McFadden Circle

A "street" in the McFadden neighborhood used to record our history, update friends and family, and express random thoughts around technology, religion, and anything else that we feel is noteworthy. From Orange County to Boulder, Oxford to the unknown ... we hope you enjoy. Cheers.

3/07/2007

We've moved (viturally anyay)

We've converted our http://mcfaddencircle.blogspot.com account to http://www.mcfaddenplace.com If you are receiving our feed please up...

2/17/2007

80 degrees in the middle of winter

Just one reason it is nice to live in Southern California. Today it is 80 degrees and sunny and I just got back from an awesome bike ride a...

2/15/2007

CU Football is Back!

I know the Buffs went 2-10 last year and the year before lost 4 or 5 straight at the end of the season, but let me claim it now: CU Big XII ...

2/14/2007

Darius Goes West

Mike surprised me with an amazing weekend in Santa Barbara to celebrate our three year anniversary. When we got there, we both got a pleasa...

2/12/2007

Anniversary Bike Ride in Santa Barbara

We had a great trip to Santa Barbara for our anniversary. We took a beautiful bike ride up Mountain Drive and then up the coast. You can ...

Resource for bloggers

Check out problogger for some useful tips on blogging. The tips range from design to promotion, voice to affiliate programs. If you blog, t...

2/01/2007

3 years and counting: Wedding Anniversary

As of January 31, 2007 at 6pm PST, Kelly and I have logged 3 years of marriage. Granted that's not quite 60 but we're 1/20th of the ...

US Population reaches 300 Million (in October)

I guess with graduation, moving back the states, searching for a job, and eventually turning to an entrepreneurial venture I missed the popu...

1/20/2007

How far did you walk/run?

So Kelly and I have been trying walk/run/bike more this year. Well, let me rephrase that, Kelly has a great track record of taking walks an...

1/19/2007

Free 411 Calls

For those in the US, add this number to your speed dial 1-800-Free-411 ( 1-800-373-3411) That's right, free information calls. N...

1/16/2007

A lesson from Bobby Knight?

So I can't say I've learned much from Bobby Knight, although one of my favorite moments in junior basketall can be attributed to him...

1/15/2007

Classic Startup Mistakes

After my time in Rye at The Putter I spent an afternoon in Oxford. By pure coincidence I walked into Said Business School and saw that Stew...

1/11/2007

Best Web 2.0 Acquisition Bait

Check out WIRED magazine's recent top 10 web 2.0 acquisition bait. Wired 15.01: START 1. FACEBOOK This social networking site is gain...

1/09/2007

Make It Beautiful

This devotional was written by Kelly McFadden and appeared on HomeWord's daily devotional For you created my inmost being; you knit me...

1/04/2007

Free Hugs

This devotional was written by Kelly McFadden and appeared on HomeWord's daily devotional Jan 4, 2007. Whatever you do, work at it wit...

12/27/2006

The President's Putter

I leave on Jan 2 for England to participate in my first ever President's Putter. I hope to have at least a few rounds at Littlestone an...

12/26/2006

Body Scans and Green Juice

As late 20-somethings, Kelly and I are often asking ourselves, "are we getting old?" The question is typically answered with a ...

12/23/2006

FT article on Said Business School (Oxford)

Check out the recent press on Oxford's business school (Said Business School) http://www.ft.com/cms/s/85118b6a-833b-11db-a38a-0000779e2...

10/29/2006

Odeo

I have found myself listening to a few podcasts on ODEO . It's so much easier than subscribing to the podcast on iTunes. Granted I can...

10/26/2006

Twitter

I think Twitter is onto something. You sign up and anytime you update (send an SMS) it updates your friends and the website (if you're ...

10/18/2006

Welcome Back!

It's been a rush the last month. I got back to LA at the end of September and the next day Kelly and I were up to Oregon for Pierce and...

WeThink

Charlie Leadbeater has released an interesting book on mass creativity and innovation (well sort of released, it's actually now online ...

