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><channel><title>Chris Pirillo &#187; love</title> <atom:link href="http://chris.pirillo.com/tag/love/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://chris.pirillo.com</link> <description>News and Reviews! Geek, Internet Entrepreneur, Hardware Addict, Software Junkie, Book Author, Once TV Show Host, Technology Enthusiast, Shameless Self-Promoter, Tech Conference Coordinator, Early Adopter, Idea Evangelist, Tech Support Blogger, Bootstrapper, Media Personality, Technology Consultant, Thicker Quicker Picker Upper.</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:25:42 +0000</lastBuildDate> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5</generator> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <copyright>&#xA9; </copyright> <managingEditor>chris@pirillo.com ()</managingEditor> <webMaster>chris@pirillo.com()</webMaster> <category></category> <itunes:keywords></itunes:keywords> <itunes:subtitle></itunes:subtitle> <itunes:summary>Geek, Internet Entrepreneur, Hardware Addict, Software Junkie, Book Author, Once TV Show Host, Technology Enthusiast, Shameless Self-Promoter, Tech Conference Coordinator, Early Adopter, Idea Evangelist, Tech Support Blogger, Bootstrapper, Media Personality, Technology Consultant, Thicker Quicker Picker Upper.</itunes:summary> <itunes:author></itunes:author> <itunes:category text="Society &amp; Culture"/> <itunes:owner> <itunes:name></itunes:name> <itunes:email>chris@pirillo.com</itunes:email> </itunes:owner> <itunes:block>No</itunes:block> <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit> <itunes:image href="http://chris.pirillo.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress_large.jpg" /> <image> <url>http://chris.pirillo.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg</url><title>Chris Pirillo</title><link>http://chris.pirillo.com</link> <width>144</width> <height>144</height> </image> <item><title>Where to Fall in Love with Valentine&#8217;s Day Romance Music</title><link>http://chris.pirillo.com/where-to-fall-in-love-with-valentines-day-romance-music/</link> <comments>http://chris.pirillo.com/where-to-fall-in-love-with-valentines-day-romance-music/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:53:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Holidays]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Media]]></category> <category><![CDATA[cupid]]></category> <category><![CDATA[love]]></category> <category><![CDATA[valentines-day]]></category><guid
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com/where-to-fall-in-love-with-valentines-day-romance-music/">Where to Fall in Love with Valentine&#8217;s Day Romance Music</a> is a post from <a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p><a
href="http://www.slacker.com/?sid=stations/7782035/1494">Broken Heart Radio</a> &#8211; Broken Heart Radio on Slacker is a melancholy mix of lost love and yearning with a touch of soulful redemption. These songs of heartbreak and hope will show you that sadness can be beautiful and love is fleeting but always on the horizon.</p><p><a
href="http://www.slacker.com/?sid=stations/7782035/936">Slow Jamz</a> &#8211; Slow Jamz on Slacker Radio features the greatest classic and current R&#038;B love songs to put you in the mood for whatever your Valentines Day has in store Featuring the seductive sounds of artists like Barry White, Marvin Gaye, Keith Sweat, and Boyz II Men. Recommended for Valentines Day if you already enjoy Soul Jams on Slacker Radio.</p><p><a
href="http://www.slacker.com/?sid=stations/7782035/974">Rock Ballads Radio</a> &#8211; Big Rock Ballads on Slacker Radio will take you back to the days of big hair and big love ballads. Raise your lighters in the air, grab the one you love, and find your own &#8220;Paradise by the Dashboard Light&#8221;. Big Rock Ballads on Slacker Radio features all the best balladeers from the 70&#8217;s and 80&#8217;s like Journey, Foreigner, and Aerosmith.</p><p><a
href="http://www.slacker.com/?sid=stations/7782035/937">Country Love</a> [NOT Courtney Love] &#8211; Country music is the music of our lives; the good, the bad, love, and loss. Country Love on Slacker Radio takes the best of Country and focuses only on the love songs: old fashion All-American love stories. Country Love on Slacker Radio plays everything from today&#8217;s superstars to yesterday&#8217;s timeless country. Fall in love with the boy or girl next door all over again. If you already enjoy Country on Slacker Radio, this is your Valentines Day soundtrack</p><p><a
href="http://www.slacker.com/?sid=stations/7782035/955">Metropolitan Mood</a> &#8211; Metropolitan Mood music on Slacker Radio is the provocative soundtrack to seduction and love. It&#8217;s not so much about the lyrics, as it is the sound and tempo of this mood music. It&#8217;s the sound of a big-city love affair. Featuring exotic electronica, downtempo beats and retro-futuristic sounds from the likes of Morcheeba, Portishead, and Massive Attack. Let Metropolitan Mood Music on Slacker Radio provide the uninterrupted soundtrack to a night of uninterrupted passion. Recommended for lovers of Chill and Alt-Chill on Slacker Radio.<ul
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href="http://www.slacker.com/?sid=stations/7782035/936">Slow Jamz</a> &#8211; Slow Jamz on Slacker Radio features the greatest classic and current R&#038;B love songs to put you in the mood for whatever your Valentines Day has in store Featuring the seductive sounds of artists like Barry White, Marvin Gaye, Keith Sweat, and Boyz II Men. Recommended for Valentines Day if you already enjoy Soul Jams on Slacker Radio.</p><p><a
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com/valentines-day-gift-ideas/">Valentine&#8217;s Day Gift Ideas</a> is a post from <a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p>This Valentine&#8217;s Day, find everything from gourmet chocolates to &#8220;Garagenous Zone&#8221; gifts as you hunt for the perfect Gifts for Her, Gifts for Him, and even Gifts for You. There is so much variety and value in Amazon&#8217;s selection of products and offerings, that they&#8217;re calling these ideas &#8220;<a
href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/gift-central?tag=lockergnome-20">Gifts They&#8217;ll Heart&#8230; at Prices You&#8217;ll Love.</a>&#8221; Along with jewelry, big TVs and fresh flowers, you&#8217;ll find gifts for even the most unique valentine who loves bacon, loafing or vampires.</p><p>Starting tomorrow, Feb. 2, 2009, until Feb. 14, 2009, get an Extra 30% off at Checkout on Select <a
href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/?&#038;docId=1000333141&#038;tag=lockergnome-20">Jewelry from the Amazon Collection</a>.</p><p>From now until Feb. 10, 2009, save $10 on orders over $50 from select <a
