tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240153733732711811Fri, 11 Oct 2024 18:35:22 +0000photoscharlestonwvworkarticlesdesignheartstringspop culturesouthernnesswvappalachiacreativitycultureegovfamilyweb designlifetravelfoodhouseinternetnostalgiaopinionquotationsreloI did that onceawardsfluffhilarityodditiesrecipesroadtripsocietytechweb2.0alabamaanomaliesartsbooksburning questionsdeathsefficiencyfilmgoalsmusic snobberyspringvanitywest-love80sacclimationenviromentfabulousnessfriendsgardeninggas priceshistoryhomesickjokeskvetchlifestyleliteraturelogosmapsmid-atlanticmp3musicnot rightsadnessscienceseen in...snarksummertop ten listupgradevideowebcomicswhat ails yawinterdddddzzZZwwweEEEIIIIRRRrrwwwWWzzzzz...http://wildmoogswings.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Unknown)Blogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240153733732711811.post-6215502044983417505Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:45:00 +00002009-08-04T09:46:15.971-05:00By JESS MANCINI, jmancini@newsandsentinel.com POSTED: August 2, 2009PARKERSBURG - The Web site on how stimulus funds are being spent in West Virginia has been cited for its effectiveness and ease of use.Good Jobs First says West Virginia is one of six states in the country with exceptional sites according to its Show Us the Stimulus report. The states are West Virginia, Colorado, New York, http://wildmoogswings.blogspot.com/2009/08/wva-stimulus-site-noted.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240153733732711811.post-5921551701390785093Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:43:00 +00002009-08-04T09:44:28.294-05:00State's stimulus Web site among nation's best, report showsCharleston Gazette | 08.02.09URL: http://wvgazette.com/News/politics/200908020181 West Virginia's stimulus-tracking Web site is one of the nation's best, according to a national non-profit research group. By ALISON KNEZEVICH[NOTE: The stimulus site discussed in the following article was developed by NIC through subsidiary West Virginia http://wildmoogswings.blogspot.com/2009/08/west-virginia-states-stimulus-web-site.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240153733732711811.post-1498700608705075096Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:53:00 +00002008-09-29T10:00:14.206-05:00alabamaawardsegovworkIt's good to move forward, but it's also rewarding to leave good things behind. I hope to see continued success in Alabama, as I worked with some very bright and talented web developers on the alabama.gov web portal during my four and a half years in Montgomery.Alabama.gov Ranked Among the Nation's Top Five Web SitesFriday September 26, 1:23 pm ETFull articleMONTGOMERY, Ala.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-http://wildmoogswings.blogspot.com/2008/09/its-good-to-move-forward-but-its-also.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240153733732711811.post-717943874896324424Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:40:00 +00002008-09-23T08:45:45.870-05:00articlesawardsdesignefficiencyegovworkwvWest Virginia Education Portal Recognized Twice for Innovation in National CompetitionsMonday September 22, 12:56 pm ETLink to Article CHARLESTON, W.Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The recently unveiled West Virginia Education portal (http://www.education.wv.gov) has been declared one of the best education Websites in the nation by the Centers for Digital Government and Education. The new portal was http://wildmoogswings.blogspot.com/2008/09/education-priority-in-west-virginia.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240153733732711811.post-6227727145354770678Tue, 23 Sep 2008 04:01:00 +00002008-09-22T23:27:05.829-05:00not right"For years now, they’ve told us that we can’t afford—that the government providing healthcare to all people is just unimaginable; it can’t be done. We don’t have the money to rebuild our infrastructure. We don’t have the money to wipe out poverty. We can’t do it. But all of a sudden, yeah, we do have $700 billion for a bailout of Wall Street."— Sen. Bernie Sanders on Democracy Now!viahttp://wildmoogswings.blogspot.com/2008/09/wheres-disconnect.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240153733732711811.post-522637312457963472Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:58:00 +00002008-08-28T16:02:16.321-05:00familyheartstrings...I love this guy. Today is his birthday; he would have been 63.The above picture is from 1976, when he was almost the age I am today. It's so sweet to think we were, at one time, the same age. I know how silly that sounds... but it's been my experience that losing a parent makes the parent more of a person and less of an authority/guardian figure in my mind. When I look at old pictures of http://wildmoogswings.blogspot.com/2008/08/this-guy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240153733732711811.post-1169089025517981240Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:15:00 +00002008-08-20T09:18:03.884-05:00awardsegovweb designworke.Republic's Center for Digital Government Names 2008 Top Web Portals and ApplicationsGovernment Technology | 08.19.08URL: http://www.govtech.com/gt/articles/391147News ReportWinners of the 2008 Best of the Web and Digital Government Achievement Awards have been announced by e.Republic's Center for Digital Government. The top state and local government Web portal and application awardees will be http://wildmoogswings.blogspot.com/2008/08/work-related-newsiness.