It’s a familiar feeling for me. I’m in a store, chatting amiably about nothing much with the checkout clerk. And then I feel it. That antsy, gotta get-away-feeling. That sense of “ok, I don’t have anything else to say, can I leave now?” Maybe it’s my Yankee upbringing. Maybe I’m impatient, or even a littleContinueContinue reading “Storytelling in the Ozarks”
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A blogging conference that wasn’t really about blogging
CAUTION: Introspection ahead. Now then, before the incredible ladies who put together the Arkansas Women Bloggers Unplugged (AWBU) conference get too upset, let me clarify. This most certainly was a conference about blogging. There were sessions on blogging and dozens of bloggers hanging out talking non-stop about blogging (among other things). Heck, even the servers atContinueContinue reading “A blogging conference that wasn’t really about blogging”
I should be walking the dog..
Oh lord. I have been the queen of procrastination tonight. I have piles of work to do. My dog is about to expire; she wants to go for a walk. right. now. Now, dammit! But I’ve found myself, instead, zipping around the interwebs, with about 10 tabs open in my browser, surfing Pinterest, facebook, twitterContinueContinue reading “I should be walking the dog..”
5 ways to pretend you’re a neat freak
Confession time.I dabble in online dating. There, I said it. Now that I’ve admitted it, a whole vista of blog possibilities have opened up. It’s a weird place to spend time, for sure. But it does provide fodder for pondering. One of the more bizarre aspects of online dating is the litany of questions thatContinueContinue reading “5 ways to pretend you’re a neat freak”
A Yankee gal’s first cowgirl boots
Tonight, I attended the Taste of Country Festival at the Arkansas Music Pavilion with a few of my lovely coworkers. Lest those of you who know me (and my musical tastes) begin to wonder, let me assure you that I have not lost my mind – it was for work.We had over 7000 people there. ContinueContinue reading “A Yankee gal’s first cowgirl boots”
Everything and a Racehorse 