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Ate several sliders. Poisoning the new year from the start.
Jan 1st
Heading out to party for a bit. You stay classy Columbus (and, by extension, MtV).
Jan 1st
Someone needs to take Michael Newdow out back and dispose of him. http://bit.ly/iB1z
Jan 1st
Happy New Year’s Eve
Dec 31st
RT @lazerow: lazerow.com post: Monday is Officially “Quit Your Job and Start a Company...
Dec 31st
Having breakfast at Bob Evans with one of my partners.
Dec 31st
RT @blantonious: Register 4 WordCamp Columbus free. Limited to first 50 (20 left) so you must hurry...
Dec 31st
And not that I am I up to date on Twitter, time to head off for my last appointment of the year (and...
Dec 31st
Watching the Texas Bowl. This should be a track meet.
Dec 31st
Add Mike Shanahan to the coaching casualties. Sadly for @rtdoner Marvin Lewis remains employed.
Dec 31st
Looks like the Jets may get Bill Cowher. Take that Cleveland fans. http://bit.ly/R8tE
Dec 31st
From NY TImes: To the average white-collar worker, the tech guy occupies a slot somewhere between...
Dec 30th
Rod Blogo- you can’t make this stuff up! http://bit.ly/8nFe
Dec 30th
Watching “The City” from last night. I am ashamed.
Dec 30th
he is there to serve, but holds a worker’s professional well-being in his highly skilled hands....
Dec 30th
Quoted- The New York Times
Dec 30th
More genius this morning from your US Department of the Treasury. http://bit.ly/gwKg
Dec 30th
My end of the year post, devoid of predictions (mainly because I’m an idiot)...
Dec 30th
RT @howardlindzon: RT @micah I just realized I only hate a few people. But those I do hate, I hate...
Dec 30th
Another Bernie Madoff post. This makes about 97 for me. http://bit.ly/IIgZ
Dec 30th
Why Are Madoff Investors Special?
Dec 30th
Out With The Old, In With The New
Dec 30th
Eyes refuse to stay open. I should probably take that as a sign.
Dec 30th
Reading so many smart people tonight. Feeling very optimistic about the new year and the future in...
Dec 30th
I am giving TweetDeck a second chance. Liking it this time around. Much easier than hitting refresh...
Dec 30th
Fiddling around with my @stocktwits profile. Should be doing paying work. Oy.
Dec 30th
I pre-ordered @howardlindzon ‘s book from Amazon. Now I feel dirty. I’m going to go burn...
Dec 30th
The culling of NFL coaches has begun: Mangini, Crennel, Marinelli. Who is next?
Dec 30th
Very good (longish) story from WSJ on the death of Wall Street...
Dec 30th
Waiting for confirmation on a lunch appointment. Getting very hungry.
Dec 30th
Great lunch with my friend/assistant pastor. Problems of the world now solved. Go about your day.
Dec 30th
Just read that this year Wall Street lost the equivalent of the entire output of Africa. This blows...
Dec 30th
Wife is roasting a chicken for dinner. The smell has permeated my office making it very difficult to...
Dec 30th
Just riffed on @om ‘s excellent post http://tinyurl.com/8mwart
Dec 30th
Must Read- Om Malik
Dec 29th
Business Week on Social Security and Ponzi. BTW- it is. http://bit.ly/tg5K
Dec 29th
Just lit the eighth candle on the menorah. Someone noticably absent.
Dec 29th
Need to go to bed. Will start easing myself back into work tomorrow.
Dec 29th
Nap didn’t happen. Mood is generally cranky.
Dec 28th
My stepmother is like a school in July- no class (you are welcome for the Fat Albert flashback).
Dec 28th
I’m thinking a nap might be in order.
Dec 28th
Year End Post- This is not it.
Dec 28th
Enjoying quiet, coffee, and NY Times.
Dec 28th
Karoke has broken out. Nothing good can come from this.
Dec 28th
House is wafting with the smell of soup wife has been simmering all afternoon. Looking forward to...
Dec 27th
My wife and @broadwaychica09 are not impressed with my holiday beard. One more week to go.
