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This week I welcome to the show one of my dearest friends, really more than a friend, he's more like family. It's former Gaming FM founding member, Dilip Trivedi! He and I share literally a lifetime of nerd memories and experiences together, so we talk about them today. First we discuss our love of gaming and game soundtracks, which led to us working together for years on Gaming FM. Next, we talk about our trip to L.A. to knock around E3 back in 2003. We also discuss our mutual love of Star Trek and the difficulty choosing a super hero TV show to watch these days. Finally we discuss how different our lives would be if we'd never met. But mostly, it's a mini-Gaming FM reunion, and a heck of a lot of fun! Special thanks to Dilip's wife Angela who sat by patiently while we discussed our nerdy memories for two hours while managing not to go into labor. Be sure to give your congrats to them on their upcoming bundle of joy! Also, Dilip was good enough to provide me with a copy of the Flash animation he created when we launched Gaming FM in 2003! (Yes it's Flash from 2002, so web only, sorry mobile users) Content on this page requires a newer version of Adobe Flash Player.
Jerry is clearly the mouse, but I think Jon is the zombie, not a cat.Our Guests+Jon Gilmour co-designer of Dead of Winter+Jerry Hawthorne designer of Mouse & MysticsShow Notes after the jumpThis episode was recorded on 12/22/14DrinkMilk Stout Nitro Left Hand Brewing, Longmont, COBell's Two Hearted Ale, Bell's Brewery Kalamazoo, MIBell's Double Cream Stout, Bell's BreweryKentucky Bourbon Stout, could this be from Lexington Brewery Co.?Chocolate Sombrero, Clown Shoes & Mercury Brewing Co., Ipswitch, MASpinRusted Root, When I WokeBuck 65, Neverlove, This Right Here IsColossus, ...And The Sepulcher of the Mirror WarlocksSleepytime Gorilla Museum, Of Natural HistoryRead[Adam totally got this part out of order]The Sixth Gun, Oni PressA New Earth, Eckhart TolleHogfather, Terry PratchettKyrik: Warrior Warlock, Gardner FoxRunMarvel Dice Masters/QuarriorsStar Wars Imperial AssaultArcadia QuestDungeon!Hero Kids RPGDagger RPGAdventures in Oz RPGHappy Birthday Robot[The Bundle of Holding collection that Jon mentioned has expired by this episode's air date]The Old God's Return, Michael CurtisThanks for joining us for this episode of Drink Spin Run. We'd love to read your comments on the show, suggestions, where exactly we can stick what and other thinly-veiled threats. Send us your thoughts at dsr@kickassistan.net. Once again, thanks for listening.
I made it! Two years cancer free!! This episode is light on actual knitting content but has a full review of the Maryland Sheep & Wool festival along with a video of pics from it at the end. Enjoy.
This episode is a little light on the knitting and spinning content but has details of my trip last week and a short video with trip photos at the end.
June 30, 2013Over Dyeing YarnRead more »
September 27, 2013Quicker than I thoughtRead more »
May 31, 2014In this episode there is some catch up chatter at the beginning, and then I talk briefly about the progress of my WIPS, and I share a load of finished objects.I also talk about my favorite knitting chair as well as my yarn storage cabinets.There is also a bit of discussion about a design I am starting to work on and a Mystery KAL that will be late summer early Fall.We have a drawing for the Last Wool and Testament Read-A-Long and I remember everyone about the current read-a-long for Dyeing Wishes.Read more »
April 26, 2014This episode is all about the Finished Objects. Oh, and some spinning. Enjoy!Read more »
March 22, 2014Fixing MistakesRead more »
March 15, 2014Working with BeadsRead more »
March 8, 2014 Marty has crossed over the rainbow bridge. This past weekend Marty was getting progressively worse. He was having some difficulty fighting an infection because of his reduced immune system due to the Prednisone treatments. In addition, he was having labor breathing and had stopped eating on Sunday afternoon. Steve and I felt that there was no point in prolonging his pain any longer and we took him into the doctor Monday evening. The doctor confirmed that Marty’s body was starting to shut down. He had fluid in his lungs which could be the cause of the labored breathing. The doctor agreed that it was the right time to let him go.Marty is now with his brother Mickey who passed away last Summer.Both of these boys will be missed for a very long time.As you might imagine, I am in no way up for recording this week. Which is why I am posting this short tribute to Marty instead. I hope you enjoy a look back over Marty’s life. He was very much loved and he took a piece of my heart with him when he left this world.This weekend, I will upload the tutorials that will be posted while I am away at Knit-topia. If possible I will try to upload short clips or photos from Knit-topia and I will probably have a Knit-topia recap on my next recording date of March 27. Which means the next regular episode won’t be until some time in April, and I am sure to have loads of stuff to share with you by then.Read more »
February 28, 2014How I KnitRead more »
December 6, 2013This week is all about the knittingRead more »
September 21, 2013Jeny's Surprisingly Stretchy Bind-offRead more »
Friday, August 2, 2013I had lots of progress with my knitting this week, and there are lots of prizes to be given away.Read more »
July 29, 2013Joining the SquaresRead more »
