STRATEGY CENTRAL

It’s almost that time.  Jack returns in about a month.  Here’s a preview:

You know I’m a big fan of Andy Stanley. Easily one of my favorite speakers and writers. This being Friday, I think you’ll enjoy this one. If you’re really cool…and you were at Catalyst…then you’ve probably already seen it. Since I wasn’t there (and aren’t really cool) I saw it on Wednesday…and a hundred times since. Hilarious. Tripp and Tyler are 2 crazy guys. Props to Human3rror for the tip:

Sunday, 4:30 p.m. 65°F here in Rocklin.  67°F down on our home court in the OC.  Good times though.  Watched NorthPointOnline.tv for the first time today.  Andy Stanley was live at 3:00 p.m. PDT.  Very nice.  Definitely need a once a week hit of that.  Had just finished crafting a batch of a household Rick Bayless favorite…Chipotle-Cascabel Salsa.  Jammin’  We’ll have it tonight with King Ranch Chicken and Mexican Rice.  Good times!

Out here now on the patio listening to a little Dave Matthews Band on lala.com.  Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King.  Who wouldn’t be down with that title?

Got my copy of Andy’s latest, The Principle of the Path on Friday.  Very good.  If you’ve been following along here at StrategyCentral, you’ll want to pick up a copy.  Definitely right up your alley.

So…looking at my summer posts I can tell I've been a little off the radar. How's it going? Thought I'd take a moment and bring you up to speed! Today?  Although I was really tempted by the Cracked Crab Enchiladas in my Chevy's Fresh Mex Cookbook, we went with Fajitas with Rick Bayless's jammin' roasted tomato and jalapeno salsa (and it is jammin' – you can get the recipe right here).  Alongside we had some of the best pintos we've ever made.  Adding the leftover roasted jalapenos from the salsa made them come alive!  Dick Vitale would have said, "It was awesome, baby!"  To top it off…we listened to the Gipsy Kings on Lala.com.  Good times!

Sunday, 5:30 p.m. 86°F here in Rocklin.  68°F down on our home court.  Luckily…or providentially…depending on your world view…we have a pool here! 

All is well in lala land!  The Lakers move on to the finals!  Good times in so cal!  Much as I wanted to see LeBron vs. Kobe…the Nike Puppets will have to do for this year.  The Cavs…like the Nuggets have gone fishin', or as Charles Barkley said a few years back…one of those island destinations!

On tap tonight?  Grilled Cumin Chicken with Fresh Tomatilla Sauce and Cilantro Rice.  Sounds good doesn't it?  Wish you were here!

Sunday, 5:45 p.m. 99°F here in Rocklin.  73°F down on our home court.  Luckily…or providentially…depending on your world view…we have a pool here! 

All is well in lala land!  The Lakers move on to the next round.  Good times in so cal!  This pic says it all.  See ya later little guy!  Check it out: Highlight Reel

While we’re on the subject…check out Kobe’s 3 Championship Rings:

Okay…this is pretty crazy!

Sunday, 6:15 p.m. 83°F here in Rocklin…totally a so cal day. Beautiful.   

Listening to a little Elton John tonight. Rocket Man: Number Ones. Pretty good deal over on Amazon. You can get the MP3 album for $7.99. 17 songs? Come on. That's just good entertainment!

What'd we eat today? We made some of the best baby back ribs in recent northern
hemisphere history. In the oven for a while, then out on the grill just off the flame. Beautiful barbeque sauce carmelized with some slow cooked goodness. Debbie's jammin' potato salad. Grilled corn on the
cob. Dude. It was a great Mother's Day lunch! Wish you were here!

Sometimes you just have to laugh! And this is one of those weird moments…have a good one.  Thanks to Kem Meyer for the link!

Auto Tuning from Casey Donahue on Vimeo.

Sunday, 4: p.m.  66°F and finally not raining here in Rocklin.  Not sure what's on tap for dinner tonight.  After the 9 day Mr. Mom Experience…we'll see what happens. 

In the meantime, just want to mention the book I picked up last week one more time. How Breakthroughs Happen by Andrew Hargadon really looks good. I especially like the premise for soooo many of us.  The idea that the next big idea could more likely be discovered by taking pieces of disparate, pre-existing technologies, a kind of recombinant next step…that's got to be a good thing.  Now…if we can just get the right pieces!

By the way…how about my Dodgers!  18 and 8!