Dec 27th
Really?
Dec 27th
Watching Family Man on Hulu on the big screen. Love this movie.
Dec 27th
WordPress seems to be acting completely stupid right now.
Dec 26th
Watching Bugs Bunny on You Tube. Back when cartoon were funny.
Dec 26th
Just read an obit of Eartha Kitt. What a fascinating woman. She will be missed.
Dec 26th
reblogging @bfeld this morning http://tinyurl.com/7qzj7j
Dec 26th
WSJ on holiday retail. Gads! http://tinyurl.com/7qxavm
Dec 26th
Need to buy cables and hubs to hook up our new electronic goodies today. Getting in touch with my...
Dec 26th
Spending lots of time this morning catching up on my online reading. In full on vacation mode now....
Dec 26th
Ohio is to college football coaches what Silicon Valley is to technology. Boo-yah!...
Dec 26th
Who Doesn’t Want Government Cash?
Dec 26th
Quoted- Brad Feld
Dec 26th
While playing Guitar Hero with @broadwaychica09, I have discovered that my true calling is playing...
Dec 25th
We are doing Chinese for dinner. Our own little touch of Judaism.
Dec 25th
Just lit a fire in the fireplace. I love the way a fire smells.
Dec 25th
Merry Christmas!
Dec 25th
Still playing frackin’ Guitar Hero with @broadwaychica09. Have the perfect hand guy picked out...
Dec 25th
Calling it a night. Later tweeps.
Dec 25th
Merry Christmas
Dec 25th
Getting schooled by @broadwaychica09 in Guitar Hero.
Dec 25th
Merry Christmas tweeps.
Dec 25th
Lit candle four on the iMenorah tonight. I love being multi-cultural.
Dec 25th
Wal-Mart on Christmas Eve aka the Third Circle of Hell.
Dec 24th
Off to my family Christmas that is, unless someone wants to kill me. Anyone? Bueller?
Dec 24th
Just gave my dog my left over steak from Ruth Chris. He’s having a Merry Christmas.
Dec 24th
Thinking about how much I’m going to enjoy seeing the Yankees and their $250MM payroll not...
Dec 24th
Putting all my January trips into my Outlook calendar. January is not going to be fun.
Dec 24th
Twitter carries legal risks? http://tinyurl.com/7z9akx
Dec 24th
My iPod touch locked up last night and I had to wait for the battery to die as there is no hard...
Dec 24th
Christmas Shopping
Dec 24th
recovering from a 12-24 hour bug. feel like someone took me out back last night and beat the crap...
Dec 24th
Added Wordcamp Columbus badge to my blog. Both readers enjoy it.
Dec 24th
I am home. This makes me very happy.
Dec 23rd
Having lunch at Red Robin on Polaris.
Dec 23rd
Eating breakfast at our hotel. Going to head out to shopping this morning.
Dec 23rd
Cooling heels at Ruth Chris. Waiting for our table.
Dec 23rd
Heading out of town for dinner with my wife and Christmas shopping.
Dec 22nd
Heading to lunch with my partners at Polaris Grill. First time we’ve all been in town in...
Dec 22nd
Property developers now want a bailout. Anyone else care to get in line? http://tinyurl.com/a6o5e5
Dec 22nd
Vacation
Dec 22nd
Attempting to settle into vacation mode. This is normally a 2-3 day process.
Dec 22nd
Temperature is 0 with -15 wind chill. I love Ohio.
Dec 22nd
Watching Tim Hawkins. Very funny.
Dec 22nd
Heading out into the stupidly cold weather.
Dec 21st
Wind chill in the MtV tonight is -6. FAIL.
Dec 21st
Just got up from a wonderful nap. Christmas cantata tonight at church.
Dec 21st
Is anyone going to work this week or next? Anyone? Bueller?
Dec 21st
Listening to Frank Sinatra this morning. Best intonation of any singer ever.
Dec 21st
Bottom Up Reporting
Dec 21st
Bottom up reporting- new blog post: http://tinyurl.com/7bxzj9
Dec 21st
Lots to do tomorrow tweeps. Time to get some sleep.
