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January 2009

You should believe in magic

January 31, 2009

Tweet No, I’m not talking about the hocus pocus kind, although that stuff is pretty darn cool. I don’t mean the showy kind, either. I’m talking about the magic of something, a synergistic moment or movement that makes me BELIEVE. We all used to do it. Every time we played with our toys, creating grand [...]

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kontaktmag interview on gangplank podcast

January 29, 2009

Tweet Looks like kontaktmag has finally hit the big time. Well, at least when it comes to the geek community. Listen to Don talking about kontaktmag on Gangplank’s podcast. Thanks to @spellwight and @evo_terra for the publicity.

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So I have these new business cards…

January 28, 2009

Tweet I’ve never had business cards that weren’t given to me by the company I worked for. Now, finally, I have some that are uniquely me. I am now a card-carrying, digital communications, social media asshole (douchebag sounds better, but some dude already appointed himself). They look like this: And my brother’s: Last and certainly [...]

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Pretty sure this is art.

January 27, 2009

Tweet I have no idea what this means, symbolizes or is supposed to evoke from me, but it’s fascinating. I love it when a short movie or music video makes me FEEL something. Great music, too.

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Contribute. Interact. Be Useful.

January 26, 2009

Why I follow those that I follow.

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Stop pretending

January 26, 2009

Tweet Knock it off. Really. It’s not doing anyone any good. False praise doesn’t work, nor does lack of negativity. If you disagree with something, SAY it. If someone does something you think is stupid, call them on it. Or let it go. REALLY let it go. None of us can get better without criticism [...]

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(Un)followers. Who cares?

January 23, 2009

Tweet Stop. Seriously. Stop bitching about who unfollowed you, why they unfollowed you and, for the love of all that is sacred, stop thanking your followers. You sound ridiculous. Following someone on Twitter doesn’t mean you’re friends, just like unfollowing someone doesn’t mean you’re not. Twitter is just a tool, it’s not a community, it’s [...]

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Baseball, steroids and the bonds of brotherhood

January 23, 2009

Tweet I love baseball, always have. I dig the long ball, I am a stats geek and I am an avid pitching fan. I used to fall asleep listening to Mariners’ games on KIRO 710 am every night before bed until I was about 15 years old. I’ve played baseball since I was five. I [...]

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Why are your blog posts so long?

January 22, 2009

Tweet It’s getting worse every week. Blog posts, previously short, sweet and to the point, are becoming long articles filled with images, movies and crazy colors that just don’t belong. I understand that your company probably just moved to a wordpress site and you think that publishing via RSS is a perfect way to get [...]

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Blast from the past

January 21, 2009

Tweet I had a ridiculous crush on Candace Cameron as a little kid, and if you’re a straight male around my age, you did too. This video, while hokey now, was fairly good for the early ’90s. Dare I say that Jaleel White (yep, Urkel in his first non-nerd role that I remember) stands up [...]

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