The Authentic Eccentric

In the ballot issues up for decisions today, it looks like an overwhelming win for discrimination and minimum wage increases.
In an unrelated matter, I caught this article over at the NYT site while waiting for results:
Do the Rights of the Disabled Extend to the Blind on the Web?
ACCORDING to an advocacy group, Target declined […]

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I just got back from fulfilling my civic duty at our local polling spot. Things went smoothly and despite some known issues with touch screen voting machines, my final choices appear to have been recorded accurately.
With six hours yet to go, the poll judges said that turnout today was higher than average: over 50% […]

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Five years later, it’s still relevant.

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Seth Godin’s latest eBook, Flipping the Funnel is now available online as a free download. Seth has gone the extra mile with his latest work, providing personalized versions for traditional corporations, non-profits and politicians.
Seth elaborates on many similar points I raised in my recent post on Click to Call marketing and takes it a step […]

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The NTen technology conference officially kicked off today with Guy Kawasaki, who did a great presentation on innovation. Sadly, I was too far from the podium to get any kind of quality recording, but if you can’t see him live, I strongly recommend picking up a copy of his book, The Art of the Start.
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Tapped out on cash to give? Tired of wall to wall blame game coverage of the hurricane, but still want to help? Put that restless energy to good use over at the Katrina PeopleFinder project.
This is a massive project and help is urgently needed now. For more information or to volunteer, drop over and read […]

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As heartbreaking as the stories that continue to make their way out of the devestated Gulf Coast region are, I suspect the one’s that aren’t being covered are even worse. So, I wasn’t surprised to open my email today and read about the Pyramid Parent Training Center in New Orleans, run by Ursula and D. […]

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Along with losing most everything they own, many of the hurricane survivors are also battling technology issues such as hosts under water, missing websites and no email. We’ve offered to help - since we just got our own shiny new server, we can take on up to 50 displaced sites - if anyone out there […]

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Inspired by Hugh Hewitt, marshaled by Glenn Reynolds, and organized by N.Z. Bear, nearly 700 bloggers from 11 countries have united today to raise money for Hurricane Katrina victims. Last I checked, they had raised over $64,000 so far - keep on giving!
We’re especially fond of Matching The Good from our friends at Strengthen The […]

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Tonight I actually got out of the house and down to Shockoe Bottom to attend Wil Dunham’s first photography opening (and sale!) at Ethos Cafe. It’s great to see Wil monetizing his artwork; his first picture sold within minutes of the official opening. That makes it 4 months, in case you’re keeping track along with […]

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