Dec 21st
Waiting for @broadwaychica09 to get back from her debate meet.
Dec 21st
Dallas vs. Batimore. Boo-yah!
Dec 21st
Watching Alexander the Great kick butt on the Military Channel. My son is giddy.
Dec 20th
Watching the movie “August” also known as back to the future.
Dec 20th
In the school cocoon.
Dec 20th
About Bernie Madoff
Dec 20th
The difference between Madoff and Social Security? None. http://tinyurl.com/a5q3kx
Dec 20th
Still toying with the idea of getting a netbook to hook up to our living room flat screen.
Dec 20th
Hooked up my laptop to the flat screen. May get a netbook to permanently hook up.
Dec 20th
Watching A Christmas Story on the flat screen via iTunes. Very cool (and a classic movie).
Dec 20th
Good night tweeps
Dec 20th
Just went shopping for my wife. Boo-yah!
Dec 20th
Best Buy in Mansfield has two lines open the Friday before Christmas. Brilliant.
Dec 20th
Obtained Starbucks with @broadwaychica09. Now home and two weeks off. Woo Hoo!
Dec 20th
At meeting #2 in Massillon. It is god awful cold and windy up here.
Dec 20th
Finally home. Pizza and movie night.
Dec 20th
Accident 670 east @ neil. Left two lanes blocked.
Dec 19th
54 and sunny in Dayton. Now heading to Massillon with a slightly different forecast.
Dec 19th
RT @lazerow It’s supposed to slow down a bit this time of year but I continue to get busier...
Dec 19th
After 30 minutes at home, time to go to the next meeting (which kind of confirms my previous tweet).
Dec 19th
At Miami Valley Hospital. Cold and gray here.
Dec 19th
Heading to Dayton for meeting 1.
Dec 19th
A bailout for the auto makers??? Dumb, dumb, dumb.
Dec 19th
Have meetings in Dayton and Massillon tomorrow. Who schedules this nonsense?
Dec 19th
Going to tidy up my office and bag it for the night. One more work day left this year (right, even I...
Dec 19th
Reading an enormous decision from a case I’m consulting on in New York.
Dec 19th
Dopplr says I took 32 trips to 17 cities last year. That sounds about right.
Dec 19th
Off to see Gabrielle’s Christmas program. Still irritated. Hopefully, this will calm me down.
Dec 18th
My son is holding my Flip video camera hostage. I may need to take him out.
Dec 18th
My five year old’s Christmas program is today. Very excited about that.
Dec 18th
Pet peeve- don’t send me an email telling me we need to talk and then go into a conference...
Dec 18th
Such Much Stuff, So Little Time
Dec 18th
Apparently I have found that time when Twitter is very quiet. I need to start my days earlier.
Dec 18th
Signing off twitter for the night. Later.
Dec 18th
Went onto Open Table to make a reservation with my wife for next week. They have NYC listed as my...
Dec 18th
Just finished a four hour, 59 slide lecture. Sure, I’m going to retain a lot of that.
Dec 17th
Finished course. Very spent. Need a break now.
Dec 17th
Into the school cocoon for a couple of hours.
Dec 17th
Setting up a new computer while listening to lecture. FAIL
Dec 17th
Ready for part two of lecture. Also, got new colleague’s computer set up. Multitasking FTW!
Dec 17th
Enjoy coffee and Donut Fair this morning. Much to do today.
Dec 17th
Listening to Kings of Leon. This album does not get old.
Dec 17th
Setting up our Christmas tree. Yes, we’re a little late to the party here.
Dec 17th
Getting out of Dodge in advance of the white death.
Dec 16th
Off to Columbus. Later tweeps.
Dec 16th
Reading about the Madoff scheme in the WSJ online. Breath taking. This guy is going to jail for the...
Dec 16th
Getting minimal work done. Taking a couple of clients to lunch today and buying some equipment ahead...
Dec 16th
I have procrastinated on making coffee because I don’t have any ground, just beans. That is a...
