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What’s Your Social Media Strategy

Hugh — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 13:50:54 +0000

If you can get past the language, What the F*ck Is My Social Media Strategy? is just too funny. If you are not a Social Media nerd, you may like What the F*ck Should I Make for Dinner? instead. (The key to each of those is to hit refresh after reading…) Via Kottke.

And The Fat Got Fatter

Hugh — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 13:47:34 +0000

As a nation, the US has gotten so fat that the fattest states on a 1991 map of obesity map would, by comparison, be the skinniest states when stacked up against a 2007–2009 map featuring similar data. [Chow]

10 Reasons I Avoid Talking on the Phone

Hugh — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:47:33 +0000

The brilliant blog The Oatmeal shows, graphically, 10 reasons to avoid talking on the phone. I gotta tell you, I hate talking on the phone, and their 10 reasons are pretty much mine as well. If you really need to get in touch with me, I would much prefer an email or a text.

Who Made The Deal With the Devil?

Hugh — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:37:30 +0000

Yes, we all know Pat Robertson said that Haiti had made a pact with the Devil, and that was the cause of their economic woes. Fellow worker for justice Larry James in Dallas suggests that maybe the people who made the deal with the Devil that harmed Haiti are a bit closer to home.

Pretending To Be Christian

Hugh — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:22:59 +0000

A family in Texas has to pretend to be Christian in order for their children to not be excluded from play dates. Well, Texas Christians, that will win them over for sure. Like Jesus said, you shall know us by whom we ostracize… (via Kottke)

Roger Ebert’s New Voice

Hugh — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:27:17 +0000

Esquire has an incredible feature on Roger Ebert. If you don’t know, he lost his voice several years ago due to a surgery gone bad. But now, he has found a new life with the written word. His twitter account is a work of art.

Seth Godin Says Proselytizing Equals Spam

Hugh — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:40:18 +0000

In this short interview promoting his newest book, Linchpin (which I am currently reading), business author and professional pot stirrer Seth Godin rightfully compares proselytizing to spam.

Q & A with Hugh: Panhandlers

Hugh — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 16:53:49 +0000

My friend Karen and I are doing a series of question and answer over at her blog. Her first question was probably the one I get most often. In essence, it was: How should I respond to panhandlers? The short answer is, lovingly and personally. Go read my whole answer over there.

Same Sex Marriage Debate

Hugh — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 15:40:31 +0000

Here is a huge graphic visualization of most of the arguments, for and against same sex marriage. The arguments were arrived at via various facebook polls, which is interesting, as these are the arguments real people have – not scientists or sociologists – and it is real people that vote.

How I Spent my Christmas Vacation

Hugh — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 14:05:39 +0000

Some folks ask what my day-to-day life looks like. I always tell them there is no typical day. However, here is what I was working on Christmas Eve.