Get off your butt and get to New York. The Cristo and Jeanne-Claude installation 'The Gates' is only there from February 12th to the 27th. Sarah and I had the pleasure of joining the Montalvo Arts Center tour this weekend. I took 180 photographs, but I'm only going to share a few of my favorites [...]
I've had knee surgery twice now, once in 2003 to replace my ACL, and then in 2004 because I tore the meniscus again. Rather than a toothbrush and floss like my dentist gives me, my doctor handed me a CD with stills and video from the procedure. If you have a strong stomach and strong [...]
Jason, Ryan and I made our annual trek to NAMM a couple weeks ago. "NAMM," of course, stands for The International Music Products Association, which is a clear indication of why the retail music industry gets no respect. The hot item for the show was Roland's new V-Accordion, shown here with interested buyers. Through the [...]
I'm a big fan of Andy Kessler. His articles are always worth reading, providing insight to parts of the financial world I don't play in, and giving his unique spin to it all. His most recent emailing included an excerpt from his new book, Running Money. In this section, he recalls meeting an entrepreneur who [...]
First, an icebreaker. What's the most embarrassing thing that ever happened to you? It was the mid-80's, and PDI was working hard to break into the television commercial business. We had clients from out of town that had come to spend the day reviewing our progress, giving feedback and hopefully approving the work so far. [...]
I've decided to jump into the bogging fray. I've enjoyed reading a bunch of other blogs, primarily busness related, and the best ones call to mind personal moments that have defined or directed my life. Some of those experiences have been big lessons, but most have been small and seemingly meaningless at the moment. Yet [...]