tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-174107662024-03-19T00:19:59.489-04:00Manassy WatchRamblings by Yours Truly.... A Blog by Erik Manassy >> @e_mane Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08025381318481617122noreply@blogger.comBlogger401125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17410766.post-36083077963090186112009-08-24T19:07:00.009-04:002009-08-25T08:09:29.569-04:00Why do I continue to Tweet: My Experiences on Twitter<div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">by Erik Manassy</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, fantasy;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I have many friends and family ask me constantly why I use Twitter. They usually start by saying, </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"I don't get it"</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, and </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">"Why are you CONSTANTLY Tweeting?"</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> in a mocking tone. I then encourage them to view this video, </span></span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddO9idmax0o"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Twitter explained in Plain English</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> and then to get an account. I would say that about half the people get it immediately and then the rest finally come around after experimenting.</span></span></div><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Georgia; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Once Twitter hit the tipping point this year, you couldn't go anywhere or watch any show without the term "Twitter" being mentioned and then more people starting to come around to me again. </span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> I've had a Twitter account since November 2006. I think I was number 13,000-ish to sign up, and I'll be the first to admit that I didn't get it at first either. I disappeared for a year and then gave it a shot again. I'm glad I did.</span></span></p><p style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font: normal normal normal 16px/normal Georgia; min-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"></span></span></span></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I personally have had some exciting things happen because of Twitter:</span></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"></p><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I was a </span></span><a href="http://manassywatch.blogspot.com/2009/04/i-am-jet-tjb20-panelist.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Panelist on the Jets Blog</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">. I met the blog owner because of Twitter.</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I was interviewed by a local Newspaper "The Weekender" </span></span><a href="http://manassywatch.blogspot.com/2009/02/eman-s-interview-with-weekender.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">talking about Twitter</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">.</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I helped rally a group to</span></span><a href="http://manassywatch.blogspot.com/2009/02/my-rewarding-experience.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> help save Larry Grantham's Superbowl III Ring.</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> Later receiving a letter from Larry's organization.</span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I have met MANY MANY great people and built real relationships.</span></span></li></ul><p></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The next bullet just happened tonight. I revealed the new Jersey I purchased for my favorite team, the New York Jets. Big deal you say, but the responses were surprising to me. I started earlier in the week teasing people saying I </span></span><a href="http://manassywatch.blogspot.com/2009/08/what-jets-jersey-did-i-select-57-25-29.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">bought a new Jersey and asked them to guess the number.</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> I then posted </span></span><a href="http://www.twitpic.com/f4eiv"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">more teasers</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> on twitter until people kept asking me when I was going to reveal the number. I was waiting until I got the actual jersey so I could post it on Twitpic and the tweet about it, </span></span><a href="http://www.twitpic.com/f57j2"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">which I did. </span></span></a></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 383px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6FI1gxz7O_001JBWJJSXbfxIGW_ByC5_T3AF-b9yLYBx9wvNOO4Icb18prltYsOkHL-u4VD141ySbWSQo51VrGjkAuqpT6jEBitGs5K3rXVbp3Acpva2-h7UMh_4K7R2qobb3Mg/s400/Picture+2.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373684155474877538" /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I got a lot of responses immediately most saying they KNEW that I would select the #25 Kerry Rhodes Jersey. What is cool is, the player himself, </span></span><a href="http://twitter.com/kerryrhodes/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">@kerryrhodes</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, tweeted me within seconds of my post telling me I made the right choice! Only on Twitter could something like that happen.</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 16.0px Georgia"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 119px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmf8aR_HGrd5lpGueeRIO5TCZtHRn-GxIQ2bybR8ddCwutwR96xCOtxA-P6h_iBa5E6Ti3LLfEu-X8vP-6gMG1Ta3ebqtq0qxvtAhsBpjy4we1zX7l4o-Hs2sXp5JTU9icTo3hcA/s400/Picture+1.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373682006035217970" /></p>e Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08025381318481617122noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17410766.post-44537512974500127522009-08-19T09:02:00.003-04:002009-08-25T09:20:29.130-04:00What #Jets Jersey did I select? #57, #25, #29, #81 or #6 - Read on....<p>by Erik Manassy</p><div><br /><div><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family:Eurostile;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:14px;">I finally made my decision and purchased my Jersey for the new season. Here are the finalists:</span></span></span></span></strong></div> <p> </p><div><span style="font-family:Eurostile;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:14px;">#57 Bart Scott (New this year)</span></span></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Eurostile;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:14px;">#25 Kerry Rhodes (Established Captain of the D)</span></span></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Eurostile;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:14px;">#29 Leon Washington (Starting to break out)</span></span></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Eurostile;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:14px;">#81 Dustin Keller (2nd year, solid)</span></span></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Eurostile;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:14px;">#6 Mark Sanchez (1st Round Rookie)</span></span></span></div> <p> </p><div><span style="font-family:Eurostile;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:14px;">This is to replace my #4 Brett Favre jersey. This probably was the toughest ever to select a Jersey. I would like a Jersey to last more than two years. I also like the player to be a stud on the field and a decent human being off the field. (Case in point, I would never get a T.O. Jersey etc...)