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A Garden View
The birds outside my window make the leaves of the trees wiggle in the sunshine. I see flashes of yellow finches and happy go lucky barn swallows flit and fly here and there. There’s a beautiful old bench, with plenty of room to sit. See the white flowers, and the red tree? I can’t see…
Read MoreInternational Dot Day – Changing the World
I am a big fan of Angela Maiers. She has championed the You Matter cause and is literally changing the world. In April she brought a group of students to the 140 Character Conference/State of Now in Des Moines and they made me cry. Me and a room of full people. Because they showed us…
Read MoreCorn Shocks – A Rural Tradition
A corn shock is a group of corn stalks tied together. Tuesday I spent the morning helping chop down corn stalks, put 12-15 of them together in a shock and tied them up with twine. Then we threw them on the back of the pick up and I headed off to town to deliver them…
Read MoreLuxurious Living: Tour Hampton
Sadly, we had to cancel this event today due to lack of enrollments. I was just going to delete this post, but then I thought maybe you could help me. Would you share in the comments what you liked about this event idea, what you didn’t like or how you would have marketed this…
Read MoreWriting my obituary
No, I’m not dead. I’m not sick. In fact, I’m quite well and very much alive. But I got to thinking about my life, my work and my family. It all started when a family friend died and I was reading his obituary. It was an extremely cool one. You read it, and you just…
Read MoreAchieving the Impossible
I have this friend, Glenda Watson-Hyatt, and she consistently pushes all who come into contact with her to achieve greatness. Her will to do better, be better, and share better is strong. Her insights are good, her writing is spot on. This Saturday Glenda is running the steps at the Philadelphia Art Museum – like Rocky did.…
Read MoreWhat I Know
Here’s what I know on a Sunday night ….. #blogchat is just a great place to hang out for an hour. Listen to the experts and not-so-experts discuss various topics. Visit www.tweetchat.com, sign in with your twitter account and enter blogchat. The stream will fly by you – and you might have an opportunity to…
Read MoreDreaming of a better world
I dreamt I lived in a world where cops in cars waved at me and wished me a great day. I dreamt I could walk down my town’s streets and see all kinds of cool stores and not a bunch of big box stores. I dreamt of going to live plays right where I live…
Read MoreAg in August in Ames – State of Now First Mini
We know not everyone has a full day to dedicate to hearing about the effect of real time internet on today’s human being. What if we could drill down and present you with information specific to your area of interest? Presentations are given by people using the technology of now every day. They will address…
Read MoreElbert West, the real deal
Today’s guest post is from Brian Thies, retired educator from Hampton, Iowa. Brian and I live in a community that supports the arts and we often get to hear musicians from around the United States. Brian is also a writer, and both of us had the opportunity to meet and work with the artists that performed…
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