Oh the innocence

In the car after picking up one of my daughter’s best friends for a play date. She recently moved from our neighborhood to another one nearby. The move required her to switch schools. She’s African American. Me: So, how’s your new house [friend]? Friend: It’s good. Daughter: How’s your new school? Friend: It’s good. But [...]

Blissdom in the Raw, Part 2

(Part 1) So while slightly disconcerting at the time, I was grateful for my initial I’m-shutting-this-whole-thing-down feelings because it brought perspective. It was as though God was handing me a lens through which I would filter the rest of the conference. That lens repeatedly prompted me to ask this question: How will this (tip, strategy [...]

Blissdom in the Raw

First, let me say, I am so grateful I got to go to Blissdom. I would absolutely recommend it to any blogger and I would do it again in a heartbeat. The whole experience was invaluable. Funny, I went thinking I’d get one thing, but I took home something entirely different. It wasn’t bad, it [...]

Thoughts on Blissdom ’10 (so far)

Just a few early morning tidbits from Blissdom ’10. Avatars are such tiny pieces of a whole person. You look at someone’s avatar and then somehow conjure up a whole person to go with it. It’s fun to see how the picture you have in your brain does or does not match with what you [...]

My lives intersected

I lead a double life. I have my real life and I have my online life — the two rarely intersect. Many of my IRL (in real life) friends know I enjoy the computer, some know I have a blog and some of them even read it. (Thank you IRL friends who read my blog!) [...]

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