July 8, 2008
The Mic is On: It’s about Guilty Pleasures!
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What do you do that is something just for your spirit? What is solely to make you feel good? We’re talking about things that maybe have no other value. Tonight it’s about guilty pleasures:
- goofy television shows
- snack foods with no substance
- music that’s all sugar
- ahem . . .
And, whatever else comes up, including THE EVER POPULAR, Basil the code-writing donkey . . . and flamenco dancing (because we always get off topic, anyway.)
Oh, and bring links about your favorite guilty pleasure to share —
–ME “Liz” Strauss
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Timothy Johnson said
Hi everybody… is “starting late” your guilty pleasure, Liz?
Brooke said
I am having tech difficulties…Is this the right place?
Trisha said
Hello!
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Whew, glad the doors finally opened. I was melting out there!
ME Liz Strauss said
Hi everyone!
I had it set to publish at 7pm, but I think when I adjusted the WordPress clock, it got confused.
Brooke said
I think I am!!! Yeah!! Guilty leasures….hmmm…cheezy tv shows!
ME Liz Strauss said
Jon Swanson gave me smiles for emailing a pastor about guilty pleasures.
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Hey Mr T! Good to see you. You’re not playing cops and robbers tonight?
ME Liz Strauss said
Hi Tim! Hi Trisha! Hi Brooke!
Hi Glenda!
Have a Klondike bar everyone!
Trisha said
Does gardening count? It does have other value, for butterflies.
Timothy Johnson said
Hi Miss Glenda - even more dangerous than out-laws… I’m visiting the in-laws
ME Liz Strauss said
Speaking of guilty pleasures. I’m liking the book, Tim!
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Thanks Liz! Needed that.
Brooke said
Trisha - that’s not my GUILTYY pleasure but I really like gardeniing!
Tammy Lenski said
I need some guilty pleasures, folks. Hello!
I realized as I thought about it that mine aren’t terribly guilty at all. Boooriiiingggg.
ME Liz Strauss said
Gardening is more than a guilty pleasure. It’s food for the soul.
Brooke said
Thanks for the Klondike! Needed tonight.
ME Liz Strauss said
Dark chocolate peanut M&Ms are a guilty pleasure.
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Joe said
Hey Liz,
Hey All,
Guilty…
Nuff said.
ME Liz Strauss said
Glenda,
Peace and quiet. Hmmmm.
Trisha said
yeah, gardening is good. Sometimes I like junk food too.
Brooke said
Hey Joe!!!
Trisha said
Oh, and chocolate milk, I’m going to go get some now!
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
aww, come on, Joe, guilty of what? Feel free to embellish where needed.
Tammy Lenski said
I”m seeing more than a few references to chocolate.
ME Liz Strauss said
Reeses pieces
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
yes, Liz, peace and quiet. Tho I did have Bon Jovi blaring earlier when Darrell was out. Guilty!
Joe said
Favorite guilty pleasure…
Second favorite guilty pleasure is Cherry Vanilla Ice Cream w/Hot Fudge & jimmies
Brooke said
I do not feel guilty about chocolate anything…or pb candy!!!
Trisha said
I don’t feel guilty about any of it!
ME Liz Strauss said
I eat potato chips for lunch.
Rick Cockrum said
Good evening, friends.
Reese’s Cups, cheesecake, and time alone. Not necessarily together.
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
80% dark chocolate! Buuuttt, it’s good for my heart, so research says!
Trisha said
Now you people are making me want ice cream - but I can’t have it now because I have a really sensitive tooth.
Timothy Johnson said
Liz - thanks for the early feedback… I’m at that author stage of writing where I go through “self-doubt” a lot. It happened with the last two books so I expect it.
And Miss Glenda - no guilt about spending time on OMN
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Hi Rick! All three together sounds wonderful!
Joe said
Trisha, try your ice cream in Milk Shake form, won’t bother your teeth (I know from experience!)
ME Liz Strauss said
Hey Rick!
Those do sound wonderful — alone or together!
Tammy Lenski said
A glass of champagne, even if it’s not a big event. But don’t do it very often because champagne makes me very drunk very fast.
Trisha said
I could try that Joe but right now anything cold or hot is bothering me. I see the dentist on Thursday.
Timothy Johnson said
And my guilty pleasure? Watching Dexter on my iPod.
