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Happy 4th Birthday to SOBs Everywhere!

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All Weekend It’s a Party!

Today is Successful-Blog’s fourth birthday.

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On October 24, 2005, I wrote my first blog post on Successful-blog. That week began the story and the wonderful relationships this blog has made. Some facts about what that has been:

Thank you everyone who has stopped by to read, leave a thought, be a part of this blog and my life.

It’s Like Open Mic Only Different

Here’s how it works.

open mike night

It’s like any rambling conversation. Don’t try to read it all. Jump in whenever you get here. Just go to the end and start talking. EVERYONE is WELCOME The rules are simple — be nice.

There are always first timers and new things to talk about. It’s sort of half “Cheers” part “Friends” and part video game. You don’t know how much fun it is until you try it.


Help Celebrate!! Bring a Link! Bring a Link!

That’s right, you’re invited to bring a link to your most successful post. When you leave the link, please write a comment about how you chose the most successful post to bring.

I’ll compile a list like this when the party is over.

Stopping to Celebrate! 100+ Party Links that Mark Our History

C’mon in and get to know us! There’s free beverages and snacks in the sidebar. Join the party. See who you meet. Stay and come back again. Happy Birthday, all of you! Thank you for making what we do meaningful! -

–ME “Liz” Strauss
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The Mic is On: Which Big Cities Are the Best?

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It’s Like Open Mic Only Different

The Mic Is On

Here’s how it works.

It’s like any rambling conversation. Don’t try to read it all. Jump in whenever you get here. Just go to the end and start talking. EVERYONE is WELCOME.
The rules are simple — be nice.

There are always first timers and new things to talk about. It’s sort of half “Cheers” part “Friends” and part video game. You don’t know how much fun it is until you try it.

Bright Lights, Big Cities

Everyone has been to a big city that is unforgettable. Which one is yours? Do you have more than one?

photo by BJMcCray

photo by BJMcCray


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 pix —

–ME “Liz” Strauss
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Open Mic 7pm Chgo Time: We’re Talking the Best Cities in the World

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Join Us Tonight

Bright Lights, Big Cities

Everyone has been to a big city that is unforgettable. Which one is yours? Do you have more than one?

Oh, and bring example bring pix —

The rules are simple — be nice.

Do be nice. :)

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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The Mic Is On: Ahoy! It’s Pirate Night!!

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It’s Like Open Mic Only Different

The Mic Is On

Here’s how it works.

It’s like any rambling conversation. Don’t try to read it all. Jump in whenever you get here. Just go to the end and start talking. EVERYONE is WELCOME.
The rules are simple — be nice.

There are always first timers and new things to talk about. It’s sort of half “Cheers” part “Friends” and part video game. You don’t know how much fun it is until you try it.

We’re talking about Captain Hook, Bluebeard, Swashbucklers, and the rest. Playing pirates is always my favorite Tuesday Night Open Comments.

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Tonight it’s about playing pirates like we did when we were kids:

And, we’ll talk about 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 pirates to share!

Many of Liz’s pirate jokes tonight came from Pirate Jokes

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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Open Mic 7pm Chgo Time — We’re Talking Pirates!! Don’t Miss It!!

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Join Us Tonight

Captain Hook, Blackbeard, Swashbucklers, and the rest.

Playing pirates is always my favorite Tuesday Night Open Comments.
Tonight it’s about playing pirates like we did when we were kids. We might talk about pirate ships, jolly roger, pirate treasure, Captain Hook… you get the idea, and whatever else comes up, even flamenco dancing.

Oh, and bring links to share — about pirates.

The rules are simple — be nice.

Do be nice. :)

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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What is Tuesday Open Comment Night?
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