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Friday Five: My Next Thirty Years

February 22nd, 2008 · 2 Comments

 
If the boy is father to the man, then I was raised by a profligate dunce - Joe Carter
I turned 30 last month, here are five things learned in that short time that are worth sharing.

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Friday Five: Seoul Survivor

February 16th, 2008 · 3 Comments


I don’t mind getting this Friday Five out late; because most of my Friday was your Thursday: I was in South Korea this week for a return trip with a member utility I’d worked with last year.
I enjoy visiting Korea. The people are earnest and friendly, and this is [...]

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No Friday Five

February 8th, 2008 · Comments Off

I’ll explain later.  Have a good weekend.
See y’all Monday(ish)

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Friday Five: From Good to Great in $100,000

February 1st, 2008 · 9 Comments


Under the Dome reported that Fred Smith gave Lee Greenwood $100,000 to record a song for Fred Smith’s campaign. Fred Smith shot back that he didn’t pay Lee Greenwood just for the song; but for other services - in addition to the song.
The fact of the matter is - [...]

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Friday Five: Why I’m Gone for Six Weeks

December 21st, 2007 · 4 Comments

 
At first glance, this video would be more appropriate last week.  However, it’s great because as often as I’m part of the network displayed - I won’t be for the next little while.
I’m not planning on posting anything until February - here’s five reasons why.

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Friday Five: Where’s Justin?

December 14th, 2007 · 13 Comments


I’ve been criss-crossing the country in various meetings; and I haven’t been able to blog as extensively as I’d like.
I’ve given a lot of thought to the diversity of this country in all of the places I’ve experienced; and I thought this video would let y’all know how well we’re [...]

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Friday Five: Five Questions For The Christian Candidates

December 7th, 2007 · 2 Comments


Alright, I’d been debating including this video; because of the part that appears at 1:25-1:42. It’s crude, vulgar, obscene and probably the most poignant comment on the lead up to the Romney why-its-not-important-that-I’m-a-Mormon Speech this week.
What’s weird about this is that people forget that he’s a Republican who was the [...]

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Friday Five: Mike Easley Was Right About The Community College Decision

November 30th, 2007 · 6 Comments

In comments on the article where I invite you to name Coy Privette’s replacement, I state that I’m not planning on running for anything in 2008. In this article, I’m going to prove it.
Nobody in their right mind would run as a Republican around here and write the article that you’re about to read.
Today’s [...]

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Friday Five: About That Night (Part 2 of 2)

November 9th, 2007 · 1 Comment


On October 25, 2007 at the Cabarrus County Republican Men’s Club meeting at Troutman’s BBQ following the program with Phil Kirk as scheduled speaker, a motion was made to depose the Vice President of Programs (Coy Privette) for ignoring demands for his resignation from the state and local GOP from [...]

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Friday Five: Are You A Chicken or An Eagle?

October 13th, 2007 · 1 Comment

I’m not an expert on leadership…those who’ve have followed me have only done so out of curiosity. That aside, I’d like to share 5 leadership lessons I’ve learned from my time with Jay Stewart - Lead Pastor of The Refuge in Concord.

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