Apr 21, 2021Member-onlyRemembering the First Moments with FriendsSince Facebook has depreciated the Notes feature, I thought it was important to share some of those insights SOMEWHERE. And so, why not on Medium? This Note is from December 2013, after something Buzz Bruggerman posted: So, I was reading Buzz Bruggerman’s feed and he had this interesting status update…Moments8 min readMoments8 min read
Apr 19, 2021Member-onlyInsights into Chinese Students in Beijing — June 2015Over the course of the last two weeks of June 2015, I spent a considerable amount of time in Beijing, China. Two years ago — a friend of mine contacted me to see if I would be interested in helping recently graduated high school students learn how to apply for…Chinese Education5 min readChinese Education5 min read
Aug 8, 2020Member-onlyWhen Will I Get My INMOTION L9?Introduction As a member of the L9 Inmotion Group — and someone who desperately wants his L9 eScooter so I can enjoy the freedom it can bring, I have been searching for details to be avle to answer what seems to be an indeterminable quest to answer the following question: When…Inmotion7 min readInmotion7 min read
Apr 3, 2020Member-onlyKasting with Macs — solving the audio streaming problemLast night, with friends, I tried to use the Kast software as recommended — and learned an interesting problem: Macs and audio with Kast does not work. …Kast4 min readKast4 min read
Feb 4, 2020Member-only2020 Iowa Caucus App Broke? What a surprise!Anyone that is part of mobile app development or political technology was so aware of the problem… — After spending the night watching the Iowa caucus and the hysterical reaction by the media, one should take stock in how this actually happened, instead of just jumping on the most convenient “villain” of the piece. Consider: The app was “released” to the precinct captains who were to download it…2020election2 min read2020election2 min read
Apr 3, 2018Member-onlyHow to make Matzo Brei (from my mother Lynne)So — Passover is here — and one of my favorite traditions is to make matzo brei for myself (and friends). My cousin asked me to send her some photos, and I thought “How ‘bout a DIY show?”. And so: Start with one egg and one board of matzo Yeah, seems simple enough. One egg per person and one…Food3 min readFood3 min read
Mar 5, 2017After #500Startups — what did we learn?It is likely that many of our users have no idea what happened to our team in the last four months — unless you are addicted to the #StartupLife or enjoy listening to the profanity that is @DaveMcClure and his rallying cry of “Just F**kin Do It!”. A Surprise Invitation Back in the…Startup10 min readStartup10 min read
Jan 23, 2017When you feel low, you need to aim high.NOTE: This was written back in November, right after the election. Parts of it needed correction, and I finally got the details I needed. So please, enjoy. A couple of weeks ago, in the midst of trying to manage the survival and success of OWLR, I took a couple of…Donald Trump6 min readDonald Trump6 min read
Jan 23, 2017Member-onlyThe Libertarians won the Elections— you just didn’t know it.The past three days (and seriously the past six weeks) have made me wince every time I turn on the television or read the newspaper. Every cabinet post seems to be a guided missile in the systematic destruction of the Federal Government. Gov. Rick Perry in charge of one of…Politics3 min readPolitics3 min read
Nov 9, 2016Did social media and content marketing kill the 20th Century Campaign Mechanism?“Not one vote, not one dollar will be generated online that I could not get with a solid GOTV and fundraising team.” - a sign on the wall in the Kerry for President Campaign HQ, 2004 “You know, I don’t need some tech guy telling me I have to put…Politics3 min readPolitics3 min read