At loose ends this week, I decided to explore Seattle's "First Thursday Art Walk." I wasn't very well organized about it... just meandered down to Pioneer Square to see what I might see. I have an odd relationship with art: some of my most powerful inspiration has come from visual imagery, and it has a different impact on me than other forms ( Read more... )

A couple of weeks ago I was at RadCon ( Read more... )

If I had been paying attention, I would have known that they sold out some time ago. 2006, to be precise. To Colgate. For $100M. Good for you Tom & Kate. Hard to turn down a hundred million when you started the company on $5,000 ( Read more... )

On Sunday I sat down to watch the Eagles game. I don't really follow football, but when my hometown team makes it to the post-season, I can enjoy watching. And since I had just enjoyed the Seahawks underdog victory the day before, I was in the mood ( Read more... )

2010 doesn't feel like it was much of a win, neither personally, nor globally. Here's hoping 2011 will be better ( Read more... )

Costumes at work are a terrible idea ( Read more... )

So ( Read more... )

I've been grooving on the management style of Edward 'Tiger Mike' Edwards. He owned an oil company, now defunct, and the Letters of Note site has some of his memos postedSome gems ( Read more... )

There has been some debate as to whether this bicyclist is a jerk, whether the cops are unbelievable jerks, or both. From Contour, watch (A) a car nearly hit a bicyclist. (B) Bicyclist, off balance, veer temporarily across the yellow line. (C) Bicyclist get pulled over, harassed, and ticketed for unsafe riding ( Read more... )

And yet, I live. And breath.

And now work for Contour, maker of wearable video equipment and promoter of personal adventure video storytelling.