Trisha said
I’ve been chewing and drinking on just one side.
Tammy Lenski said
Tim, what’s the topic of the new book? Do you have a working title yet?
ME Liz Strauss said
Hi Tammy!
Champagne and strawberries with brown sugar.
Brooke said
you know my guilty please that my friends and family do nott get? Blogging, twittering, plurking, OCN etc…
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
No guilt-inducing here, Mr T. That self-doubt phase is painful! Here, have another Klondike. You’ll feel better.
Rodney Rumford said
Wow. i made it before comment 50. never in a year has that happened.
guilty pleasure. reality TV shows on my iphone. i love the stuff. Ice Road Trucker, Blackgold, The Soup, Nimrod Nation (actually this is an amazing documentary series from sundance channel)…
Dont tell anyone. this is all lowbrow stuff that lets my mind escape.
Joe said
Just do things neutral for now Trisha, it only another 2 days, then ALL THE ICE CREAM & CHOCOLATE YOU WANT (just remember to brush after).
ME Liz Strauss said
Hey Rodney!
Did you ever watch “Survivor Man”?
Joe said
Liz, you don’t want to know where the Champagne & Strawberrys lead one night. But it WAS my first guilty pleasure!
Tammy Lenski said
Liz - brown sugar! I haven’t tried that. How much in a glass?
My non-guilty pleasures: kayaking at 4:30 a.m. when the sun is just rising and the mist is still on the water. Playing with my dogs. Reading in the hammock on our porch while the rain pours down. Coffee alone on the porch at 4 a.m., my usual rising time. Cycling with Rod, my husband and honey. Hanging out with friends on the Internet!
Rodney Rumford said
Liz.
I love survivor man. i have seen every episode. Wes is amazing. not available on itunes tho sadly.
Rick Cockrum said
Mmmm. Chocolate fondue covered strawberries or fresh pineapple.
And I can’t forget old Bing Crosby/Bob Hope “On the Road To…” movies, or Abbot and Costello movies.
Brooke said
I LOVE shows on Disovery Channel!
Joe said
This may sound like a silly guilty pleasure (especially since I don’t really feel guilty at all)…
Sitting out on the Patio every morning with my coffee & newspaper and watching all the commuters rushing to their jobs.
Rodney Rumford said
tammy. i love the early am kayaking and being lazy in a hammock. i could do that all day.
ME Liz Strauss said
Tammy,
Roll the stawberries in the brown sugar.
Trisha said
@Tammy “Reading in the hammock on our porch while the rain pours down. ” - I think I’d like that too, but we don’t have anywhere to go where we won’t get rained on. Maybe someday!
Rick Cockrum said
That sounds like a little piece of heaven, Joe.
ME Liz Strauss said
Rodney,
I love how survivor man, always ends up wet and complaining.
Brooke said
Joe - you crack me up!
Tammy Lenski said
Rodney - Good to “see” you — I think we met briefly at SOBCon ‘07.
I kayaked for 4 hours this morning along a lazy river. What a perfect day.
Becky McCray said
Howdy, all! How did you work Jon Swanson into this conversation on guilty pleasures?
Tammy Lenski said
Trisha - What about running in the rain? Some of my best runs happen when it’s pouring. There’s something freeing about it…and you don’t need a porch!
Rodney Rumford said
ya liz “Gotta Stay Dry, Don’t want to get the hypothermia.” He is always drying his clothes by the fire.
Joe said
Brooke, I am here to please (another of my strange guilty pleasures, making people laugh!)
ME Liz Strauss said
Hey Becky,
He emailed me about the topic!
Timothy Johnson said
Tammy - the current working title is “SWAT (Systems Working All Together)”
It’s about systems thinking and process improvement. Many of the characters are SWAT tactical police officers. It was great fun to research and write.
Brooke said
Joe - you made me laugh out loud at Cariibou - now people are staring!
Rodney Rumford said
oh liz. if only you added seesmic comments here it would be so cool. we would make everyone stop at 30 seconds… lol
Becky McCray said
Liz, that’s a riot!
Hmmm…. guilty pleasures….
frozen cookie dough….
playing online….
Jimmy Buffet…..
I’m sure there’s more …
Trisha said
Tammy - I think I’m too lazy to run - I’d probably slip and fall anyway!
