Katelyn M. Thompson’s Blog

“A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives.”

– Jackie Robinson

“The future has a way of arriving unannounced.”

– George Will

“Without deviation from the norm, ‘progress’ is not possible.”

– Frank Zappa

In honor of the Sox win last night…

“This is your time, their time is done, it’s over. I’m sick and tired of hearin’ about what a great baseball team the Yankees have. Screw ‘em! This is your time!”

– Herb Brooks via Joshua Sacco

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“You can fool all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time, but you cannot fool all the people all the time.”

– Abraham Lincoln

UPDATE [1:30 PM] I have since added a sign which says “April Fools! / Did I get you?” Random folks are stopping by admitting they were fooled! Success.

Use this handy vendiagram from Matthew Mason to find out if you’re a nerd.

First, ask yourself 3 questions:
   1. Am I intelligent?
   2. Am I socially inept?
   3. Am I obsessed? (If you have to ask yourself if you are or not, you probably are.)
Then see how you classify below…

[Note: If you didn’t answer “Yes” to any of the above questions, you probably shouldn’t be reading this blog. Or, perhaps you should read it more!]

via CoolInfographics

Someone just stopped me at the water bubbler and asked where my quote was today. So, here it is:

The fellow that does things that count, doesn’t usually stop to count them.

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As a good addition to the list of 10 social media inforgraphics, this recent “fast sheet” displays some interesting information. Here are some highlights as provided by BusinessInsider:

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via @SaraBrody via @certaintragedy

Social Media is the buzz these days, everyone’s got to be in it from your Grandma to your pizzeria. Sarah Chong over at Penn Olsen has compiled 10 Social Media Inforgraphics spanning across many different sites. I enjoyed the “Journey of a Tweet” (shown below) and also liked “Chicks Rule“, with the exception of Digg.

via @Manya