My former uncle-in-law was attacked by a flash mob

My former uncle-in-law Mitchel Sommers was randomly attacked by a flash mob of teenagers last month in downtown Greensboro, North Carolina. Here’s an excerpt from the local paper: Downtown Greensboro “Flash Mob” Beating Investigated By Police Greensboro, N.C. – You’ve probably heard of the term “flash mob.” It’s when groups of people use social media …

How to get started in genealogy for free

I am an amateur genealogist. I’m frugal. I’m internet savvy. And in 10 years, I’ve amassed about 20,000 ancestors and descendants in my family tree; conducting most of this research for free. Researching your family history is done in five basic steps: Free: Gather informal history from family and online strangers Free: Input and merge …

Copyright infringement on forum posts

Yesterday I was searching the web in an effort to find a solution to a technical issue I’m attempting to resolve. Among the results was a link to a new site I hadn’t checked out before. As I started reading the site, I realized I was reading my words; words that I had posted on …

Launched ScoreVivo.com, an electronic sheet music store

This weekend I launched a new website, which is something I haven’t done in a few years. It’s called ScoreVivo.com, which translates to Score Lively. I built ScoreVivo.com primarily for my mom Ann Cameron Pearce. Mom has been composing and arranging sheet music for years. She sold her music through traditional publishers and traditional media …

Elon University, most beautiful campus

My sister-in-law pointed out that Elon University was listed as the most beautiful campus by thebestcolleges.org. Not only is Elon my alma mater, but my dad Irv Pearce designed about 15 buildings on the campus. Way to go dad. Dad’s latest project on campus is adding some more fraternal houses to the Greek court. Lambda …