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Beautiful day

It was a beautiful day today. I jogged 6.75 miles at Lakeshore in 76 minutes. Yeah, it’s slow jogging. So what? It was a nice end to a sad weekend. This weather won’t be with us long.

Kala Elizabeth Hawkins

Tragedy struck the family of one of my co-workers and friends this week. The why is so unfathomable.

The Sony Virus

What’s up with Sony and their new stealth virus? CNET’s Hollly Wood brings you to up to speed. Hope this PR firestorm burns like wildfire. A root kit in a Sony CD? What fun “bonus material!”

Halloween 2005

Amy goes over the top decorating for Halloween. Enjoy some photos of her 2005 handiwork.

Sea changes

Susan Mernit’s take on the ONA convention is more about print media than ONA. I think this about sums her point:

Recommended listening ....

North Mississippi AllStars new album Electric Blue Watermelon. Hear this NPR interview. The brothers Dickinson and Chris Chew add some funk to their hill country blues with guests Robert Randolph, Lucinda Williams, Al Kapone and others. Give it a listen...

At the gala ...

Co-worker Debi Welch received a “Volunteer of the Year” award from the Urban League last night at the Equal Opportunity Awards Gala at the Knoxville Convention Center. Well deserved. She couldn’t be recognized enough for she does!

More is ...

Noticed this quote in the November 2005 issue of “Fast Company.”

Power of Word-of-Mouth

Two of the most common Internet applications – Google search and AOL instant messager – were essentially built on word-of-mouth advertising.
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