Saturday, November 14, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 06:03 My last morning in MN. All the week's work culminates in a presentation and a sign-off this morning. Team's been great: we're ready!
  • 13:27 Meeting went great. Team got the green light. Now for the 10 hour trip home to SFO via ORD
  • 15:41 made it to ORD, trying to catch an earlier flight to SFO. fingers crossed.
  • 16:32 Made it on the earlier flight, w00t! Let's hear it for those of us in the last row of the plane on a Friday night :)
  • 23:15 It's good to be home in CA after a really productive week in Minneapolis.
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Friday, November 13, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 05:18 Great run along the Mississippi River this morning before dawn. Sun rising over St Paul was breathtaking
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Thursday, November 12, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 05:52 RT @zarzecks: Looking for a rockstar User Experience Designer to join the @buddymedia team. (bit.ly/2A5tzG) PLS RT
  • 13:02 Seeking Crowd-Sourced Design? Logo Tournament was great for me. Others recommend Genius Rocket, as well. bit.ly/4QPPF
  • 13:35 Interesting to see Facebook's design principles (useful if you're creating a global platform): bit.ly/3SvRVG
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Wednesday, November 11, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 10:26 @UnitedAirlines 4 inches
  • 19:15 long, but productive, day facilitating research synthesis with client. Great dinner afterward at 112 Eatery in Minneapolis.
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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 09:44 waiting at SFO to fly to MSP. anticipating a chilly week.
  • 13:56 Touchdown MSP
  • 17:12 off to grab some grub in downtown Minneapolis. wish me luck!
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Monday, November 09, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 11:58 Great swim at aquatic park this morning. Bay is cold with low visibility but nice and calm.
  • 21:15 Intermission at John Cleese show in Refwood City. He's frickin hilarious tonight.
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Sunday, November 08, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 07:04 Didn't sleep well last night. Procrastinating an 8-mile run this morning.
  • 07:06 RT @Pogue Verizon doubles its early-contract-termination fee for smartphones (to $350) --insecure much? bit.ly/3csHCt
  • 09:20 hit the dog park early this morning. The pooch ran & wrestled & played his fool head off. he's asleep at my feet now, very content
  • 14:40 just saw "Where the Wild Things Are." eldest liked it, youngest was bored, I'd have walked out if seeing it alone.
  • 14:47 RT @Gennefer Brilliance from a college b-ball blog: "it's more important to have a good audience than a big audience" bit.ly/1hWh2Y
  • 17:45 Great 8-mile run at Sawyer Camp Trail to end the day. Finished in 66 minutes with a 10km PR along the way at 50:14. w00t!
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Saturday, November 07, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 13:23 Glad we could host Scott Stein while he's here in the Bay Area from NYC. One night stay went too quick tho.
  • 20:48 RT @pierre In case you still think we have greatest healthcare system in the world: bit.ly/2lwVVN
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Friday, November 06, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 00:33 @dallant now you're just showing off!
  • 08:07 RT @andrewjcohen: @kaboom's Twitter & facebook referred users stay 80% longer, 45% more pages. Audience often knows them #uxthanks
  • 13:23 RT @pierre Pew report: Americans broadening diversity of social ties via tech: bit.ly/3vIGyo #peacedot
  • 16:26 Cy Young winner Lincecum busted for speeding/pot possession. gives new meaning to "high & outside." ha! bit.ly/i15mA
  • 21:17 have seen more (legitimate) "we're hiring" notices in my mailbox this week than in a long time. a sign of the recovery?
  • 22:28 @kelownagurl I recommend Iron & Wine's 'Our Endless Numbered Days' (preview on amazon: bit.ly/3ig8sy )
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Thursday, November 05, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 05:01 last weekend's time change made the jump from PST to EST so much easier this trip.
  • 05:07 RT @bryce: 4 hrs. of sleep is the new 8 hrs. of sleep. <-- Amen, brother. (via @robhayes)
  • 06:01 For serving such a culturally diverse area, why does DC Metro only have signage in English? Willful? Or just ignorant?
  • 17:54 great day in DC, so worth the trip. At IAD now awaiting the last United flight out to SFO. home by 2am?
  • 18:00 @dcallejon very fast this time. will be back for a week on Dec 20. see you then?
  • 18:37 Seated in 16A on a 757 Overwater. Exit row roominess and a window FTW!
  • 00:27 Love that UA225 landed 40 minutes early! Home by 1am?
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Sunday, November 01, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 13:07 just did my longest run yet at 19 miles. unfortunately, didn't plan my nutrition intake properly and blew up at mile 17. always learning!
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Saturday, October 31, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 13:37 Note to self: it's allergy season again. Start taking your claritin
  • 15:18 got mysql and Rails installed on my mac (thanks @perezda). feeling dangerous. watch out!
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Friday, October 30, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 07:48 can someone please tell me logic behind when my FB news feed starts displaying? I mean, other than "random point in past"
  • 08:14 RT @OpenCongress: Full text of the just-released, 1990-page House health care bill to be voted next wk bit.ly/3KkvCv (link to PDF)
  • 11:20 Great call with a potential client this morning. Thanks @dallant for the referral.
  • 15:22 Just back from dropping off parents at SFO. Great to spend time with them here in CA
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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 08:01 Up early in Oakhurst, CA. headed to Glacier Point after breakfast then down into Yosemite Valley for a hike to Mirror Lake
  • 22:01 nice to meet @simplytheresa in Yosemite today after seeing her poster all over the park the whole trip. even nicer than the pic!
  • 22:41 wow. The Cherry Marketing Institute says drinking cherry juice after a race helps runners recover faster! (suspicious?) bit.ly/1IRaFj
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 09:25 Morning run in yosemite valley with nary a person around. Happy to be alive
  • 18:38 Beautiful sunny day in Yosemite today. Not too crowded. Great valley hiking. Saw climbers half way up El Cap. Awestruck by Mariposa Grove.
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Monday, October 26, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 07:18 pancake breakfast, then we're heading to Yosemite. can't wait to see Half Dome again
  • 07:38 @bradrourke go brad! just run and stopping tweeting from the race!!! #mcm
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Sunday, October 25, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 09:35 The girls are beside themselves with excitement: the grandparents arrive today (I'm excited, too)!
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Saturday, October 24, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 07:54 is it just me? or do others suffer thru the WSJ sending duplicate stories (like 7x) thru its RSS feed every day?
  • 09:39 @bradrourke run strong, Brad!
  • 10:31 Just processed the 24 open tabs in my browser by reading, bookmarking, abandoning. My mac's much happier.
  • 10:41 RT @SteveCase U.S. Empire in Decline bit.ly/43eY5Q "If you borrow $9 trillion, it's not really the conduct of rising empire, is it?"
