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Just filed my taxes, and awaiting my direct deposit refund in 10 days or less. Heck yeah!

Jan 31st

Headed home to wrangle some hyper kids while the wife tries to clean up the house a bit.

Jan 30th

Wrapped things up for the day. Awaiting approval on the FilmFest design, and also awaiting approval...

Jan 30th

Anyone make it out to see the Beatles rooftop concert recreated this afternoon in downtown Florence?...

Jan 30th

Persuading my sister and brother in law to give up Internet Explorer for FireFox.

Jan 30th

Poll: What website do you spend the most time on everyday? (besides email or social networking...

Jan 30th

RT @tollie: 40 years ago today that the band got on the roof to play. http://bit.ly/r3YD (YouTube) -...

Jan 30th

Getting our new Admission video ready to put up on the website. #una

Jan 30th

A couple meetings today, but that’s it. Just working on the George Lindsey Film Festival...

Jan 30th

RT @mherzber: Firefox users type “yeah” in address bar and hit enter

Jan 29th

RT @lisadarnell: Our department (Communications) is looking for a new chair. Anyone interested? I...

Jan 29th

A great list of nice 404 Error pages http://is.gd/hHwX - (via Smashing Magazine)

Jan 29th

US Post Office considering cutting out 1 day of mail delivery per week. Apparently they can’t...

Jan 29th

Gotta try to find my creative juices this morning…kinda experiencing designers block.

Jan 29th

RT @aldotcom: The new al.com homepage has launched! http://www.al.com

Jan 28th

What congress members from your state Tweet? Have you seen http://tweetcongress.org/ - None from...

Jan 28th

Off to a meeting with no idea as to how ling it will last. Let’s hope for an hour or under!...

Jan 28th

Happy Birthday to Jackson Pollock - http://is.gd/hx5I

Jan 28th

Sounds like construction on my new office will start in the next week or so. Hooray! #una

Jan 27th

Still have a stuffy head. Let’s see how this next meeting with the #una chapter of the PRCA...

Jan 27th

Back to work today, lots of emails to catch up on after being out yesterday.

Jan 27th

Haven’t renewed our AAA membership since we left Seattle. Anyone in the #shoals happy with the...

Jan 27th

Trying not to act too sick in front of the girls, but I’m beat. Nap time for all of us soon.

Jan 26th

Home sick, but am going to try and get some work done. Is that even possible with 2 little ones...

Jan 26th

Most likely staying home from work tomorrow.

Jan 26th

I’m trying to keep my lunch down. Turns out my head cold is actually the stomach flu. Blech.

Jan 25th

I’m using my bro inlaws macbook, & Twitter keeps crashing Safari. Had to install Firefox....

Jan 25th

Sitting in my in-laws living room in Birmingham trying to kick this head cold I caught from my kids.

Jan 25th

I’m about to head out for B’ham to pick up my wife and kids who have been there since...

Jan 24th

My first ‘real’ job was at Baskin Robbins in the mall. I gave out free ice cream to cute...

Jan 24th

My fortune: An enjoyable vacation is awaiting you very soon.

Jan 24th

I’m craving some Wok-N-Roll. What is your favorite dish from there? #shoals

Jan 24th

headache has shoen its ugly seld. Not sure I can stare at the computer for the last 30 minutes....

Jan 23rd

Apparently, I can’t spell with a headache. I’m going home.

Jan 23rd

Informing the Admisions Director, Honors Program Director and Uniceristy Communications Director...

Jan 23rd

I wish there was a better news station that covered the #shoals

Jan 23rd

Is there a good calendar system that you use for your University?

Jan 23rd

I wish there was a better newspaper here too! #shoals

Jan 23rd

Just saw a commercial for NetZero offering dial-up for $9.99/month…does anyone even use...

Jan 23rd

Listening to Poor Old Lu and missing Tacoma. I’ve gotta get back there for a visit real soon....

Jan 22nd

Just need 2 more suggestions, I’m now following @donttrythis & @jimblasingame Thanks for...

Jan 22nd

I need to find 4 more people to follow to reach 100. Who’s tweets entertain you the most...

Jan 22nd

Just got out of a meeting with the creators of the magazine No’Ala. A magazine for North...

Jan 22nd

Florence, AL & other Shoals area followers please RT this: Tag relevant posts with the hashtags...

Jan 22nd

More emails in my inbox this morning than usual. It’s going to be a hectic day.

Jan 22nd

Obama ‘to get spy-proof smartphone’ - http://is.gd/gOBq - via CNN

Jan 22nd

Going to see what Jay Leno has to say, and then off to bed.

Jan 22nd

Retweeting @iambillpower: Absolutely incredible. http://tinyurl.com/8k8vz3 Leadership by example!

Jan 21st

I’ve got my student worker revamping the Ccmpus directory with an auto complete search field....

