About time. And product. And being more deliberate.
This weekend the Upper Midwest got dumped on. My hometown received 19″ of snow in a single day. Jen and I were driving home in it. It was awful. Bad. During the drive, we had no idea if conditions were getting better or worse. Just as Mark Ramsey restates, radio has the power to provide …
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In case you missed, 229 more songs have been released in the 2006 SXSW Band Showcase Bittorrent. Just in time too, I’ve only got 331 left from the first batch.
The hippies (BJ & Tyler) are playing better than anyone yet – in any season. They’re playfulness at the beginning of this episode – greeting everyone at the zip line by jumping on their cars – is what this is race is all about. “I was hoping we wouldn’t have to go to Russia.” – …
On a drive this past weekend, Jen thought it was time we talked about being new parents. Everything you’d expect is in here; guilt, funny clothes, guilt, awkwardness, diapers, mommy-and-me classes, dad-and-son catch, and thoughts on starting solid foods. Yes, we’re still armchair parents at heart. Listen to Jen and Garrick Talk About Being New …
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Though it’s blown over and buried under six inches of fresh powder, a ‘SOLD’ sign was added to the ‘For Sale’ sign in front of the house this weekend. Details to follow.
A little light-hearted fun this Friday, after a pretty tough week. City Pages’ 5 Silly Questions: Garrick Van Buren Thanks Corey.
Based on Greg Olsen’s Going Bedouin article, “Startbucks” defines a small team of entrepreneurs, 3-5 people, working on the next great business from geographically disparate coffee houses, collaborating via internet access. In the Experience Economy, this is free office space for the price of coffee (in contrast to free coffee for the price of office …
As part of the Dave Slusher 2006 Over-Exposure Tour, Dave and I talked about his AmigoFish and the Uplifter.org projects. Upfront I talk about: Laughing with my son The March 25, 2006 Uplifter Minnesota Weblog, Podcast, Videoblog Workshop at the Acadia Cafe from 2-6pm Playing a song from Marlee MacLeod Podcasting the DEMO LoFi Showcase …
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The Center for Constitutional Rights recently released Articles of Impeachment Against George W. Bush, a $10, 144-page paperback they’re encouraging you purchase for your House Representative (that’s where impeachment hearings need to start). From Onnesha Roychoudhuri’s interview at Alternet.org, here’s the basics of the 4 articles: Warrantless wiretapping of Americans in the U.S. “This constitutes …
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Thanks to Bruce Schneier for pointing me to Mark Steyn’s excellent ‘Long war’ is Breaking Down into Tedium column in the Sun Times. Steyn lists out some actually happened examples of companies and financial institutions invoking the Patriot Act without reason. Given the complexities of most legislation and the Asking Questions = Unpatriotic attitude of …
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