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I have owned this domain name forever but I've really under utilized it.  I enjoy Facebook and Twitter but long form professional commentary just doesn't work in either of those settings.  While I don't have that much to say on any topic, it's good to have a place where I can own that sort of content.  My other personal domain will stay more tightly integrated with both Facebook and Twitter and will remain more of a Tumbler style content site.
Occasionally I do feel strongly about a subject and have more to say then will fit in a few sentences or in 140 characters.  It doesn't happen often, but it does happen.  Expect to find that here.

We are fortunate to have secured the Gas Pump Jockeys (see also their Facebook Page).  Join Ric Boals, Pat McLoughlin, Scott Langley, Kerry Patesel, Larry Reese and Rob Hard as they perform hits from the 60's and 70's.

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Not as formal an event as some, the Queen's Tea is the first of the Queen's Pageant activities. While I'm sure it's stressful for the participants, it is a more intimate setting than many for the Chairman. I'm really looking forward to speaking to the ladies and their parents.

At least at this point, this is what I plan on saying.

A long standing tradition with the Troy Strawberry Festival is to host a Kick Off for the annual event in February. While a good deal of planning occurs before this event, this is essentially the opening event open to the public. The pre-festival events start up in March and carry on through the festival itself. It is also one of the first obligations of the incoming Festival General Chairman. David Geiger is the 2011 event General Chairman and hosted this year's Kick Off. From almost every perspective, this year's event went very well.

Welcome to the 2010 Troy Strawberry Festival!

I am excited to be the Chairman for this year's festival.  I'm also humbled. I have worked in a variety of volunteer roles through the years, but nothing compares to this. Our community is incredibly fortunate to have this kind of event. All of us benefit - some directly and many more indirectly. By design, our local clubs and organizations directly benefit. The communities they serve benefit indirectly - and that's all of us.

Sabra Johnson, Troy Strawberry Festival Festival Manager, has written up a press release for this week's Kick Off.  The Korean War Veteran salute is particularly worth reading.

Press Release

Each year the General Chairman of the Troy Strawberry Festival is asked to help put together the brochure for the event.  I am much more hands off than my predecessor, but I have written the Chairman's greeting for the brochure.  I think it's pretty good - short and sweet.

Every year at this time we select the chairman for the Troy Strawberry Festival two years out. This year's selection process unfolded like previous years: The two previous, current and upcoming festival chairs convene with the festival manager and review many candidates. This year's selection process was very challenging. We are blessed with many capable people on the committee - selecting a single individual from all of the potential chairs is challenging. Through a rigorous selection process we made our choice and secured the approval of the Festival board.