Big Props to the 49ers Steam Engine!
Like so many other non-fair-weather 49er fans out there, I have been holding my breath for the time that my favorite football team would start to recover from what has been an almost 16 season drought. I think the last…
Selling a Really Cool Drum Kit
I started this thing buying and selling drums about 10 years ago. The problem is that many times, when I find something that is super cool, I end up keeping it for quite awhile just to play it, and this…
Scott on Drums – New Category
For me, it has been all about the music, especially drumming, for the past 25 years. I have been playing in one form or another with so many different groups, that I can hardly remember them all, but one thing…
SF Giants, World Champions 2012!
Can I get a great big HELL YES from the congregation??!!! For the second time in three years, we sit on top of the world. Honestly, I went into this series expecting to see an entire seven game run, but…
480 Months, and a Time to Reflect
In a recent conversation with my lovely better half, Amy, I was feeling melancholy about my life so far, and was regretting decisions I’d made, and other I hadn’t. I guess as I approach my 40th birthday, I have been…
PR Challenges Old and New
From time to time, I like to do some soul-searching on my career and profession to date, in which I consider my current role, and how it has evolved since I jumped into the business in the late 90s —…
Always Wanted to Live in a Cabin in the Woods
Yep. It was kind of like an ideal instilled in me by my father, and his love of exploring, and the great outdoors. For as long as I can remember, I have had more of an affinity to the forest…
Agile Engagement, from the Mouths of the Experts
I have long considered the concept of agile engagement, and what it means to me as a PR professional increasingly moving into the social media realm. As time goes on, it becomes a larger part of my day-to-day role. So,…
Measuring the True Value of PR
Whether you work in a PR agency, or as an in-house communications professional, one of the biggest challenges in our field of work is demonstrating an accurate ROI for PR services. As a long-time PR pro, I am sometimes too…
Happy Birthday Aunt Nancy
April Fool’s Day this year began like every other April Fool’s Day had before. Wake up late (IF it was a weekend day), lay there is bed, check emails on the phone, and then realize “Oh crap! I have to…