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(Community Matters) Jack Martin’s Perspective: arguing for generalists: “We don’t yet know the consequences of the move from Gutenberg to Zuckerberg.”

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We have death panels now.  We have massive taxes, tax increases.  We have taxes on our behavior.

there are 16,000 IRS agents newly hired who are going to be enforcing this thing.

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(Community Matters)  hard to describe how happy I am about SCOTUS decision. Healthcare reform meant more to me than anything else, even equality in marriage and repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell*. It impacts the lives of so many Americans. The availability of decent health care (not cadillaac) is the mark of an enlightened, civilized society. And, I believe it will increase the commercial competitiveness of American manufacturers and other businesses (which have been subsidizing uninsured health care) and unleash even more innovation (which is sometimes strangled by American’s dependence on existing job health care benefits)

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(Community Matters) Comparing our favorite sparkling waters. Why? Just because that’s sorta what we do – with everything!

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(Community Matters) Steven’s got a day of work here tomorrow so thought, what the heck, I’ll just join him. More EF work done on airplane than I can ever get done in the office (sorry everyone for all the emails, btw). Date night tonight, dinner at Universal Cafe (one of our favorites).

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(Community Matters) Tx GOP Platform includes:

“We affirm that the practice of homosexuality tears at the fabric of society and contributes to the breakdown of the family unit.

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(Community Matters) A friend writes about breakfast with Steven

(Community Matters) online fundraising platform – lots of buzz. Mike Maples Jr and list of star investors.

Of course I’m partial to Convio, now Blackbaud who’s developed the standard of excellence. And, Rally is more grassroots – sorta between Kickstart and a professional site like Convio.

I see Zilker Summer Musical is using Rally

Hat Tip: Playbook

(Community Matters) Interesting tidbit from Playbook

“Orbitz found Mac users on average spend $20 to $30 more a night on hotels than their PC counterparts, a significant margin given the site’s average nightly hotel booking is around $100, chief scientist Wai Gen Yee said. Mac users are 40% more likely to book a four- or five-star hotel than PC users, Mr. Yee said, and when Mac and PC users book the same hotel, Mac users tend to stay in more expensive rooms.”

Ha, and Steven always claims it’s me booking the ritzier places!

(Community Matters) UT #3 behind Harvard & Yale – richest public university. Study from the National Association of College and University Business Owners

(Community Matters) I didn’t know about the firebombing of this New Orleans gay bar that killed 32 in 1973.

(Community Matters) The 19-yo was killed, the 18-yo is in serious but stable condition. No word yet if shooting was motivated by their sexual orientation.