Interviews and Reviews
Age of Conversation – 3
Drew McClellan is a local man from Iowa. We’ve met on the tourism, Iowa, bloggers circuits. He’s compiled a book or two. I got asked to write in the Age of Conversation Book 3. Take some time – check out all the authors listed below. They are experts in their field and have blogs and…
Read MoreRural America
. I‘m looking for people who care about rural America. I want to talk to my compadres. We know who rural America is. It’s the places where the people who live there take a deep breath, pull up their boot straps and get to work. Rural America is often ignored for the flashy lights of…
Read MoreGood things Bad things
Image via Wikipedia I attended a scheduled 3 hour presentation on Search Engine Marketing Essentials given by Jordan Hasler from Orange Soda, sponsored by the Gannett Company (owners of the Des Moines Register). I took a client who is just getting her feet wet on the internet. It was an opportunity to network for me.…
Read MoreGet Rid of It
It’s amazing the amount of things we collect. I am selling my 1991 Cadillac*. Over 200,000 miles and a gas guzzler. I’ve bought a smaller car and it’s time to let Baby the Cadillac go. That means I had to clean it out. It’s been parked since January. That’s only three months. I had 3…
Read MoreR.I.P.
Terry died Friday night. He was 60 years old. We went to church together, grew up in the same town, had a lot of mutual friends. His daughter works as a butcher at the local grocery story. His granddaughter has been in my Bible School class. His wife and I laugh together a lot.…
Read MorePrecious
Cover via Amazon I just watched the movie Precious. Young black woman, pregnant, abusive mother, raped by her dad twice – survives and goes on with life. In a nutshell. I think most of us could just shed a tear, recommend the movie and then probably forget about it. Except there are a few who…
Read MoreMy love affair
I have a love affair with the internet. Yes, it’s true. It’s a real, full blown, in your face relationship too. The internet makes my blood boil, sometimes brings me to my knees, gives me great pleasure and makes me mad. It informs me, teaches me, pushes me, makes me grow. My old boyfriend is…
Read MorePain Is Inevitable
Cover of Pain Is Inevitable, Misery Is Optional I had the honor of listening to a keynote speaker, Hyrum Smith – cofounder of Franklin Covey, at our Melaleuca Convention. If you’ve not heard of him, I suggest you get on the ball and do your due diligence. Mr. Smith gave a high energy, no nonsense,…
Read MoreConversation With The Competition
Brad Hicks is the Publisher of the Hampton Chronicle, one of the papers falls under the Mid America Publishing banner I love small town living! I got the opportunity to interview Brad for our paper and am very happy to report he is a big supporter of Hampton! Enjoy the read. Where are you from?…
Read MoreJeff goes to Dubai
Jeff Christiansen is in Dubai for business. It’s a 14 hour plane ride, and they are 10 hours ahead of us! Jeff has been chronicling his trip on Facebook and has agreed to share pictures and comments here with us. We will interview Jeff when he arrives home and get all the details then. For now,…
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