March 2011
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Chevy SXSW Road Trip Challenge Heats Up!!
Damn. So you may or may not know that I’m one of the judges for this year’s Chevy SXSW Road Trip Challenge. This last challenge (#7 for those of you playing at home) required them to create an original song or limerick about ‘the state you’re in’. These guys brought the heat, hard core. I have to say that I was blown away by a couple of these entries. Bearing in...
November 2010
4 posts
@TravelFit miss you! Getting caught up on your back-amps! :) http://amplify.com/u/fwzz
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Well then... even the TSA can't ignore Congress
I’m not going to belabor the point. I’m also not going to give up on it either.
It’s days like today that I remember part of my pride in the GOP is when they focus on “big government does not necessarily equal good government.”
I think I can count on one hand the number of times I’ve linked to Fox News .
But this just makes me so happy I don’t care...
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TSA - Sexual Assault - Wake Up Please? →
I’ve been sporadically posting accounts of recent experiences of everyday people with the new TSA security measures. Cancer survivors, persons with disabilities, children, elderly, and now as I’m finally getting caught up - someone I’ve had the chance to get to know. Someone who lovingly stopped and signed her book for me last winter when we were together in Nashville, despite...
Note to Self...
You dedicated yourself to using Amplify, remember?
So many publishing platforms to choose from and you get all dizzy and post nothing. But let’s work on that shall we?
Remember how awesomely powerful this tool is.
- Love MeSee this Amp at http://amplify.com/u/etoi
October 2010
1 post
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Why I Hate My Childhood Nickname - a Tale of Two...
Warning: this one is long, personal, and not an easy read emotionally. Bullying is discussed throughout. Just letting you know in advance.
On the first day of first grade, I was coming in from the first recess and I met my first bullies.
There were two of them. I’ll call them Mike and Dave. Yes, those are their real first names - I don’t want to give them any psuedonyms, they...
September 2010
2 posts
Just Like Honey…It was 1984. I was living alone in a dorm room going through the motions that pretended I was a serious student at CU Boulder that year. Sio of course I was “looking for myself.” But it was really the first time that I discovered the soundtrack to my life was out there.I remember walking into this odd little record store in the basement of the UMC. 50 steps...
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The Best Starbucks CD evah
Dude. I don’t know who is responsible for putting this together - but whomever it is? Gets it.
Starting right out with The Blasters “Marie, Marie” and covering some of the quintessential artists (Eddie Cochran, Johnny Cash, Wanda Jackson and Gene Vincent just to name a few) but not necessarily the songs that got the most airplay.
My sister-in-law bought it for me at coffee...
July 2010
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Do I start a new blog? Or just start a new thread/subcategory at my current one?
I have some stuff I want to write that is more in the personal-than-professional genre - but I’m not sure whether or not it’s a good idea to mix the two.
I shut down geekmommy.net - but maybe I should resurrect it from the dead? Or is it time for a whole new “I’m hanging with my homies over...
April 2010
7 posts
Circling the Wagons Won’t Protect Your Brand →
You’re Doing It Right – vol. 1 →
What’s In a Name? →
Quick & Dirty →
Day 13 in the Bubble… →
New Directions
I was in the midst of a conversation last night when I realized that one of my biggest obstacles was one of my own creation.
I’m taking steps this week to remedy that.
Should be interesting!!
L.
March 2010
1 post
More Inspiration, Less Persperation
Jessica Smith just reminded me that I have a Tumblr account. (I found it so I could follow hers at the link shown)
I’ve been trying to figure out how to get back into more frequent communication, but I haven’t been feeling it when it comes to long-form blogging.
Tumblr! I’d forgotten all about you…
Thanks Jessica!
