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Memphis Connect: Faith and Spirituality

I’ve recently begun blogging with Memphis Connect, described as a place where diverse, city-shaping Memphians discuss the opportunities, organizations and activities that inspire them to make Memphis home. (from Memphis Connect Web site.) The site was launched in March 2009 by The Leadership Academy and is the brainchild of communications director Elizabeth Lemmonds.
I’ll contribute [...]

Is it a Donut or is it Manna?

Today someone offered me a piece of a chocolate donut … and it made me cry.
I spent this morning at Manna House in midtown Memphis, which offers hospitality, showers, change of clothes, coffee and rest to area homeless persons. After we served coffee, provided showers and dispensed basic toiletries, socks and clean clothes, we spent [...]

Nothing New Under the Sun — or in the Cloud

I think I might have been a social media geek before social media was cool.
Ten years ago I was active in a Yahoo group comprised of Mac-based graphic designers and prepress people. As online relationships started to build, the list became more of a free-for-all where people talked about their personal lives, bashed Windows (a [...]

Memphis Twestival

 
Thursday, February 12, 5:00 p.m.
Place: still TBA. I think that keeps it interesting.

Twestival is a nationwide tweetup to help raise awareness and funds for clean water for needy persons. Whether or not you are able to make it to a local tweetup, it’s easy to donate via PayPal. Just a few dollars to help provide [...]

Election Day and Good Sportsmanship

I’ve been eager for this election season to end. For several reasons, I’ve found it depressing.

I’m not excited about either candidate. I’ve never fallen squarely into either Democrat or Republican molds. I don’t like McCain or Obama. I’m voting for the candidate I deem to be the lesser of two evils. I hate that. I [...]