  • 13:29 Glad Costco gas is here in RWC: 2.92 for regular & 3.09 for premium. Much cheaper than elsewhere
  • 15:33 McCain takes ~$1M from telcos, introduces misnomered "Internet Freedom Act" to ban net neutrality #senatorforhire bit.ly/fV8GR
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Friday, October 23, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 10:06 RT @dallant Matt Flannery @mattflannery & Premal Shah are in FORTUNE's 40 under 40 rising stars. Go @Kiva! j.mp/FORTUNE40u40
  • 12:58 Getting my hair cut. Out of curiosity, how much should you trust a bald stylist?
  • 18:21 @simplytheresa haircut was just fine thx... it's now shorter than I've had it in years, and I like it :) hope to see you this Sun or Mon?
  • 22:13 @dallant you're livin' the high life!
  • 22:17 @jrushin. Dude you should get an Audi!
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Thursday, October 22, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 08:59 California grows about 95% of the nation's pomegranates, in season now. Look for dark red skin on a heavy-for-its-size fruit.
  • 09:31 glad to see the sunny forecast for Yosemite has gotten warmer. temps to stay above freezing at night for our trip Sun-Tues
  • 10:43 RT @YosemiteDNC Yay! & Glacier Pt. is open too! RT @YosemiteNPS: The Tioga Road (Highway 120 through the park) has reopened.
  • 12:01 urban chickens not always a pleasant affair. True, but no one glorifies picking up dog poop either bit.ly/2KgwQC
  • 16:56 New Redwood City Costco has a nice layout, much better than old building. Today's bonus: shopping carts in pristine condition!
  • 16:59 @gwachob If you're not one for crowds, I'd wait til tomorrow. Lots of mouth-breathers clogging the aisles grabbing for free samples
  • 17:13 @gwachob yes, parking at RWC Costco is very good (better than FC and MV), altho timing of new traffic lights on Middlefield need some work.
  • 19:28 With the little ones in San Jose waiting for Disney Princesses on Ice to start. Girls are excited
  • 20:40 Intermission. Cute show. Girls loving the disney characters and props
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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 08:10 I had a fantastic Monday yesterday. Can we do it again?
  • 13:01 @dallant thanks for the intro, Victor. Will do you proud and let you know how our initial talk goes.
  • 19:11 Watching the thinnest sliver of a moon slip below a dusky pink horizon. I love autumn skies
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 08:40 RT @consumerreports: Learn from the Sidekick saga: Back up your smart phone bit.ly/Q4XEg
  • 13:57 Happy Day! Working with a new client on a really interesting project (details later once contract is signed)
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Monday, October 19, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 12:17 Great mile swim in the Bay this morning with the gang, altho cold & murky. Love my new Xterra sleeveless wetsuit!
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Sunday, October 18, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 11:31 just finished at 16.6 mile training run, my longest ever. glad there are still six weeks before the marathon... i need it to train
  • 21:20 Listening to a room full of seven year old girls tell stories at bedtime. Birthday sleepover party going well
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Saturday, October 17, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 09:14 Great to see NPR News's Social Media guidelines posted for all to read (and learn from) bit.ly/100byO
  • 09:58 Hoping this story has no correlation to my headache on our Mt Whitney summit-in-a-day trip last month bit.ly/1CGtsL
  • 16:56 RT @cfnoble: For the next hour, using #beatcancer and #genesistoday in ANY tweet will generate $1 to fight cancer. $1 PER TWEET
  • 16:58 RT @cfnoble at 5:15 pm PST, for one hour, eBay / PayPal / WhatGives will donate $1 PER TWEET. Use #eBay and #beatcancer together!!
  • 17:35 hoping my friends didn't tweet #eBay and #beatcancer too early to be counted toward the $1 per tweet donation (good til 6:15pm PDT)
  • 17:55 thanks @nddulac @nurturegirl @amoration @neddotcom @msjennylin for tweeting #eBay and #beatcancer for another $1 donation
  • 21:05 Ha ve plotted tomorrow's 16-mile run. Takes me from home down to Stanford Dish, thru campus to Palo Alto, then back to Edgewood Park. whew!
  • 21:12 and he's packing a Pre! RT @dallant "The Blogfather has arrived" --comment I overheard when I arrived at #OppColl1 in Ixtapa.
  • 23:23 RT @politicsrespun health care system as a "for profit" system goes against any moral code I know. It should be available to all.
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Friday, October 16, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 09:17 Heading out for an hour-long run. We'll see how far I get.
  • 15:06 busy day today: client work, biz dev, invoicing, giving away our chicken (!) to clear room in the coop for new ones.
  • 15:31 @PamO cringing on your behalf. hope it's not too bad
  • 16:10 Hearing the familiar "OH"s from the DC fans during anthem before the #sharks v #caps game. So better than SJ's infantile "you suck" chant
  • 21:45 Sweet! Got my google voice invite :)
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Thursday, October 15, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 11:46 Lance commits to Kona 2011. Stadler's bike course record of 4:18:23 just trembled. bit.ly/Rsc85
  • 15:45 Weary of hearing GOP talk as if health costs won't rise without reform. Gimme a break
  • 16:39 Ups and downs: a project in the pipeline didn't get funded. November's now wide open for new stuff!
  • 20:30 Coming up on the 20th anniversary of Loma Prieta quake. Paying closer attn to this recent earthquakes map bit.ly/12Zr5
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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 00:35 About to start skype with client in Bangkok and ATT DSl goes on fritz. WTF?!
  • 01:00 DSL and wifi restored but window to talk missed. try again tomorrow.
  • 07:49 Very cool tool: NOAA's River Guidance web site lets you see real-time river levels and flood stages bit.ly/3EnkK
  • 09:14 Enjoyed last night's surprise Tabata workout session at the Silicon Valley Tri Club meeting (still feeling it). bit.ly/gEfOu
  • 17:21 Hooray! Twitter now has a report spam function (at long last) bit.ly/193o2R
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Tuesday, October 13, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 09:14 RT @joegardener Calling all aspiring TV chefs: Here's your chance. New Nat'l series looking for the right person... bit.ly/4hZECn
  • 14:03 just cleaned up the front yard and put away anything that shouldn't get wet in the back: ready for the first rain of the season!
  • 14:26 wiki wiki wiki!
  • 22:59 Fascinating & frightening article by Malcolm Gladwell. Read it & never watch football the same again bit.ly/2XObf
  • 23:01 @kanter nevermore
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Monday, October 12, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 19:49 I do so hate it when I have multiple open-yet-unsaved documents and I close-without-saving the wrong F-in doc! #OwnWorstEnemy
  • 21:30 a fan of Mojo Nixon? (80s college radio). Download all his albums FREE on Amazon 4 next 3 wks (USA only) bit.ly/m8djd
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Sunday, October 11, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 10:44 Reward for this morning's 8-mile run: coffee and a donut!
