Cabarrus Cheap Seats

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An Apology

November 18th, 2007 · 16 Comments

I have taken down what is one of my most popular posts; because it’s not the direction I want to go with this blog.
Interacting with Ric Starnes, the inspiration for the post, reminded me of dealing with the rabid, flesh-eating zombies from the movie 28 Days Later - spreading hate and vitriol while adding [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving: Hiatus Notice

November 17th, 2007 · Comments Off

I won’t be blogging all next week; but I’ll be around doing other stuff. However, don’t dispair. This past week has been the best week ever for comments. I’ve had quite a few comments. Here are some of the most active posts:
A Lesson in Bad Blogging - Discuss how light [...]

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Programming Notes

November 12th, 2007 · 4 Comments

Two things:
First, you may not have noticed; but I’ve moved the Cheap Seats to a new hosting company. There will be some functional changes to make your time here a little better. During the move, some of the images weren’t showing correctly; but I’m getting on that. Also, I need to get [...]

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VOTE FOR ME!!! WEBLOG AWARD POLLS CLOSE AT 5PM TODAY!!!

November 8th, 2007 · Comments Off

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VOTE FOR ME!!!

November 5th, 2007 · 2 Comments

I found out today that I’m a nominee for the Best Blog in the 6751-8750 ranking in the Weblog Awards. Special thanks to Sister Toldjah for nominating me.
Anyhow, if you’d like to vote for me, you can go to the Weblog Awards and cast your vote for the Cabarrus Cheap Seats.
You can vote once [...]

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Tags: About "The Cheap Seats" · Ancient History · Personal Experiences

I’ll Be Back Monday

October 31st, 2007 · Comments Off

The confluence of meetings, MD appointments, and work obligations piling up have made it so that I can’t blog this week.
See y’all Monday.

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It Ain’t Me

September 6th, 2007 · 2 Comments

Someone pointed out to me that yesterday’s Observer reported the following:
A local resident who writes an Internet political blog passed out flyers at Tuesday’s meeting, calling for a protest at the Sept. 17 meeting.
It ain’t me.  It’s this guy.  I’ll be out-of-town on the 17th and I’ll miss the Big Show.
Good luck, though.

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Tags: About "The Cheap Seats" · Ancient History · Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners · Personal Experiences

While I Was Gone

September 4th, 2007 · 2 Comments

For those just tuning in, I didn’t plan on posting anything until today; but events got the better of me. Here are some of the highlights.

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Tags: About "The Cheap Seats" · Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners

Be Back Monday

August 28th, 2007 · Comments Off

Well, not fishin’; but I’ll be gone with stuff related to work and the family.
I plan on being back Monday (y’all know how that has worked in the past).
In the mean time, enjoy some of the recent posts and join some discussions. Or, follow my example and get back to work and your families.

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To My Second Banned Commenter

August 17th, 2007 · Comments Off

Part of the reason that I switched to Wordpress from Blogger was better control of comments. Just for a little background, when I was back at Blogger I had to approve every comment because one person would spend their whole making slanderous comments about elected officials. That person now runs their own blog [...]

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