Dec 16th
The Week That Was
Dec 16th
Back from Toledo. Still have massive amounts of work to do. Yippee!
Dec 16th
Catching up on Gossip Girl. Far less ashamed than I should be.
Dec 16th
Need to clean up my office. Place is far too toxic to work in. I share it with my dog which may be...
Dec 16th
Unless Jamal Lewis has a HUGE night, I am going to be bounced from the playoff of my fantasy league...
Dec 16th
Just caught up on all my feeds. Also, this is tweet 3500 which seems somewhat momentous.
Dec 16th
Leaving Toledo before the weather takes the proverbial handbasket ride.
Dec 15th
Off to Toledo for a client meeting.
Dec 15th
Temp has dropped 12 degrees since I left. This does not bode well.
Dec 15th
Listening to Chuck Swindoll as I drive. The man is brilliant.
Dec 15th
At UT Medical Center for a meeting.
Dec 15th
Watching movies on our new flat screen. Very glad to be home.
Dec 15th
I see oil is up two bucks. Methinks this has no legs. Target price- $25. My humble opinion. $$
Dec 15th
Doing my best to stimulate the economy. Ye gods!
Dec 14th
There is no substitute for eight hours of sleep in my own bed. Wonderful!
Dec 14th
Saw this show on Broadway Friday night. Good times. ♫ http://blip.fm/~15g11
Dec 14th
Enjoying being home and taking the afternoon off. Resisting the urge to work on the files @vpmedical...
Dec 13th
Sorry For The Lull
Dec 13th
LGA-CMH
Dec 13th
Leaving my hotel. Heading to the airport.
Dec 13th
Driving (or rather being driven) over the Brooklyn Bridge. Never gets old.
Dec 13th
My wife is running late to pick me up so I am caffinating at Cup O Joe. As good as anyplace in NYC.
Dec 13th
Hello Columbus!
Dec 13th
Okay, the Ambassador Theater on Broadway has nothing on the Ohio or Palace. Very proud of the Cbus...
Dec 13th
Back in my hotel room. Need to pack for my early flight in the morning.
Dec 13th
Walking through Times Square.
Dec 13th
Intermission
Dec 13th
Just received a tasting from the chef. Boo-yah!
Dec 13th
No cabs to be had on Sixth Ave. Walking to Theater.
Dec 13th
Heading to Quality Meats in midtown for dinner.
Dec 12th
Let me add, unlike last night, it is a beautiful (if cold) evening.
Dec 12th
Quality Meats is totally old school. This is going to be ugly :-)
Dec 12th
Great lunch and meeting with one of our longest-term clients. Now waiting for the train to take me...
Dec 12th
Woke myself up snoring on the train. Happens every time.
Dec 12th
Looking forward to dinner and a show tonight. My reward for wedging my enormous rear into a 17 inch...
Dec 12th
Checking out Santa land at Macy’s as I’ve not been in this store in my last 15 trips.
Dec 12th
Seeing the IAC building up close. It is both funky and magnificent.
Dec 12th
Watching Manhattan fade as we head out to Long Island.
Dec 12th
Heading to Penn Station to catch the train out to Long Island.
Dec 12th
Doorman got me a cab right away. Day is already off to a light years better start.
Dec 12th
Hurt my Achilles tendon last night. Limping around the room this morning. Need to head out to Long...
Dec 12th
It took me two hours to get back from dinner. No cabs, no car service, no close subway stop. Soaked...
Dec 12th
Very good dinner. Not even close to my personal record. Now to try and get a cab in the rain.
Dec 12th
On the 1 train heading downtown for dinner.
Dec 12th
At Steak Frites, Houston and Varick, preparing to have some serious food.
Dec 12th
Waiting to see rats and cockroaches going two by two down Varick Street. Crazy rain.
Dec 12th
The last four I-bankers in New York are at the table to my right. Two bottles of high end wine plus...
Dec 12th
Need coffee and food.
Dec 11th
Off to the subway
Dec 11th
Wind+rain= not so much with the subway. Cab it is.
Dec 11th
Marriott World Financial Center has a large Christmas tree, poinsettias galore and Christmas carols...
