August 25, 2011
Do you have an item that seemed just an okay gift when you received it, but once you started using it, you realized it was a game-changer? For me, that item is a book called Simple Abundance by Sarah Ban Breathnach. I developed a close relationship with my senior high counselor, Jodie Miller, because Beth [...]
August 19, 2011
An omelet with sautéed onions, a handful of real bacon bits, and cheese. My favorite coffee in my cute owly mug. A NOOK book in front of me, but no cell phone. Birds twittering or cicadas chirping. Wind gently swaying the trees. And, oh, the fresh air! One of the most soulcaring activities of mine [...]
August 18, 2011
Sarah introduced me to FlyLady back in June, and I took a while to warm up to the (admittedly awful) webpage, but when I did, all I found was solid content. I’ve learned in some marketing workshops that features don’t sell but benefits do, so I am going to give you some FlyLady benefits. You [...]
November 12, 2010
Cucalorus Film Festival started today. Don’t know what that is? Yeah, I didn’t either until Nathan Maulorico of Unknown Films* announced that his film—by far my favorite indie film**—is going to be screened there. I’ll tell you a little about Cucalous, but I can’t wait to tell you about This… is the Orange Line. Cucalorus [...]
March 20, 2010
If fifteen people share this post on Twitter, I will post two recipes, one from each book, for you all to enjoy. You’ll really get more than that, because I want to share the three pages of biscuit recipes from America’s Cook Book. I’ll share Cheese Nippies (eat like popcorn!) from The Big Spread. If [...]
January 20, 2009
Note: This post was accidentally published for a short time on Friday before it was finished. Those of you subscribed via email or RSS received a draft and received it prematurely. This version, however, is the full version.
Last Tuesday, I wrote about my favorite posts to write and re-read and your favorite Linden’s Pensieve posts, but today I’m going to tell you about 10 posts from my blogging friends that really touched, inspired, and motivated me.
March 16, 2008
Johann Sebastian Bach was born on March 21, 1685, 323 years ago. He was a very important composer who “drew together the strands of the Baroque period and brought it to its ultimate maturity.” Rob noticed that a local church, the Petruskirche, was putting on a “Happy Birthday, Johann Sebastian” organ concert last night, so [...]
February 19, 2008
You might consider it a little nerdy, but everyday, my best friend and I have a little eCompetition. Sometime during the day, we each play Set online and email each other the our times. It’s nice because it creates a little daily conversation—and we exercise our brains. I hadn’t really read up on Set, so [...]
May 11, 2007
Quotation #31660 from Laura Moncur’s Motivational Quotations: Success isn’t permanent, and failure isn’t fatal. Mike DitkaUS football player & coach (1939 – ) Quotation #38568 from Laura Moncur’s Motivational Quotations: Anyone can be an idealist. Anyone can be a cynic. The hard part lies somewhere in the middle i.e. being human. Hugh Macleod, How To [...]
April 16, 2007
The enemy is anybody who’s going to get you killed, no matter which side he’s on. Joseph Heller, Catch 22US novelist (1923 – 1999) Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike. J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, 2003British fantasy author (Yes, the Rowling quote is a [...]
