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Learning How to Run a Non-Profit

Through a series of odd events, I recently found myself being named the president of a small non-profit organization that I have done volunteer work for over the last several years. Though the discussion about me taking this position was not completely unexpected, the timing and circumstances were. With no previous experience overseeing an organization […]


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Where I Want To Be

In an effort to kick start my writing I’m taking on online writing class. Today’s assignment is: “If you could zoom through space in the speed of light, what place would you go to right now?” The 12 year old Balevenie is on the left side of the shelf. The 10 year old Laphroaig is […]


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Twenty Minute Flow

In an effort to kick start my writing I’m taking on online writing class. The first assignment is to write anything that comes to mind over a 20 minute period. The following is my entry. I saw a news story today about online gamers calling 911 to send emergency services to the homes of their […]


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An Idle Mind…

I’ve been unemployed for roughly 9 of the last 18 months and it’s beginning to really get at me. This is not my first brush with unemployment as I spent a whole year unemployed when the .com bubble burst. That experience taught me that even when idle one must keep a regular schedule. If you […]


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Long Post (Somewhere Else)

Today I amazed myself by writing a 673 word post about the New York Jets on one of my other blogs. Although 673 words is not the largest post I’ve ever written it’s been a while since I’ve written anything that long. Time to give myself a pat on the back.