  • 12:00 caught a cold? 5 steps to knock it out: big breakfast, mild stress, green tea, early to bed, work out bit.ly/3stoeg
  • 15:16 Kairos turns one today. Got him a new red collar and some toys.
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Saturday, October 10, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 02:54 Barack Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize for creating "a new international climate." wow bit.ly/qmf4B
  • 08:08 @davepeck no more driving to Millbrae or Mountain View. woohoo!
  • 08:36 if your caboose is wide enough to easily show HOLLYWOOD in block letters, maybe you should lose the stretch pants. just sayin'
  • 09:47 Can't stand the "if you win I lose" mentality rampant in politics these days, but glad DNC not backing down. bit.ly/vB5vA
  • 09:59 RT @DennisWhittle "There is no un-do on the internet" #ocs2009
  • 10:03 RT @suzboop: @goodetobefirst from Murphy Winery: push your brand's events & wins, not your brand name. create awareness of brand's lifestyle
  • 10:23 Great food rule: "No second helpings, n o matter how scrumptious" bit.ly/mcTCj
  • 12:01 OH: "hello?... hello? HELLO!? I think her pants just called me."
  • 13:31 This is a most poorly-edited/formatted Swine Flu warning article. From BabyCenter, no less!. heard of a bullet list? bit.ly/1R6aC
  • 15:00 where did the day go?
  • 17:09 Sweet-talked my way out of a parking ticket. Than you meter-maid!
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Friday, October 09, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 08:55 robbery? face value of event tix = $15. Buy 3 online and pay an extra $17.85 in various "fees." bah!
  • 10:39 One takeaway from story of hazards of globalized food sourcing is to grind your own meat from whole cuts bit.ly/4A1pUv
  • 11:34 A ban on professional models for being grossly underweight? For my daughters' sake, I hope it works bit.ly/e0ORG
  • 12:23 Pogue: "public pressure+government agency doing its job=corporate behemoths doing the right thing & saving you money." bit.ly/45GTIi
  • 12:28 interested in things online community? follow the #ocs2009 tag today/tomorrow. Will need to provide own wine at happy hour, tho
  • 16:55 donning the teal jersey and getting ready to head out the door to the #Sharks home opener! Go Sharks :)
  • 20:12 Sitting two rows in front of Jeremy Roenick at the #sharks game. So cool
  • 20:59 Sitting two rows in front of Jeremy Roenick at the #sharks game. He's so cool
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Thursday, October 08, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 08:41 Wondering why it'll take PayPal 10 days to fully process my unsubscribe request. is it really that difficult? (no)
  • 11:26 great breakfast with @cwolz this morning. Glad he used Twitter to let me know he was in town!
  • 13:34 Hooray! The new Redwood City Costco opens Oct 21 at 8am. It's been a long 6 months of reconstruction
  • 18:05 Did the right thing today advising someone they're not ready to jump into social media. won't help my bank account, but I will sleep well
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Wednesday, October 07, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 08:57 Majority of United Ways reporting decline in donations: comments thread more valuable than article itself bit.ly/10LDmi
  • 12:58 RT @pierre Follow @effectmeasure if you want to get really smart on issues surrounding #h1n1 #swineflu pandemic.
  • 13:12 Great article on the myth of crowdsourcing -- it's not what you think it is (or want it to be) bit.ly/eIDJu
  • 15:43 @PunkRockRunner sad news, indeed. I think I was finishing about the same time as you. I passed by the EMT crew hard at work on him
  • 17:41 getting ready to head to SF Opera to take in Il Trovatore
  • 19:29 Methinks "Balcony Front" is a misnomer, at best, at SF Opera house
  • 21:06 @sbraiden made it up here in a Germa n sedan. No more bike, but loving the opera. Great to hear from you!
  • 23:17 Fantastic opera tonight. The set design was stunning, and the singing was pretty good, too. Soul is replenished
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Tuesday, October 06, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 09:20 Best part of oral typhoid vaccine: cheaper than a shot but smar protection. Worst part? what it does to your GI tract for a week
  • 11:09 FTC says bloggers must disclose payments for reviews. Does this mean the end of astroturfing? (pretty please?) ginx.com/-1w94et
  • 11:27 Postal Service plans to drop Saturday delivery? How about they plan to drop junk mail instead? I'd pay for that! bit.ly/3Se1uH
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Monday, October 05, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 06:25 Off to run the San Jose Rock n Roll half marathon this morning. Las Vegas marathon is just two months away!
  • 10:52 Not my best half marathon but finished in 1:57:50. Great to see so many tri club folks this morning
  • 13:09 @ncjack @nddulac thanks! Was good to stretch the legs a bit today :)
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Sunday, October 04, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 09:47 Want to see how to systematically destroy the Redwood City School District? read Jack Hickey's statements here: ginx.com/-QWtiR
  • 10:49 Off to see a matinee of Ponyo. First time we're all seeing a movie in the theater together. Hope the youngest holds up.
  • 12:47 Wow, the film broke mid-movie and melted like an old 8mm. Little kids are horrified. Waiting for the fix.
  • 13:55 Movie fixed. Stayed until the end. Girls liked Ponyo a lot. Next up: Fantastic Mr Fox
  • 20:51 Friends over for dinner. Made tom kha gai and green curry from scratch. Yummy!
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Saturday, October 03, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 09:29 Looking forward to this afternoon's hilly bike ride with TRK. Much to do beforehand.
  • 09:42 @skydiver to focus on run without music, do math problems (add street addresses together, keep track of sum of bib numbers of ppl you pass)
  • 11:09 RT @SteveHynd: Obama WH already got more from one buffet lunch with Iran than Bush WH did in 8 yrs of saber-rattling.
  • 13:09 Time to pull the bike gear together and go rag out the legs on them thar hills above us.
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Friday, October 02, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 09:28 so very thrilled to get a Google Wave invite in my inbox (& thanks to so many Twitter-folk who offered me one of theirs)
  • 11:30 RT @Mlsif 83% of Americans want bills posted online before Congress votes on them. retwt.me/tucq (The rest are afraid to look?)
  • 14:41 Thrilled the #NHL season starts tonight, at last. Go #Sharks!
  • 14:55 Texting while driving banned for Federal workers (how they gonna enforce?) ginx.com/-4sArD
  • 19:46 Pissed that #directv and #versus are still in a standoff so no #sharks hockey on tv at the bar
  • 23:23 iPhone battery dying. Have to pay attn to darts now. Tied 6-6 with 5 games to goi
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Thursday, October 01, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 07:59 Maybe if Obama were just heading to his Texas ranch for some R 'n R the GOP wouldn't complain so much about his travels?
