On Sunday, I ran 10 miles without stopping, save for a quick pee on the bushes surrounding the Kennedy Center (more on that later). Yes, this Michael James Barber and all 235 pounds of me ran an average pace of 10:45 per mile for almost two solid hours in the Cherry Blossom 10 Mi Race. If you [...]
I (re)married my parents this past week. It was an experience I will never forget.
Five years ago I moved to Phoenix. It seems like only yesterday when I packed my bags at UofA, loaded up my car and drove 100 miles north to a city I had never visited, save for the few job interviews the month or two previous. I didn’t ever expect to feel like I [...]
This post is long, long overdue, so massive apologies to Kade for not taking the time to get it up earlier. A few weeks ago I had the awesome opportunity to join Kade Dworkin on his meetmyfollowers podcast site. The concept for the podcast series is simple. Each day Kade posts a new interview with [...]
It’s 3:43am and I’m still awake. I’m sick, sore throat, running a fever, green snot, the whole kit and caboodle. This isn’t the greatest week to get sick. We are launching a phase two build of USAEnergyGuide.com (but it might as well be an entirely new site) later tomorrow, my parents are arriving on Thursday, Ignite [...]
Last night I attended the first PechaKucha Phoenix event, and I have to admit I thoroughly enjoyed it. If you don’t know about the format, it’s based on a simple idea: 20 images for 20 seconds. Similar to Ignite, the presentations are quick and to the point, but, dissimilar to Ignite, the topics focus solely [...]
If you’re my friend on Facebook or follow me on Twitter, you have probably noticed the big orange letters and black stripe on my profile image. They are there to show my support for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s MS Awareness Week. One of the cornerstones of the Awareness Week campaign is to share your [...]
At least I’m breathing At least I’m alive As long as I’m dreaming Everything’s going to be all right In my short 25 years on earth, I have been reminded how precious life is more this year than any other. Between losing one friend to a drug overdose, two friends to suicide and almost losing [...]
About a year ago, I came across the story of Stephanie and Christian Nielson through a mutual friend and former colleague, Andrew Bagley. Stephanie, the popular “mommy” blogger behind the NieNie Dialogues, and her husband, Christian, were traveling back from a family trip when they were involved in a private airplane crash (Today Show story [...]
My name is Michael Barber. Beyond family and friends, my second loves are BMWs, doughnuts (Maple Bars & Glazed Twists), and candy (Jolly Rancher’s). I’m married to an awesome woman. McDoogle is our dog. We all live in LA. I’m pretty much cool with anything minus snakes.
My experience working with Michael has been great. We began our working partnership while under a short timeline and he and his team were nothing short of fantastic. Michael is a great communicator and prompt responder to questions that are necessary to move projects along. He also provides insight leadership skills and understanding that are helpful along the way. I definitely have enjoyed working with Michael thus far!
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