Terry Maros

Testing Posterous

2012-01-31T09:01:00.001-05:00

Trying posterous.com to deal with all the blogs and sites I have to handle. If this works well, I should be doing a lot more posting.

MLD Architects' reponse to the open letter

2012-01-23T19:30:00.000-05:00

Dear Terry:

I have asked the employees of MLD Architects by way of this email to please ignore any negative correspondence or phone calls from you regarding myself or any other activities of this firm. My employees time is valuable and it is neither cost effective nor a healthy morale issue when their work is interrupted with your unnecessary emails and phone calls.

In the future please direct any requests or threats directly to my email address only - randy@mldarchitects.com . I will forward them to any appropriate person or persons who need to be aware of your employment and termination status.

Thank you in advance. I hope this email finds you doing well.

Randy Lewis, AIA
Architect/President
211 John Knox Road, Suite 105
Tallahassee, FL 32303
(850) 385-9200

An open letter to my previous employer, MLD Architects, Inc.

2012-01-23T19:28:00.000-05:00

An open letter to my previous employer, MLD Architects, Inc.,
211 John Knox Road, Tallahassee, FL, 32303
www.mldarchitects.com, mld@mldarchitects.com,
(850) 385-9200, (850) 422-3140 fax

Attn: Randy Lewis, AIA, President and owner

I assume, after several attempts to get you to respond, you refuse to pay me for the 50 hours of work / paid vacation that MLD owes me. I do not know when during my 2 weeks of vacation that you decided to fire me but you had every opportunity to email me, text me, call me, etc. You deciding to fire me and not informing me while considering whatever date you wish is my termination date is not acceptable. I returned on Thursday, January 5th ready to get back to work. You never gave me any notice that my job was jeopardized. After 19 years of faithful service, most companies celebrate a retirement, even a forced retirement, with a thank you for their service. If my job was going to be phased out, a responsible firm would give their staff several weeks or even months to prepare for the change. You told me to give you the key and for me to get off your property. My termination date was January 5th. This firm owes me for the time that I worked and it is shameful that I have to demand what is owed to me. I do not want to take this to small claims court but will if MLD continues to refuse to address this issue.

MLD Architects no more

2012-01-05T18:53:00.000-05:00

Dear Friends, Unfortunately, after 19 years of faithful service, my employer, MLD Architects has decided to outsource my position as IT Manager /AutoCad Manager / Production Manager effective immediately. Half of my life has been devoted to MLD Architects and it is a real disappointment that it has come to an end so abruptly.

TF2 medic costume is DONE

2011-10-28T17:51:00.000-04:00

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After many hours, my son's Halloween costume is finally finished. Most detailed and complicated costume to date. Store bought costumes are taboo in our house. Total out of pocket = $50.

click for photos for comparison

102311 FSU Women's Soccer

2011-10-26T07:52:00.000-04:00

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In a must win game for Florida State, the fifteenth-ranked Seminoles (11-6-0, 4-5-0 ACC) scored three unanswered goals in the final 18 minutes of the second half to complete their first come-from-behind victory of the season in defeating Miami (9-6-1, 3-5-1 ACC) 4-2 Sunday afternoon on Senior Day inside the Seminole Soccer Complex.

The win kept Florida State alive for a berth in the upcoming ACC Tournament which will begin Sunday, October 30 at the site of the top four seeds. The Seminoles currently sit in seventh place in the league standings with 12 points and with one final game remaining in the regular season. FSU will travel to face Virginia Tech in Blacksburg on Thursday, October 27 at 7:00 p.m.- www.seminoles.com

091111 FSU Women's Soccer

2011-10-10T12:25:00.000-04:00

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Fifth-ranked Florida State (7-1-0) put the finishing touches on its non-conference regular season schedule with a 4-0 shutout over Mercer (4-2-0) Sunday afternoon in front of a crowd of 872 at the Seminole Soccer Complex. - Seminoles.com

Getting ready for President Romney

2011-10-06T12:21:00.001-04:00

Hello, would you like to change religions? I have a free book written by Jesus!
- Book of Mormon

Sing Along

Heroes

2011-10-06T07:51:00.002-04:00

Last night, Apple announced that Steve Jobs passed away at the age of 56. I never knew my father, he was out of my life long before I was 2 years old. I grew up following great men like Carl Sagan, Jim Henson, George Carlin and Steve Jobs. Mr. Jobs was exceptional and demanded excellence from everyone around him. Now that I am a father, I have tried to teach my kids to follow their example; to be one of the misfits, the rebels, the crazy ones that will change the world. Now that the last of my heroes is gone, the world seems a little darker and colder.

