September 2010
2 posts
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Sep 3rd
“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you...”
– Eleanor Roosevelt, my hero.
Sep 1st
August 2010
9 posts
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Aug 12th
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Aug 10th
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Aug 8th
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Natalie Dee "Anxiety" shirt. →
My birthday’s coming up in early September.
Aug 8th
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Aug 8th
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Aug 8th
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Aug 8th
3 notes
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Aug 2nd
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Poem: The Lanyard
I went to a memorial service on Friday for a former coworker’s mom and his brother read this poem by Billy Collins. Naturally, I wept like a baby. It’s what I do. The other day I was ricocheting slowly off the blue walls of this room, moving as if underwater from typewriter to piano, from bookshelf to an envelope lying on the floor, when I found myself in the L section of the...
Aug 1st
July 2010
15 posts
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Jul 28th
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Jul 27th
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How to make gift bags from newspaper →
I should totally bring this in to work tomorrow. But then nobody will sell anything.
Jul 23rd
“Without courage all other virtues lose their meaning”
– Winston Churchill (via my Page-a-day Notepad calendar)
Jul 22nd
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Brands of the World →
Part of my job involves creating online ads for our customer. Because we are a newspaper, often times I’m given nothing but a black and white ad to build my stunning, interactive color ad from. Or I get to scan a flyer. Or a business card. Pretty grody. Salespeople are awesome. I don’t know how they do what they do. But one thing they don’t do is marketing and branding. They...
Jul 19th
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Jul 16th
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Jul 15th
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Jul 14th
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“I don’t know what it is about me that makes people think I want to hear their...”
– Pam, True Blood
Jul 13th
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Jul 11th
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“I would rather hire a man with enthusiasm, than a man who knows everything.”
– John D. Rockefeller
Jul 10th
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Jul 8th
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Jul 6th
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“I thank God for ordinary Tuesdays. Because the ordinary days means that nothing...”
– http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128247490
Jul 5th
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June 2010
10 posts
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Jun 29th
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“When through the woods, and forest glades I wander, And hear the birds sing...”
– “How Great Thou Art” - my favorite hymn. 
Jun 28th
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Jun 27th
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Jun 26th
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Life is Good →
I could live in all of this stuff.
Jun 23rd
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“You must do the things you think you cannot do.”
– Eleanor Roosevelt, my hero. More Eleanor quotes here: http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/e/eleanor_roosevelt.html
Jun 19th
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Uncommon Goods →
Someday, I’ll actually BUY something from Uncommon Goods. In the meantime, it’s a great place to window-shop without leaving your desk chair.
Jun 17th
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Jun 15th
Jun 13th
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Jun 11th
May 2010
7 posts
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May 30th
13 notes
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How a web design goes straight to hell →
You can apply this logic to online ads, too: “Can you add our six locations to it?” “But it’s only a 728x90 banner. If they want to know where you are, they can click through to your website and see.” “AMG! USE FLASH!!!”
May 17th
May 15th
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Jim's Pancakes →
Jim creates amazing pancakes for his daughter. Sounds boring, yes? But no, it’s really amazing.
May 14th
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April 2010
6 posts
Apr 20th
Apr 19th
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Morning walk
Dew on dog noses makes me smile.
Apr 16th
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Awesome.
Me: Thank you for being awesome. (smooch)
He: I'm not doing anything.
Me: Awesome is a passive trait.
Apr 15th
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Apr 14th
“Happiness is a state of mind. It’s just according to the way you look at...”
– Walt Disney
Apr 13th