10/17/2006

Wedding Pictures now online

Kristen and Rob Venick Wedding

10/16/2006

Rehearsal Dinner Video

Rob and Kristen Rehearsal Dinner Video The video shown at the rehearsal dinner. More pictures and videos to come from the wedding.

Write and Read E-mails Better

Recently I read an article from entrepreneur.com regarding reading and writing emails better. I thought I'd pass on a few of the recom...

10/12/2006

Drive home from Yahoo! Music

Yesterday on my way home to Orange County from a lunch meeting at Yahoo! Music , in Santa Monica, I decided to count how many times I change...

10/04/2006

Google vs. Yahoo

It's not an easy choice. Since 1999, I've been a yahoo guy and over the last year I've been 'testing' google. I will b...

10/03/2006

Home-price comparison

9 of the top 10 most expensive spots to own a four-bedroom house are in California. Why again are we thinking of moving back? Home-price...

9/10/2006

Oxford MBA Graduation

Kelly created a short video with images from the last week at Oxford. Hear Graeme Glover sing at the graduation ceremony and view pictures ...

9/09/2006

Off to the Sheldonian

Graduation starts in just over an hour. Kelly and I are going to take a walk and save some seats for the family. We can't believe i...

9/05/2006

1,000 miles for Alzheimer's

Our good friend, Paul Rode, who is respected by many and feared by all has just announced his bid to raise £2,000 for the Dorking and Distr...

9/04/2006

Nigerian Report on Team Oxford

Well, the major newspaper in Lagos - ThisDay - published an article on the Oxford students that worked there all summer. Below is the artic...

8/28/2006

Kelly and Michael Reunite!

It's been too long since Kelly and I have been together. 27 days to be exact and tomorrow we will be back together. Kelly flies fro...

8/27/2006

Jayne Thorpe Update

Some claim Nigeria beat Jayne, others say the mosquitos were just too persistent, either way the fact remains Jayne Thorpe had to be admit...

8/14/2006

A Link to Getting a Job in Silicon Valley

I must admit that I have become a blog reader. Sometimes I'm proud of it and sometimes I find it as useless as playing Free Cell on the...

8/10/2006

Golfing in Lagos: some good shots and better shocks

Over the past 12 months I've been fortunate enough to play some of the best golf courses in the world ranging from St. Andrews to Muirfi...

8/09/2006

Malaria hits our team. What about the others?

This weekend Jayne came down with Malaria . She wasn't feeling too well on Friday and Saturday so she went to the clinic and sure enoug...

7/31/2006

Week 4: Kelly's last week in Nigeria

So this will be my last post from Nigeria. Tomorrow (Tuesday the 1st of August) I fly out of Lagos, touch down in London for 24 hours and th...

7/27/2006

Class of 96 - Laser Optics Picture

Probably the most disappointing part of being in Nigeria will be missing my 10-year reunion on August 5th. My old Laser Optics teacher just ...

7/26/2006

VIDEO: A Day in the Life in Lagos

An Oxford MBA team is spending 8 weeks in Lagos on a consulting project with Access Bank. In the next 3.5 minutes, mcfaddenplace production...

7/24/2006

Weekend 3: The Beach!

This last week was filled with some ups and downs. As with anything when you are working hard and abroad, the middle weeks can be the toug...

7/17/2006

Weekend 2: Live Performance

Well, you may be wondering why the blog's I write are titled based on the weekends. The answer to that is simple, there is not much goi...

7/11/2006

Weekend 1: A necessary break

Well, we have made it through our first week in Lagos, Nigeria. Here is a bit more of a glance at our time here so far. The first picture ...

7/07/2006

And now, the moment you've all been waiting for...

Pictures from Nigeria!! First a look at the "Guest House" The far pictures is of the front door. That's our pad! The clos...

7/06/2006

Day 3 in Nigeria

Well, I would say we are starting to find a little bit of the routine here in Lagos. At 7am the alarm goes off and we hop out of bed. Mike g...

7/04/2006

Arrived

Hey – Just wanted to let you know that we made it to Lagos. The flight was uneventful, but that is the kind we like: A movie, a wonderful...

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