</span></span></span></div> <p> </p><div><span style=" ;font-family:Eurostile;font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:14px;">Of the list below, I would say that the Wayne Chrebet was my favorite jersey to wear next to the McNeil Jersey. I wore that one as a kid until it literally fell off me. I hate to admit this, but you will forgive me as I didn't make the decision, but my first Jersey EVER was not a Jets Jersey. I wore the #32 Franco Harris that my Mom bought me as a tike. "I liked the colors". My Dad resolved that issue immediately! </span></span></div> <p> </p><div><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style="font-family:Eurostile;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:14px;">Here have been the numbers I have worn throughout the years:</span></span></span></span></strong></div> <p> </p><div><span style="font-family:Eurostile;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:14px;">#24 Freeman McNeil (1980's) </span></span></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Eurostile;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:14px;">#54 Marvin Jones (Early 1990's)</span></span></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Eurostile;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:14px;">#19 Keyshawn Johnson (1997-1999)</span></span></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Eurostile;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:14px;">#80 Wayne Chrebet (1999-2003) - I wore this one so much, the sleeves turned blue.</span></span></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Eurostile;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:14px;">#83 Santanna Moss (2003-2004)</span></span></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Eurostile;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:14px;">#51 Jonathan Vilma (2005-2006)</span></span></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Eurostile;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:14px;">#10 Chad Pennington (2006-2007)</span></span></span></div> <div><span style="font-family:Eurostile;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:14px;">#4 Brett Favre (2008)</span></span></span></div> <p> </p><div><span style="font-family:Eurostile;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:14px;">So as you can see, I typically wear an offensive number. This years choices were (3) from the O and (2) from the D. </span></span></span></div> <p> </p><div><span style="font-family:Eurostile;"><span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="font-size:14px;"> I'll post the result later and then my choice.... E</span></span></span></div> <p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com/">Posted via email</a> from <a href="http://www.jetstwit.com/what-jets-jersey-did-i-select-57-25-29-81-or">Jets Twit</a> </p>e Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08025381318481617122noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17410766.post-26929329351357617832009-08-18T09:10:00.000-04:002009-08-18T09:10:02.348-04:00HOW TO: See Twitter Like Someone Else<p><img src="http://ec.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/ctwitterlike.gif" alt="ctwitterlike" title="ctwitterlike" width="200" height="74" /></p><p>Ever wanted to see Twitter the way someone else does, with all the Tweets from the people they follow? Now you can.</p><p>The tool <a href="http://ctwitterlike.appspot.com/">cTwitterLike</a> doesn't look particularly impressive with its quirky logo and rough interface but the service is strangely captivating in the way it lets you view Tweets from those being followed by a certain user. What does Twitter look like when @aplusk logs on? How about when @KevinSpacey checks in with his Tweeps?</p><p>It's simple to use: enter the <a href="http://mashable.com/tag/twitter/">Twitter</a> name and you'll see all the latest Tweets from the people that person follows. It's straightforward, but very interesting indeed.</p><p><strong>For a complete guide to using Twitter, see <a href="http://twitter.mashable.com/">The Twitter Guidebook</a></strong>.</p><p></p><center><img src="http://ec.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/ctwitterlike2.gif" alt="ctwitterlike2" title="ctwitterlike2" width="585" height="108" /></center><p></p><hr /><h3><br /></h3>e Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08025381318481617122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17410766.post-37714149435816448732009-07-09T09:54:00.001-04:002009-07-09T09:54:22.022-04:00AudioBoo Debut<a href="http://audioboo.fm/boos/39075-zep">AudioBoo / Zep</a><br /><p><object data='http://boos.audioboo.fm/swf/fullsize_player.swf' height='129' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' width='400'><br /> <param name='movie' value='http://boos.audioboo.fm/swf/fullsize_player.swf' /><br /> <param name='scale' value='noscale' /><br /> <param name='salign' value='lt' /><br /> <param name='bgColor' value='#FFFFFF' /><br /> <param name='wmode' value='window' /><br /> <param name='FlashVars' value='playerWidth=400&mp3Title=Zep&mp3Time=01.43pm+08+Jul+2009&size=full&mp3=http%3A%2F%2Faudioboo.fm%2Fboos%2F39075-zep.mp3&mp3LinkURL=http%3A%2F%2Faudioboo.fm%2Fboos%2F39075-zep&mp3Author=e_man' /><br /> <a href="http://audioboo.fm/boos/39075-zep.mp3">Listen!</a><br /></object></p><br />Shared via <a href="http://addthis.com">AddThis</a><br />e Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08025381318481617122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17410766.post-66183411646491870472009-07-06T22:02:00.001-04:002009-07-06T22:04:54.027-04:00"Choose Your Tribe" - by Vitamin C<object width="300"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/eZhp8ZJ5k9E&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/eZhp8ZJ5k9E&hl=en&fs=1&color1=0x234900&color2=0x4e9e00" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>e Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08025381318481617122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17410766.post-13369990366181912802009-06-18T13:12:00.002-04:002009-06-18T13:14:42.797-04:00Another Reason to Upgrade to iPhone 3.0 OSThe new iPhone OS 3.0 plugs <b>46 security holes!</b> Most are through the web framework. Jump over to <a href="http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19512_7-10267186-233.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20">CNET to read the full article.</a><div><br /></div><div>By the way, I'm experiencing frequent crashes on 3rd Party applications. I'm assuming that the developers have not upgraded their apps for 3.0 yet. A little frustrating, but at least the core applications work well.