2008

Jul

Kids opted to listen to ‘booms and pops’ from the porch of the cabin in Tahoe rather...

We as Americans, may be squandering our...

We as Americans, may be squandering our freedom: Cheers,...

Like most Americans I prepared for the 4th by watching Caddyshack w/ loved ones. So, I’ve got...

T-1 and wifi, coffee maker, desks, couches - we have all the cargo cult start-up stuff, now...

Chillin' at Plinky HQ [Flickr]

Chillin’ at Plinky HQ

Anyone who wants to show off their mad Ikea furniture assembly skills in Lafayette is hereby...

Just left Foriegn Cinema with the Plinky team. Great wine.

First of what will be 3 trips to 1 of 2 Ikeas over the next two days. More importantly, I have keys...

Jun

Plinky, Inc. [Flickr]

Today’s insight about Craigslist: Inexpensive leather couches available from suburban homes...

Trying to out-tiki the tiki [Flickr]

Trying to out-tiki the tiki: On tonight’s episode of...

OH:”I’m live blogging this wedding for Gizmodo.” (it was @gshellen )

Wall-E by Drew [Flickr]

Wall-E by Drew: Wall-E left an impression on Drew (6). Go...

Treating the kids to a late night Wall-E.

Buying one PC for the new office (for testing, etc.) & now tortured with the ‘which Vista...

In other news, our new company has a Twitter account and a blog: @plinky and http://blog.plinky.com...

Ryan Freitas joins Plinky: http://tinyurl.com/55fbdb

New office hues: Blue Monday and Lemongrass. Big thanks to @cskott for color guidance. For those who...

In a crazy long line at LAX. Lots of police cars afoot.

Just spoke at Jeffrey Tambor’s Acting workshop at the Santa Monica Playhouse. Fought the urge...

In LA for the day. Air quality is better than the bay are which is smoky and grey.

Drew is getting his annual fix of the “Wacky Worm”, the kids roller coaster at the...

County fair fare?: “I’ll make love to you”...

County fair fare? [Flickr]

I’m deciding what color to paint the Plinky offices. Dare I use the power of Twitter to help...

Nothing has come back to haunt me as much as my early defense of Coldplay’s music and that...

County fair starts in town today, Music in the Park is going on and the kids don’t care...

Big news today: The Y and A are leaving YAHOO and one of the O’s has been spotted at Starbucks...

Today’s themes have been justice, storytelling and painful but necessary growth. Regularly...

Judge was in an awesome mood. Traffic school is in my future.

Shutting off my phone for a bit at San Mateo traffic court. :(

Spent a chunk of the day deciding on a PEO provider. It’s just as exciting as it sounds....

Polaris Goes Plinky « VCMike’s Blog

I love a good wire transfer in the morning.

How dare you invite me to a webinar? What did I ever do to you?

Installing Beta 1 of Feedly ( http://www.feedly.com ) a new kind of blog reader, built by a company...

What do you use to sign faxes on a Mac? I don’t mean bulls**t digital signing either.

Grabbing lunch at El Centro if I can find parking. :|

Nice day at the beach. Now heading home to gear up for a monster week at Plinky, Inc.

Great dinner party with old neighbors where I spent part of the time talking IP law with a federal...

Hanging in my backyard with Dad after taking the boys to look at classic cars.

Fender bender 1 car behind me on BAY bridge approach near 9th.

The Color Wars treaty clearly states surrender of your Twitter icon banner by 6.30.08. I’m now...

Cut Copy let me DJ a set at the Pheltup launch party. Heard @Mike_FTW was looking for me under my...

My home office phone line just crashed and rebooted. Sorry ‘bout that callers.

Apologies in advance to Mr. Hamilton

Bobbled my cappuccino theatrically & explosively into my legs in front of line of folks at...

Dear Internet @factoryjoe is wearing his twitter shirt at SFO. That is all.

Missing Allie and the boys.

Lady Liberty shot thru a 20x zoom telescope...

Lady Liberty shot thru a 20x zoom telescope: —-

My leg is asleep, my 15 minutes are over and there are no celebrities here. No offense to...

JuliaAllison is carting a dig around this club and Ashton Kutcher just showed up. Seriously. Weird...

Wait @sippey announced Quake 5 at Moscone? Nice work!

At the FM Conversational Marketing Summit in NYC, where John Battelle is pulling no punches. Lookout...

Om just broke the news on GigaOm that I’m starting a new company called Plinky. More on that...

Crazy thunder and lightning over Manhattan tonight. Will this mean a break from the cling-on...

Listening to Greek cab driver rant about how Mikenos is a gay island, while taking in a view of the...

Learned that I wear a Large Slim Fit & a Medium Fitted Shirt at Banana Republic. That whole...

Not sure what possessed me to schedule a 7:10 AM flight tomorrow, but I may fire myself as my travel...

Working hard. At least for the next hour, maybe 45 minutes.

Enjoying beatiful downtown Palo Alto with my new iPhone 2. I’m just kidding, it’s not...

The Long Goodbye - The Caucus - Politics -...

The state of ‘paper-less’ is super, extra broken. It’s 2008, can’t we sign...

First Round Capital party was fun. There should be more parties that end with cookies on sticks....

That as a delicious Manhattan. Contemplating another.

Having a crepe at Frjtz and listening to the new Weezer album, perhaps their best album in years. I...

Congratulations Fail

How about a car that runs on milk… or Gatorade

How about a car that runs on milk... or...

CAFE? Yeah right! says Porsche

Is there some way to hold a party for all you who are following me on Twitter? Considering the...

iClooly iPod touch stand hopes to be an iMac...