Jan 21st

Go to the local downrtown Florence, AL coffee shops and get a #una coffee cup sleeve advertising...

Jan 21st

I got my Seattle poster in the mail yesterday! Can’t wait to frame it and hang it! -...

Jan 21st

The TimesDaily.com Forums: Full of people with nothing better to do than show their ignorance &...

Jan 20th

Really happy to see that we can now look to the White House for a great example of web standards and...

Jan 20th

Here’s how we rang in the new Obama administration, how did you celebrate?...

Jan 20th

Obama has declared today to be A National Day of Renewal and Reconciliation - http://is.gd/gAPk From...

Jan 20th

Thumbs up on the new whitehouse.gov they didn’t waste any time

Jan 20th

The mall in DC can only hold 2.1 million people. They’re expecting 2 million. #inaug09

Jan 20th

Estimated total bill for today $150 million #inaug09

Jan 20th

watching the D.C. crowds live on CNN.com and the reporter doesn’t realize we can here him....

Jan 20th

What hash tag will you be using for the inauguration? #inaug09 or #inauguration or something else?

Jan 20th

Taking an early lunch later to run home & watch Obama’s swearing in with my wife.

Jan 20th

Finds the colors on CSI: Miami to be quite outrageous.

Jan 20th

Tried to microwave some popcorn, but the kernels just burnt. Didn’t even pop. Time for a new...

Jan 19th

I’ve got 3 websites to design on the side, plus 4 new projects to design for #una I think...

Jan 19th

Taking care of a sick little girls on my day off.

Jan 19th

Put a humidifier in the girl’s room. This cold/dry weather is drying us all up.

Jan 19th

Should be watching football, but instead I’m watching ice skating and gymnastics while having...

Jan 19th

The sun is out, and it’s above freezing finally!

Jan 18th

Who from the Seattle area remembers the awesome show “Almost Live”? Where can I get that...

Jan 18th

Congrats to Laura Milligan who was just crowned Miss UNA 2009. #una

Jan 18th

Settled for Ricatoni’s because it was close and convenient, but our next outing will be to...

Jan 18th

Really feel like eating out tonight, but just can’t convince myself we need to spend the...

Jan 18th

This is my obligatory weekend Tweet.

Jan 17th

Nice toasty feet thanks to my little space heater I’ve got under my desk. A Christmas present...

Jan 17th

ATTN all #una students, alum or #shoals area twitterers: Follow @north_alabama the official Twitter...

Jan 17th

#UNA Facilities staff have been working on the heat problem all morning, and I think its starting to...

Jan 16th

The heat hasn’t been working all morning in Rogers Hall #una

Jan 16th

Did what they tell you not to do on the news. Started my car to warm up & then went back inside....

Jan 16th

Twitter May Have Found Its Business Model (via RWW) - http://is.gd/g4BH

Jan 16th

it’s near impossible to find a regular old thermometer (with the red mercury). Everything is...

Jan 15th

The Theatre faculty has moved to the Department of Music, which is now the Department of Music and...

Jan 15th

Trying out the TwitterLocal Adobe Air app to watch the twitter activity around Florence, AL -...

Jan 15th

#twitterlocal - Able to run multiple searches at once, no ability to reply to posts though, have to...

Jan 15th

Preparing the web clip that will go on the homepage announcing Miss UNA Jan. 17. There are 21...

Jan 15th

About to start work on the #una chapter website for the PRCA (Public Relations Council of Alabama)....

Jan 15th

Just realized that Campus is closed on Monday for Martin Luther King Day. Nice.

Jan 15th

Smashing Magazine’s Web Design Trends for 2009 - http://is.gd/fWLT

Jan 15th

Going home, and not going to even touch a computer until I get back to the office tomorrow morning.

Jan 15th

My local weather on cnn.com is showing a low of 4* tomorrow. Thats right. F-O-U-R! Brrr.

Jan 14th

Just found out my health insurance premium is going up 18%. Anyone else seeing this? I guess I have...

Jan 14th

As far as pirate names go, Israel Hands, is by far the coolest! Thank you Robert Louis Stevenson!...

Jan 14th

Obama Has Six Hours To Move Into White House - http://is.gd/fTAm

Jan 14th

There is a major parking problem on campus…although that isn’t new information. #una

Jan 14th

Goat starts fire; cat warns family - http://is.gd/fRHD Only in Iowa I guess. What a headline!

Jan 14th

Just ate 2 Almond Roca’s & now feel like their stuck 1/2 way to my stomach. Worth it....

Jan 14th

Just had a meeting walk into my office that I completely forgot about. Thankfully it wasn’t...

Jan 14th

new open-source Google Sitemap Generator - http://is.gd/fQQB

Jan 14th

it been slow since Jan 5 but all the sudden I’ve got more work than I can handle. I’ll...

