Category: My Favorite Posts
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Richmond, Indiana: Then and Now
Those of you who have either visited or better yet still live in Richmond will appreciate this new resource from Morrisson-Reeves Library. It’s called Then and Now and it offers a glimpse into the past of Richmond, Indiana. I spent some time going through and I find it amazing how much change a city can…
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An unusual weekend
This weekend began like most any other weekend. Kristen, her brother, a friend of ours and I spend a little while trying to figure out what we were going to do Friday night. After going out to get something to eat we drove to Eaton Ohio to Taffy’s, a coffee bar on the main drag.…
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Constructing a well-rounded drum set
At one time I was really into drums. I was up on what the best and worst items were, what characteristics a drum set had to have in order to be considered a good drum set and how much one could expect to pay for that set. Well, that was a long time ago. Now,…
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The big little things in Richmond Indiana
When I first got out of high school and decided that I was going to study graphic arts in college I assumed that I would be leaving Richmond when it came time to find a career. After all, Richmond didn’t seem like a hotbed of new media at the time, and I had never met…
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The Power of Christ
Back when I was in high school I was really into heavy metal and some other similar genres. Among my favorite bands was the group Korn. Like most of the metal bands I listened to, I enjoyed Korn’s music because it gave me an adrenaline rush that I couldn’t reproduce any other way. So, it…
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About Website Development
It occured to me today that many people probably have no idea what is is that I do for a living. Sure, most people know that I work at a company that does websites, but most people still have no concept of what that involves. So, I thought I’d write about it. Website Components There…
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A Wonderful Christmas
I had a wonderful Christmas this year, better than I’ve had in a long time. It wasn’t just because of all of the wonderful gifts either. I was off of work from Thursday the 23rd through Tuesday the 28th. I had a lot of time to sit, relax and enjoy my presents. Speaking of presents,…
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Unseen
I’ve been playing in this band for a while. We haven’t had a name until about a week ago. We’re now known as Unseen, which is a reference to 2 Corinthians 4:16-18, which says “16Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.…
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Darrell Abbott: 1966-2004
If you knew me in high school, you know that I was really into heavy metal music. Among my favorite bands was Pantera. They were one of the few metal bands that could really challenge my guitar playing skills and allow me to get better as I learned how to play their songs. The band…
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The wonder of music
Today on the way to work for no apparent reason the Seal song “Kiss from a rose” came into my head. I decided that once I got to work that I was going to listen to it. I’ve always liked that song since the first time I heard it. There’s something about Seal’s voice and…