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June 2010

Treat your existing customers better

June 30, 2010

Tweet Every day I walk into my apartment complex office, I have to wait. I have to wait for sales agents to stop helping prospective customers and tend to what I need. To them, I’m not important. To them, I’m already locked in a lease that requires me to pay on time every month. Like [...]

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Everybody cut footloose

June 29, 2010

Tweet 2:16. That’s two hours and 16 minutes to run a total of 13.1 miles. Not the fastest I’ve run, not the slowest either. But it’s the farthest I’ve ever run in Vibrams. Yes, they look like ape feet and yes, they could also pass for ninja shoes, but these fusions or neoprene and rubber [...]

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Running for my life

June 26, 2010

Tweet I’m not at my computer right now. If you’re reading this within two hours of me publishing it, I’m participating in the toughest mental and physical act I’ve ever committed to. It’s something no one I personally know has ever done. I’m running a half marathon in Vibram shoes. Some of you may scoff, [...]

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My brother – mini celebrity

June 25, 2010

Tweet Why my brother won’t get his own blog, or at least a Posterous account, is beyond me. Until then, I’ll keep posting these because I think they’re hilarious. I have no idea what TW means. Is it his bike? Note the Apple sticker on the front mud guard. Is that what they call that [...]

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Letter after the Linchpin meetup

June 24, 2010

Tweet Received this letter the night I hosted the Linchpin meetup at Gangplank. She worked for a former client of mine whose contract with me ended abruptly. I’ve changed the company name, but the rest is her. Made me feel good and bad at the same time. Subject: Saw you on TV tonight Hello Tyler. [...]

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iPhone 4 Live Blog

June 23, 2010

Tweet There are few things geekier than waiting in line for a movie. iPhone 4 would be one of them. Starting at 5am on June 24, I’ll be in line at the Biltmore Apple Store patiently awaiting the doors to open at 7am so I can get my hands on a preordered iPhone. If you’re [...]

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Dystopian leadership

June 23, 2010

Tweet Every post-apocalyptic, dystopian story about the future points to the same few things as the cause of mankind’s demise: ineffective leadership, citizens who ceased to sacrifice for what they believed and the government being granted more power. Looked at separately, each of these was fairly unimportant when it comes to an end of days [...]

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Social Media Confessions

June 21, 2010

Tweet Social media was supposed to save us. The power of the people, the intelligence of the crowds and real-time connectivity was the answer to our prayers. For years we had been kept in the dark or outright lied to about what was happening in the world. We believed in our leaders and trusted big [...]

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The Man Who Would Be Bond

June 21, 2010

Tweet (Originally published in the debut issue of Scottsdale Downtowner. Dennis Keogh will be presenting The Art of Celebrity Impersonation Wednesday, June 23 at Gangplank. Many celebrity look-alikes try to capitalize on their good fortune. They dress alike, walk alike and act just like their counterparts in hopes they will get noticed. Others take it [...]

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Riding Whisky Dick

June 20, 2010

Tweet Keep reading, it’s worth it. Or, get a post picked out for you by tdhurst. More from my brother. I spend my weekends running and burning my feet on hot ground, they ride motorbikes in the middle of nowhere. Yes, Whisky Dick is a real place in Eastern Washington. Guess who, it’s me again, [...]

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