Category: Musings
by patndoris on Jan.02, 2010, under Musings
I've really been struggling with my writing these last few months. I just haven't been motivated. My posts have been...well...lackluster...less than stellar. I was going through some of my old posts, pruning them (as I tend to do at the beginning of the…
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by patndoris on Dec.11, 2009, under Musings
I've been asked to do a lot of things at work - but taking my shirt off? That was a new one! I guess there's a little explaining to do about that one huh? It just wouldn't be right to leave it at that. We had a company event at ESPN Zone in downtown Ba…
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by patndoris on Dec.04, 2009, under Musings
So one day it happens that I'm sitting quite happily, working away in my little windowless office, when the phone rings. After a brief moment of annoyance at the disturbance of my solitude, I realize it's an internal call from one of our sales staff. For…
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by patndoris on Nov.09, 2009, under Musings
As of late, I've been doing a lot more reading. No, not online...well, not exactly. I've been reading on my iPhone. The free Kindle app along with massive amounts of free downloads from the Kindle store (free ones are there if you figure out the secret t…
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by patndoris on Oct.04, 2009, under Musings
Well, I've plastered it everywhere else today, so how's about a wee tiny little blog post about it. In case you don't have me on Facebook, Twitter or Friend Feed and you don't subscribe to my Delicious and aren't in the forums at BigBlueBall, then you ma…
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by patndoris on Sep.27, 2009, under Musings
I know, I know...the fortunes you get out of those nice little baked shortbread-ish cookies from the Chinese take out place aren't really real fortunes. But still, every once in awhile, they do have something good in them. So here you go, here are…
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by patndoris on Sep.18, 2009, under Musings
While I was in Las Vegas last week, I was unfortunate enough to lose my cell phone. Sadly, the phone I had was no longer sold at the local AT&T store (even though I just got one for the male offspring 6 weeks ago) and I had to make another choice. I…
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by patndoris on Jul.24, 2009, under Musings
"What does it mean, exactly, to "embrace the medium"? Apparently, it means a compulsive dedication to what essentially amounts to busy work: checking in with your followers or friends repeatedly and often, authoring bursts of quasi-communiqués at a…
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