ROBERT OWEN — Technology Leader & Musician
Technology leadership, music, and the space where they overlap

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History Lesson

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Continuing on the Theme of  “Posts eaten” , we have this beauty below. It truly is a dandy, must be because, WordPress ate it up like a plate of Chocolate covered bacon… mmmm, bacon!

A friend of mine sent me a bit of information about our Presidential line that I did not know so, I thought I would share.

Who was the first President?
I’m sure that George Washington was your best guess. After all, no one else comes to mind.

But think back to your history books – The United States declared its independence in 1776, yet Washington did not take office until April 30, 1789.

So who was running the country during these initial years of this young country?

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Welcome Readers!

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Hello all, I was planning a post for today… have a couple in mind actually but, like everyday I got distracted. I thought… Hey!… I’ve set up that Google Analytics thing but never actually looked at it’s VERY detailed reports. I wonder what people are already reading. Well, to my surprise… (and to yours, I’m sure 😉 ) I actually … Read more

New Site: JustUsLeeg

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I’ve been helping some twitter friends with a new site, JustUsLeeg.com … Go check it out! Till you do, here’s what it’s about: The JustUsLeeg started out with @bc42 and @thesnarkyone having a beer at breakers. They went to high school together and decided the next time they should invite some other friends to show up. Little by little people … Read more

Save the Arts!

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This is one of the most troubling things I’ve run across in a long time. TAZEWELL, Tenn. — Because of the recession, cutbacks in public schools across the country have compromised a lot of what many students have taken for granted, like after-school activities and programs. Fortunately, in Claiborne, Bell, and Lee Counties, schools have not made many critical cutbacks … Read more

Some Pics of the yard

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I was cleaning the kitchen… got cut by a piece of glass. So, I decided I should take a break from that and went outside to take a few pictures while the bleeding stopped…  Of course then I went back inside, started cleaning again… got cut again… Took a few more pics. Cleaning shouldn’t be painful! At any rate here’s … Read more

Tea Party Wrap up

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Did you make it to the Knoxville  Tax Day Tea Party yesterday?  No?  Me either… you know, too busy working off my share of the national debt. Anyway, since you missed it, here’s a good “wrap up” from my friend Scott Adcox: …There was a pretty varied cross section of people. Lots of “Fair Tax” signs (I’ll post later why … Read more