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02 September 2008 ~ 0 Comments

“In A World” Without Don LaFontaine

You may not know him by name, but you no doubt know his voice. Don LaFontaine was the voice behind the vast majority of the movie trailers you’ve seen for decades. He passed away this morning from complications related to a collapsed lung, at the age of 68.
Over the span of his 25+ year career, [...]

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23 July 2008 ~ 1 Comment

Choosing The Right Path & My Secret Dream Career

It’s 3:30 AM and again, and here I sit, awoken by some more deep thoughts about life and where I want to be. In less than an hour and a half, at 5:00 AM, I’m supposed to be on the road to Radford University to repair computers for Attronica. That’s seven hours on the road [...]

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09 June 2008 ~ 0 Comments

Summer Goal #5: Finish DowntownShortPump.com

Almost four years ago, I purchased the domain name www.downtownshortpump.com. It was a site owned by the developer of the Downtown Short Pump complex with Barnes & Noble and Regal Cinemas. They used it as promotion for their shopping center and etched it into two huge signs at the busiest intersection in Henrico County (West [...]

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29 May 2008 ~ 0 Comments

“Henrico, Virginia” Mailing Address Coming Soon

If your mailing address is Richmond, Virginia, but you live most anywhere in Henrico County, your address will soon change to Henrico, Virginia. Why? Henrico County loses millions of dollars every year to the City of Richmond. Big corporate chains that are based outside of the area think that because the mailing address is Richmond, [...]

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26 May 2008 ~ 3 Comments

Lifelock CEO Becomes Victim Of Identity Theft Himself!

How’s this for ironic? The CEO of Lifelock, Todd Davis, has finally been hacked himself! He’s the guy that advertises his real social security number on billbords, trucks, television, and radio.
And while this may be to prove the point that he has total faith in his company, which protects you from any identity theft attempts [...]

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