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How I Lost Almost 30 Lbs

Several men on Twitter have asked me to detail how I lost almost 30 lbs in the past two months plus. I’ve moved from 243 to 214 lbs as of tonight.
There’s really no big secret. I exercise more and eat less.
First up, I’ve definitely exercise 5x a week if not more. On days […]

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At Last… The Movie

After much talk, here it is…
A satirical commentary of today’s social media and blogging subculture,
Parasocial: Life in Silicon Valley examines how fan Lori Silkun meets top-ranked linux blogger Paul Murphy. A pseudo Robert Scoble makes a cameo appearance in the third scene. Also available for comment on YouTube and Digg.
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Kill That Damn Whale!

There she blows!–there she blows! A hump like a snow-hill! It is Moby Dick, the evil Twitter whale!
. . . from hell’s heart I stab at thee [ye damn Twitter Whale]; for hate’s sake I spit my last breath at thee.
All that most maddens and torments; all that stirs up the lees of things; […]

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Filming Parasocial

Filming Parasocial was a blast. The actual shoot was great, and I got to see how your script gets adjusted to the physical scene’s limitations, as well as the actor and actress’s physical bodies and capabilities.
All in all, the actual script dialogue didn’t change much, but because Dwayne and Jodi (in picture […]

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Five Things to Do Before Your Wife Comes Home

Yeah, when your wife comes home after a prolonged abroad stay you better do some things to make sure your on her good side. It’s been seven months so it only made sense to think ahead, but these are good ideas even if it ha only been two weeks. Here’s what I’ve done:
1) Grocery […]

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Filming Parasocial: Life In Silicon Valley

Those of you who actually read my personal blog, have probably noticed a certain absence of posts of late (image by C.B. Whittmore). That’s because in addition to my day job as CEO of Livingston Communications, I have been working on a film project called “Parasocial: Life in Silicon Valley.”
I am being taught by the […]

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BlogPotomac: A Great Moment

Thank you to everyone who helped make this happen (photo by Josh Hallett).
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6′1,” 205 lbs

That’s my goal. About six weeks ago I weighed in at about 20 (approximately), one of the heaviest moments of my life. Yesterday I weighed in 222.
How did I do it? Eat less, exercise more, including regular bike rides on the Mt. Vernon Trail.
It’s been great to see my body respond to […]

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Love Can Be an Acquired Taste

The following poem was my wedding gift for Caitlin. I figured it would be better than giving her some gaudy expensive thing, as gifts are something I gave to her frequently. This would mean more.
Reading it three years later it reminds me of the great pain of loneliness. Dating really sucked, and finding Caitlin was […]

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Episode 22: fbOpen, Fred Wilson and…

District of Corruption Synopsis written by Aaron Brazell
Aaron is in Orlando at the Siemens PLM User Conference. Fortunately, he didn’t have to go to Disney World.
Aaron and Geoff kick off the show discussing Fred Wilson’s “grand view” of social media. His approach is very short sighted and shallow. Aaron makes the point that Twitter is […]

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