This site is the umbrella for my personal and professional life. It is updated intermittently. I am Tim Lovelock of Madison (Huntsville), AL, formerly Jacksonville, FL, Brooksville, FL, Tampa, FL, Orlando, FL, and a few other places when I was a child. I appear to do search engine optimization very well - if you are looking for the Tim Lovelock of Bain & Co. in Paris, his linkedin page is here.
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I am a great believer in luck, and I find that the harder I work, the more I have of it.
~Thomas Jefferson
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Your eyes are not deceiving you - I have re-designed the site to utilize a cleaner template.
I’m happy. For now.
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Advertising for applicants: What’s wrong with this ad?
Something tells me the corporate recruiting AAA does through Monster may not have been the best place for this ad:
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9 Things I Considered When I Lost My Wallet
I lost my wallet earlier today, so stress levels have been high. I thought I’d document a few things here in the hope it helps someone else next time…
I’m fortunate that my wife is excellent about keeping track of financial records, credit cards, etc. I have a primary credit card and a debit card for an “allowance” bank account, but I also carry a debit card for the family account, along with a couple other credit cards. I have no clue what type or bank these cards are because I never look at or use them. But, like I said, my wife is great about financial records. You’re going to need numbers before you can do anything, or you’re in for a very long day.
So, here’s what we’ve done so far:
1. All cards are canceled. Most cards had my wife authorized to initiate the changes necessary, but one rarely-used card did not so I had to handle this one. If you wish your spouse to have the ability to handle credit card issues, make sure you get him or her authorized ahead of time.
2. Called Equifax to place a 90-day free fraud alert on the the credit reports, and discovered they will notify Experian and Transunion automatically, saving me two additional calls.
3. While I’m positive I wasn’t carrying my social security card (it’s too big for the pouch in my wallet), I can’t find it, so I contacted the SSA and discovered I cannot get a replacement card over the phone or internet. Form SS-5 must be filled out and mailed with picture ID, or presented in person at the nearest SSA office.
4. Contacted the Sheriff’s office to file a police report in case the wallet was picked up/stolen. A police report must be sworn and signed, so I could not initiate it over the phone. I will have to handle this when I get home tonight, because I work in a different county.
5. Applied for a replacement Florida Driver’s License over the internet, cost is $10.00 .
6. My wife is taking care of replacement insurance cards for the car and medical.
7. Stopping at the library on the way home to cancel the card. Why is this important? Because libraries make you pay for materials checked out and not returned. Since our library system has an extensive video, DVD, and book collection, all of which can be sold on eBay, this needs to be canceled.
8. Lost for good: $25 JCPenney gift card that I put in my wallet yesterday.
9. We belong to no clubs or organizations with membership cards, so no action is required on this front.
Hope this list of our thought process helps. If you can think of anything I forgot, please leave a comment below.
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5 Incredibly Cool Sites I Found While Stumbling
The last time I checked in I was sharing 5 incredibly useful sites I found while Stumbling. Today, I wanted to share 5 incredibly cool sites I found while Stumbling.
If you aren’t Stumbling, you’re missing out.
The difference with this list is that the site doesn’t necessarily have to be useful. To be honest, my criteria is pretty simple. If I said “I wish I thought of that!”, then it’s Cool.
Without further ado, here’s the list:
Card Trick Index: This site has indexed card tricks by ease and by type. Want to learn how to do The Changing Ace trick? Check it out here.
Online Books, Poems, Short Stories: This site has all those classics that were on your Junior Year summer reading list that you put off and tried to use Cliff Notes for the term papers you had to write. Want to go back and read Animal Farm or The Caterbury Tales now?
Herself’s Webtools: This is growing into a canonical site of Wordpress and GIMP How-To’s. Most of you already know what Wordpress is, and for those that don’t know GIMP, it’s an open source alternative to Photoshop, one I use myself.
Thinking Like a Genius: No, I’m not a genius, but if you’re looking for ways to tap into your intellect and creativity you can check this site for some guidance.
Animated Exercise Examples: Ever read about some great exercise routine, but have no clue how to do the movements?
Hope you enjoy them as much as I did!
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5 Incredibly Useful Sites I Found While Stumbling
If you don’t know Stumble, you’re missing out. Here’s a list of extremely useful sites I found while Stumbling this past week:
Librarian Chick: This is a list of free resources for students and educators, although I am neither and I see all sorts of ways to keep myself occupied. I strongly suggest checking this out before you go hunting for information or paying for solutions that may not be necessary. This is definitely a launching pad to hundreds of incredibly useful websites
DefenseLink Blogger’s Roundtable: Depending on which side of the political fence you sit, this is either propaganda or a legitimate way for the Department of Defense to get their story out to bloggers. Don’t expect to get objective stories - that isn’t the purpose of the site. It’s also a jumping-off point to all sorts of data of interest to Aerospace & Defense market research analysts (like I used to be) - in 3 clicks, I downloaded a 3,000+ page report showing every contractor that received a DoD contract in excess of $25K in FY2006, organized by place of performance. If you’ve got a lot of time on your hands, you can map this against congressional districts and see which legislator does the best job bringing home the bacon. But, there’s probably a database with that someplace (note to self - find that sucker!).
American Rhetoric: Top 100 Speeches of the 20th Century: MLK, JFK, FDR, and a host of others are well-represented, for when you need a little inspiration, perhaps a few quotes, or want to introduce your kids to the great events and people of the 20th century.
Penny Alcohol Backpacking Stove: Hey, I said “Useful”, not “Deep Thoughts”. If you’re into hiking or camping and like to build lightweight gear, or you’ve got a boy scout in the family and want a rainy-day project, this would be a cool one to try.
2008 Presidential Election Candidates on the Issues: A matrix showing the position each candidate has taken on the major issues of the day.
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Interesting site
5000 years of history in the Middle East in 90 seconds.
Click through the link above to see a great flash map of the history of the Middle East. I used to have it embedded here, but this has proved to be a very popular post and I kept exceeding my CPU quota. It’s a catch-22 - I want to provide popular content, but sometimes that popular content takes all of my sites down. Until I can afford dedicated hosting, I’ll do the best I can to provide you with the source of the great stuff I find.
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BlogOrlando Follow-up
My BlogOrlando Trip Report is over at Bloggerista.
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See you at BlogOrlando!
I’m off to BlogOrlando right after work. If you’re planning to be there, keep an eye out for me.
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Hundred Day Head Start
The Hundred Day Head Start website was moved to a new host this week due to support issues at GoDaddy. I don’t claim to be a hosting guru so I need support regularly. Bluehost, my current host, has already done more for me in one month than GoDaddy did in a year and a half. Plus, the user interface is much easier to understand and manage.
Hundred Day Head Start is a website built to develop a community of people interested in diet and exercise. It is primarily geared to provide motivation and support, and is built using The Morning After theme for Wordpress, which has an online magazine-style look. The move and redesign is 80% complete, with just some back-end plugins to implement that will enhance the search engine results of the site.
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BlogOrlando, September 28, 2007
I’ll be attending BlogOrlando on September 28, 2007. The conference is free, and contains the same content one could find at conferences in California and NYC for $1500 +. It’s supposed to be a low-key event, and I expect to come away with a better understanding of hyperlocal blogging, technical knowledge, business blogging, and network contacts.
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