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p>I&#8217;m not a doctor, and I&#8217;m certainly no relationship counselor, but that didn&#8217;t stop &#8220;Freedman&#8221; for reaching out for a bit of help:</p><blockquote><p>I&#8217;ve been watching your videos for about two months now.  You go into all sorts of topics, not just technology. I love your videos and enjoy watching them.  Your videos never have a bias opinion and always give me a welcomed feeling.</p><p>I&#8217;m writing to you at this hour because my girlfriend pulled a fast one on me.  After three years of on and off dating, she tells me she doesn&#8217;t love me anymore.  She has done this many times in the past, and we&#8217;ve gotten back together four times since 2004.  She says that she can&#8217;t live life with out me in it.  But then when we start dating time after time, she wants out of the relationship.</p><p>I&#8217;m fed up with the emotional roller coaster that I&#8217;ve been on.  We came to two choices.  Either stay in the relationship with the absence of her love.  Or break up and sever all contact with each other.</p><p>Should I just leave it all behind and start over?  Or should I keep trying?  Deep down inside, I feel as if I keep trying, there will be a reward at the end; the light at the end of the tunnel.  I&#8217;m just so overwhelmed with frustration.</p></blockquote><p>Well, Freedman&#8230; no matter her age, it sounds as though she&#8217;s not mature enough to handle a relationship. She doesn&#8217;t know what she wants! &#8220;There&#8217;s an old saying in Tennessee — I know it&#8217;s in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can&#8217;t get fooled again.&#8221;</p><p>You&#8217;re a fool for sticking with her, or thinking that time (magically) will make it all better. There are plenty of fish in the sea, dude &#8211; and it doesn&#8217;t matter what kind of guy you are. You&#8217;re better off spending your time and energy on someone else, or at least searching for someone else. I don&#8217;t care what kind of history you have with Little Miss Wishy-washy&#8230; make a clean break from her.</p><p>She doesn&#8217;t know if she loves you or not? That&#8217;s her problem, not yours. The bigger issue is that you&#8217;ve forgiven her countless times, and she&#8217;ll continue to abuse that privilege. Be careful with future girlfriends, too &#8211; because you&#8217;re likely to fall for the same kind of woman, and those relationships could turn out to be equally as abusive.</p><p>For whatever it&#8217;s worth, I&#8217;d say the same thing about this situation if the gender roles were reversed &#8211; because the shoe, quite often, is on the other foot.</p><ul
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p>I&#8217;m not a doctor, and I&#8217;m certainly no relationship counselor, but that didn&#8217;t stop &#8220;Freedman&#8221; for reaching out for a bit of help:</p><blockquote><p>I&#8217;ve been watching your videos for about two months now.  You go into all sorts of topics, not just technology. I love your videos and enjoy watching them.  Your videos never have a bias opinion and always give me a welcomed feeling.</p><p>I&#8217;m writing to you at this hour because my girlfriend pulled a fast one on me.  After three years of on and off dating, she tells me she doesn&#8217;t love me anymore.  She has done this many times in the past, and we&#8217;ve gotten back together four times since 2004.  She says that she can&#8217;t live life with out me in it.  But then when we start dating time after time, she wants out of the relationship.</p><p>I&#8217;m fed up with the emotional roller coaster that I&#8217;ve been on.  We came to two choices.  Either stay in the relationship with the absence of her love.  Or break up and sever all contact with each other.</p><p>Should I just leave it all behind and start over?  Or should I keep trying?  Deep down inside, I feel as if I keep trying, there will be a reward at the end; the light at the end of the tunnel.  I&#8217;m just so overwhelmed with frustration.</p></blockquote><p>Well, Freedman&#8230; no matter her age, it sounds as though she&#8217;s not mature enough to handle a relationship. She doesn&#8217;t know what she wants! &#8220;There&#8217;s an old saying in Tennessee — I know it&#8217;s in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on — shame on you. Fool me — you can&#8217;t get fooled again.&#8221;</p><p>You&#8217;re a fool for sticking with her, or thinking that time (magically) will make it all better. There are plenty of fish in the sea, dude &#8211; and it doesn&#8217;t matter what kind of guy you are. You&#8217;re better off spending your time and energy on someone else, or at least searching for someone else. I don&#8217;t care what kind of history you have with Little Miss Wishy-washy&#8230; make a clean break from her.</p><p>She doesn&#8217;t know if she loves you or not? That&#8217;s her problem, not yours. The bigger issue is that you&#8217;ve forgiven her countless times, and she&#8217;ll continue to abuse that privilege. Be careful with future girlfriends, too &#8211; because you&#8217;re likely to fall for the same kind of woman, and those relationships could turn out to be equally as abusive.</p><p>For whatever it&#8217;s worth, I&#8217;d say the same thing about this situation if the gender roles were reversed &#8211; because the shoe, quite often, is on the other foot.</p><ul
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isPermaLink="false">http://chris.pirillo.com/2008/03/11/relationship-humor/</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p><a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com/relationship-humor/">Relationship Humor</a> is a post from <a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p>Ponzi and I have been married for a little over a year now, and it&#8217;s been pretty amazing &#8211; no joke. I can&#8217;t imagine my life without her, if only because she has given me a true reason to live. I&#8217;m not just trying to score public brownie points here (or make the rest of you look bad). There&#8217;s no secret to how we make things work, since we both work with one another from the comfort of our own home: HAVING A SENSE OF HUMOR.</p><p>There are days when our respective funny bones aren&#8217;t in sync, but those days are few and far between when we&#8217;re really in the thick of things &#8211; it&#8217;s when we get bored that things tend to get stressful. Because of that, I&#8217;ve been given giggle-clearance to post the following comics&#8230; which means, when Ponzi saw the images, she giggled (which I believe is akin to giving me permission to continue sharing them with the world).</p><p>And now, let&#8217;s see if I can get a giggle out of you:</p><p><center><a
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lockergnome/2323912124/" title="Every Argument I Have by l0ckergn0me, on Flickr"><img
src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3168/2323912124_96457b6fc5.jpg" width="500" height="284" alt="Every Argument I Have" /></a></p><p><a
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lockergnome/2323929580/" title="It's Just a Comic Strip by l0ckergn0me, on Flickr"><img
src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3219/2323929580_e69f9f0de7.jpg" width="500" height="284" alt="It's Just a Comic Strip" /></a><br
/></center></p><p>I swear, these conversations really happened (well, maybe the comics were BASED on actual conversations). I think I&#8217;ll continue with the comic catharsis indefinitely (when inspiration strikes).<ul
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com/valentines-day-gift-ideas/" title="Valentine&#8217;s Day Gift Ideas">Valentine&#8217;s Day Gift Ideas</a></li></ul> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com/relationship-humor/">Relationship Humor</a> is a post from <a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p>Ponzi and I have been married for a little over a year now, and it&#8217;s been pretty amazing &#8211; no joke. I can&#8217;t imagine my life without her, if only because she has given me a true reason to live. I&#8217;m not just trying to score public brownie points here (or make the rest of you look bad). There&#8217;s no secret to how we make things work, since we both work with one another from the comfort of our own home: HAVING A SENSE OF HUMOR.</p><p>There are days when our respective funny bones aren&#8217;t in sync, but those days are few and far between when we&#8217;re really in the thick of things &#8211; it&#8217;s when we get bored that things tend to get stressful. Because of that, I&#8217;ve been given giggle-clearance to post the following comics&#8230; which means, when Ponzi saw the images, she giggled (which I believe is akin to giving me permission to continue sharing them with the world).</p><p>And now, let&#8217;s see if I can get a giggle out of you:</p><p><center><a
