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Capillarity

22 October 2010 by Joey McGirr in Just Writing, 4 Comments

Last night I was at a local mixer when a young man, Chris Contreras (@AustinVisMedia), came up to me and told me how much he enjoyed reading my blog. Thank you Chris, you have no idea how energizing it is to hear that what we do/write makes a difference; that someone is actually listening. I [...]

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Life Connects

5 October 2010 by Joey McGirr in Just Writing, 1 Comment

I was reading an article on Yahoo about sea life and how scientists are cataloging the worlds sea critters. Did you know there are over 200,000 (201,206 to be exact) validated species swimming in our oceans? Expect that on a Qrank quiz soon, friends. However, what is so fascinating about the research isn’t the numbers, [...]

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Why the Why Guy?

3 October 2010 by Joey McGirr in Just Writing, No Comments

Here’s a little story about me. In my youth I was your typical “Nice Guy.” And as the saying goes, “nice guys finish last.” Regardless of what you believe about the above statement, nice guys tend to be a little more trusting (even when they know better) and the inevitable always happens; they finish last. [...]