This is a link to a wonderful charity that provides children with cleft surgery to greatly improve their smile, their face and their life. One of these surgeries only costs about $250.
www.smiletrain.org or 1-800-932-9541
Friday, September 18, 2009
The Power of Journalism
This story shows it. The LA Times had a story yesterday, Thursday, Sept. 17, about 20 developmentally-disabled people getting evicted from an apartment complex.
CA Gov. Arnold saw the article, tweeted about it, and then- boom! He stepped in, and the apartment mgmt. company has decided to let them stay.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/09/schwarzenegger-stops-monrovia-eviction.html
Happy writing....
CA Gov. Arnold saw the article, tweeted about it, and then- boom! He stepped in, and the apartment mgmt. company has decided to let them stay.
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/09/schwarzenegger-stops-monrovia-eviction.html
Happy writing....
Friday, September 11, 2009
Icons and Social Media Marketing Series
I am just gonna go for it. It's about time!
Yes, I have some big goals for this blog- I wanna be on the Top 20 on Technorati!!!! And you can help me....ok, seriously, this is a journey, so let's get back to the item at hand.
It has been fun learning the code and process for getting icons onto a blog or website. Once you get the code and find a place for the images to reside, it is easy to place the cool icons where you want them. Then, voila! people can click-through to another webpage.
So, back to my goal- I want to create a blog that is popular, relevant, practical, informative, diverse, fun, cool, hip and much much more.
I want the blog to have very useful, important information for people on a wide variety of topics-- but of course not too broad and general.
Idea: a blog that spawns other blogs about specific subjects- tech; health; careers; politics; pets and animals; environment; the list goes on & on!!!
I will keep you updated.
Today I am learning more about utilizing Technorati to help bloggers increase their rank and traffic. More on this later.
Also, today is the anniversary of 9/11. So I think we should all pay respect and honor to those who lost their lives and who were deeply affected by the events of that day. God Bless America.
Yes, I have some big goals for this blog- I wanna be on the Top 20 on Technorati!!!! And you can help me....ok, seriously, this is a journey, so let's get back to the item at hand.
It has been fun learning the code and process for getting icons onto a blog or website. Once you get the code and find a place for the images to reside, it is easy to place the cool icons where you want them. Then, voila! people can click-through to another webpage.
So, back to my goal- I want to create a blog that is popular, relevant, practical, informative, diverse, fun, cool, hip and much much more.
I want the blog to have very useful, important information for people on a wide variety of topics-- but of course not too broad and general.
Idea: a blog that spawns other blogs about specific subjects- tech; health; careers; politics; pets and animals; environment; the list goes on & on!!!
I will keep you updated.
Today I am learning more about utilizing Technorati to help bloggers increase their rank and traffic. More on this later.
Also, today is the anniversary of 9/11. So I think we should all pay respect and honor to those who lost their lives and who were deeply affected by the events of that day. God Bless America.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
How to Place Social Media Icons on Your Blog
I am helping my clients with social media marketing, branding and SEO. This blog entry will start a series of entries on How To Place Social Media Icons on Your Blog.
This is something pretty basic. But I am intending this entry and other ones for those who do not know anything about websites, code, blogs, etc.
So this short tutorial is for those who want to learn more about blogs, websites, code and the like. I will try to put everything in simple, easy-to-understand language so anyone can understand it.
This is something pretty basic. But I am intending this entry and other ones for those who do not know anything about websites, code, blogs, etc.
So this short tutorial is for those who want to learn more about blogs, websites, code and the like. I will try to put everything in simple, easy-to-understand language so anyone can understand it.
Sunday, September 6, 2009
It's That Time of Year
It is early September. School has started for most everyone. Fall is just around the corner. And yes, for Americans, it is now football season.
I do feel that many people get too "into" football and other sports. I have to admit, there are many things about football that are interesting and exciting. I do not want to be too critical, but here are some things that I do not like about it:
1. Too violent- people get injured regularly.
2. Dysfunctional- the very purpose of football is completely dysfunctional: destroy and defeat your opponent; conquer them physically and in every other way, even hurting them, in order to win the game.
3. Alcohol- an intrinsic aspect of pro & college football is alcohol-consumption.
4. Gambling- again, an inherent aspect of pro & college football is gambling- some illegal, some legal.
5. Ego- this aspect of football is no different from many other fields of work. For many people, their main motivating factor is their ego and building up their ego.
I do feel that many people get too "into" football and other sports. I have to admit, there are many things about football that are interesting and exciting. I do not want to be too critical, but here are some things that I do not like about it:
1. Too violent- people get injured regularly.
2. Dysfunctional- the very purpose of football is completely dysfunctional: destroy and defeat your opponent; conquer them physically and in every other way, even hurting them, in order to win the game.
3. Alcohol- an intrinsic aspect of pro & college football is alcohol-consumption.
4. Gambling- again, an inherent aspect of pro & college football is gambling- some illegal, some legal.
5. Ego- this aspect of football is no different from many other fields of work. For many people, their main motivating factor is their ego and building up their ego.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Ladies Howl Over Vet's Name for Castration: Brain Surgery
Relevant Media News
NASHVILLE, TN- “Another brain surgery for a horse,” the assistant explains.
Veterinarian Dr. Marc Smith’s patients might be a little startled these days. Especially when they hear his vet staff proclaim another “brain surgery” procedure- his code word for castrating a horse.
Always known for his candor and wit, the amicable Smith came up with the name because of some of his staff’s comments.
