772cd.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Kokinisto me manestra. Tomato meat sauce and orzo. Ignore the rakshas size leg piece (at OPA Authentic Greek Cuisine)&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CbDGm8KryY6/?utm_medium=tumblr" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/p/CbDGm8KryY6/?utm_medium=tumblr&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://blog.brainie.st/post/678621734921027584</link><guid>https://blog.brainie.st/post/678621734921027584</guid><pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2022 08:08:37 -0700</pubDate></item><item><title>Avgolemono is one of my favorite soups, and so healthy, egg...</title><description>&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/ac5a2c7bfe341aa69189473f2d99ac86/edaf47256ebc9882-bc/s500x750/e7bb5aebe6263464e11de3935ced657ff9b53e25.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Avgolemono is one of my favorite soups, and so healthy, egg whites and lemon. (at OPA Authentic Greek Cuisine)&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CbDF6iNLDJ4/?utm_medium=tumblr" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/p/CbDF6iNLDJ4/?utm_medium=tumblr&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://blog.brainie.st/post/678621353592668160</link><guid>https://blog.brainie.st/post/678621353592668160</guid><pubDate>Sun, 13 Mar 2022 08:02:34 -0700</pubDate></item><item><title>It is important for entrepreneurs to appear visionary, even...</title><description>&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/e280151ed42653f62936281300b1df51/c2a2147a8ee67dc3-22/s500x750/cacdb7766c15cc1a785f85f14d87f04a14512184.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;It is important for entrepreneurs to appear visionary, even while sipping water &#129315; (at Domaine Carneros Winery)&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CZpOVwWJnKt/?utm_medium=tumblr" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/p/CZpOVwWJnKt/?utm_medium=tumblr&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://blog.brainie.st/post/675459392183975936</link><guid>https://blog.brainie.st/post/675459392183975936</guid><pubDate>Sun, 06 Feb 2022 09:24:33 -0800</pubDate></item><item><title>Ah this city! (at Hudson Yards New...</title><description>&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/463affd72b1471c7a032128ba6e16a44/42c9419e4ff46aa8-51/s500x750/a508085ebd0aa272e423224b5c58465cdce7b1c9.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ah this city! (at Hudson Yards New York)&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CZpLl1Vpyri/?utm_medium=tumblr" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/p/CZpLl1Vpyri/?utm_medium=tumblr&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://blog.brainie.st/post/675457880903778304</link><guid>https://blog.brainie.st/post/675457880903778304</guid><pubDate>Sun, 06 Feb 2022 09:00:31 -0800</pubDate></item><item><title>Made it with one day to spare. Talk about sticking to long term...</title><description>&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/eab2608cd2afc5439633a98079bc00db/2d1d68f63f5fd7cd-70/s500x750/bb462f31002fbd43aab6c5177a2ee994ab0d90da.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Made it with one day to spare. Talk about sticking to long term goals! Learned a lot about myself in the process. Thanks to the wifey &amp; friends who edged me along! (at Sunnyvale, California)&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CYIXMDYLnHi/?utm_medium=tumblr" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/p/CYIXMDYLnHi/?utm_medium=tumblr&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://blog.brainie.st/post/672051372927090688</link><guid>https://blog.brainie.st/post/672051372927090688</guid><pubDate>Thu, 30 Dec 2021 18:35:32 -0800</pubDate></item><item><title>Eucalyptuses beautifully frame Christmas morning sunrise. Joy to...</title><description>&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/c505ac1cdffa3677c8c743830564404c/01279e071f79846b-9d/s500x750/b49537b4fc953c004e3c1c87a9f26ddc1b77b8ba.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Eucalyptuses beautifully frame Christmas morning sunrise. Joy to the world. (at Palo Alto, California)&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CJSUJfZJfyW/?igshid=azc4nxhf9kib" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/p/CJSUJfZJfyW/?igshid=azc4nxhf9kib&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://blog.brainie.st/post/638624548482383872</link><guid>https://blog.brainie.st/post/638624548482383872</guid><pubDate>Sat, 26 Dec 2020 19:30:28 -0800</pubDate></item><item><title>Fall colors at the end of...</title><description>&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/8c0fa98fd036ac8658155d3b8f2f8735/6434d87248f83e3a-a9/s500x750/3023e981ce84fd947ec6ece0363fba7b4bf1326a.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fall colors at the end of December&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CI_1gMZpXN-/?igshid=xn24vfgp67lp" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/p/CI_1gMZpXN-/?igshid=xn24vfgp67lp&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://blog.brainie.st/post/637974384252993536</link><guid>https://blog.brainie.st/post/637974384252993536</guid><pubDate>Sat, 19 Dec 2020 15:16:23 -0800</pubDate></item><item><title>Neighbors magnificent ginkgo tree decked in fall and moonlight...</title><description>&lt;img src="https://64.media.tumblr.com/6f583cb535c744dc65240e21cbf2576f/ce320848444cadae-49/s500x750/cc0e8defe098bed41ecf6b0ee10b0a2e2af6a6ff.jpg"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;p&gt;Neighbors magnificent ginkgo tree decked in fall and moonlight (at Sunnyvale, California)&lt;br/&gt;
&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CIFE255J-IC/?igshid=1q7im3xoorl4w" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/p/CIFE255J-IC/?igshid=1q7im3xoorl4w&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><link>https://blog.brainie.st/post/635907160252022784</link><guid>https://blog.brainie.st/post/635907160252022784</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Nov 2020 19:38:45 -0800</pubDate></item></channel></rss>