Category Archives: Personal

A New (May) Day

The original mkelley.net lasted from 2000 until October 2005 and a few different variations on different sites until I decided to merge everything together and relaunch the site you see today.
Merging 5 years (1,300 posts) from Movable Type and then another 1,400 posts from other MT, WordPress & Tumblr sites was quite a feat but [...]

Where Am I Creative?

A couple of weeks ago, I started taking a serious look at ways to be creative or to hone/redevelop my skills. I’ve been good on the music scene, playing in bands which draw the best from me and keep my blood ‘a moving. On everything else, I’ve been lacking and that’s where I’m going to [...]

Chattarati

Chattarati

I think I’m the last one to blog about this, but I’ve been working with John Hawbaker and Joe Lance (along with a few amazing other people) on Chattarati. It’s got such great potential and talent going in, and we have a lot of big plans. Go visit and enjoy!

Humble

Ten jobs that pay $20 an hour – CNN.com

When I see articles like this one, I realize how humble and appreciative one should be. Had a discussion with a co-worker about giving back to people. He mentioned how he was upper income in relation to his neighbors and felt like he should give back. It [...]

knees

Football – Etowah, August 18, 2006 – 20060818-ETOWAH-17
My nephew is the white kid in the center in blue and my skinny white knees are on the top left.
6 year-old kids, playing football in 98 degree heat….won 21/ 0

Casanet

I’ve started a project called Casanet. I’ve setup a Backpack page to get my ideas together and as a place to also see if anyone has any better ideas.
It’s stuff like this, that I think about during my drive and walk to the office.

Five Quotes

Based on Jason Kottke’s post, “Five quotes“, here are 5 (ok, 8) quotes that define me or some of my beliefs….
There is no nonsense so gross that society will not, at some time, make a doctrine of it and defend it with every weapon of communal stupidity. – Robertson Davies
To be nobody but yourself in [...]

In Brief: Atlanta & WOWerPoint and Programming

Brief Updates:
- Went to Atlanta last week for watch the DCI semi-finals. Ate some nice Cuban sandwiches from a little grocery store near Ga. Tech (Kool Korner). Visited some great little places and got to hang out with my best friend for the first time in years. I’ve known this guy for over half of [...]

Simple Fact

As of June 18th, I’ve been blogging for 6 years, last week. It was very fitting that I forgot my blog anniversary, since I haven’t been too sure about continuing. I’m burned out and no longer enjoy doing a lot of things I’ve enjoyed doing in the past.
I told EvD that I’ve been thinking about [...]

Blonde & Blue

My best friend through high school was someone I loved for years…….I loved her like a sister. As she went down a bad path, I went along another. We split and only spoke a couple of times in about 13 or so years. I even went through a phase where I didn’t want anyone in [...]