Monthly Archives: November 2009

(Community Matters) AARO (Austin Area Research Organization) annual meeting and retreat today.  Congrats to Martha Smiley our incoming chair, Allyson Peerman our chair-elect, Lynn Sherman, treasurer and Clarke Heidrick, our immediate past chair.  I’m a new member.

Interesting conversations about transportation in Central Texas.

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Good for the boy

Didn’t make it to Javon Jackson performance at St. James after all but hear Saturday night’s and Sunday’s were outstanding.

Spent the entire day conquering the IRS’s new 990 form (tax return for nonprofits). How silly am I? Ernst & Young generously agrees to prepare our tax return each year, but since such significant changes to the form & reporting, felt I should complete this year’s. (didn’t help that the online system I used suggested the EZ format but after 3 hours and at nearly the very last question I was informed we were not eligible for the EZ format – so started over).

Dinner with Cameron and Michael at Maudi’s. Wow, such a disappointing meal – even the tacos al pastor were off. Good conversation though, albeit a thread left untended. I think Cameron left unsatisfied by our insufficient explanation why we didn’t want to go to a party of all 20 year olds. I’ve spent time this morning composing an email and explaining how these days we look for nights to stay home, rather than events to attend, and how attending anything with mostly people we don’t know doesn’t prioritize against the insufficient number of evenings to spend with friends we would love to see. Of course, there are plenty of the latter but they prioritize for business, politics or by some other manner.

(Community Matters) hmm, unconvinced that WordPress is substantially better than Blogger.  Though, admittedly I’m much more use to Blogger so easier for me at this point.  It’s a pain to load images and they charge for things Blogger offers for free.  Supposedly easier to customize, though, I haven’t yet found that to be the case.

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(Community Matters) Jazz at St. James – always a highlight of the year.  This year’s program (Fri – Sun) features Javon Jackson, Jeff Lofton Quartet and Joe Morales Sextet.  Tonight included the major sponsor dinner.  Keith Braithwaite once again chaired the event and has done a fantastic job.  Amy Bryant, Palo Chalupka, Rachel & Michael Feferman, Kip Keller & Luke Hayes joined us – Michael Barnes tried to and didn’t find the location (it’s not so easy – nearly 183 on MLK, then Webberville Rd)

Amy Bryant, Palo Chalupka, Rachel & Michael Feferman

Bill Adams, Amy Donohue-Adams and ST

Lonnie Jackson with Gina Houston

Dream Lovers played the dinner

Mike Taborne & Hope Morgan

Sharon Coleman, Judith Rhedin, Patricia Pickle & Gwen Chance

Bruce & Barbara Christman

Joe Morales Sextet

Regrettably, we left before the Lavon Jackson Band played.  Steven just having flown in from Philly, he needed time to chill at home. We’ll see them tomorrow at the 10am services

(Community Matters) incredible

(Community Matters) wow, 2,568 posts on blogger to date. Plus there are 1yr+ of posts on the AAS site

(Community Matters) “You can’t replace analog dollars with digital pennies,” NBC Universal President and CEO Jeff Zucker

New School video – The Digital Era, What’s Next
Tuesday, October 06, 2009 6:30 p.m.

Entertainment and technology expert Mark Ghuneim offers a crash course on how digital technologies are transforming the media industry. After 16 years at Sony Music USA, Ghuneim launched Wiredset, a digital marketing agency and technology incubator for TV networks, record labels, and brands. He also founded the social media tracking and data visualization service, Trendrr. The discussion is moderated by Jack Myers, one of the media industry’s leading visionaries and economic forecasters.

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(Community Matters) Sad to hear of the passing of former Austin Mayor Roy Butler. Condolences to Ann and the entire family.

(Community Matters) “You can’t replace analog dollars with digital pennies,” NBC Universal President and CEO Jeff Zucker

New School video – The Digital Era, What’s Next
Tuesday, October 06, 2009 6:30 p.m. Entertainment and technology expert Mark Ghuneim offers a crash course on how digital technologies are transforming the media industry. After 16 years at Sony Music USA, Ghuneim launched Wiredset, a digital marketing agency and technology incubator for TV networks, record labels, and brands. He also founded the social media tracking and data visualization service, Trendrr. The discussion is moderated by Jack Myers, one of the media industry’s leading visionaries and economic forecasters.

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