I’m George Harrison
I've never played Rock Band before, but I picked it up pretty quickly … at the easy level. I tried graduating to Medium and flunked big time. The most fun was playing bass on The Beatles Rock Band. The game is beautiful and the songs are–of course–great. I even sang Back in the USSR and Taxman (I will spare you from video of that, no worries). A cool game!
Lauren Bacall is getting an honorary Oscar
I have had a crush on Lauren Bacall for the last 10 years. I was flipping channels and saw the last half of To Have and Have Not (movie still above) on AMC. I'd read the book so I thought I'd see what the movie was like. Turns out it had absolutely nothing at all to do with the the book. But I did fall for the 20-year-old Lauren Bacall. I quickly watched the other three movies she did with her husband Humphrey Bogart: The Big Sleep, Key Largo, and Dark Passage (don't bother with that one). I've also read Read more…
South Sound Technology Conference announces keynoter on privacy
Keynoting at the event will be Richard Purcell, CEO of the Corporate Privacy Group. Purcell ranks among the original Chief Privacy Officers in the United States. He created the position at Microsoft in the late 90s, becoming a leading voice in addressing consumer privacy and data protection, domestically and internationally. From the Tacoma Tech Connect blog I’m on the Steering Committee for the conference, which will have a focus on data security and protection, an area in which Tacoma actually has a good cluster of businesses. The conference is coming up November 21 at UWT! Sign up for updates at http://www.sstconference.org
Set back
I was all set to post some audio interviews yesterday morning about online identity, but a whole crazy sort of day set me back. I'll be back up to speed soon!
They’re leaving. Now what? Part II
If you think about Tacoma as a business, and its businesses as clients, then we've just lost a major client. And when a business loses a major client, you've got a couple good options: Work on building up a smaller client to replace the major client. Find a client from somewhere else and convince them to switch to you. I mostly want to talk about number 2. We have some great things to offer these prospective clients: great location near an international airport, a deepwater port with good links to the interior, a massive military presence that provides a certain Read more…
My presentation about Online Identity last night at Pecha Kucha Tacoma:
Watching it in the light of day … No, you probably won’t say anything online to make your parents hate you. That was a little hyperbole. Otherwise, I think this holds up pretty well! [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1P3GjptAw80?wmode=transparent]
They’re leaving. Now what?
This is what I said yesterday in the Tribune when asked about the greatest challenge the city faces. It’s a generic answer, but it’s the right answer for me – it really is Russell leaving, in terms of the people that live here, the people that eat lunch downtown, the amount of Class A commercial space it opens up. But at the same time I feel like we could bounce back. The main reason I work with the technology groups as much as I do is that I really feel like they can drive some of those tech jobs for Read more…
Tonight’s the night! Pecha Kucha starts at 5:30 at the Robert Daniel Gallery.
More at http://www.pecha-kucha.org/cities/tacoma/2#
Gov. Gregoire speaking to City Club next Wednesday (Sept 16) for lunch! Let me know if you’re interested in coming.
Many thanks to all those who commented or sent me an email! I was very excited with how the Tribune interview turned out. City Club's 25 years old now and I feel honored that I've been asked to lead the organization. I do want to add that Governor Gregoire is speaking to City Club of Tacoma next Wednesday at our luncheon. If you're interested in coming and haven't been to a City Club event in awhile, shoot me an email and you can be my guest at the luncheon at the regular member rate ($23).
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