12 Important Things I Learned (or Re-learned) Recently

1. Sometimes people will disappoint you; sometimes people will pleasantly surprise you. 2. Sometimes I’ll feel hurt because others are unfairly judged. 3. Sometimes people need to be reminded that the worth of a voice is not dependent upon the amount of money available to spend on that voice. 4. Sometimes I’m reminded that you wouldn’t know me at all; you would never have heard my name;... read more

Oh Stop Being Such A FussyPants

Stop Being Such a FussyPants I don’t really know what a fussypants might be, but in my mind, you could substitute “stick in the mud”, “fuddy duddy”, or just “all work and no play” if that helps define what I mean. Sometimes, even on a serious blog, you can lighten up and have a little fun. Life, even our business lives, allows for some serious smiles and even the... read more

[RANT] Useless Journalistic Tactic of Partial Obscurity Protects No One

Look, journalists / bloggers / reporters / rumormongers, if you’re going to share some breaking news via an undisclosed source, don’t bother to obscure the source’s name while still giving tons of clues that makes it easy to figure out who that person is. Engadget, I’m talking specifically to you at the moment. In this breaking news story yesterday, you so kindly obscured the... read more

Seven Odd and Interesting Things About DazzlinDonna

Kalena tagged me for this “7 odd and interesting things about me” meme, and although I’ve already participated in a similar meme 3 years ago, I decided to go ahead and do it again. It actually might be harder this time around, because it means I have to find 7 things beyond the 5 I’ve already listed in that post long ago. 1. I had epilepsy when I was a kid. From the ages of... read more

Microlending To Fight Poverty Lets Everyone Be Part Of Solution

Today is Blog Action Day, and this year’s theme is Poverty. Bloggers around the world are coming together on this day to discuss world poverty, hoping that by focusing attention on the problem, en masse, we can be a part of making a difference. So often, we as individuals feel as though there is nothing we can really do to create an impact on such a huge issue. But just as technology has helped... read more