This year at SXSWi, I was challenged to compete in the infamous Battledecks, where I was challenged to pitch a company based upon investor slides I had never send before. I thought it was going to be ridiculous, but I never expected to have to pitch “Green Hedge Funds” using Amy Winehouse, Bacon and some [...]

There’s a game on Facebook called PackRat. It’s like playing Mah Jong but the tiles are icons hidden around that you can also buy are steal from your friends. I’ve never played it. It’s appears to be quite popular.
Today a friend informed me that I’m part of a themed icon set for SXSW. There [...]

Anyone that reads this blog from a feed probably missed the last 7 entries. My feed provider was unable to reach my RSS feed source for reasons that are still a mystery to me.
I had been wondering why activity on the blog had been down. Was trying not to take it personally ;> Thanks to [...]

30 years ago I was seven and had just discovered baseball. Actually it was the World Series in 1976 when the Yankees lost to the Reds that I became a baseball and a Yankees fan in one very short Fall Classic. The next year I was hooked: baseball cards, watching games, dreaming of being [...]

In August of 1992 I arrived in San Francisco. Within a year I was calling it home. Over the years I left a couple times, but I always knew I would be coming back. 15 Years later I love this city more than ever.
The first apartment I moved into was a nice 2br in the [...]

An amazingly funny Dogster member, Sammi, made this photo of me. I’ll cherish forever.

In fact there’s a thread on the Dogster Forums discussing am I Hot or Not. Now I know how Jim and James felt getting systematically sized up by their members. At least some of them think I’m a Hot Dog.
Wooofs!

Three years ago today Molly and I got married. It truly has been wonderful to have such a stabilizing partner who loves to explore life as much as I do. She’s my biggest fan and my greatest inspiration.

Thanks Molly, from the bottom of my heart.

I‘ve been commoditized. Well, it’s not really that bad. In fact I’m honored to be branded an “Innovator,” but still, this will take some getting used to. What you’re seeing below is a house ad running in RedHerring.com
I have a feeling my image made the cut because of the artsy, ill-at-ease Arbus-esque photo they used [...]

Moxie and me by Eddie Codel @ The Hat Factory

Moxie and Lori Dorn, by Scott Beale

And if you don’t see an embedded movie below, click thru and watch it on Dogster Video. Rex Sorgatz of Fimoculous said it’s the first truly great movie of 2007.

I’ve got an internet friend - we’ll we’re in-person friends but we communicate most via each other’s web presences.
He ran a marathon last weekend. A couple days prior to the run, he posted a blog entry saying “let’s run the marathon together,” and said if you comment on this entry I’ll write your name on [...]