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Aug 3rd

Going Bananas

After some office/business and personal “admin” stuff organization, I was able to return to a regular reading of my favorite blogs (including those of our friends!). Yay. Bloglines is my friend. And, now it’s on my daily radar and well-organized. One of my favorites is The Bloggess. Her bananas story had me cracking up….and plotting […]

Jul 27th

They’re Ruining WiFi

I get a LOT more done during the day if I go somewhere than I do if I stay home. So, I’m pretty familiar with all the WiFi spots near me. I know which ones have a good/strong signal, which ones nag for multiple logins, which places have good food, and even which of my […]

Jul 1st

Kids Are Noisy & Gross

Today, while running a long errand at Kohl’s, I encountered a terribly ill-behaved child. He was trying to “ride” one of their little hand carts. They aren’t like grocery store shopping carts, so it was making a terrible noise and was probably marking the floor. His mom would occasionally call him to her, but he […]

Jun 28th

Why To Twitter

I love Twitter. I’m a little bit evangelical about it. As a result, I hear arguments. Most of them don’t hold water…like when someone claims to hate it but they haven’t ever tried it (which doesn’t apply in all cases, but certainly does in this one). I’ve also heard people say, “I don’t know what […]

Jun 23rd

Discount Codes and Industry Ethics

I can’t blog about this on my AYW sites, but oh how I’d love to! I’m facebook friends with a local industry professional. Her business is pretty well known in the wedding industry. She’s pricey. She “facebooked” this week about how the vacation deal she wanted to use fell through because “the code was shut […]

Jun 17th

Appreciation for Daddy

In prepping my facebook photo for Fathers’ Day weekend, I found this comment about him. LDS. He understood that you could sometimes help a student more by giving them a break [than] by always going 100 percent by the rules. It wasn’t just black or white…sometimes it was OK for there to be a little […]