The Real Lance Brown

This is a cool story from Inc. about a guy who has revolutionized what’s normally a pretty standard-issue business: the local pizza joint.

Lessons From a Blue-Collar Millionaire.

Thanks to Ruth Schwartz for bringing it to my attention.

• I'm finally burning & packaging 5 mix CDs for family members that I started ~2 years ago. It feels like I'm sending a kid off to college. #
• This is good news… Federal court restricts Taser use by police: http://bit.ly/4tG5z4 #
• Hmm…what's worse–the newslady giggling while reporting murder, or me being so tickled by it? News Bloopers of 2009: http://bit.ly/8dM6C5 #
• I just found my first-ever assistant. Very exciting, and scary. #
• @linzeeanne That is a genuine bummer. :-( I hired from within before the ad went public. All hope may not be lost, though. We should talk. in reply to linzeeanne #

• I'm finally burning & packaging 5 mix CDs for family members that I started ~2 years ago. It feels like I'm sending a kid off to college. #
• This is good news… Federal court restricts Taser use by police: http://bit.ly/4tG5z4 #
• Hmm…what's worse–the newslady giggling while reporting murder, or me being so tickled by it? News Bloopers of 2009: http://bit.ly/8dM6C5 #
• I just found my first-ever assistant. Very exciting, and scary. #
• @linzeeanne That is a genuine bummer. :-( I hired from within before the ad went public. All hope may not be lost, though. We should talk. in reply to linzeeanne #

• Copenhagen climate summit has biggest carbon footprint yet: http://bit.ly/69RsQG (Someone should tell them about e-conferencing, no?) #
• Burt Rutan on the future of commercial space flight (video presentation): http://bit.ly/2g8EPr #
• Listening to The Bobs' (kickass) cover version of "Whole Lotta Love", long lost until tonight. I missed it more than I knew. #
• Also no longer long lost are Purple Haze, Fever, Come Together, Temptation, Ring of Fire, Good Lovin' & Sitting in Limbo. Welcome back guys! #
• @shunt6 Thanks back to you Suzanne. You've made me smile many times. :-) in reply to shunt6 #
• @elocio #merrychristmas to you too Mario! in reply to elocio #
• I made a silly Christmas card at @whatsnext's http://PawFun.com Enjoy: http://bit.ly/5xOFt8 #

• Copenhagen climate summit has biggest carbon footprint yet: http://bit.ly/69RsQG (Someone should tell them about e-conferencing, no?) #
• Burt Rutan on the future of commercial space flight (video presentation): http://bit.ly/2g8EPr #
• Listening to The Bobs' (kickass) cover version of "Whole Lotta Love", long lost until tonight. I missed it more than I knew. #
• Also no longer long lost are Purple Haze, Fever, Come Together, Temptation, Ring of Fire, Good Lovin' & Sitting in Limbo. Welcome back guys! #
• @shunt6 Thanks back to you Suzanne. You've made me smile many times. :-) in reply to shunt6 #
• @elocio #merrychristmas to you too Mario! in reply to elocio #
• I made a silly Christmas card at @whatsnext's http://PawFun.com Enjoy: http://bit.ly/5xOFt8 #

• …dancing in my chair to "Polka Polka" by Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper. #
• Watched Michael Moore's "Sicko". 2 stars. The gadflying was weak, the U.S.-mocking was trite…even the heartstring-pulling was only so-so. #
• Saw "Used Cars" (Kurt Russell, Jack Warden). Hopelessly dated & ridiculous, but amusing. UHF meets Convoy mts Dirty Work mts Wknd at Bernies #
• I don't know what it says about me that comparing a movie to UHF, Convoy, Dirty Work, and Weekend at Bernies was intended as a compliment. #
• @delbius My new friend @thetrialwarrior seems to have been "filtered" out of search, even tho he seems human/non-spammy. Can you help? Thx! #
• Happy Bill of Rights Day everyone! (Or Bill of Rights Memorial Day, as it may eventually be called.) #
• 10 Animals that Use Tools: http://bit.ly/7oVnRh #
• I think my car is losing its mind. It keeps saying "A door is a jar." Crazy! A door is just a door, right? #
• Which isn't to say that I haven't aged my fair share of fruit preserves in my bathroom door. #
• Mock if you want, but they wouldn't make it hollow if you're not supposed to store stuff in it. </flawless logic> #
• Survey: When buying a Rubik's Cube for someone who really likes puzzles/brain teasers, is it wrong to pre-scramble it? #
• Another anti-authoritarian is made…4-year-old suspended from school for too-long hair: http://bit.ly/4z5hWt #
• BTW, what the hell are we doing sending kids to school at age 4 anyway? Never mind schools like that. #

www.LiberalHexum.org

Snake ‘befriends’ snack hamster

A rodent-eating snake and a hamster have developed an unusual bond at a zoo in the Japanese capital, Tokyo.

Their relationship began in October last year, when zookeepers presented the hamster to the snake as a meal.

The rat snake, however, refused to eat the rodent. The
two now share a cage, and the hamster sometimes falls asleep sitting on
top of his natural foe….

Hello, and welcome to my online portfolio.

I’m Lance Brown, and I’ve done a lot of different tasks in the general fields of communications, organization, public relations, activism, and the spaces in between those things. Some of the specific tasks have included desktop publishing, event planning, writing and editing, public speaking, and the creation of several websites.

Here I’m gathering a collection of as many of my creations as I can, for a few reasons. Partly to serve the standard portfolio purpose: “See, this is what I have done.” Partly to provide examples (and, when possible, customizable templates) for other folks to use in their own event planning, organizing, and activism. And partly because the items here will likely serve useful in the future, in variations on the first two partlies.

Items are being sorted by type of item (posters, letters, etc.) as well as by event or organization. You can browse these categories or search by keyword over on the left side of these pages. You can also check out other aspects of my online presence via the “Navigate Me” links, also on the left.

If you are an activist or non-profit organizer that would like some help or advice, or are someone who would like to hire me, or a long lost friend, please feel free to contact me.

Thanks for your visit!

-Lance Brown
Freelance Communications Jack-Of-All-Trades
Nevada City, CA