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January 28, 2009
- Back in the day, I had a diary. (No, children, we did not carve words into stone tablets in those days. Really.) So my original understanding of a blog was that it was just like a diary. Except on the computer, and open to anyone to read. In the past year, I've found that a blog is very different. A diary you write in, when you remember, and if you don't, then it's still there just as you left ...
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December 20, 2008
- Time to put the year to bed. Tuck it in and say, "Nightie Night," sing a lullaby. I just turned in the final grades for my students, went Xmas shopping, had a dinner party with my very talented musician friends, song rocking this little Merriewood house, closing on the midnight hour with Amazing Grace. There is nothing better than singing that song really loud with your friends, or ...
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December 2, 2008
- Why I Hate Gigantic Stores, (a society of humanity) I work in a grocery store that was built during the mid 1980s. 15 aisles. We know many of the customers by name. It's what once was called a "neighborhood" store. There is a sense of community. Super-Wal Marts, Super-Targets...these gigantic stores ...
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November 2, 2008
- A little over a month ago, my old friend Michelle McFee, mainstay in the Bay Area music and arts scene since Bob Dylan's San Francisco press conference back in 1965, was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer.Michelle is deeply beloved in the Bay Area. I had an idea, and a nonprofit organisation already in the works. I put out the word, and a whole lot of people came together. The result - well, ...
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September 28, 2008
- Hi friends at Red Room and all over the world, please join my PRIVATE club for FREE!There we can discuss more private things that we can't do in public blogs!http://thepinklotus.ning.comThanks!
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September 12, 2008
- Jeff Moriarty, Intel’s Mobility Community Manager (center, left) leads a discussion on mobile internet devices and their form factor/function. Image Credit: IntelWhat Girls Want - The Form Factor Of New MediaCellphone technology and computers are rapidly morphing into each other giving rise and attention to the questions, “what form factor will the next generation of mobile internet device ...
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September 10, 2008
- Let this be the beginning! --of a long storm that rages and weepsof a storm that sings and dances until it is almost afraid of itself!I am Furious and Grieving. I am calling out to all poets to search not only their dreams, but their waking imagination, and their deepest fears, so that we can reclaim the language that is in danger of being stolen. So that we can reclaim the power of that ...
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July 21, 2008
- QURANQuran (means recitation in Arabic)Muslims recite the whole book once during the month of Ramazan, this is happenning since 1428 years now, some people recite this once everyday, some once every week. It has 114 chapters (Sura) This book is in Arabic language.Quran is like a big Ocean, Amateurs like me make mistakes with such a big subject, but I thinkit is better to be imperfect and full ...
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June 20, 2008
- Many of you may have noticed something different on redroom.com. Last night we began to roll out completely new author and member search pages. I'm very excited about this as it will allow us even more opportunity to showcase the fantastic community we have here. This blog post is going to focus on the newly designed Member Search page. This feature is a quick, easy way to find other Red Room ...
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June 18, 2008
- Today I'm exactly one month out from my book's release ... and I find myself wanting to check into a rehab clinic. :) I exaggerate (of course) ... I realize that all the work I'm doing to get the word out about Nox Dormienda -- blog tours, launch party, book tours, articles, and the like -- is an honor. A privilege. So as exhausted as I am, I'm grateful to be in this position! (and no, I'm not ...
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