Author Archives: Kevin Micalizzi

Go west young(ish) men (& dog). Yes, we’re moving to San Francisco!

Matt, Garreth, Trinity, & I are moving to San Francisco! Our goal is to be there for May, though we still have a ton of details to figure out.  We’re hunting for a new place while working to purchase our … Continue reading

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Take a book. Seriously!

Before we bought our house, we worked really hard to reduce the amount of “stuff” in our lives. Over the past 11 years, we’ve accumulated too much stuff again. I tend to hoard books, so I’ve switched to buying digital … Continue reading

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Migrating to new hosting provider…

Ran into too many problems with my previous hosting provider. You caught me in the middle of migrating to the new one. Things should be back to normal soon! -k

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A lot of thanks, and a little gobble gobble

Well, it’s Thanksgiving morning, 2009.  Heading out in a few to spend the day with family, but I wanted to take a minute to say Thanks! Just before last Thanksgiving, I was fortunate enough to start a new job.  Thanks … Continue reading

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Kev's Rules for Community

For the September, 2009 Social Media Breakfast NH (#smbnh) at the Manchester, NH Public Library I gave this talk about my rules for community. I call it ‘Kev’s Rules for Community’. My rules are simple: Be Real Address the Need … Continue reading

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Why I’m not using my Google Voice number

I have a Google Voice number (originally from a Grand Central beta invite.) I love the concept, but I don’t publish my Google Voice number.  Why am I passing up on making use of cool technology that can route my calls … Continue reading

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Poor theater experience, good customer service to the rescue!

Went to see Underworld: Rise of the Lycans last weekend.  We usually watch our movies at home (via NetFlix) so going to the movie theater is a real treat.  We decided to go to CineMagic in Merrimack, NH, because of … Continue reading

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Please send cash (just quarters)

This summer at a family reunion we started our nephew from Germany on the path of collecting all the US state quarters. It’s a great way to learn about the 50 US states and he was excited to get started. … Continue reading

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Best birthday yet! Two job offers and many good wishes.

Last Friday, October 31st, was my 37th birthday. It turned out to be my best birthday yet! Two offers The night before my birthday, I received another job offer. This means I started the day with two offers in hand, … Continue reading

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Kevin-up: some waiting (for good news?), more Practical Conversations, and more tweetups and parties

I held off on putting this post together, hoping to have some concrete updates for you, but I can’t wait any longer. Been some beautiful days in the past two weeks, but we’ve also had a real frost – feels … Continue reading

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