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Links: Meet Me at the Fair 2010 Edition

Sunday, October 17th, 2010 at 6:11 PM Category: Business, Language, Life Tips, Links, Meryl's Notes Blog 3 comments

No, not in St. Louis! Texas State Fair in Big D! Late with the links because of Blog Action Day and being exhausted from the fair. More deets in the next edition of links. On with the show!

state fair big tex Links: Meet Me at the Fair 2010 Edition

OK, so you can barely see us... but gotta have the traditional photo with Big Tex

Brain food…

Web Pages Are from Mars, Blog Posts Are from Venus: Short, powerful blog post on the difference between blogs and static pages. I never considered that web pages were men and blog posts were women
Nine Quick Tips to Identify Clutter: I’m finally gonna get rid of that cookie decorator kit. I have never used it. I remember buying it at a big sale. Well, jolly good it did. Never used it. I hate wasting money, but it’s taking up space and will pay off more with a begone.
How “Fun” Can Be Your Best Discipline Technique: So simple, yet tired parents may struggle to remember these things when they need it. (Goodness knows, I have selective memory… when I am in a situation, I can’t recall any of the tips.)
7 Ways to Keep the Sales Rolling in Your Small Business: Melinda Emerson, author of Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months, gives you seven ways to evaluate your marketing strategy’s effectiveness.
7 Tips for Work-Life Balance: Good reminders of what’s important. I’m lucky to have a the best partner in life in Paul, my husband. It does make a difference.

For fun because we’re allowed…

Quotation Marks Fail: Grammar cops… get ready to wince.
Exploding Dog Inbox Cartoon: Inbox zero… not the ideal way.
Weird and Wacky Travel Signs: Sure fire way to laughter no matter how deep the doldrums. Seen any hitchhiking butterflies? Better warn ‘em it’s not a good idea. [Link: Paul Steele]
License Plate Win! I love discovering and deciphering personalized plates.
Do you have a flow chart? [Link: Guy LeCharles Gonzalez] Does your brand need a new logo? Use this chart to find out.

Tags: Big Tex, flow charts, grammar, state fair, Texas State Fair

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3 comments

Posted by Brad Shorr on October 18th, 2010, 7:04 AM
Hi Meryl, I always look forward to your weekly links! Thanks for adding my post – it was a fun one to write.
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Posted by Links: Post State Fair 2010 Edition on October 25th, 2010, 8:51 AM
[...] Quick review of what we did: Watched diving show, rode rides (I did the Texas Star and a small, jerky roller coaster with my older son), checked out the cars in the auto show (The Dallas Auto Show is better) and walked for miles. Of course, we got a pic with Big Tex. [...]