I am making some updates to my blogrolls, here and on my home page. It’s tedious, but it’s been on my to do list for a long time. That’s because I really LOVE to read other...
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I Keep on Forgetting
I am making some updates to my blogrolls, here and on my home page. It’s tedious, but it’s been on my to do list for a long time. That’s because I really LOVE to read other...America Wants… Support
This is a Guest Post by Matt Brotherton, part of the BIG QUESTION series: “What does America Want?“ – I don’t know that I can speak for everyone out there. I’m not sure anyone can define what...I’m Not Ready
Today’s post is part of the BIG QUESTION series for September. – I’ve been writing this blog for a long time. And I am not ready to admit what I am doing is not working. I want...My List of Things I Want (For America)
Guest Post by Amanda Quraishi tweet @ImtheQ As an Official American Citizen, here’s what I want: 1. I’d want to see the respect employed among opposing parties in our national political discourse....More Less, Please
Today on “House Hunters International,” a family of four from near-Toledo were seeking a vacation home in St. Croix. They were a nice family: he an ER doc. She a nurse (now SAHM of a 9 and...The End of Summer
August retreats. It hands us back the year. Summer isn’t truth, but it is (as Harris Telemacher recites) “What we wish were true.” So many of us Shove out this Season of perspiration, lazily Forgetting how...The Danger of Being Quiet
Here’s what keeps happening… I keep getting self-conscious and don’t want to say anything so I stay quiet. Then something like a week passes and I think: what happened to that time? Oh my goodness,...5 Great Things to Say in a Blog Comment (Here and Elsewhere)
Bloggers love to read their comments. And blog commenting is a key part of the give-and take life we live out here. But sometimes reading posts leaves us...A Dry Time
You ever get a bit of time where you feel like you are just dry out of ideas? I never seem to be out of ideas, but it seems like lately I keep hitting a wall of...
What Can You Do in 10 Minutes?
What can you get done in 10 Minutes? Right now, my kids are brushing teeth and puttering about in the last few minutes before school, I am stealing away (aside really… they are...
More Bon-Bons Please.
Fine, Matt. This is posted because you told me to. I am about to tell you something really gross that’s going to make you puke, so get the bucket. I don’t have to work at all if...
One Great Blog
From my “For Writers, By Writers” Series I bow deeply to pro-bloggers who keep the art of blogging closest to its journaling roots. My favorite pro-blogger is the erasible “Pioneer Woman,” Ree Drummond. Here are the five...More Stuff Than I Could Ever Need
I told Colin last night that if I ever, actually, cracked, the cause would be: STUFF. People — namely me and the those concerned with me — spend a ridiculous amount of time...Becoming Absorbent
I haven’t been posting as frequently lately. I don’t consider this writer’s block, though I once did. This is because I have been thinking. A Little Story Once I sign up for a pottery class. My friend, Rita,...
Charisma Will Get You… Somewhere
“Lenny” walked into my classroom today with NOTHING in his hands. “Bye Lenny. Go get yours books, paper, a pen.” On a scale from 1 to 10, I adore Lenny, at like a 9.2. He...January 2012
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