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Things wordy, geeky, and webbyLinks: Red Ribbon Week 2009 Edition
Friday, October 16th, 2009 at 9:25 AM |Red Ribbon Week is all about hugs and not drugs. OK, not that slogan, but it’s a week of schools talking about drugs and its dangers.
Next order of business: The winner of Celia Rivenbark’s You Can’t Drink All Day, If You Don’t Start in the Morning is Jennifer Roland. Next book up for winnin’: No Limits.
Articles with valuable advice…
- Twitter Tools and Resources for Finding People [Link: Joanna Penn]
- 5 Wild Things about a Classic Children’s Story: This Maurice Sendak story originally scared my little guy — understandable. He and his older brother saw the movie today and they liked it. My mom claims I liked it when I was a child. But my first encounter with the story — that I remember — was in my favorite college class ever: Children’s Literature.
- It’s Not Business as Usual — Stop Acting Like It: “…it’s the current business model of most publishers that’s under stress, not the community service of publishing itself,” writes Guy Gonzalez.
- The Power of Perseverance: Kristin Bair O’Keeffe, author of Thirsty: A Novel
, is an example of patience, perseverance and passion. She started her book in 1992! She’ll be stopping by here next month and you have a chance to win a copy of her book!
And for fun because we’re allowed…
- 130 Halloween Pumpkin Carvings for Your Inspiration: These put my little Snoopy carving to shame. I’ve no idea where the Snoopy pumpkin photo is, so here’s Linux instead.
- Ten Things You Need to Stop Tweeting About: Hilarious! [Link: @socialmedium @Mediabistro]
- The Years Are Short: What may be ordinary to you, may be extraordinary to a child. Enjoy your time together.
- 10 Coolest Laptops: My jaw dropped watching the Roller Laptop video. That would be incredible for on the go.
- 15 of the World’s Strangest Flags
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It is vital to keep the theme of Red Ribbon Week alive. Drugs may never go away, but every child that stays away from them because they were influenced by this observance makes it worth the effort.
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