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for the new year – 2010

I had this list of goals for the new year, in 2007. Then in 2008, I did very little towards that list. OK, in this past year, I’ve actually started learning a new language/platform – Grails/Groovy. So that’s one out … Continue reading

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atmosphere’s glass house…

I was watching MTV Subterranean, and saw this video come on. First time I’ve seen this video, and I really liked it. Now, some videos are creative. That’s nice. But it’s rare that a video is great, and the lyrics … Continue reading

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I am…

OK, so there’s this video, I am. The song is by Novel, Talib Kweli and Spree Wilson. It’s really uplifting, with some quality lyricism – something that you don’t see too much of now a days. I couldn’t embed it, … Continue reading

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for the new year – 2009

I had this list of goals for the new year, last year… I had twelve months, and I accomplished nothing (well, nothing remarkable). Disgusting. Anyway, instead of making a new list of items to learn/try for the new year, I’ll … Continue reading

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a new start…

OK, I was working at Digital River, but after a very short stint (11 weeks), I was laid off. Yeah… Fortunately, I have some good friends here in the Twin Cities. Brian V. hooked me up over at Express Scripts. … Continue reading

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how did we get here?

Well, I can’t even come close to answering that. But there are a couple of people, in the know, who are doing a pretty good job of it. One of those people is Paddy Hirsch. In his presentation, he uses … Continue reading

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names…

I like to say the name of the person I am speaking to… I have no idea why, it just seems right. OK, that’s not a big thing — many people do it. The real problem is it takes me … Continue reading

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collaboration now

I watched the entire Business of Innovation series and found it pretty informative. So, I tuned to the premiere of Collaboration Now, hosted by Donny Deutsch. It was pretty good. One item that piqued my interest was the mention of … Continue reading

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thank you, purdue university…

Here’s a great writing tool I found @ Purdue University. I’m going to add this to my helpful links… Simply because it is.

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first impressions…

OK, it’s been a few solid weeks at Digital River. I have to say, I’m impressed. I love the amenities! I’m not saying it’s Google – but I will say it’s Google-like. The daily catered menus are all subsided. So … Continue reading

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