Start Ups
Maybe We Could Do That In A Small Town Tuesday six of us traveled to Kansas City and met with several businesses and leaders to see what their start up community was doing. The picture below is John Hawkins-mayor, me, Nate Olson, Zach Chizek-attorney, Brian Miller-city council, Maureen Seamonds-artist, Logan Welch-city council and Adam Arredondo. Nate…
The Past is Done
The Past is Done The days of working at one job for 35 years are gone. We no longer punch in, work 8 hours, and punch out. Some of us work for ourselves, and work long days and often 6 days a week. Some of us work two or three part time jobs. Young people don’t…
Two Boys Two Nights
My great nephews spent the weekend. It rained all weekend. It didn’t matter – we still had fun. All it took was a plan, and patience. Friday night we went to the store around 9:30 when it was pretty empty. They had to test the cars to see which ones were the fastest. Saturday morning…
Rural X Summit
Rural X A Summit for Small Towns #ruralX stands for Rural Experience; a “come as you are” convergence of thinkers and doers with a desire to share creative energy, positive motivation and compelling new ways to “ruralize their potential” in the places they call home. The lively, inspirational summit will inspire critical conversations, connect people…
Sunday Update: Fighting Gout
Good Lord, this aging thing isn’t for the weak. First of all, I firmly believe that taking care of my health – exercising, using Melaleuca products and adapting my diet – is saving my life. I had the good fortune to inherit the gout gene from both sides of my family. If you’re not familiar…
5 Stories Session 8
This was a fun week! Becky McCray and I share 5 stories relevant to small towns and discuss them on blab. Here are the links along with my short commentaries. You can also watch the blab video below. The state of South Carolina is using official road signs to help rural businesses thrive: http://buff.ly/1qIOZF5 TODS Tourism Oriented Directional…
Sunday Update: 20 Years
The way I figure it I have a good 20 years left to be productive. It’s a bit sobering to think about. Normally I wouldn’t let that stop me, much. This week has been one of contemplation. My former husband has been diagnosed with cancer and it’s what kicked off all this thinking and wondering…
Five Stories: Session Seven
Once a week Becky McCray and I of saveyour.town blab about 5 stories we’ve read online and I share links here. Normally I share the video too – however, there was a glitch with blab this week. We are working to rectify it, but it’s not fixed yet! Once it is, I’ll come back and…
Sunday Update: Live Infinitely Bands
I travel enough that I have had to figure out how to workout on the road easily. I know myself well enough to know that I won’t go downstairs to a gym in the hotel consistently. When the opportunity came to try out the Live Infinitely bands I jumped at the chance. (I was given…
Blab with Becky: Session Six, Five Stories
Just about every Sunday Becky McCray and I discuss five stories about small towns on the platform Blab. Here are the stories with comments and the blab video is below. Oh boy – this is just a fun idea that worked in Canada, What a hoot! I love the little paper and his persistence. http://calgaryherald.com/life/swerve/the-nanton-experiment-starting-a-mini-newspaper-in-a-small-town-is-a-big-idea…