Liz Strauss at Successful Blog

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October 23, 2007

Your Mother’s Daughter

ME Liz Strauss wrote this at 6:02 am

A Successful-Blog Birthday Post!

from Rick Cockrum

She has her eyes. He has his nose. She has your smile.

All babies show the mark of the genes of their parents. Blogs are no different. Any blog with a soul bears the mark of its author as surely as any child is marked by the genes of it’s parents.

You’re not a stranger any more.

Those are some of the first words that I and many others read when we came through the doors of Successful-Blog. That’s where Liz shows through. The saloon-keeper’s daughter had a baby and raised her up to be a friendly place where anyone is welcome. It’s a place to read, to learn, to share, to talk. And now she’s turning two. As a human, Successful-Blog would just be a toddler. As a blog, she’s coming into her maturity.

Successful-Blog was one of the first blogs I began reading regularly. As others have said before, I came for the information and stayed for the conversation. One of the most important things that’s happened because of Successful-Blog is the relationships that have happened around it. Many of the names in my blogroll are people I’ve met through Successful-Blog, people like Joe, Chris, Carolyn, Ben, Tony, Terry, Phil, Christine.

Tuesday night open comments has been especially influential. That’s where SOBCon was born. Terry and I planned a song together. I decided that Hey, it may not be great, but it’s okay to put my verse online. At last year’s birthday party Liz invited us to bring a link. I brought Your Life, Your Greatest Work Of Art. In that post I said

Your life is the greatest act of imagination and creative expression that you can know

Successful-Blog brings that to our virtual world.

Happy Birthday, Successful-Blog!

You’re not a stranger any more.
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Thank you, Rick! It’s beautiful.
Liz's Signature
birthday balloon The party is Oct. 24th! Come for the surprises! Bring a link to your success!!!




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12 Comments to “Your Mother’s Daughter”

  1. October 23rd, 2007 at 10:48 am
    Peggy Payne said

    What a lovely tribute!

    I just wandered onto this site for the first time, at the suggestion of Lisa Gates of Design Your Writing Life.

    And here I’ve come upon a party already underway, never mind that the official date hasn’t yet arrived.

    This is indeed a happening place. Nice work, Liz.

  2. October 23rd, 2007 at 12:41 pm
    Joanna Young said

    Rick, I think that’s a great description of what this blogging saloon (and its owner) offers to all of us. And I love the quote - one to cut out and keep :-)

    Joanna

  3. October 23rd, 2007 at 2:05 pm
    Rick Cockrum said

    Hi Peggy, and welcome. I’m glad Lisa invited you in.

    You’re right. This is a happening place. Make sure you stop in for the party tomorrow, too.

    Speaking for Liz, You’re not a stranger anymore.

  4. October 23rd, 2007 at 2:07 pm
    Rick Cockrum said

    Hi Joanna,

    It is the truth, isn’t it (the description)?

    One of my ambitions is to make it into Bartletts. Thanks for getting me started on my way. ;-)

  5. October 23rd, 2007 at 2:17 pm
    Peggy Payne said

    Thanks, Rick. I’ll pop in tomorrow. Must decide what to wear.

  6. October 23rd, 2007 at 2:44 pm
    ME Strauss said

    Oh Rick!
    I’m so sorry that I’m miscoded that before I left in the wee hours of the morning. Now it looks as it should to justice to your lovely writing. :)

    Thank you, for being the host while I was gone. I leave to you still. :)

  7. October 23rd, 2007 at 2:45 pm
    ME Strauss said

    Hey, Joanna!
    Both you and Rick are so perception and insightful. It’s no wonder you write so well. :)

  8. October 23rd, 2007 at 2:46 pm
    ME Strauss said

    Peggy,
    Welcome! Rick is right! You’re not a stranger anymore. Just throw on some jeans and head on over! :)

  9. October 23rd, 2007 at 2:52 pm
    Rick Cockrum said

    I thought I read that you were on the fly today, so I thought I would pop in. :)

  10. October 25th, 2007 at 2:14 am
    Whimspiration said

    Happy Birthday!

  11. October 25th, 2007 at 4:41 am
    ME Strauss said

    Hi Whim!
    It’s so great to see you! I hope the project is going well!

  12. October 28th, 2007 at 10:17 am
    Sunday Reading 28 October 2007 said

    [...] Liz Strauss had a birthday party this week for her blog, Successful Blog. She celebrated with an all day open comments party, an extended version of the open mic nights she hosts every Tuesday, and to which you are all invited. Liz kindly allowed several others to guest post in the week leading up to the party. My contribution was Your Mother’s Daughter. [...]

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