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lockergnome/2323912124/" title="Every Argument I Have by l0ckergn0me, on Flickr"><img
src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3168/2323912124_96457b6fc5.jpg" width="500" height="284" alt="Every Argument I Have" /></a></p><p><a
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lockergnome/2323929580/" title="It's Just a Comic Strip by l0ckergn0me, on Flickr"><img
src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3219/2323929580_e69f9f0de7.jpg" width="500" height="284" alt="It's Just a Comic Strip" /></a><br
/></center></p><p>I swear, these conversations really happened (well, maybe the comics were BASED on actual conversations). I think I&#8217;ll continue with the comic catharsis indefinitely (when inspiration strikes).<ul
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com/our-wedding-registry-at-amazon/" title="Our Wedding Registry at Amazon">Our Wedding Registry at Amazon</a></li><li><a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com/where-to-fall-in-love-with-valentines-day-romance-music/" title="Where to Fall in Love with Valentine&#8217;s Day Romance Music">Where to Fall in Love with Valentine&#8217;s Day Romance Music</a></li><li><a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com/kat-got-engaged/" title="Kat Got Engaged!!">Kat Got Engaged!!</a></li><li><a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com/valentines-day-gift-ideas/" title="Valentine&#8217;s Day Gift Ideas">Valentine&#8217;s Day Gift Ideas</a></li></ul> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://chris.pirillo.com/relationship-humor/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>4</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Internet Dating Tips for Geeks</title><link>http://chris.pirillo.com/internet-dating-tips-for-geeks/</link> <comments>http://chris.pirillo.com/internet-dating-tips-for-geeks/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2007 07:30:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Community]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Media Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[BabyAge]]></category> <category><![CDATA[dating]]></category> <category><![CDATA[love]]></category> <category><![CDATA[relationship]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://chris.pirillo.com/2007/11/21/internet-dating-tips-for-geeks/</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p><a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com/internet-dating-tips-for-geeks/">Internet Dating Tips for Geeks</a> is a post from <a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p><object
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href="itms://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=73330048">Add to iTunes</a> | <a
href="http://youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=lockergnome">Add to YouTube</a> | <a
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href="http://feeds.pirillo.com/ChrisPirillo">RSS Feed</a></p><p>One of our community members emailed to ask me how he can find the woman of his dreams on MySpace. So&#8230; I decided to give you all my Top 5 tips for Internet dating.</p><ul><li><strong>Change your handle.</strong> If you have an online name that has to do with something Geeky, or a gamertag, it will be more difficult to attract women. Many people think that &#8220;birds of a feather flock together&#8221;, but that&#8217;s not always true. Meeting someone with a little in common can be just as good of a match. You definitely don&#8217;t want things to get boring. Having separate interests is a good thing, I promise you. If a girl is a &#8220;little&#8221; into computers, and sees your name has Linux in it, she may write you off without ever getting to know the real you.</li><li><strong>Don&#8217;t talk Tech&#8230; unless she&#8217;s into that.</strong> If you&#8217;re trying to get to know a girl, don&#8217;t just spout off everything you know about computers. Find out what she&#8217;s into, what interests her. Make an effort to talk about those things, and to understand them. Who knows? You may end up finding new interests for yourself, as well.</li><li><strong>Learn how to write. </strong> Being online is a whole new ball game. The first impression you give&#8230; and likely the only impression for awhile&#8230; is through your writing style. If you are using l33t speak, or even chat speak, you could turn off a very intelligent woman very quickly. How you write will convey the type of person you are. Take the time to check your grammar and spelling. Take the time to let who you are show through.</li><li><strong>Don&#8217;t be a drooling Fanboi.</strong> If a woman is worth having, she&#8217;s already getting emails and IM&#8217;s telling her how wonderful and perfect she is. She may hear over and over she&#8217;s &#8220;beautiful&#8221; and &#8220;sweet&#8221;. Don&#8217;t trip over your own tongue. Be realistic. Women can see through nonsense compliments and drivel. They want something that is real, and solid.</li><li><strong>Remember MySpace is NOT a dating service. </strong> It&#8217;s a social networking site. If you&#8217;re looking for love, that&#8217;s not the place to look. I recommend a free service called <a
href="http://www.plentyoffish.com">PlentyOfFish.com</a>.</li></ul><p>I met Ponzi online. Internet love really can happen, if you put some effort into it. It&#8217;s just as real, and just as lasting, as any other relationship.</p><p>Want to embed this video on your own site, blog, or forum? Use this code or <a
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href="http://feeds.pirillo.com/ChrisPirillo">RSS Feed</a></p><p>One of our community members emailed to ask me how he can find the woman of his dreams on MySpace. So&#8230; I decided to give you all my Top 5 tips for Internet dating.</p><ul><li><strong>Change your handle.</strong> If you have an online name that has to do with something Geeky, or a gamertag, it will be more difficult to attract women. Many people think that &#8220;birds of a feather flock together&#8221;, but that&#8217;s not always true. Meeting someone with a little in common can be just as good of a match. You definitely don&#8217;t want things to get boring. Having separate interests is a good thing, I promise you. If a girl is a &#8220;little&#8221; into computers, and sees your name has Linux in it, she may write you off without ever getting to know the real you.</li><li><strong>Don&#8217;t talk Tech&#8230; unless she&#8217;s into that.</strong> If you&#8217;re trying to get to know a girl, don&#8217;t just spout off everything you know about computers. Find out what she&#8217;s into, what interests her. Make an effort to talk about those things, and to understand them. Who knows? You may end up finding new interests for yourself, as well.</li><li><strong>Learn how to write. </strong> Being online is a whole new ball game. The first impression you give&#8230; and likely the only impression for awhile&#8230; is through your writing style. If you are using l33t speak, or even chat speak, you could turn off a very intelligent woman very quickly. How you write will convey the type of person you are. Take the time to check your grammar and spelling. Take the time to let who you are show through.</li><li><strong>Don&#8217;t be a drooling Fanboi.</strong> If a woman is worth having, she&#8217;s already getting emails and IM&#8217;s telling her how wonderful and perfect she is. She may hear over and over she&#8217;s &#8220;beautiful&#8221; and &#8220;sweet&#8221;. Don&#8217;t trip over your own tongue. Be realistic. Women can see through nonsense compliments and drivel. They want something that is real, and solid.</li><li><strong>Remember MySpace is NOT a dating service. </strong> It&#8217;s a social networking site. If you&#8217;re looking for love, that&#8217;s not the place to look. I recommend a free service called <a
