About time. And product. And being more deliberate.
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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When we lived in Evanston, there was this Target just a few blocks away. Stuff on the floor, expired milk in the aisle, very un-Target-like. We got into the habit of asking people about whether or not a particular Target was “good.” We came back up here for a wedding and asked the clerk at …
“Then what are we going to do, hook up with hippies” – Jeremy So, Team Pink thought they could get a boy to help them build the motorcycle last episode? So, they didn’t watch any of the past seasons. Roadblock: Fire Drill Jen’s doing it (yes, you still gotta call it in armchair racing). We …
Here’s my second set of favorites from the 2006 SXSW BitTorrent, 7 this time. A little background on the process: I’ve got all the songs in an iTunes smart playlist – anything with the album of ‘SXSW 2006 Showcasing Artist’, playcount less than 1, and shuffle is on. Today’s a pretty serious heads down work …
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