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Wise Words from Matt Dean

This past week(end)* I went down to Auburn to see an old friend Jeremy lead worship at Encounter.  I remember Matt's talks being powerful, but I think over the years he has developed a keen sense of what captures the hearts and minds of college students.  I love his family stories and I thought […]

Inbox Zero (shameless plug for Merlin Mann)

If you don't have this problem now, you probably will soon once you hit the working world: email.  How do you manage it?  Everyone wants a clean mailbox…
Merlin Mann over at 43 Folders writes a great set of articles on what he calls "Inbox Zero."  I've started using the Inbox Zero principles since last […]

Hawaii Pics and MidPhase

Starting at the top left and going clockwise is 1.Waimea Bay, 2.a beautiful road running along the coast between Haunama Bay and Sandy Beach, 3.John filming surfers on the North Shore, and 4.a goofy foot riding the Banzai pipeline.
All in all, the trip was simply relaxing.  We stayed on Oahu for the whole week, but […]

Happy Valentine’s Day!

So with me being single and all today seems like the perfect day for me to make fun of people that actually have dates.  I was walking through Kroger this morning (I normally walk through Kroger on Valentine's Day morning) and as I passed the card aisle, I saw 4 or 5 guys frantically looking […]

get your s**t done

i absolutely love this quote by Herb Kelleher, Chairman and former CEO of Southwest Airlines…
"We have a 'strategic' plan. It's called doing things."
i also love how i work for a company that doesn't succumb to endless meetings and bureaucracy. once we find something worth going after we do it […]