I thought I would pause to invite you to a few other places, some blogs, forums, web sites I visit frequently.
Dale Kimberly is a preacher in Payson, Arizona. The more I read of his writings the more I think "I could have said that!" Except he does a much better job. Visit his blog at http://onedaysoon.blog.com/ or visit the church web site at http://www.paysonchurchofchrist.com/
Old Dad is how Scott Gamel is often referred to. In the early days of CompuServe bulletin boards and UseNet newsgroups, he was "Theo Logix." Eventually, Scott decided that name was cheesy and cumbersome, so he set out to find a new one. When his wife got pregnant with their first child, they were a little bit older than the other first time parents in childbirth classes. Scott was known as the "old dad", and it kind of stuck. Visit his blog at http://fiercegrace.wordpress.com/
One of the problems doing this is I get side-tracked so easily. I've been 2 hours so far writing this! I decided maybe while I was doing this I should update my cheat sheet. Yeah, now I have to stop and explain that.
WAY back when, when I first got started in sales, I started a notebook with a page for each contact. I was dealing with farmers, so I would enter name, address, directions, wife and kids names, dog's name (very important!), kind of tractor they had, etc. It made me look good to quickly review all that before pulling into a place I hadn't been in 6 months.
I started a similar thing with the online forums I am on. I have one for NewAgTalk, Community of Faith, etc. The biggest trouble is keeping them current. So I am doing that while doing this.
I wanted to put a link to Mic's blog, but it appears his addesss has been hijacked. When I click it I get a couple seconds of his blog then a page of links that ... well, I don't think a preacher would prefer them. Cautiously try http://micmarshall.blogspot.com/
Brian has a blog at http://viewfrompleasanthill.wordpress.com/ It's one of those you read and go "Oh .. I don't think I could handle all that" For instance on Oct 3 he wrote"On August 29. I had another stroke, which has kept me down since. In the interim, my wife has been diagnosed with a tumor on her eye , which wil be removed and biopsied on October 6"
Bob Warren has a blog at http://insipidgarbage.wordpress.com/ Oh, and he posted a link to his friend Norm's blog at http://remarkablycalm.wordpress.com Well worth the read.
Well, I've blown 2 hours on this and still not near done. Here are couple forums I frequent:
http://talk.newagtalk.com This is a farm forum, one of the biggest going. Supported entirely by donations, no advertising, no corporate sponsorship, no graphics. If Mike SE IL, or Flatlander, or Chris SE IL, or bmac, or BobTN or any of several folks seem familiar ... probably a good reason.
I am on the Community of Faith Forums ( http://christiansonly.proboards77.com ) a lot. You can be too ... eventually. It is a limited access forum. If you don't register you don't post.
Of course, there is the church web site. www.wucc.us
And I'm on the Tribune Star forums frequently http://community.cnhi.com/groupee/forums/a/cfrm/f/7371021 It's probably the most diverse of any I post on.
Well, that is plenty for now. I still have to go clean up my cheat sheets a little.
4 comments:
Interesting list. You know, there's a little chain symbol at the top of where you write your posts that will allow you to make any highlighted text into a link. That way people could just click on the name of the blogs or sites you recommend and go there.
I'm going to have a look at a few of your recommendations right now.
Marvelous Idea, I edited the post, see if it worked
Good to see you again, friend. Thanks for the link to my blog.
I remember you as being one of the most normal people I know. Sometimes I wish I was more normal.
Everytime I look at your photo I think of my brother, you and he had much in common. I miss him, we lost him in 2002, a couple weeks after mom died.
Anyway, good to hear from you again. Take care.
Norm
Hey, thanks for the good word. I've been very slack in blogging lately, reading and writing. Been trying to push the bowl of M&M's away from the table; those little things that eat up so much time a few minutes at a time.
I hope to get back to blogging, good way to communicate without spending too much time, but as you know, even a blog can eat the time!
Good to hear from you, man of the earth.
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