Lost Arts

Who would have thought that a skill so simple as grilling could become lost to my generation. It was the summer of 2010 that I attempted to start a charcoal grill. I will confess that I lacked the proper skills to create the red hot coals needed to cook yummy bratwursts and hamburgers. However, with the help of my brother and his friend we pieced together the ancient art of stacking charcoal and allowing them to simmer till they were very hot. It was then that we tried to place the grate back over the hot coals only to realize that the charcoal stack was too high and hit the grate; someone suggested to knock them down! Perfect! It was a good time.

What is Social Media

Wikipedia tells us that social media is "the use of web-based and mobile technologies to turn communication into an interactive dialogue." I'm going to assume all of my readers, all none of you, are familiar with the internet and its various tools. It is a great little place for gaining knowledge and communicating. The "punny" authors of How to Make Money with Social Media have their own idea of what is and is not social media. The funny thing is, I disagree with them. In their book they said that a company who posts a speech given by their CEO posted on youtube is not social media because the only viewers are going to be family members and a few employees. But isn't that how the internet works?! How many people do you think will read my post here? Yet they would consider this medium a form of social media. Youtube has the ability for dialogue. A company can grow a fan base on youtube, post a video, and interact with their customers. While we're on that topic, you get as much out of social media as you put into it. An inactive account does not attract attention.

Apart from homework posts, its bloody hot in my room. Where is the crisp fall weather we are all anxiously waiting for?

Home work

Hello World,

I just successfully changed the name of my blog. Hopefully you like the change, though it's not original I like it. What better way to start out a long list of homework blogs than with something real. Here goes. Just moved into a new apartment to find that this side of the street is much louder. Not to mention, there seems to be a plethora of small obese children that like to play outside the building all day long. It's cool. I will get use to it.

Hey, epiphany time. It has been six years since I wrote an official blog post. Geez, where has the time gone. Speaking of time, suppose I should start that reading despite the fact that it is 12:29am on September 11th and the sprinklers just started up.