I guess I don't know what I really expected: to get to be the person who got to tell people the news that was mine to tell? To believe that maybe I'd get to tell people something cool one-on-one when it was quiet and intimate and joyful for me and for them? To maybe (just maybe) not have to pick and choose who got to know what at what time, but to ( Read more... )

Our office did something pretty awesome last year: we put into place a project to consolidate 11 websites into a single site, on a brand new CMS, transferring all the organizational information on those sites over to the single website ( Read more... )

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A couple of days ago, I was invited to speak at a religious studies class here at OSU. Unfortunately, due to work, it appeared very unlikely that I would get to attend, but things eventually worked out and the stars aligned, and I got to go ( Read more... )

Well, after 15 years in various IT positions, I have had to root my first box in order to complete a task ( Read more... )

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So, this may be a tad belated, but I've had a lot of high school, middle school, and even elementary school friends find me via Facebook and other social networking projects. This message is for you, and all those who have "friended" me but don't know a lot about me (including family members and internet strangers, I guess ( Read more... )

I've been on vacation now for a few days, and apparently missed some news: I got nominated for an award at work by my boss' boss (you have to scroll down through other nominees to find me). It's nice to be recognized.

Now, just to sit back and see if I win. The description in the post linked above kind of gives folks an idea of what I do for a $

It's been a busy few weeks:

• There's a new Clergy Training Program in town - The Council of Lore has gathered enough votes to pass the revisions to the ADF Clergy Training Program. I cannot tell you how pleased-as-punch I am that's all over. I'm very, very pleased with the new program, and it seems like most others are as well. It's got new ( Read more... )

Today, I received an invitation to a celebration of my fiftieth anniversary of my graduation from Ohio State. Yep, the good ol' days, when Woody was coaching and I was but a mere pup of a lad. . .

Indeed, you read that right: somehow, Ohio State thinks I've graduated for 50 years ago and that I still have the same e-mail address they had on file ( Read more... )