Chris Fierer

Gone Flying!

Life — Chris on September 28, 2008 at 9:13 pm

I recently had a birthday and my amazing and beautiful wife pulled together the family for a truly special birthday gift. I flew down to Atlanta for the weekend, spent time with family and went flying with my best friend Matt Conway. Matt is the Chief Instructor for American Flyers at Peachtree-Dekalb in Atlanta. We went up on a Saturday morning and took a flight to Chattanooga and back. It was a great lesson (my second), and an awesome time to fly, check out the scenery and catch up on life.

Hopefully, this will be the beginning of my road to get my pilots license. It’s something I have always wanted to do, but it’s not cheap! Check out the photos below.

Matt and I

American Flyers Cessna

Flying in the Clouds

Lake Allatoona in Georgia

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Thank you Southwest

Life — Chris on August 21, 2008 at 9:53 pm

Southwest airlines has officially won me over for all of my air travel needs (minus flying to Atlanta). I have flown many different airlines over my life and Southwest is the first to have departed and arrived on time, twice. Both flights were great and the way they do seating is brilliantly simple. I love it. But what really won me over was when I had to change my flight the other night. I logged into Southwest.com fully expecting a hefty “Change your Ticket” fee of $100 and it was free! I couldn’t believe it, I was thrilled. I even got a credit of $15 towards a future flight. Thank you Southwest, you genuinely care about customers.

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$405,802.97

Life — Chris on June 16, 2008 at 8:19 am

Blown away by this moment at Crosspointe. The capacity for a community to pull together, give above and beyond, and make a difference that will affect generations to come. This is something amazing to be a part of. Six days, $405,802.97, and a place that will be forever changed. A huge thanks to God, Jonathan’s obedience to listen and ask, and to every person who stepped up and sacrificed.

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Focused Impact

Thoughts, Life — Chris on June 1, 2008 at 5:56 pm

I think it’s important to focus your time and resources in such a way that you can make the biggest impact/difference. Each of us has our strengths and weaknesses across all activities of life. Perhaps as a developer/designer, it means managing 2 projects at a time instead of 4; As a manager, 3 employees at a time instead of 6; Read 1 book at a time instead of 4. Support 2 causes/charities at a time instead of 8. Participate in 1 sport at a time instead of 2. It’s our willingness to know our limits and embrace them; targeting our focuses to meet with the greatest impact, instead of with frustration. I never like the idea of being spread thin. It pulls us away from what matters most to us in life. We can all take a look at this within our own life and re-evaluate from time to time. I’m willing to bet it will make you smile a little more when you know you are making a difference.

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Harrison Case Dooley

Life — Chris on May 19, 2008 at 6:30 pm

Introducing our nephew Harrison Case Dooley! Harrison was born May 19th at 7:37am weighing in at 6 pounds, 13.5 ounces, along with a full head of hair. My sister Lauren and her husband Brett are proud parents and have a healthy son. We are all very excited and thank you all for your continued prayers. Lindsey and I are now officially Uncle Chris and Aunt Lindsey. We are very excited for Lauren, Brett and the whole family. Whether or not Harrison will be a War Eagle or a Bulldog is undecided, but my prediction is that he will be a Hokie. Harrison the Hokie seems fitting.

Congrats Brett and Lauren, we love you guys.

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My Brother, Kevin Kirkpatrick Jr.

Life — Chris on April 26, 2008 at 11:58 pm

My brother Kevin passed away last weekend. I wanted to write something brief about him since he was a huge part of my life.

Kevin was my stepbrother, but I never thought of him this way. He was and always will be my brother. He had one of the biggest hearts of anyone I knew. He loved people and people loved him. He had amazing people skills and a sense of humor that could make anyone laugh. His ability to tell stories and recall details of situations was truly a gift from God. He didn’t settle for passivity; he was usually fighting for other people and their relationships. He cared so much for others, and listening and cheering them up was definitely a ministry he lived out. Unfortunately, he also had some personal addictions he didn’t beat. Kevin always said he was proud of me. In hindsight, I was always super proud of him, especially to be his older brother. He was a listener, an adventurer, comedian, joy giver and my best man. These are things I was always treasure about him.

I have so many awesome memories with Kev, I never want to forget any. He had a passion for life and I know he is in Heaven now. He knew the Lord as his Savior and I have that peace in my heart. I will always love my brother. He is one that just can’t be replaced by anything.

Love you Kevin. I will miss you bro.

His obituary.

Some photos of my brother, my best man.

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Micro R/C - Air Hogs Havoc Heli

Life — Chris on February 17, 2008 at 12:05 am

Friday night was a great night out with friends, catching up on life and enjoying a great meal. One of the highlights was this micro remote control helicopter called the Havoc Heli. It was so much fun to fly around. Needless to say, within minutes of playing with it, we had created various challenges to accomplish. I used to love R/C cars and airplanes growing up. This brought back some good memories. It amazes me how much fun you can have with this little toy. I think I want one.

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Brush up on your typing skills

Development, Life — Chris on February 16, 2008 at 11:55 pm

Typing was one of the most valuable classes I took while growing up. I will never forget my 7th grade typing teacher, Mrs. Moman. She taught me how to type the right way on a huge typewriter where whiteout was your option for backspacing. We had computers for word processing at the time, but we were forced to use the old typewriters. This was for the best, since I probably would have taken the backspace key for granted. The pastor of the church we attend posts some great stuff on his blog and tonight he posted a typing website called 10 fast fingers. You should check it out and brush up on your typing skills.

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Startup Weekend - Chapel Hill

Web Apps, Life — Chris on October 9, 2007 at 8:22 pm

Startup Weekend sounds like a great experience to me. Simply put, gather together with a group of people with an entrepreneurial spirit and mindset, pool together all of your skills, and build something with purpose in a single weekend. I think Andrew Hyde is on to something here, essentially a startup crash course where everyone walks away a winner. I think the Triangle has a wealth of talent, and this is an opportunity to meet some great people. Of course, my view could change after participating in one. We will see if that is possible in a couple of weeks here…

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The Dip by Seth Godin

Life, Books — Chris on October 7, 2007 at 8:20 pm

I picked up “The Dip” by Seth Godin a few months ago and had a chance to sit down and read it a few weekends ago. What an excellent book! It’s short and to the point with some wonderful insight into how we approach choices in life. He equates it to “knowing when to stick, and knowing when to quit”. He further dives into being the “Best in the World” at what you choose to pursue, and ties the idea previously mentioned to what sets us apart from excellence and mediocrity.

I agree with much of what he says and would add my own point that the most valuable asset in our lives is time. The odd thing about time is that nobody knows how much they are given, but what they are given, we should manage wisely. Thus, choosing “when to stick and when to quit” is certainly a thought to consider in all of our life’s endeavors.

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