href="http://www.plentyoffish.com">PlentyOfFish.com</a>.</li></ul><p>I met Ponzi online. Internet love really can happen, if you put some effort into it. It&#8217;s just as real, and just as lasting, as any other relationship.</p><p>Want to embed this video on your own site, blog, or forum? Use this code or <a
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com/video-love/">Video Love</a> is a post from <a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p>Ponzi just celebrated her birthday (August 1st, and it&#8217;ll happen on the same day next year in case you wanna mark it on your calendar indefinitely). She&#8217;s not the bragging type, so I guess I&#8217;ll have to tell you what presents she received from me.</p><p>For months, she has been hinting about wanting more rings. I wasn&#8217;t so sure that was the right gift to give, since I thought she already had a thousand rings and finger whatnots stored in drawers throughout the home. Guess they can never have enough, eh? Well, she now has three more rings to her name &#8211; one diamond band, and two sapphire bands which can be mixed and matched with her other bands.</p><p>I wanted to do something a bit more digital for her this year, but time was not on my side (no, it wasn&#8217;t). Lucky for the two of us, &#8220;mypuffins&#8221; created something quite wonderful and put it online for the world to enjoy.</p><p>Couldn&#8217;t have done a better job myself &#8211; and thanks (again) to <a
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p>Ponzi just celebrated her birthday (August 1st, and it&#8217;ll happen on the same day next year in case you wanna mark it on your calendar indefinitely). She&#8217;s not the bragging type, so I guess I&#8217;ll have to tell you what presents she received from me.</p><p>For months, she has been hinting about wanting more rings. I wasn&#8217;t so sure that was the right gift to give, since I thought she already had a thousand rings and finger whatnots stored in drawers throughout the home. Guess they can never have enough, eh? Well, she now has three more rings to her name &#8211; one diamond band, and two sapphire bands which can be mixed and matched with her other bands.</p><p>I wanted to do something a bit more digital for her this year, but time was not on my side (no, it wasn&#8217;t). Lucky for the two of us, &#8220;mypuffins&#8221; created something quite wonderful and put it online for the world to enjoy.</p><p>Couldn&#8217;t have done a better job myself &#8211; and thanks (again) to <a
href="http://www.penmachine.com/">Derek</a> for the lovely love remix!</p><p><center><object
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p>[From our <a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com/2006/12/09/our-wedding-ceremony/">Wedding Ceremony</a>]</p><p><a
href="http://lockergnome.com/2006/12/09/my-wedding-vows/" title="Ponzi&amp;#8217;s Schemes   &amp;raquo; 2006 &amp;raquo; December &amp;raquo; 09">Ponzi</a>, some couples will never know love the way we have known it. Our connection was instant, and that undercurrent of comfort has carried us to celebrate our love with friends and family on this very night.</p><p>While we certainly have had our fair share of disagreements, I simply cannot imagine being without you. The loss would be unbearable. You have enriched my life in every possible way.</p><p>I promise to keep our family&#8217;s well-being a top priority. You understand my dedication to (and passion for) technology, and have embraced it as a part of me &#8211; instead of trying to change me into someone I&#8217;m not. Even though, yes, I&#8217;m wearing black socks tonight instead of white ones.</p><p>I promise to give you the same level of respect as you do me. You have never embarrassed me in public, and I&#8217;d like to believe that my own social skills will continue to improve with your guidance.</p><p>You are the kindest, gentlest person I have ever known &#8211; and although I know you wouldn&#8217;t hurt a fly, I also realize that you&#8217;d want me to swat it for you. I promise to do that, so long as you get half the spiders that cross our respective paths.</p><p>On our first date, at the deli, I had a flash vision of you standing there in a wedding veil. Although I&#8217;m typing these vows on my computer, with you typing yours on your own computer next to me on the couch (with our dogs, Wicket and Pixie, napping quietly beside us), I believe that this vision has finally come to fruition.</p><p>You are my vision. You are my sight. You are my soul mate. As such, I also promise to come and love you up a minute on a regular basis &#8211; your honey bunny baby bear.<ul
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href="http://lockergnome.com/2006/12/09/my-wedding-vows/" title="Ponzi&amp;#8217;s Schemes   &amp;raquo; 2006 &amp;raquo; December &amp;raquo; 09">Ponzi</a>, some couples will never know love the way we have known it. Our connection was instant, and that undercurrent of comfort has carried us to celebrate our love with friends and family on this very night.</p><p>While we certainly have had our fair share of disagreements, I simply cannot imagine being without you. The loss would be unbearable. You have enriched my life in every possible way.</p><p>I promise to keep our family&#8217;s well-being a top priority. You understand my dedication to (and passion for) technology, and have embraced it as a part of me &#8211; instead of trying to change me into someone I&#8217;m not. Even though, yes, I&#8217;m wearing black socks tonight instead of white ones.</p><p>I promise to give you the same level of respect as you do me. You have never embarrassed me in public, and I&#8217;d like to believe that my own social skills will continue to improve with your guidance.</p><p>You are the kindest, gentlest person I have ever known &#8211; and although I know you wouldn&#8217;t hurt a fly, I also realize that you&#8217;d want me to swat it for you. I promise to do that, so long as you get half the spiders that cross our respective paths.</p><p>On our first date, at the deli, I had a flash vision of you standing there in a wedding veil. Although I&#8217;m typing these vows on my computer, with you typing yours on your own computer next to me on the couch (with our dogs, Wicket and Pixie, napping quietly beside us), I believe that this vision has finally come to fruition.</p><p>You are my vision. You are my sight. You are my soul mate. As such, I also promise to come and love you up a minute on a regular basis &#8211; your honey bunny baby bear.<ul
