This second pair is the Nike Vandal Hi. The Vandal has a cartoon graphic right behind the heel. The shoe is clean and rather conservative with a traditional shoe strap held by velcro.

The final list of authors for the book Art of Conversation is now published (see below) and we are set to reach print within the next two months. I encourage you to check out some of my fellow authors and order your copy of the book today!

Adrian Ho, Aki Spicer, Alex Henault, Amy Jussel, Andrew Odom, Andy Nulman, Andy Sernovitz, Andy Whitlock, Angela Maiers, Ann Handley, Anna Farmery, Armando Alves, Arun Rajagopal, Asi Sharabi, Becky Carroll, Becky McCray, Bernie Scheffler, Bill Gammell, Bob LeDrew, Brad Shorr, Brandon Murphy, Branislav Peric, Brent Dixon, Brett Macfarlane, Brian Reich, C.C. Chapman, Cam Beck, Casper Willer, Cathleen Rittereiser, Cathryn Hrudicka, Cedric Giorgi, Charles Sipe, Chris Kieff, Chris Cree, Chris Wilson, Christina Kerley (CK), C.B. Whittemore, Chris Brown, Connie Bensen, Connie Reece, Corentin Monot, Craig Wilson, Daniel Honigman, Dan Schawbel, Dan Sitter, Daria Radota Rasmussen, Darren Herman, Dave Davison, David Armano, David Berkowitz, David Koopmans, David Meerman Scott, David Petherick, David Reich, David Weinfeld, David Zinger, Deanna Gernert, Deborah Brown, Dennis Price, Derrick Kwa, Dino Demopoulos, Doug Haslam, Doug Meacham, Doug Mitchell, Douglas Hanna, Douglas Karr, Drew McLellan, Duane Brown, Dustin Jacobsen, Dylan Viner, Ed Brenegar, Ed Cotton, Efrain Mendicuti, Ellen Weber, Eric Peterson, Eric Nehrlich, Ernie Mosteller, Faris Yakob, Fernanda Romano, Francis Anderson, Gareth Kay, Gary Cohen, Gaurav Mishra, Gavin Heaton, Geert Desager, George Jenkins, G.L. Hoffman, Gianandrea Facchini, Gordon Whitehead, Greg Verdino, Gretel Going & Kathryn Fleming, Hillel Cooperman, Hugh Weber, J. Erik Potter, James Gordon-Macintosh, Jamey Shiels, Jasmin Tragas, Jason Oke, Jay Ehret, Jeanne Dininni, Jeff De Cagna, Jeff Gwynne & Todd Cabral, Jeff Noble, Jeff Wallace, Jennifer Warwick, Jenny Meade, Jeremy Fuksa, Jeremy Heilpern, Jeroen Verkroost, Jessica Hagy, Joanna Young, Joe Pulizzi, John Herrington, John Moore, John Rosen, John Todor, Jon Burg, Jon Swanson, Jonathan Trenn, Jordan Behan, Julie Fleischer, Justin Foster, Karl Turley, Kate Trgovac, Katie Chatfield, Katie Konrath, Kenny Lauer, Keri Willenborg, Kevin Jessop, Kristin Gorski, Lewis Green, Lois Kelly, Lori Magno, Louise Manning, Luc Debaisieux, Mario Vellandi, Mark Blair, Mark Earls, Mark Goren, Mark Hancock, Mark Lewis, Mark McGuinness, Matt Dickman, Matt J. McDonald, Matt Moore, Michael Karnjanaprakorn, Michelle Lamar, Mike Arauz, Mike McAllen, Mike Sansone, Mitch Joel, Neil Perkin, Nettie Hartsock, Nick Rice, Oleksandr Skorokhod, Ozgur Alaz, Paul Chaney, Paul Hebert, Paul Isakson, Paul McEnany, Paul Tedesco, Paul Williams, Pet Campbell, Pete Deutschman, Peter Corbett, Phil Gerbyshak, Phil Lewis, Phil Soden, Piet Wulleman, Rachel Steiner, Sreeraj Menon, Reginald Adkins, Richard Huntington, Rishi Desai, Robert Hruzek, Roberta Rosenberg, Robyn McMaster, Roger von Oech, Rohit Bhargava, Ron Shevlin, Ryan Barrett, Ryan Karpeles, Ryan Rasmussen, Sam Huleatt, Sandy Renshaw, Scott Goodson, Scott Monty, Scott Townsend, Scott White, Sean Howard, Sean Scott, Seni Thomas, Seth Gaffney, Shama Hyder, Sheila Scarborough, Sheryl Steadman, Simon Payn, Sonia Simone, Spike Jones, Stanley Johnson, Stephen Collins, Stephen Landau, Stephen Smith, Steve Bannister, Steve Hardy, Steve Portigal, Steve Roesler, Steven Verbruggen, Steve Woodruff, Sue Edworthy, Susan Bird, Susan Gunelius, Susan Heywood, Tammy Lenski, Terrell Meek, Thomas Clifford, Thomas Knoll, Tim Brunelle, Tim Connor, Tim Jackson, Tim Mannveille, Tim Tyler, Timothy Johnson, Tinu Abayomi-Paul, Toby Bloomberg, Todd Andrlik, Troy Rutter, Troy Worman, Uwe Hook, Valeria Maltoni, Vandana Ahuja, Vanessa DiMauro, Veronique Rabuteau, Wayne Buckhanan, William Azaroff, Yves Van Landeghem