  • 09:01 Was hoping there'd be a Google Wave invite in my box this morning. Kinda feels like Xmas morning with no gifts under the tree.
  • 09:03 Good to see: RT @DirecTV we are open to putting up the hockey games that are exclusive to Versus while we continue to negotiate.
  • 11:23 Samoa... Sumatra... if I lived in a country beginning with a "T" I'd be bracing for the next big temblor. USA is next after that?
  • 13:48 New brakes on the bimmer via Autobahn Motors in Los Gatos. Thanks, Dave and team!
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 08:03 Great talk with my tax guy this morning. It's fun to be building a small business.
  • 11:10 Taking my folks to Yosemite in late October... managed to score a night at the Lodge so we can stay in the valley!
  • 15:58 RT @MartyKearns Lessons Learned from Creating a Social Networking Site for More than Just Socializing ow.ly/rK4T
  • 18:08 @simplytheresa the want is there, so I'll make the time. See you in October! :)
  • 18:21 RT @awsamuel A social scientist takes on social media bullshit: ginx.com/-9Hpbr (via @david_a_eaves)
  • 19:53 Psyched to find out health insurance will pay for all but $50 of my travel shots (clinic charges $850 for them)
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 10:17 Getting ready to drive to Oakland to talk social media tactics over lunch with the Playworks team
  • 16:17 Great visit with the Playworks team, and a nice FB bonus to see Pam at the new casa while over in the East Bay
  • 16:52 @joanhan (re: twitgoo.com/3tsfa) I'll take the bottom shelf, you take the top?
  • 16:52 RT @YosemiteDNC Tuolumne lodging and High Sierra camps are closed for the season. Thanks, everyone, for another great year.
  • 18:14 Backed up my data and upgrading to Snow Leopard. Fingers crossed!
  • 22:57 love the fact I can toss my #fivefinger shoes into the washer and they come out sparkly clean!
  • 23:20 Pissed that @DirecTV has dropped Versus channel: means no opening night Sharks game on TV for me. Might switch to DISH after 10 years of DTV
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Monday, September 28, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 08:28 making green pancakes with the wee ones. it's good to be home
  • 10:46 wondering if the paint's actually going to dry before this Mt Whitney video finishes uploading. too close to call.
  • 11:01 Pictures from my Mt Whitney climb with @dallant are posted to Flickr ginx.com/-TXHbB
  • 13:15 RT @activenetwork Marathon Mania Section! Find Marathon Running Articles, Training Tips, Plans, Online Log & Races: ginx.com/-kxRjx
  • 15:28 Totally love the USAA mobile@deposit app on my iPhone. Can deposit a check just by taking a picture of it!
  • 19:45 Cool to watch the Intl Space Station fly overhead tonight: really bright! follow @twisst to find out when it passes over you
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Sunday, September 27, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 09:15 Stuck in Rodgecrest til our plane takes off at noon. Forecast high is 104. Get me out of here!
  • 11:33 Watching the TSA screeners at IYK go thru checked bags by hand. No secrets from anyone in the room.
  • 13:13 Flew at 11,000' from IYK to LAX. Passed over 100s of swimming pools and not a single one in use
  • 14:03 @nddulac have a great time at the game! Go Spartans
  • 14:05 Walking thru LAX can't help but notice just how big people are. Except for the rail thin catwalk types, that is
  • 16:27 Touchdown SFO. Great trip up Mt Whitney with @dallant. Mont Blanc in 2010!
  • 20:24 how 'bout them Irish?! sweet comeback drive.
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Saturday, September 26, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 19:30 Made it to the top of Mt Whitney and back down again. Other than having the worst headache of my life all went great. 14 hours roundtrip
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Friday, September 25, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 06:03 Platform v eyeballs and rent v own. A great post by Seth Godin today: ginx.com/-GFwcg
  • 06:06 off to the airport (SFO - LAX - IYK) for dinner in Lone Pine tonight!
  • 09:05 Landed at LAX 25 min early. Sitting on Tarmac for 25 min waiting for a gate to open up. Net-net: on time arrival. Sigh
  • 12:25 Flight into IYK cruised at 11,000'. Will be having breakfast higher than that tomorrow morning on the climb up Mt Whitney
  • 14:58 Got my Whitney permit in hand. Heading up to the trailhead to acclimate then back to Lone Pine for dinner
  • 17:34 Pizza for dinner then a nap under the stars. We set out for the summit at 4am. Updates when we return tomorrow evening. Bye
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Thursday, September 24, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 00:35 @dallant surely you jest about the new shoes... s'il vous plait?
  • 00:56 LOVE IT! RT @twisst8 @itsthomas ISS will cross the sky at your location at 8:46 pm! more details: twisst.nl/13513
  • 09:00 too cute: listening to my youngest sing along to "Magic" by Selena Gomez
  • 10:32 You don't have to like the coming era of hyper-measurement, but that doesn't mean it's not here. (via @sethgodin) ginx.com/-Aq7YW
  • 10:55 RT @awsamuel Great blog post from @laurenbacon on why you shouldn't worry about falling behind. ginx.com/-2iyvCA
  • 14:54 RT @weaddup We have over $33,000 worth of prizes. All ya have to do is sign up to win! www.climategiveaway.com Have fun!
  • 18:12 enjoying the awesomeness that is my dopplr account linked to my flickr account to group my photos by trip taken.
  • 18:36 @leelefever so sorry to read the sad news of Amos. My thoughts are with you.
  • 21:27 Happily watching the Sharks and the Canucks streaming on nhl.tv (OT, baby!)
  • 22:58 flight leaves in 9 hours, and I guess I'd better start packing my equipment IN the bag instead of just piling it in a corner
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Wednesday, September 23, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 12:07 Coolant light flicked on in the car. Stopped in at Palo Alto Bimmer to buy more and they topped it off for FREE. w00t!
  • 16:14 Until today, had been almost a year since it cost $50 to fill my car. Can't wait for gas prices to drop again.
  • 16:21 RT @pierre: Just got off stage with Clinton announcing our $30m commitment to support entrepreneurship in India and Africa. #cgi09
  • 18:10 Slowly but surely pulling the hiking equipment together. Flight to Inyo-Kern leaves SFO at 8am Thursday.
