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50 words or less: "thoughts" is the personal blog of Kevin D. Hendricks and has covered writing, pop culture, technology, spirituality and navel-gazing since 1998. Kevin does writing and editing with his company, Monkey Outta Nowhere, and in case you couldn't tell these thoughts reflect his personal views.

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Archive for September 2006

U2 and Apple?

Friday, September 29th, 2006 Posted in Technology, U2 | 1 Comment »

So U2 and Green Day welcomed the New Orleans Saints back to the Superdome in style with a mesmerizing 10-minute performance that rivals U2's 2002 SuperBowl appearance. And you can watch it on YouTube. The highlight of the show was ...

37Signals on Project Runway

Thursday, September 28th, 2006 Posted in TV | No Comments »

The 37Signals guys rave about the fashion design reality show Project Runway, and I think they might be tapping into part of why I like the show: the creative, make it work philosophy. I watched five minutes of America's Next Top ...

Ahmhna-mhna-mhna

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006 Posted in Children | 1 Comment »

Ahmhna-mhna-mhna on Vimeo Lexi is just too cute. You can also catch her sticking out her tongue.

Gilmore Girls Grates On Me

Monday, September 25th, 2006 Posted in TV | 2 Comments »

We finished the final episode of season six of Gilmore Girls, an early birthday present for my wife, which means we finished a year's worth of TV in seven days. Have I mentioned how much I love DVD? And now it's ...

Retreat with Personality

Monday, September 25th, 2006 Posted in Company News | No Comments »

In late August Head Monkey Kevin D. Hendricks joined the Personality™ crew on a weekend retreat in the resort town of Big Bear Lake, Calif. The work weekend was a lot of big picture thinking for the future of Personality™. Consequently ...

It’s Time To Talk About What We’ve Learned

Saturday, September 23rd, 2006 Posted in Business & Marketing | No Comments »

Speaking of Veggie Tales, you should head over to Phil Vischer's blog if you get a chance. He has a great series of posts chronicling the downfall of Big Idea. I summarize it over at Think Personality. It's a good ...

This is Why Blogging Exists

Thursday, September 21st, 2006 Posted in Blogging | No Comments »

So different perspectives can be heard. In this case, Phil Vischer's. Here's the deal: NBC has been airing edited episodes of Veggie Tales on Saturday morning. NBC is insisting the edits were made for length, not because of the show's religious values. ...

The Heat Came On Today

Thursday, September 21st, 2006 Posted in Domicile | No Comments »

We've been having quite a cold snap this September and I finally caved today and turned the heat on. It's not actually that cold, it's just cloudy and chilly outside, making it not so cozy indoors. I have guilt making ...

Top 30 Songs for the Last 30 Days?

Wednesday, September 20th, 2006 Posted in Technology | 6 Comments »

I love looking at number and stats. That's part of why iTunes is so cool. My top 5 most played songs are: "All Because of You" by U2 "Vertigo" by U2 "City of Blinding Lights" by U2 "Surf Champion" by Coach Said Not To "Trolly ...

17 Lessons from a 17-Year Freelance Veteran

Wednesday, September 20th, 2006 Posted in Business & Marketing | No Comments »

Check out these 17 lessons from a freelancer. The author is a self-employed illustrator who's been at it for 17 years. Plenty of good tips for the self-employed, the kind of stuff they don't teach you in school.