November 2008
57 posts
Surprised at how few trick or treaters come here
Big blow: Daughter, 24, has cancer →
It’s getting tiring to hear how unexpected it is for a 24-year-old to have cancer. To fight the insurance battles so soon. And to know how fast we must act. I left Michigan on Sunday to drive to…
October 2008
31 posts
daughter, 24, diagnosed with breast cancer today
Study: Txting helps parent-teen relationship →
I think I already knew this but it’s nice to have some confirmation - even if the study was funded by a phone company. Sometimes, it pays to clean out the files from your computer. I’m trying to…
First fire alarm ever at hotel. It’s false
Playing with Flip again; staying up way too late
Helicopter or chicken soup mom? Do I drive 6 hours just in case biopsy found cancer? Or do I listen to daughter who says stay for convention
Helicopter or chicken soup mom: How do you decide →
Struggle time - just when should a mom drop everything to be with her daughter? Is support from miles away enough? Or should I leave this event and drive six hours to be next to her just in case the…
I voted - but it wasn't easy getting a ballot →
Unbelievable is the only way to describe the way the absentee ballot system runs in Grand Blanc Township, near Flint, Michigan. I’m heading out of town and originally expected to return the day…
It's a tradition: Change and griping →
“What Happened to the Girl Scouts” is the headline on a magazine article that comes up in an Internet search. I’m amazed that mass media has picked up on the changes, an undercurrent of…
almost ready for girls to become GSUSA’s Digital Storyweavers in Indy!
I made the apple guy yell; he & iPhone made me cry!
looking for Girl Scouts who Twitter. Know any?
wishing I had remembered that Twitter could have made the debate easier to watch
I hate it when I safely store something in a safe place and can’t remember where that is
What do you do? Pulver gives me an idea →
It’s on my mind as I get ready to head into a bunch of conferences. How do I tell people what I do. Fortunately, I’m not the first who doesn’t know what to say when asked What do YOU do? So…
Forget death watch. Send help →
As the tally of those formerly known as newsroom employees grows, I want to know where are they all going and who is helping? Forget Death Watch Forget the Papercuts showing me where the…
Journalists not first to start over →
Here is the beginning of my post. The Five Big Mistakes That Changed My Life and How I Moved Past Them - SmartNow.com Marriage and Pets.com fail in same week; she details 5 mistakes and moves…
Troublemakers lurk everywhere
Beyond the buyout, beyond the bylines for... →
I started this list of things to help me know others went on to new careers after the newsroom. Some left early, some left later. All are still living. Some happily every after. Let’s start with…
What's best? Mashed, baked or hash brown potatoes →
Pulling someone’s dream into yours or yours into theirs is like dealing with spuds . I just can’t decide which way is best. Should you strive for mashed potatoes, peeling the skin to see what…
Finding results not always easy →
My journalism background helped me reply to a post on GSUSA’s newly launched discussion board. Girl Scouts elect and send delegates to a National Council meeting every three years. In 2005,…
Did I stumble by asking? →
If you think someone is smart, do you ask if they social bookmark? Or is that intrusion? Is it better to search through digg, delicious, stumble it etc. on your own? I don’t mine sharing…
Even Girl Scouts have stories to tell →
My buyout-funded sabbatical is turning into an amazing adventure of story-telling, crowdsourcing and surprises. Helping to start the discussion board for the Online News Association’s convention…
Do you tweet about Girl Scouts @GS08?
Great way to end the week - something that “will never happen” did and I have a whole new way of looking at crowdsourcing
Gotta stop reading my feeds - too depressing
Charles Apple’s blog say he was canned today as art director of Sporting News Today,
Celebrating launch of GSUSA forum - girlscouts.org/conventiontalk
Some nights Twitter is better then Scotch. really
Be prepared to be surprised