Archive for June, 2007
a good writer is born
I am listening to Inside PR #64 podcast, where they are debating whether a good writer is born or made -- their vote is for born. "You can make a good writer better," states one of the two voices floating from my computer.The one quote I heard today that I absolutely loved: "(Good) writing is the price of entry to the PR world."YES, YES, [...]
need to make some decisions
Personally, I hate change. I hate having to move apartments. I hate looking for a new job, starting a new job. I hate having to reaccustom myself to new practices and habits.I am a creature of habit. I like continuity.I guess, really, I'm not unlike everyone else. We all like some safety, security, continuance in our lives. If everything changed [...]
education news & links
Some news & links for your reading pleasure:Alvin ISD turns to Plato for educational tools, reported by the Houston Business JournalUNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON-CLEAR LAKE Literary magazine accepting entries, reported by the Houston ChroniclePublic gets chance to tour Clear Springs High, reported by the Houston ChronicleAlvin, Pearland teachers [...]
Web Junkie news & links
Vertical Response gives us 5 Basics for Climbing the Search Engine Ladder that are touted as "EASY, QUICK and FREE." They are: reciprocal linking, keyword analysis, keyword density, clean code and attention to the title tag. The Blog Herald has some good tips on improving your blog. Tips to get more comments, and tips to make a good first [...]
heard from Iraq
"They attacked us today. A mortar hit about 30 feet from where I sleep," my brother wrote to me recently. "I slept through the whole thing."Only him...
Get Fit for Life @ Your Library®
This summer, don’t just sit around…get fit and have fun at your neighborhood library. The Houston Public Library presents the Fit For Life event series to promote health awareness and physical fitness. The Fit For Life series coincides with Teen Summer Slam and Summer Reading Program, the library’s busiest time of year for teens and [...]
Opera to Go!
Houston Public Library & Houston Grand Opera Present “Opera to Go!”Dr. Dulcamara's Magical Restorative Tonic!Art is only minutes away from your door at the Houston Public Library. The Houston Public Library invites children to see and hear the beauty of Opera with Dr. Dulcamara’s Magical Restorative Tonic! Set in the Old West, this [...]
The Circus @ Your Library®
The big top has risen and clown cars are filling up, tooting their horns, and hitting the streets of Houston on the way to your library. The Houston Public Library invites children of all ages to performances by Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus clowns during June 4-8. The clowns will bring their big red noses and much more to ten [...]
Hip Hop Cafe: Dancin' In the Streets
The Houston Public Library, H-E-B, and 97.9 The Box Radio have partnered to present a week-long Hip Hop Cafe: Dancin' in the Streets program series for our community's teens. All programs are free to the public and take place Monday, June 4th through Saturday, June 9th at the Fifth Ward Neighborhood Library, located at 4014 Market, 77020, [...]