Jan 13th

Lots of new designs to start work on. Hooray.

Jan 13th

Its one of those days where people can’t get their website updated due to advanced steps as...

Jan 13th

See the group FLOREZ in concert FREE at UNA tonight at 7pm. I’ve never heard of them, but...

Jan 13th

I know this has been said before, but Google’s new favicon is an #eyesore

Jan 12th

Is there anywhere in Florence, AL or the Shoals area to eat Thai food?

Jan 12th

What conferences are on your list for this year? What are people going to be attending?

Jan 12th

Something about this time of the year makes it hard to focus. Maybe it’s the fact that...

Jan 12th

The wife calls me a couple times a day, but never really has anything to tell me.

Jan 12th

nothing beats homemade hot chocolate cooked on the stove top. Yummy.

Jan 12th

Just found out about this new smart phone. I’m signing up! Check it out!...

Jan 12th

Staying inside and keeping warm under blankets and in front of a movie…it’s Cinderella,...

Jan 11th

It’s bitter cold today. Brrr.

Jan 11th

I hate morning breath.

Jan 11th

I’m buying a new car if I win Powerball. I’ve always wanted an old Jeep Grand Wagoneer....

Jan 10th

Heading to Tennessee to buy a Powerball ticket.

Jan 10th

I cooked dinner tonight…one of the few I make that the whole family likes. Fried egg &...

Jan 10th

Going to take full advantage of this being Friday and relax for the weekend by smoking a nice cigar...

Jan 9th

Oh man! I just realized that today is Friday! How does something like that slip my mind! Hooray!

Jan 9th

one department keeps sending me their website updates in Microsoft Publisher format. I’m on a...

Jan 9th

Just heard that the Seattle P-I is going up for sale! Crazy.

Jan 9th

I despise the work ‘webinar’. Could no one think of a better term?

Jan 9th

Just had a sneezing attack.

Jan 9th

Getting excited for the new mewithoutYou album due out April 7th! Anyone else find them to be...

Jan 9th

Designing site for this year’s Lindsey Film Festival. George Lindsey-aka Goober Pyle on Andy...

Jan 9th

I can feel a headache coming on. I’ve had my eyes to close to the screen for far too long...

Jan 9th

A lot of times all you have to do is ask. I tracked down someone in Facilities, and today...

Jan 9th

ran home quickly for an early lunch because my wife called & said my daughter fell down the...

Jan 8th

I think Thursdays are my favorite day of the week. Not sure why, but I’m usually always in a...

Jan 8th

A lot of development time just went down the tubes with a certain project being scrapped. I hope to...

Jan 8th

Day 1- “Can you post this Word Doc on our site?” Day 2- “Can you make that a...

Jan 8th

My daughter was excited to be able to go with me to the ‘shower station’ as she calls...

Jan 8th

I hate that UNA has no recycling program our offices. I cringe every time I have to throw paper into...

Jan 7th

How gray & wrinkled will Obama be in 2013? Presidents age twice as fast while in office -...

Jan 7th

My student worker starts back today. Not a moment too soon either! I’ve got plenty for him to...

Jan 7th

Trying out @MrTweet, to add to the people I follow.

Jan 7th

Working on some transfer info pages for UNA. Do other universities have the STARS program like...

Jan 7th

Did Google Just Expose Semantic Data in Search Results? - http://is.gd/eKr3

Jan 7th

got grand plans for productivity today. We’ll see how it turns out.

Jan 7th

Finally back into the groove of things and being somewhat productive.

Jan 6th

Enjoying the music of the ‘Red House Painters’ on Pandora.

Jan 6th

‘Treasure Island’ the book is much better than ‘Treasure Island’ the 1950...

Jan 6th

Putting the girls to bed. They’re both extra wired tonight for some reason, even though...

Jan 6th

back in the office, getting ready to sort through my inbox

Jan 5th

Twitter Security Collapeses; Obama, FoxNews & Britney Accounts Hacked - http://is.gd/eC7j

Jan 5th

Hmm, now Obama’s tweet that was just posted is gone. Must have been hacked, and Obama’s...

Jan 5th

State won’t tap Rainy Day Fund. UNA has to cut $2.4 million from budget. No faculty/staff cuts...

Jan 5th

Wondering if Obama’s Twitter account has been taken over by someone else. He just posted a...

Jan 5th

having some lunch first though.

Jan 5th

about to send off an email to my bosses letting them know that the 4 days the UNA website was down...

Jan 5th

baked potato for dinner

Jan 5th

Sent off the email, now to wait until Monday to find out if anything positive will come of it. I...

Jan 5th

Last day of vacation…it’s back to work tomorrow. I”m going to be so busy! Blech.

Jan 5th

Really want to go to the library, but it doesn’t open until 1:00pm! What is it about this town...

Jan 5th