Its nice just to open the windows when its raining too. Or if its not raining too hard - just sit outside anyway.
ME Liz Strauss said
You know, I’m surprised that we’ve never talked about this topic before!
Tammy Lenski said
Becky - The cookie dough reminded me that my friends and I used it eat it raw out of the package back in college. Gag…
Rodney Rumford said
Hi Tammy. nice to “see you” again. speaking of seeing has anyone checked out this cool new site (private beta and i am playing). it is like twitter for video but limited to 12 seconds… interesting concept.
http://12seconds.tv
Becky McCray said
Tammy, ummm, does that mean I shouldn’t do that anymore?
Joe said
Warning Shameless Plug…
I extended my Blog v Website contest http://tinyurl.com/62o2xx
And a copy of Liz’s ebook is the top prize, and Chris Garrett donated a Free Blog Critique.
How’s that for a shameless, guilty pleasure. (Sorry Liz, guilty as charged)
Trisha said
Finished chocolate milk - now I need a snack. And maybe beer.
Suzie Cheel said
Hi Guys,
bit late, Sun is shining in paradise but it was 5C this morning
Guilty pleasures- do they need to be guilty-
Dark Chocolate, melted over raspberries with greek yoghurt and pancakes
Tammy Lenski said
Becky - I think I read somewhere that the raw eggs or something in it can make you sick. Don’t do it, Becky, don’t do it!
Timothy Johnson said
I just put up a blog post about the whole McCain Obama pet-owner poll… pretty tongue in cheek about how we use and misuse information.
http://carpefactum.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/07/the-dog-eat-dog.html
KatFrench said
Guilty pleasures? A glass of red wine. Moose Tracks ice cream. Grey’s Anatomy or Lost on DVD. Bubble baths. Tree climbing. Kayaking.
Tammy Lenski said
Tim…I liked it until that photo of the dog and the Obama sign…!
Suzie Cheel said
Love it Joe, will go and check it out
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Hey Suzie, summer finally arrived here!
Timothy Johnson said
Now Tammy, bloggers always have to find a meaningful photo to go along with the content of their post (right, Liz?)… that one was too perfect to pass up.
Tammy Lenski said
Well, since I rise at 4 a.m. I’m pathetic by 9 p.m. Dogs and husband are all sleeping around me.
G’night, folks!
Becky McCray said
Tammy, that’s part of why it’s a guilty pleasure!
A tv related guilty pleasure: Top Gear!
Becky McCray said
And did I mention driving the Mustang with the music too loud, the windows down….
Becky McCray said
Goodnight, Tammy!
Brooke said
Joe - I was just writing stuff for your contest!
Erica Ross-Krieger said
Hi Liz et al –
Tonight I’m guilty of skipping out on a regular biz mtg. Haven’t been able to pop in for ages. So glad it’s on the night you talk about all things pleasurable:) I go for:
- long showers even though we’re in a drought
- cold Pizza for breakfast
- watching The Bachelor
- eating the Dark Chocolate with Ginger pieces that is by: http://www.greenandblacks.com/us/home.html
Is Jon Swanson here to hear our confessions?
Rick Cockrum said
Good night, Tammy.
Brooke said
Hey - I just wanted to thank evveryone foor allowing me to be here even though I am not an SOB and I am not a good blogger. But because of you I am blogging more again. And I will be starting a company blog sooon!!
Becky McCray said
Brooke, “allowing”??? Oh, you are most certainly welcome, no matter what credentials!
Mike Vizdos said
[wiggle in from Idaho tonight]
ME Liz Strauss said
Hi KatFrench!
Welcome!
Wine is lovely! So is the view from a tree!
Rick Cockrum said
Dinner’s almost ready for me. Good night everyone. Try not to feel guilty about your pleasures.
Good night, Liz. Thank you for recalling things that bring pleasure even from memory.
Trisha said
Any one here use entrecard? I’ve been playing with it the last couple of days. What’s your opinion of it?
Suzie Cheel said
@ Erica, yes to ginger and dark chocolate
@ Joe,
Will enter- A CG blog review is what i would love
@ Glenda, I know I still have Vancouver sitting alongside the gold coast How are you? skype after this?
ME Liz Strauss said
Good night, Rick!
Enjoy your dinner!
