Monthly Archives: January, 2010
Curing Writer’s Laryngitis
One of the really neat things about writing is when you “find your voice.” A voice is a rather elusive thing, in that the darn thing hides right in front of you. It will also hide in technical nuances too. Lemme give you an example from the past few years of my life. * I’ve [...]
Live Long and Prosper, Nanu Nanu
Tired of my blog being all about doom, gloom, and fire? Me too. (Oh, I’ll keep you updated on that too, no worries) Here’s something that has been bothering me…
It’s Already Old News…
And yet we’ve just begun the process. The world has gone forward, us included, yet it amazes me how tumultuous our lives remain. My family appreciates everyone’s continued thoughts and prayers. Donna went to the house for the first time since the fire yesterday, and it was really hard on her. I think if the [...]
Webkinz…
While I’ve been looking for a contact on the “inside” at Ganz, the makers of “Webkinz”, I sent this letter to their support email. My hope is that it finds someone that realizes the significance to a 9 year old girl: Dear Webkinz, My name is Shawn Powers, I’m an editor at Linux Journal, a [...]
Thankfulness: A Full Time Job
I know none of you have helped us looking for our gratitude as motivation. I know you’ve all given gifts, emails, encouragement, kind thoughts, and a million other things purely because you’re wonderful people. I think that is the reason I want to track everyone down and blubber over them with thankfulness. I apologize for [...]
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