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I posted this video one year ago. 

Time-lapse of my old hood (Mt. Pleasant) in Washington, DC on July 4, 2007.

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I have a tongue made of beef brisket. Courtesy of Big Bear and blogging chefs. 
greggish:
Mark definitely got the better of this photo-opp

I have a tongue made of beef brisket. Courtesy of Big Bear and blogging chefs

greggish:

Mark definitely got the better of this photo-opp
Jul
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Most patriotic legs of all time.
Most patriotic legs of all time.
Jun
29th
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The Indians just hit a home run. Contrary to my expectations, I am not being attacked by flies.
The Indians just hit a home run. Contrary to my expectations, I am not being attacked by flies.
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This is what Cleveland looks like right now, in case you were wondering.
This is what Cleveland looks like right now, in case you were wondering.
Jun
27th
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Virtual memory is low. I think that’s why my flight is delayed.
Virtual memory is low. I think that’s why my flight is delayed.
Jun
26th
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Are Two Blogs Better Than One?

I am conflicted. I’ve been using Tumblr as a micro-blogging platform more than anything else I’m publishing over at themarkpike.com/blog. My readership on Tumblr has grown to over 150 people (who actually interact) while the readership of my other domain remains around 3 (hi Mom!).

Basically, I really enjoy using Tumblr to post random things on the web that I run across, snap photos on the run, reblog insightful quotes, etc. However, at the same time, I want to maintain a professional long-form method of self-publishing on my own hosted domain.

In fact, the main reason I initially decided to micro-blog over at Tumblr was to keep my own domain site more professional as a first impression for potential employers. Ironically, my prolific blogging on Tumblr has promoted it to 5th place in a Google search for “Mark Pike.” I’m having difficulty figuring out the best way to bring these two interests together.

Right now, I’m importing my Tumblr RSS in a sidebar on my own domain (themarkpike.com/blog). It doesn’t look great, and the Tumblr posts deserve to be featured somewhere more visually compelling. But, I don’t want to completely import Tumblr onto my domain because then I lose some of the professional appearance when it’s just a stream of random photos. I don’t like leaving the two separate as I’d prefer to have a clearinghouse for my web activity.

Any suggestions? Anybody integrate Tumblr with a WordPress account?

This was the dorkiest post I’ve ever written.

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Let’s go to costa rica? Okay.
Let’s go to costa rica? Okay.
Jun
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