The Big 2-4

Gandhi once said, “You only turn 24 once, so throw a party.”* Sometime in early December I had an idea scratching at the back of my mind. I wanted to have a birthday party and invite all my friends but instead of bouncing between the different pockets of people I wanted something different. I wanted a theme…

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An American in Thailand

I casually mentioned my friend Caroline in my previous post about Seinfeld called Seinfeld: “What’s The Deal With Airplane Food?”. I sent the post over to her and explained how famous my blog is and that TMZ is trying to find out who this mystery friend is. Well wonder no more, Harvey Levin! She’s currently in…

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Am I A Startup Guy?

This time last year I was considering leaving Accenture to join a startup. A friend of mine was an early employee and felt I would be a good fit. Their mentality was hiring smart people vs. experienced in the field, a mentality I agree with. They had a functioning product, paying clients and just raised…

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Sports Journalists Need Snapchat

Early in the 1st half of the GSU vs. ULL game, the Panthers were handing the Ragin’ Cajuns their tails. I followed along with Twitter from my couch refreshing my feed to get updates from @gsupanther, @gsupanthertalk and @DougRobersonAJC. 27-9 at one point in the first half this was definitely a game to watch but I didn’t have a…

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Seinfeld: “What’s The Deal With Airplane Food?”

Four single friends — comic Jerry Seinfeld, bungling George Costanza, frustrated working gal Elaine Benes and eccentric neighbor Cosmo Kramer — deal with the absurdities of everyday life in New York City. As a businessman and actor Jer-bear is very accomplished. According to Wikipedia, he earned $100 million from syndication deals of the show. He even…

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Soundtrack Of The Day

I’ve been playing some YouTube videos in the background all morning and figured I’d share my favorites with my loyal audience. (I’m looking at you, mom.) They’re all from live performances at KEXP and all very familiar feeling but distinct in their own way. I’m a fan a dirty/blues/grungy guitars and gravely vocals. St. Paul and…

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Conversations From Air Traffic Control

This is what I think conversations in Air Traffic Control are like. It’d make for a good YouTube series. Radio Tower, this is Ghost rider requesting a flyby. Mike What? No. Don’t be stupid. You’re in a 767. Just land the damn plane. Hey Frank. Must be another Top Gun marathon on TNT again –…

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Business Opportunities In Cuba

Obama Announces U.S. and Cuba Will Resume Relations. This is not normally a topic I would write about on my blog so I won’t get into the political reasons behind this new revelation. I am neither qualified nor overly interested. What does interest me, however, is ways businesses can take advantage of this situation. Obama speaks about…

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My Family Tree

Over Thanksgiving I went to Florida with my Welsh friend to visit my parents and grandma. Nanny (my grandma) was telling us stories about how her first job out of high school was at the FBI as a clerk and about her German grandparents. My friend was amazed at how recently my mom’s family came over…

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Homes For Sale

10974 Taconic Way Duluth, GA 30097 My parents recently moved to Florida and decided the snow bird life is overrated. They plan to sell their home in Johns Creek, Georgia. The sound proofed home theater was perfect for hours of rock band and the sound proofed drum room allowed me to practice my craft without driving my parents…

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