Archive for the ‘General’ Category
A Renewed Focus
I’ve renounced nearly all of the “social networks.” I’ve canceled my Twitter account, closed my Facebook account, and turned Buzz off in my Gmail. I’ve removed all of the apps from my phone that interacted with those services. Despite Google’s long memory, my activity on the “social web” is severely and intentionally curtailed. This is not [...]
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Tags: facebook, focus, social networking, twitter, writing
The Coming Nostalgia
I’m bound for lots of the nostalgia in the coming weeks. It’s going to be an emotional flood of memories and old faces. Some of it will be bittersweet, some painful, and the lion’s share will hopefully be a great flashback. Next weekend, I’ll be headed back to Athens to see the Grand Opening of [...]
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Tags: athens, darlington school, high school reunion, nostalgia, reunion, uga
Car Window Breaking Mofos
Yesterday was a pretty busy day at work. Lots of work to do, several fires to put out, and the pressure of a billing run created quite the perfect storm of stress. That’s what I’d be writing about if it weren’t for some crackhead son of a bitch who thought it would be cool to [...]
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Tags: car alarms, crack, dipshits, drugs, lojack, mofos, theft
I’m joining a coworker for the Out of the Darkness Community Walk on Nov. 1 here in Nashville. All proceeds go to support the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. We’ll be getting sponsorships for the walking we are doing. This is a cause which is deeply personal to me and a great way to support [...]
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Tags: afsp, fundraising, out of the darkness, sponsor, suicide prevention
How Not to Raise Money
Recently, two places of which I am an alumnus have started making me very angry. As best I can tell, both the high school from which I graduated and the fraternity of which I was a member in college have recently contracted out their alumni data gathering to a company called Publishing Concepts. Took a [...]
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Tags: do not call, fund raising, pci, spam
Feeds to Eat
