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Not long ago ‘HH’ only meant one thing to me. Happy Hour. Recently though it’s come to stand for His Holiness, The Dalai Lama. If you know anything about him, you realize that the abbreviated street name is fitting because despite being a humble spiritual leader for the world, he’s also pretty damn cool. And funny.

Well, May 23rd he’s sharing his teachings in NY’s Radio City Music Hall. And I’ll be there. Because long before my 20zen outlook, I became both a fan and follower of his, in the spiritual and social media world, (yes, Double H is on Twitter).

So in preparation for the event, I set up the nifty little poll below to see how he fairs in the company of other individuals that I think are bad ass. I hope you’ll take a second to weigh in.

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It’s no secret I was anti-Twitter in the past.

Linked in is a no-brainer for the professional. Facebook I joined two years ago through the forceful hand of a good friend, the same friend that coerced me to join the instant messaging world.

I had no regrets about these decisions. In fact I felt on top of the social media world—until that same friend kept poking me to join Twitter.

It’s no coincidence that this same friend is a professional social media guru. So when she recently pulled out the big guns and argued how Twitter has proven time and time again to be a great benefit in the professional networking community, I resigned. If there’s one thing I’ve realized with my freelance venture, it’s the importance of getting—and keeping—your name and voice out there in the networking world.

So here’s to a whole new layer of Mang. Mang2010. Hope you’ll follow.

With so many people still feeling the effects of a busted economy, I’ve decided to embrace the following outlook for the new year and I invite you to share in it. Two thousand and Zen. It’s a simple concept really. Become the master of your own destiny. Focus on what matters. And most of all, enjoy the ride.

Happy New Year.

The Communication Arts Photography annual is out. And in it is one of our Adventure Aquarium’s Inner Shark photos from our 2008 campaign. (P. 107)

He’s so damn cute you could squeeze the sh*t right outta him, right? Our star for the 2008 Adventure Aquarium Inner Shark Campaign will be featured in the 2008 Communications Arts Photography Annual. Photo courtesy of Steve Belkowitz.

Groundhogdreams.com is nominated for the 2009 One Show in the category of Non-broadcast campaign (11B). We’ll be going up against the big leagues of Wieden, JWT, Mother, Fallon, and Publicis. Whoa Doggie.

Turns out the Brits think we’re funny. Groundhogdreams.com made the list of funniest adverts in the UK’s Sun.

Groundhogdreams.com made Creativity’s Top 5 online. Not bad for day one after launch. Let’s hope the buzz keeps-a-coming. In the meantime, I’ll be riding out the waiting game in the fresh powder out in Vail, CO.