Entries from September 2007

Friday, September 28th, 2007

The spider in my car

Today I met with my web dude, Sean so we could head over to Carey Sound to discuss them doing sound for our joint music event coming up October 19 for Converge South. I was getting into my car and got covered by a spider web. I hate that feeling! I said, […]

Friday, September 28th, 2007

My first visit from the other side

We are in an old building, and apparently quite some decades ago we were once a hotel of ill repute. You could get a room for ten bucks, or a room and services for twenty, if you so desired. At least that’s the story I heard.
So one night I was sitting on a […]

Thursday, September 27th, 2007

Beer Insurance

As I get a little bit older I keep having to investigate all these different types of insurance. For the business, for the cars, for the liability, for life, for health, for maternity. And everyone seems to be selling insurance now. For everything.
So I was meeting with some of my sales reps […]

Monday, September 24th, 2007

The 4 month rule

I have this thing called the “four month rule.” As it goes, it takes about 4 months of constant reminding (I hate that word “nagging”) to get people to fall into the habit of doing things without being told. So when I realize, hey, we need to Brasso that banister every day so […]

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

Tips for a job interview

Never say, “I heard you guys were a$$holes to work for so I thought I’d check it out for myself.”
Do not go drinking before your interview.
Come in with your own pen. If you are handed a crayon, do NOT fill out the application with it.
Do not say things like, “I want to work the […]

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

My little corner

Those of us lucky enough to be locals to Hamburger Square get to see some beautiful (and sometimes crazy) things every day. We enjoy each other’s fellowship, share in the pains and thrills of being in a growing downtown, and use each other as sounding boards to our frustrations. But for the most […]

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

Trivia Junkies, Myself Included

I just finished hosting Wednesday night trivia at The Green Burro and it struck me how much fun it is to be there and experience a good time with good people.  There are some trivia die-hards who rarely miss a week (and one of you is going to owe me a chair pretty soon :) […]

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007

Bubbles

I was sitting outside today watching the bubbles from Just Be pouring out and spilling into the sky.  It was such a beautiful day and a clear blue sky and it just made me happy to be here on this corner.
I went and got a necklace from there with a beautiful quote from Mother Theresa […]

Thursday, September 13th, 2007

John Hammer called me a token

Okay, so, I belong to a few committees concerned with the progress of downtown. One of them I have been attending for 4 years is the Downtown Advisory Committee which is held by the city on the second Tuesday of every month. It is open to everyone.
We were both at the same meeting […]

Wednesday, September 12th, 2007

Healthy Competition

We took our sons to their first soccer game of the season. I noticed my younger son wasn’t going after the ball. In fact, he was running circles on the opposite side of the field than the action was. So I whispered loudly to him, “Hey, Gabe, go get the ball!” […]