tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-135585312012-01-31T01:53:38.990-06:00Congratulations, you have made it on my 'friends' list. On these pages you will find my friends and links to their web sites. If there is a site that I should be including, please let me know.James A. Arconatihttps://profiles.google.com/105725235360349323470noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13558531.post-19600834221850349442012-01-31T01:53:00.001-06:002012-01-31T01:53:39.005-06:00

An old friend of ours from college --whose blog I've only just recently caught back up with-- posted an interesting question on personal technology. See the post here at Digital Analogue: Forget "where's my jetpack?", I want to know....

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My friend Derek has recently posted a concept piece album and story combination. I've known him as a musician for awhile and I've enjoyed his writing for some time on his website and blog. He's been and continues to be a member of Blue Tattoo and the Michael Feldman Group. Now I want to recommend his latest body of work and urge you go download it right now as it is completely 100% free! Go

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A long-time friend and one-time coworker (MonsterCommerce &amd; Network Solutions) named Mark G. has updated his profile/portfolio site at Greentree Designs. They now have a blog and an expanded list of services.

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The freedoms we enjoy often come from the sacrifices of the men and women in uniform. But many times the mission abroad leaves the families back home with their own struggles. Sunday the National Guard paid tribute to the contributions of both the troops and their loved ones. ABC News Channel 20's Mike Brooks takes a closer look. One of my friends, a soldier named Ryan Keeter, is featured in

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I've mentioned Gina and Robert before. They are two members of a band called Rubber Universe. I met them through work, but they are both accomplished musicians and damn fine people. Here's an animated video to their song Let Me Rule Your Heart. Check it out.

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There's a lot of good news sites out there for those people who want to get the news. But if you want something that is NOT the news, look no further than sonotthenews.com; your site for stuff that is not the news!

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My friend Toni has a new poem just posted online. Here's a snippet: We know not when we do, We know not how we say, We know not where we want, We know only know that we are. Read the full entry called Strength of Will by Antonia Phillips at Poetry.com.

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An old friend from college is in a movie coming out soon. He's got a lot of music and spoken word projects I should have linked to by now, but here is a trailer for the movie. Mel "Romeo" Roberson is the male lead who utters the title line "I Used To Love Her". Go Romeo, go! Update: Though I just saw this trailer on Romeo's Facebook page recently, it would appear that the movie itself has

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My buddy and coworker, whose username is Jer86gn, has an account on Pixerbog for sharing his pix from his cell phone camera. He used to use Popug and I've written about his shots before.. Check out his latest shot on Pixerbog.com and view his profile page.

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My friend Derek (former music minister at Ferguson Christian Church) recently had a show with his band at a place called "The Chapel". I had really wanted to go, but couldn't make it. Be sure to check out the Recap on his blog.

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My friend Nikomas (former youth minister of Ferguson Christian Church) is considering running for president in 2016, since he will be 35 years old. He would be our first Mexican president. Read all about it on his post, The First Mexident.

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mittensOriginally uploaded by handknitsbysusan One of my wife's old grade school through high school friends has a knitting blog. We got to visit with Susan and her family over Christmas when we went to Chicago. It was a lot of fun. A recent post she wrote is a great personal story with a happy ending of her reuniting some lost mittens with their owner. Check out her full site at Handknits by

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2008-11-20Originally uploaded by psychojelly@sbcglobal.net My Friend Ryan has a new comic book he is posting online using Wordpress and various plugins. It's called Rat Lifter. It's not clear at this point who or what a Rat Lifter is. But there's fire, muscular bad guys, falling meteors, monsters and a few random stabbings. It should be fun.

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I'd like to congratulate J.D. and Megan on their great wedding over this last weekend. I got my invitation a few months back and was surprised and delighted to learn that it was going to take place in Quincy, Illinois, which is apparently where Megan's family is from. This was a double treat for my family and I because Lisa and I used to live in Quincy as well and our oldest daughter was born

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My friend Ryan has set up a new site and blog for posting and promoting his artwork called House of Rah. Hello, and welcome to the online home of illustrator Ryan VanMeter. This is the place for information about current illustration rates, projects, and other things that may be going on. I've enjoyed Ryan's mixed medium stuff since I first met him back at Quincy. His stuff is intense and

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Two of my coworker buddies are members of a local rock band named Geedus. They are playing a show in Belleville one week from tonight. Friday, May 2nd, 2008 Quinn's Restaurant & Sports Bar 4519 N. Illinois St. Swansea, Illinois 62226 .618.257.8203 Featuring originals & lots of new covers, as well as your favorites! Go to geedus.com for more information. I'm not sure I'll be able to make this

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A friend and former coworker I admire has left her daily job as a graphic web designer and is leaping into independent work as a freelance for-hire web designer. You have reached the online portfolio of Janet Lackey. I'm a graphic designer living in the midwestern U.S. city of St. Louis, Missouri. As I approach a decade in the design field, I find what makes my career so enjoyable are the

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I wrote about my friend Charles Guthrie's sites before, but here are a few other pages you should know about. Duck Goes MOO!!! Coffee-Walk GeekyKeen Mid America Web Design MySpace: Dr. Booty Man

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A few months back, my friend Ryan registered a domain and set up a website to showcase his fantasy artwork. I posted about Psycho-Ink previously, but Ryan got a real domain and is developing it with a little troubleshooting help from me. Check out bonkersjam.com.

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My friend and coworker, Mark, has updated his website. He didn't win the mayor's seat back in March, but he is still stirring up activism and enthusiasm. His ideas are pretty out there, but this is only a symptom of his genius. Learn more about Mark McCoy, Delegate-Hopeful for the Illinois Constitutional Convention.

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Two of my friends, Robert Noles & Gina Ronat, are members of a band called Rubber Universe. Check out their site and their MySpace page. Robert also has a personal site called N9XS.COM.

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My coworker, Matt, has a personal site and blog with a pretty interesting design. Check out indiekidonline, as well as Matt's Flickr Pics.

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My friend and coworker, Kevin, has an online store of refurbished technology products where you should be shopping. HotBloc is one of the fastest growing online merchandise brokers to hit the internet. We are trying our very best to be first in customer service, with some of the most competitive pricing in the industry, specializing in new and refurbished items from the best names in the

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My friend and coworker, Don K. has a MySpace page at www.myspace.com/stlurbanguy.

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My coworker and friend Jeremy uploads lots of pictures from his cell phone directly to an online account so that their shared instantly. See his profile on Popug.com.

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