Annual ODU Basketball Day
Family & Friends, CommunityCollege basketball, outdoor adult games, orange crushes, and pizza. That's a good day!
Netflix price rises, Paramount+ and Peacock pay the price
KP brandingA streaming service must provide good value. Don't take months off from producing new shows and movies. Your old-school mentality won't make it in our home NBC and CBS.
Sydni’s birthday lunch with the family
Family & Friends, CommunityOur family from around Hampton Roads & West Point met in Virginia Beach at 757 Korean BBQ
You had me at feta
Family & Friends, CommunityCocktails and dinner at Orapax in Chelsea. Friends, solid. Great friends, awesome. One of those times in life when we feel lucky to be a part.
Visiting my local Benz Dealership
Family & Friends, CommunityCan we at least get courteous, friendly service and a comfy, welcoming waiting area where you're tempting me with these beautiful new cars?
Cosmos @ Smartmouth with Hank’s
Family & Friends, CommunityCosmos work hard for our community raising money to help find a cure for diabetes. And Cosmos play hard in our community, today with Hank's Filling Station at Smartmouth Brewing.
Breakfast with Cosmo Buds
Family & Friends, CommunityRandy gave me another Atlanta Braves present for my memorabilia collection: this 1999 Chipper Jones baseball card and figurine. I thought it funny that they wrote on the packaging, "[for] Ages 4 to 104." 😁 Thanks, Randy. You da man!
Birthday lunch @ Cogans
Family & Friends, CommunitySydni and I had lunch at Cogans North today to celebrate her 25th birthday. Holy crap. Twenty-five! Someone in this room is getting old. #mybabiesrock #CogansPizza #ilovenorfolk
Oh so early breakfast in da hood
Family & Friends, CommunitySandfidler Café was delicious, but it seems a Spiderman episode broke out in the parking lot
Thoughtful surprises at lunch today
Family & Friends, CommunityCogans Pizza, Girl Scout Cookies, and Taste Unlimited treats. That's a good day!
Lunch in NoCo with the minions
Family & Friends, CommunityLove some Cogans Pizza! And now the grandbabies are fans. The circle is full.
Windows 11, finally
KP brandingAfter several months of being rejected by the upgrade monster in Redmond, Microsoft finally allowed my new Surface Studio 2 to upgrade to Windows 11. 😏
Telltale sign of getting old
Family & Friends, CommunityWe're old. GCole pulled out her spectacles and I turned on the flashlight on my phone to order dinner tonight.
Let’s support local, really support local
Family & Friends, CommunityDo you get your locally roasted coffee from Bus & Bean Coffee instead of Starbucks? Let's do better. Let's support our local business owners, our neighbors.
John Hickey @ Aviation Institute of Maintenance
Family & Friends, CommunityKeep up the great work making our community look better. You da man, Hickey!
Keepin’ an eye on my babies …
Family & Friends, CommunityMy babies are not babies anymore.
Terra Vision. Yes?
KP brandingDid the team at Google really scheme, deceive, and steal the central algorithm from Terra Vision for their own Google Earth?
Tortugas Lie, the locals’ spot in Nags Head
Family & Friends, CommunityWhen strolling through a beach village, you'll always do better to ask the locals where they hang.
I wander
Family & Friends, CommunityToday the train got me, in the Historic Railroad District (pun intended). I guess that's the chances I take for being a wanderer.
Coffee is life, and don’t forget it
Brain DumpA 20-person office drinks 62 cups of coffee a day. That's a lot of perky people.
What makes a great coworker?
Family & Friends, CommunityNot looking for the best coworker?
Are you prepared?
Brain Dump
How prepared are you and your vehicle for Winter? Do you have supplies stocked for possible snow or ice storms?
Here is a quick story that may open your eyes. It certainly did for me.
Think you had a tough night? Check this.
Merry Christmas!
Family & Friends, CommunityWe hope you have a wonderful holiday season. Merry Christmas! -The Parnells
A good day in King Tuck’s world
Family & Friends, Community
King Tuck is having a good day. The temperature is cooler and the humidity is low. Once his old blood got warmed up, his troubled lungs are cooperating today. We celebrate the little things.
I want Rama Jama’s!
Family & Friends, Community
Can one of my Alabama buds send me some Rama Jama's? Never had them. I know, shock.
I need some Rama Jama's in my life.
2022 Color of The Year
Brain DumpThe 2022 Color of The Year has been announced - October Mist 1495. Love it. The overall color palette is very soothing.
Are you loyal to your decisions?
KP brandingEven in this era of 'cancel culture' and no loyalty to a way of thinking, I am surprised almost daily how people can change their path so easily and quickly.
Can marketing imitate Hotel California’s lack of storytelling?
KP brandingMarketing at its core is meant to intrigue our consumers. So if we do it through storytelling or through triggering thoughts of stories, we've reached success.
How do you know that’s true? Are you data-driven?
Digital MarketingI live in a data-driven marketing world, every day. That's what sets me apart from the next marketing executive.