Garrett Gee

I’m back home from my Washington DC business trip. Overall it was a decent trip, but the weather out there is not fun. I don’t know how people can stand hot and humid weather. This trip I flew out a day early, so I had a free day for once to explore the city. My original plan was to hit up one of the Smithsonian Museums, but I found a pickup kickball game in the park, and I had to join in. I’ve heard that kickball is gaining popularity with adults, and that there are even leagues. The last time I played kickball was in grade school, but because of all my years of kung fu, I could still kick the ball pretty well :) I wonder if there is a league back home.

Speaking of back home, my sister and her family visited me yesterday. I haven’t seen my nieces in a while and they are growing quickly. Here is a cute picture of Ashley.

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And tomorrow is supposed to be even hotter! Remember to drink lots of water and try to stay cool out there.

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I’m on a two week assignment in Kansas City right now. It’s been a while since I’ve been here, and I’m glad it not super hot / humid. I’ll also be working nights, so lets hope that my sleep schedule doesn’t get too mixed up.

The Sprint Center is now open, and there has been a lot of development in that area, now called the Power and Light District. The area brings a much needed life back to downtown Kansas City. One restaurant that I am looking forward to is Jack Stack. I hear their ribs and burnt ends are amazing. Anyone else have recommendations on what to do in Kansas City?

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This week I am at the Marriott Hotel at Grande Dunes in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina for the Hacker Halted conference. The hotel is right on the beach, and the weather is quite nice (not too hot, not too humid).

The conference will take up most of my time here, but I hope to visit the new Hard Rock Park, and Broadway at the Beach at night. One thing I didn’t see were volleyball courts on the beach :( Maybe I will just go for a nice run along the shore.

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It has been under a month since I migrated to the new domain, and even though I lost my pagerank, this site is now the #1 result in my vanity search at Google. I finally out ranked another Garrett Gee, who happens to live in the same area, and also study martial arts!

My next goal might be to get #1 for just my first name in Google, but I doubt that will happen. I think the metal detectors company will out rank me on that one. But maybe with the help of the blogosphere, this site will get at least to the top ten in Google when searching for Garrett.

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Yesterday my local CBS station ran a full segment on outsourcing trends. It was on the Eye On The Bay show, and the theme was called Outsource Your Life.

While the concept of outsourcing is not new, there has been a big trend of personal assistants to perform your every-day tasks. Things like buying groceries, setting up appointments, and writing thank you cards. Many people outsource functions like house cleaning and gardening, but how about having someone cooking for you?

In today’s world where everyone seems busy, hiring a personal assistant could free up some valuable time. But is it worth your money? This is where I have a hard time evaluating the worth. If it was for business, you could easily figure out if its worth the money to outsource. But when it comes to your personal life, its extremely hard to associate value to time. If you weren’t cooking for an hour, you could be spending time with your kids. You can’t associate cost to that.

The video is online, and their web site has a list of the personal assistant companies they covered. Tim Ferriss, the person behind the 4-Hour Workweek book also has a good list of resources for personal outsourcing.

So have you outsourced anything in your life? What was it? I am somewhat interested in having someone cook for me. I do like cooking though, so we will see. Maybe I’ll try it out and report back.

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