empty rooms
Monday, June 6th, 2011No one has lived in
the stately cottage for months
as the weeds grow round.
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sermon on the hillside
Sunday, June 5th, 2011Father Donovan
blessed the sacrament, and the
choir rose to sing.
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love takes courage
Saturday, June 4th, 2011If hate takes fear and
magnifies it, love takes cour-
age and rewards it.
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trimmed to the dirt
Friday, June 3rd, 2011They hacked at the land
till all that was left were spots
of light green and brown.
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Why Birmingham? Web video series examines an important question
Thursday, June 2nd, 2011Video: Wade Kwon’s interview for WhyBHM
Scott Pierce and I have several things in common. We both work on the Internet (he serves as director of technology for Intermark Interactive). We both love public speaking, having shared the stage at Ignite Birmingham. We’ve both spent years recruiting people to work in our city.
And we both love Birmingham.
Recruiting nationwide has been challenging at times, trying to convince talented professionals to consider Birmingham, not only as a place of future employment but as a livable city. It often took both sweet talk and careful strategy to lure, for lack of a better word, candidates here to see what we have to offer.
At the Birmingham Post-Herald, we went to considerable expense and trouble to show off what we loved about our chosen location. We took immense pride in showing off our hangouts, our restaurants and our ways about town. If we had someone look beyond the uninformed perception that Birmingham is a backward, terrible, hostile city, we succeeded.
There’s your new tourism slogan … “Birmingham: It’s not as horrid as you might think!”
Pierce has made it his mission to change those outside perceptions using a new website, rather than take the super-expensive inefficient route of flying everyone in the world to Birmingham for a visit. It is narrative journalism on video.
He calls it WhyBHM.
Pierce interviews residents from the metro area to ask two questions: Why did you come to Birmingham? And why did you stay?
I was honored to be one of the initial six participants, whose videos are posted on the site. My 9-minute story talks about my serendipitous journey through journalism and how Birmingham became not just my hometown, but my home.
Viewers will learn that the answers to those two questions vary greatly. And that each person’s story helps build the case for why Birmingham.
If you want to participate, email Scott Pierce at whybhm@piercingwit.com.
3-digit days
Thursday, June 2nd, 2011Hot isn’t the same
as Alabama hot, which
demands AC, tea.
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states of being
Wednesday, June 1st, 2011Schrödinger’s cat slept
and yet did not sleep in the
afternoon sunbeam.
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color me bad
Tuesday, May 31st, 2011Being saintly does
not fit; neither does being
evil. Good and bad?
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Happy Memorial Day
Monday, May 30th, 2011
some sacrifice
Monday, May 30th, 2011It’s easy to show
support of troops who have passed.
Support the living.
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words with friends
Sunday, May 29th, 2011The coven shared its
secrets, whispers of truth that
were concealed as dirt.
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spokes people
Saturday, May 28th, 2011Armies on cycles
hug the turns and revel in
open-air freedom.
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the lighter load
Friday, May 27th, 2011The load in life seems
pretty heavy, till you see
someone being crushed.
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mindset
Thursday, May 26th, 2011The body is slumped
in the cubicle chair; the
mind lies on the beach.
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the methodology of caring
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011Form a committee,
then another, make a chart …
Or help as needed.
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