How to Hire a Building Contractor in Upstate NY

Just published this short "how to" article for a client (Dan Tait, Inc.) at http://www.wikihow.com/Select-a-Building-Contractor-in-Upstate-New-York

New Logo for website

Getting back into Bryce 3D animation, if only to make my new logo for Upstate Business Websites. It's a fun program.

Harry Houdini

If I ever had a childhood hero, it was Harry Houdini. Like so many magicians my age and older, he was really the icon of icons. In life, he was so much bigger than life. He probably inspired more young men to get into magic than anyone in history.
When I ask young magicians how they got into magic today, so many of them mention some of the trendy posers of the recent magic scene. I feel sorry for them, but then again, I know if they stick with the craft they will come to appreciate the true pioneers. The story of how Erich Weisz became the Great Houdini is one of the great American epics.
Today, March 24, 2011, would have been Houdini's 137th birthday.
So, happy birthday, Harry!
From your ever-devoted fan,
~ Brian

http://www.caninekneesurgery.com/results/

This was a fun video to make for a client. Thank you, iMovie!

Check out the video of “Rudder” who had bilateral, simultaneous (both knees at the same time) tibial tuberosity advancement surgery by Dr. Leahy.
Rudder was walking fine in two days!

http://www.squidoo.com/oneonta-web-design

Just published my 25th Lens. Liking Squidoo more and more. This one is about Web Design in small towns, specifically Oneonta, NY.
There are special challenges when you live in a small town and are limited to your choices in web designers, and information about search engine optimization and internet marketing in general.

http://oneontapizza.com

Just put up photos of some of the awards Mama Nina's Oneonta Pizza has won over the last few years. Since 2005 they have won the Best Pizza award from Hartwick College every year. It makes a nice display. Check it out at the bottom of the page. The page still needs some text. I did an interview with the own last week and we'll put it up on the home page soon.

http://jungletreats.com

Just finished putting up a site for a new client at http://jungletreats.com. The product is Kale Krisps. They are a super-healthy, 100% organic, raw, dehydrated Kale chip. Sounds gross, right? They are really delicious. I ate a bag of them on the way home from the meeting with her, and they were more satisfying than any chip I'd ever eaten. Really.

http://www.97wwdj.com/italo.htm

While listening to "Believe Me" by the Royal Teens for the godzillionth time, I was musing on one of my favorite music genres - Doo Wop. Not just any doo-wop, either, but Italian-American Doo-Wop (which sounds like a slur, but is really some of the best music you ever heard).
Awhile ago I was listening to someone talk about the musical "Jersey Boys" (About the Four Seasons) and I said, "Yeah, I love Italian-American Doo-Wop." They looked at me like I was crazy. They said they never heard of that. I guess they missed half the point of the show they just came from.
A short list of great Italian-American Doo-Wop groups include The Royal Teens (with Bob Gaudio, who later wrote for the Four Seasons), The Crests with Johnny Maestro, Dion and the Belmonts (my faves), The Duprees, The Regents, The Elegants (with my favorite "Little Star" - what a voice!) Danny and the Juniors, The Mystics... look 'em up. You've heard lots of songs by all of them. Each one has at least one evergreen.
Hell, all Doo-wop is great. Rock 'n' Roll will never die!

http://www.dogwork.com/tder6/dog.mp4

Two dogs in a busy restaurant. If you haven't seen it - check it out.
Nice waste of time, but worth it.
B

http://www.squidoo.com/lensmaster/new_workshop/dog-knee-surgery

Just put up a new squidoo lens for my client at http://caninekneesurgery.com. It's about dog knee injuries and a new and very effective surgery that pretty much cures ligament ruptures in dogs knees without being as invasive as previous surgeries.

http://fora.tv/fora/fora_player_facebook...

This is a very good thing for anyone who is interested in the internet, marketing and/or being human to watch. I don't subscribe to his thesis of this being the "humanization" of the internet (if it is, then his concept of humanity is set at a very low bar, indeed) but it is certainly less of a "dehumanization" of the internet, and it is not a bad trend. 
And, he is a great speaker. 

http://otegony.com/natural-gas-boomtown-news

Just posted this article about a paper that shows the the boomtown myth of natural gas to be just that, a myth. The benefits to towns is temporary at best, and even that temporary short-term benefit is outweighed by other devastating effects. A very few will prosper at the expense of everyone else. Sometimes to the tragic expense of people who the industry seems to consider "expendable."

Check it out at the OtegoNY blog: http://otegony.com/natural-gas-boomtown-news