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com/our-wedding-ceremony/">Our Wedding Ceremony</a> is a post from <a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p>Chris and Ponzi, I greet you.  And to all of you, dearest family and friends, and on behalf of Chris and Ponzi, I welcome you as well.</p><p>Let your presence be welcome, let your hearts be glad, for everything there is a season, and a time and a purpose.  And this is the time and this is the place to celebrate the wedding of Chris and Ponzi  &#8211; and we are happy and we are grateful!</p><p>A wedding is a wonderful occasion. It is an important ritual filled with hopes, dreams and excitement&#8230; and one that celebrates the lives of two people and those they love&#8230; and one that celebrates different cultures and friends and beliefs from all around the world.  We are here today to celebrate the love that Chris and Ponzi have for each other, and to recognize and witness their decision to journey forward in their lives as marriage partners.</p><p>Let us open our wedding ceremony by blessing this sacred space and with a blessing for Chris and Ponzi: May our couple, Chris and Ponzi, be blessed now and forevermore; may their love be nurtured by each other and all their friends and family, always and forever; may this marriage be cradled in their hands and nurtured by their love and devotion; may this man, Chris, grow strong in the arms of this woman, Ponzi; may this woman, Ponzi, grow glorious in the love of this man, Chris; may the earth be brought closer to heaven through this love; may all the world be blessed hereby.</p><p>For some time now, Chris and Ponzi have known and loved each other.  They have been strengthened by their love and have received many blessings through its beauty and tenderness.  Today and with conscious choice and great joy, Chris and Ponzi enter into the sacred partnership of marriage, vowing to be partners through the triumphs and trials &#8211; the ups and downs &#8211; of their shared life.</p><p>For those of us blessed by a true partnership of love, we feel safe in the presence of our loved one.  There is no need to hide any part of ourselves for fear of being judged or rejected.  We can just be together from moment to moment, fully recognizing that by freeing one another to be truly who they are, we are loving each other more.</p><p>Marriage is a reflection on our histories as well as on our future, on our losses as well as our hopes and possibilities.  And so, as Chris and Ponzi wed, it is worthwhile to contemplate that they could not and would not be standing here today if they had not followed their own star home and done what they needed to do to deliver themselves to this point in their lives.</p><p>A true marriage is the ultimate relationship because it offers the opportunity of limitless intimacy between two people.  It is a great and challenging adventure into the depths and heights of caring, affection, trust and understanding.</p><p>A true spiritual marriage is a journey of transformation.  In marriage, we do not give ourselves to another, but rather surrender into something greater while maintaining our well-being as individuals.  A truly sacred marriage union is a vehicle that allows us to know our true selves by reflection through our loved one.</p><p>And so, we celebrate with you, Chris and Ponzi, as you begin your precious, sacred and unique marriage journey as husband and wife.  As life partners, your relationship is lovely in its innocence, mighty in its strength and abundant with possibilities.  On behalf of your loved ones here this evening, our dearest wish for both of you is that you have the great good fortune to share happy marriage, and that you continue to light up the room for each other, for the rest of your lives.</p><p>Chris loves you very much, Ponzi, and he is so proud to become your husband this evening. From your very first meeting to all of your time together as your relationship has grown and matured&#8230; Chris is very confident in his choice of you as his life partner. In Chris&#8217;s words: &#8220;We met each other online &#8211; what more could a geek want? Ponzi always has my best interests at heart, both personally and professionally. She is my soul mate.&#8221;</p><p>And Chris, well, you are indeed one lucky guy!  This wonderful woman standing before you loves you dearly and Ponzi is so honored to become your wife this evening.  As Ponzi shared with me, &#8220;I love Chris most when he&#8217;s just being himself &#8211; original, intelligent, lovable and silly.  He never ceases to amaze and excite me with his passion. He makes me laugh and reminds me not to take life so seriously &#8211; something I unintentionally do. He&#8217;s my perfect &#8216;other half.&#8217;&#8221;</p><p>Chris and Ponzi, you give us hope and we are so delighted to be your witnesses tonight. We are touched by your happiness; we are moved by the courage of your love. And  It gives us great joy to celebrate your wedding day with you.</p><p>I now turn to the parents of our groom, Joe and Judy &#8211; I know you take great pride in your son, Chris.and the love and respect you have for him he also feels for you.  Chris and Ponzi are grateful to you both for raising Chris to be the man he is today and thank you for your part in their marriage.  May we have your blessing on this occasion?</p><p>I now turn to the parents of our bride, Sam and Phyllis &#8211; I know that you take great pride in your daughter, Ponzi, and the love and respect you have for her, she also feels for you.  Ponzi says that she got her sense of adventure from her mother and her sense of strength from her father.and perseverance from both. Chris and Ponzi thank you for your part in their marriage. May we have your blessing on this occasion?</p><p>Chris and Ponzi are absolutely delighted that all of you, their dearest family and friends, could be here tonight to share this special moment with them.  They have asked me to thank each and very one of your for your love, appreciation and support&#8230; and for sharing this most special and intimate of moments with them, their wedding day.  In Ponzi&#8217;s words:  &#8220;It&#8217;s a dream to have all of you here to celebrate with us.  I&#8217;m humbled by the love and friendship we have in this room. There are no words that can express the great fortune we have in the community you create for us to love and be loved in. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for sharing this special day with us.&#8221;</p><p>I know that some of you have traveled far to be here this afternoon.Chris and Ponzi would especially like to acknowledge and welcome Ponzi&#8217;s Grandmother, Bobbie Jo for making the trip here from North Carolina to be here this evening &#8211; welcome, Bobbie Jo.</p><p>And so, in your best voices, and with the words, &#8220;We Will,&#8221; I now ask all of you, family and friends, if you are willing now and always to sustain and strengthen this marriage by upholding both Chris and Ponzi with your love and support.</p><p>Now I, Annemarie Juhlian, a non-denominational Celebrant, am duly authorized by law to officiate this, your marriage, according to the laws of Washington State.</p><p>Chris and Ponzi, since it is your intention to join in marriage..will you now please join your hands as well as your hearts?</p><p>Chris, will you have Ponzi to be your beloved wife, to live together in the covenant of faith, hope and love? Will you listen to her deepest thoughts, be tender-hearted and kind and wise in your daily care of her, and stand faithfully by her side in sickness and health?  Choosing Ponzi above all others, will you undertake to care for her well being of mind and body and spirit, as long as you both shall live?</p><p>Ponzi, will you have Chris to be your beloved husband, to live together in the covenant of faith, hope and love? Will you listen to his deepest thoughts, be tender-hearted and kind and wise in your daily care of him, and stand faithfully by him side in sickness and health?  Choosing Chris above all others, will you undertake to care for his well being of mind and body and spirit, as long as you both shall live?</p><p>And now, Chris and Ponzi will say the most powerful, most loving words two people can say to each other.  They will take their wedding vows.  And Chris and Ponzi have each written their vows that they will now share with each other and all of us.</p><p>[ <a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com/2006/12/09/my-wedding-vows/">My Wedding Vows</a> / <a