Becky McCray said
Rick, good night! Was great to see you again!
Erica Ross-Krieger said
Becky - don’t have a Mustang, but I too do the music loud, windows down, and even, dare I admit, at the same time the A/C is on so my feet are cool while the 90+ degree heat and wind are gently blowing:)
Brooke said
Well I gotta head! Thanks again! I’ll talk with you all next week!
Erica Ross-Krieger said
Bye Brooke.
Suzie Cheel said
Anyone for a glass of Good sparking Shiraz? Aussie of course
Becky McCray said
Good night, Brooke.
Erica, at least I’m not the only one!
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Suzie, skype tonight is very possible. Sorry I haven’t been around much. I don’t do well in heat.
Erica Ross-Krieger said
Suzie - here’s my glass. I’ll take sparking anything:)
ME Liz Strauss said
Bye Brooke!
Becky McCray said
Suzie, tell us about this Sparkling Shiraz? It’s a new one to me. Dry? Deep red?
Joe said
Brooke, I think I can speak for everyone here, it is just nice to have you join in this community and be a part of something that we all enjoy… a Great Conversation.
ME Liz Strauss said
Suzie,
I’m drinking a white.
Suzie Cheel said
@ Glenda
I understand heat tires one out. I will go and dig your doc out- I have been very slack- but announced there would be a report from us real soon now,plus my Vancouver update./ Don’t freak out when you see i have set another BHAG for JULY. need the motivation to get the blog going so entered Blogging Idol- it was Liz’s book that did it- write every day! I nearly went to bed and buried my head under the pillows:(
Erica Ross-Krieger said
On the link I left up at #94, I see there’s a guide for which wine to pair with which type of chocolate. A nice light chocolate with that white wine Liz:)
Suzie Cheel said
@ Erika, a girl after my own heart
what about a large Glass of Merlot?
Trisha said
Its starting to rain here.
Erica Ross-Krieger said
Suzie, I don’t see it listed. I’d guess it’s gotta be a large piece of chocolate though:)
All -
Bye. Enjoyed the pleasure of your company tonight. I’m off to dinner. And chocolate dessert:)
ME Liz Strauss said
Hi Erica!
Sorry I missed you earlier.
You should know, though, that i’m a dark chocolate fan through and through. I’m like Glenda. It’s 80% dark for me.
Suzie Cheel said
@ Liz
Des is the white wine drinker- but I do love a good chardonay, especially Western australian and New Zealand have some very smooth Sab Blancs
Timothy Johnson said
Trisha where are you… just started raining here too
Becky McCray said
Bye, Erica!
Joe said
cya Brooke
Rodney Rumford said
Bye everyone. I have to get back to finishing my twitter book (I am behind schedule). I am going to pull an all niter and just drive to the airport at 5 am.
hopping on a airplane to Chicago tomorrow for a short visit to see my mom in Indiana.
Becky McCray said
Rodney, good night!
ME Liz Strauss said
bye Rodney!
Wave as you drive by!!
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
another guilty pleasure - staying in bed late, with a gentle breeze blowing in and my mind wandering
Suzie Cheel said
I must come earlier next week everyone seems to be leaving
Rodney Rumford said
wish i had time to visit with you Liz. But my schedule does not allow. makes me sad as we could have some wine and just catch up… Let me know the next time you are in cali and we will connect.
Trisha said
I’m in St. Louis. Its looked like it would rain for quite a while, I’m surprised it took this long to start.
Timothy Johnson said
I probably should shove off as well… we head back to Des Moines bright and early in the morning, so I have youngun’s to get to bed.
Becky McCray said
Look, I don’t care how many of you bail out! I’m hanging around for more good ideas!
ME Liz Strauss said
Safe Travels, Rodney!
ME Liz Strauss said
Tim,
Where are you?
Trisha said
I’m staying too - but I don’t know if any of my ideas are good.
Joe said
I’m with Becky, I;m still here and staying (at least for a little while longer). So there!
And Suzie, not to worry, this could go on all night, just another guilty pleasure to enjoy!
Suzie Cheel said
anyone for a dozen oysters sensual too
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
G’night Mr T. A dance next week?
ME Liz Strauss said
Trisha!
Don’t discount your ideas, like that. . . .
Joe said
I LOVE oysters. A little hot sauce and I’m in heaven.
