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It was a beautiful sunset — or was it a sunrise? I watched it from our deck of my family’s house overlooking Greers Ferry Lake. Sara Ann was about to begin her senior year in high school, my last school year with a child at home. Prelude to the empty nest. Between the uncharacteristically cool [...]
Being a parent is all about the letting go. Not a new idea. So why after nearly 21 years as a parent do I sometimes still not get it? We had this conversation at my house yesterday afternoon: Sara Ann: Oh, yeah, Mom, I think I forgot to tell you that I almost got killed [...]
When: March 6 – 7, 20098:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. You should come if: you have never heard of Twitter and don’t understand why the word friend is now in regular use as a verb. you think being followed online means a call to the police is in order. your kids are into Facebook and [...]
I just read this article, Why Teens Haven’t Embraced Twitter … Yet, and have often wondered the same thing. They are all over Facebook, can type about 100 words per minute with their two thumbs and spend hours on Youtube, so it’s not a lack of technology awareness. Since both of my girls, 16 and [...]
Today is my 50th birthday. Not only do I not care who knows, I’m proud to be 50. Here are the things I’m proud of: Two days shy of 22 years of marriage. That ain’t easy. You don’t know someone until you share a toothpaste tube, and you don’t really know them until you’ve seen [...]
iPad2: One Week Later: I know most people do the unboxing post much sooner, bu ... posted on March 19, 2011 
Mobile Marketing Goodness: Chili’s: It's easier than ever to use QR codes in marketing, but ... posted on January 18, 2012 
TechCamp Presentation: Put Your Best Foot Forward Online: Last week I posted a teaser for my presentation at Tech ... posted on May 12, 2012 
Technology for Everyone: TechCamp Memphis: I love a good geek conference. Call it an unconference, ... posted on April 11, 2012 
Cool Tool: Timely for Twitter: Recently I discovered one of my new favorite Twitter to ... posted on May 17, 2011 
Devotional written for Memphis Center for Urban Theological Studies In 1953, a three-man company set out to create a rust-prevention solvent and degreaser for the aerospace industry. They failed 39 times. On the 40th attempt, they arrived at just the right water displacement formula, which eventually made its way into aerosol cans as the popular [...]
