Go Out and Play!
Posted on Friday, September 16th, 2011
Watch my last “We’re Entrepreneurs, We Can Help” show recorded live on July 7, 2011. Ray Morley, Patti Petersen-Keys and I talk about our favorite things to do outdoors–how it feeds our inner kid, and [...]
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Posted on Friday, April 8th, 2011
Procrastination? Grandiosity? Too many balls in the air? I had the idea at one point to post on “woman in history” each day last month. Now we are 8 days into April, and I am [...]
continue readingTurn the Radio On
Posted on Friday, February 25th, 2011
Well, actually check out “We’re Entrepreneurs. We Can Help,” and Learn About Social Marketing. And learn we did!
Ben Stone gave us a lovely compliment, “Two Baby Boomers (three actually counting our producer Anne Larson) doing an Internet [...]
Push the Edge
Posted on Thursday, February 17th, 2011
We just did our fifth, Internet-based radio show–We’re Entrepreneurs. We Can Help–Women on the Edge. For several months, I played around with the idea of a weekly radio show. Then last fall I asked my [...]
continue readingBe Inspired
Posted on Sunday, December 12th, 2010
I’m on a news break right now. All the bad news from around the world and around the nation was getting me down. It’s overwhelming when you are just one person, and you don’t see [...]
continue readingGo to the Library
Posted on Tuesday, September 7th, 2010
A major highlight of my growing up years was the weekly (Really? Weekly?) trip to the library. We had two–Covina and the Los Angeles County Library in West Des Moines. The LA Library opened when [...]
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Posted on Saturday, April 3rd, 2010
My next birthday is one that ends in a “0″ and requires a significant celebration. Last week I was told that this, my 60th year, is one of extraordinary challenges and opportunities in areas I’ve [...]
continue readingSleep Out for Reggie
Posted on Wednesday, October 7th, 2009
As the weather gets colder, I feel more and more sympathy for the homeless people I see on the street. A few years ago, a young homeless man named Reggie died in Des Moines, bringing [...]
continue readingPlay People to People
Posted on Sunday, August 23rd, 2009
This is a great game for any group of more than about a dozen people. I’ve played it outdoors, in classrooms and auditoriums. If you have an even number of people, just add yourself into [...]
continue readingVenture into Social Drama
Posted on Sunday, August 23rd, 2009
Annie Mielke and I met last year and got excited about the potential for working with girls on drama and then training them to work with younger groups as a service project. Annie’s specialty is working with [...]
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