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Once Upon a Time: Five Things in a Story

December 2, 2006 by Liz

Oh Okay
I’m not a big believer in memes or tagging games. Most folks have plenty to do. Plenty of them want to keep their blogs focused on their blogging goal.

However, this one is short, and seems to fit almost any blog scenario — it offers more details about the blog writer. Our friend, Phil Gerbyshak passed it me, Troy Worman, Jodee Bock, Ted Demopoulos, and Kammie Kobyleski. That hero man, Troy, already has his up. AND it’s not just some list; it’s packed with his personality.

So here I sit with the gauntlet on the flat screen before me. I feel the beads of sweat beginning to form on my forehead. Where will I find five things about me that the committee of me will agree are interesting enough folks will want to read them? Perhaps if I pick five things and put them in story form. That will make the difference.

Once Upon a Time: Five Things in a Story
Once upon a time a little girl was born, and though today many people know her, details from those days aren’t well known. That’s what this story will share.

The little girl’s surname at birth is Italian. It’s long and musical. It means “star of the mountain.”

It could be that the star name ties to the branch in her family tree where she shows up. She’s the second daughter in three generations on one side of the family. On the other side, she’s part of the third generation that is made of two boys and a girl. Figure that one out.

She was a long-awaited daughter of an Italian father. So when she finally came, her proud papa rented a 40-acre farm and hired an accordion band for a party.

She was painfully shy as child, totally not a risk taker — even grass was suspect in her book. People, however, could win her over. That’s how she ended up with two childhood nicknames — Bashful and Mushy. They came at almost the same moment in time.

Her mother sent the three year old off to traditional dance training because she said the child was clumsy. The little gifl must been very clumsy because she was still training 14 years later.

The rest of the story is not nearly so interesting. . . .

Ah, to have the best life details of your story show up before you are four. I guess worse things can happen. 🙂

Now I tag Mike Sansone, Drew McLellan, Delaney Kirk, TechZ, and Ann Michael.to do the same. What are five things we don’t know about YOU?

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PS. I’ve been tagged again.
Tag It Is, Then

Filed Under: Business Life, Successful Blog, Writing Tagged With: Ann-Michael, bc, Delaney-Kirk, Drew-McLellan, jodee-bock, kammie-kobyleski, Mike-Sansone, Phil-Gerbyshak, TechZ, Ted-Demopoulos, Troy-Worman, ZZZ-FUN

Great Find: PDF Online — Free

October 7, 2006 by Liz

Writer Girl, Not Techie Girl

I can’t hide it. I’m a bit of a software maven, but no one in their right mind would ever call me a techie . . . That makes for so many reasons that I value my techie friends so much. One is they know where to find cool widgets, plug-ins, and online tools that I haven’t discovered. TechZ mentioned this one among a whole list of cool links on his blog TechZOnline.net last week.

Great Find: PDF Online

Permalink: http://www.pdfonline.com/

Audience/Topic: Anyone who wants to share ebooks, white papers, or other documents

Content: PDF Online is a free service that offers more than you might have hoped for — a quick and free PDF conversion online service, which means it works from wherever you might be. The process is simple. There is no installation. Submit documents to their server. PDF.Online generates and emails you the finished file.

What’s their rationale for providing a free service?

First of all, it doesn’t cost us anything to run this service. Developed using easyPDF SDK (our proprietary PDF Engine), PDF Online server can process thousands of PDF conversions per day (with 99% success rate) and runs 24×7 with no human operator.

Secondly, it’s our way of saying thank you for helping us improve our easyPDF SDK’s performance and value to a level no one, not even Adobe®, can match.

Of course, they also want you to buy their server and desktop applications, their printer driver, and their other products. Still there’s no heavy sales pitch — just presentations.

Take a look. Click the title below. You never know when you need a quick .pdf file.

PDF Online

Now I need that .pdf plug-in. . . .

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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Filed Under: Business Life, Successful Blog, Tools Tagged With: bc, Great-Find, PDF-Online, TechZ, Techzonline

October 1 — Blogtipping Day! YEA!

October 1, 2006 by Liz

Three Joys to Be Around

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Certain folks just have that knack of lighting up a place when they get there. They’re comfortable with who they are and that makes everyone comfortable with them. Each of these three has that quality — on their own blog and away from it. That’s why I tip my blog to them.

Here’s how it works.

  • Choose three or more bloggers you admire and link to them,
  • List three reasons why you admire each one.
  • Then add a tip at the end.

That’s all there is to it.

1. Christine Kane
I tip my blog to you because

  • When I read your blog, I learn things about life, people, and both of us.
  • Your archives are a wealth of wisdom and learning to poke around in.
  • Your authenticity shows in every word you write.
  • My blog tip: Come to Chicago again so we can celebrate!

2. TechZ
I tip my blog to you because

  • Your writing voice is conversational and authoritative at the same time.
  • Your warm presence gives your blog it’s unique and welcoming personality.
  • Every statement you make to another person is supportive and positive. You’re a true relationship geek.
  • My blog tip: One day I want to earn my way out of the Blog Stuff category on your Blogroll. 😉

3. Ben Yoskovitz
I tip my blog to you because

  • All of your blogs are well-written, upbeat, and fun to read! Each reflects a different part of the guy we love.
  • You’re constantly coming up with exciting, new ideas. Every one catches our curiosity.
  • Working with you is a dream. More people should do it.
  • My blog tip: Put a big button under the Email Me sign on the Instigator Blog that says, “You need to Work with Me. Find out why Liz says so.”

Thanks to all three of you for making my blogging life a nicer place to be.

–Me “Liz” Strauss

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Filed Under: Community, SOB Business, Successful Blog Tagged With: bc, Ben-Yoskovitz, Christine-Kane, TechZ, ZZZ-FUN

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