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2024

Jan 29 » Illinois (and Chicago) is pretty great

2022

Mar 04 » 47

2021

Mar 04 » 46!

2020

Apr 22 » Health screening app
Mar 02 » Tracking COVID-19

2019

Mar 05 » 44

2018

Mar 24 » 43
Jan 29 » Hello Avery!

2017

Oct 30 » Bright is shutting down
Jun 13 » On founders and initial sales
Apr 21 » Tracking your commutes
Apr 18 » Weekly view of your activities
Feb 23 » What I'm saying yes to

2016

Dec 14 » Bright on 'Tech in Chicago' podcast
Aug 23 » Bright on 'Bootstrapping in America'
May 31 » Lessons in recruiting
May 02 » Introducing Bright
Apr 25 » 2016 Ravenswood Run
Mar 04 » 41

2015

Dec 17 » Hello world — meet Trackernaut
Nov 29 » Pour over coffee starter kit
Oct 28 » To all the makers
May 06 » Scale Matters
Apr 27 » 2015 Ravenswood Run
Apr 14 » Update
Mar 26 » Hello Eleanor!

2014

Mar 26 » Managing your time
Feb 12 » Q: Are trust badges worth it?

2013

Nov 25 » Planning exercise
Sep 16 » Google Authorship for your blog
Sep 10 » Buying Facebook fans for 36 cents
Jun 17 » Indianapolis Cultural Trail
Jun 07 » Operators Like Us podcast
Mar 11 » Biking to Milwaukee from Chicago

2012

Dec 06 » Hello Evie!
Aug 13 » Wisconsin Triple Crown complete
Jun 28 » Two down, one to go
Apr 05 » Don't make me work for it

2011

Dec 06 » Fatherhood
Sep 19 » First century
Aug 23 » #108
Jan 19 » Hello Caelin!

2010

Dec 07 » First snow
Dec 02 » Orbitz mafia?
Dec 02 » <3 Apple TV
Aug 23 » Ditching cable
May 04 » Chirpy
Mar 05 » 35 years old

2009

Dec 30 » On negotiating
Oct 25 » Comments on Paul Graham's "What Startups Are Really Like"
Aug 01 » Parenting advice from Bill Gates and his father
Jun 25 » Looking out toward Bainbridge Island
Jun 16 » Wounded limb
Jun 14 » First father's day
May 03 » Sick kid, tough mom
Mar 23 » Spring is here
Jan 18 » Two months in

2008

Dec 01 » Tips for newbie parents
Nov 17 » Hello Jack!
Aug 18 » Block party
Jul 03 » It's a boy!
Jun 30 » Vacation log
May 20 » Big news
Mar 10 » How to make a great cup of coffee
Feb 06 » How to cook a good steak in the winter
Jan 24 » I love the goat
Jan 13 » Good read on the downside of a home office
Jan 07 » A year in cities, 2007
Jan 01 » Happy New Year!

2007

Dec 31 » Funny conversation from last night
Oct 26 » New phone: BlackBerry Curve
Oct 14 » In Rainbows
Sep 30 » Getting an early start on 2007 taxes...
Sep 07 » Apple's iPhone price drop
Sep 04 » New office chair
Aug 08 » Does age have any bearing on entrepreneurial success?
Jul 19 » VOIP at home, where art thou?
Jul 13 » Had fun at Tech Cocktail last night
Jul 02 » Crust
Jul 01 » See Sicko
Jun 21 » hmmm. sushi.
Jun 19 » Marc Andreesen on the pros and cons of startups
Jun 18 » The bottom 10%
May 28 » Today
May 23 » Add to your calendar: Dummy @ Double Door 5/30
May 15 » Trying out Amazon Marketplace
Apr 25 » New phone - blackberry 8800
Apr 17 » Come here Chicago...come on
Mar 26 » Hamburger madness, week 2
Mar 18 » Hamburger madness
Feb 17 » Call To Action! - Help Dummy finish their next album
Jan 13 » Finally learned how to roll some fish

2006

Dec 04 » Tips for keeping a healthy immune system
Nov 11 » Bobby Bare Jr @ Double Door
Oct 20 » Customer intelligence - a no brainer
Oct 16 » Fine...I'll start blogging again.
Sep 10 » How do you manage your digital photos?
Aug 21 » Introducing Roscoe
Jun 29 » Two examples of customer service (good and bad)
Jun 26 » You decide: Best coffee in Chicago
Jun 26 » Point/Counterpoint
Jun 18 » Back from the PNW
Jun 08 » Heading to Seattle and San Francisco
Apr 18 » Google Calendar fills a major void
Jan 16 » Snowboarding in Vail

2005

Dec 30 » Happy new year!
Dec 25 » Family champions
Nov 17 » Interviewing people
Nov 13 » Long time no post
Jul 10 » Thought for the day
Jul 05 » Happy 5th!
Jun 06 » Mayfest
May 28 » Good friday at OTSOFM
May 04 » Give me the knife!
Mar 02 » I've lost a great friend
Jan 03 » 2005!

2004

Dec 24 » To all my family and friends
Nov 07 » Married!
Oct 31 » One more week!!
Sep 17 » A picture from my phone
Jun 28 » Biking to raise money for Multiple Sclerosis
Apr 30 » What's happening?
Feb 20 » Espresso, my espresso
Jan 22 » RIAA lawsuits continue
Jan 18 » For Sale: Canon G3

2003

Dec 19 » Engaged!
Dec 09 » I love my (wireless) neighbors
Mar 05 » New espresso machine!
Feb 15 » One of my favorite photos

2002

Dec 30 » Hello from Italy
Dec 04 » New camera...geek is happy
Nov 11 » Ran my 2nd 5k race
Oct 14 » Mountain biking in Kettle Moraine
Sep 08 » Die bike thieves, die
Sep 01 » Why must you steal from me?
Aug 22 » Playing guitar at the Old Town School of Folk Music
Aug 09 » Ran my first 5k
Jul 01 » Dylan, the man's best friend