Matt Hanley

I’m NYC Marathon-Bound

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:04:47 +0000

I’ll be competing in this years ING New York City Marathon Nov. 7th. This is a big deal for me. I’m excited. I’m in great shape, and will be gunning for a result less than 3 and one half hours.I’m glad that I’ll be able to run it for the first time along with one of my oldest friends, Matt C. I can feel the weight of history as the date approaches.

I’ll be doing a lot of running as part of my training; look for me, I’ll be wearing shorts and singing along with my handy iPod.

The hitch is: In order to secure entry, I’ve committed to raise $2600 for Team For Kids. I am embracing this opportunity, and have set some time for this weekend to think about the charity and fund raising.

Lending a Vacuum Cleaner and a Million Dollar Idea

admin — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 16:10:03 +0000

Some of you may know I built a Personal Inventory Manager program (Wazitat) in 2007-8 and then got bogged down trying to make it a way to share goods among friends and neighbors (the philosophical issues bogged me down) . Now there are numerous companies that provide a platform for sharing items or excess capacity (such as a room). It’s a sound model. This article in today’s New York Times offers a helpful glimpse into the real life world of people who use services such as AirBnB and SnapGoods. The principle underlying these services is “access trumps ownership.” I’ve been a believer in that since “Wired” turned me on to the powers of a network economy. Funny enough, one of my first blog posts (before they were called blogs) was about the diminished importance of ownership versus access. The crux was: “With ownership comes responsibility (taxes, insurance..); with access, opportunity.”

Although I bowed out of developing Wazitat so that I can focus on music and comedy, I remain an advocate and user of peer-sharing… and I may re-start development of some of Wazitat’s functions.

Unbunny is Far From Ungood

admin — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 04:33:09 +0000

I recommend listening to “Moon Food,” the new album from Unbunny. I’ve made a set list at Myspace with some of its standout tracks. This guy Jarid del Deo is highly adept at transferring his broken heart onto his records. Each of these songs tells a pretty depressing story, and yet reveals the writer as triumphant.

Links:

Unbunny @ Myspace

My “Moon Food” Sampler @ Myspace

Keepin’ the Spirit Alive

admin — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 01:01:01 +0000

My true nature is that of a champion. I have joined a gym that trains athletes. It is a Cross Fit gym, which features high-intensity exercises at fast-pace. Some nights I row; some nights I box. I’m working hard to get back on top.

Matt Lame Joke #1124

admin — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:01:52 +0000

What did the astronomer say when the boss told him about a problem with the observatory’s new telescope?

“I’ll look into it.”