Choosing One’s Profile Picture
This is not as easy as it sounds. I’ve know for a few months that one of my goals for 2014 was “updating my Profile Picture.” My current one will be ten years old in late August. So, channelling my … Read More
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This is not as easy as it sounds. I’ve know for a few months that one of my goals for 2014 was “updating my Profile Picture.” My current one will be ten years old in late August. So, channelling my … Read More
I’m thrilled to welcome Linda Austin for this month’s guest blog. As with all my guests so far this year, I first met Linda through the web of social media. I was immediately smitten by her story of … Read More
Tag. You’re it! Remember that? Well, that old game came back to me last week when Kathy Pooler of Memoir Writer’s Journey tagged me in her post of May 29 and essentially said, “you’re it.” She said it … Read More
“You can’t judge a book by its cover.” They say (whoever “they” are). Well, turns out we do it all the time. As a result, choosing the cover for my book is a critical part of … Read More
I’m pleased to have Carol Bodensteiner join us this month. But, in the interest of full disclosure, I will admit that for nearly the first year that I was active in social media, I got Carol confused with … Read More
As promised, I am reporting this week on my little experiment to stop multitasking. Read about it here if you missed it. The week began with my wanting to rethink the whole concept of automatic multi-tasking on social … Read More
I’ve been thinking of this blog all week, since the last of my pre-scheduled posts went live on April 30. And April 30 was also my first day home after a week in Ohio where I … suffice it … Read More
Across from the Sharwa Bazaar was the café Aiya, where we’d had lunch with Zamzagul and Nariman just the day before. With them, we’d sat in the smoky back and never looked at a menu. Now, … Read More
In honor of my first-born’s upcoming celebratory day, I post this short deleted scene, nine years later: A little context is in order: I’ve gone to Almaty on the train with Gulzhahan to attend an annual convention of local teachers. … Read More