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240153733732711811.post-1623241700720598383Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:14:00 +00002008-08-03T19:16:38.221-05:00familynostalgiaphotosDang, I was lucky to grow up with such an awesome brother. I'm so proud of you and all you do.http://wildmoogswings.blogspot.com/2008/08/happy-birthday-tim.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240153733732711811.post-6724712108963971260Fri, 01 Aug 2008 02:47:00 +00002008-07-31T22:18:21.372-05:0080sbooksnostalgiapop culturewebcomicsWhen I was a kid I loved Garfield. I can not emphasize this enough. In the early 80s, I thought Garfield was the most colossally hi-larious thing on earth. Okay, I was like, eight. Maybe nine. But still. Every time a new Garfield book would come out, mom (knowing full well of my deep affinity) would try to ensure I'd have a copy. At school, my friends and I would swap Garfield books at http://wildmoogswings.blogspot.com/2008/07/childhood-favorites-are-funny-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240153733732711811.post-3823944656421831115Mon, 28 Jul 2008 02:40:00 +00002008-07-27T21:46:39.498-05:00appalachiaphotosroadtripwvAll of the following photos were taken within an hour's drive from my house. Damn, I live in a beautiful place.http://wildmoogswings.blogspot.com/2008/07/scenes-from-midland-trail-us-60-west.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240153733732711811.post-7684381160416260923Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:21:00 +00002008-07-25T10:36:22.249-05:00charlestonwvcreativityculturefoodI did that oncephotosrecipeswvLast weekend, I experienced yet another first in my life. I paid money to eat a mystery dinner with +/- 29 people I'd never met before in a secret location.Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you: The Underground Kitchen.Charleston's Underground Kitchen describes itself as "...a giant, infrequent dinner party involving strangers and amateur cooks who like good food and don’t mind making a few newhttp://wildmoogswings.blogspot.com/2008/07/clandestine-affair-charlestons.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240153733732711811.post-6014499982945590171Sun, 20 Jul 2008 04:21:00 +00002008-07-19T23:55:19.778-05:00articlescultureefficiencygas priceslifestyle...aren't all bad. Trust me, I am no cheerleader for paying $4.09/gallon (the current price for regular unleaded here in CRW), nor am I a cheerleader for where some of this money we're paying goes. But, there are positive things that can come from this major and often difficult shift in everyone's budget.Time Magazine illustrates the half-full perspective in the ever-emptying glass of gas we'vehttp://wildmoogswings.blogspot.com/2008/07/high-gas-prices.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240153733732711811.post-1345357298460966072Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:31:00 +00002008-07-16T21:45:51.065-05:00heartstringsmusicsadnesstop ten listMusic post!!!I just received an e-mail from my BF4EVA, Ms. Bee, asking me what my top ten saddest songs are. Initially, I thought I would need to take some time to think about it but knew of a couple off the top of my head. Well, as it turns out, I know some saaaad bastards. In fact, a good-sized chunk of my music library is constituted of sad bastards. So, sharing my list of top ten saddest http://wildmoogswings.blogspot.com/2008/07/i-know-sad-bastards.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240153733732711811.post-2349041862637816541Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:37:00 +00002008-07-16T15:44:40.740-05:00appalachiamapsmid-atlanticwvWow... I'm closer to Ottawa, Canada than I am to Montgomery, Alabama. I'd never, ever have guessed that.Image via West Virginia: Open For Businesshttp://wildmoogswings.blogspot.com/2008/07/these-road-trips-arent-going-to-take.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240153733732711811.post-2983295936589038344Wed, 16 Jul 2008 02:24:00 +00002008-07-15T22:10:14.425-05:00appalachiaarticlesculturedesignenviromentsciencesocietyComprehensive Design for a Carbon Neutral World: The Challenge of Appalachiasubmitted by Dr. John Todd"The Comprehensive Design for a Carbon Neutral World project sets forth a revolutionary concept for the design of an entirely new economic model for a region that has been despoiled by extractive industries. Dr. Todd’s vision is inextricably bound to a set of highly advanced ecological design http://wildmoogswings.blogspot.com/2008/07/2008-bfi-contest-winner-has-vision-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240153733732711811.post-5946715766704681443Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:17:00 +00002008-07-14T10:58:37.394-05:00burning questionsdesignlogosodditiesopinionI'm not certain when this happened, but while flipping through channels this evening I noticed that WGN America has a new logo.I'm very curious as to why WGN went this direction with a re-branding. While I don't watch this channel very often, it seems to me that WGN primarily airs syndicated, family-oriented sitcoms; programming that seems incongruous with this new logo.The new logo, to me, http://wildmoogswings.blogspot.com/2008/07/i-will-not-be-ignored-dan.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240153733732711811.post-693102071552097464Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:54:00 +00002008-07-09T15:59:53.316-05:00alabamafriendsmusic snobberyroadtripsouthernnessI'm back to work in a beautiful town,after a wonderful weekend in another beautiful townand a deliciously long road trip through a beautiful part of the country. For the drive back, I picked up the new Beck album. Opinion forthcoming.Life is good.http://wildmoogswings.blogspot.com/2008/07/back-to-life.