Some Guy's Blog

For those of you who are learning of my existence for the first time, welcome! I’m writing today about my involvement with Charlotte Startup Weekend 2, but I have to start with some of my own background to help you understand why you should be involved as well. I came to Charlotte in January of [...]

In the next two weeks, I expect the following events: I will speak at Ignite! Charlotte for a second time, this time in front of a sold-out Neighborhood Theater. My wife Megan and I will have a pre-natal visit and our last ultrasound before the birth of our first child, a son, in April. My [...]

Global warming: We can’t handle the truth anymore | The Economist: “A new Pew Research poll finds 53% of Republicans say there is no solid evidence the earth is warming. Among Tea Party Republicans, 70% say there is no evidence. Key finding: ‘Disbelief in global warming in the GOP is a recent occurrence. Just a [...]

On Nov. 4, my wife Megan and I went to the kickoff meeting for @CollaborateCLT, the latest brainchild of Bridget Sullivan. After cofounding Ignite Charlotte, she pitched a session at BarCamp Charlotte 4 about taking momentum from these “geek-oriented” events into the rest of the year. I have a deep interest in the Charlotte start-up [...]

Why I Let My 9-Year-Old Ride the Subway Alone: “ This is awesome, only because it’s so rare to see sanity in these matters: Was I worried? Yes, a tinge. But it didn’t strike me as that daring, either. Isn’t New York as safe now as it was in 1963? It’s not like we’re living [...]