13 January, 2005
Steve Ransom worked for me as an office manager, code ranger, editor,
innovator and trouble-shooter over a seven-year period. He was in every
instance an innovative and original thinker. He is my favorite employee of
all time. Steve Ransom: equal parts wit and passion, cynicism and drive,
curiosity and contentment. In business we often have to choose between
efficiency and effectiveness, but that's only because there are more
businesses than there are Steve Ransoms. Way more. I could go on, of course,
but for what purpose?
You've probably budgeted three minutes to read and consider this
recommendation of Steve Ransom, but I¹ve taken only one minute of your time.
I ask that you spend the next minute thinking about how rare originality is
in all things, and how someone of Steve's caliber could make your life
better. Then spend the remaining minute doing whatever makes you happy.
Nobody will be the wiser and everybody wins.
To fill the rest of the page (and to earn you those extra two minutes), I
have included the inspirational words of Abraham Lincoln, backwards. Ignore
them. Dream. Smile. Hire Steve.
Earth the from perish not shall people the for, people the by, people the of
government that and, freedom of birth new a have shall God under nation this
that, vain in died have not shall dead these that resolve highly here we
that -- devotion of measure full last the gave they which for cause that to
devotion increased take we dead honored these from that -- us before
remaining task great the to dedicated here be to us for rather is It.
advanced nobly so far thus have here fought who they which work unfinished
the to here dedicated be to rather living the us for is It. here did they
what forget never can it but, here say we what remember long nor note little
will world The. detract or add to power poor our above far it consecrated
have here struggled who dead and living, men brave The. ground this hallow
cannot we, consecrate cannot we, dedicate cannot we, sense larger a in But.
this do should we that proper and fitting altogether is It. live might
nation that that lives their gave here who those for place-resting final a
as field that of portion a dedicate to come have We. war that of battlefield
great a on met are We. endure long can dedicated so and conceived so nation
any or nation that whether testing, war civil great a in engaged are we Now.
equal created are men all that proposition the to dedicated and liberty in
conceived, nation new a continent this on forth brought fathers our ago
years seven and score Four.
Sincerely,
Don Kahle