</div>e Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08025381318481617122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17410766.post-65826423655920788482009-06-17T13:32:00.004-04:002009-06-17T16:27:38.506-04:00iPhone 3.0 OS Update<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/madhungarian/3635557919/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3639/3635557919_bdb1d65132_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><span style=" margin-top: 0px;font-size:0.9em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/madhungarian/3635557919/">iPhone 3.0 !</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/madhungarian/">emanassy</a></span> <p>The software became available at 1:15 pm today. The servers' must be getting hammered as it's taking a while for it to complete.</p><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 163px; height: 340px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcvmM4oti-9S30sZRsYpq_Usz718J6kHgyfwtQa17KMqx6LCTKqgmYz_BkN8-_bntVlpqRx5k_xVlxUleE_JrPRcP742dKkHAmigVSxC1Ei5bnHLKbtvwr-ek7Vp84kqPpvMGu8Q/s400/search-20090608.jpg.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5348378062958987282" /><p>UPDATE 3:15pm: I have the software loaded and it works great. Very easy install. To see all the features the 3.0 Update offers, visit the <a href="http://www.apple.com/iphone/softwareupdate/">Apple site.</a></p><p>The feature I'm most impressed with SO FAR, is the spotlight search. What a great addition! I'm sure I'll have more features I like and will post them later.</p>e Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08025381318481617122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17410766.post-47152358043867259772009-06-14T13:32:00.001-04:002009-06-14T13:32:23.562-04:00Testing out SousChef Software<div style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; color: #222; background-color: white; border-color: #222; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; margin: 1px;'><h1 style='font-family: Helvetica, Arial, san-serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1; color: #222; margin: 5px;'><div style="float:right; padding:3px; margin:1; border:1px solid #222;"><img 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(recommended: Frank's)</li><li style='list-style-type: circle; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: none;'>2 tablespoons honey</li><li style='list-style-type: circle; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: none;'>Salt and freshly ground black pepper</li><li style='list-style-type: circle; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: none;'>4 French-cut chicken breasts</li><li style='list-style-type: circle; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: none;'>2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons ground cumin (8 teaspoons)</li><li style='list-style-type: circle; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: none;'>Canola oil</li><li style='list-style-type: circle; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: none;'>1/2 cup heavy cream</li><li style='list-style-type: circle; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: none;'>1/2 cup creme fraiche</li><li style='list-style-type: circle; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: none;'>1/4 cup chopped parsley, plus some whole leaves for garnish</li><li style='list-style-type: circle; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: none;'>1 cup crumbled blue cheese (recommended: Cabrales)</li></ol></div><h2 style='font-family: "Helvetica Neue", "Lucida Grande", Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1; color: #222; margin: 5px;'>Directions</h2><div style='margin: 5px;'><ol style='font-size: 12px'><li style='list-style-type: lower-roman; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: none;'>Preheat the grill to medium; make sure the grill is ready for cooking over indirect heat. Melt butter in medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Whisk in the 2 tablespoons ancho powder and heat for 10 seconds. Stir in hot sauce and honey and season with salt and pepper. Remove about 1/4 cup for garnish, and keep both portions warm.</li><li style='list-style-type: lower-roman; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: none;'>Season each side of the chicken breasts with 1 teaspoon each ancho powder, and cumin, and the salt and pepper. Drizzle canola oil over the both sides. Grill skin side down over medium heat, uncovered, until the skin is nicely charred.</li><li style='list-style-type: lower-roman; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: none;'>Flip the chicken, moving it to indirect heat, and brush with a good amount of the hot sauce glaze. Cover and cook, brushing occasionally with sauce, until cooked through, about 5 minutes.</li><li style='list-style-type: lower-roman; list-style-position: outside; list-style-image: none;'>Whisk together the heavy cream and creme fraiche in a medium bowl. Stir in the parsley and blue cheese and season with salt and pepper. When chicken is done, remove from the grill and spoon blue cheese sauce over each piece. Drizzle the 1/4 cup reserved glaze over and garnish with whole parsley leaves.</li></ol></div><div style='border-width: 1px 0px 0px; padding: 10px 20px 4px; border-color: #222; border-style: solid; margin: 10px 5px 5px; font-style: italic; font-size: 12px;'>Search, share, and cook your recipes on Mac OS X with <a href='http://acaciatreesoftware.com/souschef/' style='color: #0074bf'>SousChef</a>!</div></div>e Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08025381318481617122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17410766.post-82242351342664020132009-05-20T19:15:00.005-04:002009-05-20T19:19:10.188-04:00Sanchez Poses for GQ: Don't Mess with the Hoff!<object width="400" height="300"><br /><param name="movie" value="http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/player.swf?mediaId=4179491"><br /><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><br /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><br /><embed src="http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/player.swf?mediaId=4179491" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" allowscriptaccess="always" width="440" height="361"></embed><br /></object>e Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08025381318481617122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17410766.post-39208997161194366862009-05-20T16:04:00.000-04:002009-05-20T16:05:35.915-04:00I'm Addicted<a href="http://www.oneplusyou.com/bb/apple_addiction" style="color: #80A9DD; text-decoration: none; display: block; width: 286px; height: 128px; padding-top: 50px; padding-left: 17px; background: url(http://www.oneplusyou.com/q/img/bb_badges/apple_addiction.jpg) no-repeat; font-family: Times New Roman, sans-serif; font-size: 30px;">81%<span style="display: none;">How Addicted to Apple Are You?