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Withdrawal

by Dirk July 1, 2007

My sons visited recently, spending three straight weeks here in California with Fran and I. It was an amazing experience: this was the longest consecutively that we’ve been together since I moved out of their house back in 1999. I only had them for weekends when I lived on my own in Ohio, and the [...]

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From Sin City to DCamp: a three day adventure

by Dirk May 15, 2006

I lead a pretty privileged life: I get to do an amazing array of interesting things. So it was this weekend (Thursday-Saturday, close enough!) when I took a day trip to Las Vegas followed by a day-and-a-half at DCamp in Palo Alto. The Vegas trip was all about friendship: my good buddy Tim is getting [...]

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About Portland – April 2005

by Dirk April 2, 2005

I’m in Portland for five days, in conjunction with CHI/UXnet/DevGroup NW. Last night I gave a variant of my “The Future of Digital Product Design” as part of the Visionary Speaker Series leading up to WebVisions 2005. It was a good evening: I met a lot of interesting people – including Dave Bedingfield, who does [...]

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Brand Experience in Kansas City

by Dirk February 1, 2005

This weekend I participated in a Board Retreat for the AIGA Center for Brand Experience. Ann Willoughby hosted us at her Kansas City studio, and later at her home for an amazing dinner of prime rib (specially prepared by her partner, Steve), asparagus, salad, a generous Dean & DeLuca antipasto plate, tiramisu, and sinful amounts [...]

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Sushi in Sunnyvale

by Dirk February 1, 2005

Every now and then, something still catches me by surprise. I spent most of last week in Sunnyvale with Andrei, handling a variety of business items. One night I missed dinner, and found myself hungry while walking back to the hotel around midnight. I did a double-take when I saw the neon “Open” sign lit [...]

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Wednesday at Daedalus

by Dirk January 20, 2005

Last night, Fran and I had a UX dinner with Dave Heller and Bob Goodman at Daedalus in Cambridge. Dave was in town on business and wanted to get together. I’ve enjoyed Dave’s writing and collaborative approach through the blogosphere for some time, and it was a pleasure to meet him in person. He is [...]

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