I received notification on Friday that I have been accepted to join our town’s Public School Technology Committee. It is something I learned about when we first moved here at the beginning of the year. There was a posting on the town’s web site about how the committee was forming and that they were looking…
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Blogging from 38,000 feet aboard Virgin America
Well, I knew this day would come. The day when I could finally connect to the internet and end in-flight boredom for all time! I am writing now from seat 12c aboard a Virgin America flight from Boston to SFO. This airline has more perks than any I’ve ever flown. Since they only operate two…
New Back to the Future DVD Release
While we wait for the Blu-ray release of Back to the Future, this announcement got me excited. It appears Universal will be releasing each movie individually in a feature-packed 2 disc set in February 2009. Features include a few ‘making of’ documentaries plus the entire ‘The Ride’ movie. Please post any comments with news about…
My secret handshake with Dairy Queen
You know, I don’t remember how old I was when I first went to Dairy Queen. And I don’t remember what day it was when I had my first Blizzard. But I do remember the taste… oh that sweet taste… of the very first Pecan Cluster Blizzard I had. The problem is, kids today are…
Best Movie Presidents
In honor of Election Day, here are my top 5 favorite movie presidential portrayals: 1.The American President I love Michael Douglas’ turn as President Andrew Shepherd. A very like-able leader forced into a character debate over his relationship with a lobbyist. The movie marks a reunion of Douglas with Martin Sheen, who would become a…
finding the flowers in the cracks
I seem to be hyper-aware these days of my corporate surroundings. Silicon Valley, in particular, has more than its share of Costcos, Wallmarts, Best Buys, Starbucks, and more fast food restaurants than I knew existed. On a mid-morning visit to Peet’s coffee this morning, I noticed something delightfully inspiring. Amongst what my friend Brenda Lee…
Daddy, what’s a platform?
On a recent trip back to Boston, I have found myself spending a lot of time explaining to family and friends what I do. And even though I’ve been involved with promoting developer platforms for nearly 3 years, the conversation never gets old to me. My explanation and dialogue go like this… ME: So my…
I’m going to MIT Emerging Tech
Next week I’ll be showcasing Ribbit at the MIT Emerging Conference in Cambridge, MA. Scanning the list of presenters, it looks like there will be a good presence from Adobe in Mr. Kevin Lynch. There’s a very good showing of web 2.0 companies like: Ning, Google, Facebook, SalesForce.com and Plaxo. Other prominent companies at the…
Something fisheye: showing off my new kickass lens
I’ve wanted one for years, and I finally picked it up over the long weekend. It’s small, heavy, and helps my camera and I take photos I’ve always wanted to take. Canon does not make a D-SLR fisheye lens (their 15mm is not a digital lens), and so I had to turn to after market…
They are on to us; movie quotes on shirts
What used to be not-so-private jokes between movie fans now seems to be public knowledge. I have drawn great humor in the past from blurting out random movie quotes in order to generate laughs from my closest and rather cinema-sophisticated friends. My ability to pull out the most obscure, yet somewhat notable movie quote earned…