</span></a><p>e Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08025381318481617122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17410766.post-2050764154731086292009-05-08T15:12:00.001-04:002009-05-08T20:21:06.094-04:00#Maximpact Speakers on Twitter<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">11:30am - I am half way into the conference, and here are the speakers from this morning with links to their Twitter accounts:<br /><br />Linda Kaplan Thaler - </span></span><a href="http://twitter.com/lindathaler/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">@lindathaler</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> & </span></span><a href="http://twitter.com/thepowerofsmall/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">@thepowerofsmall</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />John C. Maxwell - </span></span><a href="http://twitter.com/johncmaxwell/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">@johncmaxwell</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />Kevin Carroll - </span></span><a href="http://twitter.com/kckatalyst/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">@kckatalyst</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />Irene (From Google) - </span></span><a href="http://twitter.com/ireneau/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">@ireneau </span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /><br />.... More to come.<br /><br />1:04pm - Afternoon session is starting. <br /><br />Tony Blair - </span></span> <a href="http://twitter.com/tony_blair/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">@tony_blair</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />Mark Sanborn - </span></span><a href="http://twitter.com/mark_sanborn/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">@mark_sanborn</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /><br /></span></span> <div class="iblogger-location-wrapper"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Mobile Blogging from </span></span><a class="iblogger-location" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=41.4382,-75.6210"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">here</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">.</span></span></div>e Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08025381318481617122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17410766.post-88992764799504626052009-05-08T14:32:00.003-04:002009-05-08T17:54:03.305-04:00Maximum Impact: Liz Murray<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiew1gwYDvqnxpztKfiM1IGckXAGcIugz0uFa5jr3t8aYICSG48D9oOot6T0lrSnEZtMymEj_0Gr4-pLsQpHNhSrkp8zoTgjnQfoRCoCHqSmgC9PXT_SA4neFq9Mii8MnEaqj9t8w/s1600-h/Picture+5.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 74px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiew1gwYDvqnxpztKfiM1IGckXAGcIugz0uFa5jr3t8aYICSG48D9oOot6T0lrSnEZtMymEj_0Gr4-pLsQpHNhSrkp8zoTgjnQfoRCoCHqSmgC9PXT_SA4neFq9Mii8MnEaqj9t8w/s200/Picture+5.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333573523264468018" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Liz Murray was the first speaker after the lunch break to speak about her rise from being homeless to going to Harvard graduating this June with honors. I have to admit that I wasn't ready for her very moving emotional tale of her childhood and the struggles with her drug addicted parents.<br /><br />Here is a young woman pouring her heart out to 50,000 people explaining how she got through the struggles in her life and it put many things into perspective, but left me with one phrase:<br /><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Cherish Life!</span></span></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br />Simple, buy powerful. Most of the things we worry about on a daily basis never compare to the pain Liz endured at an early age.<br /><br />This was the best session of the day and the conference is still under way. The one thing I'm going to do is be greatful for what I have in my life and know that many people have it worse. Thanks Liz for putting things into perspective! </span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">God bless!</span></i></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">UPDATE on 5/8/2009 - 5:46pm:</span></span></b></div><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I found a full transcript from </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(85, 85, 85); white-space: pre; "><a href="http://www.twitter.com/zspencer/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> @zspencer</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> on twitter </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><a href="http://ow.ly/5R95"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">HERE - http://ow.ly/5R95</span></a></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">She has a movie about her story available for rental on </span><a href="http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Homeless_to_Harvard/70002877?lnkce=seRtLn&trkid=222336&lnkctr=srchrd-sr&strkid=1049968277_0_0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">netflix.</span></a></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Visit her web site: </span><a href="http://www.homelesstoharvard.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Homeless to Harvard</span></a></span></li></ul></div><div><br /></div></div>e Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08025381318481617122noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17410766.post-88818821933552843432009-05-07T20:18:00.004-04:002009-05-07T20:34:47.641-04:00I'm Going to the Maximum Impact Simulcast<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7WjdVk_c3y3EsMfDplv6JiXrlAeqHzaBBUkaUfybouGWSi2ucn9_3l2ud8ddpOPOLvVdKIzSvpl25Jdk3R-2bvVQOL9jyA1zRrrPaz4uuOcFKs-rxawGkKW0Y92GfB7yzLEDdDA/s1600-h/Picture+2.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 141px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7WjdVk_c3y3EsMfDplv6JiXrlAeqHzaBBUkaUfybouGWSi2ucn9_3l2ud8ddpOPOLvVdKIzSvpl25Jdk3R-2bvVQOL9jyA1zRrrPaz4uuOcFKs-rxawGkKW0Y92GfB7yzLEDdDA/s320/Picture+2.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333242225623324274" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br />I'll be taking my leadership team on May 8th for the </span><a href="http://www.maximumimpactsimulcast.com/home/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Maximum Impact Simulcast</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">. This is an opportunity to take my team and "recharge" our batteries and hear some great speakers on the subject of Leadership. The highlight for me is when my Favorite author takes the stage, John C. Maxwell. (</span><a href="http://twitter.com/johncmaxwell/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Twitter</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">)</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">2009 Speaker Lineup</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Tony Blair</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">PRE-RECORDED SESSION<br />Former prime minister of the United Kingdom</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Jack Nicklaus</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">PRE-RECORDED SESSION<br />Winner of a record 18 major golf championships and voted Sports Illustrated's Individual Male Athlete of the Century</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Bill George</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Harvard business professor, former Medtronic CEO and author of True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">John C. Maxwell</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Best-selling author, speaker and leadership thought leader</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Al Weiss</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">President of Worldwide Operations for Walt Disney Parks and Resorts</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Liz Murray</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Inspirational speaker, "Homeless to Harvard"</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Linda Kaplan Thaler</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">CEO & Chief Creative Officer of the Kaplan Thaler Group and author of The Power of Nice</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Mark Sanborn</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Best-selling author of The Fred Factor and president of Sanborn & Associates, Inc.