When I go out with artists…
A lyric from a Crash Test Dummies song. Thought of it while at the Pecha KuchaColumbus event, since a lot of people there were artists, or artist-ish. I am not, at least not in the classic sense....
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I recently spoke at a Pecha Kucha event, which requires that each speaker use 20 slides for 20 seconds each – a total of 6 minutes, 40 seconds. No more, no less. This requirement can help a speaker,...
View ArticleCause Collaborative: My experience
I attend my first Cause Collaborative event today. It brings together experts with people from small to medium non-profits to discuss common issues, advice, and best practices. I was a bit of an odd...
View ArticleNational Novel Writing Month 2012
This will be the second year I will be participating in National Novel Writing Month, which starts today. Last year, I ‘won’ – I wrote a terrible novel of greater than 50,000 words in the month of...
View ArticleIgnite Columbus
English: Self-portrait of Leonardo da Vinci. Red chalk. 33 × 21 cm. Turin, Royal Library (inv.no. 15571). NOTE This image is in red chalk. Do not revert to the black and white image. Deutsch: Kopf...
View ArticleDistrict 40 Toastmasters conference
I’ll be speaking in the Toastmasters District 40 International Speech contest during their spring conference April 19-21. If I win, I’ll move on to the semifinals at the International Convention. I...
View ArticleMy birthday gift
birthday cake (Photo credit: freakgirl) I’m celebrating my birthday this week. It isn’t a milestone birthday, except in the sense that it will be my last birthday before And God Said… is published. I...
View ArticleWhere I’ll be
Marge (Photo credit: Thomas Hawk) This Saturday, June 29 I’ll be at Beehive Books at noon, for a reading and meet-the-author (wait, that’s ME) session. I’ll read sections of And God Said…An Absurd Tale...
View ArticleIt’s Pun Week!
The long-standing tradition of Pun Week is here! Established on December 8, 2013, Pun Week is your opportunity to inflict horrible puns on the unsuspecting populace. If you want to participate, use the...
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