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240153733732711811.post-2676863185346836876Sun, 29 Jun 2008 22:28:00 +00002008-06-29T21:25:36.973-05:00anomaliesI did that oncelifeI love PostSecret. I read it every Sunday morning. Some of the secrets depress me; others make me laugh out loud. Some make me cringe and some I really identify with. Some, at the risk of sounding like a jerk, I believe to be made up and not actual secrets. Others are so dark I can't imagine anyone making them up. Some are bright and simple; noting the happiness found in life's little http://wildmoogswings.blogspot.com/2008/06/kindness-of-strangers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240153733732711811.post-7460377086371315593Mon, 23 Jun 2008 21:39:00 +00002008-06-23T17:29:28.354-05:00booksfilmfluffpop cultureweb designEvery now and then, something really awesome happens to me. Today I was cleaning out the pockets of my padfolio and found a $100 gift certificate for Amazon.com that I totally forgot I had. Rock and roll! So, I went shopping. Here's what $100 at Amazon gets a girl like me:On the book front, I kept it practical yet interesting. These two books encompass the two main aspects of web design thathttp://wildmoogswings.blogspot.com/2008/06/mighty-amazon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240153733732711811.post-8068933538325273815Sat, 21 Jun 2008 02:28:00 +00002008-06-20T23:18:06.925-05:00appalachiacharlestonwvcultureopinionwvMountaineers are always free.Today is West Virginia day. In honor of West Virginia day, I'd like to take a little time to write about the state I have been calling home for a short three and a half months.Recently, Vice President Dick Cheney made a joke about West Virginia, inferring that West Virginians have a proclivity for inbreeding. I'm not a native West Virginian, and I have only been a http://wildmoogswings.blogspot.com/2008/06/babys-first-west-virginia-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240153733732711811.post-3885046128048809641Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:04:00 +00002008-06-13T19:50:59.375-05:00deathsfamilyheartstringslifeIt's a rare occurrence that I write about my family in a public setting. Tonight, I feel compelled to write about my father as I watch coverage surrounding Tim Russert's unexpected passing earlier today.I'll get to dad in a moment.Tim Russert was a great journalist. Political, broadcast or otherwise, he was a class act in what has become a sea of sensationalism and sleaze in broadcast media. http://wildmoogswings.blogspot.com/2008/06/thoughts-on-tim-russerts-passing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240153733732711811.post-6038125730766236216Thu, 05 Jun 2008 13:23:00 +00002008-06-05T08:26:59.372-05:00articlesegovinternetweb designworkwvFrom Metro News:05/28/2008The state of West Virginia has a new website with the goal of making it simpler to learn about state government.Department of Administration spokeswoman Diane Holley says wv.gov will hopefully make it as simple as possible for the public to come to the site and find any information they want about state government.Holley says the website is topic-driven rather than http://wildmoogswings.blogspot.com/2008/06/new-state-website-user-friendly.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240153733732711811.post-4984986051983447499Thu, 05 Jun 2008 02:40:00 +00002008-06-04T21:55:37.998-05:00creativitytechtravelworkSummer camp is over.I recently returned from a four-day company conference in Oklahoma City. Oklahoma City has always held a certain charm for me. I've never met anyone from Oklahoma whom I didn't like, and while this was only my second visit, both visits were time spent with warm and interesting people and being pleasantly surprised by the city itself.The best thing about the conference was http://wildmoogswings.blogspot.com/2008/06/oklahoma-okay.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240153733732711811.post-6149000238971911192Mon, 02 Jun 2008 19:06:00 +00002008-06-02T14:20:51.861-05:00creativitydesigninternetopiniontechweb designweb2.0I just noticed Google's new favicon.It's weak. I'd have expected more from Google. Granted, one doesn't have much of a canvas to work with when creating a favicon. That poses many challenges. But seriously, Google? This?Since I can't harp on the blasé without sharing some fancy, the following article from Smashing Magazine has an impressive listing of tiny, yet truly lovely, favicons.Inspirehttp://wildmoogswings.blogspot.com/2008/06/google-really.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5240153733732711811.post-2736708612621353074Tue, 27 May 2008 02:19:00 +00002008-05-26T21:27:11.186-05:00creativitymusic snobberypop cultureI rarely listen to music on the radio anymore. Morning Edition, The World and Inside Appalachia on West Virginia public radio are about the only things I switch the iPod out for these days. I left my iPod at the house today, though, so I hit scan on the radio as I was driving around. About two minutes in, I hit the scan button to stop and make sure I was hearing what I was hearing. Sure http://wildmoogswings.blogspot.com/2008/05/can-you-feel-it-see-it-hear-it-today.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Unknown)0