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /><br /></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Kevin Carroll</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Highly-acclaimed author, founder of Kevin Carroll Katalyst/LLC and former Nike creativ</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">e<br /><br /></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Ernie Johnson</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Professional sports announcer and host of TNT's Emmy award-winning Inside the NBA</span></span></div>e Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08025381318481617122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17410766.post-17446880660715474802009-04-18T08:17:00.003-04:002009-04-18T08:25:33.201-04:00TJB20: My .02 on Brian Schottenheimer<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpgCl903bIcW4NwlCoEd2xGXVPc9s2KfIFamYpAg9ppeYHYGXuuIZVMdOhVSgahqdBA7RnweISZ5XbsNhnZGvEUb8KYy8ZOjePpWJ-1FC7V9VNDR8Irqz6tBwjWzT7GQZcXpBnXA/s1600-h/bschott.jpg.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpgCl903bIcW4NwlCoEd2xGXVPc9s2KfIFamYpAg9ppeYHYGXuuIZVMdOhVSgahqdBA7RnweISZ5XbsNhnZGvEUb8KYy8ZOjePpWJ-1FC7V9VNDR8Irqz6tBwjWzT7GQZcXpBnXA/s320/bschott.jpg.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326005276158729490" /></a>During the recent owners meetings in Dana Point, CA Ryan predicted B-Schott would be his own boss next year. A short question, but lots of thought behind the answers on this one.<br /><br /><div>Need a second to review the rules and the panelists,<a href="http://www.thejetsblog.com/2009/04/06/the-tjb20-panelist-introductions/"> check out the introductions.</a> Again, I was asked to be a guest panelist and below is MY answer. If you jump over to the <a href="http://www.thejetsblog.com/2009/04/17/the-tjb20-one-more-schott/">Jets Blog</a>, you will see I'm in the minority that Brian will be a head coach. Most are saying he doesn't have the STUFF.<br /><br /><b>17) True/False: Brian Schottenheimer will be an NFL head coach at this time next year.</b><br /><br /><blockquote>TRUE - He will be a head coach, the guy is a very young talent. He has proven that with the Jets and if Brett didn’t break down, he may be a coach this year. He has proven that he can adjust his offense to the talent making him very flexible and dynamic. Brian went from having to coach Chad and installing an offense that played to his strengths by going with short fast plays. Then he moved on to the fasted gun in the east in Brett Favre and completely changed the offense to play to Brett’s strengths. The guy is a winner and he will be a successful head coach in this league next year!</blockquote><div><br /></div><div>To read the full article, jump over to the <a href="http://www.thejetsblog.com/2009/04/17/the-tjb20-one-more-schott/">Jets Blog.</a></div></div>e Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08025381318481617122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17410766.post-37307586597372885222009-04-07T20:38:00.004-04:002009-04-08T06:12:37.291-04:00TJB20: My Opinion on Jay Cutler<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLM9hFdcRO-936Ct5aZcK1KdAG2NODofoLGqr7XUhWjb1zZXFQsKHexuk8A78o6GA-NEsAJK_j84uChlTbQ5nc6S0ykV4sSxjrB2M9UyKh0SC15Puo92PKEE38LciLrpO0RqpEQ/s1600-h/jay-cutler.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjLM9hFdcRO-936Ct5aZcK1KdAG2NODofoLGqr7XUhWjb1zZXFQsKHexuk8A78o6GA-NEsAJK_j84uChlTbQ5nc6S0ykV4sSxjrB2M9UyKh0SC15Puo92PKEE38LciLrpO0RqpEQ/s320/jay-cutler.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322261017655994130" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">3) Given what the cost was for Jay Cutler (two first rounders and a third along with Kyle Orton in return for Jay Cutler and a fifth rounder) do you make a similar trade if you are the Jets?</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; ">Absolutely NOT! I thought that two first rounders were a lot, but to give up the 1st this year, the 1st 2010, Kellen Clemens and a third is a lot for a kid who is proven and young BUT also known as a problem child. The kid is immature, needs a lot of growing up to do and I hear that once a player goes down as having a reputation as “ME and only me”, it rubs the team the wrong way… Players don’t want to be in the trenches with someone like that. Mel Kiper warned us about this problem during the year he was drafted. He NAILED it and the Bears organization has their work cut out for them. Give me leadership and a weak arm (Chad, whom we should have never waived) over a gun and attitude any day (Cutler)!</span><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><a href="http://www.thejetsblog.com/2009/04/07/tjb20-yay-another-jay-cutler-post/">Click Here to read the full article.</a></div>e Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08025381318481617122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17410766.post-70568936003664784572009-04-06T19:50:00.009-04:002009-04-06T20:13:48.827-04:00I am a Jet TJB20 Panelist<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk8pZ3i9_Xw3s2h9Vame0pTzCoKOL4EwnpqHmuIrVW0K8eAaOIx5V0EfGb9uU_xRZJ1hesQv0MCvlfxJTgf1o5QyqEzEYgo-6G9n57DxSKH11Y9UjdP2T0CeSX9nYn8IplnyrLlw/s1600-h/Picture+2.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 66px; height: 77px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk8pZ3i9_Xw3s2h9Vame0pTzCoKOL4EwnpqHmuIrVW0K8eAaOIx5V0EfGb9uU_xRZJ1hesQv0MCvlfxJTgf1o5QyqEzEYgo-6G9n57DxSKH11Y9UjdP2T0CeSX9nYn8IplnyrLlw/s200/Picture+2.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321735988157232770" /></a>I was asked and I am honored to be amongst some great panelist talking about the state of the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">New York Jets</span></span> on the blog: <a href="http://www.thejetsblog.com/">thejetsblog.com</a>. Every day, two of the twenty questions asked to the twenty panelists will be featured on the blog. <div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><a href="http://www.thejetsblog.com/2009/04/06/the-tjb20-panelist-introductions/">The Jets Blog Description of the feature:</a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">With last week’s widely publicized G20 Meetings in London, we thought it would be fun to convene the TJB20. In this inaugural edition, we’ve culled the thoughts of NFL Columnists, Jets beat reporters, bloggers, founders of online fan communities and typical Jets fans.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 229px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGuXtwonp4nX5MxNjtfpZqsDgfTXypOvKiBRiNvb1IrlarbLYRmwU5d8NGraU3cHKIdrlxSzYZCjrI4nNfafj14WnmRi4VsQ2w_MB874lQ7daiKTsKsL1eGDCPrWo7UhxC6VFlaw/s320/Picture+1.