Category: Reflections
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Welcome 2017
Vanessa and the kids went into the backyard today to discover a decapitated bird perched in one of our tree branches. Vanessa got them back inside before they looked up from the feathers they saw on the ground. I’m not a superstitious man, but welcome 2017!
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Automattic signs pledge not to build Muslim registry
Automattic, which owns WordPress.com and a number of other web development and publishing tools, has signed a pledge not to help build a Muslim registry. Source: WordPress.com parent company Automattic signs pledge not to build Muslim registry – The Verge In addition to Matt signing on behalf of the company and a large group PR,…
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Uninstalling Twitter
Uninstalling Twitter from my phone for the last week has been a surreal experience. It has been a primary news sourcing method and a primary communication vehicle for years. I’ve wanted to check my phone often to see what’s going on, but not nearly as interesting nor updated as often as before.
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President Trump
This isn’t what I was expecting. There was no way Trump would win. He’s not going to win the primary. He did? He’s not going to win the general. But, he did. I’m not sure how to proceed. If I lived in a vacuum and “Clinton” and “Trump” were just random names, I would say…
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19 Years Ago
Today marked 19 years since Dad died. I spent much of the emotion during my uncle’s funeral a few weeks ago, but it helped being surrounded by 450 of some of the greatest coworkers a guy could ask for. Even though I only told one person, I appreciate y’all helping me stay social and making…
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Writer’s Block
39 and 8. Tonight, I sat down at the computer ready to publish a post that I started a week ago. “Hmm”, I thought to myself, “this topic isn’t as topical as it was. I’ve read this point since I thought it was an original idea.” Move to trash. I started going draft-by-draft seeing if…