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Inspirational, Motivational --- the Hump Day for May 28, 2008

Today...you guys are going to share something from the Blogosphere or Internet that inspired you and tell us where it lead you next...

I can't wait.

Seriously...I am really so looking forward to your stories.



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Anonymous said…
I'll probably have two for you today--the one I wrote on Monday (because I think it fits) and I'll see if I can come up with something a little more profound later today.
May 28, 2008 at 8:13 AM
Anonymous said…
I actually woke up first thing and wrote the post. No coffee either!
May 28, 2008 at 8:14 AM
Anonymous said…
Not sure how inspiring or informational but it's up.
May 28, 2008 at 9:20 AM
Kyla said…
I'm going to do this...but later today. I have a WW up, but I'll be adding my link here a little later in the day for my Hmmm.
May 28, 2008 at 10:07 AM
Florinda said…
This was actually a fun one to write - a little way of thanking some of the folks I spend time with online, and letting them know that they've made an impact.
May 28, 2008 at 10:35 AM
Robert said…
I think I may add the one from Monday, though it's not about bloggers. The topic is in line, though.
May 28, 2008 at 11:10 AM
Maddy said…
Oops I should have linked that specifically to the Alex Barton story. I should be particularly interested to hear your views.
Cheers
May 28, 2008 at 2:31 PM
Kyla said…
And...done!
May 28, 2008 at 5:36 PM
Mad said…
...and on the topic of inspiration Julie, thank you for hour hmmmms and all other thinks as well. (Catch the Freudian typo?)
May 28, 2008 at 9:11 PM
Mayberry said…
OK, mine is sort of lightweight, but it's something I'd been wanting to talk about anyway.
May 28, 2008 at 9:23 PM
Anonymous said…
Mine's Up! I'm new to this site here, but I really loved the question. Thanks for this opportunity!
May 28, 2008 at 9:55 PM
flutter said…
mine would seriously be a copy of Mad's.
May 28, 2008 at 11:31 PM
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