href="http://lockergnome.com/2006/12/09/my-wedding-vows/" title="Wedding Vows">Her Wedding Vows</a> ]</p><p>So we come, Chris and Ponzi, to the presentation of the rings by which you symbolize and bind your love for each other.  Your rings are adornments, carefully chosen for their beauty and simplicity.  They quietly sit on your fingers, reminding you of the power of love and the pledge of your partnership and love.</p><p>And when you have been together for a long, long time, you will look at your rings, and you will feel the indentation they have made on your fingers.  And you will know that these rings contain all of the memories of what your lives and your relationship have been.</p><p>Robert, may I have the Bride&#8217;s ring, please?</p><p>Chris, please slip Ponzi&#8217;s ring on her finger and repeat these words, phrase by phrase, after me&#8230; &#8220;Ponzi, I give you this ring as a symbol of my vow to you. With all that I am and all that I have, I honor you.&#8221;</p><p>Maryam, may I have the Groom&#8217;s ring, please? &#8220;Ponzi, please slip Chris&#8217;s ring on his finger and repeat these words, phrase by phrase, after me&#8230; &#8220;Chris, I give you this ring as a symbol of my vow to you. With all that I am and all that I have, I honor you.&#8221;</p><p>In ancient traditions, the signing of a marriage certificate symbolized the joining together of not only the couple but two families.  In celebration of the vows that Chris and Ponzi have taken this evening, our couple along with their two witnesses, Robert and Maryam, will sign their marriage documents.</p><p>So as the marriage documents are signed, I invite all of you to send Chris and Ponzi and invisible wish, prayer or good thought as we launch them into their married life together&#8230;</p><p>Chris and Ponzi, on this sacred day, your wedding day, we ask that the love you share give you strength.</p><p>May the dreams you share bring you hope.</p><p>May the beliefs you share bring you peace.</p><p>And wherever you are in your journey through life, may your hearts always find their way home.</p><p>And as I am so very privileged to bring you together in marriage today, I have a personal wish for both of you.  My wish is that many, many years from now you are able to look back on your life together &#8211; pleased, satisfied, and fulfilled &#8211; and that you are able to look at one another and be able to say:  &#8220;Because of you, I have lived the life I&#8217;ve always wanted to life &#8211; because of you, I have become the person I always longed to be.&#8221;</p><p>Chris and Ponzi &#8211; by the love that has brought you here today.by the vows you have exchanged and by the integrity of your commitment&#8230; in the presence of your dearest family and friends.it is my pleasure and my honor to pronounce you husband and wife.  You may seal your marriage with a kiss!<ul
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com/the-wedding-video-will-be-online/" title="The Wedding Video will be Online">The Wedding Video will be Online</a></li></ul> ]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com/our-wedding-ceremony/">Our Wedding Ceremony</a> is a post from <a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p>Chris and Ponzi, I greet you.  And to all of you, dearest family and friends, and on behalf of Chris and Ponzi, I welcome you as well.</p><p>Let your presence be welcome, let your hearts be glad, for everything there is a season, and a time and a purpose.  And this is the time and this is the place to celebrate the wedding of Chris and Ponzi  &#8211; and we are happy and we are grateful!</p><p>A wedding is a wonderful occasion. It is an important ritual filled with hopes, dreams and excitement&#8230; and one that celebrates the lives of two people and those they love&#8230; and one that celebrates different cultures and friends and beliefs from all around the world.  We are here today to celebrate the love that Chris and Ponzi have for each other, and to recognize and witness their decision to journey forward in their lives as marriage partners.</p><p>Let us open our wedding ceremony by blessing this sacred space and with a blessing for Chris and Ponzi: May our couple, Chris and Ponzi, be blessed now and forevermore; may their love be nurtured by each other and all their friends and family, always and forever; may this marriage be cradled in their hands and nurtured by their love and devotion; may this man, Chris, grow strong in the arms of this woman, Ponzi; may this woman, Ponzi, grow glorious in the love of this man, Chris; may the earth be brought closer to heaven through this love; may all the world be blessed hereby.</p><p>For some time now, Chris and Ponzi have known and loved each other.  They have been strengthened by their love and have received many blessings through its beauty and tenderness.  Today and with conscious choice and great joy, Chris and Ponzi enter into the sacred partnership of marriage, vowing to be partners through the triumphs and trials &#8211; the ups and downs &#8211; of their shared life.</p><p>For those of us blessed by a true partnership of love, we feel safe in the presence of our loved one.  There is no need to hide any part of ourselves for fear of being judged or rejected.  We can just be together from moment to moment, fully recognizing that by freeing one another to be truly who they are, we are loving each other more.</p><p>Marriage is a reflection on our histories as well as on our future, on our losses as well as our hopes and possibilities.  And so, as Chris and Ponzi wed, it is worthwhile to contemplate that they could not and would not be standing here today if they had not followed their own star home and done what they needed to do to deliver themselves to this point in their lives.</p><p>A true marriage is the ultimate relationship because it offers the opportunity of limitless intimacy between two people.  It is a great and challenging adventure into the depths and heights of caring, affection, trust and understanding.</p><p>A true spiritual marriage is a journey of transformation.  In marriage, we do not give ourselves to another, but rather surrender into something greater while maintaining our well-being as individuals.  A truly sacred marriage union is a vehicle that allows us to know our true selves by reflection through our loved one.</p><p>And so, we celebrate with you, Chris and Ponzi, as you begin your precious, sacred and unique marriage journey as husband and wife.  As life partners, your relationship is lovely in its innocence, mighty in its strength and abundant with possibilities.  On behalf of your loved ones here this evening, our dearest wish for both of you is that you have the great good fortune to share happy marriage, and that you continue to light up the room for each other, for the rest of your lives.</p><p>Chris loves you very much, Ponzi, and he is so proud to become your husband this evening. From your very first meeting to all of your time together as your relationship has grown and matured&#8230; Chris is very confident in his choice of you as his life partner. In Chris&#8217;s words: &#8220;We met each other online &#8211; what more could a geek want? Ponzi always has my best interests at heart, both personally and professionally. She is my soul mate.&#8221;</p><p>And Chris, well, you are indeed one lucky guy!  This wonderful woman standing before you loves you dearly and Ponzi is so honored to become your wife this evening.  As Ponzi shared with me, &#8220;I love Chris most when he&#8217;s just being himself &#8211; original, intelligent, lovable and silly.  He never ceases to amaze and excite me with his passion. He makes me laugh and reminds me not to take life so seriously &#8211; something I unintentionally do. He&#8217;s my perfect &#8216;other half.