Category Archives: Personal

Lifetime Goals (aka Bucket List)

I was on retreat a few weeks back. As part of the retreat, I had to set some lifetime goals, also known as a bucket list. The best way to keep me honest and to the list is too publish … Continue reading

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Time To Get Back To Blogging

After humping it for quite a few years with family and Contegix, it is now time to get back to blogging. It has been too long. I already have a few posts in draft format that will be ready to … Continue reading

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UFC Match: iPhone vs. Kitchen Floor

Tonight, my iPhone encountered a stronger opponent – the kitchen floor. While bringing in the milk from Oberweis, I dropped my iphone on the floor. The floor won.

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EO Accelerator & Company Values

Last year, I was invited to become a member of Entrepreneus’ Organization (EO), a global community of business owners. While the key focus of EO is the monthly forum, one of the programs I became involved with there was Accelerator. … Continue reading

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The Joy of Travel… Or How American Airlines and Marriott Want To Kill Me

Ah, travel. It’s one of those ideas that seems really sexy when you are younger. See new places, meet new people, all without hassles thanks to the modern day conveniences. In a past life, I even took advantage of those … Continue reading

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Missing Dog – Status Update

A number of people have asked about whether we found Ike and how the family is coping with the loss. I am sad to report that we never found Ike. We contacted every organization and traveled to numerous shelters. There … Continue reading

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Dr. Richard Stallman Talk @ UMSL

Monday night, I attended the RMS talk presented as part of the Spender & Spencer series at University of Missouri – Saint Louis. As expected, the talk was about the freedom of software and how proprietary software is “evil”. It … Continue reading

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Crazies Calling Me at 1am

Last week we rolled out a new phone system (something I will blog about shortly). We got a new block of DIDs to make our lives easier and the number easier to remember (314.621.8105 old vs 314.622.6200 new). Well, thanks … Continue reading

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SNL Skit – Maraka (Dora Ripoff) The Explorer

SNL did a skit about Maraka and her pet “Mittens”. As a parent who is forced to watch Dora repeatedly and wants that damn fox to steal Dora’s map, this made me laugh until I cried: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sb7eLgaddI4

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Sad Day – Missing Family Member (Lost Dog)

It’s a relatively sad day for the Porter family. We have been searching for Ike since January 7th but are losing hope. It started when I let him out early that morning. Since then, Saint Louis has been plagued with … Continue reading

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