Why am I such a Butler fan?
Why am I a Butler Fan? It’s a great question to ask of any basketball fan, and I think being a Butler fan matches several of my favorite memes about sports: the Underdog, the Team Effort, and the Unexpected. The…
Why are you taking a picture of that sign?
Far West Motel, Aurora Originally uploaded by gregmeyer “Hey man, what are you doing?” I paused from taking this picture as I was in a questionable part of town (albeit during daylight) and I didn’t know the person who was…
Gist acquired by Research In Motion (RIM)
Startups don’t just start – they also evolve. I’m excited that the next step in our evolution at Gist – where I’ve worked for the last year and half – is to be part of Research in Motion. When I…
How do you measure the “truth” in news?
How do you find you measure the “truth” in News? More and more these days, we tend to read the types of news, follow news aggregators, or friend or follow people on social networks with whom we agree. While this…
is your product line too complicated?
Simple Thai Originally uploaded by gregmeyer Have you ever noticed the restaurants in your area that stand out because of their simplicity? One local restaurant in the International District (Simply Thai, on 5th and Jackson) caught my eye recently with…
An Online Elephant Never Forgets
I make lists. Top 10 lists, lists of things to do, and lists of things that I ought to do and haven’t gotten around to doing yet. Recently I started using Evernote – a cloud-based note-taking system available on my…
#Announcerfail and other insta-news topics, courtesy of Twitter
Twitter just made watching bad football games more interesting for me. I’ve been complaining this football season about the various wrongs the NFL has visited upon me: local game blackouts, the general poor play of my beloved Eagles just when…
Hating pledge drives, and how to make fundraising efforts more flexible
I hate pledge drives. The thought of being contacted to give money to an organization, even one that I normally support, makes me uneasy. But I am happy to raise money for organizations I support and like the idea of…
