Merry Christmas 2007 — Quick Review
Merry Christmas to all who encounter this post. It’s been great to have Mom get excited about managing this blog. She has taken the tech reins, and I’ve sat comfortably on the sideline.
2007 was a very different year for me. I’ve spent the past year learning the difference between being entrepreneurial and being an entrepreneur. Most of the year I’ve spent time working on a video / multi-media marketing project. I’ve interviewed and posted approximately 125 executive / technology people at startup and established companies in the Rocky Mountain area. The goal was to turn this into a money making enterprise. I published all these videos to PodTech.net, the number one new media publishing outlet. I’ve enjoyed getting to know and work with Robert Scoble (the Scobleizer), who was recognized as a Top 10 Web Celeb by Forbes. While it’s been fun, I still haven’t figured out a way to make it turn as much money as I’d like. 2008 may be a year of change.
This past year I found that I needed to face winter head on. As many of you know, I love my summer sport of golf. However, the winters would be so depressing for me to see nothing but snow. So this past year, I broke down and purchased a pair of skis and all the garb to stay warm. Since Junior had a season pass to snowboard at a local ski resort, I was able to stay and ski with him a number of times. One of my favorites was a trip with Mom to a local ski resort on a gorgeous blue sky day. Another was a day with Sis after about 18″ of snow. The poor little girl was exhausted after working with knee-deep powder on every run — great memories with Sis. I also visited with friends at other ski resorts. In the end, I skied more in 2007 than I’ve ever skied before. I actually had fun. It’s a great way to pass the winter months.
Of course I spent plenty of time on golf courses this year. The highlight was being able to spend many rounds with my oldest son Junior. He made the golf team at the local high school and was able to play every day in the late summer and fall. I was able to join him and his friends to provide pointers and support. I can’t forget to comment on Bud too. Bud took some lessons this summer and really started to like golf. Bud’s hitting the ball longer and straighter each year. We even bought him a special putter, a TaylorMade Rossa that works really well for Bud.
Another highlight was sharing my love of San Francisco with my family. We had a great trip to the city, staying downtown off Union Square. We took local transportation (bus, subway, taxi). We visited Alcatraz. We walked and walked and walked. Little Sis was so fun. We rented a car for one day and visited Palo Alto, the Stanford University campus, Half Moon Bay, and Sausalito.
And while I’m on the topic of travel, the water in the Caribbean is really as blue as the pictures show! Mom and I went on a Royal Caribbean cruise out of San Juan and a number of Islands. If you see Mom’s posts, you’ll easily find the video taken on this trip. It was fun to get away with Mom for a week of solitude on the open ocean.
I spent more than my share of time at the Apple store, both in training and spending money. However, I really feel like I enhanced my skills and unleashed a lot of creativity that’s been tied down for a long time.
And while I haven’t posted a lot of stories here on the family blog, I have shared a number on my personal blog.
Merry Christmas to all. Have a great 2008.