Keith Burtis – Best Buy Remix

Interview with Keith Burtis – Community manager for Best Buy Remix Hi Keith, what is it that you do most often in your job as community manager? We usually handle tasks that are timely and need paying attention to quickly. Most companies are very involved with day to day activities internally and don’t have time to…

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30 Days Sugar Free

I have been considering eliminating sugar from my diet.  Heart disease and diabetes run in my family.  Both of these diseases are adversely affected by sugar.  As synchronicity would have it, I ran into Dr. Scott Olson at www.olsonnd.com  He has written the book Sugarettes and I recommend it.  Our local community has started a…

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Resolutions Again ….

WHAT DO WE DO IN JANUARY? MAKE RESOLUTIONS! I met Adam Erwin through a Google Alert. Google will inform you whenever anything hits the waves about any subject you are looking for. I have several Alerts, and the one Adam came in on was Melaleuca. I checked out the article, read his blog and gave…

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Becky McCray- A Real Entrepreneur

I met Becky McCray online. I’m sure happy I did! Becky owns a cattle ranch and a liquor store and www.smallbizsurvival.com  She sat down for an interview, and it’s my pleasure to share it with you now. HI Becky. There’s a whole lot you do – why not start out and tell us what a…

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Country Primitive

Guyla Pohlman, owner of Wood Cellar is our feature interview today. The Wood Cellar is located at 8 1st st NW, Hampton, Iowa. The pictures are all items in her store – and show how much fun shopping is at the Wood Cellar! Tell me about yourself. I like to go antiquing and to flea…

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Gardening Nude: Part Two

I had the opportunity to interview Shawna Coronado, author of The Naked Gardener. Shawna lives in Warrenville, IL with her husband and two daughters and brings us some easy tips to start being green. Talk to me a little about the thoughts behind “get your green on” – how do you begin? Where are you…

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Gardening Nude: Part One

I had the wonderful opportunity of visiting with Shawna Coronado. She’s the author of Gardening Nude, and I recommend the book to everyone! We talked for a long time, and we have a long interview! So long in fact, that I will be posting it over two days. Get a cup of tea, snuggle in…

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Silos and Smokestacks

I had the opportunity to visit with Candy Steed from Silos and Smokestacks to discuss what is happening with the heritage area in Iowa. Candy is the Program and Partnership director and is located in Waterloo, Iowa. Silos and Smokestacks is a National Heritage Area, where the story of American agriculture comes to life. This…

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A Ten Year Old’s Story

I believe everyone has a story to tell. All of us. Our ancestors passed down our stories orally. Usually, there was one person who was the storyteller for the family – and children learned their history at that person’s knee. Today, we hope that our children study well in school. Some families are into genealogy…

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Roeder Studios

I found Laura Roeder on http://www.twitter.com/ She is a follower of Chris Brogan, so I figured she’d be someone I want to follow. I was right! Laura is the principal at Roeder Studios and she sat down for an interview with me. Hi Laura! Tell us a little about Roeder Studios please.Roeder Studios specializes in…

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