Competition Day. Waking up on Saturday morning, Bridget and I had one goal in mind… to go down in the history of Nevada as the best relay team the Run Amuck has ever seen. We ate a power breakfast, went over our strategy…
The Adventures of Us
Enjoy our adventures below as we try to balance our lives between work, two kids, and ... relaxation.
A Saturday ago I decided to nerd out at the Reno-Tahoe Word Camp. Twelve Horses was a sponsor, so this also motivated me. The day was composed of different speakers talking about aspects of WordPress. WP is our CMS of choice for blogs,…
Last Sunday was the 2nd Annual Reno Rock-n-River Half Marathon. On Saturday I created a new playlist on my i-pod, had a nice carbo load was ready to go. Woke up around 5:45am on Sunday to rain, a little wind and Andy reminding…
The development of the Web today includes powerful applications that mimic desktop software. Google Docs has tried to provide the functionality of Microsoft Office. Picnik is attempting to target Photoshop users. And even our own Content Management System, WebGen, uses some of the…
With plenty of scrap wood, a box full of screws, and an idea in Bridget’s head, I quickly got to work on the compost bin. To be fair, I tried to use wood that was not painted, not OSB (wood-chips glued together), and…
Composting is a natural way of decomposing yard and food waste, which in turn makes yummy plant food. Grass clippings, a little soil, scrap veggies and fruits – composting can’t be that tough, right? That’s going to be a different post. But there…
For the past few months Andy and I have been volunteering at the Kids Club night for the Angel Kiss Foundation for children with cancer and their siblings. Each time there is a different activity; movie night, arts and crafts, games, etc. If…
Andy and I had been running pretty steady since the beginning of February. Our goal for this year is to run at least 2 half marathons (13 miles each) and run the Reno/Tahoe Odyssey. This is a relay race consisted of 12 people…
The reason This past Saturday, Bridget and I stopped off the freeway exit (near Plumb) and saw a young kid asking for money. He was dressed a bit scruffy, but you could see that he had just purchased some new shoes. We both…
Samsung has started to run the above campaign which has become a pretty effective use of viral marketing. I believe viral marketing for corporations is not an easy task to do, so I commend those that do it well. It’s grabbed a few…