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Explore the demanding yet rewarding hike to Reflection Canyon, emphasizing preparation and endurance in harsh terrains.

The entrepreneurial journey from launching "Trade The Sentiment" to selling the business, revealing lessons on control, value, and identity.

A cross-post from Python Data on getting started with data analytics and Python, including key modules for time series, NLP, and machine learning.

To second my review from 4 years ago...if you are looking for a headset and have multiple devices, get this Savi headset (I own the W745)

My wife and I just moved to Tulsa from Dallas. I keep getting the question of "why?"  My answer?  Because we could. I was born and raised in Oklahoma and

Wishing everyone a happy Fourth of July. A brief note celebrating Independence Day and the freedoms we enjoy in the United States.

The Plantronics Savi W745 headset is easy to setup and is crystal clear. Highly highly recommended.

Sorry folks...I have to go off-topic to say "Congrats" to the Oklahoma State football team.  No lessons learned in this post...I'm just happy to be able

Earlier this week I provided a rundown of my experience going through a sleep study in a post titled To manage it, measure it…but don’t destroy it in the

I've recently moved back into the world of trading stocks and options.  Most of what I'm doing is small stuff but I'm enjoying it and making some money.

As many of my regular readers know, I've been known to say (and write) that I don't like process for process sake.  Of course, a good process is a good

This post is a bit off topic from the norm but I wanted to take this opportunity to say Thank You to anyone who's ever served in the armed forces. For

Image by [email protected] via Flickr Today is the 15th anniversary of the Oklahoma City  Bombing. I was a senior in college when the bombing happened

Some of you might have noticed a few tweets from me about my 'new role'.   I start that new role Monday April 5th...more on that in a moment. You also may

The New CIO is a weekly article about the challenges facing today’s CIO as well as what can be done to prepare for future challenges. Do you know the full

The New CIO is a weekly article about the challenges facing today’s CIO as well as what can be done to prepare for future challenges. Today's CIO is

OK...now that I've riled up "America's Greatest Marketer" by calling him Boring, how about I show some love for some folks who are saying some great

I read Seth Godin's post titled "You're Boring" the other day and shrugged my shoulders.  OK Seth...most companies and products ARE boring...what's new?

Jurgen Appelo over at NOOP.NL has released his Top 100 Blogs for Developers (1Q 2009) and has mine listed at #57...up from #82 for the last release. 

I ran across an easy task tracking system that is working well for me and may help you get more done. The system is the Autofocus System by Mark Forster

Regular readers may know that photography is a hobby of mine. It has become a passion for me and  a business for my wife (a moment to keep

Wish it were true! I have had a photo published on the Schmap!! Dallas Experience Guide.  The picture that was chosen is below.

Another Sunday, Another List O' Links! :)  Enjoy! Knowledgeable Workforce Requires Knowledge-Filled Workers by Steve Roesler on All Things Workplace

I've been lurking around the social web for quite some time experimenting with different systems and learning a tremendous amount from all of the

Spent a few minutes outside shooting some pictures of our ducks, geese and other birds using my new Canon 5D and Canon 100-400mm lens.  Below is one of

My wife just asked me what my resolutions were for 2009.  I normally don't do 'resolutions' but the question, and the many blog posts about resolutions,

Its that time of year again.  No...not the holidays.  It's time for me to change my blog around again :) I've changed the theme to the Contender

hey everyone - I've been lax in letting you know that I'm on Twitter and Friendfeed...feel free to follow/subscribe. Twitter:

Today (the Friday after Thanksgiving) has been given the name Black Friday...and now it is really fitting. Just ran across a news article about a Wal-Mart

Well...my beloved Oklahoma State Cowboys lost by 4 points on Saturday to the #1 ranked team in the country. I'm still proud of the 'Pokes...still in the

Not everyone can be #1! :) Just a quick note that my little ol' blog made it in the top 100 on Noop.NL's list of Top 100 Blogs for Development Managers

I'll be on vacation for the next week (Sept 6 through 13).  Like always, I've picked the absolute worst time to go somewhere....we are on our way to North

Lady finds camera Lady posts info and pictures from camera on flickr People recognize pictures People tell People The owner of the camera is found Camera

I think I found it....and it happened to me. Warning...small rant. Imagine you are a hiring manager trying to find someone to lead a group of IT

Charles Green is giving a live webinar on How to Build Trust in Sales Conversations on Thursday August 21.  The webinar looks like a good one...as is most

I was reminded this past weekend by Bruce Henry that I sometimes push "publish" much too quickly on a blog post. Go read my post titled "Leadership and

Ok....so I got tired of the accordion menu on my blog. You know...the new menu that had my latest post, consulting info, academic info, etc? It was cool