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Tuesday, September 22, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 13:28 Making my packing list to summit Mt Whitney on Friday with @dallant. This will be 3 years in a row at highest peak in lower 48
  • 15:02 RT @cwolz: HBR's Piskorski on social network sites: provide "cover" for voyeurism and job seeking(?) ow.ly/qnnF
  • 16:03 @peterkaminski could have sworn I was going to see you up on the stage for this: ginx.com/-YhmIV
  • 22:28 wondering where the heck I put all my hiking gear
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Monday, September 21, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 04:41 Up early and out the door to drive down to rave the Santa Cruz #Triathlon. I'll be wearing no. 485 today
  • 05:48 Made it to Santa Cruz before transition opened. Hope I'm this fast all morning!
  • 05:50 Aiming to beat 3 hours today. See you after the race
  • 12:24 Woohoo! Smoked my goal time. Finished in 2:48:57. My personal best for Olympic distance %triathlon
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Sunday, September 20, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 11:56 off to Santa Cruz to pick up my race packet for tomorrow's triathlon. Taking the girls with me and then we're off to a party afterward.
  • 20:10 Tri bag is packed and ready to go. My swim wave starts in twelve hours!
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Saturday, September 19, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 06:59 Watched the sun rise from my kitchen table in CA this morning. Sorry, no comparison to seeing it come up over Kenya
  • 10:41 @ncjack back already! last Tri of the season is on Sunday (int'l distance Santa Cruz Tri). Hope to beat the jet lag by then :)
  • 16:28 Thankful for 20 minute naps. Getting ready to take the eldest to the #SJSharks preseason game tonight!
  • 18:33 On Caltrain to the #SJSharks game with Hannah
  • 19:25 Yee-Frickin-Ha!!! There's finally free wifi at the Shark Tank. Go #SJSharks!
  • 19:55 Is only fitting that Hannah lost her tooth at the hockey game (no puck involved)
  • 21:27 Taking the early train home from the game to show off the tooth to mom
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Friday, September 18, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 01:04 at last! made it to Munich. altho it's raining, I'm off to explore. flight for SFO leaves in 6 hours.
  • 02:33 Jacking the wifi at the apple store at Marienplatz
  • 06:04 nice time in Munich. had weisswurst for lunch at Viktualienmarkt and walked around city center in the drizzle. now back at MUC
  • 06:14 Discovered the delightful feature known as "freshen up shower" in biz class lounge in MUC. I feel like a new man.
  • 19:00 Landed at SFO. Good to be home again. 8 mo old twin girls next to me were very well behaved
  • 21:18 family reunited. bags unpacked. catching up on mail/email. hoping for sleep tonight.
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Thursday, September 17, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 08:40 After driving across Nairobi twice I'll never complain about USA traffic again
  • 09:15 Getting ready to take shuttle to NBO airport to begin the 30 hour trip home to SFO
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Wednesday, September 16, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 01:00 Finally got my Kenya sim card to work. Humbled by the trouble I had but there's a first time for everything
  • 12:34 spending my last night in Nairobi. Looking forward to getting to the National Park tomorrow afternoon before flying home
  • 12:52 @Stokes local Kenyans are amused at the #fivefingers ("why bother?"). Surprised at how many folks from asia/europe have seen them before.
  • 20:17 watching my last Nairobi sunrise. memorizing the sights and sounds.
  • 20:53 Surprised to find a monkey hanging out just outside my hotel room door. Glad I didn't leave any windows open!
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 08:55 jet lag and wearing a suit in a hot room did me in this afternoon. thankfully have found my second wind just before dinner
  • 13:33 Had nyama choma for dinner tonight (grilled meats). Ate ostrich, camel and crocodile. Yum!
  • 13:44 Dead tired. Up since 3am thx to jet lag. 21 hrs I enough. Good night!
  • 20:09 Woken up by exotic bird calls. Out to do another run with the monkeys.
  • 21:48 great run this morning... saw the family of monkeys again on the trail. Really loving my #fivefingers shoes on this Africa trip.
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Monday, September 14, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 01:33 it's odd to see so few ads on Google results page (logging in from Kenya). Same oddity with Kenya-based FB ads, too
  • 12:34 Interesting dinner conversations with folks from Sri Lanka, Mexico, Kenya and Philippines. So much to learn and share!
  • 19:22 Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success. - H Ford
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Sunday, September 13, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 11:09 I made it to Africa! Saw Mt Kenya on the way in. 3 hours after landing, finally at the hotel. now to get something to eat.
  • 12:45 surprisingly chilly in Nairobi. Agreed to do a 5K run first thing in the morning around hotel grounds. glad I brought my kit!
  • 12:56 wow, Heatley now a Shark? bye-bye Cheech and Michalek
  • 19:14 managed to sleep in til 5am, awoken by a flock of very noisy (yet unseen) birds outside. can't wait til the sun comes up!
  • 21:22 delightful 5K run around the hotel grounds. saw lots of monkeys and exotic birds and my feet are coated with red dust from the trail
  • 23:52 It seems there are as many monkeys in the trees here as there are squirrels back in the trees at home. Amazing
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Saturday, September 12, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 23:49 For want of an extra 76ml of Deep Woods OFF, had to check my bag in Zurich. sigh, shoulda bought a smaller size
  • 23:52 Flying thru Germany reminds me of the importance of portion control and quality (small and high). Need to bring that home.
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Friday, September 11, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 03:46 RT @WiserEarth WiserEarth is looking for a Social Media Intern ginx.com/-MoBxv #wiserearth
  • 04:42 Oops, you mean the mic was on? unintentional transparency at its best ginx.com/-CGBOR
  • 08:41 Dog woke me up at 2am, looking worriedly at the front door. Didn't help that "The Mist" was on TV at the time. Creepy.
  • 14:05 Enjoying some quality time with Kairos at the dog park
  • 16:10 packing, thinning, prioritizing, re-packing
  • 16:12 @drhomes thanks, Dan! shoot well tonight and see you next week
  • 19:32 lounging at SFO, on my way to MUC in an hour on LH 459
  • 20:43 Safely aboard. Shutting off iPhone to avoid nasty Int'l charges. See you in Munich!
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Thursday, September 10, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 01:38 RT @pierre Tom Friedman explains why we really need a functional GOP: ginx.com/-peohT
  • 08:06 happy to see a bumper crop of limes on the tree.
  • 09:46 thankful for good friends that are much smarter than me and willing to teach from a distance (yes, you, Jim!)
  • 10:00 RT @stereogab Announced the winners of Apps for America 2: The Data.gov Challenge ginx.com/-gUmqo
  • 12:16 Stopped by the ON office today. What a great group of people
  • 15:44 Sweet! Insurance covers 30 days of Malarone (malaria pills). Otherwise are $7 per day
  • 17:41 doing a jigsaw puzzle with my eldest. she's good!
  • 20:45 24 hours from now, I'll be nestled in my Lufthansa seat, about to take off for the other side of the world (getting excited!)