Our artificial grass was installed this week. It looks good and will go nicely with the fake dog and...

May

The boys are talking about Star Wars while brushing their teeth. Having a 1979 flashback.

At the Philly Cheesesteak shop making bad decisions.

My love of robots has been passed on...

My love of robots has been passed on: Drew is home sick from...

Just received a classy t-shirt from my buddies over at The Mechanical Zoo:...

It’s on, baby! It’s been a good day in the salt mines.

Back in San Francisco. Not Frisco, San Fran, or Cali for those from out of state.

Pilot just announced that the fuel for this JetBlue flight to SFO will cost $18,500!

Every time I see Nancy Grace on TV I imagine that somewhere there is a real journalist locked in a...

Happy birthday to my brother @tshellen all the way from Boston, yo!

Haaaaaaaarvard [Flickr]

Just passed some students cutting a video about YouTube and Facebook in the Harvard Yard.

Cost of converting entire U.S. to electric...

at an undisclosed location

On the San Mateo bridge in the back of a towncar. That’s how The Secret Agency rolls on these...

Secrets for this week: secret trip, secret project, secret hiring, secret demo, secret meetings....

For those that asked, Santa Cruz fires aren’t all the way contained, but not progressing...

Looks like its about to rain, so much for sunny Santa Cruz.

Steve's Smooth Roast + Brewbar = awesome cup...

Steve’s Smooth Roast + Brewbar = awesome cup of joe

The new Kylie album is huge with the 1-3 year old market segment represented in the house. The 5-6...

Watching my nieces and my boys by myself for a little bit. It feels like more than 4 children when...

Best Buy in Santa Cruz Pro’s: saved me by having a MBP power adapter in stock. Con’s:...

Happy to report Santa Cruz has not burned down. It’s also not smokey (or warm). Brrr!

Ma Beemer [Flickr]

DEFENDS LONG-RUNNING CAMPAIGN - New York...

George Washington's Blog:...

There’s a better than good chance that I will have a ticket on my car when I get back to the...

Davis couple celebrate landmark state ruling...

Drew had his end of kindergarten open house tonight. My favorite part, the sign near the door that...

Another way to look at atomization

Day so long, it’s still going. This is mostly good news.

Just called 911 for a horrific wreck across the street from our house. Car in bushes looking very...

The Gmail import thing for Facebook never worked for me because it choked on the 3555 contacts I...

Google App Engine makes me wish I wrote Python. Damn you Fine Art degree!

Free business idea of the day: oddshapedreplacementlids.com Perfect for ‘liberated’...

Put together the Death Star for the kids (?!). Half-way expect @gshellen @tshellen to roll in ready...

Came back from swimming to find that the power is out. Guess we’ll be dining out.

Watched Star Wars with the boys, now for a dip in the pool with the whole crew.

Voting is a privilege people. Bring a gajillion friends to a rock show tomorrow night & vote for...

Unsolicited weather report for a city you could care less about: It’s 103 degrees in...

Haven’t taken advantage of many working from home perks (ie: naptime, Bourbon, Wii, boxer...

Long day, mostly good some suckage. Got a speeding ticket on 280. Coincidentally, that’s how...

I am wearing 50% too much pants for this hot day in the Mission.

I would love to bike to work today but I left @veen ‘s legs in my other pants.

My home office misses me.

At the Faerie Building again. I feel like I’m spelling that wrong.

Friend Connect, Open Social, Ning, and the...

I have to stop scheduling early stuff in San Francisco. If God had intended humans to get up early...

Blogger Stats in Blogger.com!: Well that’s just...

Blogger Stats in Blogger.com! [Flickr]

Panel up soon: http://www.ustream.tv/realbranding Help make the Twitter backchannel projection...

On the 7am train people balance laptops on their knees, on the 9am train it’s peanut butter...

Moderating a panel on social media in the Dogpatch area of SF. A little too early in the morning for...

Oh Highway 237 I do not miss you.

Thanks for all the recommendations. Typing this on my new, tiny Sprint EVDO connection. Goodbye...

quick poll: I’m about to buy an EVDO card, who should I buy from Sprint, Verizon, other?

On my way into SF [Flickr]

San Francisco looks particularly gorgeous this morning. At least from the Ferry Building anyway.

On my way into SF: Cheers, Jason —-

Just booked a 10th anniversary getaway to wine country for @ashellen and I. Already looking forward...

The boys and I are going to wash Allie’s car. Swimsuits on. Chance of close range...

When Obama wins, Nigerian spammers will send back all the money via PayPal.

When Obama wins Virgin America will fly to Boston, Chicago, Austin, Miami and Hawaii.

Registered the Blog*Spot sub-domain mentioned on The Daily Show tonight before it got spammy. You...

Google Ends Hello

I’m sure there are other restaurants in the Mission, but if they aren’t named...

Heading to the Peach Pit to hang out with Brandon and the gang from Beverly High. Wait scratch that,...

I just tried to 'Like' something in...

NBC Streaming Full Episodes of 30 Rock and...

Caps Lock No More!

At the Ritz Carlton Half Moon Bay to speak to CIO’s about social media and apparently golf.

The Bay Bridge has the widest approach of any bridge in the US. I wonder why they thought that would...

People of earth: It’s not that I don’t want to be *your* friend on Pownce. I don’t...

Official Google Reader Blog

Reader team just shipped ‘NoteThis’ and also themed shared pages. Nice work!...

YouTube - Dance battle with Miley Cyrus, Adam...

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