by Jon Parks | Nov 21, 2014 | Blog, Family
About three weeks ago, our family grew in size by five. No, we didn’t have any more children. We officially became chicken farmers! This is something that we’ve wanted to do for quite some time. We’ve purchased eggs from another family in our church...
by Jon Parks | Oct 5, 2014 | Blog, Family
Yesterday, Melinda, the kids and I headed into town to take part in the 2014 Wendell Harvest Festival. This was the 87th annual harvest festival in Wendell. We really didn’t have too much of an idea of what to expect. Ever since we moved to Wendell (ok, just...
by Jon Parks | Mar 27, 2014 | Blog
I’m a dad. I’ve written a bit about my children in previous blog posts. I love them dearly and I count it a joy to work hard to provide for my family. But when I started Dijital Farm, I encountered a challenge that I’d never faced before: regular...
by Jon Parks | Mar 14, 2014 | Blog
Let me say up front, I realize that this may not be a popular post with a lot of people outside of North Carolina. I understand. Really, I do. Please understand that I mean no ill will to any of you. But this is a story about what it means to be a North Carolinian. In...
by Jon Parks | Jan 31, 2014 | Blog
It snowed on Tuesday evening. I realize in some parts of the country, that bit of news isn’t really a big deal. But I live in the south, and in the south, a snowstorm is a big deal because they are fairly rare. In fact, this week’s snow was the first...
by Jon Parks | Dec 16, 2013 | Blog, Triathlon and Running
Today I began my next triathlon journey: Ironman Raleigh 2014. Ironman Raleigh is a 70.3 (half ironman) distance race put on by World Triathlon Corp (aka: Ironman). The inaugural Ironman Raleigh was run this past June and I was proud to be a finisher. It was my...
by Jon Parks | Dec 9, 2013 | Blog
I travel a good bit for business. As part of my digital marketing consulting work, I teach Social Media Bootcamp and Google Online Marketing Bootcamp classes for ASPE-ROI. Both classes are three-day sessions and they have taken me all over the US as well as teaching...
by Jon Parks | Oct 22, 2013 | Blog, Social Media
My business travels this week have brought me to the “Gateway to the West,” the beautiful city of St. Louis, MO. I’m here teaching the next installment of the social media bootcamp for ASPE ROI. I’ve taught this class quite a bit during the...
by Jon Parks | Oct 9, 2013 | Blog, Family
I’m going to come clean. I did not like baseball. I did not play baseball when I was young. I did not watch baseball on TV. I did not talk about baseball with friends. To me, baseball was a very slow and incredibly boring game. It simply couldn’t match the...
by Jon Parks | Aug 9, 2012 | Blog, Triathlon and Running, Triathlon Training 2012
It’s coming quickly and I can feel it! In just a little less than a month from now, I will be looking at the following scene at 8 a.m. on Saturday, September 8: That’s the start of the White Lake International (Olympic) Triathlon (1,500m swim, 45k bike,...
