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25 years of mac
Posted on 25. Jan, 2009 by Blair.
i was one of the lucky few. i was an original user of the first mac released. my dad was a technology nut who tended to buy at the bleeding edge of technology. when the mac was introduced he realized the potential of this system and he plunked down the money to buy a mac. [...]
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inauguration day
Posted on 20. Jan, 2009 by Blair.
i get pretty geeked up by all things political. inauguration day is right there at the top of my list! today did not disappoint. I could not rip myself away from the coverage this morning… watching all of the current and former politicians arrive and seeing the swearing in. i made sally sit with me [...]
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christmas. different.
Posted on 06. Jan, 2009 by Blair.
christmas was different this year. the elections were contentious. the economy was a mess. people were losing their jobs and homes. yet, the cultural pressure to celebrate this holiday in the secular manner of gift giving was undeniable. retailers and the media encouraged people to spend money and time to fulfill the christmas desires of [...]
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adventures in shopping.
Posted on 30. Nov, 2008 by Blair.
a very sad thing happened a few weeks ago… my sony receiver gave up finally. the amp had been shorting out and going into protector mode for a month or so, but usually would fire up. it finally got to the point where it would not run at all. it was going into protector mode [...]
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duh duh du du… whamp.
Posted on 17. Nov, 2008 by Blair.
after a thorough and exhaustive (or should I say exhausting) search the Copier Research Assessment Panel has spoken and it is not good news for Xerox. So here was what we learned in the process. (Click on the logo to hear how they likely feel)
All things being equal… customer service wins. Xerox had some features [...]
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the transition begins.
Posted on 03. Nov, 2008 by Blair.
today begins my first day in the office during what will be a several week transition time. by the time we are sitting down to thanksgiving dinner, the transition will be complete and I will be fully engaged in my new role overseeing all things high tech here at mariners.
in the meantime, I will be [...]
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reflections on lighthouse weekend.
Posted on 20. Oct, 2008 by Blair.
this past weekend was amazing. our whole service was dedicated to teaching about how important it is to love those who are poor and in need. kenton shared some really cool insights from his study. one of the most impactful ones for me was that Jesus comes to us every day cleverly disguised as the [...]
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the times are changing.
Posted on 03. Oct, 2008 by Blair.
i’ve got a new role in ministry here at mariners church… and I could not be more pumped!! here is the email that was sent out to the staff here…
Staff,
For the past several months, Blair Farley has been working with Jack and several others to assess our implementation of Fellowship One and how we as [...]
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recent discovery.
Posted on 02. Oct, 2008 by Blair.
this week I had the opportunity to visit several mixed use development sites in the la area as preparation for planning commission. i grabbed my camera on this particular trip and thought I would capture some imagery for further consideration. I did find a few neat features of the structures, that I did photograph (link [...]
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on the west wing.
Posted on 28. Sep, 2008 by Blair.
it should come as no surprise to people that the west wing is one of my favorite shows of all time. aaron sorkin rocks! well the new york times op/ed section thought it would be fun to see what president bartlett would advise candidate obama. the following is that conversation (as written by mr. sorkin) [...]
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