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Open Mic 7pm Chgo Time: We’re Talking Family Stories

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That’s Not How I Remember It . . .

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YES, the mic will be open again tonight. So start collecting your thoughts. Remember, you get to bring what you want to talk about.

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.

Tonight we’re reminiscing — talking about our favorite family stories.

We might also talk about

  • what happened this holiday season that will become a repeated story
  • our most embarrassing story
  • stories that make us roll on the floor laughing
  • how our memories differ from those of our family members

AND THE EVER POPULAR,
Basil the code-writing donkey, and Milton the Skinny Moose.

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.

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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Links Leaked on the Favorite Foods

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. . . And There’s Recipes to Share

Yep. Tuesday Open Comments Night was a regular potluck this week. Plenty of food, recipes and stories to share . . . we talked about buffets, feasts, cooking, baking, recipes, cookbooks, Asian food, Indian food, Mexican food, fruit, veggies, fish, chicken, beef, eating in, eating out, chocolate, comfort food, ice cream, Klondike bars, champagne, cookies and cocoa, yogurt, licorice, smoothies, cakes, donuts, coffee, cheeseburgers, pizza, sushi, eggnog, peanut butter, macaroni and cheese with extras, running out of food in Seattle-land, okra and rice, cheeseballs with crackers, hash browns, etc. I even heard some mention of spam.

The Link Leak Virus was with us as well. — The Link Leak Virus is a special strain of the indie virus with blogtipping mutations that occur in threes and keeps Open Comment Night a link free-for-all.

Here’s some of the links we shared.

What Did We Do . . .

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The Mic Is On: What’s Your Favorite Food?

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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.

What’s food do you love? You are hungry – aren’t you?

We might also talk about

  • foods we hate
  • our favorite recipes
  • foods we have never tasted
  • our traditional holiday foods

AND THE EVER POPULAR,
Basil the code-writing donkey, and Milton the Skinny Moose.

I Love Watermelon

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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Open Mic 7pm Chgo Time: We’re Eating! Well, We’re Talking About Food We Love!

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I Love Watermelon . . .

Personal Branding logo

YES, the mic will be open again tonight. So start collecting your thoughts. Remember, you get to bring what you want to talk about.

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.

Tonight we’re eating — or at least talking about food we love . . .

We might also talk about

  • foods we hate
  • our favorite recipes
  • foods we have never tasted
  • our traditional holiday foods

AND THE EVER POPULAR,
Basil the code-writing donkey, and Milton the Skinny Moose.

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.

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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The Mic Is On: We’re Misbehaving! Well, Sort of…

SOB Business Cafe 12-15-06

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SB Cafe

Welcome to the SOB Cafe

We offer the best in thinking–articles on the business of blogging written by the Successful and Outstanding Bloggers of Successful Blog. Click on the title shots to enjoy each selection.

The Specials this Week are

Marketing Profs is explaining why everything old is new again.

Creating Passionate Users suggests that we innovate on our own model.

The Copywriter Underground points to something unconventional and asks whether it could be a trend.

Who's Writing Next Year's Blog?

Resonance Partnership discusses a trend most folks are hoping will die out.

Attention - Are Your Children Blackberry Orphans?

Attract More Customers points out three reasons people miscommunicate.

Seth unveils the magic and mystery that is the difference between being an Apple and owning a Dell.

Brand as Mythology

Related ala carte selections include

Lorelle on WordPress has a challenge. Help her compile the list.

Sit back. Enjoy your read. Nachos and drinks will be right over. Stay as long as you like.
No tips required. Comments appreciated.

Have a great weekend!

–ME “Liz” Strauss

Even the Link Leaks Were Misbehaving!

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We Told Stories Out of School

Yep. Tuesday Open Comments Night took us back to when we were kids. We shared our stories. Water balloons and paper clips showed up. We had adventures. Wait until you hear the one where . . .

The Link Leak Virus was with us as well. — The Link Leak Virus is a special strain of the indie virus with blogtipping mutations that occur in threes and keeps Open Comment Night a link free-for-all.

I like it when we tell stories. . . . Chris, there’s a linkto the story of how I was trained to a whistle. It’s at the end of the summary.

Cool links were shared. Here’s a list of them.

Did You Hear About the Time . . .

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