Drew and Gavin and the Age of Conversation 2.0
In 2007, marketing and tech gurus Drew McLellan (Drews Marketing Minute) and Gavin Heaton (Servant of Chaos) got together with more than 100 writers to have a conversationabout conversation.In this ag... 查看全文
If I Were on South Park
Hat tip to Servant of Chaos for the pointer to SPStudio. 查看全文
For Cheryl Lee, Who Did Not Leave Her E-mail…
Francine Maisler Casting is conducting a search for speaking and non-speaking locals for an upcoming major Hollywood movie to be filmed in Central Texas. They are looking for people of all ages and et... 查看全文
Headed to NOLA
Off to the Big Easy - intentionally post-Mardi Gras and Trash Wednesday - for some quality time at the Ritz-Carlton with my seester and Louise.(Thelma is working on her dissertation defense and had to... 查看全文
Old Love on Valentine’s Day
Ive been married to DH for almost seven wonderful years.Weve had many great adventures, many small triumphs and a few tragedies.Hes everything I ever wanted. But this Valentines Day, Im spending the e... 查看全文
Do. Not. Want.
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City Meeting a Bit of a Farce - But Farces Offer Lessons of Their Own
The room was full, standing room only - nearly 200 souls, by my count, choosing to be part of the conversation about the civic center instead of having dinner with their kids, volunteering with their ... 查看全文
Heh.
From Bastropia.com: At a City staff meeting this morning, it was determined that all public comments and questions would be heard at the meeting tonight. The Mayor, City Council and other City represe... 查看全文
I Challenged the PTB…and I’m Freaking Out
So Ive been watching the Small-Town Politics Channel for a while now, and its pissing me off.Its bad enough to see people marched all over by creepy politicians in the megalopolis (megalopoli?) but he... 查看全文
Tips for the Day for Politicians
Tip 1:Dont antagonize the press. Tip 2:Always choose doing the right thing over getting money. More to come as I continue to follow some truly jaw-dropping small town political campaigns. 查看全文
So What Do You Wear to Audition for a Brad Pitt Movie?
An open call for extras and featured extras with some speaking parts for the Terrence Malick picture “Tree of Life” will be held from 11 am to 5 pm this Saturday at the Smithville City Hall, 317 Main ... 查看全文
Cool Find: Catalog Choice
It was okay when we first moved - no one knew we we here.The first Christmas was a breeze. But in late September, it started.Linen Source.LampsPlus.Horchows.Catalogs for pets we never owned, kids we d... 查看全文
Scenes from the 512: Maxine’s on Main
The flair is back! A few things have changed since Bastrop institution Maxine’s on Main changed ownership a few months ago.The century-old bricks have been power-washed, and the newly painted walls ar... 查看全文
What’s the Word for Being Homesick for a Place You Have Never Been?
I left Alaska intending never to go back.And I certainly wasnt going to be homesick.I wanted new adventures, new sights, new sounds, man.I wanted to live in a place where you could actually go to a dr... 查看全文
The Postcard Arrived…
The assignment read: Think of a person who really bugs or annoys you.Think of a place youd like to send this person.Then - mentally - send them there.With that in mind, start with:The postcard arrived... 查看全文
Assignment: “The Ship’s Sail…”
The ships sail loomed above her, massive, torn and flapping in the fierce dark winds like an angry pterodactyl.She struggled to rise, but the weight of the dead captain pinned her legs; his own legs w... 查看全文
Analysis: My Revolutions for 2007
Lets take a peek at the things I planned to do in 2007:Be kinder to myself. Check. Memorize a poem. Check. Learn the names of the birds in our yard. Check - some of them, anyway.And plants, too. Hug m... 查看全文
My Resolution for 2008
I only have one resolution this year, but it comes from a million places. It comes from my friend Kathleen stopping me at the New Orleans New Year event and asking how work was coming on my book.I she... 查看全文
Simpleology Sucks (Sorry, Mark Joyner)
So Im cruising the blogosphere and read about a multi-media blogging course that is currently available at no charge.It sounds cool, you can do it in your pajamas, and the price is right, so Im in.All... 查看全文
Stream of Consciousness: Mississippi, July 2007
Driving out of the Delta, the landscape begins its gentle rise and fall again and the trees once more crowd the road.Color creeps back into the world, just bit by bit, as if checking to see if its saf... 查看全文
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