&#8217;&#8221;</p><p>Chris and Ponzi, you give us hope and we are so delighted to be your witnesses tonight. We are touched by your happiness; we are moved by the courage of your love. And  It gives us great joy to celebrate your wedding day with you.</p><p>I now turn to the parents of our groom, Joe and Judy &#8211; I know you take great pride in your son, Chris.and the love and respect you have for him he also feels for you.  Chris and Ponzi are grateful to you both for raising Chris to be the man he is today and thank you for your part in their marriage.  May we have your blessing on this occasion?</p><p>I now turn to the parents of our bride, Sam and Phyllis &#8211; I know that you take great pride in your daughter, Ponzi, and the love and respect you have for her, she also feels for you.  Ponzi says that she got her sense of adventure from her mother and her sense of strength from her father.and perseverance from both. Chris and Ponzi thank you for your part in their marriage. May we have your blessing on this occasion?</p><p>Chris and Ponzi are absolutely delighted that all of you, their dearest family and friends, could be here tonight to share this special moment with them.  They have asked me to thank each and very one of your for your love, appreciation and support&#8230; and for sharing this most special and intimate of moments with them, their wedding day.  In Ponzi&#8217;s words:  &#8220;It&#8217;s a dream to have all of you here to celebrate with us.  I&#8217;m humbled by the love and friendship we have in this room. There are no words that can express the great fortune we have in the community you create for us to love and be loved in. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for sharing this special day with us.&#8221;</p><p>I know that some of you have traveled far to be here this afternoon.Chris and Ponzi would especially like to acknowledge and welcome Ponzi&#8217;s Grandmother, Bobbie Jo for making the trip here from North Carolina to be here this evening &#8211; welcome, Bobbie Jo.</p><p>And so, in your best voices, and with the words, &#8220;We Will,&#8221; I now ask all of you, family and friends, if you are willing now and always to sustain and strengthen this marriage by upholding both Chris and Ponzi with your love and support.</p><p>Now I, Annemarie Juhlian, a non-denominational Celebrant, am duly authorized by law to officiate this, your marriage, according to the laws of Washington State.</p><p>Chris and Ponzi, since it is your intention to join in marriage..will you now please join your hands as well as your hearts?</p><p>Chris, will you have Ponzi to be your beloved wife, to live together in the covenant of faith, hope and love? Will you listen to her deepest thoughts, be tender-hearted and kind and wise in your daily care of her, and stand faithfully by her side in sickness and health?  Choosing Ponzi above all others, will you undertake to care for her well being of mind and body and spirit, as long as you both shall live?</p><p>Ponzi, will you have Chris to be your beloved husband, to live together in the covenant of faith, hope and love? Will you listen to his deepest thoughts, be tender-hearted and kind and wise in your daily care of him, and stand faithfully by him side in sickness and health?  Choosing Chris above all others, will you undertake to care for his well being of mind and body and spirit, as long as you both shall live?</p><p>And now, Chris and Ponzi will say the most powerful, most loving words two people can say to each other.  They will take their wedding vows.  And Chris and Ponzi have each written their vows that they will now share with each other and all of us.</p><p>[ <a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com/2006/12/09/my-wedding-vows/">My Wedding Vows</a> / <a
href="http://lockergnome.com/2006/12/09/my-wedding-vows/" title="Wedding Vows">Her Wedding Vows</a> ]</p><p>So we come, Chris and Ponzi, to the presentation of the rings by which you symbolize and bind your love for each other.  Your rings are adornments, carefully chosen for their beauty and simplicity.  They quietly sit on your fingers, reminding you of the power of love and the pledge of your partnership and love.</p><p>And when you have been together for a long, long time, you will look at your rings, and you will feel the indentation they have made on your fingers.  And you will know that these rings contain all of the memories of what your lives and your relationship have been.</p><p>Robert, may I have the Bride&#8217;s ring, please?</p><p>Chris, please slip Ponzi&#8217;s ring on her finger and repeat these words, phrase by phrase, after me&#8230; &#8220;Ponzi, I give you this ring as a symbol of my vow to you. With all that I am and all that I have, I honor you.&#8221;</p><p>Maryam, may I have the Groom&#8217;s ring, please? &#8220;Ponzi, please slip Chris&#8217;s ring on his finger and repeat these words, phrase by phrase, after me&#8230; &#8220;Chris, I give you this ring as a symbol of my vow to you. With all that I am and all that I have, I honor you.&#8221;</p><p>In ancient traditions, the signing of a marriage certificate symbolized the joining together of not only the couple but two families.  In celebration of the vows that Chris and Ponzi have taken this evening, our couple along with their two witnesses, Robert and Maryam, will sign their marriage documents.</p><p>So as the marriage documents are signed, I invite all of you to send Chris and Ponzi and invisible wish, prayer or good thought as we launch them into their married life together&#8230;</p><p>Chris and Ponzi, on this sacred day, your wedding day, we ask that the love you share give you strength.</p><p>May the dreams you share bring you hope.</p><p>May the beliefs you share bring you peace.</p><p>And wherever you are in your journey through life, may your hearts always find their way home.</p><p>And as I am so very privileged to bring you together in marriage today, I have a personal wish for both of you.  My wish is that many, many years from now you are able to look back on your life together &#8211; pleased, satisfied, and fulfilled &#8211; and that you are able to look at one another and be able to say:  &#8220;Because of you, I have lived the life I&#8217;ve always wanted to life &#8211; because of you, I have become the person I always longed to be.&#8221;</p><p>Chris and Ponzi &#8211; by the love that has brought you here today.by the vows you have exchanged and by the integrity of your commitment&#8230; in the presence of your dearest family and friends.it is my pleasure and my honor to pronounce you husband and wife.  You may seal your marriage with a kiss!<ul
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com/friends-forever/">Friends Forever</a> is a post from <a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><div
style="float: right; padding: 15px"><a
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lockergnome/302669213/" title="Photo Sharing"><img
src="http://static.flickr.com/111/302669213_1ac31ac7a3_s.jpg" width="75" height="75" alt="The Scobles" /></a></div><p>I&#8217;ve known Robert Scoble for years &#8211; long before blogging was blogging, and long before he was working at Microsoft. I was lucky enough to be present at his nuptuals a few years back, too. He embodies the true geek spirit, and anybody who says otherwise simply does not know Robert like I&#8217;ve known him. Maryam is, without argument, his soul mate &#8211; and I&#8217;m so happy that they&#8217;ve found one another. For this reason, I&#8217;m equally as thrilled to have Maryam as Ponzi&#8217;s matron of honor.</p><div
style="float: right; padding: 15px"><a
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lockergnome/302668610/" title="Photo Sharing"><img
src="http://static.flickr.com/112/302668610_ab168f8208_s.jpg" width="75" height="75" alt="Asia SF - Motley Crew" /></a></div><div
