Entries from October 2007

October 31, 2007

Clocking Out

Will everyone not leaving my profession please raise a hand?
N&R Business reporter Michelle Jarboe is leaving us to go to the Cleveland Plain Dealer — which is a move to another newspaper rather than into PR. But a lot of people I know at a lot of papers are just getting out of the business.
If [...]

October 31, 2007

Gang activity at NC A&T?

Word of what looks like gang violence at NC A&T — two freshmen say they were attacked for the colors they were wearing on campus.
According to the story, A&T police Chief Richard Holden said he has not seen any “definitive evidence of gang activity” on campus.
“Definitive evidence” isn’t always easy to come by — and [...]

October 21, 2007

Converging 2007

Man, what a weekend.
Amanda flew in on Wednesday for some job interviews that went very well. Looks like one way or another she’ll be moving down here, probably in the next month.
Her arrival coincided with ConvergeSouth, so she got to take in a little of the conference — something of a shock for her coming [...]

October 10, 2007

CULTURE SHOCK: The Real World becoming the real world

Can you believe they’re putting together the 20th Real World?
Neither can I.

October 1, 2007

To market, to market…

Just in from my first ever visit to the High Point Furniture Market.
Man — there’s just no way to accurately explain to you how strange this place is.
But the way people dress is a good beginning.
I wore a gray suit, white shirt, black tie and shoes. Figured this would be the way most other people [...]