Entries Categorized as 'Fun Stuff'

Betting on the future.

Date August 12, 2008

I’ve mentioned in a couple of conversations with friends that I feel like I have just thrown a rock in a pond and I’m waiting to see what kind of splash it’s going to make when hitting the water.
You see the rock there? That rock symbolizes something exciting and scary for me. That rock [...]

I’m going on staycation

Date July 27, 2008

Ever heard of the term? I just learned it this week.
A staycation is defined as a vacation but in or around your home. I’m so used to always having a planned vacation setup that I’m really excited about this week. I plan to just chill as much as possible, hang with my [...]

iPhone Software 2.0 Review

Date July 11, 2008

I couldn’t help myself.
I’m sure there are going to be another thousand reviews on the software but the beauty of the web is that people are also interested in my take. So I did three parts.
1) From a Apple fanboy perspective
2) From a financial services perspective
3) From a private ‘internal only’ to my guys at [...]

BarcampBankDallas (BCBD) 2008 - my perspective

Date June 23, 2008

As my two-year Kate would say after a meal, “All done.” The 1st BarCampBank in Dallas is officially done. Pictures here. Videos coming soon.
It seemed like a whirlwind weekend but I’m thinking that’s the status quo for these things. We ended up having 29 people show up to the event and the [...]

I’m gonna be a daddy - again!

Date June 12, 2008

We knew the news for a couple of weeks now but wanted to hold off until after our 1st doctors appointment which was day and everything looks good. So Jenny is 5.5 weeks pregnant and is due around early February ‘09. We are very excited about it and I coaxed Jenny into doing [...]

One of those (big) weeks…

Date June 8, 2008

As most of you know, our company has been putting alot of time and effort into a community that we’re building for the financial services industry.
After going through a semi-private beta and then the release of Banktastic on April 1st we’ve seen some great progress. We always wanted the product to [...]

Get out there, expose yourself!

Date May 31, 2008

I’d be curious to see how people would describe me. Would it be more extroverted or introverted? I know there are times when I fall into both categories but if I had to guess, I’d prefer to keep to myself and just observe others.
Over the last couple of years, I have been going [...]