  • 21:44 @ryankanno thanks! hoping my new blue fivefingers arrive before I have to dash to the airport :)
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Wednesday, September 09, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 10:23 another example of "the rich get richer" aspect of networks, via study of Twitter followers ginx.com/-C1g9S
  • 16:49 Happy to work in a 10km run on the way to pick up the minivan from service
  • 17:54 @dallant don't forget, I'm going to be sitting on my duff all the way to Africa and back the week before our climb.
  • 17:57 Interesting Rockefeller Foundation "Philanthropic Advisor" job opening in SF. Know someone good? ginx.com/-OeDXZ
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Tuesday, September 08, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 11:18 Great last hilly bike ride with Thom before he moves to Texas. Up Moody and Old La Honda.
  • 14:46 all shopping for the Kenya trip is complete! Now I've got three days to make it all fit in carry-on :)
  • 18:10 Having sushi with the family
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Monday, September 07, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 13:05 Shopping for an overseas trip: should be fun, but it's not.
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Sunday, September 06, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 13:51 just moved 60 cubic feet of yard material so's to muck the chicken yard. The coop smells nice and fresh (tho I won't until after my shower)
  • 20:15 stuffed salmon and asparagus spears for dinner. Now watching the Bears feast on the Terps.
  • 21:45 @rozsavage congrats on making it to Tarawa! so proud of your accomplishment (104 days at sea)!
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Saturday, September 05, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 08:39 RT @berkmancenter: More carrot, less stick! bit.ly/46OLDt Dave Rand's new paper on human cooperation: bit.ly/xQxGb
  • 13:59 At the travel medicine clinic. Shots incoming. Only five tho
  • 14:34 Vaccine slurry in my system: hep A, meningitis, polio, tdap and flu. Joy
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Friday, September 04, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 07:59 @ryankanno thanks for the tip! have a blue pair of 44s on their way (bought a $2 luggage tag to beat $7 in shipping)
  • 17:44 Great coffee and discussion just now with @eekim. Even better to be reminded just how brilliant your friends are.
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Thursday, September 03, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 10:21 Making plans to climb Mt Whitney on 9/25 with @dallant, what a busy September!
  • 13:21 job opp: PT co-director for @globalvoices Lingua translation community: ginx.com/-coLC2
  • 13:53 sweet! <3 from MSM RT @huffingtonpost Urban Chickens: The Latest Trend In New York City (VIDEO) bit.ly/G9q9P
  • 14:11 off to SF for meetings, meetings and dinner, then back home for more late-night calls.
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Wednesday, September 02, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 08:05 stand corrected by Blood Ctr staff: the travel meds don't DQ me from donating, the time in Africa DQs me. time to get another tattoo!
  • 10:07 awesome! RT @Peets_Tweets: Come take a virtual tour of our Alameda roasting plant. ginx.com/-xER37
  • 12:47 crap. getting 502 errors trying to get to gmail
  • 18:37 amused to hear NPR story about wolf hunting in Idaho & hunter who's fed up with his prey cuz "wolves just kill elk for sport!" oh, irony
  • 23:01 @RobCottingham welcome to the stream! Can't wait to share the adventure... starts on 9/10!
  • 23:46 Lots of oohs and ahhs over my #fivefinger KSOs at the hair salon today. If I were a #vibram salesperson, I could've made a killing.
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Tuesday, September 01, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 06:39 Driving to UC Davis to the lab
  • 12:10 Off to donate a pint of O Positive. Getting my yellow fever shot on Friday which DQs me from giving blood for a year.
  • 13:04 Cool: Stanford Blood Ctr giving out coupons for free pint of ice cream at Baskin Robbins for donors. Yum
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Monday, August 31, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 06:21 Marathon training plan says today is a rest day. Triathlon training says do a practice Olympic tri. Tri wins
  • 11:04 Decent times so far. Swim in :30. Bike in 1:13. I'll beat 3 hours easily!
  • 12:57 Pulled the run in in less than am hour. Think I'm gonna have a great PR at Santa Cruz Tri next month.
  • 14:46 Great to get a preview of the Santa Cruz #Tri with the #SVTC this morning. Race day's going to be so much the better and faster for it!
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Sunday, August 30, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 09:18 getting ready for my swim lesson. There's always room for improvement!
  • 10:49 fantastic swim lesson this morning. Got great pointers to use in tomorrow's open water swim at Santa Cruz pier
  • 16:55 wondering if anyone's been to Kenya and gotten their visa at NBO instead of before arriving? possible to get biz visa at NBO?
  • 17:20 @lindare dept SFO on 9/10 get to NBO on 9/12 there for 5 days for a conference, no safaris :(
  • 21:23 @broksas thanks for the visa info! did you get a business visa? or tourist? did it matter?
  • 21:25 @sarahkay don't let @jrushin freeze to death due to his chivalry!
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Saturday, August 29, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 07:07 Flight delayed out of DCA means missed conxn in ORD. Off to Dulles to go nonstop instead. Joy
  • 08:21 tickets to Nairobi purchased, now have to get my visa and shots!
  • 09:23 Waitlist gods are smiling. I'm on the earlier flight home and will land at SFO within 15 min of original plan
  • 16:00 landed SFO. good to be home. lots to do before FedEx pickup tonight.
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Friday, August 28, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 04:46 wow, you people get up early on the East Coast :)
  • 04:56 Cool! The Australian Council for Ed Research is going to use content from my urbanchickens.net blog as part of a test for gifted Aussie kids
  • 11:11 great to see so many old friends at this morning's meeting in VA. Confirmation that "small world effects" are in full force in the network
  • 15:19 Great day of meetings in DC area. Now to hang out with my parents tonight and fly home in the morning
  • 20:47 I hate it when late-night scheduled calls go unanswered. Stay up just in case? or send email to reschedule?
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Thursday, August 27, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 02:32 researching flights to Nairobi.
  • 03:26 @robhayes got your KSOs yet? I <3 mine in a very big way, wearing them almost daily
  • 07:36 packed up and ready to leave for the airport. Sleeping in Virginia tonight
  • 09:49 Sucky ATT reception at SFO gate 75. Aboard the plane and on our way to ORD
  • 14:11 Touchdown ORD. 45 min to catch flight to DCA. Hustle!
  • 14:59 @nurturegirl waving right back at you. See you next week in SF
  • 17:11 Hello Virginia. I see you're still a big fan of heat and humidity
  • 19:02 @joshuaclerner wanting to customize the wikimedia layout and allow for greater control over user access to edit than the "one-step" setup
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 10:13 thanks, Dena, for reminding me to purchase domains today! (whew, they were still available)
  • 10:35 @billy_bates thanks for the tip!
  • 10:36 help? Can anyone connect me to a mediawiki specialist to get me fully custom-configured on a dreamhost server? will pay
  • 10:56 @inspirative Thanks, Michael, I will!