June 30, 2013Sock Yarn Blanket - StartRead more »
June 30, 2013Short Row Heel - Toe Up SockRead more »
May 1, 2013Knit-topia 2013Read more »
May 1, 2013Toe Up Socks The ToeRead more »
Jeff hosts round three of the Survivor Trivia Showdown. This round features the losers from the previous rounds getting a shot at redemption. Listen to it here: Or watch it here:
David and Jeff discuss everything Reality TV include the shows: Opposite Worlds, King of the Nerds, and The Amazing Race. David and Jeff also discuss the Celebrity Apprentice dream cast and do a Mash-up of Survivor and The Amazing Race!Listen Here: Or Watch Here:
Show Notes:News and Notes - It is a Rhinebeck Roundup - complete with video clips with guest stars Mom, aka SpunCotton, and Dad (he’s not on Ravelry…he is not a social media person)! Yay for 500! give away. PM with your address if you are one of the winners. ;) Goodies from The Knitting Garage at A.L. Stickle’s, which you can read more about here, for the Sock-tober give away next week. I couldn’t remember the name of the prints on the podcast, but here is a link. Sheep Incognito.Podcaster meetup, where I met so many people! You will just have to watch to hear the list. It was that many people. Wooly winder from the parental units for Christmas! YAY!Works in Progress -knee-length vanilla socks (Christmas present), a “Flying Geese” square for the KnitGirllls afghan square swapa hat for the Silent Auction for the Healing Hearts Child Advocacy Center.
Show Notes:News and Notes -Found out about big technical difficulties with several of the last few episodes. The audio and video are out of sync. I figured out this was an iMovie issue, and I am researching how to fix this issue for future episodes and how to correct the issue in the back episodes. I will put up a blog post with more details and update you there.Racing Hearts prizes were mailed out.Color Affection KAL ends next week.Finished Objects -Abalone for Stockinette Zombie KAL out of Berroco Boboli.
Sorry that this episode is so late in being posted. I was waiting on Amy to record a cameo, then I got sick. Boo. I am all better now, and I will just put in AMy's cameo next week.
Today on the podcast I am joined by my colleague and friend, Donna Thornton. Donna is the Vice President for Alumni Relations at Rutgers University and a member of CASE's Summer Institute in Alumni Relations (SIAR) faculty. In 2006, Rutgers University President Richard L. McCormick initiated a process to study alumni relations at his institution with the creation of the Task Force on Alumni Relations. The result... sweeping changes in the strategy, structure, funding and service delivery. Today we discuss the transformation of Rutgers approach to alumni relations as well as her role at SIAR.If you are on twitter you can follow my tweets about SIAR by searching for the hashtag #siar10 or by following me at http://twitter.com/impactalumni. Click here to learn all about Rutgers transformation. Here you will find:Constitution and BylawsBoard of Governors Resolution (April 2008) President's Plan for Alumni Relations Board of Governors Resolution (December 2007)Implementation Team Report Send me feedback to paul.clifford@alumnipodcast.com. Please leave comments below or on the iTunes Music store. You can find us here:
Today on the podcast I am joined by my colleague and friend, Dr. Gene Crume of the Indiana State University Foundation. Gene was appointed President of the Foundation in April 2007. He has over 15 years of experience in higher education serving as an administrator, faculty member and advisor to student organizations. He has taught classes in leadership, public relations and communications, and his research or popular writing has appeared in publications as varied in Psychology and Education and Cigar Aficionado. Before coming to the ISU Foundation, Gene was the Executive Vice President at Midland Lutheran College, where he led a division responsible for admissions, alumni relations, athletics, communications, development and financial aid. He has a doctorate in education from the University of Virginia and MA and BA degrees from Western Kentucky University.Send me feedback to paul.clifford@alumnipodcast.com. Please leave comments below or on the iTunes Music store. You can find us here:
Show Notes http://www.alumnipodcast.com/ Today's guest is Jen Heisey. Jen, a graduate of the University of Cincinnati, is the Director of Alumni affairs at Buffalo State College.On the show we discuss the transition to becoming a first-time alumni director and running her own program, the opportunities that challenges provide, and her tips on running a successful association.Send me feedback to paul.clifford@alumnipodcast.com. Please leave comments below or on the iTunes Music store. You can find us here: Music used in this episode was downloaded from Podsafe Music Network. July Moon by Brian McRae Pops n' Buzzes by The New Leads
Show Notes http://www.alumnipodcast.com/ Today's guest, Tyler Bowen, is the Director of Alumni Relations at Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall, MN. Tyler joined the Alumni Association as director July 26, 2002. He is a 1995 Southwest Minnesota State University graduate in Hotel and Restaurant Administration and holds a Business Education degree from Winona State University. He completed his MS in Educational Leadership from SMSU in the Spring of 2008. On the show we discuss his tips about running an award-winning, "small" alumni shop. The challenges, opportunities and their many accomplishments on behalf of Southwest Minnesota State Alumni. Send me feedback to paul.clifford@alumnipodcast.com. Please leave comments below or on the iTunes Music store. You can find us here: Music used in this episode was downloaded from Podsafe Music Network. July Moon by Brian McRae Pops n' Buzzes by The New Leads
