Do You Want to Be Part of the Conversation?

March 8, 2009
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You might have noticed that I’ve changed things around a bit. I took the plunge and integrated my static site with my blog. Sounds easy enough, right? Well, I have to tell you it made me a bit nervous to let go of my static site. No particular reason, just habit I guess.
In this world [...]

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eReader Virgin Meets the Kindle 2 Part II — Radically Change Your Reading Experience

March 2, 2009

I’ve only owned the Kindle 2 for a few days but so far it’s great. In the past I’ve heard people say, “Oh, I’ll never get an eReader I love books too much.” I always thought they were being old-fashioned. After all, I read every day on my computer screen, laptop, cellphone etc. What’s the [...]

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eReader Virgin Meets the Kindle 2 Part 1

March 2, 2009

When I first heard about eReaders I was instantly intrigued. The  idea of owning one device that would hold tons of books sounded good to me. My piles of paperbacks were getting to be a bit much.  I read a lot. Put that together with the Kindle’s ability to download new books with one click [...]

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A Random Post

February 26, 2009

I was driving around the other day and my mind was flitting through so many random topics that I actually wrote them down. Don’t worry I waited until I parked the car to grab my pen. Here in no particular order are some bite-size thoughts for your consumption:

A simple wave when you’re driving covers a [...]

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Building A Community One Comment At a Time

February 23, 2009

Back in December I did a post asking what is community–especially as it relates to the online world.  This is what I said:
I wonder about people on Twitter with thousands of followers. They can’t possibly connect with all of them. It makes me wonder if the content they offer becomes just like another news item—it [...]

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Knitting/Life Lesson #2: Success Comes When You Find The Right Teacher

February 19, 2009

I was terrified to take a knitting class. I was convinced that knitting was some kind of incomprehensible witchcraft that only some people seemed to understand. That’s probably because my mom tried to teach me to knit when I was a kid. I’m not sure how old I was but I know it didn’t go [...]

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What Do You Love About Where You Live?

February 16, 2009

My husband and I moved to a small town in Western Washington about five years ago. For various and sundry reasons that I won’t discuss, we really don’t like where we’re living. It’s amazing how what can be paradise for one person isn’t so great for someone else.
We really thought we’d like where we’re living [...]

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Why I Don’t Celebrate Valentine’s Day

February 12, 2009

When I was single I hated Valentine’s Day. Seriously, was this holiday created just to remind unmarried people  that they are well. . .single? It didn’t matter how happily single I was because Valentine’s Day was there to remind that no one was buying me flowers, diamonds, chocolate etc.
When my husband and I first got [...]

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Lessons from Yarn Stores: Engaging Your Customer

February 9, 2009

I love my local yarn store. The women who work there are knowledgeable, helpful, patient and fun. Whenever you walk into the store they say hello, ask what they can help you with, and even point out what’s new or on sale in the store. It takes all of about 40 seconds. After that they [...]

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Is the Internet Sucking the Life out of Fiction Writers?

February 3, 2009

I’ve noticed an alarming number of fiction writers blogging about the evils of the internet. Okay stop, read that sentence again, do you get the irony of that statement?
Apparently the internet is responsible for filling a writer’s head with such useless information that it makes it difficult to write. One writer recently asserted that they [...]

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