It’s been a challenging Saturday so far, as I’m bucking the normal routine with the family to continue the battle with the timeline I’ve bitten off. They’re all good sports, and very supportive of the effort. I just hate messing with the regular Saturday fun stuff.
I just pulled the plug on the 99 Designs contest. The overall quality of what was submitted was quite low, with a few standouts. I feel bad about cancelling, but at the same time a wave of relief has already swept over me. After the time sink of coaching a half-dozen people toward what I want last night, along with just canning submissions from 20 more people, it just became clear to me that it was too risky to bet this launch on a 3 day contest. I’ve had good luck in the past with a regular-length 7 day contest, and thought I might get away with a shorter one this time by paying more and having it span a weekend. But, no luck.
Instead, I’ve turned to a known entity who’s fortunately available to help out on short notice. I’m relieved that I’ll be working with him — an old buddy from a start-up we worked on together a decade ago. Sometimes it pays to be older. 
In other news, the Cruise Control setup is nearly complete, and I’ll post my step-by-step shortly. And, for grins, this blog is now available on Amazon Kindle. So if nothing else, I’ll make a few bucks if my mom subscribes. Finally, got my LLC docs signed and returned this morning, and got a haircut so that I won’t have that “just-had-a-haircut” look in 10 days.
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