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321734030271824546" /></span><div><br /></div><div>Here is my introduction from the site:</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"></span><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Erik Manassy</span> (<a href="http://www.twitter.com/e_man/">@e_man</a>) <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Crazy Season Ticket Holder:</span> Erik (e_man) is a gadgetphile who enjoys messing with <a href="http://www.twitter.com/kerryrhodes/">Kerry Rhodes on Twitter.</a> Manassy is a dedicated Jets fan, and a season ticketholder for many years. Erik is also a diehard Mets fan, who <a href="http://manassywatch.blogspot.com/2009/01/shea-seats-have-arrived.html">bought seats from Shea.</a></blockquote>Again, twenty panelists have been asked from organizations such as:</div><div><ul><li>SNY<br /></li><li>NBC Sports<br /></li><li>Newsday<br /></li><li>Jetnation.com<br /></li><li>TheJetsBlog<br /></li><li>Jets Insider Magazine<br /></li><li>Gang Green Nation<br /></li><li>and others, <a href="http://www.thejetsblog.com/2009/04/06/the-tjb20-panelist-introductions/">click HERE to see the full list.</a></li></ul></div><div>Be sure to check in every day to see if my posts are featured for the days topic. Thanks to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Bassett</span> from the Jets Blog for asking me to participate.<br /></div></div>e Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08025381318481617122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17410766.post-52905592049800290032009-04-06T13:46:00.005-04:002009-04-06T18:49:43.696-04:00Opening Day: Let's Go Mets!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIto0_xpvb0BE9V82AQxbTagmUVQ07Wd6UMGYJtvZi1PA3rjnQcpByrpWIuB26CJw0iOsrvDj0eB90VGiAJv1RUUI2Thsm_vsQKP6vWlNnSKFRIVECxzBaNzknscosph2aAJ8qsw/s1600-h/mlbatbat1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321637130942558434" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 139px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIto0_xpvb0BE9V82AQxbTagmUVQ07Wd6UMGYJtvZi1PA3rjnQcpByrpWIuB26CJw0iOsrvDj0eB90VGiAJv1RUUI2Thsm_vsQKP6vWlNnSKFRIVECxzBaNzknscosph2aAJ8qsw/s200/mlbatbat1.jpg" border="0" /></a> I am <strong>SO glad</strong> the new season is here! The Mets open their year with the Reds away. (Hopefully they get the game in) I'm still working on getting opening day tickets but there is <strong>NO</strong> way I'm paying those prices.<br /><div></div><br /><div>By the way, if you are an iPhone owner and have the MLB lite application, <strong>UPGRADE NOW</strong>. For $9.99, the audio feature is well worth the cost. It has all the features that the lite has but adds both teams feeds. I started listening in my car, through the parking lot and into the office without missing a beat.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong>Let's Go Mets!</strong></span></div><div> </div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>e Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08025381318481617122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17410766.post-47607263511904510852009-04-02T08:27:00.002-04:002009-04-06T13:56:01.433-04:00Testing New Blog Software<a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/emanassy/JetsVsBengalsGameShots101308#5320067616249955042"><img style="MARGIN: 5px" height="281" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/_XLlgM5LbRNA/SdStT1-jQuI/AAAAAAAAC8g/EzXU4j_G45w/s288/iphone_photo.jpg" width="187" align="right" border="0" /></a><br />Trying new iPhone software to blog from the road. The software is called "BlogPress" and is pretty reasonable for $2.99.<br /><br />-- Post From My iPhone<br /><br /><div class="iblogger-footer"><br clear="all"><p style="FONT-SIZE: 10px; TEXT-ALIGN: right">[Posted with <a href="http://illuminex.com/iBlogger/index.html">iBlogger</a> from my iPhone]</p></div>e Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08025381318481617122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17410766.post-16232658692322758932009-03-23T12:37:00.002-04:002009-04-06T13:56:27.003-04:00A Few Ways to Monetize Twitter<a title="photo sharing" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/madhungarian/3378911975/"><img style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-TOP: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 2px solid" alt="" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3593/3378911975_d1f79991fb_m.jpg" /></a><br /><span style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px;font-size:0;" ><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/madhungarian/3378911975/">1224</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/madhungarian/">emanassy</a></span><br /><p>I thought this was well done by the folks of The Joy of Tech (thejoyoftech.com)</p>e Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08025381318481617122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17410766.post-65685426245515782162009-03-07T14:02:00.015-05:002009-04-06T15:07:06.986-04:00We are the Champions, sort of...<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Well, it has been </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">MANY MANY</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> years since the last time I have attended a cub scout pine wood derby race. The last race was probably in 1982 and I was a nine year old youngster running my own car.</span> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Today, I broke that gap by attending with my son, David, six years of age. We designed the NY Jets car, as most of you know from my </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-STYLE: italic"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">gazillion</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> photo's of posts talking about it on facebook, twitter, and flickr.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310535838626032082" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 112px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiIe6vML9i_YRP_ttpVISyaVyfLruq-gtIOmiqW3lO1qVf_nulX4VTukfBOjzzT2PBFVyxFjWugSVxuiQz7wvnMS-2F-e7B897yIk52Y-YgbsHDfhXsDO46VrsRFGQkaoxgH0RGg/s200/DSC01434.JPG" border="0" /> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Twenty nine cars were registered and the age group raged from six yrs old to twelve yrs old. The levels were Tigers, Bobcats, Wolves, and Weblo's in that order. They ran four heats with the winner of each competing to have a final three. Then they ran one heat per level and then all the 1st place winners raced each other to become the fourth spot in the final race of the day.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Well, here is how are car faired:</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div></div><blockquote><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Race 1: Finished 2nd of 4</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Race 2: Finished 3rd of 4</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Race 3: Finished Dead Last</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Race 4: Finished 2nd of 4</span></div><div></div></blockquote><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310534742655518594" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 180px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6-B4W_kWlR-tCVr4sak71JDzhjbwqm-RyPr99P3KqeA2_NEo4HnIAZWwF_-d-bm8IZcUg2HEs_jcckhG0TomCGdNREgOpRNR4oDiyTJFE0chzPblTzMw9xSUOVAM5cmpWXhWd6w/s320/DSC01436.JPG" border="0" /> <div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">So, it was NOT looking good, and my son was basically ticked off and giving me a look like he wanted to tell me off! ;)</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div></div><blockquote><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Race 5: (The Tiger Level Race) - We win 1st Place!