style="float: right; padding: 15px"><a
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lockergnome/302668328/" title="Photo Sharing"><img
src="http://static.flickr.com/118/302668328_c844637200_s.jpg" width="75" height="75" alt="Asia SF - It Wasn't My Idea" /></a></div><p>The two of &#8216;em invited us down to <a
href="http://maryamie.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!9592F3DEF41537A3!2629.entry" title="Maryamie: How to throw the perfect party for Mr. and Mrs. Geek?">stay with them</a> at their Half Moon Bay home. Before I commit a social faux pas, I just had to say &#8220;thank you&#8221; in a public fashion. Ponzi and I had a great time. The combination bachelor / bachelorette party couldn&#8217;t have been any better. I saw a fantastic Pacific sunset, I got to hang with old friends, I got to meet industry visionaries, I got to attend a fantastic drag show at Asia SF, and I got to drink a $14 mimosa at the Ritz.</p><div
style="float: right; padding: 15px"><a
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lockergnome/302667256/" title="Photo Sharing"><img
src="http://static.flickr.com/110/302667256_59b5f173f9_s.jpg" width="75" height="75" alt="Half Moon Bay Sunset (3)" /></a></div><div
style="float: right; padding: 15px"><a
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lockergnome/302668710/" title="Photo Sharing"><img
src="http://static.flickr.com/117/302668710_8f7071e488_s.jpg" width="75" height="75" alt="Asia SF - Scoble Gets Abreasted" /></a></div><p>I don&#8217;t have a wedding page (or site) set up yet &#8211; I think I&#8217;m just looking for the right Web template to use for it. I must document these experiences now while they&#8217;re still fresh in my mind. We&#8217;re less than a month away from getting married. Ponzi and myself, that is &#8211; not Robert and me! Anybody know of any good WordPress wedding-styled templates (or someone who could put one together for us)?<ul
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com/friends-forever/">Friends Forever</a> is a post from <a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><div
style="float: right; padding: 15px"><a
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src="http://static.flickr.com/111/302669213_1ac31ac7a3_s.jpg" width="75" height="75" alt="The Scobles" /></a></div><p>I&#8217;ve known Robert Scoble for years &#8211; long before blogging was blogging, and long before he was working at Microsoft. I was lucky enough to be present at his nuptuals a few years back, too. He embodies the true geek spirit, and anybody who says otherwise simply does not know Robert like I&#8217;ve known him. Maryam is, without argument, his soul mate &#8211; and I&#8217;m so happy that they&#8217;ve found one another. For this reason, I&#8217;m equally as thrilled to have Maryam as Ponzi&#8217;s matron of honor.</p><div
style="float: right; padding: 15px"><a
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lockergnome/302668610/" title="Photo Sharing"><img
src="http://static.flickr.com/112/302668610_ab168f8208_s.jpg" width="75" height="75" alt="Asia SF - Motley Crew" /></a></div><div
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href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lockergnome/302668328/" title="Photo Sharing"><img
src="http://static.flickr.com/118/302668328_c844637200_s.jpg" width="75" height="75" alt="Asia SF - It Wasn't My Idea" /></a></div><p>The two of &#8216;em invited us down to <a
href="http://maryamie.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!9592F3DEF41537A3!2629.entry" title="Maryamie: How to throw the perfect party for Mr. and Mrs. Geek?">stay with them</a> at their Half Moon Bay home. Before I commit a social faux pas, I just had to say &#8220;thank you&#8221; in a public fashion. Ponzi and I had a great time. The combination bachelor / bachelorette party couldn&#8217;t have been any better. I saw a fantastic Pacific sunset, I got to hang with old friends, I got to meet industry visionaries, I got to attend a fantastic drag show at Asia SF, and I got to drink a $14 mimosa at the Ritz.</p><div
style="float: right; padding: 15px"><a
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lockergnome/302667256/" title="Photo Sharing"><img
src="http://static.flickr.com/110/302667256_59b5f173f9_s.jpg" width="75" height="75" alt="Half Moon Bay Sunset (3)" /></a></div><div
style="float: right; padding: 15px"><a
href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/lockergnome/302668710/" title="Photo Sharing"><img
src="http://static.flickr.com/117/302668710_8f7071e488_s.jpg" width="75" height="75" alt="Asia SF - Scoble Gets Abreasted" /></a></div><p>I don&#8217;t have a wedding page (or site) set up yet &#8211; I think I&#8217;m just looking for the right Web template to use for it. I must document these experiences now while they&#8217;re still fresh in my mind. We&#8217;re less than a month away from getting married. Ponzi and myself, that is &#8211; not Robert and me! Anybody know of any good WordPress wedding-styled templates (or someone who could put one together for us)?<ul
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com/our-carribean-honeymoon/">Our Carribean Honeymoon</a> is a post from <a
href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p>I&#8217;m not sure I can write about Ponzi anymore, because there&#8217;s a slight chance she might misinterpret my intentions or any ensuing comments of yours. However, I&#8217;m still free to talk about my own life! At least, for now? I&#8217;m happy to report that I officially ordered our honeymoon this afternoon. We&#8217;re going to be spending New Year&#8217;s in the Carribean, on a Regent (Radisson) cruise ship, the Seven Seas Voyager:</p><ul><li>Fri Dec 29 &#8211; Fort Lauderdale, FL</li><li>Sat Dec 30 &#8211; At Sea</li><li>Sun Dec 31 &#8211; Progreso / Merida, Mexico</li><li>Mon Jan 1 &#8211; At Sea</li><li>Tue Jan 2 &#8211; Roatan, Honduras</li><li>Wed Jan 3 &#8211; Santo Tomas de Castilla, Guatemala</li><li>Thu Jan 4 &#8211; Belize City, Belize</li><li>Fri Jan 5 &#8211; Costa Maya, Mexico</li><li>Sat Jan 6 &#8211; Cozumel, Mexico</li><li>Sun Jan 7 &#8211; At Sea</li><li>Mon Jan 8 &#8211; Great Stirrup Cay, Bahamas</li><li>Tue Jan 9 &#8211; Fort Lauderdale, FL</li></ul><p>I&#8217;m sure she&#8217;s going to love doing [blank] and [blank], and we most certainly will be doing a lot of [blank]ing during this time. You&#8217;ll have to fill in the blanks. I can tell you what I probably won&#8217;t be doing (personally), though: scuba diving, laying out in the sun, and/or snorkeling. Just about everything else is possible and/or probable. And yes, I&#8217;m fully aware that our honeymoon coincides with CES (for which our show will certainly have a presence).<ul
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href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p>December 9th. Yes, we&#8217;re sure this time &#8211; the invitations have gone out (although I&#8217;ll never share the story of what happened with our &#8220;Save the Date&#8221; cards). We&#8217;re getting married in a few weeks! The ceremony will be taking place in downtown Bellevue in the evening. Of course, we&#8217;ve been busy with a million other things as of late, so I hope that the invitations got out to everybody.</p><p>I think we have about three wedding planners lying around the house, but I&#8217;m relying completely on Ponzi to tell me what I need to do and where I need to stand. We have the tuxedos all picked out, and&#8230; I think that&#8217;s where my duties officially end. We discussed groomsman and bridesmade gifts over a pancake breakfast this morning, and I think we&#8217;ve come up with something truly unique.<ul
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