Research your child's name and make a booklet for the child to keep. If he is named after a relative, include their history with pictures if possible. Tell him about famous people with his name, places that may carry the same name etc. It would be fun to find a person who shares the same name and birthday! Stranger things have happened!

... ;if your business model is purely one of content distribution it's perhaps time to exit. Of course, I heartily endorse his comments about the fundamentally social nature of music (and linklove) " this is perhaps evidence of the fact that we tend to enjoy doing stuff together.  Perhaps music is the ultimate social good, rather than the private good record labels would like it to be" ...

... a drink. Next week she is taking off for a few days to visit her family. I think our next play time will be next weekend. Oh, that reminds me, the Christmas show is next weekend. Hopefully Betty can come with me. I have never been to it, so I want to go and see what it’s all about. No worries people! I will blog about all the stuff as it happens. Posted in Christmas, Family Stuff, LinkLove

... , too. I will choose to get some work done this break. I know that poor work choices affect my family and personal choices. I think I need to work on making good personal and life choices, too. Hello? Chocolate bar and cupcake? The point is this: I'm back to blogging. I feel pretty energized! Thanks, too, to the Science Goddess, who sent a little linklove my way. I'm quite chuffed.

... to be linked in a story. Try not to link to Wikipedia but to other sources, even smaller ones. Create a virtuous cycle between you (AOL) and a smaller site from which you may be capturing a story. Linklove is real. Use it.  Headline: Make sure the first few words and first graf contain the critical keywords: "Now,US Drywall Rots, Sucks. Eats Your Home." That's a good head. ...

... with Julien Smith: Trust Agents: Using the Web to Build Influence, Improve Reputation, and Earn Trust Create a virtuous cycle between you (AOL) and a smaller site from which you may be capturing a story. Linklove is real. Use it. I love the idea that Aol, this giant company, is trying to promote the idea of linking to smaller sites that can use the traffic. The entire document looks at the web ...

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