July 2009

I just got owned by a golf course

July 31, 2009 Sports

Everyone who plays golf with any consistency and enjoys a modicum of success in terms of scoring (like say the mid 80s to mid 90s) knows that there are those days where everything comes together and you “play out of your mind.” Today was not one of those days. Oh. my. god. I decided to [...]

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Ask forgiveness, not permission… channeling Seth Godin

July 30, 2009 Other

“There are no stupid questions–just stupid people.” – Mr. Garrison That’s one of my favorite quotes of all time from South Park–one of my favorite shows of all time. I can’t remember if it’s from the “Bigger, Longer, and Uncut” movie or an episode, but when Mr. Garrison tells one of the students in his [...]

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Spandex Ambition – Favorite Band Names

July 29, 2009 Other

I’m totally burned out tonight from a hard day at work, but I wanted to post a little something about creating band names. Some names are great; some names just suck. And, of course, it’s all subjective. A game that my wife and I have played since we met in college (before we were married) [...]

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I’m going to be a father? How’s that work?

July 28, 2009 Fatherhood

My wife is now 26 weeks pregnant. 6 months pregnant pretty much on the nose. So she’s showing quite a bit, and this whole father thing is slowly becoming more real. Is this the way it’s supposed to happen? You tell me. Anyway, let me give you a little background. It’s our first kid, it’s [...]

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Shooting for Birdie with Email

July 27, 2009 Email Marketing

My birthday gift from my parents came in today on special order: A Nike Dymo Driver. It’s a pretty sweet deal, and naturally I had to take myself to the driving range to check it out. The place I had special-ordered it from did all sorts of diagnostics on my swing, and determined that I [...]

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