“Well, the ladies in the office were talking one day about how men seem to be controlled by something below the belt, so to speak,” said Smith. “So when they heard me refer to equine castration as brain surgery, they kind of got a big kick out of it. I guess the name stuck.”
So that explains his staff’s giggling and laughter at various times during the week.
Smith has been a busy man recently. Between his vet practice and his pet food company, Pet-Tao, not to mention his wife and two young daughters, Anna and Lily, Smith barely has time to go fishing anymore.
But Smith still has time to amuse his clientele and staff, especially after his moniker for castrating a horse created a stir and caused a major funny-ruckus among the ladies in his circles.
Now his staff is adding comedian to his calling card- and brain surgeon.
NASHVILLE, TN- “Another brain surgery for a horse,” the assistant explains.
Veterinarian Dr. Marc Smith’s patients might be a little startled these days. Especially when they hear his vet staff proclaim another “brain surgery” procedure- his code word for castrating a horse.
Always known for his candor and wit, the amicable Smith came up with the name because of some of his staff’s comments.
“Well, the ladies in the office were talking one day about how men seem to be controlled by something below the belt, so to speak,” said Smith. “So when they heard me refer to equine castration as brain surgery, they kind of got a big kick out of it. I guess the name stuck.”
So that explains his staff’s giggling and laughter at various times during the week.
Smith has been a busy man recently. Between his vet practice and his pet food company, Pet-Tao, not to mention his wife and two young daughters, Anna and Lily, Smith barely has time to go fishing anymore.
But Smith still has time to amuse his clientele and staff, especially after his moniker for castrating a horse created a stir and caused a major funny-ruckus among the ladies in his circles.
Now his staff is adding comedian to his calling card- and brain surgeon.
Saturday, July 4, 2009
The Day Nashville Died
It's hard to write this. Steve McNair died today.
Steve was everyone's hero. He was a father, a son, a brother, a brother-in-law, a friend, a co-worker. He was an athlete, a superstar, a titan- more than that, a legend, a hero.
I cannot put my feelings and thoughts into words. I am still dazed. I knew Steve. I was planning on pursuing writing a book about him- about his remarkable life and career; how he grew up poor in Mississippi with older brothers (like me) who influenced him; how he grew up in a one-parent family (like me); how he defied the odds and nay-sayers and became a NFL superstar.
Steve was much more than a superstar athlete. He did things for this community and for people in need that no one knows about. I have heard numerous stories from his friends and others that Steve would often do things for people in need- and he did not want the media to know about these things- visiting sick children in the hospital; giving poor people material things, hosting his football camp for inner city children; on and on.
He just did his football camp for kids in Nashville. He just opened a restaurant in north Nashville near TSU, hoping to help improve that area and the revitalization there.
He was helping out all over the place. His foundation was for children, to help them in many different ways. Just two months ago, I was at a fund-raising event in Green Hills for two organizations. Steve was there for several hours, helping them raise money and public support. He was playing with his young 8-year-old boy, having a good time, greeting his many fans and admirers, including me.
He was a great person, a top-notch individual and leader and friend.
I am a native Nashvillian. I have seen how this city has changed. We as a city have grown and improved and evolved. The Titans have been a big part of that growth. And Steve was the heart and soul and leader and hero of our Titans- and he still is.
But he was more than that. He is one of us, a Nashvillian, raising his family here, serving the community, raising his children. He was not perfect, no one is. But he was about as great as you can get.
He was more than just a player and athlete. He was our hero, our titan, our giant, our legend, our friend.
He came to Nashville and made this his home. And someone killed him.
This is the day Nashville died.
This is the day that society died.
It's hard to write this. Steve McNair died today.
Steve was everyone's hero. He was a father, a son, a brother, a brother-in-law, a friend, a co-worker. He was an athlete, a superstar, a titan- more than that, a legend, a hero.
I cannot put my feelings and thoughts into words. I am still dazed. I knew Steve. I was planning on pursuing writing a book about him- about his remarkable life and career; how he grew up poor in Mississippi with older brothers (like me) who influenced him; how he grew up in a one-parent family (like me); how he defied the odds and nay-sayers and became a NFL superstar.
Steve was much more than a superstar athlete. He did things for this community and for people in need that no one knows about. I have heard numerous stories from his friends and others that Steve would often do things for people in need- and he did not want the media to know about these things- visiting sick children in the hospital; giving poor people material things, hosting his football camp for inner city children; on and on.
He just did his football camp for kids in Nashville. He just opened a restaurant in north Nashville near TSU, hoping to help improve that area and the revitalization there.
He was helping out all over the place. His foundation was for children, to help them in many different ways. Just two months ago, I was at a fund-raising event in Green Hills for two organizations. Steve was there for several hours, helping them raise money and public support. He was playing with his young 8-year-old boy, having a good time, greeting his many fans and admirers, including me.
He was a great person, a top-notch individual and leader and friend.
I am a native Nashvillian. I have seen how this city has changed. We as a city have grown and improved and evolved. The Titans have been a big part of that growth. And Steve was the heart and soul and leader and hero of our Titans- and he still is.
But he was more than that. He is one of us, a Nashvillian, raising his family here, serving the community, raising his children. He was not perfect, no one is. But he was about as great as you can get.
He was more than just a player and athlete. He was our hero, our titan, our giant, our legend, our friend.
He came to Nashville and made this his home. And someone killed him.
This is the day Nashville died.
This is the day that society died.
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