Category: Notes

  • A story in nine tweets

    A story in nine tweets

    So, this is a true story. I tweeted it out on Twitter but thought I’d experiment with some of the embed functions that the new Gutenberg editor has and share it here as well. If you don’t see a series of embedded tweets below, you can check out the original thread on Twitter here.

  • I made a historical meme

    I made a historical meme

    Maybe it’s the fact that the World Cup has started, bringing with it my hopes for an England-France match-up, but I’ve been on a bit of a Hundred Years War kick lately. Which always makes me think of Shakespeare’s Henry V. Which always makes me think of the Kenneth Branagh movie adaptation. For my money,…

  • Ranking the 2018 World Cup teams

    Ranking the 2018 World Cup teams

    The 2018 World Cup kicks off on Thursday! Usually, I go into a World Cup with a reasonable idea of the team(s) I want to win. But since neither the U.S. nor the Netherlands (my usual “second-favorite team”) qualified for this year’s competition, I thought I’d rank the 32 participating teams in descending order based on…

  • Need a new TV show to watch? Have I got the list for you!

    Need a new TV show to watch? Have I got the list for you!

    Here’s a list of shows that I really enjoy or have enjoyed relatively recently (even if some of the shows are actually fairly old). Some are no-brainers that “everyone” watches. Some are quirky things I enjoy just because they’re different. And while it might not look like it, this list is in no way exhaustive…

  • No, seriously, less is more

    No, seriously, less is more

    As I was giving Facebook one final peruse last night, I stumbled across a fantastic article in Social Media Today. It’s always great when the key takeaway from an article is right there in the title. “The Last Thing Your Target Customer and Audience Wants From You is More Content” didn’t disappoint. You should click…

  • That time I met Billy Dee Williams

    That time I met Billy Dee Williams

    I’ve been fortunate enough to meet a handful of celebrities in my life. Way back in 1986, I won backstage passes to meet Billy Idol when he played the Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum, which was a pretty cool experience for a music-obsessed 12-year old. About 10 years later, when I was in college, I got…