Sometimes to go forward, you have to go backward. To reach, and then withdraw. Today was that kind of day. I started out this morning from Seligman, AZ with idea of getting to Grants, NM by evening. Although it was gusty, the sun was shining bright through the cumulus clouds. Then the emergency signs lit up — I-40 Closed — Expect Delays. I didn’t know how long the delays might be, so I just kept going. But at the Twin Arrows Exit 219 the trucks were parked for a mile or two on both sides, and they were turning folks back. Now if I were in my other car, which is a Big Rig Rollin’ I might have just slept in the cab, but in Little Silver it was time to take the twin arrow that was pointing back to Flagstaff.

Last Sunday we relaxed on the Bear River.

From Wikipedia:

The recording by The Weavers was recorded in New York City on May 26, 1950 and released by Decca Records as catalog number 27077. It first reached the Billboard magazine Best Seller chart on June 30, 1950 and lasted 25 weeks on the chart, peaking at #1.

On the day I was born, it was still at #1, and that seems like a million years ago.

I created the video above while playing with Adobe Premiere. I’ve been in search of a program to replace Windows Movie Maker, and soon it will be time to replace Windows itself. Here is the original video that I mashed up to create the one above. I found Adobe Premiere to be a bit difficult to use, but overall I liked it. I’m not committed to Adobe Premiere just yet. Does anyone know of any video editing freeware that is good? Preferably a program that would work on Windows, Linux, and Mac.

At our Last Special Dinner, the big question was Do you want beef or pork barbeque. This time the big question is What Do You Want?

It’s no wonder that GooTube is used so much more, they are just a lot better. I’ve posted 97 videos on YouTube and Misty has posted 39. I searched Design Ninjas and got these Results:

Google/YouTube: Our vids were the first 27 of 121, and many others showed up.

Yahoo: None of our vids out of 48.

Blinkx: Ours were the first 2, and a total of 6 out of 41.

Technorati Tags: Ours were all 20 of 20.

Live (MSN): Ours were 1 and 4 out of 4.

I was reading Michelle Conlin’s tips on managing online mobs at BusinessWeek Online:

Engage Critics

Stay Professional

Being vigilant, I searched online for Bill Olen and Misty Olen and Design Ninjas and found our video Design Ninjas Mashable Brand Story and MyBlogLog Thumbnail posted at BuzzTracker. Nice!

UPDATE: Now BuzzTracker has added this photo!

Robert Scoble makes a great comment at Gapingvoid:

Regarding microbrands. The marketing challenge for a big company is to appear small. The marketing challenge for a small company is to appear big.

What size are you?

Yes, we want to express Gratitude at the Anniversary Dinner!