A Wink From Serendipity

March 5, 2009

I thought I’d share this story, it’s really more of an anecdote. Last week I sent out the first direct mail pieces to potential clients, 427 pieces actually since last Saturday. Yesterday, I met  with a business reporter from the Austin paper. He had contacted me last week about a piece on people who are [...]

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Unemployment Pity Party

February 2, 2009

It’s not really that bad, I just liked the way the title sounded. In this video I talk about my first official day of unemployment and the day’s highjinx.

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Another Super Bowl Ad Blog Post

February 2, 2009

This is probably the #1 blog post subject for the last 24 hours (77,567 in the last 12 hours per google), so why shouldn’t I jump on the bandwagon? Instead of reviewing and commenting on a lot of them, I’ll just cover the ones I thought were the best and worst. The best.. Doritos Crystal [...]

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Searching for the Best Burger in Austin

January 27, 2009

Interested in finding the best burger in Austin? I am, I think it’d fun AND delicious. Here’s the idea for the Austin Burger Challenge: The public submits their favorite Austin burger joints for consideration on twitter by including the #ATX-Burger hashtag. Once the polls close I’ll tally the votes in order to determine the top [...]

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Why I Shaved My Beard

January 26, 2009

In true VH1 Behind-the-Music fashion, here’s the quick story on why I shaved my beard this morning. When I regrew my hair after shaving my head a few years ago, it came back thinner than previously. I’m hoping that doesn’t happen this time!

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My Bid To Be The Next Senator From NY

January 22, 2009

In this video, I announce my bid to the next senator from the state of New York and give my thoughts on last night’s Lost premiere.

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Camoflage – Trendy Wedding Fashion?

December 31, 2008

Earlier today @JackLeblond tweeted about a redneck wedding clip on YouTube (below). I visited the website for the show in question, My Big Redneck Wedding, out of curiosity. It’s about as ridiculous as you would think, although it struck me that 3 of 4 upcoming particpants seemed to be getting married in camoflage.  This may [...]

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Thank God For Physicists

December 24, 2008

[/caption] I caught the last half hour of a Nova episode on the scientific efforts to reach absolute zero. Being a geek that appreciates the science behind it I found it to be extremely interesting. Beyond the science, it was great to see a program featuring people who are very passionate about what they do. [...]

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