Tasha & Ripley – YouTube Stars!

You have to check out our two cats, Tasha and Ripley, in their YouTube premier! Of course, they are instant stars! Special thanks to Stacia for filming the video (her first masterpiece)! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scoug4BwezA&hl=en&fs=1&]

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WEMBA Term 4 : Weekends 1-5

What happened? My plan to blog each class weekend seriously fell apart this term. I think there just wasn’t enough time….or I didn’t *make* time. At any rate, here’s the scoop… Term 4 Courses: Corporate Strategy Organizational Design (Leadership) Operations Management This is by far the most interesting term for me personally. The Leadership course […]

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In Memoriam – Virginia Tech

Being so active on a college campus in proximity to Virginia Tech, I cannot begin to imagine the grief and atmosphere currently being experienced by the VT community. Please take a moment to visit the online memorial set up at www.vt.edu and remember those that needlessly lost their lives in this unspeakable tragedy. One of […]

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WEMBA Term 3 : Complete!

In case you’re wondering…yes, I’m still alive (barely)! I survived the most difficult term of the MBA program for me personally and have definitely taken full advantage of the break following Term 3 final exams. At this point, all I’d like to say about the term is that it’s over. I learned a lot and […]

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LASIK Success!

It’s been just over 36 hours since my CustomVue LASIK surgery at Duke and I’ve been very happy with the results so far! The procedure itself was very fast and painless. After I arrived, I had the same tests and measurements that I previously had a few months ago to ensure there was stability in […]

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Braces Off!

Today was the big day! After more than 20 months, I visited the orthodontist to have my braces removed. After performing the “normal” 4 week service on my hardware, I had my brackets removed (broken off), the remaining glue chipped away, and a final polishing of my teeth. Finally, I received my retainers (lower – […]

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WEMBA Term 3 : Weekends 2, 3, 4, and 5

What can I say? The fact that I’ve been unable to blog about any of these weekends individually speaks for itself. This has without a doubt been the most difficult term of the program so far. It’s especially tough since it coincides with the holidays (I’m *so* far behind)! Throughout the past couple of months, […]

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Stuff On My Cat

OK, so I’ve been really bad about blogging lately. Well, it’s Term 3 of my MBA program (the hardest term so far), so what can I say? I couldn’t resist posting about Stuff On My Cat, though. It’s just an awesome site to check out when you need a quick laugh. Enjoy! The URL is: […]

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JetBlue WiFi from SWA Flight?

On the way back from Vegas to Raleigh (Southwest 4.5 hour nonstop), I pulled out my Dell Latitude notebook over Kansas to get some class work done for the week ahead. What else would one do over Kansas? 🙂 Of course, my wireless card was still enabled. To my surprise, as I prepared to disable […]

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WEMBA Term 3 : Weekend 1

The 3 week break between terms went by WAY too fast! This weekend started on Thursday (a bonus day) with a great guest lecture by Martha Rogers, co-author of Return on Customer. The lecture was optional but I’m definitely glad I attended. It provided valuable insights into understanding the value of a customer and using […]

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