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Race and politics in MS-01
May 13, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Anyone who believes race is not an overriding factor in politics — especially Southern politics — need only to look at the Mississippi First Congressional District race to see the falacy in such an idea. For certain, Republican candidate Greg Davis has done more race-baiting than either of the two candidates. A New York Times article today highlights some of this. Former Gov. William Winter, a Democrat, expressed shock at the current campaign. “I am appalled that this blatant appeal to racial prejudice... [READ MORE]
Politics
Race and politics in MS-01
May 13, 2008 · Leave a Comment
Anyone who believes race is not an overriding factor in politics — especially Southern politics — need only to look at the Mississippi First Congressional District race to see the falacy in such an idea. For certain, Republican candidate Greg Davis has done more race-baiting than either of the two candidates. A New York Times article today highlights some of this. Former Gov. William Winter, a Democrat, expressed shock at the current campaign. “I am appalled that this blatant appeal to racial prejudice... [READ MORE]
Writing
Will newspapers die?
April 29, 2008 · Leave a Comment
A post over at BlogHerald asks the question of bloggers: Would you miss newspapers if they died? I worked for 9 years in the newspaper business, mostly in weeklies but also in two dailies. Even then, however, these were community daily newspapers. From that perspective, it is hard for me to see newspapers dying anytime soon. Still, larger newspapers definitely face a growing challenge. Most are trying to adapt, but they are doing so with varied success. The real question facing the industry is how do they migrate from... [READ MORE]
Tech
iWork vs. Office
April 22, 2008 · 2 Comments
Macworld just wrote a great series comparing Apple’s iWork ’08 to Microsoft Office 2008, trying to discern whether or not Apple’s entry into the world of office suites could replace the reigning king. For my part, I use both. For word processing, it’s Pages all the way. (If I’m doing a lot of sharing, then I’ll switch over to Word. But I create all my word processing docs in Pages to begin.) Ditto for presentations and Keynote. This is the one app where I think Apple is far superior. However, its the spreadsheet... [READ MORE]
LifeHacks
Keeping razor-sharp focus
May 5, 2008 · Leave a Comment
ZenHabits is easily one of my top favorite five blogs, and one of my top two for lifehacks. A recent guest post by Glen Stansberry of LifeDev on keeping focus offers some excellent tips. You could easily design your daily routine around most of the 16 posts. A few highlights to that extent: Keep a daily “purpose” card. It’s pretty easy to get lost staring at the computer all day long. We’ll find rabbit holes to wonder down (ie. Youtube, Myspace, etc.) if we’re not careful. Having your daily purpose card gives... [READ MORE]
Religion
Keeping God in your plans
May 11, 2008 · Leave a Comment
For whatever reason, this post showed up in NetNewsWire. It’s from February, so it’s not recent. I’m sure there is a technical reason behind the return of the old post, but for now I’ll take it as God tapping me on the shoulder. From Where I Sit is the professional blog of Michael S. Hyatt, president and CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers. It’s a great blog. I’ve learned a few productivity tips and some wine offerings from reading it. Read More →
Ramblings
Following local Twitterers
May 12, 2008 · Leave a Comment
I joined the Twitter bandwagon a few weeks ago. I’ve not really posted too much. Joined more than anything for a client. That said, after reading this post over at ReadWriteWeb, I found a few people in and around the Jackson area and added them to my list. I’ll try again to join the fun, see what it’s all about. Who knows, I may or may not like it. Read More →
Family
20 bottles of wine and a sunburn
Our journey began last Thursday, traveling from Jackson, MS, headed to Jamestown, NC. This was our first long car trip with the kids. We stopped overnight in Gwinnett, GA, just... [Read more]
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Fun & Enjoyment
Wines from the Taste Carolina Wine Festival
I am not a wine connoisseur, nor do I pretend to be. That said, I enjoy wine. I enjoy drinking wine, reading about wine and learning about wine. One day, I’d love to take a... [Read more]