Geek Force Utterz #016 - Grammie Sue’s Heart Walk

There are a lot of unhappy and unpleasant things going on in the world right now, so I’d like to take a moment today to celebrate something good and awesome in the world. This weekend, my mom (better known to some on the Internet, particularly the folks at Viddler, as Grammie Sue) is participating in the 2008 Start! Heart Walk in Lowell, Massachusetts. The event is a fundraiser for the American Heart Association, and Mom has set a very reachable and reasonable fundraising goal of $200. In today’s episode of Geek Force Utterz, I speak for a few minutes on why I think you should donate to help the cause.

If you’d like to donate $25 or more, you can donate directly through the Heart Walk site. But if you’d like to make a more modest donation (and who could blame you, given the state of our economy?), you can donate through the Donate link on GeekForceFive.com and I will forward all proceeds directly to Mom’s fund.

Every little bit helps, and almost all of us know someone who has been touched by heart disease. Please consider making a donation. Thank you!

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Geek Force Utterz #012 - Being a Writer Sucks

Yesterday, I watched Gary Vaynerchuk’s Web 2.0 Keynote Address and ended up really, really, sad. In today’s Geek Force Utterz call, I talk a little bit about why I was so sad. It has a lot to do with how the written word (specifically fiction, my drug of choice) seems like it’s supposed to stay as far away from modern technology as it can. I also talk a bit about the stigma of self-publishing and the frustration of trying to make money doing the thing you love when the thing you love isn’t really valued by all that many people anymore.

It’s a really upbeat, inspiring call! No, I swear!

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Geek Force Utterz #009 - Geni.com

Unsure what I was geeking out about this morning, I rambled on for a little bit about Geni.com, what my family’s doing with it now, and what I’d like to do with it (and other social networks) in the future.

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