Day: September 14, 2011

gonna do a lil soul searching the next few days.  i’ll be offline and on vacay from work, making hard decisions.  who am i? who do i want to be? *what* do i want to be? …until we meet again, luvies…nightie night, sleep tight, don’t let the bed bugs bite!

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How I Got Organized, Part Three: What I Learned And Just What Is Organization, Anyway?

bookavore: This is the third of five blog posts about organization and how I got some, against all expectations. They started life as an attempt to get my thoughts in order for a session on efficiency in bookselling that I’m presenting next week and got out of hand. I assure you nobody is more surprised… Read More How I Got Organized, Part Three: What I Learned And Just What Is Organization, Anyway?

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today is the first day of the rest of my life. i have sooo many ideas, thoughts and plans. time to get hot! i’ve always wanted to make my mark, big time. i’m going to leave one so big that it can’t be ignored. i’m not scared anymore…gonna do some living, bitches! ~Porsha Williams, on… Read More

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Wade Mainer & The Sons Of The Mountaineers – Ramshackle Shack

http://assets.tumblr.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/10200148883/tumblr_lriapt7ide1qcw9y0&color=FFFFFF obitoftheday: Obit of the Day: Grandfather of Bluegrass Wade Mainer was never taught to play banjo. In between sets at local dances, he would pick up the banjos of other musicians and play around, eventually teaching himself. During the process Mainer rejected the then-popular “clawhammer” style, where players simply strummed the strings. (Hence the… Read More Wade Mainer & The Sons Of The Mountaineers – Ramshackle Shack

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