What My Astounding Lack of Spanish Proficiency Taught Me about Community

Eric With Mexican Kids

Have you ever sat and really watched a football game? It’s all a bit strange, as far as I can tell.  A few thousand people usually show up (that’s not a number to sneeze at, mind you) and a disproportionate number of them ...

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Eric’s Crazy Awesome Coastal Social Ticket Submission

In case you're not part of the social savvy crowd,  the Baton Rouge Social Media Club is putting on an event called Coastal Social.  From what I can tell, it looks to be the largest gathering of social ...

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We’re Live – The Give Project Launch!

The Moment Of Pure Awesomeness Has Arrived Like the video said, we are live and in action at www.TheGiveProject.com. So go post a gift, grow out your mustache in an act of solidarity, and get ...

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The Give Project Is Launching! (No, Really…)

Believe it.  After a little hard work, a few harebrained ideas (all Chase’s, not mine), and a whole lot of faith from you guys and girls, The GIVE Project will officially be launching this Thursday, August 26th, 2010. This ...

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Your Custom License Plate Doesn’t Make You Cool

Misspentlife.com

It’s pet peeve time. One thing I just cannot stand is a custom license plate, the one that someone specifically had to order because they wanted every other driver on the road to know just how creative they are.  What are ...

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Adam Sandler, Giving, And Some Video Game Addicted Israelis

IMDb - Billy madison

I used to spend a lot of time watching TV and movies.  Probably too much, actually, but what do you expect?  I was in college.  If I wasn’t out boozing with my friends I was rotting my brain by staring at ...

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Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, and Some Really Expensive Boxer Briefs

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What do Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, arguably two of the most successful businessmen of all time, have in common? They’re both boxer brief guys. Well, that and their understanding that despite being filthy ...

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Burning Rubber and Camera Flashes: Giving By Mistake

TheOffside.com

For better or worse, we’ve gotten pretty serious over here lately.  We’ve talked about everything from vulnerability and the secrets that connect us to family and the hard truths that keep us down.  But we’re not all earnestness; this is The GIVE Project, not a ...

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Apathy and Cheeto’s, Enemies and Friends

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There’s nothing like the lyrics of a good song to make one re-evaluate life. I’m not talking about the shallow pop songs that seem to get all the airtime…

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Sharks, The Notebook, and Lionel Richie: The Innocence of Guilty Pleasures

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Friend #1 I have a friend who’s really into Shark Week, that annual Discovery Channel series in honor of those giant, toothy, occasionally homicidal fish.  For that one week out of every year, she sits in front of the ...

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