Spend $20 On June 20 For Your Local Economy

We all know buying local keeps money locally and helps local businesses but how often do you think about your purchases?Spend $20 on June 20 is a concept to raise awareness of what we can do in our own local economies. Our local Ellsworth Chamber of Commerce has been...

How To Get Me To Help You Out: Part Two

I tell you, one "Dear Sir" email and I am inspired to write two blog posts! (You can read Part I here.) People seem to want me to do favors for them lately. I was noticing I've been receptive to some but not all people. It got me to thinking why. There...

How To Get Me To Help You Out: Part One

Yesterday, I got an e-mail about a possible blog sponsorship opportunity. This is not a huge deal; bloggers get these almost everyday, sort of like if you have an e-mail address, you get wire transfer offers from unknown Nigerian relations.Anyway back to this link...

Eight Things I Learned In NYC

First of all, thanks to everyone who was so supportive about my dropping a big bomb then going on vacation. I didn't plan it that way. I wanted to give my employer time to pass the news along to the people who needed to know before I blogged about it. Everyone has...