Coffee, paper, back deck and a breezy morning. Can’t beat it. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
My Favorite Kind of Morning
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links for 2009-07-15
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DANVILLE—Danville’s police chief says one of his officers acted properly by shooting and killing an 11-year-old miniature dachshund that ran at him while growling. Neighbors said Killer, who died Monday night after being shot once, was a sweet, mild-mannered dog. “He just kind of walked up and down the neighborhood and didn’t bother anybody,“ said Jenine Edmunds, who lives on the same cul-de-sac as Killer’s owners, Tawaiin Harper and his family. “He was just a little house dog.“
links for 2009-07-14
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Some research showing that display ads aren't all about the click-through.
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According to the report the highest vacancy rates are in Jacksonville, FL but just behind Jacksonville are Charleston and Columbia, SC and then Greensboro/Winston-Salem.
Night Walk
Note to self: If you walk the dogs at night be prepared for them to get spooked by something invisible to you. Then be prepared for them to jump about 11 feet sideways and backwards and entangling you in their leashes in the process. Then be thankful you have a strong heart. Finally be hopeful that your vituperative yelps didn’t wake up the neighbors and don’t walk the dogs after dark ever again. Ever. Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
links for 2009-07-13
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Apparently a bunch of nudists near Ocean Isle attempted to set a world skinny dipping record. Can definitely say I'm glad I wasn't there to see it.
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I love this post at TriadSmartyPants about a day in the life of a teenage girl and then a teenage boy. Both are perfect.
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Smitty's Best of Winston-Salem list for 2009. If you wanna know where to go in Camel City then check out Smitty.
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It's never too late to right a wrong.
The Envelope Please
Smitty published his "Best of Winston-Salem" results and I'm proud to say that this humble blog was runner up to "Best Blogger in Winston-Salem for Life" Esbee. Thanks very much to those who voted for me and let this be a lesson to everyone that begging and groveling does indeed work.
links for 2009-07-11
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Seth Godin weighs in on Anderson's "Free" and Gladwell's critique of it
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Use video instead of Powerpoint to make your point
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Twitter vs Google for traffic. To me it doesn't matter if Fred actually gets more traffic from Twitter or Google, I'm impressed by how much traffic he gets from Twitter in the first place.
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I think the idea is to make parents buckle down on their kids and make sure they go to school, but I also think that the unintended consequence is that kids have suddenly gained an upper hand on their parents if they didn't already have it. Not hard to imagine a kid saying, "Let me be or I'm gonna skip school and you lose the apartment."
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Want to know how the gub-ment spends your money? Check out the dashboard.
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Apparently President Obama gave the Italian president a bottle of Raffaldini wine during his recent visit to Italy.
How to Gain Weight and Lower Your Blood Pressure
An interesting thing happened to me when I moved from the DC area to the Winston-Salem area five years ago this week: in short order I gained 20 pounds (BBQ) and simultaneously lowered my blood pressure. I've always thought that one big reason was that I escaped the turmoil and traffic of Northern Virginia for the relative peace and quiet of the Piedmont Triad. Allstate just published some accident data that tends to support my theory: Winston-Salem is ranked 25th in terms of safe drivers while DC is ranked dead last at 193, and Arlington, VA is 172 and Alexandria, VA is 174. In addition to the fact that people in Winston-Salem generally drive 10 MPH below the speed limit, another factor that works in Winston's favor is that there are about 1/100th the number of cars per mile than in DC. Neither place has a rush hour, but for totally different reasons. DC has "rush days" from Monday through Friday (and often much of Saturday and Sunday), while Winston-Salem has rush 1/4 hours in one or two places around town.
The biggest problem I have is that there's no impediment to me getting to every good burger, steak or BBQ joint in town which I believe has led to my increase of two pant sizes in five years. Still I'll take peace of mind and a paunch over stress and a coronary while sitting in the world's longest parking lot any day.
links for 2009-07-10
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This would be kind of cool to see if you happen to be downtown on July 15. "During your lunch break, you might want to walk down to the Bolich Building on July 15th at 12 noon and witness the auction of the historic building. It will take place on the premises."
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No day is complete without a good Christopher Walken impression. I particularly like the "Christopher Walken as nursery school teacher"
West Forsyth Gym the Backdrop for a Make-a-Wish Piece on ESPN
ESPN has been running a series of sports related Make-a-Wish pieces and last night's piece featured Lewisville native Chris Paul hanging out with a kid who had a fight with cancer (luckily it's now in remission) and the two of them shot hoops at Paul's alma mater, West Forsyth HS, which also happens to be my kids' school. It's a nice piece (see video below) and helps boost the respect that Paul continues to earn:
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