Ed Schipul

The Emergency Response Studio currently on display at Rice. For more visit the ERS site.

February 19th, 2009 | Tags: art, emergency response studio, houston, studio, tx | Category: Uncategorized | 1648Comments (2)http://eschipul.com/2009/02/emergency-response-studio/Emergency+Response+Studio2009-02-19+06%3A05%3A26eschipul

Just because you are smart doesn’t mean your opinion matters. Yup, you got lottsa gray matter up there, plenty of neurons firing at will, but perhaps the best course of action is to acknowledge you and ignore you. Or me.
Here’s the point. Being smart is, you know, pedantic. Narrow. Baseline. Easy. It’s like selecting a [...]

January 28th, 2009 | Category: Uncategorized | 1519Comments (8)http://eschipul.com/2009/01/just-because-you-are-smart-doesnt-mean-your-opinion-matters/Just+Because+You+Are+Smart+Doesn%27t+Mean+Your+Opinion+Matters2009-01-28+14%3A44%3A34eschipul

“You’re constantly on the brink of crashing because that’s the fastest.” – Danica Patrick

January 26th, 2009 | Category: Uncategorized | 1538Comments (2)http://eschipul.com/2009/01/on-the-brink-of-crashing-because-thats-the-fastest/On+the+brink+of+crashing%2C+because+that%27s+the+fastest2009-01-26+12%3A26%3A33eschipul

First – HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to Barak Obama, our new President! 2009 is going to be better than 2008, and I hope and pray he can lead us back to what so many of us believe America is capable of.
From a tech perspective the switch of the site from change.gov to the actual whitehouse.gov and [...]

January 20th, 2009 | Category: Uncategorized | 1513Comments (2)http://eschipul.com/2009/01/new-office-of-public-liaison-with-obamas-whitehousegov/New+Office+of+Public+Liaison+with+Obama%27s+Whitehouse.gov2009-01-20+18%3A10%3A14eschipul

Three of my favorite MKL quotes:
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.”
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny.”
‘We [...]

January 19th, 2009 | Category: Uncategorized | 1507Leave a commenthttp://eschipul.com/2009/01/martin-luther-king-day-2009-one-we-wont-forget/Martin+Luther+King+day+2009+-+one+we+won%27t+forget2009-01-19+16%3A56%3A08eschipul

“A bat and a ball together cost $1.10. The bat costs a dollar more than the ball. How much does the ball cost?”
- Kahneman (hint: it’s not $1)

January 12th, 2009 | Category: Uncategorized | 1503Comments (1)http://eschipul.com/2009/01/why-at-least-one-reason-the-brain-doesnt-work-right/Why%2C+at+least+one+reason%2C+the+brain+doesn%27t+work+right2009-01-13+01%3A04%3A02eschipul

Seriously, 2009 has got to be better than 2008. Seriously. So HAPPY NEW YEAR!

January 1st, 2009 | Category: Uncategorized | 1484Leave a commenthttp://eschipul.com/2009/01/happy-new-year-2/Happy+New+Year%212009-01-02+02%3A56%3A22eschipul

Technically I specialize in online marketing. Hence the name of our firm is Schipul – The Web Marketing Company. So it is funny that I am just now (finally?) updating my blog away from www.brandtobedetermined.com to eschipul.com to be consistent with my current personal brand. It is funny, but it is not without precedent. I [...]

December 22nd, 2008 | Category: Uncategorized | 1445Comments (6)http://eschipul.com/2008/12/in-defense-of-a-personal-brand-i-rename-this-blog/In+Defense+of+a+Personal+Brand+-+I+Rename+this+Blog2008-12-23+00%3A16%3A11admin

November 3rd, 2008 | Category: Uncategorized | 731Leave a commenthttp://eschipul.com/2008/11/go-vote/go+vote2008-11-04+03%3A49%3A28eschipul