There were seminars that went beyond the internet (but it’s still in there somewhere). One I sat though talked about health. In 2008 the New York Times ran an article that stated sitting in front of a computer all day is not good for you. There was some additional research shown that says adults spend 8-9 hours sitting at their desk every day. Kids were…
Books reviews and liability
Over the weekend at BWE10 I was given a couple of books to look at and review. It was nice to be recognized and approached, but I’ve been back a couple of days and you will notice there are no book reviews on the site. Friday lunchtime I found myself sitting across from a lawyer over lunch, we got onto discussion of libel and how…
Thoughts on BlogWorld
BWE10 was a fascinating couple of days. Some great seminars, very interesting people that have carved themselves out a tiny niche that is their online brand. There were none of the “7 steps to unlimited riches on the Internet” type seminars that no one buys into, but more along the lines of “this worked for me, think about it”. As I said before, it was…
Irony (ahy-ruh-nee)
Today I’d like to present a new definition of irony… Getting an anonymous, unsigned, threatening comments from a fat troll who spent almost 15 minutes viewing my site, asking if anyone views my site… Same person viewed my site at least twice a week for the last few months. I really hope she found something better to do with the rest of her weekend. We…
Getting my geek on!
A conference pass, key to a Vegas hotel room and a couple of martinis at a full on geek party in miX… Really, does a Thursday get much better? It’s been a fascinating couple of days and so much that I can apply professionally. A lot to think about, but there have been a number of reoccurring themes today. For me the two most relevant…
The pressure of playing at home?
After England returned home after a very poor showing in South Africa manager Capello promised there would be changes in both approach and personnel. Qualifying for Euro 2012 started with two comfortable wins against what looked like decent opposition in Bulgaria and Switzerland away. Bringing a couple of younger players like Adam Johnson and Joe Hart into the squad and giving them a chance to show…
The race is a little clearer after Suzuka
After a couple of disasters in Singapore and Japan when they needed good finishes the hopes of the drivers championship for the two McLaren drivers seems to getting a little more remote. Last weekend in Suzuka Hamilton had an off on Friday, got given a five-place penalty for changing his gearbox and finally had issues with the new box and was without 3rd for a…
A big night under the lights.
For a team only two years old there have been quite a number of big moments. The opening night against New York was special, last seasons 3-0 demolition of Colorado impressive, last week in Columbus was another great performance and of course there was winning the cup in DC last year. There have been some lows, most of the first half of this year that…
Tonight at Quest…
Tonight Columbus meets the Sounders in the 97th US Open Cup final. Both teams are looking for their second Open Cup win, the Crew won in 2002, and of course the Sounders won last year in DC. I was following the game through a combination of text messages and refreshes on Jose’s Seattle Times blog game thread on my phone in SeaTac I had to…
Seattle 3 – Toronto 2
On one of those warm Saturdays that make the fall in Seattle so worthwhile Seattle took on Toronto FC. Toronto are one of the teams on the outside looking in on the playoff race. Sounders win and the playoffs are all but coming to Seattle, a Toronto win and the picture becomes a little more complex. In league terms it’s a “six-pointer”. This was also…