He let out the word out late Friday night.
Andy, a volunteer with American Society of Association Executives, is also a social networking guru kind of guy.
Andy leaked the news of a secret session at a secret time at the upcoming annual meeting taking place in San Diego.
Two secret speakers would debate the impact of social [...]
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It felt good to arrive.
Last night we attended my niece’s dinner theater production at her church.
We don’t belong to the church.
Had never been there before.
Five people had greeted us.
The first welcome came when we pulled onto the church property.
Further into the complex, more greeters told us where to park.
A nice man and his wife parked [...]
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Me!
Raindrop here. Mom’s busy working on the Chapter Leaders Playground fall schedule, so I dragged her extra laptop into my house - and here I am!
Mom cracks me up about how she’s training me to speak.
Come on, deep down I’m a dog.
I’m on the official neighborhood greeting committee because I bark so well.
She’s not [...]
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Speak for a treat.
I’ve been working on teaching Raindrop to speak on command.
She barks a lot.
We live on a corner.
She likes to say “hi” to everyone.
According to the pros, the best way to teach a dog to not bark is to teach them how to speak on command.
It’s been a trip.
At first I had [...]
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We don’t have much.
This morning, we had an insulation guru check out our house to see what we can do to keep our heating bills down this winter.
We have a 100 year old house.
In the winter, our bedroom is so cold I wear a hat on my head to sleep.
Here’s what I learned…
Parts of our house are [...]
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I want more U’s!
This just in (again)…
Dear Cynthia,
I found your email/profile/website.
I am great. Really great. I am so great.
Can I have your money?
Hopefully, Your new friend
No, this isn’t an email from those crazy guys in Nigeria giving me millions of dollars - if I only give them access to my bank account.
And it [...]
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Yes you can.
More than 50% of members of a local church are under age 35.
What makes them attractive to younger members?
Many traditional religious organizations are aging out.
I took a peek at their website to see what was different. I found…
Diversity in offerings.
A multimedia experience - both online and in person.
Gourmet coffee offered before, during [...]
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I just want your money.
Today I got a call from the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE).
I was in the middle of a strategic discussion.
But, I volunteer a lot for ASAE.
Thought it might be something important.
I took the call.
His name - well, it doesn’t really matter.
He told me he was a paid representative.
He was calling [...]
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