Fallen Heroes

I am still in shock from the death of the nine firefighters here in Charleston this week. All of them were brave men and I cannot believe the tragedy. On personal note, one of those fallen was a friend of mine. Mike Benke was a great all around guy and I will miss him. But, … Read more

A great view on tools

Came across an excellent quote today from Abraham Lincoln. It was on the blog Art of Money. I was immediately struck by the truth of this and how well it addresses education and our entire mindset. If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I’d spend seven sharpening my axe. -Abraham Lincoln

Travelling

I am currently traveling a bit. In fact, I am up in Boston for an Internet identity and security conference. This is the Authentication and Online Trust Alliance. I am really doing this for my normal job, that of an IS manager, so that we can make sure we do our best with our Internet … Read more

Bridge Walk

I did it I actually walked the bridge! Yup me, the slug, did the Cooper River Bridge Run / Walk. It took about 2 hours to go the 6 miles. Click here to see the official results. Search by last name of “carnell”, of course. The difference in actual time and timed result is how … Read more

Zip Zip!

I don’t often just plug companies – especially when they aren’t paying me to do so! But, there is one company that I really like, use, and hope catches on. That is ZipCar. Basically they are a service in about ten large cities that let you rent a car by the hour. OK, I know, … Read more