It was all too real. The people. The work. The job. The City. The clothes. And then I woke up. Oh, cruel, cruel April 1st. ;)

is drafting and presenting the final "Technology Assessment" report for the CEO & CFO of a $30M Jacksonville non-profit. Identified $avings!

Yesterday's 4m/6k Bayou jog, running away http://songza.org/~2rygd1 (substitute gnats :)

waterlife.nfb.ca Wow. Just Wow.

Six Tips to Reinvent Non-Profits, Fast Company 1-Don't be crazy. 2-Ground people; don't grind them. 3-Give 'em a break http://bit.ly/a2AoQR

"The Complete Guide to Google Wave" - http://bit.ly/dtBnuK 3 Versions: 1) FREE via web; 2) $9 PDF, 3) $25 Hardcopy. Re-freshing!

Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Free Bird" http://bit.ly/b0MYkE back in my running mix. Ended today's run on that ♫ :)

25c/77F - gotta be the warmest day of 2010 so far for Houston. Hello Spring! :)

Geek speak: Cisco CRS-3, 322Tbps. Plain English: deliver every film ever made in 4 minutes! http://bit.ly/cOoBFy I'll take 2 please. ;)

Franco, 60? Say it ain't so! Franco Harris is 60 today. Wow, seems just like yesterday watchin' this Steeler tear up the field.

Pre-Spring Bayou run. Sunny, 17c/63F. (Pre-Spring = trillions of gnats! Oh, yeah, food chain in action ;) WANTED: runner's gnat screen.

Sunny 14c/58F flying run. Windy 19m/31k gusting to 35m/56k. Blown away! ;)

"Business is *not* about numbers. It's about people and their feelings. Numbers simply tell you…" http://bit.ly/9So09I

…the refuge of the lizard brain…you? folks you know? - http://bit.ly/cuN6ey - or Linchpin?

21c/70F sunshine and a fun run. Adding a little Pink Floyd (Dark Side of the Moon) to my run mix :) Next, Chicago (the band).

Fun. Run. Sun. 2 out of 3 today - no sun, cloudy 17c/63F on the White Oak Bayou Trail. Logged 25m/41km this week.

"Less supersizing. More exercising." - 2 Billboards in Central Florida. (Lovin' it! ;-) http://bit.ly/du2Ucf

Crisis & Obsession (includes another great story of Herb Kelleher's "peanuts") - http://bit.ly/bEesJl (my version of sales tax & 501-c-3's)

1,240,000 pounds! USA salami recall expanded: salmonella outbreak infects 230 people in 44 states http://bit.ly/a2E5Lo

2'fer: Godin/Asacker paths converge re: followers! http://bit.ly/cSGR1r | http://bit.ly/cV4KBw

20c/68F - a leisurely 8.5km fun run in the sun!

Love is…

Getting Naked: A Business Fable About Shedding The Three Fears That Sabotage Client Loyalty (J-B Lencioni Series) http://bit.ly/d8wLE0

2C/36F (but rain has moved on!) Happy Friday conversations scheduled with: Chicago, Honolulu, Chicago - in that order. It's on!

Got Google: "Wave"? Yes. "Buzz"? Yes. When will Google announce a "Time" product? Need. More. Time. Beta acceptable. ;)

Frightened, clueless or uninformed? Comfort the frightened, coach the clueless and teach the uninformed. http://bit.ly/bZlYeN

From MIT> list.it - a place to stash your information http://bit.ly/9kxYOm - FREE - open source

A Hole in the Soul of Business - 'a paucity of purpose' - http://bit.ly/bBzRtQ < Wow! So true. So sad. Not me.

Punxsutawney Phil's prediction? Or election day in the USA? What's more important to you on 2-Feb-2010?

-9F/-23C, ChicagoLand's current definition of cold ;-)

Branding... wrestle it to the ground and kill it
before it kills you. - http://tinyurl.com/ydm2rbz

Debt, fashionable? :) Must be. Check out this NATIONAL Debt InfoGraphic - http://i49.tinypic.com/t7xwzl.jpg

El Guapo: Would you say I have a plethora of piñatas? Jefe: Oh yes, you have a plethora. El Guapo: Jefe, what is a plethora?

10 dangerous executive delusions: http://bit.ly/7xSaQQ via Steve Tobak: "common in C-Suites, self-deception is a shortcut to failure."

"As of Sunday evening (5 p.m.), January 17, the text “Haiti” to 90999 program has raised nearly $20 million." from redcross.org

Haiti Text Message Donations Top $10 Million [Haiti] - gizmodo.com http://bit.ly/8cHCZX

One tenth of 1 percent (.001) US pop. of 300M = 300,000 donations of $10 = $3,000,000 < 48 hours! Text 'Haiti' to 90999 (via RedCross.org)

Send a $10 donation by texting ‘Haiti’ to 90999 (via RedCross.org) Done. Do it.

2010: Hope mongering…(Seth Godin http://bit.ly/89339t)

Happy Palindrome Day - USA! 01 02 2010 :)

New Year's Day: 4-mile run. Rose Bowl time! Chillaxin'

Scottish theologian Carl Bard:"Though no one can go back and make a brand new start, anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending."

New Year 2010! May it grace us all with abundant wealth of health & happiness!

Bid farewell to 2008 & Welcomed in 2009 here: http://bit.ly/8huHCR volunteering. Special place with great friends and a passion for people!

Xmas Eve, 2008 here http://bit.ly/7WdthH 2009 here: 29° 45' 46"N, 95° 22' 59"W both inspiring/peaceful/special.

(Video) Tinsel as Economic Indicator - WSJ.com http://bit.ly/6E4eVb Followed by: "Will Gold rally in 2010?" <

Let's Call It the Humanity Sector - Dan Pallotta - Harvard Business Review http://bit.ly/5SubnF

The Builders' Manifesto. The 10 principles of contructivism. Let's be builders! http://bit.ly/6dv2V3

After days, it came back. That bright object in the sky. What's it called? Right. The sun. So… outside for a fun run in the sun. 6,5km

Fi/T*(G)=M is FOCUSED INTENSITY over TIME multiplied by GOD equals Unstoppable Momentum. -Dave Ramsey (http://bit.ly/6Qvq9P)

1 year ago today, I was a volunteer here, for 28 days: http://bit.ly/8huHCR with good friends for a *great* cause. Life changing!!

"Brand isn’t a noun to be promoted; it’s a verb to be lived." - Tom Asacker, http://bit.ly/6l0PqD

Spain (a remote area of), Rob Cavazos, Skype and international fun @ www.phoneboxexperiment.com #phonebox (Spanish, English, German)

Stanford's iPhone Orchestra (replete w/ "speaker gloves") - http://bit.ly/5ehMVP

SNOW! ...in Houston, Texas?

US Census factoid: every *hour* 330 baby boomers (born 1946-1964) turn 60yrs old. http://bit.ly/5beeRh <