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Race 6: (The right to go the championship) - We are one race from the superbowl. So how did we finish? DEAD LAST!</span></div></blockquote><div></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">At the end of the day, my son walked away with a 1st place medal for the tiger heat. He came up short for the grand prize and the chance to go to Districts, but overall we had a great day.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:13;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I spent the entire car ride telling him after his disappointment that it's ok not to win, but he has to be a good loser. His response: I'm sick of winning all these Medals!, I want a trophy. I respond: 24 kids walked away with nothing, and he goes, oh... ok I'll take the medal. Man oh man, as a youngster, I was happy with a ribbon. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310536882670722850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOmX1aSVgLo92Hw_tAizpukEwXviaXNvrFIJz4xOOskrrAQ9cGUgRk9c5HL1DD5OLCekEgskrgWgJEvroadV3_P-kR1Ui0_zEpnBHkuh-3QDE3k2ehRvUgU6hlidqT_xHeWHnIPQ/s400/DSC01461.JPG" border="0" /></div>e Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08025381318481617122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17410766.post-22328723546228217502009-03-07T07:46:00.005-05:002009-03-07T08:45:00.647-05:00#followfriday Was good to me on March 6, 2009<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/madhungarian/3335335672/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3631/3335335672_56fdf79146_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style=" margin-top: 0px;font-size:0.9em;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/madhungarian/3335335672/">E_MAN STATS</a></span><div><span style=" margin-top: 0px;font-size:0.9em;"><br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/madhungarian/">emanassy</a><br /></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style=" margin-top: 0px;font-size:0.9em;">Thank you everyone who mentioned me in your #followfriday posts! As you can see it paid off! I had 108 new followers on one day, a personal best!</span><p>Thanks to:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/hyermish/">@hyermish</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/TheOtherJeff/">@TheOtherJeff</a><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 188px; height: 70px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEPjXPe7zU9lXBPW6ZJRwqkb9MmiHCzjZLbgRY_5F2iGHG1seDqAMDQjJw-PdEI2s1nvIufb0P5qO1z0O4rY7gHTqE8u-aAii4abbkaIhnLS7ou1ngnxQzJFfCu8AM8uGZvtvd0Q/s200/twitter-logo-small1.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310441187417547314" /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/cindymillerati">@cindymillerati</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/SKILLETfan01">@SKILLETfan01</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/ricklafave">@ricklafave</a> (2 times)<br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/allmorgan">@allmorgan</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/chrisabraham">@chrisabraham</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/jgaylord">@jgaylord</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/fightingzero">@fightingzero</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/jasonpercival">@jasonpercival</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/karla_porter">@karla_porter</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/ayshneck">@ayshneck</a></p><p><br /></p><p>If you would like to know more about what #followfriday is, read this great explanation from <a href="http://tinyurl.com/b3crrz">Mashable.com.</a></p></div>e Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08025381318481617122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17410766.post-91551906837022653222009-03-06T09:43:00.001-05:002009-03-06T09:43:38.329-05:00The NY Jets PineWood Derby Car<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/madhungarian/3331361947/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3302/3331361947_4ab1b5d116_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/madhungarian/3331361947/">IMG_0769</a> <br />Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/madhungarian/">emanassy</a></span><br clear="all" /><p></p>e Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08025381318481617122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17410766.post-19705977115052108892009-02-26T10:10:00.008-05:002009-02-26T13:53:07.126-05:00@e_man 's Interview with "The Weekender"<img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 56px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLy1LwI7vUZ9CEw5Vvr9Y2ejNyVnUBYs58FMTxurR4vwbioNxRz0uw6jtVMdNc3XKrW6i-P_XI9N6KYHzw7Wx4lf2XLlM3ab-CVif1_q2KY6_A02h21SS9CnKugpXwu4oWZX3u1A/s200/Picture+4.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307179451265899202" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I recently was interviewed by "The Weekender", NEPA's number 1 Arts Entertainment Weekly magazine. The cover story is about Twitter, entitled, "</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">What's all the Twittering About?". </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">To read it in its entirety, <a href="http://www.theweekender.com/cover/Tracking_the_Twitter_trend_02-24-2009.html">c</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.theweekender.com/cover/Tracking_the_Twitter_trend_02-24-2009.html">lick over to "The Weekender".</a></span></span></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 137px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgho9cDUlvk76o68Xn_dHTSwNdQ2Owm9OCmr2SuO8qkFLScqLTPjXz8WwSaSwsUphYrE0SXKBkATUdy3kI59dLFVqXSCw27AaiiSPCB_T-yB5FrqLeG6TYh2MbYdMFBEjJqRWPgA/s400/Picture+2.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307124914121153106" /><a href="http://www.theweekender.com/cover/Tracking_the_Twitter_trend_02-24-2009.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> </span></a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I was contacted by the reporter via Twitter and was asked if I was interested. Any time I get to bloviate, I'm game! I'm cool with how I was quoted, but they got my name misspelled. It's usually the last name they butcher, but it's all good.<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;">Here are some of my personal quotes:</span></span></div><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 129px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJgQfvRsrVkq7mLBeNw-C-HiNXPCC1jrRSVZrS9fDXrR2PaWugYcpreZHxEfkVMvfywxkhFMvB5AGlb8f5ITAxBpe2G49iJmhuto-f-2VElVt4RPvoIBsEH4PmnKyHutPsWpApUg/s400/Picture+3.