Great Meetup With Matt Mullenweg Of Automattic

Had the great opportunity to meet with Matt Mullenweg of Automattic (creators of Wordpress) today. He was in Salt Lake City and was kind enough to attend a lunch. There were about 40 people there and I met a lot of new local Salt Lake bloggers. I hope these new found friends will attend future events. Building a strong blogger community is important for everyone. Thanks for the fun.

Thanks to Joseph Scott for getting this lunch put together.

Pictures from the lunch on Flickr.

(P.S. Sorry Matt for spelling your last name wrong, what a moron I am.)

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Being a “Blooger” at CES 2008

Having the Blogger badge at CES this year made me feel like a second class citizen until I realized the sad and pathetic truth of it all.

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What Would You Ask Orson Scott Card?

I'm putting together some possible questions for the interview with Orson Scott Card on February 14th. I was wondering what you would ask him? Again, I'm not sure if I'll even have a chance to speak with Scott, but I'm sure Jeff will let me get something in.

• Do you want to know about any of his previous works?
• Do you want to know about any of his upcoming works?
• Do you want to know how he comes up with story ideas?
• Do you want to know what his writing habits are?
• Do you want to know who influenced him in the beginning? And what influences him how?

Let me know by leaving a comment here and maybe we can come up with some great questions. Thanks.

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A Video From Photowalk Utah, Studio Photography

At the last Photowalk Utah event on January 12th, a video was shot by Jeremy Hall and he has finally made it available. I had a great time and learned a lot. Unfortunately I couldn't find myself in the video but you should still watch it. If you haven't been to a photo walk yet, please join the group at photowalkingutah.com.

Here are my pictures from the Photowalk, Studio Photography.

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LDS Church Leader Gordon B. Hinckley Passes Away At 97

The leader and President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Gordon B. Hinckley, passed away in his Salt Lake City, Utah home today, at the age of 97. President Hinckley will be remembered my many as a man of compassion, a peace maker, and a servant of the Lord Jesus Christ.

There will be many tributes to President Hinckley over the next few days, weeks and months, but each person who followed his council, will have their own memories and feeling about this great man. The world lost a great man and leader today. President Hinckley was one of the 5 people I wanted to meet in my life. I guess I'll have to wait for the next life.

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