Project Junction

At Shorpy you can meet people who worked hard, built things, and died anonymously long before you and I entered the world scene. Shorpy knew the difference between a want and a need.  Can you imagine telling him that you had a tough day at work?
The long forgotten faces at Shorpy would marvel at our [...]

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I’m fielding calls from family and friends this week: “Are you still employed … I heard IBM is laying everyone off.”
The short answer:  Yes … I’m stilling working for the man.
I do appreciate everyone’s concern.  I’m a little mad at Lee Conrad, however, for whipping up the media to disrupt my life and scare my [...]

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I played this Carling Black Label Beer commercial for my wife and casually commented, “Those were the days.” She said I could make myself cereal for dinner tonight.
I’m an idiot … a hungry idiot.

Carling Black Label Beer

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Have you ever said to yourself, “Nothing good happened today?”
You were wrong.
Discuss.

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Here’s your secret page with every lesson plan.  Click Here
Spend more time on LinkedIn spiffing up your profile than you spend on Facebook.
Perform system maintenance on your home computer
Run disk cleanup, disk defrag and your anti virus program on your Windows home machine (or equivalent programs on Apple)
Update your web browser
Complete your Indesign Business Plan [...]

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My two favorite websites are:
Ideal Bite
Metacritic
<a href=” http://www.URL”>Click Here</a>

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You probably noticed a change in my blog’s appearance today. I’ve updated it to fit my mood for this week.  Clean.  Neat.  Focused.
Last week, someone commented that I had google ads on my projectEZ website and said that I had “sold out to the man.”  He was right. I have removed most of those ads. [...]

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I dreamed last night that I had a secure job; there was no risk of layoff. Our business was thriving. My execs were all friendly. My future was bright.
Then I woke up.
You ever have that dream?

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The Democratic National convention kicked off with flurry of lights and celebrity speeches last night at the Pepsi Center in Denver. It reminded me of a scaled down version of the Olympic opening ceremonies with the vast crowd waving mass produced signs and chanting in unison.
[spoiler alert] I’ve seen this movie before. Candidates will make [...]

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My daughter Katie picked her wedding photographer.  Before you ask,  Eric Von Bargen is his real name! Eric prefers candid shots with movement over formally posed portraits.
Here’s my daughter’s wedding from his eye Click Here. Remarkable.  He saw things I would never see.
Katie made a wise choice.

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