Julie Pippert: Using My Words

Because sometimes it's hard to spot the little treasure in the big picture... THE BRAIN is wider than the sky, For, put them side by side, The one the other will include With ease, and you beside. The brain is deeper than the sea, For, hold them, blue to blue, The one the other will absorb, As sponges, buckets do. The brain is just the weight of God, For, lift them, pound for pound, And they will differ, if they do, As syllable from sound. ---Emily Dickinson Hello all! Yesterday I posted my 600th post. This is 601. It is no surprise to people who know me well that I haven't even come close to running out of things to say. However, today I'm not going to bend your ear about me or my thoughts. Today I'm going to bring your attention to some other bloggers. These are new, new-ish, noteworthy, recommended by someone, or blogs someone found...or any combination of those. The blogosphere is huge, and it's easy to get lost or lose the chanc...

Note: Please also check-out my late-breaking post from yesterday in which I explain I'm not anti-social, just clueless. It's very, very short. Promise! Thanks! Hello! It's my pleasure to introduce the Blogging Pledge Class of October 2007. There were no bizarre rituals involving Sharpie markers or strange chants over candles in which the Secrets of the Yellow Rose were revealed. Note: However, I will reveal the secrets of these flowers, hereinafter known as the Blogging Bouquet. We've got delphinium for boldness , stephanotis for good luck , begonias for deep thoughts , and red chrysanthemums for sharing . To participate, all anyone had to do was simply comment or email their short blog promo and link to their blog and VOILA! Now I'm happy to share with you the list of bloggers! Some are new, some have been around a while, some found me, and I found some (mainly from NaBloPoMo !). Maybe you've seen their names here or there. Now's your chance to drop b...

** Hey please come vote for this at SK*RT to get the word out! ** You know what? There are new bloggers out there. I know! NEWBIES. What's more...there are undiscovered bloggers, untapped wells of talent. But we don't know about you. I know, some people are shy, not really joiner types, don't prefer blog blasts or carnivals and so forth. So tell you what: I'll try to create a link list with some regularity. All you have to do is comment and let me know how to find you (aka paste in your link). Write a brief description of your blog, you know a couple of sentences a la "Hi I'm a mommyblogger from Detroit and I have two preschoolers who are very loud and creative, all funny stories on my blog!" or "I'm so deep I make Julie look shallow. If you wish you could have hung with Plato, come by my blog." or "I'm a guy who likes to talk about motorcycles." or "My blog is all about space exploration." And I'll link you. I...

1. Using my words You may have noticed the new blog name? I mentioned a while back my increasing dissatisfaction with the former name (and excuse my laziness, no linky to that post). Then, one day, this name (Using My Words) popped into my head. It immediately felt delicious, like a death by chocolate cake a la mode, or putting on that outfit that feels perfect. It's too great, probably already used , I thought. So I checked. No, not that I could find. Better put my name in front, just in case my searching isn't as good as I like to think , I reckoned. Hold off, sit on the name a bit, see if it still feels good , I decided. So I waited. Still felt good. Be cautious, try it out slowly, without a big announcement, make sure it's good , I determined. So I let it breathe a bit, and I kept checking the flavor and bouquet. Still good. Then a few of you started noticing, and commenting on it (nicely, too!) and I figured, the cat is out of the bag...I better get this on the record ...

This is me, lately. Well, okay, how I feel life is requiring me to be. I've been doing the nice thing for a really long time and it's got me nowhere so...this? Is me now. I'm back to basics, hardball, burning woman. Or something like that. I'm just going to jump right in with all my Round Tuits here so bear with me as I do my Linear List Thing. Edited to add 0, the number before 1. 0. The Hump Day Hmm for next week. In order to placate my sister who says she's tired of me frying her brain every week (Girlfriend joined the JUNIOR LEAGUE...and she accuses ME of frying HER brain. KIDDING, hon. You know it. I'm all into the Sugarplum Fairy Sell-a-thon and crap next month.) I'm going a bit lighter next week. Take a topic, any topic, something that is weighing on you, bothering you, troubling you...and find the humor in it. Write about it from a humorous angle. It can be general or personal, just take a troubling topic and bring out the humor. FWIW, sarcasm counts...