by Debbie Weil | Oct 25, 2009 | Stuff, Uncategorized
I have this thing about trying to get the perfect picture of fall leaves. This was on a rainy day, taken with my Canon G10, a great all-around small camera. Below is another pic I snapped with my iPhone with blue sky behind the trees. Both were taken in my...
by Debbie Weil | Aug 12, 2009 | Stuff, Uncategorized, Writing
One of the ways to sharpen your writing chops is to parody another author. I’m interested in improving my skills at creative nonfiction so I’ve been reading John McPhee. Here’s my little parody, based on a Japanese sumi-e art class I’ve been...
by Debbie Weil | Dec 25, 2008 | Stuff, Uncategorized
If you still don’t understand – or believe in – the ripple effect of blogging, consider this story: the father of a Maryland family, the sole bread winner, was laid off and eviction from their home was imminent. A friend posted a donation link on her...
by Debbie Weil | Nov 19, 2008 | Stats & Studies, Stuff, Uncategorized
While I was out of town last week the Economist declared blogging not dead exactly… but different. And in October Wired said blogging was so 2004. So thought I’d run a quick survey: Is Blogging Dead?
by Debbie Weil | Sep 20, 2008 | Corporate Blogging, Events, Stuff, Uncategorized
“If you’re not blogging, you’re an idiot,” management uber-guru Tom Peters told hundreds of attendees at the 27th annual Inc. 5000 conference in Washington DC. “No single thing in the last 15 years has been more important to me...
by Debbie Weil | Sep 8, 2008 | Events, Social Media, Stuff, Uncategorized
Was delighted to participate in SearchCamp Philly, part of PodCamp Philly, over the weekend. It was a perfect way to spend a rainy, stormy Saturday as Hurricane Hannah swept up the East Coast. Took the train up and back from D.C. and somehow missed the rain and wind....
