Blogshares and cheap (free) amusement?
I like to consider myself easily amused. So, when I saw a link to Blogshares on James' website, I signed up. I don't consider sooz.com a real weblog but that's OK. Most of the other 130,030,555 websites out there who call themselves weblogs probably aren't either. Remember when we had websites ...
Back from Nebraska
Michael and I returned from Nebraska late yesterday afternoon. It was nice to return to mostly warm weather. There was a little snow in Omaha last night and I was hoping it wouldn't follow us home to Boston. I'm extremely behind in email. But at least there are a few emails from friends ...
It Can’t Rain All The Time
The title has turned into a soundtrack for the past 24 hours. It's a song by Jane Siberry. My mom passed away from a heart attack last night so Michael and I are flying back to my hometown of Scribner, Nebraska. It's certainly difficult being so far away. The funeral details are ...
Al Gore Joins Apple’s Board of Directors. And He’s an Open Source Fan?
I think it's pretty cool that former Vice President Al Gore, Jr. has joined Apple's Board of Directors. But this quote in the press release amuses me for some reason. Most quotes in press releases are rarely written/spoken by the person being quoted. This one just seemed especially amusing. (Story found via ...
Free Agent Lunch on Thursday at MANTRA Restaurant
The next free agent lunch is coming up this Thursday, March 20th at MANTRA Restaurant in downtown Boston. We usually meet at Bertucci's but this month we're going to check out MANTRA's new gourmet "express lunch." The event is a mix of networking, socializing plus good food. Afterwards I send out ...
Help Send the Rock amp; Roll Library to Memphis!
I've been doing events, marketing and volunteer recruiting related (volunteer) work for the Rock amp; Roll Library since January. They're a non-profit based in Boston working to build the world's largest music information archive while promoting the use of popular music in education. It's a very ambitious organization and they've already accomplished ...
Spontaneous Conspiring or “Why I Still Love the Internet”
Yesterday I was giving Scott a hard time about his away message on IM that said "unconcious." He was spending lots of hours working on Feedster, his new RSS search engine project that took on a life of its own when the little prototype started getting bombarded with website visitors (aka Slashdotted, ...
The Summer Road Trip Has a Website
The summer road trip that Michael and I are taking at the end of July has a website. We're using it to document our preperations and then it will be updated often throughout the trip. We don't have a cute or clever name for the trip since I figured "S M Across 1/2 ......
A Consolation Prize (new job at Nokia, road trip planning!)
Unfortunately I won't be at the South by Southwest Interactive Festival this weekend but I did get a sort of consolation prize today when I heard back from the HR/Recruiting person at Nokia. I start a new 3-month contract job there on the 18th. It happened rather fast: they found my resume on monster.com ......
Toad the Wet Sprocket … Reunited Bliss
What's to say when your favorite band since your sophomore year in high school (1989) gets back together after breaking up four years ago? Last night Toad the Wet Sprocket performed at the Avalon Ballroom, and for lack of more eloquent words, it was simply amazing. They even played my favorite song that ...
Trek to Gnomedex
Chris Pirillo semi-announced that the next Gnomedex will be in Des Moines, IA the weekend of July 26th, his 30th birthday. A few friends and I are thinking of taking a big road trip from Boston so we can attend Gnomedex and also visit my family and friends in Nebraska (where I am from). ......
Indie rock and a 60s dance party?
Shannon suggested we go to the Milky Way in Jamaica Plain to see The Mittens and Palomar last night. Soltero was apparently added to the lineup at the last minute. It sounded like a fun plan to me. Unfortunately, Soltero didn't play. After the bands played we witnessed ten very long ...
