Some Blogger That I Used to Know

Feb 02

In September I was in Idaho and posted that I had left my Mac dongle in Idaho and that that phrase had the making of a great country song. Scott Leslie thought so too. Then earlier this week Mark Dunk was inspired by another of my tweet about being in Texas in Paul Wood's Lexus. Now tonight it was my turn to become a song writer. And once again: "even the...

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If only you’d watched for 8 minutes

Jan 24

I added a little fun for those who stayed with it for 8:35. Skip ahead and see what I mean. Congrats to Kelli Francis who wins the gift card and a copy of my daughter's...

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2012: One Minute a Month

Jan 09

This is year will begin my 6th year of taking a photo/video a day. Every year I've tried to find a theme that carries me through.  2008: No theme, just take a photo a day.  2009: One word titles 2010: The crazy attempt at attaching a song title to every photo and the ensuing video compilation. But go watch, even the first part to see what I...

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2012: My Year in Numbers

Dec 27

It's not like I have nothing else to do but when people ask "Where do you find the time?" it's usually not because they think what I've done is so amazing but rather so dumb or insignificant.  Thanks for the compliment.  I take solace in Clay Shirky's statement that "even the stupidest creative act, is still a creative...

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The Shopping Trip

Nov 18

The Shopping Trip

  I guess I can't.  One of my favourite quotes is from Thomas King who said,  "The truth about stories is, that's all we are"  I look for stories all the time. I try telling them with my photos, my videos, my writing and my voice. I also like telling them with other people. That's what I did last Tuesday when I sent out a...

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So You’ve Decided to Follow Me on Twitter

Dec 12

So You’ve Decided to Follow Me on Twitter

I'll notice that during conferences, I'll often get a barrage of new twitter followers as a result of someone giving a presentation or workshop and suggesting to some new folks that I might be worth following. While it's kind and flattering that others might recommend me as someone to follow, I've always had some reservation about that. In workshops,...

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