Goodbye Steve, you will be missed

2011-10-05T23:21:00.002-04:00

1984

2011-10-05T23:16:00.004-04:00

Not Perfect

2011-06-26T04:26:00.003-04:00

Constitutional Peasants

2011-06-06T01:18:00.000-04:00

The American Dream

2011-04-14T22:29:00.001-04:00

Government & Citizen's Rights

2011-04-14T22:25:00.001-04:00

Dinner with Storm

2011-04-13T20:59:00.002-04:00

2011 Red Hills Horse Trials

2011-03-22T18:59:00.001-04:00

Photo Album

Since its inception in 1998, the Red Hills Horse Trials has become one of the premier equestrian eventing competitions in the United States. Held annually on the beautiful grounds of Tallahassee's Elinor Klapp-Phipps Park, Red Hills Horse Trials is one of the Red Hills Region's most anticipated sporting events of the year.
Through its partnership with the State of Florida, Leon County and the City of Tallahassee, Red Hills Horse Trials has hosted some of the world's best riders and horses from 11 countries and 28 states, including Olympic competitors. Each year the Red Hills community embraces this nationally recognized event with support from over 400 volunteers and more than 15,000 spectators.

Keith Olbermann gets fired after Comcast buys NBC

2011-01-21T22:31:00.000-05:00

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy

Today we lost one of the strongest voices for the liberal side. The evil empire has won, there is no hope for the rebels now.

My Guide for 2011

2010-12-31T23:15:00.000-05:00

If you can dream it, you can do it. Always remember that this whole thing was started with a dream and a mouse. -Walt Disney

Good Movie

2010-12-31T23:10:00.002-05:00

"A good film is when the price of the dinner, the theater admission and the babysitter were worth it."

2010 Winter Festival

2010-12-06T23:43:00.004-05:00

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The 24th annual holiday showcase, with its centerpiece event the Celebration of Lights. As always, the area's largest nighttime event will transform downtown Tallahassee into a holiday wonderland. The Winter Festival includes the usual crowd-pleasing elements of the lighting ceremony (6 p.m.), Jingle Bell Run (6:15 p.m.), Holiday Parade (7:15 p.m.) and lots more. The festival also features five stages of local live entertainment, a new 'Candy Cane Lane' exhibit, a children's activity area, food vendors, arts and crafts merchants and holiday illumination displays. This year's theme is "City Lights, Holiday Sights."

DisneyWorld and Epcot Trip

2010-11-02T20:18:00.003-04:00

Photo Library

2010-06-16T17:02:00.001-04:00

Delicate patterns in the sea breaking on Orange Beach, Alabama, more than 90 miles from the BP oil spill, cannot distract from the mess four to six inches deep on parts of the shore
Photographer: Dave Martin/AP

BP Blocking Media Access? New Orleans interview

2010-06-14T11:19:00.000-04:00

The Big Bang Theory Theme Song-Barenaked Ladies

2010-06-12T23:26:00.000-04:00

BP Spills Coffee

2010-06-12T23:18:00.000-04:00

Finally a birther sign I can believe in

2009-09-15T20:50:00.002-04:00

Health Care

2009-09-15T20:46:00.002-04:00

Great Quote

2009-09-15T20:32:00.001-04:00

There is something supremely reassuring about television; the worst is always yet to come.
- Jack Gould

Great Quote

2009-09-15T20:30:00.000-04:00

To be great is to be misunderstood.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson

Great Quote

2009-09-15T20:22:00.001-04:00

Democracy is a form of government that substitutes election by the incompetent many for the appointment by the corrupt few.
- George Bernard Shaw

Great Quote

2009-05-27T18:25:00.000-04:00

You know what,I respect women,I love women.
I respect them so much that I completely stay away from them.
- The 40 Year Old Virgin

Tallahassee Karate Tournament

2009-05-23T21:51:00.002-04:00

Heather placed 1st place in combat fighting, 3rd in Kata
Steven placed 3rd in combat fighting, 4th in Kata

Complete set of photos

051609 Grape Juice Game

2009-05-19T10:08:00.002-04:00

Complete set of photos

Inspiration

2009-05-14T11:49:00.002-04:00

Mission San Luis

2009-05-10T01:28:00.002-04:00

Complete set of photos

050909 Grape Juice Game

2009-05-10T00:01:00.002-04:00

Complete set of photos

Great Quote

2009-04-25T17:45:00.000-04:00

We don't make a photograph just with a camera, we bring to the act of photography all the books we have read, the movies we have seen, the music we have heard, the people we have loved. - Ansel Adams

042509 Grape Juice Game

2009-04-25T17:02:00.001-04:00

Complete set of photos

041809 Grape Juice Game

2009-04-18T23:51:00.001-04:00

Complete set of photos

Easter Basket

2009-04-12T11:49:00.001-04:00

Best Work Ever

2009-04-12T11:47:00.002-04:00

041109 Grape Juice Game

2009-04-12T11:41:00.002-04:00

Complete set of photos

Any money in photography?