Just an fyi to those that visit my site occasionally....I've just made a change on the 'look and feel' of the site. Hope you like it. Changes: Moved to a

I had the following stated to me today in a meeting: "Cost is a fact, Price is a decision" What a great quote and very true. The cost of a product or

Well...my wife and I are about to head back to Dallas from Yosemite. The trip was a great one. We spent three days in Yosemite, a day in Kings Canyon /

I'm going to be taking a break from Sunday April 20 to Sunday April 28th. My wife and I are going to Yosemite, San Fransisco and other locales in Northern

I had some technical difficulties today with my website...I changed hosts and it looks like I'm having problems with the DNS changes propagating...I think

Some of you may know what my wife is a photographer (semi-pro) and that I've previously mentioned that 'Photography is Tough'.....well...I think I've

Check out the recent post from Bas de Baar over on Project Shrink...it features 3 of the posts that I'm most proud of. Bas asked me for a list of the

Just registered for WordCamp Dallas 2008...looking forward to seeing meeting some very interesting folks....especially looking forward to Matt Mullenweg's

It seems like I've had this discussion recently with quite a few people...not sure if its because I like the topic or if lots of other people like it to.

Check out Scot Herrick's Cube Rules blog, especially the new series that started with "Laid Of -- A new journey begins." Scot and his wife were both laid

Raven from Raven's Brain (great blog by the way...check it out) tagged me in her recent post titled "Meme me me me me.." Now...I've already shared 8

Received my first piece of hate mail this evening. Maybe hate is too strong of a word...maybe I should use 'critical feedback' mail. In the email, the

Apologies to all...I'm currently redesigning my site with a new theme (I'm using the Revolution Theme now). The redesign should be painless and hopefully

Do workplace dress codes matter? A look at the debate, with the best take: let people be comfortable and build a culture where thoughts, not labels, impress.

My resume has been updated and a PDF version is available for download. I'd welcome input and/or feedback on this updated version of my resume.

If you could only read 1 blog...which one would it be? If I was limited to only one blog, I'd choose to read Scott Adam's "The Dilbert Blog". The blog is

I've moved my blog to the new domain (https://ericbrown.com) and have changed the name to "Aligning Technology Strategy People and Projects'...although

Recently I was asked this question by a potential client and was at a loss for words for a few minutes...I'd never really thought about this before. My

As some of you may have read in my previous post titled "I've been tagged...8 Random Facts", I used to lift weights and compete as a powerlifter while in

I'd like to point out Mike Sigers' post titled "Can a Salesman Learn to Pitch?" on his Simplenomics blog. In this post, Mike recounts a story of a

I will be making a few minor changes to this blog. The domain name is changing and I am thinking of changing the name of the blog...I have setup a poll

Jim Stroup of "Managing Leadership" tagged me recently in his post titled "Random Day 1"...guess its time to jump in with some random facts. I haven't

Looks like an interesting little fad out on the net now is to search for a Googlenope. What is this? According to the Washington Post's Gene Weingarten,

A candid rant about broken recruiting practices, recycled blog content, and overhyped business books — honest frustrations and notes to organizations.

If you haven't seen the "Project Cartoon", you need too. The original can be found here at http://www.projectcartoon.com and they've now given people the

looks like the gremlins showed up today....I have found a few missing Blog posts. Will try to revive them if I can find them.

For as long as I can remember, I have been looking for a simple way to capture tasks for later review. I've looked at many different time management

You've no doubt heard the term "sheep" applied to people who follow others blindly. You know the the people who buy the new 'hot' music album. The people

Ran across an interesting Wiki for book summaries today. From Wiki Summaries: Free book summaries that anyone can edit! WikiSummaries.org provides free

Of course :) My blog post titled "The Problem(s) with Linear Thinking" made it into this week's Carnival of the Capitalists, which was hosted by David

I'm not a big fan of pushing 3rd party products and/or services on this blog but I feel like I need to do this. 800-CEO-READ is a website dedicated to

During my usual Sunday evening read through my favorite blogs, I read an interesting post at the Brazen Careerist titled "How to build buzz around

Lisa Haneberg is offering her Two Weeks to a Breakthrough program for free to a few folks. Details are here. Two Weeks to a Breakthrough program, Lisa

Happy New Year. I hope 2007 is a great one for you.

The recent IEEE Engineering Management newsletter had a link to an excellent Case Study reference guide...thought I'd post it here for everyone else:

Dr. Bass passed away on December 1, 2006. From the University of Texas at Dallas' webpage: (1926-2006) Dr. Frank M. Bass, often called the “Father of

A story broke on Tuesday December 5th in the Dallas morning News (DMN) about the Dallas Independent School District's new head of the Office of District