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Erik Deckers
41, Male
Indianapolis, United States - Share
- Blog Posts (103)
- Discussions (392)
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- Groups (55)
- Photos (63)
- Photo Albums (5)
- Videos (3)
Erik Deckers's Groups
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Hoosier Twitosphere
128 members
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Heartland Film Festival
46 members
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Freelancing Smoosiers
21 members
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Junto Club Indpls
14 members
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Carmel Symphony Orchestra
6 members
Erik Deckers's discussions
Office Furniture
Replied 10 hours ago
Erik Deckers's Events
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Business Book Club - October
October 23, 2008 from 11:30am to 1pm – Smaller Indiana's Intelligent Office
Erik Deckers's Page
Profile Information
- How did you hear about Smaller Indiana?
- Friend
- What is your greatest strength?
- A sense of humor. If I can't laugh at what I'm doing, or the absurdities of life, I'd be the guy you read about in the paper the next day -- "He was really quiet, kept to himself a lot. We were all surprised by what happened."
- What are you working on?
- My very first humorous novel (I'm on Chapter 5 now!), my weekly humor column, and building my freelance writing career. Oh yeah, I have a day job and a family too.
- How big is your business?
- small company
- What is your Job Title
- Executive
- What is your Company Website?
- http://www.vdirect.us
- What is your Personal Website?
- http://laughing-stalk.blogspot.com
- What is your alma mater?
- Ball State University
- Why join Smaller Indiana? What are you hoping to experience here ?
- To meet smart, creative, entrepreneurial people. People who understand the necessity of networking and meeting other like-minded people. People who enjoy Indiana and all that it has to offer. People who will buy me coffee at my favorite coffee shops.
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War of the Toothpastes
Every new marriage starts with some rocky issues that, at least to outsiders, seem impossible to work past. The newlyweds have different ideas about politics, raising children, or money. It’s especially hard for couples who come from completely different religions. He’s Catholic, she’s Jewish. He goes to church on Sunday, she goes to Temple on Saturday. “You can’t marry someone outside the faith!” says the young man’s mother. “There will be too many problems.” “We love each other enough to ge… Continue
Posted on October 3rd, 2008 at 2:43pm — 1 Comment
W. Virginia Man Charged with Passing Gas
As a typical Guy, I've complained loudly about the deadliness of another Guy's gas. Or joked about whether he would have to register an impact statement with the Environmental Protection Agency. Whether his butt should be registered as a lethal weapon. Whether the smeller is truly the feller. About whether – you get the picture. What we never realized is that passing gas can be bad enough you can be charged with criminal batt… Continue
Posted on September 26th, 2008 at 12:00am — 1 Comment
Politics Makes Loud Bedfellows
This week's Laughing Stalk column originally started out as a blog post on Smaller Indiana. I liked it so much, I wanted to share it with the more than 12 people who read the things I post (Wait, what?). So if you missed it the first time, check out this week's Laughing Stalk blog entry. A conversation with a friend this week got me to thinking about politics. Specifically, why do people turn in… Continue
Posted on September 19th, 2008 at 12:30am — 1 Comment
Political Advocates or A-holes?
A small conversation with a friend this morning got me to thinking, why do people get the most upset about politics and religion? We rant and rave and scream and get purple in the face about the two things we have absolutely no control over. We will argue with friends, family, and strangers about our point of view, and want to commit cartoon levels of violence if someone doesn’t agree with us. Yet we don’t get that passionate about our work or our families. “Hey, my kid is smarter than your kid… Continue
Posted on September 16th, 2008 at 3:16pm — 9 Comments
The Good Scissors: Bane of Childhood
Don't use the Good Scissors! Anyone with a mother grew up hearing that. Every household had a pair of Good Scissors, and they were not to be touched. Not by children. Not by anyone under 18, in fact. Basically, not by anyone who wasn't your mother. The Good Scissors were so good that they – and anything related to them – were Capitalized. The Good Scissors weren't just any crapp… Continue
Posted on September 11th, 2008 at 11:15pm —
Groups
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Heartland Film Festival
45 members
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Reach Out! Outreach
6 members
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Naptown Architours
19 members
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Trusted Mentors, Indpls
11 members
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100 Black Men of Indianapolis
7 members
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New Career Opportunity
I have recently moved from Fort Wayne to Indy, gotten settled in, and have begun to search for a new career. My back ground includes B2B sales, account management, marketing, advertising, inside sa...
Started by Greg Clements in Classifieds - Position Wanted 7 hours ago.
New Issue of Strange, Weird, and Wonderful Magazine out now!
Just wanted to ask everyone to visit www.strangeweirdandwonderful.com for the latest issue of Strange, Weird, and Wonderful Magazine. Matthew Sideman, Jeff Somers, Dina Leacock, Joel Arnold, Mary ...
Started by D. L. Russell in Classifieds - blatant self promotion 12 hours ago.
Things I've Learned as an Adult....
1. Just because you're right, doesn't mean people will want to do things your way. 2. Bad Behavior really does make bad law. 3. Democrats on the "Far-Left" are wackos, but because those in the ce...
Started by D. L. Russell in Questions and Answers 19 hours ago.
Why is learning history important to the future of American culture? 7 Replies
We spend millions of dollars building museums and teaching history in schools, but does our contemporary American culture truly value its history? Based on our American understanding, appreciation...
Started by Pat Coyle in Education. Last reply by Nancy Conner 8 hours ago.
I need a mannequin 9 Replies
Does anyone have a mannequin I can borrow in the Indy area for about a week?
Started by Nicki Laycoax in Questions and Answers. Last reply by Nicki Laycoax 8 hours ago.
Office Furniture 4 Replies
Where do you purchase your office furniture? Are you satisfied with the products and their service? Why did you choose to buy from the store you buy from? Did you buy online?
Tagged: stores, buying, furniture, office
Started by Nicki Laycoax in Questions and Answers. Last reply by Michelle Treloar 9 hours ago.
Reach Out! Out Reach - Gathering Area Food Pantry Information 1 Reply
I am gathering information on Food pantries in Indianapolis and surrounding areas. Please HELP me by providing information on any that you know of. If your church, business or organization provides...
Started by Cissi Sherlock in Classifieds - blatant self promotion. Last reply by Amy Magan 2 hours ago.
Need a location for a fund raiser to benefit YSC 9 Replies
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Davis Designs is organizing an event to raise money for Young Survivors Coalition. The event is called Pink Drink happy hour. I prefer Thursday Oct 23 7-9,...
Started by Stacey R. Davis in Events: Fundraisers / NPO. Last reply by Scott Sutherland 6 hours ago.
Learn How To Grow Your Business by Blogging! 2 Replies
Have you wanted to learn how to blog? Would you like to know how to use blogging to build visibility and business? I am teaching a class through Rainmaker Universitycalled Grow Your Business By Blo...
Started by Kyle Lacy in Events for the creative class. Last reply by Kyle Lacy 19 hours ago.
Is it time to add classifieds to SI? 14 Replies
Is it time to ban blatant self-promotion? Flickr Lately we have seen an uptick in job seekers, job postings and blatant self-promotion on our Forum. And we continue to see the Forum used to promo...
Started by Pat Coyle in Questions and Answers. Last reply by Wil Green 10 hours ago.
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