Archive | Reflections

127 Years of History: The Old Chapel at UMass Amherst

Neat opportunity to connect current (non-band) students to the Old Chapel on the UMass campus… it’s been closed since 1997. This was a fun way to connect my journalism teaching gig to my alumnosity with the Minuteman Band 0

Crowdsourcing a puppy

Dog people will get this. Others… well, you’re gonna learn 0

UMass Networking Night

Tonight represents one of my favorite intersections in life. I get the honor of hanging out and networking with talented UMass students and extol the wonders of my UMass degree. Okay, there’s the line Here’s the reality: I have a BA in sociology from UMass and manage social media marketing for the world’s leader in  Read more »

413-545-1451

So it appears a lot of you are Googling this phone number and landing on this site. How do I know? I mentioned it in a post a while back about the importance of giving back to your alma mater. 6

So, didja catch the Oscars last night?

I watched the entire broadcast for the first time in years. I can’t actually remember the last time I sat down to watch even PART of the Oscars broadcast. If you missed it, you didn’t. It flat-out stunk. Word has it that James Franco and Anne Hathaway were selected to host to bring a young,  Read more »

State Trooper Fail

Dear Massachusetts State Police, Your dedicated and hard-working state trooper did a fine job this morning pulling over a blonde-little-something who clearly must have volated a traffic law here in Hopkinton. However, in pulling this blonde-little-something over at the bottom of South Street, mere feet from a major 6-lane, 4-way intersection… 1

I Shit You Not

Have you ever browsed thru old email? If you’re like me, you keep your inbox somewhat current, so lots of good material gets lost in the ether. Take some time to browse thru your sent box. It’s funny to see what you find. I witnessed this my second day of work at EMC. It’s an  Read more »

CocoLaPalm Map

With our 3rd trip to CocoLaPalm in beautiful Negril, Jamaica coming up, I’d thought I’d share a little trip planning nugget… a map of the resort! 1

Dad and Elvis

January 8th. That’s one big birthday. My dad and Elvis. Fitting that Elvis was one of dad’s favorites. 1

Comcast (Still) Doesn’t Care

I make my living as a corporate social media strategist. My primary role at [LARGE $16B COMPANY] is to listen to the many voices across the web speaking about [LARGE $16B COMPANY]. I take that role seriously. While [LARGE $16B COMPANY] is in the B2B space, social is as important to us as to any  Read more »