About Brad
I'm a little bit country, I'm a little bit rock-n-roll.
The scariest thing for a recovering addict to do is return to his life of crime. Seven years ago, I stepped away from writing. Five years ago, I stepped away from just about everything else. Thanks to some amazing friends … Continue reading →
Whenever I mention that I’m part of a CrossFit gym, the first question I get centers on injuries. People who haven’t been exposed to CrossFit (or exposed to CrossFit boxes that don’t focus on technique) are concerned that the combination … Continue reading →
As my wife and I begin to consider adding little people to our family, I find myself thinking about what I want to tell them when they arrive. I have a little notebook of “Things to Tell the Kids.” Most … Continue reading →
Today is my birthday. I awoke at 6 am, and made my way across the hall and into my den. The stress of raising money for a project through Kickstarter has ruined any chance I have of sleeping, or relaxing, … Continue reading →
Posted in Life, On Writing
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A little over a year ago, I convinced my then fiance that we needed a dog. This made little sense on the surface for a number of reasons: we had been together less than 4 months, we still lived in … Continue reading →
A few years ago, a former colleague of mine started working on a little movie project. Before long, he had a big movie project. And now, well, he has this: Revelation Trail: You can check out the film’s YouTube site … Continue reading →
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Tagged friends
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My friend Jessie made this, which debuted at SXSW Film this year: She also made Who Kiled the Electric Car?: Revenge of the Electric Car: and “Death by Fire” for Frontline: Watch Death by Fire – Preview on PBS. See … Continue reading →
Every year, South by Southwest Interactive changes for me. When I first started coming in the mid-1990s, I wrote about music and stumbled upon technology. By 1998, I’d largely abandoned the music conference for what we now call Interactive. I … Continue reading →
Posted in Science + Tech, SXSW
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Tagged Austin
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Greetings People of Earth: A few years ago, I wrote my first South by Southwest Guide to Surviving the Nerdpocalypse, which included this handy Things To Do map of Austin. In just a few days, the post became the most … Continue reading →
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Tagged Austin
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