July 2008

If a writer writes …

July 28, 2008

~~ One of the Top 5 Picks Chosen by the August 8, 2008, WOOF Contest Contestants ~~ If a tree falls in the forest, but no one hears it, does it make a sound? Remember pondering that question with your friends when you first heard it, probably in elementary school? I was reminded of it for […]

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Carnival of Family Life

July 28, 2008

Family Pets Matt M presents Did Nemo Inspire Flushing? posted at The Pet Haven. Education Melitsa presents Playing with Granny posted at Play-Activities.com. Super Saver presents Over-Scheduling Has Become the Norm posted at My Wealth Builder. Marjorie presents Teaching a Child How to Read posted at Life Without School. Chris McGinn presents Book Week? Looky […]

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Aloha Friday Edition No. 10

July 25, 2008

My pal Kailani at An Island Life hosts Aloha Friday, based upon a very popular term used in Hawaii when island residents take it easy and look forward to the upcoming weekend — kind of like T.G.I.F. Each Friday, Kailani posts a simple question or topic of conversation. Visitors leave a comment on Kailani’s site […]

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Sharing is the Name of the Game

July 21, 2008

One of my favorite bloggers, Becca, of Becca’s Byline, launched a new site a few weeks ago. Write on Wednesday is, according to Becca’s introduction, “a place to gather if you love playing with words and putting them to the page.” She encourages readers to respond to the topic she posts each Wednesday either by […]

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Letting go … and Diving In

July 14, 2008

Another blogger recently wrote about the joys and frustrations associated with a collaborative writing project. With regard to the development of a fictional character when several writers have input into his/her future direction, he said: We each cannot say with certainty what will happen next, only that we will have to accept it, process it, and […]

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Carnival of Family Life

July 14, 2008

Education Marjorie presents Mother Doesn’t Always Know Best posted at Life Without School. Leticia Velasquez presents Book Review: A Haystack Full of Needles posted at Cause of our Joy. Family Cooking & Recipes K presents Eat Your Rainbows posted at Almost Frugal. Laura Williams presents Around the Homestead Today… posted at Laura Williams’ Musings. Riley […]

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Your Online Writing Life: Protect Your Reputation — and Future (Part Six)

July 7, 2008

Perhaps this series will never be concluded so long as the creative ways in which people use the Internet and the true impact of the information disseminated via the web continue to be revealed. “Update: [Name Deleted] Wants to Pay Less” was the title of the post that caught my eye and compelled me to […]

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An Independence Day Reflection: “Eeny, meeny, miny, moe…”

July 4, 2008

I have an ongoing love-hate relationship with “the little village of Lodi,” as Paul Zimmerman referred to it regularly when writing about local events in the Lodi News-Sentinel while I was growing up here in the 1960’s and ’70’s. Last night was our annual “Celebrate America” event at Hutchins Street Square. You couldn’t ask for a […]

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