2009-03-30T20:03:00.000-04:00

Time for a new camera

2009-03-28T23:27:00.002-04:00

Springtime Tallahassee Parade

2009-03-28T15:34:00.002-04:00

See complete photo set

There is No God

2009-03-26T22:38:00.001-04:00

“I'm not greedy. I have love, blue skies, rainbows, and Hallmark cards, and that has to be enough… It seems just rude to beg the invisible for more. ”

- Penn Jillette

032109 Grape Juice Game

2009-03-22T11:30:00.002-04:00

See complete set of photos

Image Theft

2009-03-14T23:35:00.001-04:00

Tallahassee Irish Festival

2009-03-14T23:24:00.004-04:00

Fun event of food, music, parade and an excuse to generally get your "green" on. What else do you need?

complete set of photos

031409 Grape Juice Game

2009-03-14T23:18:00.002-04:00

Grape Juice fought hard but unfortunately lost 0-1.

complete set of photos

Starving Artist

2009-03-09T15:01:00.002-04:00

Gainesville Karate Tournament

2009-03-08T01:08:00.003-05:00

Heather Maros 2nd place win in her category, congratulations. A lot of hard work pays off.

Complete set of photos

Urban Dictionary - hurm

2009-03-04T12:04:00.004-05:00

1. To act oddly intending to amuse someone or oneself.

2. To tell stories having the intention of bewildering and/or amusing someone.

Website updated

2009-03-03T07:52:00.006-05:00

Maros3.com is being updated to better incorporate supporting websites.
Smugmug - high resolution photo viewer
EventPictures - photos of local sporting events
Flickr - most recent candid photos
Maros3.com will still host photo Series including the complete set of Team Grape Juice photos with the best images also hosted on Smugmug.

You've Been Juiced - The Book

2009-03-03T07:40:00.006-05:00

The new pictorial book “You’ve Been Juiced” showing the Grape Juice 2008 season is currently in publication and will shipped March 6th and be available around March 15th 2009.

A Book showing the 2009 Season is currently in pre-production and will be available at the end of the season.

Great Quote

2009-02-10T22:39:00.002-05:00

Game Set Match = Tennis
Set Match Run = Arson

- Demetri Martin

Big Bend Community Orchestra

2009-02-09T22:54:00.002-05:00

The kids and I got to see one of my favorite songs performed live, Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. I have seen it many times on TV, tape and online but it was amazing to see live with an orchestra. James Amend as piano performer.

Great Quote

2009-02-02T09:19:00.001-05:00

"I have suffered greatly for my art, now it is your turn."

Rattlesnake Roundup

2009-01-31T16:23:00.004-05:00

All the fun of a fair with the added thrill of possible death.

Complete set

Tibetan sand medallion

2009-01-25T15:36:00.004-05:00

Very cool sand art done over the last week only to be destroyed.

Complete set

Restaurant schmuck of the week:

2009-01-22T21:19:00.005-05:00

Tallahassee Zaxby's is now prosecuting customers for using water cups for soda, and you thought the RIAA was strict.

Restaurant schmuck of the week:

2009-01-22T17:46:00.001-05:00

Tallahassee Qdoba’s no longer includes free chips with their meals due to “increased gas prices”. Ironic “gas” issue at Mexican fast food joint (place your own joke here).

How do say “screw you” in Spanish?

Restaurant schmuck of the week:

2009-01-22T17:43:00.003-05:00

Tallahassee Arby’s now charges $.25 for water with ice being extra.

Heartburn is free for our loyal customers.

Sick as a dog for the new year, again

2008-12-31T15:08:00.005-05:00

Yet another year too sick to go out on New Year's. Some year before I die I want to be able to go to a party and reenact the last scene of 'When Harry Met Sally'.

2008 Grape Juice slideshow

2008-12-31T14:22:00.000-05:00

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2008-12-16T16:05:00.001-05:00

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