http://www.cc-chapman.com Ramblings of Boston Based Media Maven C.C. Chapman Fri, 16 May 2008 13:20:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Yesterday American Eagle Outfitters [client] pulled back the curtain on the New American Music Union summer festival. I've known about this for a while and have been itching to let everyone know. I love music. Always have and there are few things as fun as rocking outside listening to music. The mix ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/05/16/at-least-one-concert-im-going-to-this-summer/ I had been wondering about the Amazon Kindle since I first read about it. I've always laughed off all of the electronic book readers that have come and gone, but something about this felt different. People I really knew and trusted all seemed to want one. Those that had one ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/05/13/kindle-first-impressions/ Every so often I capture a photo that makes me stop and really appreciate the power of the lens and capturing a moment in time. I somehow missed this photo the first time around and just tonight I saw it and it stopped me. The pureness of friendship in two little ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/05/12/best-friends-forever/ While this weekend was a blast at home and I got to spend some great time with both my parents and Laura's parents, I was sort of bummed that I wasn't in New Jersey on Saturday. I can hear more then one person wondering why I'd want to be in NJ ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/05/12/cali-lewis-my-home-20/ I've known for a while that I'm most productive late at night and first thing in the morning. I hate waking up and could stay in bed all day, but for some reason after I drop the kids off in the morning and up until everyone starts arriving at their ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/05/08/morning-productivity/ http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/05/08/spring-is-in-the-air/ Being a big Star Wars fan and an Obama supporter this video cracked me up! [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8lvc-azCXY[/youtube] Hat tip to Todd And for posting it on his blog which is where I first saw it. http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/05/05/i-always-thought-dick-cheney-was-darth-vader/ This morning Nine Inch Nails released a new album called "The Slip". Big deal right? It is a big deal because they released it for free on their website. No hooks. No gimmicks. 100% Free. Plus, the key word is "they." No label involved here. The band released it the way ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/05/05/free-nine-inch-nails-album/ It has been a packed and busy past couple of days. Wednesday I took the train to New Jersey for a big presentation. Yesterday I was in New York City to spend some time in the office and to have a few meetings. Afterwards we had a great dinner at the ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/05/02/rambling-from-the-road/ I'm sitting on the Acela, headed out for a couple of days of business travel. This trip is more fun then usual as Scott Monty is sitting next to me as he heads into NYC for some meetings of his own. But, as the miles pass by the window and the ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/04/30/new-jersey-bound-noodling/ Do you ever notice how one change in the routine can throw everything off? Right now I'm dealing with that as Laura is away at a conference and thus it is just me and the kids. That's cool and we do great of course, but it is just different without ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/04/28/change-in-routines/ Appearing in Cinderella playing the part of Toni the Mouse. http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/04/25/emilys-big-debut/ It only took nine months, but yesterday we signed all the paperwork to sell our old house. Best part was that it was sold to a young couple just starting out their lives together. Brought back memories for Laura and I both and it made us happy to see. I'm ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/04/24/we-sold-the-house/ Early mornings seem to be my most productive time. As I type this I've got conversations going with someone in Boston and Bankok via IM. I've brainstormed around a potential new client and I've done my morning surf of my Bloglines to see what is going on in the world. ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/04/22/vacation-mornings/ The cute woman doing the weather told me that today it is suppose to hit 70. Hard to argue with that! Of course I won't get to appreciate that much of it, but in spirit I will. Yesterday our treadmill arrived. We've wanted one for a while and when taxes didn't ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/04/17/a-little-of-this-a-little-of-that/ Yesterday I registered for PodCamp Boston 3 that is happening on July 19 & 20. Conferences to me, no matter the size, cost, location, topic all boil down to one thing for me and that is the people that attend. We constantly talk about "social media", but the majority of the ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/04/16/podcamp-boston-3/ I like fresh starts. Something bumpy and makes one week not as good as you had hoped so you get to reshuffle the deck and start all over. Last week wasn't bad, but this week feels powerful and full of promise. It feels good. I recorded a mellowed out Accident Hash ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/04/14/the-beginning-of-new/ A typical Sunday morning for me involves getting up early, feeding Roxie, letting her out, grabbing the paper out of my driveway and then sitting down with a cup of coffee and the Sunday Boston Globe. It has been that way for as long as I can remember. But, every ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/04/13/missing-my-sunday-globe/ Originally uploaded by CC Chapman. The team at Aquafina saw my recent post about Snapple's new "water" and sent me some of their brand. What I like about this already is that this one has no calories in it like water should. But it has Vitamin B and caffeine in it. Sort ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/04/07/aquafina-enhanced-water-beverage/ On Monday mornings I always open my calendar and look at the week ahead. I also look at the big calendar in our kitchen to make sure things are in sync. Somehow they never completely are. It became instantly clear that this week will in fact be another busy one. Rumor ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/04/07/starting-off-the-week/ Sitting here in the living room with the Today Show, my morning coffee an the laptop. Perfect setting for waking up and blogging. I also just watched a little unboxing video with JC Hutchins that gave me a smile. We've got a bunch of little things to do this weekend so ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/04/05/rolling-into-the-weekend/ http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/04/03/one-guys-thoughts-good-people-day/ Last night my phone beeped and there was a direct message from my buddy Gary Vaynerchuk linking me to his idea for Good People Day 2008. If you know anything about me, then you know that I love when an idea brings people together. This idea was simple. Use whatever media ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/04/03/good-people/ I hate April Fools on the net. Way to many people jump at pranks and stories that are close enough to be real that it actually ends up hurting people. That part sucks. But, there were a few fun ones that I personally laughed out loud over so I thought I'd ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/04/01/april-1st-internet-pranks/ Originally uploaded by CC Chapman. I knew I had pre-ordered two copies of the book. One for me and one for my Dad, but the mail man just showed up with two boxes. Guess I had ordered a single copy at some point too. Currently it is #1 in horror on Amazon. ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/04/01/ive-been-infected/ Today the idea got thrown out to go looking for the ranch where Charlie Manson and friends hung out. We never did find it, but we did turn around in Trent Reznor's driveway, hike through a crazy valley and had a great time all around. We played around with the idea ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/03/30/manson-valley/ As I write this, I'm sitting in my hotel room outside of Los Angelas. Crazy that yesterday morning I was in Boston and I'll be back there tomorrow. About a year ago, Mark Yoshimoto Nemcoff's wife sent a bunch of us an e-mail that she was planning a surprise birthday party ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/03/30/surprise-la-trip/ I've been on a kick lately of trying to be smarter about what I eat and drink. This means that during the day I chug down a lot of water. Hard to not do this when I have a water cooler about six feet from my desk. But, after a ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/03/26/improved-water/ That sure is the case around these parts right now. Some of you that spent time with me at PodCamp Nashville know that I got an offer on our old house during it. That fell apart quickly and went no where. So when I got a similar call during SXSW I ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/03/26/life-moves-fast/ I've been cranking away today on some strategic client work, but was getting lost in the pile of windows, messages and everything else that can quickly fill up a screen at any given time. When I let Roxie out I realized how nice it was and figured it was the ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/03/25/walking-the-brain-and-roxie-too/ http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/03/24/first-grilling-of-2008/ Many of you know that our client Trivya has a Facebook application where you play trivia. But, if you don'tt have a Facebook account you couldn't see what game play was like. Now you can with their widget. To give it a try, click on a difficulty level and then pick ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/03/24/trivya-widget/ http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/03/22/easter-egg-fun/ Originally uploaded by CC Chapman. http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/03/22/getting-ready-to-decorate-eggs/ That is what the calendar says and why my kids tell me they have the day off. I'm sure they think it is "good" for difference reasons then why they have it off. *grin* These past few days I've been really energized. Lots going on and I'm buried under a sea ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/03/21/good-friday-2/ Today is my Dad's birthday and this photo always makes me smile because I know how much he loves a good nap in the great outdoors. This was taken on our trip to the Boundary Waters and there are more pictures here if curious. I hope you have a great day ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/03/20/happy-birthday-dad-2/ Have you ever ridden a tornado? Surfed a tidal wave? I haven't really done that, but these past few weeks have certainly felt that way. There is always multiple somethings going on. Between life and work I certainly am keeping busy. It is a good busy though. The Advance Guard ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/03/18/riding-the-whirlwind/ I've been playing catch up all day on everything that I missed while I was at SXSW. I'm not ready to completely brain dump all my feelings from the week, but I will say that unlike every other conference I go to where there is one major vertical of interest ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/03/13/still-decompressing-from-austin/ Originally uploaded by kmeelyon. GREAT shot of my panel at SXSW http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/03/13/how-to-rawk-after-sxsw-staying-inspired/ I'm getting a lot of questions today about The Advance Guard which is a cool thing. Not sure if it is coming from my interview on GeekBrief.TV or just from the conversations in the hallways of SXSW. Either way I'm not going to complain about it. The quick FYI on The ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/03/13/quick-fyi-about-the-advance-guard/ Our client Trivya has just launched a new twist on their Facebook trivia application. Here is a promo video they did for it. [youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=UtaCotSoAJQ[/youtube] I'm a little bummed to see that the Boston network has fallen out of the top spots. They are now tracking game play by network and at the ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/03/13/trivyaslam/ I haven't completely formulated my thoughts on my time here at SXSW, but I can safely say that it was an event that changes things for me.  