In his book, The 4-Hour Workweek, author Timothy Ferriss discusses the idea of taking a “mini-retirement” while you’re still young enough to enjoy it. His point is that we Americans have it all wrong. We work hard through our youth to save up for a retirement in old age. That seems [...]
Entries from May 2007
The Mini-Retirement: Costs and Benefits
May 30th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
Tags:career·filmmaking
New Smyrna Beach at Sunset
May 27th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
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Tim Tate’s Artomatic Stunt?
May 18th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
I’ve met Tim Tate, the noted Washington glass artist, a couple of times. One of his glass sculptures, a really cool rocket, was stolen from Artomatic and held for ransom. It was only returned after a dramatic midnight exchange - Monopoly money for art. An individual named “The Collector” took credit for [...]
Tags:art·filmmaking
48 Hour Film Project
May 9th, 2007 · No Comments · Uncategorized
I’ve done the 48 Hour Film Project twice. For those who haven’t experienced this weekend of madness, it’s a contest where you have 48 hours to make a short film. You pick a genre out of a hat and everyone has to use the same character name, prop, and line of dialogue.
On the [...]
Tags:filmmaking
Uncle Sam’s Podcasts
May 8th, 2007 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Uncle Sam wants YOU to listen to his podcasts! Government web sites are increasingly using the tools everyone else is using (podcasts, videos, blogs) to communicate with the public. A recent Wall Street Journal article highlighted some of the many government podcasts that are out there. For example, NOAA (the agency I work for) created [...]
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Photo Shoot with Caveat Improv Group
May 4th, 2007 · No Comments · Uncategorized
I had the opportunity to take some pics of Caveat, an improv troup that is part of the Washington Improv Theater. It was a lot of fun - they’re a very creative group and they came prepared with ideas of what they wanted to do, which really helped. We shot in Meridian Hill [...]
Tags:photography
Government Web Content Managers Workshop
May 4th, 2007 · No Comments · Uncategorized
I attended the Web Content Managers workshop on April 24 at the FDIC training center in Arlington. It was a great workshop, with lots of opportunities to meet other gov’t web folks and learn new things. Here are my notes from the conference:
Pierre Guillaume Wielezynski, The World Bank Group, “Social [...]
Tags:blogging·social media





