Tag: microblogimport20260616
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Debt, The Ruby Racer, Tales of Platinum Amex – DrunkAndRetired.com #167
Finally, we record an episode. You can download it directly as well. I’ll put an audio version in the podcast feed soon!. The audio only version is now available, and in the podcast feed.
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Enterprise Gold at SXSW
(Cross posted from my work blog.) It’s panel promotion time for SXSW 2010. This year, I’m going for a panel on selling to the enterprise, targeted at the SXSW crowd, of course. I thought this would be a fun contrast to the consumer-heavy, “free” stuff that the SXSW sessions and panels are usually full of.…
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Maintaining Charm
Striving to protect that charm, town officials crafted an ordinance that bans “formula restaurants” from opening within the city limits. A group of eight investors challenged that ordinance, suing Springdale, 16 town officials and the town’s attorneys for what the plaintiffs say is their constitutional right to open a Subway restaurant franchise. —“Towns block chain…
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Mason and Melissa’s Wedding
This past weekend, we all went out to California for our friends Mason and Melissa’s wedding. It was in a fantastic resort-y place just south of Yosemite. Also, it was Cormac’s first flight! Here are some photos: With the groom before the wedding. Next to a redwood in Yosemite. The wedding. Oath by mustache. First…
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At the beach
Nite Beach, originally uploaded by cote. It’s been family vacation time at the beach. Galveston to be exact. While people have been freaking out about the BP spill, it’s still nice. In theory, it won’t be soon. My childhood memories are of the beach being hot, sandy, and dirty. Back in the 80s, it seemed…
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The Luxuries of Executive Platinum
Last year I finally qualified for American Airlines top frequent flyer status, Executive Platinum. It was really a “hack” due to special programs AA had out. Over the summer and fall, there were several ways to double up on qualifying points. If it weren’t for those programs, I wouldn’t have made it. Having been at…
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Cormac Murphy Coté Skotak
My wife, Kim, and I have been in the adoption process for a long, long time, and we just finalized the last major part this afternoon. We can finally announce our new son, Cormac Murphy Coté-Skotak. For those I’ve told who’ve kept the “embargo,” thanks so much! And for the rest of you, check out…
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Two Maxims that have served me well
I have two personal maxims that generally apply to all situations in my life: Life’s too short to live by them rules. What the fuck else am I doing with my time? The first is especially useful when you’re fucking around with some stupid technology or instructions that want you to do something tedious –…
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Taming the backyard jungle
We’d been away from the house for a few weeks, and it rained plenty. The result was a “jungle” in the backyard which required some weed-whacking and high mowing:
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Old tile shards from our house
This is a little "home archeology." Our relatively young home was built in 1949 and under the large kitchen add-on we have, there’s (at least) two structures: an old porch that was left there stupidly as a support beam and the remnants of an early kitchen floor – two or three levels of it! This…
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Your stuff: a relationship
From a 2007 interview: In the 20th century, we were focused mostly on the practical, utilitarian side of design, and later we were driven by technological advancements, marketing and business plans. In the 21st century, instead of design just fulfilling the basic needs, doing certain things or resolving particular problems, people will seek deeper, greater…
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Kim’s big SXSW 2010 show recommendations list
While we can’t go this year, my wife Kim and I usually find all sorts of exciting music at SXSW each year. The secret is, she’s the one who finds all the good stuff – I’m just lucky enough to tag along. Several people have asked for her SXSW 2010 recommendations, so here they are…
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Always love the perspective from across the pond
From here: Having enjoyed the benefits of their own empire for the last 50 years and pocketed tax cuts during the Iraq war, the 21st-century Tea Party movement is now grumbling about paying for power. You get what you pay for.
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Filet Mignon
Filet Mignon, originally uploaded by cote. I’ve always been fascinated by the proposition: “what would you say if I said we should take one of the more expensive pieces of meat, and wrap one of the least expensive pieces of meat around it?”
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Voting, Texas-style – Austin’s Very Own #51
After voting in the Texas Primaries, Kim and I discuss the fun of the voting process. A loud motor-scooter goes by and launches us into a conversation of impolite noises. Click here for episode MP3 To listen to the episode, subscribe to the podcast feed in iTunes or whatever, download the episode directly, or click…
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Americans don’t know how to eat French bread – Austin’s Very Own #50
On the way to a friend’s house for dinner, we go over the truth about bread: Click here for episode MP3 To listen to the episode, subscribe to the podcast feed in iTunes or whatever, download the episode directly, or click play above to listen right now. We talk about the types of bread we…
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