Testing The Velodyne vPulse While on a business trip several years ago I made an impulse buy and dropped several hundred dollars on a set of in-ear headphones (aka, “buds”). These earbuds were from a brand I trusted from my years of gigging as a drummer. We’ll refer to these buds as Brand-X , …

In Dutch there’s a saying, “Hij praat veel maar hij zegt noit wat!” Translation = “He talks a lot, but never says anything!” I’m in a quandary and don’t know what I should do about it. On Twitter I’ve got a few followers who mention me by name daily, sometimes even multiple times a day, but they …

A friend and I had the chance to catch up over lunch last week and I’m so glad that we did. She recently started working in a new position that was created for her based on my recommendation to both the company in creating the position and to her in suggesting that she was the …

For a long time I’ve joked that I would only follow a diet if it somehow included Nutella as part of the diet plan. Well, like Doc in Back to The Future I’ve DONE IT! I’ve found a way and I want to share it with you! More than just the smoothie recipe though you really …

In a recent fit of frustration I tweeted something. Now, I’m a believer in the GAP Method and generally I don’t tweet negative things except as humor items, but this time I was really frustrated and I vented. This venting tweet had nothing to do with politics, by the way. Just wanted to clarify that. …

I’m not usually one who reviews apps on my blog. I try to be more profound then that, but this time I just gotta give a shout-out to an app that blew my socks off on our recent family road trip – Glympse. It’s a great little app to use that gives anyone you share …

We can learn about team dynamics from being a drummer in a band. Take a listen:

What you’re about to read may indicate the highest form of hypocrisy, but I write it as a means to be thought provoking. This is not intended to establish a platform or perspective to judge the behaviors of others nor is it intended to provide “the answers.” Now, with that opening … On a recent …

Yesterday I did something I hardy ever do, namely, I attended a work event on a Saturday. As a father of five my Saturdays are set aside for family time and activities, but in this case a team of us from Fresh decided to attend WordCamp Seattle 2012 and it was well worth the time. The sessions were …

Seattle, we have a problem and I need your help. Anyone who is busy likely has, and on more than one occasion, said something like, “I’m so busy I could use a clone.” Being an entrepreneur I decided to actually DO something about it and I commissioned one. It was a remarkably easy process and …