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Things wordy, geeky, and webbyLinks: Father’s Day 2010 Edition
Friday, June 18th, 2010 at 11:25 AM |
Meryl's Dad with his parents
My dad wasn’t an outdoorsy beyond playing sports. Yet, he once took me fishing at a nearby lake. I don’t recall the lake or the actual time spent fishing. The picture that comes to mind is us leaving our home and getting in the car. We also had a great conversation because he taught me a new vocabulary word. Unfortunately, I don’t remember the word — just the experience of being with him and learning something.
I asked my mom about it. She said he took me to Lake Weatherford to swim and maybe Benbrook Lake to fish. (Both in Fort Worth, TX, area.) I learned something new about my dad. He liked fishing and used to go deep-sea fishing with his Uncle Abe and David in Atlantic City (Dad was from Brooklyn).
Brain food…
- What It Takes to Be an Agent: Love books, but don’t want to be an author? Learn about agentdom (or agenthood?).
- 4 Detective Tricks to Find Your Customers in Social Media: One of the key things businesses need to do before diving in social media is know where their target market hangs out online. Of course, you can jump into something and be an early adopter, but you still need to know this information before you plan.
- Pros and Cons of an MFA: Cute cartoon. I’d love to get an MFA or MLA in the future. I hope by the time I’m ready that there’s a local program or an online program (without video lectures) that fits. Why do I want to do it? Practice, feedback, challenge and education. [Link: Elizabeth Craig]
- How to Stand out on LinkedIn: Authored by LinkedIn VP, Steve Patrizi. Meryl’s LinkedIn here.
- A Writer’s Serenity Prayer: Rough day? Read this inspirational post.
- 5 Lies Unpublished Writers Tell Themselves (and the Truths That Can Get Them Published): #3 is my favorite.
- 12 Ways to Market Your Book by Giving Away Free Stuff. It can work… when done right and the article gives great examples. I don’t fall for those $300 worth of freebies, which includes a bunch of ebooks, articles and other stuff I never get around to reading.
And for fun because we’re allowed…
- Rubikcubism: Space invaders, Pac-man, Mona Lisa… who knew the befuddling Rubik’s Cube could do so many things. Beware that some of the pictures may not be safe for work. [Link: Bit Rebels]
- 65+ Incredible Soccer Action Shots and Portraits and World Cup Stop Motion Made with Lego – USA vs England: In honor of the World Cup action. [First link: bkmacdaddy]
- Super Mario Sticky Note Stop Motion: Wow, that’s patience.
- Hello Kitty Now in Star Wars and Star Trek: Amazing what adding a little ribbon does for Darthy’s personality. Too cute. My husband — father of our three children — loves Star Wars and Star Trek. So here’s 18 Astonishing Star Wars Sand Sculptures from BitRebels (obviously, I love this site) in his honor.
- A Geeky Stop Motion Animation Created With Fire: Cool. Just cool.
Share a memory of your father or a male role model.
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2 comments
Meryl, it’s funny certain events from childhood are so crystal clear but it is never the event,or place that stands out over the time it is just the time spent with those we love. A great reminder for all those currently parenting. Thanks for the rich array of links too, can’t wait to dig in!
.-= Karen Swim’s blog …Community, Inspiration and The Muse =-.
Thanks! I liked the Linked-in article.
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