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Date taken: March 31, 2004 The reluctant celebrity.
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Kermit
[ad#Adsense: Horiz 468] Date taken: December 12, 2001 It ain't easy being green.
Silverback
Date taken: August 28, 2001 They don't all eat bananas.
Gas station sky
Date taken: September 21, 2001 Red. White. Black. Blue.
Why I’m going to see Dragon Wars tomorrow
I love good movies. I'm sure you do too. But, I also like really bad movies. So much so that my friend Chris and I sometimes rent movies that we know are…
What I learned at Podcamp Philly 2007
Being a community evangelist for a video sharing site isn't easy business given the current market. It can sometimes be a real challenge to determine what, if anything, about Viddler someone would…
The Independents Hall Grand Opening Party
Arriving in Philadelphia on September 1st, quite possibly one of the nicest days I've experienced all year, I knew I was in for something special. Bright blue skies filled with cool, crisp…
Weigh in: Week Sixty Six
I did, in fact, weigh myself on time this week – I just haven't been able to find the time to write it up! This week I was within .3 pounds of…
Weigh in: Week Sixty Five
As I was approaching the scale this morning I was a little scared at what I might see. Although I did fairly good this week (side note: I did a few MealToday…
An exciting day at ViddlerHQ
Due to geographic and scheduling limitations I only get down to ViddlerHQ once every few weeks. We're working hard to change that for the near future – but historically because of scheduling…
Weigh in: Week Sixty Four
Five weeks ago, when I weighed in at 191.2 pounds, I said "Time for a shift back to doing well with regards to food and hopefully I can get back to my…
One possible benefit from disabling comments
There has been an ongoing discussion as to whether or not blogs should always have comments enabled to allow its readers to be part of the conversation. I myself firmly believe that…
Giving abusers the silent treatment
The subject of abuse comes up almost daily at Viddler. Whether we're flagging videos as violations of copyright law, discovering users who try to distribute full films, etc. were always discussing ways…
One crazy day in Bethlehem
Yesterday was a huge day in the history of Viddler. So many different things ended up converging onto one another to end up creating one crazy day in Bethlehem. (Yes, I realize…
Hello Google Reader
I know what you might be thinking. You're probably thinking: "Isn't he the guy that said…" … my main reason for not using some of the most popular web applications has been…
In a way, we’re all related
I have a huge list of things I'd like to have on my personal site but can rarely find the time or energy to implement many of them. Recently though I was…
One crazy day in San Francisco
Today I'm working out of the offices of Ma.gnolia, in downtown San Francisco, and it is turning out to be quite a day! This morning I was, finally, able to begin uploading…
WordCamp 2007 – Day one
The first day of WordCamp 2007 sucked. But only for me. I ended up getting really, really sick in the early afternoon and had to go back to where I am staying…
WordCamp 2007 – Day two
I suppose I might as well semi-live blog the second day of WordCamp. (Somehow, this post has been dugg, you've been warned.) 10:45am – The first session of the day HyperDB and…
Geoff DiMasi – honest, hard working, and generous
Over the years I've met up with many people that turned out to be insincere or bogus. In fact, I've even fit this description at times. Often, though, this reality isn't apparent…
I’m going to WordCamp
As you can see from this list of attendees I won't be alone either! WordCamp looks like it is shaping up to be a really great weekend jammed full of great information….
Weigh in: Week Fifty Nine
The last time I weighed in, nearly a month ago, I weighed in at around 187 pounds. I've gained nearly 4 pounds since that time and I now weigh 191.2 pounds. Here…
Recollecting BlogPhiladelphia
If I had a dime for everytime someone asked me why I lived in Pennsylvania, instead of somewhere not so "behind the times" like Silicon Valley, I'd probably have a free cup…
BlogPhiladelphia – Day 2
10:00am – Breakfast was again served in the main ballroom. Bagels, orange juice, coffee, cranberry juice, etc. Good stuff. Who is sponsoring the breakfasts? Thanks to them for doing so (if you…
BlogPhiladelphia – Day 1
9:00am – Free breakfast always tastes better doesn't it? I'm sitting at the front most table at BlogPhiladelphia in the Grand Ballroom at the Radisson-Warwick Plaza hotel. Call me the teacher's pet,…
BlogPhiladelphia – Day 0
10:00am – I'm going to be "live blogging" the BlogPhiladelphia experience starting today and into Friday. Unlike my previous live blogging attempts I am going to split this experience up by day….
Goin, goin, back, back to Philly, Philly
Cira Center – Philadelphia, PA – Circa April 2006 This Wednesday evening through Friday evening I'll be in Philadelphia attending Blog Philadelphia. I'm looking forward to this conference for many reasons -…
Syncing bliss with the iPhone
[ad#Adsense: Horiz 468] Something I was worried about with Eliza and I both getting iPhones was syncing. She has data, I have data, we have data! How would I be able to…
Thoughts on the iPhone
Before I begin gushing about the iPhone I have to mention, especially for those of you that do not have one yet, that you can win one of two free 8Gb iPhones…
Live blogging the iPhone launch
5:30am – Good morning! I'm going to live blog my entire day. Eliza, my friend Matt, and I are heading to the King of Prussia mall's own Apple Store to meet up…