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Christ Church, Columbia celebrates the bi-centennial of the commencement of construction of their “ Old Brick” church . This special weekend celebration includes events on: Saturday August 22 , a special parish family picnic will be held from 5-8 PM to begin the festivities. At 5:30 Howard County Executive Ken Ulman will be on hand to declare August 22nd – Old Brick Day - A seven member band will perform outdoors...and later, a concert featuring the Summer String orchestra will be held... Read Full Story

At the end of her article on mixing business with pleasure in Social Media , author Jennifer Laycock suggests that there is no right way to build a Social Media profile. As I ponder that thought in relation to the growing popularity of social networking sites, I respectfully disagree with her idea. There is a right way to balance your personal life with your business life in your social media profile , and it is dependent upon what is comfortable to you. To maintain your professional... Read Full Story

I am a professional blogger and creative wordsmith who effectively massages text to clearly and concisely express others’ thoughts and ideas. I am committed to helping small businesses and busy professionals develop, enhance, and maintain an online presence using appropriate social media platforms. My passion is helping people effectively communicate and confidently represent themselves online. I have a special interest and strength in business copy writing, with emphasis on SEO. Identifying... Read Full Story

I read a great poem once that forever holds a special place in my heart. Today, as I chatted with a friend via Facebook , I knew the person on the other side of the chat window was one of my lifetime friends. No matter how much time passes between phone calls, IMs, or actual face-to-face visits, we act as though we saw each other yesterday. I honestly can't remember the last time I gave him a hug. He lives on the other side of the country, and his visits to the east coast are usually spent... Read Full Story

I'm all for changing habits and behaviors in the interest of protecting Mother Earth. I teach my kids to reduce, reuse, and recycle regularly. In fact, most days when we walk to and from school, we collect trash and recyclables along the way to properly dispose of them when we get home. Now, according to this article the US is recommending we paint flat roofs white, or another non-heat absorbing color. It could work. But I wonder if the practicality of actually implementing will ultimately be... Read Full Story

Is it just me, or is it a little ironic that on the same page the Baltimore Sun features an article about author Michael Pollan 's book In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto which lists several rules for eating healthy, is an article about and a huge picture of and article about a deep-fried sandwich that has been deemed MD's ultimate burger ? Read Full Story

The internet is filled with oodles of sites listing online coupon codes and "deals of the day" announcements. But few combine all of that with a focus on building a community of web-savvy shoppers willing to share the best deals around. Enter Buxr.com : a site that not only provides the coupon codes for thousands of on-line merchants, but allows its free-to-join community of members to provide details of other sales not provided by Buxr.com. Sales could be on-line or in-store, and once... Read Full Story

I'm a recovering control freak. That means I'm learning to stop trying to control anything and anyone other than myself. The insanity of thinking I can control what anyone else does, thinks, feels, says, means... just name a verb... is as insane as thinking I can control the weather. In many recovery programs, there's this 12 step approach. Even if you only know someone who knows someone in a 12 step recovery program, you've probably heard of the approach. If you're curious about what they... Read Full Story

I heard this song the other day on my drive home from... somewhere. It's been a while since I could call a song my life theme. And this one is perfect. Here's the link to the video. And here are the lyrics. They speak volumes to me. Ride lyrics Songwriters: Davey, Michael; Dorff, Andrew; Robbins, Chris; Yeah You wake up from your dreamin' and you don't want to face the day You can't find a reason to think your world will ever change You can hide beneath the covers Or you can run outside, head... Read Full Story

There's this website called Faceboook , and unless you've been living under a rock for the last 2 years, you've heard of it. You might even have your own profile up and running on the web. Chances are pretty good that if you have your own Facebook profile, you have a list of Friends with whom you like to stay connected. Friending on Facebook does not necessarily mean you have a deep, meaningful relationship. It could just mean the friend is someone you knew once and just want an easy way to... Read Full Story