Becoming the writer I want to be
Remember my post from the other day about the Writer’s Market reference book? And then the one about wanting to visit my childhood house because I might be unhappy with the present?
Well, further reflection on those recent bits of self-reflection have led me to a pretty important realization: I am a writer, but I’m not [...]
Five Questions With… Brenda Friedrich
Five Questions With… is a series on DMweblife highlighting Des Moines area bloggers and their blogs! This edition features Brenda Friedrich of Enroute 365 – a blog that has quickly moved to the top of my favorites because of Brenda’s insightful writing and topics that make me say, “My thoughts exactly!”
1. What’s the main reason [...]
Pocket watch is link to family past
I have been thinking about and connecting with Sarah’s post this week about “guilt items” – those things you keep out of guilt or a sense of duty, even though you don’t want them. I can be absolutely brutal when it comes to tossing or giving away items that I’ve personally acquired, but it’s harder for me [...]
Five Questions With… Abbey Floyd
Five Questions With… is a series on DMweblife highlighting Des Moines area bloggers and their blogs! This edition features Abbey, who blogs about caring for fish and other small pets and who recently started a pet-sitting business!
1. What’s the main reason you began blogging, and how has your blog changed or evolved in the time [...]
7 Things About Me!
I’m delighted to have been tagged by Brett Rogers over at BeatCanvas to participate in a meme called “7 Things You Never Knew About Me.” I’m supposed to share some things about myself that might surprise you… and then “tag” (invite) a few other folks to participate. Here goes:
1. My first job was reading newspaper articles [...]
When Hillary says “mandatory,” she means it
I have said it before and will say it again: If leadership under Hillary Clinton doesn’t scare you, it should. In case you were curious just how she would enforce her plan for mandatory health care, you can now rest assured she has that covered. She’ll garnish your wages if you don’t see the wisdom of [...]
Blog tools: search your own blogroll with Rollyo
I try to link back to the blog posts of other Des Moines area bloggers as often as I can. One of the ways I decide whom to link to from a particular post is this: I determine a topic I want to write about, then I do a Google search to see who else [...]
When last we left our Presidential candidates
Short version: If it all comes down to a Clinton-McCain contest, I’m screwed.
Last time I blogged about the Presidential race, our intrepid candidates were just leaving Iowa and looking forward to the New Hampshire Primaries. (I think they mostly missed the Wyoming caucuses…) Since that time, the cast of characters has changed considerably – turns [...]