Dec 11th
Just got notice from CMS that a six figure MSA I did went through.. Happy day!
Dec 11th
Possible departure delay. Yuck.
Dec 11th
CMH-LGA
Dec 11th
Cold nasty rainy day. Yuck.
Dec 11th
Back in New York City.
Dec 11th
If you have 5 kids and a cart full of luggage, perhaps the Expert TSA line isn’t for you.
Dec 11th
Need to get stuff done before heading to the airport.
Dec 11th
Heading back to the airport.
Dec 11th
A Quick Layover
Dec 11th
Home (for 12 hours).
Dec 11th
Just landed in Cincinnati. Will have to hustle to make my connecting flight.
Dec 11th
Woo-Hoo! Flight made!
Dec 11th
CVG-CMH
Dec 11th
Hello Columbus
Dec 11th
SYR-CVG
Dec 10th
Jesse Jackson, Jr. having his “I did not have sex with that woman” news conference....
Dec 10th
Heading to the airport.
Dec 10th
Time to go do some work. Later tweeps.
Dec 10th
It’s snowing in Syracuse.
Dec 10th
Perhaps you should rethink your travel schedule when you get an email to check in for a flight that...
Dec 10th
eating breakfast and catching up on tweets
Dec 10th
The trustee I’m supposed to meet with today had her flight canceled in New York. It’s...
Dec 10th
Tons of Syracuse U students at this Barnes and Noble.
Dec 10th
Falling asleep while watching the game. Perhaps I should take the hint.
Dec 10th
Way too many LeBron commercials on the MSG network. I think groundwork is being laid.
Dec 10th
Watching public access cable. Like a train wreck. I can’t look away.
Dec 10th
Tuesday Evening Thoughts
Dec 10th
Watching CNN regarding the Illinois governor. This guy makes Bob Taft seem competent.
Dec 10th
It is cold and rainy in Syracuse. Out to find some food.
Dec 9th
Apparently someone told the local Avis I have a thing for black Town Cars.
Dec 9th
Grabbing lunch before my next plane.
Dec 9th
Lots of snow on the ground in Syracuse. Goody.
Dec 9th
JFK-SYR
Dec 9th
Just landed at JFK.
Dec 9th
Dear JFK ground grew- we are the Delta flight (aka big white airplane) with people waiting to get...
Dec 9th
CMH-JFK
Dec 9th
Northwest completely worthless on rebooking me. Delta gets me to Syracuse only an hour later through...
Dec 9th
Downloading the Dark Knight to my iPod for the plane(s) today.
Dec 9th
About to miss my flight to Detroit. Thanks for only having one CSR Northwest.
Dec 9th
Stopped for gas and stretch in Lodi. Now ready to head home.
Dec 9th
Off to bed. Later tweeps.
Dec 9th
sipping coffee with mrs ryaninmtv at the barnes and noble in westlake/cleveland. need to get sleep...
Dec 9th
Having dinner at Brio in Westlake with the family.
Dec 9th
On my way to Cleveland for a client meeting.
Dec 8th
Just went back to my laptop monitor as I am traveling this week. Not good times!
Dec 8th
Finally, I am the first result in a Google search for “Donald Ryan”.
Dec 8th
At a meeting in Cleveland
Dec 8th
Just got off the phone with my managing partner. Discussing incentive comp plan for next year.
Dec 8th
I need a computer with about 10 USB ports. Any thoughts?
Dec 8th
How To Pay For National Health Insurance
Dec 8th
HT@infoarbitrage Obama seems to be a centrist/pragmatist not a left winger Good for him...
Dec 8th
Going to watch the warriors show on the Military Channel with my son. I think it’s the Shoguns...
Dec 8th
OPEC promising a significant cut to stop the slide in the price oil. I think that ship has already...
Dec 8th
I am calling it a night. Lots of travel this week: Cleveland, Syracuse and New York.
Dec 8th
I see the Tribune is about to suck wind. So much for debt as a strategy.
