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failure

Posted in 101 things, tagged , , on November 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »

From the Day Zero “instructions:”
3. Welcome Failure. Frequently, very little is learned from a venture that did not experience failure in some form. Failure presents the opportunity to learn and makes the success more worthy.
So, I had my first 101 things list related failure late last week:
62.  Take a multi-vitamin every day for a month [...]

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how did this happen?

Posted in Metro, friends, music, random, tagged , , , on November 13, 2008 | 3 Comments »

As the rash of Jonah-months continues, this week is definitely in the running for one of the worst ever, as far as my work-life goes.  Bindu, reacting to some absurd news, asked me today if we had reached the point in our lives where the guys (or should I say, men) who are our age [...]

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83. Participate in the New York Times’s Polling Place Photo Project

Posted in 101 things, tagged , , on November 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »

As the whole world knows, Tuesday was election day.  As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago, I was planning on partcipating in the New York Times’s Polling Place Photo Project.  Tammie and I decided to vote before work, and left the house around 7:00 am.  We got to our polling place (Abingdon School in [...]

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not so jaded after all

Posted in random, tagged , , , , on November 4, 2008 | 1 Comment »

After 10 years as a voter and living through two heartbreaking and, essentially, life altering elections, I think it’s understandable that I might be a bit jaded when it comes to politics.  And, while I have my moments of teary-eyed idealism, more often than not, I’ve found myself falling into the pattern “I guess I’ll [...]

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6 months to go

Posted in concerts, music, random, tagged , , , on November 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

In less than 20 minutes, I’ll be less than six months away from turning 30 (on May 3)!  How did this happen?  I don’t know that I ever had a life plan or any clear picture of what my life would be like at 30, however, at the same time, I don’t know that at [...]

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I’ll Be Hanging Tough with the Right Stuff Forever

Posted in concerts, family, music, tagged , , on November 1, 2008 | 1 Comment »

So, as many of you know, I flew to Atlanta on Wednesday to meet up with my sister and some of her friends to see the New Kids on the Block in concert.  Nearly 20 years ago, Katie and I saw the New Kids at Thompson Boling Arena in Knoxville.  For a long time, it [...]

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