Category Archives: appreciation

Hammock marks its 20th anniversary

Posted on Tuesday, October 4, 2011 by Rex Hammock

This week is the 20th anniversary of Hammock, the company I named in honor of a rope-swing napping device hanging from some trees in my backyard (and not, as some have suggested, because it’s an eponym).* It started out being … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Steve and the future of Apple

Posted on Wednesday, August 24, 2011 by Rex Hammock

Steve Jobs resigned today as Apple CEO . This comes as no surprise to those who have closely observed Apple and Jobs since 2004 when he first announced he had pancreatic cancer. But perhaps because of the mystery that has, … Continue reading →

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Thank you

Posted on Thursday, January 27, 2011 by Rex Hammock

While I’ve always considered this as much a personal as a business blog, I do realize that most people who read it have landed here randomly from a link that shows up on Google or Techmeme or more likely these … Continue reading →

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A word of love for Frances Wilks Hammock

Posted on Sunday, January 23, 2011 by Rex Hammock

My mother with her three sonson her 90th birthday in 2005. Last night (Saturday), my mother passed away in Fairhope, Alabama. Holding my brother’s hand, she whispered peacefully to him her last word: “Love.” No word could better sum up … Continue reading →

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Always grateful

Posted on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 by Rex Hammock

One of the magazines Hammock has the honor to publish is Semper Fi, the national magazine of The Marine Corps League, a congressionally-charted national auxiliary organization founded in 1923 that promotes and preserves the spirit and traditions of all Marines … Continue reading →

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