Archive for January, 2009

is done in DC.

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

is done in DC.

watching a thousand women in a…

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

watching a thousand women in amazing ball gowns they planned for months, sans coats, pouring out into the deep freeze, smiling.

glad to be there live… now i…

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

glad to be there live… now in from cold. http://cnn.com/themoment is really cool technology… photo mashup from thousands of snapshots

“it’s been the risk-takers, th…

Tuesday, January 20th, 2009

“it’s been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things…who have carried us up the long, rugged path towards prosperity and freedom.”

enjoying scotch @ Old Ebbitt, …

Monday, January 19th, 2009

enjoying scotch @ Old Ebbitt, around corner from White House… chances of quietly running into BHO @ Lincoln Mem around 2am tonight? :-)

“I like to see a man proud of …

Monday, January 19th, 2009

“I like to see a man proud of the place in which he lives. I like to see a man live so that his place will be proud of him.” — Lincoln

just at base of Capitol, a few…

Monday, January 19th, 2009

just at base of Capitol, a few feet from podium… a choir singing America… inspiration… #inaug09

just flew into Reagan, low, ov…

Sunday, January 18th, 2009

just flew into Reagan, low, over the Lincoln Memorial and Mall… no matter how often you see, it’s awe inspiring #inaug09

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A shifting of my priorities…

I’ve been mostly silent for the past three weeks, and absent from community events. I’ve disconnected as much as possible from the routine, and shifted focus to my family. Here’s why… Four years ago, my 30-year-old sister Hilliary died after a courageous battle with a rare and insidious cancer. It was the f...

Trademarks matter, and this is exactly why they exist

Today Timelines Inc., a growing young company based inside of Chicago's TechNexus, filed a trademark infringement suit against Facebook. Timelines has operated timelines.com, a site that allows people to post pictures and notes to tell the story of their lives and the story of events around them. They have a registered trademark, and even face...

The future voices of ChiTech Academy

I just returned from a visit to Chicago Tech Academy and my first visit with an assembly of the 150 new freshmen... and I am inspired! This third class of students seems to be the most inquisitive, the most engaged and the most eager bunch of students I’ve met at the new high school. The reputation of ChiTech after the fi...