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Rewards & Recommendations
It's always a gratifying reward to hear from a reader. Especially when it's something of a positive nature. Thank you for reading and even more so for letting me know what you think. Some reader comments:
"Love your article [What's on the surface]. I don't know how you keep pulling them out of your hat, but you do." ~D. Wellman, Huntington, WV
I think it's good to give back, so I'm listing here some recommendations of websites that I've found enjoyable, resourceful, and sometimes just plain fun. My thanks to those who have maintained and devoted the time to keep their web presence.
Favorite Columnists
One of my best friends and partners in crime, Amy Eason -- visit her website and be entertained!
Peter McKay's Homemaking column. Always a good read. He brings it around full-circle every week.
Kathryn Mahoney's site, Cracked At Birth, offers some eggcellent reading in her column, Sunny Side Up!
Darrell Laurant of The Lynchburg News & Advance, Lynchburg, VA.
The "Entertainment Man", Jackie Cooper, has a very cool column, not only on Hollywood, but on life in general. Check out his weekly here.
Dorothy Thompson's column Where's the Damn Picket Fence? offers a humorous look at life.
Jessie Raymond noticed that giggling to herself made other people nervous, so she found a healthier outlet; she shares her observations in her column, "Around the Bend."
Tim Bete's award-winning parenting humor column is always enjoyable.
W. Bruce Cameron, the creator of 8 simple rules for dating my teenage daughter.
Leigh Anne Jasheway, winner of the 2003 Erma Bombeck Humor Writing Competition.
Marali Wilks is one of those people who's there for you, no matter what. She has an interesting website and you can visit it here.
Toni Roberts is a freelance writer and stand-up comedian presently dodging tumbleweeds and tornados in central Kansas. Visit her site and say hello.
Kristen Twedt, a humor columnist whose work appears weekly in The Hattiesburg American on Monday. She is also the author of the Crazy Cat Book series!
Sam Crenshaw, freelance writer and columnist in Cochran, Georgia offers a weekly column From The Cotton Patch. An entertaining and nostalgic look at life.
Shellie Tomlinson's All Things Southern...Bringing you the charm and heritage of the South!
Favorite Writing-Related Websites
National Association of Women Writers
Vicki Hinze - Writing to Touch Lives
Bobbie Christmas of Zebra Communications
Jennifer Stewart of Australia offers a weekly Writing Tips newsletter that's filled with useful and fun content.
Dotsie Bregel invites all baby boomer women to share their lives by telling personal stories. Browse her site for an invitation to write for her upcoming anthology series. Not crazy about writing? Think you might enjoy a lively online haven with warm, wise, and witty boomer women? Check out her 30 forums where women encourage, connect and support one another from the comfort of their keyboards.
Favorite Authors and Books
Diary of a Mother tells the tales of an Ivy League educated career woman turned housewife. From potty training to hubby's home improvement projects, Diary of a Mother offers a real-life view of life with children. Erma Bombeck meets the 21st Century in this collection of stories that will keep you laughing and sobbing from cover to cover. Author: Christine L. Hohlbaum
The Five People You Meet In Heaven by Mitch Albom. I absolutely love this story!
Nearly anything by Sue Grafton, Stephen King, and David Baldacci
The Dogs of Babel by Carolyn Parkhurst
The Seduction of Water by Carol Goodman
Time Off For Good Behavior by Lani Diane Rich
The Nerd Who Loved Me by Vicki Lewis Thompson
Favorite Sites "In General"
Matthew Wolfe, author of Heartbeat and Night Travel and owner of Timbre Wolfe Ventures.
My all-time favorite comedian: Eddie Izzard
Search Engine Optimization and Free Submission
Favorite Vacation Spots
Sanibel Island, Florida - spent our honeymoon in unit 1C1 at Sandalfoot Condominiums - the best place on the entire island to stay!
Frisco Woods campground, Outer Banks, NC
Cave Run Lake campground, Morehead, KY
Smith Mountain Lake, Moneta, VA
Milford State Park, Milford, KS
Grand Canyon National Park, Grand Canyon, Arizona
Favorite Business Related Sites
JBG Creative Funding: In business to find a talented discovery, original idea, new product, invention, or existing business that needs help moving to the next level. We are looking for a promising entrepreneur who is unable to get a loan through traditional means.
Business Owners Idea CafeŽ Business Owners' Idea CafeŽ The Small Business Gathering PlaceŽ serves up "A FUN Approach to Serious Business"(sm) with hearty advice on how to start, finance and run a small business. CyberSchmooz(sm) Forums give virtual peer feedback on business ideas and questions. Free advice from experts, plus stress-busting fun diversions.
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