I’m the youngest of my parents’ five children, and by a considerable margin. In fact, both of my sisters were already married when I was born, and Big Sis Ruth had a two-year-old baby. So yes, I am spoiled. A lot. It defines me, and I fully embrace it.
That’s why I’m […]

Something pretty special is underway today.  The folks at BlogCatalog are joining together again, this time to raise some much-needed money for a really super cause.
To quote from their website, DonorsChoose.org  “is a simple way to provide students in need with resources that our public schools often lack. At this not-for-profit web site, teachers submit […]

I’ve made no secret of the fact that I use my blog as a way to pick up a little bit of income.  In fact, the way I see it, there’s really not a lot of difference between writing a blog posting for cash and hosting a radio talk show for cash.  And since I’ve […]

Colleen over at Geeky Speaky is always coming up with the neatest things!  This time, she tracked down a blog directory that’s unlike any other I’ve ever seen.
Grokodile is a regional blog directory, hooking up bloggers with each other by geography.  It’s really cool to see who’s literally in the neighborhood! It’s also a really […]

An effort is underway today to make people aware of one of the best networking tools a blogger can find, and I’m delighted to be a part of it.
Blog Catalog connects bloggers to the people most interested in reading their posts:  Other bloggers!  It’s a great community, and the powers that be over there are […]

How cool is this?

“system@milliondollaravatar.com”

to me

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Congratulations - you’re on the MillionDollarAvatar homepage today ( May 03, 2007 EST)! Your avatar will appear on the homepage for 24 hours. You can now manage these email notifications in your My Account section of the MDA site. Just click on the […]

My good buddy Leigh has very generously bestowed a very special award upon my pointy little head. It’s called “The Thinking Blogger Award.” Here’s my shiny new badge:

Of course, no award worth having ever comes along totally free of responsibility, and this one is no different. Here are the rules and regs […]

I was pleasantly surprised this morning to receive an e-mail from one of my former co-workers at the radio station.  Nothing earth-shattering — it was just a quick note asking me how I was doing and what’s going on in my life.
It was really nice to know I was in her thoughts.  I know she […]

Have you checked out Leigh’s new blog yet?  It’s called “The Inconvenient Truth,” and it promises to be a good one.  She’s also changed the look over at “Thoughtprints.”  A word of advice, though — don’t go there hungry!!
I’ve met some really cool people here in the blogosphere.  Thanks to all of you for your […]

Regular readers of Julie’s Journal have seen the interview meme going on. Well, I asked Jules to “Hit Me,” and she did!
Here are the questions she asked me, and my answers to them.
1. Are you finding it easy or hard to adjust to being home all day now?
Both. That rabidly anti-morning person […]