I am no pro when it comes to wrapping spring rolls. In fact, I think I suck at it. My husband offered his encouragement that I just had to keep trying and that with practice my efforts would pay off. There I was struggling to come up with a blog post title to house my thoughts on why people shouldn’t…
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What can I say, I am thrilled to be working with twitter friend John Lusher on this HootUP! I was so excited that John said YES when I asked him to work with me to organize a #HootUP in Roanoke. As an Envoy of North Carolina (Volunteer Position) for international social media management service, HootSuite, I LOVE to help users…
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I recently chatted with Robert Medina, a retired New Orleans Firefighter and author of “If You Can’t Stand the Heat…A New Orleans Firefighters Cookbook” on twitter. You guessed it, we were talking about food. His Bloody Mary recipe to be more precise! I soon found out that Robert had developed Firehouse Flashover Creole Seasoning over 30 years ago. Robert thoughtfully…
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This afternoon I witnessed yet another absolutely careless act thanks to the temptation of technology. As my husband and I were headed back from High Point, we were passed by an SUV that was weaving in and out of their lane and nearly rear ended another vehicle. When I am a passenger, I see this type of behavior all to…
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I just read this article and was shocked to discover that the First Mobile Phone Call Was Placed Exactly 40 Years Ago. 40 years, really? Hard to believe that in that 40 years we’ve raised the speed limits and lowered the threshold of acceptable risky mobile behavior caused by the distraction candy that is our cell phones. As kids we…
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