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My Google+ Dilemma
I signed up for a Google+ account a few weeks ago, and it’s proceeded to stress me out ever since. Here’s why. When people add me, I have to decide whether they are a “Friend” or simply an “Acquaintance.” With…
Tagged with: a swift kick to the ass, acquaintances, dilemma, family, google, true friends
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Give Them A Room In Your House
Chores. Y’all remember those? The seemingly menial tasks that our parents used to give us as a way to teach us discipline . . . as a way to teach us to respect the places where we lived and the…
Tagged with: being a kid, being proud of your work, business, chores, cleaning, employees, home ownership, strategy, working hard
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Motorcycles and Friendship
I live with three other dudes at Ft. Lepine. Their names are Joseph, Peter and Ben. I love all of them and, thank God every day for blessing me with such awesome roomies. Joseph, Ben and I all recently acquired…
Tagged with: community, cruising, fort lepine, friendship, honda helix, motorcycles, roommates, scooters, tension, true friends
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You Drank A Beer While You Were Working?!
In case you haven’t heard, I have a new job. I no longer work with Citadel Broadcasting. I’m no longer James Lepine from the Citadel Traffic Network. Now I’m… James Lepine from the home internet connection… working with an Internet…
Tagged with: beer, blue moon, broadening your horizons, challenging the status quo, change, chiles, citadel broadcasting, coffee, freedom, growing, guillermos, honda helix, internet marketing, james lepine from the citadel traffic network, laptops, life, love, new job, power out, scooter, starbucks sucks, the house, thinking critically, thinking outside the box, traffic guy, unconventional lifestyle, wheat beer, working, working from home
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Sitting In The Dark
The power is out at Ft. Lepine. On Sunday, a humongous tree fell from our neighbors yard. It took out the power lines stretching across our yard, it ripped siding off the back of the house, it crushed both the…
Tagged with: candles, chicago bulls, conversation, depth, felled trees, fort lepine, ft. lepine, honesty, joplin tornado, kerosene lamps, miami heat, nba playoffs 2011, new job, no distractions, no music, no tv, power out, sunday night, the fountain, unplugging
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Asking For Help
I did a little bit of traveling this past weekend. On Saturday, I went up to Searcy and played some music for Chick-Fil-A’s “Family Fun Day.” They had the big, inflatable jungle gyms, and hula-hoops, and sidewalk chalk. The weather…
Tagged with: asking for help, bowling, charger, chick-fil-a, community, DJ, greg allman, iPhone, iPod, jonesboro, memphis in may, rain, searcy, storms, the avett brothers, wilco, ziggy marley
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Conflict and Meaning: Why Judge Judy and Maury are so Successful
Do you guys remember getting home from school and turning on the TV? Maybe you’d grab a bag of chips and coke or something and just plop down on the couch, finally able to relax and sit, and veg out.…
Tagged with: afternoon tv, allowance, change, conflict, homeschooling, judge judy, maury, meaningful conflict, middle-class family, oldsmobile eighty-eight, plop on the couch, private christian school, school, snacks, success, the suburbs
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Put On Your Belt
Yesterday, I was getting dressed for the Easter service at Redeemer. I was putting on my favorite khaki pants and the old braided reversible belt that I’ve had since I was in 8th grade, probably, and that I absolutely love.…
Tagged with: being calm, braided belts, breathing deeply, easter service, getting dressed, how the mind works, khaki pants, problem solving, redeemer, sunday
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Things Are Happening
This time next week, I’ll be preparing to deliver my last traffic reports for Citadel Broadcasting. I started full-time on February 1st, and now, a short three months later, I’m walking away. An amazing opportunity came up about two weeks…
Tagged with: citadel broadcasting, daytrotter, easter weekend, faithfulness, hope, kcrw, love, new job, npr kroc fellowship, opportunities, paste magazine, rhythmintwenty, thankfulness, traffic reports, working from home
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