Near perfect swell/flight arrival timing! Am I about to say that I'm looking...
forward to surfing on the east coast? If only I could take a little west wind with me
2015
DIY Açaí Bowl
For years I've been enjoying these tasty concoctions (pronounced ah-sigh-EE) at Cafe Brasil in Santa Cruz and at Surfdog's Java Hut in Encinitas. I'm…
Classic Pesto
Pesto — a zesty northern Italian vegetarian sauce — can be customized in innumerable ways. The basil can be replaced with spinach, arugula, kale, or…
Dirt-simple Hummus
In the mood for a quick snack? Looking for something light yet packed with protein and healthy fats? Pressed for time? This recipe is for you. /…
Green Bean Casserole, Rebooted
Exactly once a year, around Thanksgiving, I get a craving for that classic green bean and cream-of-mushroom side dish topped with fried onion rings.…
Nonna's Biscotti
Passed on from one nonna to the next, this biscotti recipe perfectly balances the sweet with the savory and the softness with the crunch. The…
Last night our nine-year-old daughter took 1st place in a lindyhop contest...
against a dozen adult couples.
BBQ Chicken w/ Zucchini Penne
You can make this entire meal using one large cast-iron pan (plus a pot for boiling water for the pasta) in about 30 minutes. Simple and delicious —…
Italian Beet Salad
For this week's peek into the Bucchere Family "cookbook," I've adapted and hybridized both my grandmothers' recipes to create this simple, refreshing…
Rigatoni e Polpette
I've heard that the fastest road to a man's heart often leads through his stomach. If that's true, Rigatoni e Polpette is the vehicle that will get…
Strained a muscle in my back on Sunday being stupid on my trick board. What...
am I, 19? End of day three and I'm still stuck in this position. I am definitely not 19.
Cast Iron Lamb Chops
Had more fun last week with Farmigo's amazing meats, this time searing Casa Rosa Lamb Chops in my cast-iron skillet. / This meal was too simple to…
Dancers vs. Restaurants
Le Colonial Cancels Live Music / Breaking up is hard to do. / It’s especially hard when so many delightful years of swing outs, lindy circles and…
A Back-to-school Classic: Mac & Cheese
Yes, I realize that mac & cheese comes in variety of boxes and/or bags. But — as is the case with roasted peppers — the homemade version is just…
Ah, San Francisco! If only her personality matched her looks.
Ah, San Francisco! If only her personality matched her looks.
Blueberry-glazed Pork Chops with Grilled Mission Figs
This is my reboot of the classic pork-chops-and-applesauce dish. It got some dubious looks from our nine-year-old, but she ended up thoroughly…
Sicilian Roasted Peppers
If you've been underwhelmed by roasted peppers from a jar, be "peppered" for an entirely different experience when you roast and peel them yourself.…
Hidden Valley Farmigo 2015: Garbage In, Garbage Out
In my line of work -- software development -- we have an old saying: "Garbage In, Garbage Out" (or GIGO for short). In other words, I could write the…
Lessig 2016: The Internet's President
On the heels of Larry Lessig’s historic announcement of his Referendum Candidacy came another newsworthy item: Jimmy Wales announced that he is…
A little #TBT love to one of the best sales guys and marketers I've had the...
pleasure of knowing. Has it really been six years, Clinton Bonner?!? cc: Michael Buckbee
Update on the Lessig for President front
Update on the Lessig for President front: We've almost reached 20% of our fundraising goal from nearly 2,000 donors after the first 48 hours. I'm…
Lessig 2016: Defining a Generation
In the Federalist Papers, published in 1778, James Madison called for a Congress “dependent on the people alone.” His generation sung a song of…
#TBT September 12, 2012 at "People in Plazas"...
" http: / www.peopleinplazas.org
Frodo Baggins for President
"This is the president as Frodo Baggins — at the mountain of Capitol Hill, taking power so he can throw corrupting power away." Medium: Frodo Baggins…
2011
Pathable Acquires The Social Collective
Pathable, the award-winning provider of social networking services for conferences and events, announced today that it is acquiring The Social…
2010
Why the New Gap Logo was Awesome
Ok, so not the logo itself. I'm not an idiot who thinks it was a well-designed logo or that crowdsourcing is healthy for the design community. Let's…
Oracle Announces Roadmap for Plumtree / AquaLogic / WebCenter
UPDATE 2: I've incorporated all the great feedback and comments from ex-Plumtreevians, ex-BEA and ex- and current Oracle folks. / UPDATE: A bunch of…
On Open Letter to the Java Community
In the wake of the Sun acquisition by Oracle, the much-lambasted Oracle vs. Google lawsuit over Google's alleged JavaME patent infringement, and the…
Lifehack: Free or Cheap SaaS Tools I Used to Get to Inbox Zero
This article original appeared as a guest post on Scott Abel's blog, The Content Wrangler. / Lately I’ve been really overwhelmed by my email inbox.…
Sound Business Advice from Jerry Garcia
Today would have been Jerry Garcia's 68th birthday. Musically, politically, emotionally and spiritually, he has probably had more of an impact on me…
Was The Facebook Hacker Story Irresponsible Journalism?
This article originally appeared as a guest post on All Facebook. / The media scandal du jour relates to how WikiLeaks leaked all this classified…
Upcoming Oracle Web Center Interaction Training
Just wanted to let you know that I (formerly Plumtree's Lead Engineer, worked with hundreds of different Plumtree, BEA and Oracle customers and now…
2009
Where to Find Us at Web 2.0 Expo
Chris Bucchere is attending the Web 2.0 Expo this week, where Crowd Campaign is making its debut as the question suggestion and voting platform for…
Crowd Campaign, The Social Contest Builder
(I-Newswire) November 16, 2009 - FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE / New York, New York – November 16th, 2009 – At Web 2.0 Expo today, Social Collective, Inc.,…
Procrastinators Rejoice: OpenWorld's Social Schedule Builder is Live!
If you're attending Oracle OpenWorld and you've waited this long to build your event schedule, boy do we have some good news for you! / You can use…
My Oracle OpenWorld Sessions
I'm going to be speaking in two different Oracle OpenWorld sessions on Sunday. They are OOW-S312303 -- Enterprise-Enable Dynamic PHP, Ruby, Python…
Here We Go Again: SXSW 2010
I know it feels like we just put the wraps on SXSW 2009, but Panel Picker Voting is already live for 2010! This year they're using the Panel Picker…
Social Collective, Inc. Featured on TechCrunch
Having "graduated" from the LaunchBox Digital program, which culminated with East and West Coast Demo Days last week, TechCrunch ran an article with…
The Social Collective to Provide Social Media Software for Experient's e4...
Today we are pleased to announce that Experient, Inc., a full-service solution provider for conferences and events, has chosen The Social Collective…
Letter of Commendation from NAFSA
We received a letter of commendation from one of our newer customers, The National Arts Festival of South Africa. Tony agreed to allow us to post it…
Social Collective, Inc. Joins Launch Box Digital Class of 2009
Co-founding CEO Chris Bucchere and CTO and Lead Developer Mike Buckbee of Social Collective, Inc. just accepted a seed round of funding from Launch…
Unleashing the Ultimate Cool Factor: Case Studies of Conferences Energized...
Maddie Grant and Lindy Dreyer (from SocialFish) shared the stage with Chris Bucchere and Susan Mernit on a panel at NTC (the Nonprofit Technology…
Free Breakfast Seminar in Alexandria, VA on 4/9
Join association thought leader Jeff DeCagna, Chris Hopkinson of DC-area startup DubMeNow and Chris Bucchere of The Social Collective for a free…