Show Notes http://www.alumnipodcast.com/ Rob is a founding Member (1992) of Performance Enhancement Group, Ltd. (PEG), an organizational development consulting firm specializing in helping companies measure things that are often considered un-measurable. PEG works with companies and alumni organizations of all sizes and in all industries, measuring such things as customer satisfaction, employees' perceptions of organizational support, and the individual characteristics that are most required to fill a specific job or round out a given team.Rob discusses the elements of a good alumni survey, the benefits to your campus and some interesting findings that have been revealed over 10 years and 150 institutions participating in the Alumni Attitude Survey. He discusses the Paradox of Event Attendance and Equity of Degree (read more about this here).Send me feedback to paul.clifford@alumnipodcast.com. Please leave comments below or on the iTunes Music store. You can find us here: Music used in this episode was downloaded from Podsafe Music Network. July Moon by Brian McRae Pops n' Buzzes by The New Leads
Branding with the University of Arizona's Chris Vlahos Today on the podcast we are joined by Chris Vlahos, president and executive director of the University of Arizona Alumni Association. He discusses how branding can transform how your organization is viewed both internally and externally. Chris provides overall leadership to an organization dedicated to serving as the vital link between the University and its 250,000+ alumni. As the association’s chief executive officer, he represents the organization to campus and community partners; to the Board of Directors and university trustees; to the student body; and to alumni and other stakeholders concerned with the advancement of the University. He also serves as publisher of Alumnus Magazine.Chris earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and a master’s degree in public affairs, both from Ohio State. Send me feedback to paul.clifford@alumnipodcast.com. Please leave comments below or on the iTunes Music store. You can find us here:
Today on the podcast I am joined by my colleague from the NC State Alumni Association, Kathy Hart. Kathy is the Director of Wolf Treks, their educational travel program. We discuss best practices, tips and ideas for alumni professionals that are responsible for educational travel.Throughout our discussion Kathy refrenced the Educational Travel Conference, learn more about this at http://www.travelearning.com/. Wolf Treks Educational Travel ProgramThe Alumni Association's WolfTreks Travel Program offers you a world of education and adventure with each destination. From Bangkok to Berlin and Singapore to St. Petersburg, WolfTreks provides a variety of destinations at a range of prices and via various modes of transportation. WolfTreks take the stress out of traveling because all of the planning is done for you. But the best part comes in the new friends you make as you travel the world in a Pack.Learn more about Wolf Treks by clicking here or drop Kathy an email to ask about her program at k_hart@ncsu.edu. Send me feedback to paul.clifford@alumnipodcast.com. Please leave comments below or on the iTunes Music store. You can find us here:
Andy Washburn has been at the Nebraska Alumni Association in various roles for the past 10 years and currently directs the association’s operations and marketing. He currently serves as the president of the Council of Alumni Membership and Marketing Professionals (CAMMP), and has presented at the Council of Alumni Association Executives (CAAE), the Council for the Advancement and Support of Education (CASE) and CAMMP numerous times on non-dues revenue programs, membership theory, membership program efficiency, managing your executive director’s expectations and strategic branding application.Washburn holds two degrees from the Nebraska. He graduated summa cum laude with a bachelor of journalism degree in 2000, where he was president of the college’s student advisory board. He completed his MBA in 2007, also in the top 5 percent of his graduating class. Send me feedback to paul.clifford@alumnipodcast.com. Please leave comments below or on the iTunes Music store. You can find us here: Music used in this episode was downloaded from Podsafe Music Network. July Moon by Brian McRae Pops n' Buzzes by The New Leads