  • 11:35 RT @lhtorres 25 percent of the way there! Can you help #PeaceTiles win the Nau "Grant for Change" $10k award? Vote at bit.ly/8th9d
  • 15:06 enjoying a very entrepreneurial afternoon with @perezda. software: check! domain: check! email: check! bizplan: next!
  • 16:54 RT @scottyhendo: Just learned 75% of bankruptcies last year were caused by health costs
  • 20:33 RT @windley Rationing (wh ether by price or gov't or some other way) ALWAYS implies someone doesn't get care they need. #hcr
  • 22:19 Would love to have a txt-to-speech & speech-to-txt app for my iPhone so I can keep my eyes on the road. (no, not a real voice call)
  • 22:30 RIP Ted Kennedy. we'll miss you in the fight for health care reform #hcr
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Tuesday, August 25, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 07:32 Great job oppty: pubs coordinator @ ISEAL, the global assn for social & environmental standards systems ginx.com/-4DONld
  • 14:14 RT @jowyang: Want to be Forrester's next Social Marketing Analyst? Learn how: ginx.com/-qev2X
  • 22:26 such a bummer the shuttle launch was scrubbed tonight (nice to watch live on @hdnet tho)
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Monday, August 24, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 09:17 finishing up a pancake breakfast with the family now... fuel for my open water swim at Redwood Shores at 10am
  • 12:58 Nice easy one mile swim in a lagoon at Redwood Shores with Dan & Warren. 30:40 to go the mile in warmish flat water
  • 19:16 It's bullshit that the people who have a good health insurance plan (you, Lieberman) are the ones saying we don't need reform
  • 20:40 Damn, wish I could have made it to #tbash today, but I caught my youngest's cold and decided not to share with the crowd
  • 20:41 @gwachob hey, let me know if I can be of assistance, too!
  • 20:45 @gwachob will do. mango nectar and sleep for me!
  • 20:45 I just entered to win a pass to #Gov20 Expo and Summit. Just follow @GovTwit and @GovLoop and RT to win! bi t.ly/RsjJV
  • 21:02 guilty pleasure: watching DVR'd "Morrissey: Who Put the M in Manchester" concert. he doesn't look 50. Thanks @hdnet!
  • 21:09 @motorcop1 hey, congrats on the pending delivery of kid #2! you'll soon find out that 1+1=3 when it comes to parenting demands :)
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Sunday, August 23, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 08:10 If it's Saturday morning it must be time for a bike ride!
  • 13:02 great bike clinic this morning put on by the Integrate folks (Al and crew). Lots to learn and muscles to burn. ginx.com/-fcaCa
  • 18:03 Pictures from our trip to Yosemite and Bodie posted to Flickr ginx.com/-MNzLD
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Saturday, August 22, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 20:52 BTW if you were looking for anyone from Europe this past week, they were with us on holiday in Yosemite. so few American accents!
  • 22:04 still a little weary from waking up at 5am to scare a black bear out of our camp (with a little help from the dog).
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Thursday, August 20, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 08:08 a couple calls this morning and then it's time to pack up for Yosemite!
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Monday, June 29, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 09:51 heading off to the CA Academy of Sciences. We enter at 11am... should be a great time!
  • 15:11 Enjoying a scoop of avocado ice cream at Mitchells in SF. Yum!
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Sunday, June 28, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 06:44 @jedmiller thank you, Jed! Hope you're having a fantastic weekend.
  • 07:00 Listening to Robyn Hitchcock's "I Often Dream of Trains" and loving every note of it. ginx.com/-gfGVx
  • 09:31 Debating whether to climb Old La Honda or Kings Mtn Road today. Waiting 'til it gets hotter to simulate race conditions.
  • 14:15 What a wonderful surprise to find my dad flew up from San Diego for my birthday! Such a clever family :)
  • 16:09 glad Thom came out to ride with me in the 97 deg heat. Our (my) choice of the Page Mill climb was most unwise. no shade = abort 1/2 way
  • 16:21 thanks everyone for your birthday wishes today. I'm truly blessed to have so many great friends
  • 19:47 Can't wait for @krob to come join her husband at my house :)
  • 21:04 @krob Not enough alcohol in the world. We've got 20 guys ready to come pick you up
  • 00:09 What a great birthday. Good to have friends over for some sweets. No need for another dessert til I'm 41
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Saturday, June 27, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 02:01 Comgrats to Lorr and Brett for winning the dart tourney. Late night but a lot of fun
  • 07:47 Awesome picture of the Sarychev Peak volcanic eruption from above (via the ISS). what timing! ginx.com/-GoGKo
  • 08:22 Happy to not have to pay attention to Evite RSVPs anymore (for now).
  • 08:23 RT @jedmiller: Posting PDFs is like offering an orange when someone ordered juice, or slipping someone the White Pages at a party.
  • 09:32 Can't decide if it's my tired eyes or the crappy font that's making this PowerPoint so painful to read
  • 09:49 @jdellachiesa haven't seen the Disney train yet, no... is it worth the trip across the Bay?
  • 10:01 meditating on this: networks are not a sum of parts but rather a product of the interaction of their parts
  • 12:26 If Clear is going to notify me once they've deleted all my personal info, how will they know where to notify me?
  • 12:38 if FB becomes more like Twitter, what will all the FB users kvetching about Twitter updates to FB do? :-) ginx.com/-L65Ns
  • 13:23 RT @EllnMllr: We're going to bring the FEC into the 21st Century. Really it IS possible. Help us out: ginx.com/-dPkAm
  • 16:15 I've got about 8 hours to finish those few remaining "by the time I turn 40" items. Anyone know where I can rent a Ferrari?
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Friday, June 26, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 05:51 The chickens woke up first. I quieted them down with some scratch so as to let the kids sleep in.
  • 09:47 RT @eekim: My brief slidecast defining collaboration and introducing the model @BlueOxenAssoc uses to think about it ginx.com/-7D8fN
  • 12:41 Preparing my talking points for tonight's SCVDA Awards Party... lots of folks to thank for a wildly successful dart season.
  • 13:22 was so hoping to see RSA beat BRA. I fear it's not to be with the late goal.
  • 14:53 80s icons are taking a hard hit today... hope it doesn't come in threes.
  • 17:13 Picking up a mess of BBQ for a crowd of 75 at tonight's SCVDA awards party
  • 21:52 Great party celebrating SCVDA Spring Seaon. 60 people throwing in the darts tourney
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Thursday, June 25, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 08:22 RT @NurtureGirl: It is 10am Central, do you know where your to do list is? How about your to be list?
  • 08:56 People are driving like frickin banshees today. Ugh
  • 18:01 With my girls at Comcert in the Park in Redwood City. Andy Z is plating great kids tunes.
