Came across a site today that brought the idea up of ‘5 things.’ Nothing special, just mentioned thinking back over the year and come up with 5 things you have done. I don’t have a list yet, and don’t think it necessarily has to be limited to 5, but am gonna try to think over the next few days of my ‘5 things.’
If you can name your 5, and care to share, feel free to post ’em.
Starting my list, more to come:
1. Mel and I purchased our first home
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I came across this today: http://www.adafruit.com/laser/
Pretty cool idea. People are always looking for ways to customize their stuff as their own. It’s like a tattoo for your gear. The company is giving away the business plan on how to do it for free. Kind of like the Firefox or Linux (open-source) of the business world. The only problem is the machine to do the etching is about $15-large. So, if anyone out there is in the mood to just hand out some cash, I think the cost of the machine could be re-couped relatively quickly. At $100 a laptop and $30 an ipod it wouldn’t be long before you could make it up.
150 laptops @ $100/each = $15,000
500 ipods @ $30/each = $15,000
280 ipods + 66 laptops = $15,000
You get the idea. You would just need it to catch on in the young tech industry to get it started. Like ipods and Blackberrys, it could spread pretty fast. The prices above don’t include design work/time. If someone is having you design it (think: tattoo for the artistically challenged, like myself) then you could charge more as well.
It goes way past normal engraving:
If you need me, I’ll be calling all my VC friends…
Made it back from Branson, wasn’t the most enjoyable way to travel but we made it. Still need to finish the work for them.
Had dinner and attended the Mavs game with the Huston’s on Saturday. Had a good time, their seats are even closer to the floor than before. Nice of them to invite us.
The last 24 hours have been painful for DFW local sports fans. Cowboys and Mavs both decided to take the day off. Too bad the other teams didn’t. As much as I like Roy Williams I’m pretty sure he couldn’t cover a fire hydrant if he had too.
Not that anybody reads this, but if you have a clue what Web 2.0 is could you fill me in? I’ve seen more headlines and buzz about Web 2.0 than John Cougar Mellencamp has sung “…from the East coast, to the West coast; down the Dixie highway, back home…this is our country.” I still have no idea what it is. I have come to believe now that it is just a marketing word. Since it’s that easy, I am thinking that I will start branding things as 2.0 as well. Welcome to my new blog 2.0. Nothing has changed from version 1.0 but it sounds cool and will probably attract more viewers. May have to move to 3.0 though if 2.0 starts to slow down.
Sorry dad, but its that time of year… some good Christmas music for your listening pleasure:
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas – Coldplay
Winter Wonderland – Jason Mraz
So kiss me, and smile for me
Tell me that you’ll wait for me
Hold me like you’ll never let me go…
For the second time in 6 days, my bags are loaded and waiting by the door. I am headed out in the morning to board an uncomfortably small plane bound for Branson, MO. Happy though that it is only for a night. Should be back on Tuesday and its a good thing too. Way too much to do this week and a short week to do it in.
Had a nice time on Saturday, the Rockettes show was better than expected and the time spent with the Shiflets’ was nice. The Cowboys pulled off a win on the road against the new york football giants, even when I was watching the score on my phone from church. technology is great. ten years ago, I could maybe see 3-4 Cowboy games a year, now I can follow every play on my cell phone.
Speaking of cell phones, mine better be nice to me, it’s on a short leash. I’m about 2 dropped calls from tossing it ever-so-gently through the window of the first Sprint store I see.
It’s too late now, gotta go to bed. Hoping that I will have Internet and time to work when I get to MO.
Branson, MO current temp: 7 degrees
Yes, you read that correct. Single digits. Small plane. One engine. Snow.
pray for me.
Just something random, but I like this video…