The Genius Blog
Site Outage Update
On Tuesday afternoon, November 2nd of 2010, we experienced a perfect storm of circumstances that caused our site to slow and eventually go down temporarily. This is definitely ...
Announcing Our Caption Contest Winners!
Thanks to everyone that entered our "Countdown to Candy" caption contest! We enjoyed reading all the funny captions and our team of judges has finally picked themselves ...
The Leadership Double-Standard: How We're Failing Our Kids
I had a bizarre experience this weekend. A lesson in contrasts… On Saturday, I ran my first 5K. Funny, but I've never been so excited to come in 142nd place for ...
The Leader's Creed
It's October and fall groups are in full swing. If you're a leader that spent the last month coordinating kick-offs and startup events, this might be your first chance to ...
We Have a Winner!
Congratulations to David Barnaba, the winner of our "Back to School" Bulletin Board Contest! Mr. Barnaba's bulletin board, entitled Composers, received 3372 votes ...
I Stink at Self-Promotion
So... this situation keeps happening to me and I'm not sure how to handle it. It might be at church, school, or on the sports field... but inevitably I'll be involved in ...
Add Sign Up Buttons to Your Website
SignUpGenius Build 3.132 Now it's easy to add sign up buttons right to your website or blog and link directly to your sign up! After you build your sign up, look for the ...
Can you hear it?
Last night I was driving in the car alone… when I had one of those moments. One of those moments when God cuts through the clutter of life and sends a message. Just ...
The Greatest Technological Achievement of the Century
So I was watching television recently and saw a commercial for the new Gillette Fusion razor. Have you seen this? This amazing new razor has FIVE blades on it. A chill ...
The new product from Apple that cracks me up
Apple, the ultimate source of all things innovative, recently came out with a new product: The Magic Trackpad. Have you seen this? Basically... they have taken the finger-touch-pad ...
The office product I can’t live without… that makes me look like an idiot.
Everyone has that special something to help them navigate the cubicle maze and survive office life. There's a guy down the hall from me that religiously gets a Dunkin' Donuts ...
If I'm contributing to the downfall of society, please let me know.
Remember The Jetsons? In the closing credits, George would always take his dog Astro for a walk on a space treadmill. Astro would start running after a cat and the treadmill ...
Why I refuse to buy an iPad
So you've probably heard of the iPad… unless you've been hiding under a rock for the last month. And even then, the rock probably had an Apple advertisement painted ...
Announcing Our Contest Winners!!
Hello everyone! Our panel of judges has finished laughing through the entries and has now picked the winners in last month's "Funniest Kids Quote" contest! Thanks ...
Why I Refuse to Celebrate "Dads & Grads"
Have you seen all the commercials and advertisements lately reminding you to remember your "Dads & Grads"? This marketing catch phrase really irks me. Since ...
Would Someone Please Invent This?
As you might guess from a guy that runs a website that lets you organize your entire life for free... I'm somewhat of a cheapskate. And one thing that has been really bugging ...
What I've Been Up To This Month (Besides SignUpGenius)
We keep pretty busy at Skylark, the company that runs SignUpGenius. In addition to the support and development of this website... we are also involved in film and video ...
I Think Video Games Have Destroyed My Kids
Last Saturday was a beautiful spring day here in Charlotte. So my wife and I, being the incredible parents that we are… decided that it was the perfect day for a ...
The Ultimate Organizational Tool
For us type-A planners... finding the perfect organizational tool is like the quest for the holy grail. Personally, I'm always changing my system in the search for something ...