Timothy Johnson said
In Bloomington, Indiana, Liz
Yes, Miss Glenda, you can waltz me to the door though.
Cheers all!
ME Liz Strauss said
Safe travels home, Tim!
Wave while you’re in Illinois!
Becky McCray said
Glenda, I owe you an email….
but I love your laying in bed daydreaming idea!
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
1-2-3, 1-2-3, 1-2-3…g’night Mr T
ME Liz Strauss said
Sneaking that dance in, Glenda.
I knew earlier today that no one could box you in!
Trisha said
That was nice Liz!
ME Liz Strauss said
oh darn,
There I go being nice again.
Trisha said
Sometimes I feel like I have no idea what I’m doing.
Becky McCray said
Man, that cookie dough was good.
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
No prob, Becky. I’ve done nothing productive cept email. Do I feel guilty? Nope!
Many writings begin when I’m laying in bed!
Joe said
No idea what else to feel guilty about, maybe it’s time to just enjoy sitting out on the Patio with my little lappy enjoying the conversation listening to some nice tunes with my tiki lights as background lighting and just let it flow.
Trisha said
The cereal I’m eating is good too!
Becky McCray said
Trisha, sometimes we all feel like that.
ME Liz Strauss said
Becky,
You took my answer!
It’s true, Trisha, we all do get that way sometimes.
Trisha said
@Becky - I believe you but with some people it seems as though they always know what they are doing.
Becky McCray said
Awesome description, Joe!
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
; ) Liz, you saw my comment from earlier today? Now only to get the income that goes along with self-employment!
ME Liz Strauss said
apparently Suzie is stranded . . . she can’t get the blog to load again.
ME Liz Strauss said
Glenda,
Suzie wants you to know she just dugg for you.
Joe said
How many times have I mentioned sitting out on my Patio? I guess that’s another guilty pleasure to add to my list?!?
Becky McCray said
Trisha, we just act like that. Oh, wait. You meant someone else… Well, they are just acting, too.
Trisha said
Liz - you are one of those people who seems to always know what they are doing.
Suzie Cheel said
Just lemon and peppers for me Joe
Trisha said
I need to learn how to act like it too!
Suzie Cheel said
I am back
ME Liz Strauss said
Trisha,
Cool is like glamour . . . it only looks good from far away!
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Thanks Suzie. Hope you become unstuck soon!
Becky McCray said
Trisha, don’t tell anyone, but Liz doesn’t always know what she’s doing either. But she proceeds confidently, and with purpose. So it looks like she knows.
Becky McCray said
Suzie!! We’ve been worried!
Trisha said
I won’t tell anyone Becky.
ME Liz Strauss said
Becky keeps pushing me forward!
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Trisha, my mantra - fake it til I make it! That takes you a long way.
Becky McCray said
Why does everyone say I push? I’m pushy. I’m not so sure that’s a good character trait!
Joe said
Suzie, lemon & peppers are good as long as the peppers are roasted?
ME Liz Strauss said
Becky,
We mean it in the “pushing my swing” way.
Trisha said
I’ve never been very good at faking things, but I’m getting better at it!
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Liz, Becky does tend to do that, doesn’t she?
Joe said
Becky, your kind of pushy is a good kind of pushy. You are a lot like Lorelle, push to bring out the best of oneself.
Now, that is a Great Character Trait. Teaching people to do their best so they can be the best.
Suzie Cheel said
Google has just announced lively- yes lively.com we could do openmic there? like second life
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
where did everyone go? Did my deodorant just fail again?
Trisha said
Well, I did redesign my site and maybe it looks like I know what I’m talking about.
Becky McCray said
You guys have a nice way of putting a spin on it. I can’t deny that I’m pushy… so I might as well try to make it as positive as you make it sound.
Trisha said
I’m still here - no deodorant problem!
ME Liz Strauss said
Thanks for mentioning that, Trisha.
I think your new site design looks fabulous!
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
I’m not so sure about that, Trisha!
Becky McCray said
Trisha, that does look like you know what you’re talking about!
Trisha said
Thank you Liz! I still have a few pages to change over tonight though.
Becky - so you think I can convince people I know what I’m talking about? I really do feel like I’m faking it sometimes.
ME Liz Strauss said
Trisha,
It’s not faking it to still be learning.
