Note: This post was drafted on 3/12. Today marks the 300th day of meditation in a row for me. Other than maybe brushing my teeth, this is probably the longest streak I’ve had of any habit that wasn’t essential for my existence. At the 200 day mark, I was doubting the effectiveness of meditation for...

Note: This post was drafted on 3/13. I was invited to speak about the Eureka Room at Nerd Nite last Tuesday.  Fortunately it was online and it was OK for me to prerecord my talk and have the only live part be the Q&A. This made a much better experience for everyone, since I don’t have much...

Note: This post was drafted on 2/5 and finalized today. Yesterday I took a couple hours to drive around and imagine the Eureka Room in different location types as well as look for any opportunities of any specific available places that might be rented. Far East Downtown First, I went down towards Sh...

Note: This post was first drafted on 3/8/2021. What Is Nerd Nite? Tomorrow night I am giving a talk at Nerd Nite Austin. Nerd Nite is “an event usually held at a bar or other public venue where usually two or three presenters share about a topic of personal interest or expertise in a fun-yet-intelle...

Note: This was drafted on 3/3/2021 I’m in the early stages of looking for a “test run” location for the Eureka Room. Before the big freeze, I had spent a few hours driving around different parts of town trying to get a feel for the kidneys of locations that would be best.   I took a couple...

Note: This was written on 1/28/2021. Since then, I have dug more into each of these areas and made a more detailed list of objective and key results. But I want to keep this as-is so that I can share a record of my thoughts as they evolved. Key Areas of The Eureka Room 2021 Phase Now that I know I’m...

I recently read James Geary’s book, Wit’s End: What Wit Is, How It Works, and Why We Need it. While it wasn’t the how-to book I was hoping for, I enjoyed it and found lots of ideas to use in the experiences I create. The book uses an interesting format to approach the topic from different angles. Ea...

In the begining, The Messy Homes Tour was an idea I was just playing with. I wasn't sure if I'd actually do the event or not. I just explored it little by little over the last few months. But at some point this little by little added up to a lot and I became committed. From there it took even more t...

My friends Leila and Brian offered their home to be featured on the Messy Homes Tour. The plan was to video chat with them as they went through their home and showed me all their messy things. This pre-recorded segment would be edited down to an energetic couple of minutes featuring just the best, m...

Note: This Event was part of my “Secret Experimental Event Series” for Big Weekend Calendars and The Austin Events Wall Calendar. You can read more about the event series in this post. Event Premise First, I want to point out that this event happened pre-pandemic. There have been many attempts to do...