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By now you’ve certainly seen the television ad from “Pure Michigan” encouraging people to buy from Michigan companies. No question, a laudable goal. However, if you were to type in “PureMichigan.org/BuyMichigan” into your web browser your request would be routed to servers hosted by IBM in Denver, Colorado. The irony and hypocrisy is awesome.
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When we are growing up descriptions of events and people are always simplified into a neat story that is memorable and clear. Any fine details that deviate from the simple message we are trying to deliver are ignored in an effort to keep the story simple and easy to understand for the child.
We tell our […]

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This issue is very important to our country so I wanted to try to make it as simple as possible - a lot of facts are glossed over. Here is my best shot at the Valerie Plame incident in plain English.
President Bush and Vice President Cheney wanted to go to war with Iraq. Their […]

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I spoke at the East Lansing Rotary meeting this week. Subject: New Marketing, New World. This was an extemporaneous talk that included a 8 minute video called “Did you know 2.0″ and a Question and Answer session. The talk was 40 minutes and completely free form, so please excuse the many mistakes.
I removed […]

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Here is the transcript of my speech today. Video is processing now and will be online soon.
Update: Video up

“Thank you very much for the honor of speaking to you, the future leaders of our community. Congratulations to all the graduates. Whether you realize now or not, your successful graduation today is a cumulative […]

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A few recent website and press mentions:
Microsoft.com feature about how Liquid Web uses Microsoft servers.
CapitalGains Magazine featured me in their article “10 People to Follow on Twitter”
WILX interviewed me for their story, “Digital Dirt”

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I am voting for Barack Obama.

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Lyrics - Jacks Mannequin - The Resolution
There’s a lot that I don’t know
There’s a lot that I’m still learning
But I think I’m letting go
To find my body is still burning
And you hold me down
And you got me living in the past
Come on and pick me up
Somebody clear the wreckage from the blast
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Michiganders please vote “YES” on Proposal 1 - “A LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVE TO PERMIT THE USE AND CULTIVATION OF MARIJUANA FOR SPECIFIED MEDICAL CONDITIONS” (Bill Text) As many of you know, my mother has multiple sclerosis.

I hope that you will also consider supporting Proposal 2 - “A PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE STATE CONSTITUTION TO ADDRESS […]

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It amazes me that E-bay can continue to get worse. (look at the stock price) I had a shitty experience with a lying user when I sold my jet-ski and now with the mixer I sold on E-bay last week. I’ve sold over 20 items in the past 4 years and have received 100% positive […]

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There is a commercial going around from ADHDroadmap.com that looks to be an information public service announcement but is actually an advertisement from the makers of Adderall. I find this incredibly misleading and probably a violation of the television pharmaceutical advertising laws which require a description of the potential side effects. This […]

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I installed a new deck w/ a hot tub last year. I had to cut a new opening in my 3 seasons room for access and I just finished it with a new door and an out door speaker system. I also included an outdoor volume knob to control the speaker volume.

New flickr embeddable […]

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The Liquid Web ground breaking event (video above) included a five minute tour of the two existing liquid web data centers, a brief presentation by Matt and then some words from Governor Jennifer Granholm. On stage are former mayor, and all around amazing guy, David Hollister and Delta Township Supervisor Joe Drolett. In the […]

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Do you understand what this means for the money in your pocket/savings,/401k?
This shouldn’t be celebrated.

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Sometimes I overstate things. In an argument I might say “You never” or “I always have to”. It’s a really childish habit because it doesn’t leave any room for discussion and what’s probably worse, it’s never accurate. The words “never” and “always” don’t convey meaning - they are absolutes. Black and White. […]

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I thought I’d do something a little different today and share a drum practice. I’m no Gene Krupa but I love to play. I hope you enjoy.

 

 Stoliker Drums [5:03m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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High winds resulting from yesterdays tornado broke a large tree limb off one of my backyard trees. The limb fell on to my fence and destroyed a 4 foot section. Luckily for me the limb fell away from my bedroom and onto my neighbors house.
 

Tags: house, East Lansing, Tornado, […]

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So today I turn 27 and my cousin gave birth to her first daughter Pretty exciting day so far. I have a second cousin “first cousin once removed” (Thanks Paul) with the same bday, neat..
I’ve got a lot of love from a lot of friends today. Thank you to everyone! Troy Stein, […]

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Capital Gains, 10/3/2007 “Lansing-based web hosting company Liquid Web is expecting to grow by 60 to 100 percent this year and next, according to Liquid Web spokesman Travis Stoliker. Liquid Web added 35 employees last year and currently has 70 to 74 employees. Stoliker says this number will jump next year. “We’re always hoping […]

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Lansing Tech Boom: Fueling the IT Fire By: Brad Garmon, 9/19/2007 […]

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