Suzie Cheel said
Trish great site- did you do it all by yourself?
Trisha said
Well, I’m definitely still learning!
Becky McCray said
Trisha, of course! The secret is that you really do know! Start by making a few lists of the amazing stuff you know. List off your skills, capabilities, etc. You’ll surprise yourself!
Trisha said
Suzie - yes I did. I’d pay someone if I could afford it. I’ve been concerned that someone else might be using a red half circle like that though. Some kinks need to be worked out.
Trisha said
My plan was to have all up over the weekend, but I got stung by a wasp on friday and it got infected and threw me off a bit.
Suzie Cheel said
I am trying to decide if I will do it myself or pay someone. the red half circle is amazing
Trisha said
It would have been easier to pay someone, but I didn’t feel like I could afford it. Citiback, I think, has something similar. but unless someone comes after me, I’m sticking with it! Then maybe I can pay someone.
Suzie Cheel said
wow a wasp- not nice did you satrt from scratch or with a sandbox?
Trisha said
the sandbox thing - are you talking about the site, as in with search engines?
Trisha said
I didn’t actually see what stung me - I was trimming back a butterfly bush and just suddenly felt pain in my little finger. Then, yesterday I looked under the bush and found a paper wasp nest, so that had to be it.
Trisha said
the funny thing is - we spent a few hours that day hiking/walking at a nature preserve place - had no problems with any nature while we were there. Then I get home and right in my front yard I get stung.
Becky McCray said
Ouch, Trisha! Ouch!
Suzie Cheel said
@ Trish yes
ME Liz Strauss said
Trisha,
That sting sounds awful!
ME Liz Strauss said
Suzie,
I tried a sandbox template once and found it more difficult than just starting with a simple template and modifying it.
Trisha said
I’ve actually had that domain/site for a long time - before the sandbox existed. So I managed to avoid that. Figuring out what to do with the site or how to do it - that’s been the big challenge for me!
Becky McCray said
My husband is making me laugh with a huge exaggerated story about what the cats did with my credit card when I lost it in the house!
“Why do we have 13 scratchy toys???”
Trisha said
I was thinking of a different sandbox, didn’t know about ’sandbox templates’.
Becky McCray said
Sorry! Just had to share.
Trisha said
Becky - that sounds like something my husband would do. We have 2 cats that are always getting into something!
ME Liz Strauss said
#206
Becky,
Because 12 wouldn’t cut it.
Trisha said
I modified either the default or classic WP theme to match the rest of my site. Initially with the old design though.
Becky McCray said
Now the cats are saying, “Go ahead, go on vacation. See if we care.” I suspect they are planning to order more stuff while we’re out!!
Becky McCray said
Sorry to share my insanity with you. My husband’s stories must be one of my guilty pleasures!
Trisha said
They like to have big catnip parties when no humans are around too
ME Liz Strauss said
Becky,
I think you might be a weird story magnet.
Joe said
Nothing special happened tonight
Just some guilty pleasures within our sight
No real big suprise of what they were
Stawberrys, Champagne, and a Chocolate stir
Threw them all together in a big mix
And we all ended up getting our favorite fix
Then things started a changin
I got lost just like a swamp cajan
We added new things and great tastes
But remembered not to use them in haste
And once again that Ms Glenda & Tim
Danced to the door drinking some gin
Once again a guiltless night was had
Sharing even guilty pleasures, but never bad
So we should all be on our toes
Cause what next week brings, no one knows?
Burma Shave
Nite Liz
Nite All
Becky McCray said
Trisha, if the cats are inviting you to these parties, I want to know!!
ME Liz Strauss said
Excellent!
Good night, Joe,
Sleepy swell!
Becky McCray said
Another masterpiece, Joe! Thank you and good night!
Trisha said
Sorry Becky - I promised I wouldn’t tell!
Trisha said
Good bye Joe!
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Great one, Joe! Thank you.
Becky McCray said
Trisha, what did they promise to buy for you???
Trisha said
They didn’t - they just shared the catnip with me
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
speaking of web designs, has anyone ever tried rebranding a blog - much like Wendy Piersall did?
Trisha said
I haven’t, I would hate to have to change domains. If I ever had to do it I would I had enough money to pay someone to do it all.
ME Liz Strauss said
Suzie was lost again!
