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New Ad Model by Facebook

Facebook continues to be on the mind.  I took a quick read of Michael Wolff’s piece which suggests that Facebook lacks big ideas to justify their valuation.  I am not sure I agree with that.  The folks...

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On Working At Amazon

It’s been 3 months since I started working on the Kindle team at Amazon.  I have been asked by a great number of people some form of the questions “what’s it like” “do you like it” and “how does it...

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Warm Inside With A Blanket

I had lunch with an old friend the other day and he shared with me a great story.  I liked it so much, I asked if I could blog about it, and he said “yes” but asked me not to attribute it to him, lest...

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2013 Specialized Epic Expert First Impressions

A few friends had expressed interest in my first ride impressions of the 2013 Specialized Epic Expert, so I decided to blog it.  For reference, I live in Seattle area, Washington.  Mine arrived...

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NW Epic Series – Cap50 Race Report

tl;dr version I finished in just under 6h.  Seconds to spare really.  Great course, though painful.  Nice mix of fast singletrack, speedy forested rollers, gnarly technical downhill, and painful...

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Super PACs or Super Acts

This post is going to be short in the hopes that it spurs discussion.  I was thinking about this over the weekend in the mountains.  Something about the clean air and getting away from the noise of the...

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The Gangs of New Work

I was watching the most excellent “Gangs of New York” this weekend and something stuck in my head as it relates to the coming release of the Microsoft Surface. Prepare for a little trip, as I am going...

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The World I Plan to End

The end of the world is happening tomorrow.  It’s real.  Thanks Mayans.  What are you going to do about it? The world that I plan to end is the world where I have ideas about things I’m going to do...

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2012–My Kindle Life in Review

Since moving over to Amazon, I have been reading quite a bit more than I have been blogging.  There’s good and bad to that, but the upside is that I have discovered many new authors, explored many new...

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Race Day–Dash Point

I should have known what type of day it was going to be when I couldn’t find my wedding ring. I should have known what type of day it was going to be when my race day ritual was disrupted due to a lack...

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My Kindle Life Q1 2013

As I entered into 2013, I made a commitment that I would read more, and I certainly have started well. Loads of good content, from the Kindle Single (a great format I finally tried this quarter), to...

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My Physical Life Q1 2013

I have been training with Ben Bigglestone, a triathlon coach who runs VO2Multisport, since Dec 1, 2012. I feel very strongly in having work-life balance, as well as having mind-body balance. As a...

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Race Report–Mt. Rainer Duathlon

It was a day of surprises for me this weekend. I was asked by my coach on Friday afternoon whether I had considered racing the Mt. Rainer Duathlon, run by Budu Racing, to occur on Sunday the 28th. I...

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Race Report–Budu Racing–Soaring Eagle

With the sprint distance portion of my mountain bike racing season coming to a close, I was pretty excited to have two things happening. First, the race was at what amounts to my home course. I know...

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Race Report-NW Epic Series–Stottlemeyer

4 hours 12 minutes. Crossing the line last year in 4 hours and 12 minutes I knew I had to make a change. Sometime around March of last year I had decided I wanted to get my riding engine back, and that...

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Goal Setting & Progress

As I approach my first big multi-sport race of the season, I want to take a moment to do two things. First, I want to talk about setting goals, and what a difference it makes. Second, I want to talk...

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Honu Half Day 1 Pre Race

The day has started out in a much more peaceful way than I would have thought. Most fights with 3 kids are incredibly stress inducing. Getting through the airport is never easy, and this time we were...

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Honu Half Day 2 Pre Race

Today was supposed to get me acquainted with the swim course and part of the bike course. I was incredibly impressed with Hapuna Beach. Really beautiful, the water was warm and crystal clear, and the...

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Honu Half Day 3 Pre Race

In a word…hot. Well, another word. Wind. It is really hot here. Things are made all the more challenging by the fact that we are coming from Seattle. It was low 50s. And raining. So here I arrive on...

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Honu Half Ironman Race Report

I’d like to say that everything went to plan, but things did not. Normally I would have a long race report with a fairly vivid recap of what happened during the race. I don’t have it in me today....

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