The blizzard of 2009 took me a little by surprise, as it did many DC area residents. Yes, the media was reporting on the possible snow totals for a couple of days but the media here always hypes snow. Between work and Christmas shopping, I had put off putting the snow tires on the 530. […]
The first two weeks in December haven’t just been the glide path to Christmas this year. 2009 has belatedly turned into a year of innovation and business moves around the Domain Name System (DNS), a vital but under-appreciated protocol essential for the proper functioning of the Internet. All this news may finally propel awareness of […]
It’s past time for another wheel post, but (thankfully) neither the M3 or the 530 have given me much to write about lately. So I called up my good friend Rich this weekend to meet up and take a look at the black 2007 335i he purchased back in May with about 40,000 miles and […]
Last week saw an exciting first for me as a blogger. Via a Facebook friend of a friend recommendation, I was asked to review a wine from a California vineyard. It takes longer to make your mark when you tackle three topics in your blog rather than specialize in one. So this kind of recognition […]
How to empirically measure the value of public relations is a challenge as old as the profession itself. The rise of social media offers exciting new opportunities on this front. Last week one of my clients achieved validation of our hard work over the past few months. They now show up as the #2 organic […]
I’m proud to work for all of Strategic clients, helping them to increase market share, revenue and profitability. But there are times when a client does something especially cool and worthwhile, and it’s really a blast to promote it. That’s the case right now with the new AwesomeGov Fund announced yesterday by GovLoop. Last month […]
Last week I had a chance to talk with Matt Langan, a seasoned PR pro I’ve had the pleasure of working with in the past. What I was struck by was how Matt mirrored larger trends affecting PR and work in general, so here I am writing this post. At the onset, let me say […]
Over the weekend I changed the oil in my ’99 M3. It was actually pretty easy, since I didn’t have to go under the car at all. I used an fluid extractor that I picked up from Griot’s Garage. It siphons the oil out via the dipstick column. I don’t have access to a lift, […]
Yesterday I had lunch with Roger Hughlett, assistant managing editor for the Washington Business Journal. It was past time we caught up. I first met Roger over a decade ago, when he was tech reporter for the Baltimore Biz Journal and I was with the startup that became Advertising.com. I had been looking forward to […]
The joint was jumping last night at the End of Fiscal Year party at 1215 Connecticut Avenue. It was sponsored by a slew of local organizations including GovLoop, Young Government Leaders, Tech Bisnow, Young AFCEANs and GovDelivery. Folks were definitely partying like it was… 2010. What was really cool was yet another confirmation that DC […]
Recently Gabriele and I returned to Bonefish in Kingstowne for a nice dinner. We have eaten there a few times, and each time we’ve been pleased with the food. The first time we went there, we found a very nice tasty Pinot Noir — in fact, I talked about it in the very first post […]
Last weekend I got a couple of quick, fun DIY projects acccomplished. In my previous wheels post I said I needed to give the M3 some attention, but again these were focused on the 530. A little BMW esoterica — the 2001 530 was the first class of BMW car that came with the now […]