Kat asks hard questions. “Why do you blog?” she asked. “What need are you trying to meet?” That was weeks ago and I’ve been pondering ever since… “Are you famous?” my oldest daughter once asked after a giggly woman walked away from our table at Cracker Barrel. “Well, to some… Read More
Archive Tag: bloggers & blogging
Longing For The Good Ol’ Days Of The Internet
In 2008 the biggest blogs in my RSS reader were personal. They had upwards of 20,000 unique visitors each month. Their authors wrote about daily life in the most entertaining or enlightening ways – spinning a night out with friends or a trip to the zoo with the kids into… Read More
The History Of The Internet (My Piece Of It Anyway)
Next month this blog will turn eight! But before it was a blog it was a… 2001 – Message Board I was on tour with Bebo Norman and a very young Katy Perry back in 2001. Most nights, after the concert, I’d read fan reviews on the message board of… Read More
Maybe This One’s Only For You
He pressed play on the cassette deck, bowed his head and read along. He was the manager and father of a pop star in the making and I was a twenty year-old songwriter making a pitch. The song ended. He handed the page of lyrics back to me, made a… Read More
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Compassion Bloggers In Tanzania May 6-12
Well, it’s time once again to get on an airplane and cross an ocean with a bunch of people I met on the internet. I’m heading to Tanzania May 6-12 with the crafty and creative Maggie and The Nester, leadership guru Scott, minivan lover Kelli, homeschooling expert Jolanthe, and the… Read More