She said to tell everyone “Good night!”
Trisha said
would hope i had enough money - getting sleepy
Becky McCray said
Good night, Suzie, where ever you are!
Becky McCray said
I’m getting more enjoyment than should be allowable from my new camera setup. This DSLR may qualify as a guilty pleasure.
Trisha said
Good night, Suzie!
Trisha said
I’d love to have a better camera!
ME Liz Strauss said
I could use a good camera soon!
Meanwhile I’m doing something special with an eBook on my real writing. It’s my guilty pleasure right now.
Becky McCray said
Trisha, I really saved up to do it. And I use my camera a bunch, so it seemed to make sense to splurge on it.
Becky McCray said
Liz, is it something special you can share a bit more about???
Trisha said
What is your real writing?
Suzie Cheel said
came back good night all,
@ glenda would you want to rebrand? I think I would spin a new site off. Also ask your readers. Think Wendy may have lost some of here regular readers as she is not there regulary , but a VA is- i don’t understand emoms seemed to be a good brand?
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Suzie, not sure what I want to do. Feeling stuck and disjointed. But, I know I couldn’t write for a third blog.
Delaney Kirk said
I know I’m late to the party but it’s my birthday today! And I’m eating chocolate fudge cake!
Trisha said
Happy Birthday Delaney!
Delaney Kirk said
Liz, Thanks for the definition on social media. Timothy Johnson and I will be using it in our journal article we’re writing on blogs.
Trisha said
Suzie - Wendy said she had lots of people coming to the sites that were dads and a lot of people without kids, so the name didn’t seen to fit anymore.
Becky McCray said
Happy Birthday, Delaney!
Delaney Kirk said
Thanks Trisha. My boyfriend gave me an old Roman coin about 2,000 years old. Way cool!
Delaney Kirk said
Thanks Becky!
ME Liz Strauss said
Happy Birthday, Delaney!
Chocolate fudge cake yeah!!
Becky McCray said
Glenda, you have so many ideas, you just aren’t sure which way to turn. Maybe it is time for some time to focus on a direction?
(That’s me being pushy again)
Trisha said
Cool!
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Becky, yeah, that’s probably it. There’s just so much I want to try! But, yes, I need a direction and a road map!
Trisha said
I’m getting pretty sleepy. And I still have a few things to do before bed - like feed the cats!
I’ll stop by before I shut down and see if anyone is still here though.
Bye - for now anyway
ME Liz Strauss said
You’re not pushy, you’re guiding.
ME Liz Strauss said
Good night, Trisha!
Don’t let them feed you catnip!
Suzie Cheel said
@ Glenda time to do the clarity exercise
Happy Birthday Delaney
@trish understand about Wendy-I am not her market, but initially i learnt a lot from her and was one of my daily visits, now scan in reader- Dawud has had a couple of good posts, but find the VA weekly posts to dominent. the fun has gone
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Suzie, yes, I’ve been meaning to do that! And from there I want to write my “Work with Glenda” page.
Becky McCray said
Good night, all. Thank you all so much for some fun time this evening. Big smiles to you all!
ME Liz Strauss said
Yeah, Suzie,
One of the things I learned in publishing is that you can add things, but you have to be really careful about what you remove.
Delaney Kirk said
Goodnight all. I’m off to find a glass of red wine to go with the cake!
ME Liz Strauss said
Seems like a good time for this party to end.
Good night everyone!!
Thanks for coming. . .
Glenda Watson Hyatt said
Thanks for the space to hang with friends, Liz. G’night all.
Kurt Henninger said
OK,guilty pleasure here and i am quite posessive about it. Coffee without a doubt, real cream and pure sugar in it. Can’t do without it.
Fancy said
Hello…
I feel a bit like an out of towner walking into a local pub.:) My guilty pleasure is obviously staying up way too late as it seems that everyone has left the party.
I was sent here by a friend - bj at kick ass web design - who thought you guys might be able to give some insight to a newbie - Yesterday I had an offer to do a guest blog on the website of a magazine that is the perfect fit for my niche. They want a weekly blog that will link directly to my blog. They want me to do this for FREE.
On one hand it would be good advertising for my site, on the other hand, it’s working for FREE. Any opinions out there??
My website is cactuscreekdaily.com - any comments are welcome!!