by Melinda VanLone | Feb 6, 2012 | Photos, Thoughts |
Last week I tagged along with my husband who went to New Orleans for a conference. It seemed like a good way to have a mini-vacation of sorts, and I considered it work-related. What better way to come up with new ideas for stories than to go to someplace like New...
by Melinda VanLone | Jan 30, 2012 | Thoughts |
This week I’m venturing beyond my front door. I’m getting on a plane and heading to New Orleans! I’m beyond excited, because I’ve never been there and it makes me giddy to travel to a new place and see how they do things. This last week I was talking with...
by Melinda VanLone | Jan 23, 2012 | Thoughts |
As I go about my consumerism I’m struck by the service, or lack thereof, which I receive for my hard-earned money. When it’s particularly bad I find myself shaking my head thinking customer service has died and we, the consumer, let it happen. We are at the funeral...
by Melinda VanLone | Jan 20, 2012 | Photos, Stories, Thoughts |
“I’ve never seen anything like it.” Serin squatted down next to the old tire. Her crisp, blue uniform created a contrast against the green field behind her. Bran wondered how nobody had picked up on just how beautiful she was. Her black hair whipped around in the...
by Melinda VanLone | Jan 18, 2012 | Thoughts |
A lot of you may have noticed I don’t normally talk about anything political here. Or religion. And I try to avoid the whole Mac v PC debate although I’m sure my preference leaks out from time to time. The reason is I’m not a big fan of losing...
by Melinda VanLone | Jan 16, 2012 | Thoughts |
It’s coming up on one of my favorite TV times of year…commercial season! You know, the weeks around the Super Bowl where advertisers break out their best (hopefully) and funniest (hopefully) commercials. I’ll watch the Super Bowl for the ads alone, never mind the...
