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On Life: Coldplay Tickets Bought, but Not Without Stress
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Journalism, education, etc. Monday, June 16, 2008. Coldplay Tickets Bought, but Not Without Stress. I'll be in Chicago with my brothers Derek and Ethan on July 23 to see Coldplay. Tickets went on sale at exactly 1:00 pm EDT on Saturday, and I was ready and waiting at my laptop. When the clock struck 1:00. I immediately searched for three tickets in the highest price bracket - we had agreed to indulge, realizing it may be a once-in-a-lifetime chance - only to find a message from Ticketmaster. Sheckler Ret...
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On Life: June 2008
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Journalism, education, etc. Monday, June 16, 2008. Coldplay Tickets Bought, but Not Without Stress. I'll be in Chicago with my brothers Derek and Ethan on July 23 to see Coldplay. Tickets went on sale at exactly 1:00 pm EDT on Saturday, and I was ready and waiting at my laptop. When the clock struck 1:00. I immediately searched for three tickets in the highest price bracket - we had agreed to indulge, realizing it may be a once-in-a-lifetime chance - only to find a message from Ticketmaster. I was lucky ...
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On Life: July 2008
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Journalism, education, etc. Tuesday, July 29, 2008. No One" by Alicia Keys. Never pegged myself for an Alicia Keys fan, but I freaking love this song. Maybe I should start an "unlikely song choice of the week" series. Oh by the way, Alicia Keys is a real grouch - she won't let me embed the "No One" video, so you'll just have to follow the link above. Thursday, July 24, 2008. If anybody would like to see the work I'm doing for Goshen Public Library. To promote the Library. Thursday, July 3, 2008. You migh...
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On Life: A Couple Steps to Smarter Writing
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Journalism, education, etc. Tuesday, November 18, 2008. A Couple Steps to Smarter Writing. So I hate it when people start blog posts like this. What does the "so" mean? Nothing. It has no function besides taking up space and making your writing look like a fifth-grader's. Instead of, "So I had an epiphany today," write, "I had an epiphany today." It's easy. Most of all, please stop having your writing be passive. It should be made more active by you. An example will be provided by me now:. Christian Shec...
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On Life: April 2009
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Journalism, education, etc. Friday, April 24, 2009. The reusable bag trend hits home. By John Christian Sheckler. MISHAWAKA, Ind. – Madeline MacMillan does not use paper – or plastic. Instead MacMillan, of South Bend, carries her groceries in the reusable bags that have been popping up in retailers nationwide over the last two years. But MacMillan is not an isolated case. In fact, she is just a small ripple in the tidal wave of reusability that has swept through nationwide retailers. Now that the retaile...
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On Life: May 2008
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Journalism, education, etc. Thursday, May 15, 2008. Local News All About Forward-Thinking. The more I read national "news," the more I want to stay away from that world. Local news is where you find the good stuff anyway. At a local level, you find the stories that validate journalism as a contribution to society. Whether it's a story about a downtown revitalization. Project or a report on area schools, local news seems to always look toward the future with a sense of hope and optimism. A couple weeks ag...
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On Life: January 2008
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Journalism, education, etc. Wednesday, January 30, 2008. Monday, my writing prof. told us pupils to form a fifty-word summary of our normal doings. Ah, but a tricky catch. Prof. Sprong put a fairly difficult limitation on said summary: no word symbols which "d" and "f" flank! It took a good bit of thinking, but I did it. What a load off my mind! Wednesday, January 23, 2008. Lyrics Really Affect You, So Be Ignorant and Lazy. Saturday, January 19, 2008. Also, call me cynical, but it seems easy for Patriots...
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On Life: November 2008
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Journalism, education, etc. Tuesday, November 18, 2008. A Couple Steps to Smarter Writing. So I hate it when people start blog posts like this. What does the "so" mean? Nothing. It has no function besides taking up space and making your writing look like a fifth-grader's. Instead of, "So I had an epiphany today," write, "I had an epiphany today." It's easy. Most of all, please stop having your writing be passive. It should be made more active by you. An example will be provided by me now:. Then there's T...
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On Life: The reusable bag trend hits home
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Journalism, education, etc. Friday, April 24, 2009. The reusable bag trend hits home. By John Christian Sheckler. MISHAWAKA, Ind. – Madeline MacMillan does not use paper – or plastic. Instead MacMillan, of South Bend, carries her groceries in the reusable bags that have been popping up in retailers nationwide over the last two years. But MacMillan is not an isolated case. In fact, she is just a small ripple in the tidal wave of reusability that has swept through nationwide retailers. Now that the retaile...
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On Life: April 2008
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Journalism, education, etc. Saturday, April 26, 2008. Twitter Great Tool for Following Favorite Bloggers. I've been hearing about Twitter since I began following big-name bloggers like Howard Owens and Ryan Sholin, but only yesterday did I check it out for the first time. Basically, it's like Facebook stripped to the bare minimum. And it's pretty cool. Twitter works like this: . First, you visit twitter.com. And sign up for an account. Right now I'm following Ryan Sholin, Howard Owens, and Sean Blanda, s...