Posts from ‘September, 2008’

Kevin Spidel shared his tortilla breakfast recipe to go along with some of his Nana’s delicious salsa.  He was nice enough to bring me a jar of the fresh salsa when I was in Phoenix last week.  After a very careful return trip in my checked bag, the salsa has been mostly consumed in a [...]

Thursday, September 26 marked the largest U.S. bank failure in history. Washington Mutual Inc. was closed by the government with all assets being sold to JP Morgan Chase for $1.9 billion.  For more information on the closure, check out this article from The NY Times.
The severity of the bad mortgage debt situation is becoming incredibly [...]

Last month, I received my Flip Mino video camera. I purchased the device to use as a means to capture quick video on the go without having to carry my MiniDV camcorder around all the time. I posted the review for the Mino last month on my other blog but felt I needed [...]

I am going to keep this short but I wanted to express my gratitude for all those who participated in Candle Talk this evening.  This Sunday night tradition has truly grown into a great opportunity for the community to share some positive information before the week ahead.  I hope to see even more people participating [...]

The other day, a friend of mine, Taylor Barr, tweeted out that he had just enjoyed a Subway sandwich.  Immediately, I was reminded of the classic fresh bread meets body odor smell that always finds a permanent residence in your clothing after visiting any Subway chain.  I asked Taylor about this and he tweeted back [...]

Last night, as promised, Seesmic founder Loic Le Meur shared his proposed business plan for Seesmic moving forward. Topics ranged from monetization techniques to mobile application support.
See below for some of the key points from the conversation.  This is not the full conversation as lots of information was exchanged between Loic and the community [...]

UPDATE - I have lots of very good information to add to this blog tomorrow regarding the conversation that took place tonight.  Be sure to check back before noon Eastern Time.
It would appear all the talk and speculation brought on by the recent layoffs at Seesmic may see some clarification. This evening, Seesmic founder [...]

After all the controversy and negativity swirling around yesterday’s blog topic, I decided to take things in a more positive direction this evening.  Being the owner of a cat, Willie, I make a regular practice of supporting local shelters as well as the The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA).
My birthday [...]

UPDATE - Please read this post if you are reading this one.  It has some important follow-up information.
Yesterday, the social media website designed around video conversations made the decision to layoff three of its employees.  The news came hard to many of the site’s regular users as many of us had established strong relationships (both [...]

Social media is great for making professional connections; however, it is also a great way to make new friends.  Seesmic has been a fantastic opportunity for me to meet some wonderful and interesting people with whom I can exchange ideas.  What I didn’t realize when I joined was just how much fun would be had [...]