This week, which started out with my birthday (April 9) and ended with Friday the 13th, was filled with many significant moves in my personal life and at Load.com. On the business front, Load received national recognition for a web design project created for The Clark County Water Reclamation District in Las Vegas, NV. The site was the conceived of by marketing guru Eric Hawkins of H2Outreach.com and was sprung from the creative genius of Load.com's Art Director, Steve Reed. As a means of educating children (and adults), the Water Reclamation District decided to create Pain In The Drain (www.paininthedrain.com), as an online destination complete with animated cartoons, education materials, and information about proper disposal. For the great work that was created by this creative team, the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (NACWA) recognized The Clark County Water Reclamation District for the 2007 National Environmental Achievement Award in the Public Information & Education - Education Program category. Great Job to everyone involved and please take a moment to check out some of the 'toons created by our team.
CompanyWebsite 2.0 is Under Way
This past week, we had the pleasure of sitting down with one of our clients/strategic partners and discuss the direction of CompanyWebsite 2.0. We're very excited about this new version and I'm sure there will be mention of this on the CW Blog. But, as an inside scoop, CW 2.0 will support 3rd-Party applications easily and will encompass more robust functionality. There will also be multi-language support while still making content management simple for non-savvy site managers. There's so much more, but I can't tell you everything because our competition hangs out on our site. So, I'll keep you posted.
LoadToons Easter Cartoon Has Been Posted
I would like to apologize to our loyal fans who keep an eye on LoadToons during the holidays. We failed to deliver a Valentine's 'toon and were late on Easter. However, we did get something posted this week, so better late than never. Inspired by our ridiculous candy experience which took place at the 2007 IFA Convention, we decided to take a stab at this particular holiday. Hope you enjoy it as much as we did. Oh, and be sure to click on the "." in the exclamation mark on the final screen to hear George Bush's rendition of Black Eyed Peas' My Humps. (Disclaimer: Celebrity voice impersonated by none other than Adam Rogas.)
America's Pastime Is Back In Full-Swing
Fresh off the hangover that was March Madness, I've managed to kick my butt into high gear with a heavy dose of MLB. (I do realize that NHL and NBA are in full effect, but can you honestly say that Kobe getting killed is as much fun as Butler upsetting Maryland?) Anyway, I wanted to briefly touch on a few sports topics since I discuss sports with so many clients.
- A-Rod is amazing. Only in New York can the best player in baseball be called a bum. 6 HRs in 7 games? I hope he hits 72 HRs this season.
- Why 72? Because Barry Bonds has 73 and I have to stick by a guy that I've always gotten crap for. Btw, Barry hit #2 & #3 today. Only 18 more to go to pass Hammerin' Hank.
- Dice-K appears to be the real deal. Now I do realize that you cannot judge a player by 2 starts, but he has pretty good command of his pitches and he has a great offense behind him. (You can breathe easy Karie Weeks.)
- Twins look tough, but they have no pitching beyond Johan Santana. It just pains me to say it, but I'm afraid it's gonna be the Tigers in 2007.
Anyway, if you don't watch Sunday Night Baseball on ESPN and you want to learn more or have a child trying to learn the game, listen to Joe Morgan break down the game. I swear I learn something every time he opens his mouth. Amazing!
YAY! Nick Killed Off His Arch Enemy...Fat Nick!
Okay, you must now know I have no pride when I show you these photos. However, while you sit there laughing, please read on. Kids, this is what late-night working coupled with Jack In The Box, a sedentary lifestyle, and a crazy ex-wife can do to you. What's the lesson to be learned? Don't marry my ex-wife (just kidding...not really). But seriously, take time for yourself or, like Spiderman and Nick Jones, you'll create a horrible alter-ego that's nearly impossible to beat. :)
Hilarious event relating to my photo...
Officially, I've lost 30lbs. My own gym wouldn't let me in because they said my gym membership card wasn't me. Can you believe that crap? Who am I kidding? I don't even look like the same guy...
On a side note, here's a shot of me and my brothers on March 24, 2007. From left to right is Taylor, Ian, and yours truly.
Predictions Sure to Blow Up In My Face...
We'll see how many of these I got right later in the year.
- The Detroit Tigers will win the 2007 World Series.
- The Detroit Lions will pass on Brady Quinn and suck again. (Note: I am not partial to Brady Quinn and I don't even like Notre Dame.)
- JaMarcus Russell will be a bust, albeit an athletic one.
- Tiger Woods won't win a major in 2007
- Alex Rodriguez will NOT lead the league in HRs and Derek Jeter will lead the majors in errors at shortstop.
Well, that's it for this week. Feel free to write me, especially if you have a comment on sports. I'd love to hear your take on the craziness ensuing in the world of sports.