Mike Nally on January 31st, 2009

It does sound tempting doesn’t it? Be creative. Express yourself. Share your thoughts and ideas with the world. Be your own boss. Throw a few cupcake parties. Set your own schedule. Give away some stickers. Work from home or a coffee house. Score some VC money when your content gets even a little attention. Sexy [...]

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Mike Nally on January 30th, 2009

A recent tweet from Robert Scoble caught my attention: “I just gave a talk to about 30 top executives around the world (non tech) and almost none knew about Twitter, Qik, or Kyte. http://ff.im/pcze” At first I was stunned that these players in the high-end business world were not familiar with these tools. Admittedly Qik [...]

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Mike Nally on January 29th, 2009

Dreams and Setbacks : Life Decanted Naturally, as is the tradition, about halfway through the flight my father-in-law turned the controls over to me and told me to keep it straight and level.  It was awesome!  I was flying a real plane at 5,000 feet!  How many other folks can say they’ve piloted a plane?  [...]

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Mike Nally on January 25th, 2009

Winter Tomato Dreams : Life DecantedYou would try to cheat the plant Gods by starting your seeds in a warm corner of your basement or maybe on top of your refrigerator.  Trays full of dirt. Each one draped in wet newsprint to keep the moisture in.  And you would wait.  Maybe a week.  Maybe two [...]

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Mike Nally on January 22nd, 2009

Texas prep hoops team wants to forfeit 100-0 win As the father of a little girl that also struggles with learning differences this story touched me deeply.  I’ve never read a clearer example of “losing with dignity” being better than winning. The coach of The Covenant School team needs to be suspended for the rest [...]

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