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My Dad & Social Media
Thursday, July 10, 2008 | 8 Comments
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A few weeks ago, when I was vacationing in Florida, I got a call from my dad. For some people, this is a common occurrence. For me, this is a rare treat. Little did I know how rare (and treat) this was! Let me go back in time a little. Two Christmases Read More...
Re-entry
Wednesday, June 25, 2008 | 2 Comments
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I came into the office this afternoon to ease my re-entry. I'm not supposed to be back until tomorrow from vacation, but we made the strategic decision to drive from Orlando to Grand Rapids non-stop, which put me in my bed sometime between 3 and 4 Read More...
Touring America
Friday, June 13, 2008 | 7 Comments
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And the winner is ... another company won the "Innovations" award at the DSA conference for a brand bus they used to crisscross the nation in support of their representatives. Which is ironic, for reasons that will soon become apparent. I'm Read More...
Running with Conner
Tuesday, May 27, 2008 | 3 Comments
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OK, after the first week, I was down about 5 lb., mostly through cutting out most snacks and making some healthier meal choices. Oh, and a bit of running. I've now done 3 miles a day for the last 7 days, except one day when I did the elliptical machine Read More...
A Five-Minute Mentor
Tuesday, March 04, 2008 | 2 Comments
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When I went to Loyalist College in Canada back in the 1980s, it was to study Print Journalism. We learned how to be two-way journalists (print and photo) and to do layout and more ... basically everything you'd need to know to do community journalism. Read More...
A Wedding
Friday, September 21, 2007 | 7 Comments
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This weekend I'm off to Canada to attend the wedding of my oldest nephew, Dan, to Carling. I'm looking forward to it because it will be the first time I've seen my dad and brothers and sister in more than a year. Also, it's always cool Read More...
X Country
Monday, September 17, 2007 | 0 Comments
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This weekend I made a trip up to Sparta, Mich., for Sparta High School's annual Cross Country Meet. Conner decided to pick up Cross Country this year and started running for the first time back in August. It was pretty wild, with more than 2,000 runners Read More...
A Tale of Two Dells
Friday, June 22, 2007 | 6 Comments
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For the past several years most people here at Quixtar have been supplied with Dell computers. In my case, a laptop that docks into a work station. It's OK, I guess, but for the past several months my cursor has been doing funny things, especially Read More...
Birthday Boy
Friday, February 16, 2007 | 2 Comments
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Yesterday was my son's 13th birthday. Conner is such a cool kid. The night before, Kari and I went to Parent Conferences and all of his teachers talked glowingly about Conner. "He makes a real effort in the classroom" was the best comment. Read More...
Time to Run
Tuesday, December 26, 2006 | 0 Comments
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Christmas is over, and it's time to run. Many, many miles. As usual, more than a month's worth of eating and not working out has left me a few pounds heavier. First, the few weeks leading up to Thanksgiving were so busy that I had little time Read More...
Merry Christmas
Friday, December 22, 2006 | 0 Comments
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I'm heading out a little early today to help my wife complete our Christmas shopping list. I'm not a big shopper. Ugg. But I love my wife and my children, so this one's a twofer. Help her be less stressed; help them get the goods. Here at Read More...