On the podcast Mark J. Marshall managing associate in Bentz Whaley Flessner's Minneapolis office and I discuss:Most effective measurements for successful alumni programDifference between program and event participationAlumni relations programs have a role in fundraisingMaking the case for alumni relations About MarkMark J. Marshall is a managing associate in Bentz Whaley Flessner's Minneapolis office. With over 20 years of development and alumni relations experience, he brings a strong background in major and planned gifts, development operations, alumni relations, annual giving, and campaign strategy to clients. He has a particular interest in strengthening development teams through coaching of leadership and team members. Alumni Relations has been an integral part of Mark’s career. He has been a leader in alumni programming at several types of institutions including K-12 education, a major university and a small college. His career has included Marian Catholic High School in Chicago, The University of Minnesota Medical School, and William Mitchell College of Law. A firm believer in strengthening constituent engagement, Mark believes that we can strengthen our case for the profession by ensuring that we methodically impact our institutions. Mark has been a frequent speaker at CASE, AFP, APRA, and other conferences around the country. He holds a bachelors degree from St. Olaf College and an MBA from the University of Phoenix. He is the author of a new blog called the Marshall Art of Fundraising : http://marshallartoffundraising.wordpress.com/ Send me feedback to paul.clifford@alumnipodcast.com. Please leave comments below or on the iTunes Music store. You can find us here: Music used in this episode was downloaded from Podsafe Music Network. July Moon by Brian McRae Pops n' Buzzes by The New Leads
Show Notes http://www.alumnipodcast.com/ Today on the podcast I am joined by best selling coauthor of "The Go Giver," Bob Burg. Bob discusses his "Five Laws of Stratospheric Success.” #1 The Law of Value#2: The Law of Compensation#3: The Law of Influence#4: The Law of Authenticity#5: The Law of Receptivity About Bob www.burg.com Bob Burg shares information on topics vital to the success of today’s business person. He speaks for corporations and associations internationally, including fortune 500 companies and numerous direct sales organizations. Bob regularly addresses audiences ranging in size from 50 to 16,000 – sharing the platform with notables including today’s top thought leaders, broadcast personalities, Olympic athletes and political leaders including a former United States President.For years he was best-known for his book Endless Referrals: Network Your Everyday Contacts Into Sales which has sold well over 200,000 copies and is still going strong.His national bestseller (coauthored with John David Mann), is entitled, The Go-Giver. A business parable that both touches heartsand build bigger bank accounts, it shot to number 6 on the Wall Street Journal Business Bestsellers list just three weeks after its release and reached #9 on BusinessWeek. It’s been translated into 19 languages and has already soared passed the 200,000 copies sold mark.He and his coauthor, John David Mann released a companion volume to The Go-Giver entitled, Go-Givers Sell More, which takes the Five Laws contained in the original book and applies them specifically to the selling process.Bob is an advocate, supporter and defender of the Free Enterprise system, believing that the amount of money one makes is directly proportional to how many people they serve. A lover of animals, he is a past member of the Board of Directors for Safe Harbor, which is the Humane Society of Jupiter, Florida.Send me feedback to paul.clifford@alumnipodcast.com. Please leave comments below or on the iTunes Music store. You can find us here: Music used in this episode was downloaded from Podsafe Music Network. July Moon by Brian McRae Pops n' Buzzes by The New Leads
Show notes at alumnipodcast.com.Our guest on today's podcast is Andrew Gossen. Andrew is the Senior Director for Social Media Strategy in the Division of Alumni Affairs and Development at Cornell University. He joined Cornell in early 2010 to spearhead the integration of social media and mobile technology into the division's strategic plan. Previously, Andrew spent eight years at the Alumni Association of Princeton University in a number of diverse roles. He sits on the CASE Commission on Alumni Relations, co-chairs the CASE Task Force on Social Media, and chaired the 2011 CASE Social Media & Community conference. Andrew holds a bachelor's degree from Princeton and a doctorate in social anthropology from Harvard University. You can follow Andrew on http://twitter.com/#!/agossenDuring the show Andrew mentions how Cornell is integrating video into their social web strategy, here is a link to their work http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Ra7ztGV7jA&feature=youtu.beSend me feedback to paul.clifford@alumnipodcast.com. Please leave comments below or on the iTunes Music store. You can find us here: Music used in this episode was downloaded from Podsafe Music Network. July Moon by Brian McRae Pops n' Buzzes by The New Leads
James Madison University Alumni Staff Show notes at alumnipodcast.com.Today on the podcast we are joined by Ashley Privott and Kevin Gibson of the James Madison University Association to talk about the volunteer engagement revolution they have started called JMU LOVE.You can learn more about JMU Love at http://www.jmulove.com. JMU LOVE is a movement to build alumni involvement now and in the future by developing Leaders of Volunteer Engagement throughout the JMU community — because involvement is at the heart of the Madison Experience.Send me feedback to paul.clifford@alumnipodcast.com. Please leave comments below or on the iTunes Music store. The JMU Alumni Association — in partnership with host programs throughout the university — will provide alumni with Madison-based, certified volunteer opportunities that extend the JMU experience for graduates, benefit the university and strengthen ties between alumni and students.You can find us here: Music used in this episode was downloaded from Podsafe Music Network. July Moon by Brian McRae Pops n' Buzzes by The New Leads