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307178957166327218" /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">“<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Twitter is a different animal because it’s a micro-blogging tool, and because it forces you to post 140 characters at a time; it’s nothing like any of the other sites</span>,” said frequent “tweeter” Erik Manassy (e_man), 35, of Hawley.</span></blockquote></div></div><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">“<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">I think of Facebook as people I personally know, and Twitter as people I have never met but are getting to know</span>,” Manassy said. “<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">I have pockets of people I interact with depending on the topic. If I talk Jets, the same 10 or so converse with me. Once I go tech, another pocket talk, and if I talk about local events, again, a pocket of local peeps interact. It is really cool!</span>”</span></blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">What do people tweet? </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /><br />While a good chunk of Tweeple, especially newbies, tweet about where they are and what they are doing, Twitter-ers post links to interesting articles, pictures, motivational quotes and even breaking news. Manassy likes to post about the Jets, and since he works in IT for a health company, he uses Twitter to ask questions about software he’s evaluating.</span></blockquote>Again, to read the full article, <a href="http://www.theweekender.com/cover/Tracking_the_Twitter_trend_02-24-2009.html">click on over to "The Weekender".</a>e Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08025381318481617122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17410766.post-84638841210948310742009-02-20T14:29:00.010-05:002009-02-20T15:08:21.335-05:00My Rewarding Experience<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">As most of you know, I'm a huge Jets fan and a frequent user of </span><a href="http://www.twitter.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Twitter</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">. Two weeks ago, the all knowing Jets Freak, Bassett from </span><a href="http://www.thejetsblog.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">"The Jets Blog"</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> posted </span><a href="http://twitter.com/thejetsblog/statuses/1177925921"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">tweet</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> linking to a</span><a href="http://www.thejetsblog.com/2009/02/05/larry-grantham-needs-your-help-please-read/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> story about Larry Grantham and his Superbowl III Ring </span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">being up for auction. It was entitled </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">PLEASE READ</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> and it did it's trick, it caught my</span><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMVEmbXVHgJplAA1bLhEBVTeMuFfx7CJHkhY9MzF_HUtnrdM0obMXVGsARtxwJh_tPd0ktcUE7mZYBnKXgHzS1k9GGtyRevRayAGGyE5UePJUpuR3GjhzPBFTnCn61ykqQ3glJIg/s200/ring.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304969236654014914" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> attention.</span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 104px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxcI0Q2dR2k-mMSy0-sn47ltl5sHVZzNPMaze7gJtt4neEgFOhqAlFVcP_pgng4SRK21IZX9wHWEAAtQjy_WmVyll2nnVyhtaT7tpq3QWL_I_cX_K3e31Ctw05QWR1uqWMPsgMbQ/s200/1965Topps114Grantham250w.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304969900748000242" /><div><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Grantham"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Larry Grantham</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> had fallen on rough times concerning his health, and his medical bills were racking up. Without the knowledge of his friends or family, he contacted an auction firm and put up his prize possession up for sale. Bassett and others were rallying the troops to see if we could raise the money needed to buy the ring back for Larry.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The first thing I did was contact "Freedom House Foundation", the firm collecting donations on Larry's behalf and made a personal financial contribution. You see, Larry had been an alcoholic for a portion of his life, and I had read he had personally raised awareness and funds in excess of a Million dollars to help that foundation. The least we could do is return the favor. Larry never asked for help, yet people were willing to do it and they did in droves.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I had heard rumors that the </span><a href="http://www.newyorkjets.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jets organization</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> caught wind of this story and could have been responsible for getting the ring back. If this is the case, my hats off to the Jets organization and it's ownership. It was the "RIGHT" thing to do. I also knew that a current Jets player, </span><a href="http://www.twitter.com/kerryrhodes/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Kerry Rhodes</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> used twitter and I had tweeted him while he was at the Pro-Bowl. His response was awesome:</span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 143px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTK1sDP1I5N2vyy9vNJ5NJObombI7R5YxIlTNhBsV4Khl02SZzrnEmqz8gDth6xVTMqS2aBp2WPKm6STk0P6Qa4BjQj7CDg0hUJlCSEdElKuLashbWRayWG4NYiZPeQIEMbXq3jA/s400/Picture+3.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304970930815657458" /></div><div><blockquote><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">"wen is it needed and how much is it"</span></blockquote></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">The lesson I got out of this is whenever you have the ability, help out the less fortunate without looking for an award. I wasn't expecting anything for my part in helping with the awareness of the issue, but when I got a letter from Larry thanking me, it made me feel VERY GOOD.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 312px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSaTOX9G9Y_H8CQDNuNqqvbaZuH-KVkzqFU2gsRpvtzsOIrkpwtdgwlNWfH9OXUYAO4TVx2G3LqnqB7tbbuUCdRvv3fAnAitlZByrpb6zXtCjLf6zVqGY9L2_E6ad8HOp1KhZa0A/s400/Larry+Letter.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304971255784128626" /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">I have since purchased the card I show in this story and I plan to frame the letter and the card and hang it on my wall as reminder to myself that when I can, help those in need.</span></div><div><br /></div></div>e Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08025381318481617122noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17410766.post-30162418583485793602009-02-18T13:08:00.003-05:002009-02-18T13:11:56.563-05:00Poll Results: Do you use Twitter?<a href="http://polls.linkedin.com/poll-results/10730/ahqdj">http://polls.linkedin.com/poll-results/10730/ahqdj</a><br /><br />I ran a poll on LinkedIN in November of 2008. Only 20 people responded, but here are the results.e Manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08025381318481617122noreply@blogger.com0