Well, here we are. The last post of this August series. And I’m setting up to deliver some hard lessons I learned. Kind of mean, huh? The thing is, this post appeared very differently in my head when Nancy Davis first gave me the idea. She simply said, “Can you do a post about how… Continue reading What I Learned From Not Watching The Blues Brothers
Month: August 2011
You blog because…
Daria Giron posed a great question for my August series (or should I say OUR August series). She wanted to know my take on why we blog. I’ve been thinking about this question for the whole month. And you know what? I still don’t have a great answer. I can tell you some of the… Continue reading You blog because…
Change is in the air
My friend Janice, who I was going to post an interview with as part of the August series, has been waylaid by some personal issues, so I have a spare spot here on the calendar. As it happens, I have some news items that will fit here just splendidly 🙂 As some of you may… Continue reading Change is in the air
Your Favorite Social Media Platform
My friend Andrea Donahue got to know me back during my Livejournal.com days, when my blog was really more a diary that people could respond to (so scary). Back then, very few people used their real names or pictures online, which afforded a kind of freedom that is a lot harder to gain in this… Continue reading Your Favorite Social Media Platform
Breaking Through the Blogosphere
Moxie Reviews wanted me to write a post about how a person new to blogging can break through and start to get heard in the online world. You’ll think I’m pulling your leg, but factually – I can’t really answer this question. It’s not that I don’t have ideas on how I can increase how… Continue reading Breaking Through the Blogosphere
my dinner with Abe, Eleanor, Martin, and Elizabeth
So the other night, per Brandon Duncan’s idea, I decided to invite four of my favorite historical figures over for dinner. I cooked a really lovely feast for Abraham Lincoln, Eleanor Roosevelt, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Queen Elizabeth I. Then I showed them this social media stuff to see what they thought about it.… Continue reading my dinner with Abe, Eleanor, Martin, and Elizabeth