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Jon Barkan, 1968-2007

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I heard the news the way things happen in this age. Via instant messenger. That’s what makes this all the more unreal. Jon was literally, larger than life. Gregarious, warm, a bear of a guy. Seemingly invincible. We spent several years together at CNNSI.com during the height of the web bubble, and Jon always had an amazing head for sports and journalism. Great family, great kids, great philanthropist, then this. Snatched unexpectedly at 39 from his friends, his family and his community. It’s so difficult to understand. Even moreso in this digital age. His last Facebook update posted less than 24 hours before his passing says ‘Jon Barkan is surviving another day on this planet.’ One of his last Twitters said ‘ OK – this three kid thing is tiring … guess I will have time to sleep when I am dead, huh?’ And there he is on his blog, smiling back at us, holding Lord Stanley’s trophy, and posting the Peanuts mashup version of Outkast‘s ‘Hey Ya!’

Well, HEY YA to you, Jon. You will be missed by all those you touched in your too-short time with us. We all need to remember to embrace every day on this planet as if it were our last – take nothing for granted. God bless.

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Update: the video below was removed from YouTube today due to a spat over one of the still images used in this video which was lifted without permission from a photographer’s work on Flickr. People really must behave. I found Scoble’s comments on this somewhat annoying – Steal my Work, please! Who is he, Lenny Bruce? Anyway, if I got that 60s reference right, I’m trying to say that work with a copyright on it is just that. If it’s creative commons, peachy-keen – do with it what you will. But please respect others rights to ask folks to compensate them or to simply control their own distribution. It’s the right thing to do.

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fi4fzvQ6I-o[/youtube]

Hat tip to my friend Taylor Davis who posted this yesterday. Damn near priceless. I always liked that Billy Joel song. And speaking of rock trivia, you should see how you fare with the ‘Almost-Impossible Rock and Roll Quiz’ from Rolling Stone. I scored 30. Hat-tip to my buddy Chad Dickerson on finding that one.

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Noah in the Sling

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Noah in the Sling, originally uploaded by jetrotz. Pensive, isn’t he?

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4 weeks and sleeping

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4 weeks and sleeping, originally uploaded by jetrotz.

Another cute moment captured in Noah’s young life. Taken at 29 days as he napped in his crib in his future nursery. He’s still spending the majority of his time in our room in the pack-and-play or in someone’s arms. He does love the human touch, I tell ya.