Archive for October, 2007

Effective e-mail subject lines

The volume of e-mail received on a daily basis has increased exponentially in recent years. I’ve noticed the most effective messages contain relevant and effective subject lines which make them easier to file, organize and act upon. To help everyone, keep these thoughts in mind when composing an e-mail subject.
Summarize your message
What you write in [...]

Half-way there

Last week I completed the mid-term for my Programming Fundamentals (Java) course at Longview. This means I’m half-way there. I expected to do better, but the it was also more challenging than I expected. I ended up with an 86% and still have an A in the class. I attribute my success to the excellent [...]

Camping

Jared, Clayton and I met up with Shawn, Jason and Corey at Wallace State Park Friday, Oct 5, 07. We arrived about 7:30 pm which meant we had to set up our tent in the dark. We had a good time. I’ll add a few pictures soon.

Garrett Drinky, Garrett Spilly…

Happy Birthday to Clayton (and Vodka)

On Saturday, September 29, 2007, I hosted the second annual Happy Birthday to Clayton (and Vokda) party. Clayton and Vodka have enjoyed a shared birthday for the past two years in which we’ve celebrated with vodka libations, snacks and crazy dancing at my house. It was a perfect turn out and the weather made it [...]