I received the link to the While You Can Movie in a newsletter from Mr. Positive – a brief daily dose of motivation, encouragement, and positive thoughts. The movie inspired me to take a moment to thank YOU for reading my blog, commenting, and giving me support and encouragement. The response to my request for … Read more
The group writing project “It’s Funny NOW, But Then …” has ended. Although there weren’t many entries, the quality made up for the lack of quantity. Thanks to the bloggers who shared their “it’s funny NOW, but then …” moments. They brought us laughter, which was called “cheap medicine” by Lord Byron and “the music … Read more
Labor Day was first observed in 1882 by the Central Labor Union of New York to create a holiday for workers and to celebrate trade unions. Cities and states began to recognize the day, and, in 1892, the US Congress designated the first Monday in September for the annual observance of Labor Day. The recognition … Read more
The deadline for the group writing project “It’s Funny NOW, But Then …” is Tuesday, September 4, at midnight, CST. Won’t you share something you can laugh about now – something that may have taught you a valuable lesson – that wasn’t funny at the time it happened? [tags]It’s Funny NOW, But Then …, group … Read more
The Family Vacation Group Writing Project at Babylune made me think of one of the best family vacations I’ve ever had. The theme of the project is to: …write a post about a family vacation that you have taken as a parent or as a child. What are your memories of the main event, your … Read more
I tend to write about my stroke often for two reasons: That one incident dramatically changed my life forever. After fifteen years, I have the perspective of time and experience to see the lessons – and in this case the humor – that I couldn’t see at the time and that I may not see … Read more
Robert Hruzek at Middle Zone Musings has another “What I Learned From …” Group Writing Project underway. The topic this time is vacation: Hey, even if you’ve never taken a “formal” vacation, then surely you’ve taken a little “self” time, eh? Well, that qualifies as a vacation in my book. So go for it! I’m … Read more
In my last post, part 1 in the group writing project hosted by Grow Your Writing Business and Writing Thoughts, I shared the problem of the chaotic mornings in my interior landscape company. In this second post of Shared Answers 2007, I’ll tell my solution. I was really stumped. A service business depends on excellent … Read more
Laura Spencer at Writing Thoughts and Yvonne Russell at Grow Your Writing Business are jointly hosting an unusual group writing project. Shared Answers 2007 requires two posts: one describing a problem or a challenge the blogger has faced and the second describing the solution or approach taken by the blogger. I’m going back a number … Read more
In addition to being the largest search engine, Google offers a number of tools. You can find them at About Google. I find two of the tools especially useful. Google Desktop lets you search your own desktop just like you search the Internet. I prefer this to the search function in Microsoft Windows. Searching on … Read more