Dec 8th
Here’s the link. http://tinyurl.com/5eo2es
Dec 8th
Listening to the Beatles on iTunes. Reveling in their brilliance.
Dec 8th
Just bought tickets to see Chicago while I’m in NYC next week.
Dec 8th
Didn’t realize I had a playoff bye in fantasy football this week. It’s probably for the...
Dec 7th
More Meltdown Thoughts
Dec 7th
New blog post- more meltdown thoughts http://tinyurl.com/6zjx57
Dec 7th
I think we’re going to cancel any plans to go out tonight. It’s just nasty outside.
Dec 7th
Watching National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. Classic.
Dec 7th
Dear dad with the athletic pants and gelled hair who is pain stakingly analyzing a game of 8...
Dec 6th
Watching video in my office. Resting my sore shoulder.
Dec 6th
Using twitterific for my iPod Touch. Would love an app like this for my Blackberry.
Dec 6th
Taking Michael to basketball. Will miss next weeks game due to travel. Bummer.
Dec 6th
The yellow team is working us this morning. Michael had a sleepover last night and is playing like...
Dec 6th
My son made a basket! Hard telling who is more excited!
Dec 6th
Again, not an Apple fanboy but I love twitterific. Best third party app for Twitter.
Dec 6th
Brought my dog in because it’s so cold out. We’re going to watch a movie together.
Dec 6th
Working on an incentive comp plan for our folks.
Dec 5th
The latest version of Java is not playing nice with the U of Florida’s Blackboard system.
Dec 5th
And to the Syracuse airport Avis, thanks for that 13% tax on the rental car. No really, makes me...
Dec 5th
Pet peeve- if I’m having a problem with your website, it may actually be a problem on your...
Dec 5th
Reading Wired’s excellent story on Henty Blodget.
Dec 5th
Almost home. Very long day.
Dec 5th
At the Rusty Bucket in Dublin. Meeting with my boss and another nurse.
Dec 4th
Leaving Cincy
Dec 4th
Driving to Cincy.
Dec 4th
Thinking Long Term
Dec 4th
really enjoying the large monitor. will miss it when I’m on the road next week.
Dec 4th
New blog post on thinking/planning long term http://tinyurl.com/6yo3j2
Dec 4th
I destroyed the tip of my right index finger on the driver’s seat of our church van tonight....
Dec 4th
I wonder why it took feedburner 9 1/2 hours for my blog post to show up in Google Reader....
Dec 3rd
Enjoying my brand new 20 inch monitor. Good times.
Dec 3rd
I officially hate Staples. Just ridiculous. Can’t get a monitor from Columbus to Mount Vernon...
Dec 3rd
Watching videos via YouTube on my iPod touch while writing a report. That’s kind of cool.
Dec 3rd
Still waiting on that new monitor from Staples. I’m getting a little irritated with the whole...
Dec 3rd
iPod Touch
Dec 3rd
Listening to Willie Nelson. Yes, you heard correctly. The man is a guitar virtuoso.
Dec 3rd
tweeking some spreadsheets this morning.
Dec 3rd
Best feature thus far on the iPod Touch- WiFi and directly link to YouTube.
Dec 3rd
I got an iPod touch tonight. The keyboard has totally put me off of a touch screen Blackberry.
Dec 3rd
playing
Dec 3rd
Jon Miller gunning for Yahoo. Interesting. http://tinyurl.com/5afgqv
Dec 2nd
I’m late to the party on this one but $gs is looking at a $2 billion loss? Ouch.
Dec 2nd
Just finished life care planning course #2. Four more to go.
Dec 2nd
Coffee run
Dec 2nd
Pet peeve #2- I work at home. That doesn’t mean I’m at home with nothing to do. There is...
Dec 2nd
Since I am playing Mr. Mom today, naturally my children have decided to reenact Lord of the Flies. I...
Dec 2nd
Start-Ups Aren’t for Everyone
Dec 2nd
New blog post: start-ups aren’t for everyone http://tinyurl.com/5auvwr
Dec 2nd
Tracking my new monitor that’s supposed to come today. Like a child at Christmas.
Dec 2nd