Don’t sweat the small stuff.
In 2009, my social networking fun was interrupted by Big Stuff: my wife and I decided to amicably divorce. We sold our big house in Acton, moved into two separate places, and are spending 2010 starting over.
Why do I blog about this? Three reasons.
First… [read full post]
Build one with your kids.

In the summer of 2003 and 2004, the perfect treehouse took shape in a four-stem maple in the back yard of a house in Acton, MA.
The Perfect Treehouse (Part 1)
The treehouse was built by @ErikJHeels and his kids. This is a video tour of the treehouse.
Part 1 – Red… [read full post]
Posted July 10, 2009, in About, nothing.but.net, Technology by Erik J. Heels (permalink: http://www.erikjheels.com/1941.html)
Thanks for the memories.

I always enjoyed reading Burgess Allison’s Technology Update (TU) column and considered him a mentor. His column ran for 17 years (1983-2000).
It was Burgess who recruited me to be a columnist for Law Practice magazine (then called Law Practice Management magazine) at a time when the magazine had only had one columnist: him. And… [read full post]
Posted July 06, 2009, in About, Marketing, Technology by Erik J. Heels (permalink: http://www.erikjheels.com/1937.html)
I’ve been writing for the American Bar Association since 1994. These are my top 10 favorites articles.

2009 marks the 15th anniversary of my first article published by the ABA. I hope to continue writing for the ABA for another 15 years. By my count, I’ve written 91 articles (plus a few books) for the ABA. Here are my top ten… [read full post]
I started this as an email and decided to make it a blog post instead. Hence the format.

I also use two spaces between sentences. Sue me.
Greetings,
Thank you for signing up for yesterday’s LEXpertise BLN event where Victoria Merriman of Digital Loom spoke about Web 2.0 and I spoke about Twitter.
At the… [read full post]
Today, we’re tweeting with @erikjheels: lawyer, electrical engineer, columnist, Red Sox fan, former Air Force Captain and more.
By Lance Godard
First published 5/14/2009; 22tweets.com; 22 Tweets

Erik J. Heels.
Trademark, domain name, patent lawyer and more.
Founder, Clock Tower Law Group.
Avid blogger.
MIT Engineer.
Today
My latest TV appearance.

I recently did a public access cable TV show about starting a company during a recession. It’s a rate opportunity to see me in a suit. If you’re reading this in a feed reader, then you may need to click through to the website to see the video:
Here’s what I talk about and when:… [read full post]
Posted March 30, 2009, in About, Random, Technology, Videos by Erik J. Heels (permalink: http://www.erikjheels.com/1590.html)
One year after teeth whitening gone wrong.

NBC Washington recently interviewed me for story about the dangers of teeth whitening. The video aired on 03/27/09 and is available on their website. (If you are reading this story in a feed reader, then you may need to click through to see the video.)
My blog post on… [read full post]
25 random things about me.

[Following @rklau's lead, I'm republishing my Facebook 25 things meme thingy here, originally published on Facebook 01/26/09.]
1. I was born a poor black child. Actually not, but if you recognize that as the opening line from Steve Martin’s “The Jerk,” you get the gist of my sense of humor.… [read full post]