Every conference I go to in the future, every speaking engagement I do, every hallway conversation I have I know I'll look back ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/03/12/as-i-pack-up-from-sxsw/ SXSW has been an interesting experience so far to say the least. The sheer volume of people and things to do is amazing. Zach and I shot some great interviews yesterday for SXSW For Newbies. It was great to bump into old friends and new ones in the hallway and get ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/03/09/austin-so-far/ I've learned that before every major conference it helps to post an up to date picture and my vitals to help people find me. Now, I'm not as cool as Chris Brogan and have a schedule all together. As a SXSW Newbie, I'm going to go with the flow and take ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/03/06/cc-chapman-and-sxsw/ A couple of nights ago Dylan declared that he wrote something on the calendar that I had to see. So I looked at it and saw "Dylan making dinner" written in his handwriting. Turns out he got the urge to make dinner and wanted to make it on his own ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/03/05/dylans-first-dinner/ I'm going to publicly say sorry if I haven't seen your Twitter or replied to your e-mail over the past few days. It has just been crazy around here and it's going to get even more insane next week with me being in Austin. Lots of cool stuff going on including ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/03/04/busy-busy-beaver/ In the mail today came this beautiful bowl that Keith Burtis of Magic Woodworks made for me as part of his social miracle. It is a bit smaller then I imagined, but I LOVE it. Best part was the bag of sawdust from the bowl that he included. The smell of ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/03/03/bhip-bowl/ I'm cuddled up on my couch wrapped in a blanket with my laptop and a cup of coffee. I thought the house felt a little cold this morning when I got out of bed, but wrote it off to the morning chill. Laura took a shower and I took care of ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/03/03/cold-start-to-the-week/ I'm really excited about heading out to Austin, but at the same time I'm looking for your advice for a SXSW Newbie like myself! http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/03/01/sxsw-for-newbies/ will.i.m is back at it again showing his support for Obama [youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=ghSJsEVf0pU[/youtube] Next week is going to be an amazing week in America. This I believe. http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/03/01/we-are-the-ones/ Growing up I read a lot of comics and Iron Man was always one of my favorites. I think that is why I love this newest trailer so much for the movie. Dylan and I already have plans to see it. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Hx6TEqrzHU[/youtube] http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/02/29/iron-man-movie/ My morning started off with a fun little moment as Emily came into the office to give me a hug and looked down at my moleskine and asked, "what is that?" She was looking at a sketch of wire frame I did last night around a project I'm working on. Real ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/02/28/going-back-to-bentley/ Recently I went to NYC for an all day kick off meeting with a new client, but at that time couldn’t talk about who it was. Well, now I can. The company is called mDialog and the quickest way to sum them up for me personally is that they provide high-resolution ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/02/27/mdialog-becomes-a-client-of-the-advance-guard/ My good buddy Chris Marquardt has taken the success of his podcast Tips From the Top Floor and branched out into live weekend long workshops where you can learn hands on how to take better pictures. Last year I really wanted to get to one of them, but it never ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/02/25/photography-workshops/ Anyone who knows me even a little bit knows how important my family is to me. I can obtain success in every other part of my life, but being a dad will always be the single coolest thing in the world to me. If that ever changes, then something is ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/02/25/the-importance-of-family-time/ Today was suppose to be a really fun day, but that sort of got sidetracked by a bunch of factors. Biggest was the snow we've been having all day. It has been a constant falling of big white fluffy flakes all day. The roads haven't been touched a whole lot since ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/02/22/not-the-friday-i-wanted/ Originally uploaded by CC Chapman. Cruising along through the Connecticut country side on my way for a day long meeting with a new client in NYC. http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/02/21/acela-ride-to-nyc/ The coffee always tastes strange at 3:30 in the morning. At least in my world it does today. Up early for a quick train ride down and back to NYC today. Have an all day brainstorm and kick off with a new client. It has been an interesting couple of weeks ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/02/21/330-am-coffee/ There is something very soothing about putting Edwin Derricutt on the iHome and making pancakes for the family on a Sunday morning. At least for me there is. I just sat back as I waited to flip the latest batch and smiled at where things are right now for me. ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/02/17/reflections-in-pancake-puddles/ Originally uploaded by Emerie May. Our resident community specialist Christina helped organize games of online trivia using our client's service TriviaOnNet. I've been having a good time playing this through Facebook and on the web, but it is SO much more fun playing against people you actually know. This was the first ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/02/15/morning-trivya/ How did I miss this? I was catching up on reading what my friend Chris has been up to and I saw this video. I instantly e-mailed my nephew who is currently applying to schools and said, "Fill this out now!" [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eObXz_xRDOM[/youtube] In signature Chris Penn style this video simplifies it down ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/02/14/10000-college-scholarship/ So much going on, but wanted to drop out some things on my mind so you know I'm alive and kicking. Published Accident Hash #259 this morning featuring new music from David McMillin If you haven't yet, check out the online multiple choice trivia games from Trivya. They are a client of ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/02/12/busy-busy-braindump/ My ooVoo Day was an interesting experience. I did my two hours today and here is one of the screen shots I took. I've got a lot more thoughts, but no time to write them down right now. Thank you to everyone who took time out of their day to swing ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/02/11/an-interesting-experiment/ Originally uploaded by CC Chapman. Big Bang - Podcamp Nashville http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/02/09/0209081756jpg/ Originally uploaded by CC Chapman. Podcamp Nashville http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/02/09/0209081229jpg/ Originally uploaded by CC Chapman. Dave and Kelly opening up Podcamp Nashville http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/02/09/0209080946jpg/ It has been a long, fun, tiring week for me. When you run your own business, any time away from the office (wherever that office might be) is time away from work and things don't pause while you are away. So in between every speech, meeting, etc I've been checking e-mail, ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/02/09/long-week/ Originally uploaded by CC Chapman. Loveless Cafe breakfasr http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/02/08/downsized_0208081002jpg/ I realized last night that I had not taken a photo of Aliza Sherman and myself here in Baltimore. Can you believe I didn't bring my big camera with me on this trip? Opted for the smaller compact one which I haven't used in a while and still love. I took ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/02/07/aliza-sherman-and-i/ You may have seen posts around the web talking about My ooVoo Day and I'm happy to say that I'm part of it as well. On February 11th if you'd like I'll be online for two hours to chat with anyone about anything. It would be great to connect and you ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/02/06/my-oovoo-day/ This isn't the greatest picture in the world, but it sure does bring HUGE smiles to my face. You've got to understand that the book Dylan is reading is an Encyclopedia Brown book which I guess was one of my Dad's favorites growing up. So seeing these two together like this ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/02/04/reading-time/ I'm not going to analyze it, complain about the red sweatshirt or anything else. Plain and simple they got out played last night. At the end of the night that is what it boils down to. Point fingers, complain, none of that going to happen here. I'm moving on. Congrats ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/02/04/the-monday-after/ Originally uploaded by CC Chapman. Taken with my cell phone as we were out getting supplies to watch the Super Bowl. http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/02/03/dylan-and-a-big-patriot-fan/ Today is the day of the big game and I can't wait. Football is my favorite sport so when this Sunday rolls around it is always a big deal in my house. We'll have cold beer, bad for you food and a great time all around. The kids have their Tom ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/02/03/super-bowl-sunday/ When my buddy PW Fenton sends me an e-mail on a Sunday morning that contains nothing but a link and the subject line of "Thought You'd Like This..." I know it is going to be something interesting. The link was to DipDive.com where I watched the video below. [youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=jjXyqcx-mYY[/youtube] Mr. Dippy seems ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/02/03/yes-we-can/ Next week is a big travel week for me. It will really put me to the test on if this whole concept of being a new media nomad works for me or not. I'm taking the Acela to Baltimore so that I can get more work done then I would on ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/02/02/baltimore-meetup/ This morning one of the first pieces of news that I saw was that Microsoft was looking to expand it's empire by offering almost $45 billion to buy Yahoo. My first reaction was that I wondered if Google would make a counter offer and then I got thinking about what might ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/02/01/microsoft-yahoo-interesting-possibilities/ When I first saw this "tree" it was freshly painted and shining in the sunshine. So, today when I got out of the cab I stopped and took a picture with my cell phone. One of these days I'll take a better picture of it because I'm fascinated by it. Productive day ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/01/31/hot-metal-trees/ On Sunday my buddy Matthew came over for dinner now that he is living in the Boston area. Of course, the kids made a special request for him to play something on the keyboard in the basement and he was nice enough to oblige. Pardon the mess. Earlier in the day ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/01/30/matthew-ebel-live-from-my-basement/ As I look out my office window there appears to be one patch of grass exposed under a big tree in the front yard. It also appears that every squirrel in the neighborhood thought it would be a good idea to come over and check out that single patch of ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/01/29/squirrel-invasion/ One of my favorite things about owning my own company is that we get to work with great clients who are excited about leveraging social media in smart strategic ways. This week aerie by american eagle launched a Facebook application that would be playful, flirty and fun for their brand. ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/01/28/kisses-for-all-my-friends/ A very happy ninth birthday to my little man who every day reminds me why it kicks ass to be a father. http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/01/28/happy-birthday-dylan-2/ Originally uploaded by Chris Brogan. Not sure what grocery store this is in, but someone took a bunch of time to put this together. It just came through in my Flickr Contacts stream and I had to share. http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/01/26/soda-bowl/ Sitting here drinking coffee with the Today Show on in the background. Dylan is on the other couch with his Nintendo DS playing away. In my morning surf this morning I saw that Kaboodle was listed on the BzzAgent Frog Pond. I've found some cool sites there in the past so ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/01/26/busy-weekend-ahead/ I'm one of those guys who when Laura and I watch a show like 1 vs. 100 or Jeopardy I will answer the questions out loud and shake my head at the contestants when they miss what I think is an obvious question. I suck at trivia about geography and ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/01/25/online-trivia-fun/ For some reason yesterday morning I was convinced it was Friday. Little things like packing the kids lunch and what I said to them leaned towards this thinking. Thankfully I didn't mess up too bad, but it was still a weird thought. Even last night when Laura was talking about ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/01/25/finally-friday/ Ten minutes till I take the kids to school. I'm sitting in my big leather chair in my office, almost empty cup of coffee on the arm of it beside me. We moved a few things around in the office last night. The castle cabinet is now in the dining room. My ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/01/24/as-the-sun-begins-to-rise/ Not that yesterday wasn't or that later this week will be particularly bad, but I like to focus on the moment sometimes and thus this morning I say today is going to be a good day. Yesterday my buddy Laura Fitton (aka @Pistachio) came over because she was in my neck ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/01/22/today-is-a-good-day/ Originally uploaded by CC Chapman. I'm a BIG fan of corned beef hash and eggs. Sure, out of a can is fine, but whenever I find out that it is homemade on a menu I have to get it. Lou's in Hanover, NH is the best I've ever found. I don't ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/01/20/0120080906jpg/ Dylan and Emily waiting for their order to arrive at the Lou's in Hanover, NH. http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/01/20/0120080850jpg/ Emily enjoying Lui Luis famous oil and bread before lunch arrives. http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/01/19/0119081204jpg/ PodShow has connected me with another great sponsor and this time it is Nokia. Best part is that I can promote it across all my channels and shows as I see fit so that maximum number of people can use the discount code if they want. If you have been thinking ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/01/16/nokia-n810-discount/ Originally uploaded by CC Chapman. Isn't it a sort of right of passage that any new media nomad has to do some time working in a Starbucks? As I sit here in New York City doing just that for the first time it hit me that these places are an awfully loud ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/01/15/working-in-starbucks/ Another one of those FULL days where I catch an early morning Acela train into New York City for the day, go to a bunch of meetings and then return home on another Acela. It makes for a long day, but Steve and I always make sure that any day ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/01/15/the-rolling-office/ We woke up to a beautiful white New England morning today. Forecast is for a total of 10-15 inches by the time this is all done. Certainly a shift from the green grass we were playing whiffle ball on yesterday afternoon. But, it is winter even though it hasn't felt ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/01/14/snow-and-sonicare/ Last night I was asked to moderate a panel at the Boston Social Media Club called "Beyond Blogging: PR and Today's Social Media Revolution" It was very strange to be presenting at Bentley College in what was known as the Upper Cafe when I was there. Over a 100 people turned ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/01/11/smc-turning-three/ The subject line has nothing to do with reality. In the WAY back early days of my blogging I use to make random titles to see if anyone was paying attention and this is what randomly popped into my mind this morning. No idea where the second part came from ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/01/09/bjork-and-coffee-gum-drops/ My good buddy Daniel Patterson invited me up to New Hampshire for the day to take part of the insanity of "Radio Row." If your curious check out the Talk Radio News web site. Since I love politics and was encouraged to bring my camera, how could I say no? Most of ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/01/07/talk-radio-news-comes-to-new-hampshire/ Busy morning already, but had to brain slurpee out some quick things or else they will be bouncing in my head all day. I'm psyched with how Iowa went. It was great to go to bed knowing who came in first and then waking up this morning to see who came ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/01/04/making-space-in-my-brain/ I've always had the concept of a Morning Surf in my life. This is when I first turn on the computer and go through the same set of actions. This has evolved over time and now of course includes looking through my RSS feeds, checking e-mail and scanning a handful ... http://www.cc-chapman.com/2008/01/03/morning-surf-multitasking/