in memory of a good friend – Butch

My brothers dog, Butch, died this week and I will really miss him. He was a great friend. From my sister-in-law, Julie; Butch came to us… wandering on the streets of Chicago during a cold winter weekend. We made a half-hearted attempt to find the owner by posting a sign.

All I need to do is listen to Buzz Bruggerman

Every time I see my friend Buzz Bruggerman, he tells me about some productivity tool that I had either never heard of or forgotten to try. Today I was watching him being interviewed on Fast Company TV by Robert Scoble and he showed off MindJet. This mind-mapping software works for

Twitter is over capacity

I have been using Twitter a lot lately and really liking it. However, they have lots of problems with the site being down all the time. Today was no exception. We got the following errors on 2 separate pages. I decided to have some fun and created a t-shirt to

Active Words and getting things done

I like to be as efficient as the next guy and so I keep my eye out for tools that can make me more productive and/or save me time. Recently, my friend Buzz Bruggeman introduced me to his product, Active Words. Simply put, this product lets you assign a

good thoughts… to keep you going late at night

“Life is pretty simple: You do some stuff. Most fails. Some works. You do more of what works. If it works big, others quickly copy it. Then you do something else. The trick is the doing something else.” – Leonardo da Vinci

I like ilike and the like

I am a music fan. I grew up during the early MTV days and remember the launch, and I still love music videos. Some show me simply what the band looks like and how they act while others provide more context for the sentiment or lyrics of the song. I

Facebook, the next internet

We have been doing lots of thinking and practical work on the Facebook platform lately. My good friend Adam Loving, the inventor of Zuckerbucks, Toy Chest, and more recently Lab Builder has been telling me for months that Facebook is the future. Now I think he is right! Recently we’

good thoughts for a new year…

My daughter Ray, just had this poem published on the school web site. Words we should all consider… Dreams of Freedom I dream of being free, I dream of going to a different land, A dream of freedom, And a dream of peace, As we blend together, Different cultures, Different

Great resources for Seattle start-ups

Marcelo Calbucci, the CEO of Sampa has just published this list of resources. He is one of the most active and thoughtful guys around town, working hard to make Seattle a great place to start and scale new companies. Thanks so much Marcelo.

Coffee and new forms of communication

I just had a coffee with my friend Robert Pease. He used to be the VP of Marketing at MessageGate, where we both worked and thought alot about communication, email and regulatory compliance. We both loved the first 2 topics and kinda hated the 3rd, but thought there was a