The wife and I spent this past weekend in the middle of Wisconsin. We’re both particular about our coffee and we both enjoy joking about measuring distance in Starbucks. At home, we prefer local roasters like Dunn Bros or White Rock. But you don’t know the relief we sighed when Wausau got their first Starbucks. …
Author Archives: Garrick van Buren
Help Me Look Back on a Year of the First Crack
In celebration of First Crack’s first birthday, I’m putting together a show looking back. Since I’m way too close to it, I’d like you to tell me what you like and dislike about the podcast, what your favorite episode is and which ones were completely un-listenable. Send over all those hurtful and heartfelt statements you …
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First Graders With Plastic Butter Knives Are New Threat
Somehow the remote got stuck on local Fox News this evening. Leading to a long armchair parenting conversation about the appropriate punishment for an 8 year old unwittingly bringing a butter knife to school. In western Wisconsin growing up with all sorts of guns, bows, and arrows in the house, I’m comfortable with the responsibility …
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Support Your Podcast By Encouraging Listeners to Unsubscribe
It’s Wednesday and I’ve already had 3 conversations this week on advertising in podcasts or somehow monetizing podcasts to support thousands of thousands of podcasts listeners. If a podcast is so popular that it’s running out of bandwidth on a regular basis, there’s a really good chance the vast majority aren’t listening – even though …
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Amazing Race 8 – Series Premiere
Amazing Race 8, family style premiered tonight. Best Thing: Cameos by season 1’s Kevin and Drew. Worst Thing: So much screaming. Unnecessary screaming. Oh, and the all Flash, unlinkable website. Current favorites: Lintz Family, Aiello Family.
Reflections on a Year of Podcasting
On October 12th, 2004, I sat down with a Jabra Bluetooth headset, some since forgotten audio recording application, and published the first First Crack Podcast. How I’m doing the show now is far, far different than I did then – if only that I’m not hand-writing RSS. Despite improvements on my end, iTunes adding a …
I Might Have to Switch to De-Glazed.
I’m a big fan of the leisurely Sunday morning; reading the paper, drinking good coffee, having a Krispie Kreme or two. Over the weekend, my internal clock was off and I picked up the donuts late Sunday afternoon. Yesterday, I returned to the home office from an afternoon meeting needing a little something. I grabbed …
How Many is a Brazillion?
I gotta thank Mark for passing this one along. It’s had me chuckling the last couple days. “Yesterday, 3 Brazilian soldiers were killed.” “OH NO!,” the President exclaims, “That’s terrible….How many is a brazillion?”
Treo Replaces iPod for Brush Clearing Listening
Finally had a few moments to clear out the tree damage we had from the late summer thunderstorm I mention eariler. About halfway through, the battery in my 40gb iPod started flaking out – as it’s so prone to do. With the battery only reliable when it’s plugged in, the usefulness of the iPod is …
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Another Political Preference Test
You are a Social Liberal (91% permissive) and an… Economic Liberal(23% permissive) You are best described as a: Strong Democrat This one’s from The Politics Test at Ok Cupid. I’m fairly sure Ok Cupid isn’t a Libertarian organzation. Though I could be mistaken.