I hope everyone had a happy and safe Thanksgiving Weekend.  I was fortunate enough to spend it out in Palm Springs with my family.  We had a great time relaxing and of course playing golf!  Day one wasn’t so great, but I shot a 91 on the second day so I can live with that.  Here’s a picture from my In-Laws house.

For those who are immersed in the volleyball world, then you would probably know the name Danny Kinda.  If you’re not familiar with Danny Kinda, then let me shed some light onto where “Kinda Good” came from.

Danny Kinda is the alter ego of Dan Madden who is a volleyball player from New Jersey.  It all started with a simple You Tube video featuring Danny Kinda’s recruiting video that became an instant sensation in the volleyball community.  From there he has developed a huge online presence with videos, apparel, blogs, contests, even forming a…

Well… pseudo rock star.  Most people don’t know I’ve played guitar for 18 years or so now.  I held a “concert” at my house the other night for Melanie who is returning to Germany after being here in the states for a couple months.

I’ve been offered, and have accepted, a position to be the Director of Interactive Media for 30sixty Advertising + Design. 30sixty is a full service agency that has focused primarily on entertainment clients, specifically Key Art and DVD packaging. I will be helping them develop their interactive department which entails managing a creative team to produce websites, microsites, and banner-ads.

Here a sample of some of 30sixty’s work

I’m very excited about this opportunity, everyone I’ve met at the studio has…