November 2008
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WatchNic Goes Trick-or-Treating
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WatchNic was REALLY excited about Trick-or-Treating!
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WatchPlaying in the Leaves
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WatchTrick or Treating in Pulaski
October 2008
35 posts
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WatchNic Practices Tumbling
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The Blog Czar (Me) Drops the Hammer
Earlier today I wrote a blog post titled “Ruling Your Blog with an Iron Fist” that addressed taking control of your blog and running it how you want and not to fall into the politically correct trap if you can avoid it.
A few hours ago, a so called Hokie fan took umbrage to a post I wrote about Virginia Tech’s stuggles on the football field. This fan, whom we shall call...
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Ruling My Blogdom with an Iron Fist
For those that don’t know, I run a Virginia Tech football fan site that is pretty successful, at least by my standards. Running a Web site that covers a topic like college football in which you find extremely passionate fans, you always runs the risk of tempers flaring on the comment boards and fans sniping back and forth at each other, or even at the owner of the site.
Such was the case...
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Movie Review: Max Payne
I saw the video-game-turned-motion picture flick Max Payne last night. It is a complete and total guy flick and I don’t know too many women who would want to see this movie unless they are Marky Mark Wahlberg fans. Bad news ladies, he doesn’t even take his shirt off … sorry. But, he does a lot of smoldering, so revel in that.
Surprisingly, I never played the video game, but...
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How NOT to Use Twitter
*This post is about Twitter, a microblogging tool. If you don’t know what Twitter is, click here for an explanation.
Twitter is no longer an exclusively techie/dork medium. Real estate agents, TV stations, newspapers, and even Britney Spears are using Twitter. Depending on your social media savyness, it can take anywhere from a few hours to a few weeks to really get the hang of Twitter. And...
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Finding the Right (Priced) Halloween Costume
Halloween is exactly two weeks away and I needed to find a costume so that I could go trick-or-treating with Nic. I haven’t dressed up for Halloween in a long time. I think it’s been five years as a matter of fact. Donna and I had just moved into our (brand) new townhouse and I spent two hours in God-awful traffic trying to get home so I could get dressed and help hand out candy.
I...
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Book Review: John Grisham's 'The Appeal'
I recently finished John Grisham’s latest legal thriller, The Appeal. Before I get started with my review, let me state for the record that I am a fan of Grisham, so the following review … pains me.
I have enjoyed every Grisham novel I’ve read over the years and I was thoroughly expecting another great thriller. Sure, his novels have become formulaic over the years, but...
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The Good News about Bad News
The global financial markets look like a NASCAR race at Bristol or Martinsville - crashes at every turn. I’ve seriously heard people talking about taking their money out of banks. It’s getting that bad and people are starting to panic. Or are they?
I worked in the media for most of my career and I know how much even the local media outlets likes to sensationalize news to boost...
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Movie Review: The Forbidden Kingdom
OK, so I DVRed CSI (the original) and two new shows that I’d been looking forward to seeing so I could watch the Kung Fu action adventure movie The Forbidden Kingdom. It wasn’t a great movie, as I’m sure you could have imagined, but if you like movies like Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon or Fearless, then this movie is probably one that you would enjoy.
Also, if you are a Jet Li...
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Planning Ahead for Next Summer's Vacation
It’s not even winter yet. Shoot, we’re barely into fall and already I’m looking ahead to next summer’s beach vacation. For the first time in six years, I did not make it to the beach this summer and even though I’ve never considered myself a big fan of the beach, I actually missed it! Especially being there with my son, Nic, who is a little beach bum like his mom.
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Taking Care of My Aging ... Car
What does your car say about you? Mine says that I am sensible, economical and - oh, who am I kidding? It says I couldn’t afford the new Benz C-class. ;)
Seriously, though. I love my car! I bought my Toyota Corolla LE brand spanking new in 2003. Nothing fancy, but it’s a Toyota so it’s a safe vehicle and it should last a long time as long as I take good care of it.
I used to be...
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Shopping Local Saves Time, Money and Is Green
I watched the second Presidential debate tonight to hear the two candidates’ ideas on how to get our economy back on track. Both candidates acknolwedged that the majority of Americans are having to tighten their belts just to make ends meat. And if you’re like me, you’re in the same boat.
So, how are you tightening your belt? Cutting back on the cable or satellite packages?...
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WatchMy Hokie Vision Debut
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WatchNic at the Church Music Class
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