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October 30, 2008
Vote
I voted.
This is not a boast, a political statement or an endorsement, just a simple reminder that you have a job to do between now and Tuesday evening.
It takes minutes; everyone is friendly; and you get a cool sticker at the end. Basically it’s like a trip to your childhood dentist, except you know ahead of time that you have no cavities.
Still need convincing? Do it to because you can and others can’t. Do it because it’s your one shot to have a say. Do it to cancel out my vote. Just make sure you that you do your part.
Vote.
October 8, 2008
Gruber on the iPhone 3G •
John Gruber discusses the potential place in history of the iPhone as “the greatest piece of consumer electronics that has ever been made.”
Having owned an iPhone since August, I can fully agree. The overall user experience is game-changing.
I also enjoyed his closing point:
A billionaire can buy homes, cars, clothes that the rest of us cannot afford. But he cannot buy a better phone, at any price, than the iPhone that you can have in your pocket today.
Having listened to former AT&T Chairman, CEO and President Ed Whitacre Jr. talk about his iPhone last week, I couldn’t help but smile, knowing that we had the exact same phone in our pockets — game-changing, indeed.
September 16, 2008
The Creative Personality •
Of all human activities, creativity comes closest to providing the fulfillment we all hope to get in our lives. Call it full-blast living.
Psychology Today reviews their ten paradoxical traits of the creative personality.
September 11, 2008
Umbrella Today? •
Billed as “the simplest weather report ever,” this site is made for today’s deluge.
July 11, 2008
T-STEM Transition
Today marks my last day with the Texas Tech University T-STEM Center and the end to a rewarding part of my career.
Over the last few years, I’ve had the unique experience of helping to create and market a center that’s part of the largest K-12 education experiment in the nation. As part of the Texas High School Project, the T-STEM Center is doing important work to reform science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education and help students and teachers adapt an aging education system to meet the needs of tomorrow’s technology-driven workforce.
In my time with the center, I’ve learned a tremendous amount about marketing nonprofit organizations, done some of the best work of my life and built more than a few rockets and robots in the process; it’s been a lot of fun.
The decision to leave the center was difficult. The T-STEM Center has an incredible amount of support going for it, and they have exciting things in the works for K-12 educators and students. But, I’ve always been drawn to new challenges, and with a new opportunity that matches up with my skills and interests, the timing is right.
Monday I start a new job with the Texas Tech University System, which supports three higher education institutions: Texas Tech University, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and Angelo State University. I’ll be working for the Office of Institutional Advancement, where I’ll be focusing on online and new media marketing and helping their marketing team tell a larger part of the Texas Tech story.
It’s been a great couple of years at Texas Tech, and I’m excited to see what happens in this next chapter.
December 21, 2007
Happy Holidays
May the quiet beauty of the season bring you peace and happiness this Christmas and in the new year.