Remember this post? No? Can’t say that I blame you; it dealt with some pretty obscure subject matter. Well, unless you’re a musician and music historian who’s writing a scholarly book about the musicians of Alabama including Gene Sullivan and who had almost despaired of finding a photograph of Mr. Sullivan…until he stumbled across this… Continue reading Another 15 seconds of “fame”
Category: Navel Gazing
Beginning of the End
It’s T minus 12 days and counting before I start the new job, and I’m swinging wildly between “oh boy…this is going to be so cool!” and “oh no…what have I done!” I suppose that’s natural. According to the Holmes and Rahe Stress Scale, a change in your line of work is only slightly less… Continue reading Beginning of the End
Taking the Fork
When you come to a fork in the road, take it. – Yogi Berra, Philosopher Funny, isn’t it, how life-changing events often begin with the smallest thing. In this case, it was a casual remark by my wife about the difficulty her employer was having finding qualified people to fill some job vacancies. Those vacancies were… Continue reading Taking the Fork
My Apologies to Internet Explorer Users
I rarely pass up a chance to either make fun of or otherwise denigrate Microsoft’s browser, especially the older versions (I’m looking at you, IE6…and also you, IE7, and to a somewhat lesser extent you, IE8. IE9, you seem to be an OK dude.). The strange behaviors and outright bugs in those browsers create a… Continue reading My Apologies to Internet Explorer Users
Ant Band
OK, feast your eyes on this little jewel: That’s right – it’s an authentic Fire Ant Gazette wrist band, crafted by otherworldly artisans deep beneath the earth (in the general area of Wickett) from the finest silicon harvested by documented workers from the forests of Silicon Valley, and tinted in Classic Lead-Free Pewter to accentuate… Continue reading Ant Band
Fire (Ant) Sale
I still haven’t figured out what happened with the vanishing fire ants, nor have I contacted CafePress to remedy the situation, but this snafu along with a special request from a friend for some new products caused me to revisit the Gazette’s store and my business model related to said store. My goal has never… Continue reading Fire (Ant) Sale
The Vanishing Fire Ant
Update (4/6/11) I submitted a request for a refund via CafePress’s website and within 15 minutes was notified by email that they were granting it. They also said I could keep the shirts. Apparently they don’t want Fire Ant-less shirts either. Anyway, the interesting thing was this statement by the customer service rep: “I have… Continue reading The Vanishing Fire Ant
Restoring the historical archives
When I redesigned and “re-purposed” the Fire Ant Gazette in mid-2009, I deleted all posts dating back to inception – November, 2002. While I don’t remember the exact number of articles I’d posted during that seven year period, I think it was around 3,800, and I felt that most of them would not be missed.… Continue reading Restoring the historical archives
Fire Ant Sighting
It’s been a while since we had a Fire Ant sighting, possibly due to the fact that only eight people actually own Genuine Fire Ant Gazette Merchandise, and most of them never go anywhere. But this sighting is perhaps from the most exotic location yet: Mali, West Africa. That’s my pal Gene, who’s been on… Continue reading Fire Ant Sighting
Whatever you’re searching for, it appears we have it here.
I no longer pay much attention to this blog’s visitor stats. When I first started the Gazette, I had a free Site Meter account and monitored it regularly, but that was back in the salad days when blogs were the only social media outlet (and when I actually worked harder at it). When I redesigned/relaunched… Continue reading Whatever you’re searching for, it appears we have it here.