Archive for February, 2010
Supersonic
Totally cool video here of an Atlas V launch. Â The first 30 seconds are pointless, the next 60 seconds are interesting, and the 1:30-2:00 are just awesome. Hit the little button in the lower-right and watch it full screen.
Posted: February 23rd, 2010 under Web.
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Running the Boston Marathon for Autism
I know a handful of you read that title and said, “DAN IS GOING RUNNING?” Â Don’t worry – I’m not that rash. Â I’m just blogging about someone else who is actually doing the running. My friend Melisa Thorne (former colleague at eRoom) is doing the hard work. Â She’s running in the Boston Marathon. Â She’s running […]
Posted: February 20th, 2010 under Personal.
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Finance Committee 2/17/10
Black text is mostly objective, red text is mostly subjective in nature. Our meeting for 2/10 was canceled by the snow-storm-that-missed-us. Â Today was mostly about the Town Meeting warrant articles, with a few extras. Our first hearing was the Vision 2020 (Jane Howard et al) and the DPW (Teresa DeBenedictis) asking for $15,000 for treatment […]
Posted: February 18th, 2010 under Arlington, Finance Committee.
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Two Arlington Finance Meetings
Black text is mostly objective, red text is mostly subjective in nature. Monday was the Arlington Budget and Revenue Task Force meeting; tonight was the first Finance Committee of the year. I have a notes from both here. At Monday’s meeting, it started with better-than-usual news that the Governor’s proposed budget had more money for […]
Posted: February 4th, 2010 under Arlington, Finance Committee.
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How Much Do I Care About Amazon and Macmillan?
As I was reading my daily blog circuit, I asked myself, “How much do I care about this Amazon and Macmillan thing, anyway?” Â After thinking it over for a while, I decided that I care quite a bit. Â Enough for a blog post, even, and everyone knows that if it’s blog worthy, then it is […]
Posted: February 2nd, 2010 under Personal, Web.
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