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My Tribute to William Andrew Woishnis
Below is the text of my eulogy given yesterday at the memorial service for William Andrew (Bill) Woishnis. It was nice to meet Bill’s extended family and hear about his early years. And it was also nice to hear from Bill’s friends outside of work, and for me personally to reconnect with my former colleagues…
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William Andrew (Bill) Woishnis – R.I.P.
It is with a heavy heart that I post the obituary of my friend and former boss, Bill Woishnis. I worked for Bill from 2000 until I left Knovel Corporation at the end of 2006. Even though I had moved on to another position, Bill and I stayed in contact. A sage friend once told…
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Firefox 3.5 is a Dog on My Windows XP Machine
Firefox is my web browsing software of choice, and has been going on four years now. I love it’s speed and it’s extensibility. I can add all sorts of functionality to it–little “add on” programs that make life easier for a web worker like me (FireFTP, Delicious bookmarking and SeoQuake are just some of the…
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2009 Montrose Christian Writers’ Conference – Day 3
Jeanette Windler – Heralding Hope Through the Storm Nothing could prepare me for the opening talk at today’s event. I had the pleasure of meeting Jeannette Windle at dinner on Sunday evening. She sat a few spots away and we discussed Twitter, Facebook and social media for a few minutes. Jeanette is a fiction author–one…
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2009 Montrose Christian Writers’ Conference – Day 1
Sometimes it seems that God ordains events. It’s as if the Holy Spirit whisphers in your ear, “You’re in the right place at the right time.” And that’s how I felt this first day of the Montrose Christian Writers’ Conference. I must confess I waffled on whether or not to attend. It’s a whole week.…
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