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A day in the life, via Twitter

10.14.2011

Last week, Jamie Sandford began the day with what I’ll call a “metatweet.” I responded. It took off. Here’s how our conversation evolved throughout the course of the day: @jsandford: <something about coffee> @davidbthomas: <something about Mondays> @jsandford: <inspirational way-too-much vim and vigor tackling-the-week tweet> @davidbthomas: <excessive use of motivational hashtags> @jsandford: <ending of day [...]

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3 1/2 years old, 43″

10.13.2011
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Join my Healthy circle and let’s support one another’s fitness goals

07.31.2011

I’m getting in shape and I’d love your support, and I’d love to support you as well. If that sounds interesting, read on to find out how. As any of you who have seen more than just my tightly-cropped avatar already know, I need to get serious about my health and fitness. I’ve been overweight [...]

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Why own content?

07.24.2011

I’ve seen quite a few discussions lately about the Spotify online music service. A few people said they didn’t get it; they wanted to own their music, not rent it. I saw a similar comment about the Amazon Kindle e-reader. That person was concerned that Amazon could take the content back at any time; he [...]

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Do we need new titles?

06.30.2011

I’ve been tired of the arguments over “social media experts” for a long time. There’s also the recurring meme about people with unusual titles (ninja, guru) and that one bores me as well. If all you have to write about is semantics, dig a little deeper. But here’s a nomenclature discussion that makes sense to [...]

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Yes, you can be an introvert who likes being the center of attention

06.17.2011

Every now and then I’ll get into a conversation about introverts and extroverts. People sometimes think I’m kidding when I say I’m an introvert. Sometimes it’s because they’ve seen me speaking before a roomful of people, or acting goofy to get a laugh. When I first took the Myers Briggs test, I was right on [...]

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Our best chance yet to help bring Noor and Ramsay home

04.01.2011

If you know me, you know that my friend Colin Bower’s sons Noor and Ramsay were kidnapped more than a year ago and taken to Egypt by their mother, despite Colin having custody of the boys. There’s been a major new development in this heartbreaking case. Rep. Barney Frank has introduced a resolution calling for [...]

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Married Life: A Play in One Act

11.26.2010

An exchange between me and The Mrs. in the car, talking about The Boy: She: “Maybe next year he should go as a member of Devo for Halloween.” Me: “Well, that would probably guarantee him free haircuts for life from the woman who cuts my hair.” She: “Yeah, I’ll bet.” Me: “Do you know what [...]

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You might unfriend me after you read this.

09.06.2010

I’m taking a risk here, but it’s necessary. I realize I am crossing a line. I try to keep my social media presence friendly, informative and funny when I can. In the last few weeks, you’ve seen a lot of posts from me that have been more serious and not at all funny. If you’ve [...]

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I am not formal; I am mobile.

08.11.2010

I find I’m not using contractions as much anymore. I just wrote “he had been ready” when I’m sure I would ordinarily have written “he’d been.” (Of course, now that my mind is on it I’m using contractions in this post, so this is not a good test case.) I blame the iPhone. It is [...]

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