November 18th, 2009

This is a pretty well done video thanking our veterans for their service to our country.  Oh, and spoiler alert — it’s a Ford ad.  Not sure it ever made it on the air since it’s really long, but they’ve got a story to tell that wouldn’t fit in a 30-second or 60-second spot. Thanks [...]

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November 13th, 2009

Here’s my Mexico mash-up.  Swim-up bar, here I come! It sounds so simple, I just got to go Some beach, somewhere South of the border, down Mexico way Do my best to waste another day Toes in the water, ass in the sand Sit right here and have another beer in Mexico It sounds so [...]

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November 12th, 2009

I AM THE SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR!  There is one user, one log-in, one administrator. Me.  Don’t give me this BS about “the system administrator has set policies to prevent this installation,” because I most definitely have not.  In fact, I am the one trying to install it. Sincerely, Nick (Administrator) -Nick

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November 11th, 2009

This is possibly the greatest example of an author who doesn’t believe his own hypothesis. Free is a book about how creative businesses can still make money even after they give away their main product for free.  To that I say, practice what you preach.  Giving the book away free really would be a radical [...]

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November 10th, 2009

That’s a curious name for a restaurant.  I guess it was originally “Casa del Taco,” which makes more sense. Either way, I had my first Del Taco experience when we stopped for lunch on our drive up to Auburn for the wedding festivities.  The chicken burrito was OK, and the combo meal came with french [...]

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November 9th, 2009

Big time games last night for the Pleasanton championship.  We won the first game in come-from-behind-nail-biting fashion, with a last inning walk-off hit.  That got us into the championship game that was played right afterward on the same field. Against the top-seeded team, we rode that momentum to an early lead.  But then our defense [...]

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