  • 21:10 camping out (with wifi) in the backyard with my girls. Nice to have the tent set up and see them snuggled in their sleeping bags.
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 07:20 Blogged: SocialText goes free for up to 50 users - ginx.com/-Fsmbi (via @dahowlett)
  • 11:34 Shame on Union Pacific to not repair tracks in time for Disney's Christmas Carol Train to come to RWC. is now in OAK ginx.com/-ezSCm
  • 11:50 congrats @sarahkay and @jrushin on this, your second anniversary!
  • 11:59 Thrilled that Socialtext is now free for first 50 users. No longer have to use PBwiki for small stuff. ginx.com/-k3uIZ
  • 20:33 Great to see everyone at my sports basement shopping party. Thanks for coming!
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Tuesday, June 23, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 07:22 @vaibhav1981 thanks for the link for the "since last payment" discussion!
  • 08:27 RT @EllnMllr Assesing the Case Foundation's America's Giving Challenge. ginx.com/-em0Kt
  • 13:58 feature idea for Find my iPhone app: take pic remotely to see environs where it's been lost. ginx.com/-6kg0D
  • 21:20 As of 11pm PDT, Clear Card will cease operations. So much for the fast lane at the airport.
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Monday, June 22, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 07:52 Good luck to all my #triathlon friends racing in the San Jose Olympic Distance Triathlon this morning!
  • 10:41 Show support for democracy in Iran add green overlay to your Twitter avatar with 1-click - helpiranelection.com/
  • 10:52 Anyone else have screwy Google #AdSense earnings reports in last week? My since last payment is off 50%, yet monthlies are OK
  • 11:08 If you read the Sunday (print) paper: how many specific ads can you recall? think the rest got their money's worth?
  • 19:59 Ceded the neighborhood bocce ball crown. Now grilling steaks and chicken for dinner. Beer me!
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Sunday, June 21, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 06:04 good morning! off to do a training ride with #SVTC. Vineman 70.3 is just over 4 weeks away.
  • 11:43 good ride this morning: 67 mile loop from Redwood City to Cupertino to Belmont and back. Legs are toast, tho.
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Saturday, June 20, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 07:23 RT @NiemanLab: Is this the first academic paper on retweeting? ginx.com/-lLUnb (PDF) It's interesting!
  • 10:11 @drhomes I just pointed her in the right direction. All the forward motion was her own doing. Start it all over tonight? :)
  • 10:45 RT @socialcitizen: 89% of nonprofits using some form of social media, so finds soon-to-be-released Dartmouth study ginx.com/-q5w05
  • 12:17 RT @billjohnston: The Online Community Unconference wiki is now open ginx.com/-18lzc
  • 16:19 Thanking @perezda for showing me how to sync Gcal and my iPhone. Hooray!
  • 18:41 Chilling out to music on the square in Redwood City with @drhomes @krob and @makriese wine in hand. Come join us!
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Friday, June 19, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 07:42 RT @dangillmor: Guardian again shows why it's leader in understanding future of journalism: crowdsources MP expenses ginx.com/-SrSya
  • 08:18 Last day of school! I can't believe first grade is already over.
  • 11:42 Never thought crafting a proposal could be so fun. Equal parts dreaming, practicality and knowing what the client will realistically do.
  • 19:19 Great drinks and discussion with @krob. Now in SF for dinner with Rich and Eric
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Thursday, June 18, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 15:06 speaking from experience, full-sized thumbs are over-rated :) ginx.com/-v4eRB
  • 20:50 completed the greening of my avatar... how about yours?
  • 21:09 Digging into a new client project. The fact they're 14 hours ahead of me actually helps with the work flow.
  • 21:37 70% of all health-care costs are direct result of behavior. 74% of all costs are confined to 4 chronic conditions ginx.com/-WpkZo
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Wednesday, June 17, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 11:12 Nice coffee/catch up with @mgibsonsf this morning: inspirational, entertaining and aspirational. the perfect blend.
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Tuesday, June 16, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 07:55 Climbing stairs hurts today (in a good way). Love reading recaps of the Escape from Alcatraz race, tho: ginx.com/-hafHs
  • 08:50 If you're a parent with a sense of humor, check out the twitterstream of @momku just brilliant (via @marciamarcia)
  • 10:26 So glad we got road hazard warranty on our Costco tires last Oct. New tire costs but $1 to replace burst one!
  • 13:16 sat within sniffing distance of the Krispy Kreme shop while waiting for tire change. happy to report I resisted the urge to splurge.
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Monday, June 15, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 04:43 Eyes open. Body on auto-pilot. Glad I packed last night. SF here I come.
  • 05:34 Made it to SF. Beautiful day for a race. See you on the other side!
  • 12:08 Hooray! Finished in 3:39 (unofficially). Thrilled to have swum from Alcatraz in 58 min. Now if I can just find my car keys.
  • 16:31 official times in for Escape from Alcatraz: I finished in 3:37:04 (1166th overall). Swim: 53:19!, bike: 1:07:29, run: 1:23:23. I'm happy
  • 16:32 thanks everyone for the kudos and support today. Has been a fantastic day, and I conquered my fear of the Altcatraz swim in spades!
  • 16:38 great to read over the live-tweeting of Escape from Alcatraz by @athletesforacure ginx.com/-duwPk nice twitpics in there
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Sunday, June 14, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 12:24 Holy cow. I found street parking in the marina. Race packet pickup here I come
  • 12:32 I'll be wearing no. 998 in the Escape from Alcatraz #tri tomorrow. :-)
  • 21:39 Thanks all for the well-wishes today. Off to bed shortly to wake up at 4:30am to drive up to compete in Escape from Alcatraz #Tri #EFA
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Saturday, June 13, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 07:33 Just 48 hours until Escape from Alcrataz Triathlon starts. I sure hope the water is calm for the swim.
  • 10:23 so nice to hear our fridge making ice cubes again. Is it too early for a rum and coke? how about now?
  • 10:44 Truism from @gapingvoid: "90% of what separates successful people and failed people is time, effort, and stamina"
  • 15:29 Don't see many skinny folks riding segways. Just sayin'
  • 19:49 So glad I came to the Escape from Alvareaz info session. Feel a lot more confident about the swim with the sightings made plain
  • 21:38 whew, grabbed my usernames for me (thomas.kriese) and for the urban.chickens fan page
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Friday, June 12, 2009

tweets o' the day

  • 09:55 @itchbay congratulations on making it to escrow!! I hear chickens clucking in your near future :)
  • 10:52 wow, almost half of all 28,000 cases of the H1N1 virus (swine flu) have been in the USA ginx.com/-kQhac
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