tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18773701616091822222012-02-16T22:43:06.636-05:00Learning experiences and other events that are changing my life.Morgan Lampherehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17622106095053387753noreply@blogger.comBlogger161100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1877370161609182222.post-1045633644066808322009-10-06T09:35:00.002-04:002009-10-06T09:37:54.603-04:00

Growing Up Morgan is going to be taking a small break as I am working on a food blog with my good friend, Alice Lin. Alice and I have this argument all time: Which city has better food -- Raleigh or Durham? So we have decided to battle it out on a food blog called Triangle Food Fight. We are currently working on content for the site, and I will update this blog with our progress.

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Well, it has happened. I turned 30. What a way to celebrate with all my family in town and so many friends to come out to join the party. The actual day was fairly low-key. I always like to work on my birthday, and my work-mates did an excellent job of making me feel special all day. At home MWL made my favorite dinner -- any guesses???-- and let me watch girly tv all night. 30 days of 30 is

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One of the challenging parts of leaving your 20s behind is making new friends and staying in touch with your old friends. I think it is a good indicator of your strength in friendships when you are able to re-connect with a friend from 10 or 15 years ago, and it is almost as if you had never had the time apart. I have a hard time dealing with the guilt that comes in between those meetings. We all

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Working a sales office on a Saturday can bring out some interesting folks. Since we do put out a sign advertising our "model home," it is to be expected that people will stop by interested in seeing our attractive decor or construction to get ideas for their own home. I have worked many Saturdays, and I get pretty good at identifying the "Looky Lou's." Certainly nothing against LL's. I keep a

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I stole this from a great friend of mine who is also closing in on the 30th birthday. It is official that we are in the window of 30 days until our 30th birthday, so let the celebration begin. My friend and I have birthdays one day apart, and since we live in separate cities we aren't going to be able to celebrate together. We were fortunate to be able to connect this past weekend and have a

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Unfortunately, our romantic slog in the rain came with a consequence. My iPod trackwheel has stopped working. After spending an hour waiting at the "Genius" bar, Genius Brian deemed the relatively youthful iPod Nano broken and 2 months out of warranty. Thank you, Genius Brian. In the process, they did explain how to restart the Nano and restore the Nano, but unfortunately none of those

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Ever since MWL and I started to run for exercise, I feel like I have invented a new term, "slogging." As I am running, I am reminded of one of my favorite movies, "Anchorman." In the movie, Ron Burgundy declines to attend his regular pancake breakfast with his friends in order to participate in a new hobby with his girlfriend. The new hobby? Jogging, not sure if it is pronounced with a soft "J."

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I am facing one of the most difficult points in my professional career. Ever since college, success has been based on how much business I could develop. In the senior living world, my relationship building was with customers who needed to make a change right away. In this new position, I am selling a product that isn't going to be ready for another 24 months. This product is going to be amazing

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I had the opportunity to hear two speakers this past week discuss Social Media and marketing strategies. One of the speakers was a fellow Rotarian and local photographer. She is in her 40's, and she spoke about the "Echo Boomer" generation. This was a new term for me. She explained that an Echo Boomer is anyone born after 1977 and before 2000. Presumably these are the children of Baby Boomers. I

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I just finished an amazing book called "Three Cups of Tea." MWL bought me the book a while back, and I finally got around to reading it. I can't believe I waited so long. The book tells the story of Greg Mortenson, a mountain climber that happens upon a village in Pakistan during a failed attempt at climbing K2. He learns more about the lack of schools in rural Pakistan and makes a promise to

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Sometimes we have to squeeze a weekend into a short period of time, and I must say we are getting pretty good at it. Saturday at 4:45 PM: I enter the door and find a nice snack to enjoy courtesy of the husband -- goat gouda, fresh bread, sliced tomatoes, roasted piquillo peppers.We head off to Southern Season to pick up a birthday gift, and stop at discount store in search of sheets. Success with

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Rowing a Boat It has taken me 30 years to know one of my biggest faults. Who would have thought something as simple as rowing a boat would make this so clear.Certainly this isn’t to say that I completely understand this fault, or that this is my only fault. My continuing need to succeed in any possible situation is just one issue in the bag of issues. Of course, this drive has had some advantages

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One of our favorite restaurants is Piedmont in Durham. We were excited about Piedmont before it even opened, and I will never forget that day at the Durham Farmers Market when Mark and I eavesdropped on a conversation between a food vendor and the future owners of Piedmont. Piedmont was one of the first restaurants that opened in a wave of downtown restaurant openings. The place has a great story

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Most people who know me know about my passion...food. My husband and I are somewhat obsessed with eating out, eating in, buying food, sharing food, sharing food ideas, visiting farms, talking about places to eat and planning our next meal. Our best friends understand that every conversation will eventually lead to, "have you tried XYZ restaurant," and then end with detailed descriptions of our

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Like many people, I have been considering starting a blog for a long time. Several reasons prevented me from doing so. The first reason being -- who is going to read this? The second reason being -- am I that arrogant to think people would want to read this? Several other reasons include ... what am I going to blog about, my writing isn't that great, when will I have time to blog, etc.I have

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