Yesterday afternoon Emily and I finally hosted our housewarming party…2 months after moving in. We had been waiting for our couch to arrive in its entirety as we wanted the house to look as beautiful as we feel it does. It must have because we received lots of compliments from our friends, past co-workers and even family member who were able to stop by.

We were fortunate enough to be able to offer a spread of cheeses and crackers, mini pizzas, cous-cous, finger sandwiches, chips and salsa/cheese, cookies, cheesecake, and lots of wine. It was a wonderful time and Emily and I really enjoyed being able to open our home to everyone. It was exhausting. Don’t get me wrong. We washed more dishes when everyone left than I care to think about now. If you want to see any of the pictures you are welcome to visit my Flickr page here.

MinuteFix has inked a partnership with Skype and I have been putting in quite a few hours a day with the MinuteFix community and with Skype development. If you don’t have Skype, you should. You can download it on this site and my contact is simply: andrewodom

With a story and music conceived by Lin-Manuel Miranda, “ITH” tells a story of the Washington Heights neighborhood and it eclectic mix of Latinos and colorful characters. The music is amazing as it is fresh, modern and hott! Several of the performances were outstanding as well and proves why the show is up for multiple Tony Awards.

I don’t have much else to say about the show without sounding like a complete critic/review writer but I do want to make note of how vibrant and rich New York and its neighborhoods are. Just after the show was over I stood in Times Square looking up at the buildings and the lights and again had that feeling of awe. I live in New York. I am not sure when it became my dream to come here or if it even is the whole dream. But whatever part of it it is, I am here now and as of tonight…I am back in the show!

I was praying about an hour ago and asking that the Lord would make me more thankful for my station in life. That I could be as humble as this monk whose only role was to wash pots and pans. And as I started to feel so thankful (even for the fact that I was not robbed or hurt for my wallet), the phone ring. On the other line was Jaleecia Jenkins who was calling to say she had found my wallet with everything in it; cash, cards, receipts. It had been living in a trashbag today. I thanked her profusely. I told her that I thought in Brooklyn it was surely gone. She said, “Boy. It isn’t that bad. God is good.”

I will be meeting up with Ms. Jenkins tomorrow morning to reclaim my wallet and hug her like I have never hugged a stranger before. The wallet means nothing to me at this point. But the thought that God is so close to me and knows that I am here………

Once we had hung out for an hour or so we realized we had better get on over to the Midoma Salon where we both had haircut appointments. What an amazing place. We found out about it two weeks ago when their gallery hosted the opening of our friend, dreXeL. The owners of the salon invited Em and I to have our haircut by their stylist-in-residence. It was a great time and we are both quite pleased with our cuts. You can see more of our day by visiting my Flickr page.