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03.30.07

Grumpy old man
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I hate feeling like the grumpy old man surrounded by young kids, but seriously... is it necessary for a group of people to stand outside in our courtyard and play bags and yell and play music and be more annoying than fingernails on a chalkboard at 2:37 a.m. on a Friday? I'm fighting every urge in my body to yell some random profanity out the window. I'm doing really well on my new year's resolution to be a nicer person... we'll see how it goes after a couple more hours of plop..... hehehehehe... plop... hehehehe.
03.27.07

Bird of the Week: Barn Owl
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Barn Owl, by violetflm (Click photo for more info) Beautiful photo of a Barn Owl by violetflm.
03.24.07

Birds and humans
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0324 Finch-SH, by grizzly_lightning (Click photo for more info) I was driving around looking at birds in the country around Charleston this morning and saw a few things... nothing exciting. I found more birds in an industrial part of town. I thought the contrast between these free birds that are thought of as signs of Spring and industrial things like barbed wire, parking lot lights, etc., was interesting. Maybe I just needed some more caffeine. That's entirely possible. More photos after the jump Continue Reading...
03.23.07

The hotel was nice
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0321 Chandelier-SH, by grizzly_lightning (Click photo for more info) Our hotel was really nice, but kind of odd. I should have taken more pictures of some of the fun stuff, but I was too busy (working or drinking) to grab any more than the couple that I shot. The place is supposed to make you think you are in a lodge-type environment... there's a fake creek out front, a fireplace in the lobby and all of the decor is done in logs and stuffed animals. Even the shuttle van was painted to look like it was made of wood... kind of ...
03.22.07

I like big butts
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0322 Big Butt-SH, by grizzly_lightning (Click photo for more info) ... and I can not lie. OK, enough crappy references to the mid 90s... I have a new favorite beer... Leinenkugel's Big Butt is pretty amazing. I sat out on the outdoor patio for a few hours with a guy from corporate with several beers talking about the future of small and mid-sized markets on the web... it was definitely interesting. I got to hang out with Lauren and her family in Bettendorf tonight. I haven't seen them for seven -- almost eight -- years. It was a lot of ...
03.21.07

Long powernap
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I went to bed hoping to take a quick powernap and woke up 9 hours later... oops. Things are good so far this morning. I'm in the breakout session for online infographics right now. So be ready to see a lot of flash and data tools from me soon. Session starting now...
03.20.07

Alcohol and journalists
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I've been on a ton of college journalism conventions over the past five years, but this is the first trip as a "pro" that I have ever been on. We always drank a lot on the school trips, and I knew that there would be alcohol here... there's a lot more drinking here than I thought. I'm not complaining though. I have some interesting stories to tell anyone that wants to hear them in person... just not in writing. The hotel is nice. Everything is bears and log cabins and fireplaces... except for the fact that it's downtown. My room is huge... ...
03.20.07

The ride there
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You know how some people are able to deal with staying quiet in a car and not having small talk? Apparently I'm the only person in the car that feels that way. I like talking about work when I'm at work... but if I hear any of these phrases again in the next thirty minutes I will scream: Profit margin selling point anything else about ads None of our rooms are ready at the hotel yet, so I'm sitting in the lounge with a group of people talking about ads... sigh.
03.20.07

Bird of the Week: Eastern Meadowlark
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Eastern Meadowlark, by photos_martha (Click photo for more info) This week's bird of the week is an Eastern Meadowlark at the "magic hedge" on Montrose Beach in Chicago submitted by photos_martha. I've heard about this "magic hedge"... apparently it's a spot of natural area in the city that acts like a bird magnet. I want to get up to see it either this Spring or later in the Fall.
03.19.07

What’s in your playlist?
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0320 Asspounding, by grizzly_lightning (Click photo for more info) I opened up iTunes on my new computer and found this shared library listed in the sidebar. I'm not sure which is the best part... the fact that someone would name their library like that or the fact that it is full of artists like Enya, Elton John, The Beatles and a bunch of other artists that don't seem to fit into that category. Oh well... I prefer a playlist full of heavy petting and walks on the beach.

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