2008

Qualitative observation: there seems to be less fireworks this year than in years past in Michigan.

Open source oops: Timing is everything

Power being out makes some things a little more fun and at the same time other things a little more...

“Communication is unlikely . . .

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-29)

“The average amount of television watched by individual...”
— This is an old press release...

everytime The Bends plays in itunes it makes me stop what i’m doing. such a great album.

The Constitution

Wondering how many people have read the constitution? Thinking I want to.

from the gut vs. research

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If you can put the competition’s logo on the...

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-22)

My wife and I attended the LA Film Festival this weekend and...

Pressure Cooker: wonderful. High energy, moving, and hard to keep a dry eye. Great documentary.

About to watch Pressure Cooker. Hope its as good as Baghead.

Baghead was good: very funny and a bit scary.

Waiting in line for Baghead. Excited and hope its good.

More Santa Monica

Santa Monica

Welcome to LA: noon-time traffic jam.

Roar

Travel service needed: airport security line alerts (a la traffic).

Off to the LA Film Festival. Planning to see Baghead (directors of puffy chair) and Pressure Cooker...

online video debate

the LA Times ran an article on Hulu yesterday in which it summed up the prevailing argument,...

the future of fitting rooms

I hate trying on clothes.  I find it to be a hassle and very inefficient. What if instead of needing...

Dined in Santa Cruz. Great town, even on a Monday night.

"Skip the pun"? Not so fast.

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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-15)

Visiting w Chicago friends in San Fran. We will have our first house guest. Woo hoo!

Attending the Chicano studies graduation to watch my sis in law graduate at UC Davis.

What Teaching Teaches

bird in a tree in my neighbor’s backyard is making at least 15 different noises. One even...

“Once I was a scuba diver in the sea of words. Now I zip...”
— Atlantic Monthly (article and...

The 11 1/2 Biggest Ideas of the Year...

Skip the Pun

thought: are algorithms the new editor (for news stories), critic (for movies) and DJ (for music)?

The Soundtrack of my Copy

how do you define advertising?

1962 Magazine ad.  Source.

Lest We Forget

“Now that the cost of posting things in a global medium has...”
— Clay Shirky, Here Comes...

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-8)

baby wave hello to world

baby profile w/ foot

baby frontal

baby plow position

Soliciting baby names for a girl. Winner gets to name a child.

failure

I read this on Seth’s blog quite a while back, and have subsequently printed and put it on my...

Weekend Luddite

vastandgrand: TechnoTheory points to an article at Everyday Systems that has coined the perfect...

It's Tough to Be a Good CD These Days

“While it does not define data thresholds, Comcast says a...”
— multichannel news, on Comcast...

how to research without researching

I’m exhausted from watching the Wings in overtime.

Eek! Entertainment! Eek!

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-6-1)

Tag Galaxy

“In four years, online advertising will rise from the...”
— Information Week

What’s your favorite ad campaign?

There is even live music at the airport in Nashville.

The basics done well

watching lawrence of arabia. didn’t realize this movie was almost 4 hrs. long.

“The solution, rather, is learning to “let the bits...”
— Good Experience Blog

listening to people

“Adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder do 22...”
— BBC

People are strange. Until you get to know them.

Week 2 of travel. Off to Nashville for the week.

buy it like you mean it

Wow. I fought the World Market furniture and the World Market furniture won.

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-5-25)

I loathe Malls.

“Cable prices have risen 77 percent since 1996, roughly...”
— NYT

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In Chicago for 10 minutes for a layover. Hello friends.

Enjoying the scenery in west Hartford. Hope the food is as good.

Off Target

The Ramp

Annals of Innovation: In the Air: Reporting &...

telling a story vs. joining a story

searching for cash

the recent announcement by Microsoft that they plan to offer searchers cash back on purchases they...

I think scooters are only going to continue to grow in...

Dining w folks that have very refined taste in Hartford.

“Roku Netflix Set Top Box Is Just Shy of Totally Amazing”
— wired blog

I would also like my screen to display on both sides (so...

Re: luggage, would like it to move in all directions, charge my electronics, notify me of changes to...

I wonder if the people that get to board on the red carpet for united flights actually notice the...

Luggage is in need of some innovation in usability.

On the first leg of the flight I did some work and watched Donnie Darko.

Aren't most advertisers wasting their time...

Sampling the consultant lifestyle: up before 5am, fly across the country, stay all week, repeat next...

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-5-18)

Wondering on whom the statement “we have smart people that do magic w data” works?

“American consumer confidence is at its lowest level in 28...”
— The Economist

comcast + plaxo = lame

i may be wrong, but if comcast hopes to enter into the “social media” space by acquiring...

“Netflix.com does the best job satisfying its customers,...”
— Via Business Wire.  I find the...

do targeted ads create a better...

This quote from the NYT coverage of Charter’s plan to monitor its customers online behavior...

it is supposed to be 100 degree in the south bay tomorrow. yikes.

Design is an Attitude

vastandgrand: Listen to Adaptive Path’s 10 Tools for Managing a Creative Environment Slide Share...

twitter voices

I’ve noticed lately that when I read twitter messages I hear them (in my head) in the voice of...

kristen’s belly (she’s pregnant) as of week 7

sun

boulder at Joshua Tree

joshua tree

lizard

oasis in the distance

why yelp works

Craigslist’s expansion is impressive.

Make Room For Thinking

new language of marketing

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-5-11)

Just watched Explosions In The Sky on PBS play at Austin City Limits. One word: amazing.

Moving again. This time only 1 mile instead 2000 miles.

The Power of the Forken

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forced discipline

So my wife and I are moving for the second time in 6 months.  Since we moved so recently I’m...

In the dollar store. Can’t believe these stores are still in business.

Vespa Club Los Gatos

Scoot! Quarterly: America's #1 scootering...

No matter how in-shape I am basketball wears me out. That’s why I’m refueling at little...

“Every time you challenge your brain it will actually modify...”
— New York Times

“The irony is that not getting a Mac lately is making me feel...”
— Dan Kimball

Lest we forget

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-5-4)

Off to san diego. Camping in Joshua Tree.

Just Ask

Ever want to scream in public?

Waffle day at Netflix. I ate a green one.

Embrace Your Stupid

interesting article about Sezmi (potential “cable TV killer”): http://is.gd/b1V

apparently the bank thinks there are two people with kristen’s social security number? what an...

Substituition

Saw a coyote today on my run.

Doing any kind of great advertising is very,...

Digg for twitter?

“In the face of infinity, many of us are panicking and...”
— Seth on infinite

“Blank slides: I have never seen somebody use a blank slide...”
— a physicist comments on using...

At San Fran international film festival. Watching In A Lonely Place.

Just bought a second car. Yikes!

It just went from 85 in the south bay to 55 over the golden gate, back to 85 in Marin county.

My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2008-4-27)

I’m not good at shopping at physical stores.

Sweet setup and dog

constraints and innovation

I wish I had a photo of myself like this.  Source: San Jose...

The birth of open source advertising: Please...

“Advertising may be one of the easiest ways to get ideas...”
— comment on a blog for which I...

how i (quickly) get things done

I do things immediately.  I decide what to do with an email immediately.  I start new pr