Mister Dude
Welcome to MisterDude.com – A bolt from the blue.
May your journeys be filled with opportunities to stop and eat an apple.
– Brett Thorson
What you’ve found is nothing more than the ramblings of a guy who doesn’t have time to write a blog, but does so anyway. If it doesn’t fit into any of the other Cranial Thunder properties, and sometimes, even if it does… It ends up here.
So if you are counting on the Mayan calendar to wipe out all your debt, obligations, and the rest of the Earth, well, I don’t think you are going to have much luck (or unluck depending on how look at it.
However, if you can hold out until 2029 or …
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For some reason, I find myself in a love hate relationship with bread. More of a hate, dislike. I mean, I think bread is OK. I like it and all, but I’m not in love with it.
I do however, find myself trying to master the art of baking it. …
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DCWeek inspired me to do something. It inspired me to take one of my ideas, and finally do something with it.
Back in 2007, I had just finished planning an event. It was awful trying to find a venue. So I thought, why isn’t there a website I can go …
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Wow, DCWeek ran like a MACHINE! From checkin, to everything. It was a machine. Friendly people telling me where to go, all the AV systems worked, vendors were happy & prepared. This was a VERY well run conference.
The best events I attended were the 18 60 second pitches. Glen …
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So DCWeek (for me) has come and gone. Here are somethings I learned, and some ideas I gave away at the conference.
At the innovations in media panel with USA Today, The Atlantic and Curbs, I learned that none of them were actually innovating in media. I did offer this …
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I’m sitting near the perimeter of the building (wearing my Atari shirt) watching a physical sign taped to a column fall down.
People …
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So I’ve been leisurely attending a conference in DC this week called Digital Capital Week. It’s an interesting collection of all sorts of people. I’m not sure I totally fit in, but I’ve felt that way before and never let it stop me.
There are 2 questions I keep …
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Dear Whole Foods….
I think it is great that you credit me 5 cents every time I use my own bag for groceries. I also think it is awesome that you have bulk food like grain, nuts, honey and olive oils.
I think it would be even better if I …
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Sandy wasn’t too bad to us. I was awoken at 8:35 AM Eastern to a giant WHOMP/WHAM. I actually thought a tree hit the house. (Or someone slammed a door REALLY hard). I could find evidence of neither, so I guess maybe it was something exploding somewhere else? Still unknown.
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So hurricane Sandy is trolling the East Coast looking to do some damage.
I’ve compiled (and while I have power, will continue to update) a list of links I’m using to watch the storm. If you have others, send them to me @HandyNerds Thanks!