Mason City Tweet Up
Twitter is a social media program I utilize each day. I meet lots of great people and enjoy conversations. There are a couple of people in Northern Iowa that I talk to (and listen to). @danielcline, @dixiebrown, @bizownersonline – just to name a few. Dan Cline and I have met before – and we…
What I’ve Learned About Social Media
What I’ve Learned About Social Media Determine what Web 2.0 means. Let’s back up – Web 1.0 was basically providing information for your reader. Bump that up and what do you have? Having a conversation with your reader! Do you do that? Does your blog and/or website make the reader feel he/she has input? Or…
Towns End Winery
Local Winery – FINALLY! Vern and Judy Harper are the owners of Towns End Winery in Hampton. There is some discussion about the name. Vern says it is Townsend Winery and Judy says it is Towns End. Townsend is a family name. And the actually winery in Hansell is on the towns end. Some day…
Why Watkins?
Watkins in the Neighborhood! Tell us a little about yourself. My name is Denise Passehl. I have lived on a farm near Latimer since 1982 with my husband Gordon. I have a son Brandon who is 32 years old. I have twin grandchildren that will be 3 years old in March. Along with my 3…
Think Local
If we are to survive as a small community, we have to think local. I recently got picked up by the Des Moines Register to be on their business blog widget. It’s a great honor and I am proud to participate. So it got me to thinking, what is it I do that people…
Twitter Flute Players
Why are flute players better? We know how to hold our breath for a long time. We know how to wait for the right time to make an entrance. We know practice really does make perfect. We know to get to point Z you start at point A. We listen better. We are more patient…
What Books Are You Reading?
What Books Are You Reading? I’m a bit of a book nut. Well, probably more than a bit. Here’s where I am reading and what I am reading. In the bathroom: My One Hundred Adventures by Polly Horvath. It’s a kids book, well – preteen. It starts out “All summers take me back to the…
Theory About ADD/ADHD
Simply put ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) shows up as inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsiveness. These activities occur consistently and over a period of time. Remember, I said that was the simple explanation. It seems diagnosis is not so hard – the difficulty often comes in determining where it came from – what the original cause…
Got Tribes?
Seth Godin wrote a book called Tribes. I’ve been listening to it and now I have the hard copy in my hands. I think this book could revolutionize the way we do business. I set up memberships and help expand the customer base for my company. I also teach others to do the…
My Sunday Was A Monday
Monday came on Sunday. Church at 10 a.m. – which I went to and left to take my great nephew across the street. His great grandpa was sleeping (he’s my Dad) so I ended up staying and missing church. Left and went to Keri’s house and started writing a grant for the Old…