business cards

Sometimes I just stop and realize that I am living the dream and this is really happening.

Ever wonder what happens to the business cards you hand out? Often they end up in someone's coat pocket, in a stack on someone's desk, or -- heaven forbid -- in the trash.

For years, people have been trying to find ways to make their cards stand out. For example, they have put things such as jokes, inspirational sayings, and even recipes on the back of the card.

so i've been a little busy these last two days with a short week i suppose. we are also in the midst of holding some town hall type meet ups with our youth and youth leaders to share and discuss restructure for our upcoming year in youth ministry... so blogging has come second.. well last really.

getting back on track, here are some significant links for the week.

Some time ago I was inspired by a Seth Godin post about business card mistakes.

After a weekend of avoiding endless posts by bloggers pointing to the NY Times story on how blogging can kill you, it was nice to learn* that while it may kill you, blogging can also help you <

This morning, a friend sent an email to his entire address book saying that he'd changed his email address. His reasoning:

Note: I tried to post this yesterday afternoon, but somehow it stayed in the queue.This morning was the second monthly Nashville Geek Breakfast. There were a dozen or so people in attendance and I think everyone had a good time.

One of the great joys (or curses) of being a ratpack is the absolute delight of searching for 100 watt light bulb in the garage storage shelf and accidentally stumbling upon a shoebox filled with assorted treasures. Pictures, matchbooks, ink pens, old business cards, TV remotes, a Palm Pilot with a cracked screen, and ... a Sony Watchman.

At Sitening, we’re strictly an Apple shop — we use Macs in every part of our workflow. Several of us yesterday were watching a live feed of Steve Jobs’ Keynote speech with keen interest, “oohing” and “aahing” as the feed was updated with shiny new products. This led me to ponder what we could learn from the man who only wears a black turtle neck and blue

I had a great time this morning at the first Nashville Geek breakfast at Noshville. Here are a few things I learned: