I am amazed at how many pats on the back I get for trying to support Elaine Allan’s efforts to help Burmese refugees here in town. All these people, all Obama supporters. All clamoring for change. Few choose to step up and actually help out.
Awareness is great. People willing [...]

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I just got back from North Carolina to meet with the guys at

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People who say that alternate sources of fuel are 10-15 years away crack me up. As someone who worked at BMW for two years who was planning on running an online dealership, I knew what the auto industry had in the pipeline. BMW touted its hydrogen hybrid when I worked there back in [...]

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OK, I just watched my first presidential debate in length. I usually keep them running in the background while doing some form of work. Since this one was in Texas, I figured I had to sit and watch.
As you can see in my blogroll, I have three four sites, one of which is [...]

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So apparently people want to know why Whurley would post a poll for what presidential candidate is best for open source. If you are too lazy to click on that link, basically open source software helps the small businesses that drive our economy. From a more personal perspective, we use open source [...]

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…and they probably won’t come from the Big Three either.
After working at BMW for two years, I became very appreciative and spoiled with good handling and acceleration. Acceleration and handling don’t just make a car more fun to drive–they can help smart drivers avoid accidents (note the word “smart”). As much as I [...]

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When I run in the mornings in downtown Austin, I often hear cranes and beeping trucks slapping up some huge building or another. While these buildings are better than the run down shells that used to clutter downtown, I can’t help but wonder if Austin will be able [...]

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Do you hate commercials? So do I, and so do your potential customers. That’s why I’m attending Got Social Media? in Houston on January 24th. Technology allows marketers such as myself to communicate more closely to our audiences than ever before. “Got Social Media?” covers topics such as buzz marketing, web [...]

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OK, so I don’t have the greatest taste in men…
Hopefully you all had a restful and rewarding holiday break. I’m looking forward to 2008!

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I read a Duncan Riley article in Techcrunch that well regarded blogger Susan Reynolds is undergoing surgery today for breast cancer. Although I am not familiar with Susan or her blog, I remember what it was like to go through my own sister’s cancer experience and I wish her and her family the best [...]

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