I’m not a big fan of parades.  My kids love them, probably because of all the free candy.  But I don’t really get the steady onslaught of antique cars, second string celebrities and marching bands in itchy wool uniforms.  It’s like the dreaded powerpoint presentation at work.  I usually stare mindlessly as slide after slide [...]

In 2011, I attended South by Southwest (SXSW) for the first time.  And this year, I received my SXSW Sophomore Badge on Foursquare.  There’s a lot of memories I could share about why I have a hippie lovefest for SXSW, or SXSWi for those that are interactively inclined.  But there is one story I’ve never [...]