jody fransch

I’ve changed to a more efficient system to replace the flawed commenting practices that blogs currently employ. There are number of services that look very good, such as SezWho & Disqus. After much deliberation, I have opted to go with IntenseDebate.

Basically, IntenseDebate comments enhances and encourages conversation on my blog. With IntenseDebate I can also can give my blog readers the opportunity to better engage in my blog’s content and each other. It will also allow me to centralize my comments and create a threaded environment that is far more intuitive than the current commenting system. For more information on Intense Debate, have a look at their FAQ’s.

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Last week Tiger Woods apologized to his close friends, family, and various business associates. I watched the event live and was amazed at how candid he was. He did not sugar-coat his sin but rather highlighted the magnitude of it all and the scope of it’s impact.

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I’m almost halfway through with my ” TV Fast”, day 18 out of 40. Why am I doing this? Well I’ve decided to implement some positive habits this year and reducing TV watching is one of them. You can read more about my 7 Habits for 2010. Not watching any TV for the past couple of weeks has been interesting. I’m gonna highlight some of observations and tell a little bit about this experience so far in this post.

The main motivation for me taking this fast was because I want to get out of the habit of watching TV. I also realized that I watch too much TV and can be using this time (which is a heck of a lot of time) to do something more constructive. The past 18 days have been interesting and here are some of my observations so far: continue reading…