5 Things I Learned From the Sniffles

by Karen D. SwimI have not been sick in nearly a decade. The last time I was ill, I accidentally threw my pager away…on trash day! When I returned to work, I asked my boss for the dreaded paperwork to replace it. It was then she laughed and said the sweetest words: “You can replace [...]

Social Media Bum Rush

by Karen D. SwimHappy Saturday! I am sitting here with a red nose, and a box of tissue trying to recover from a nasty cold. The Queen of Fierce (QOF) has crowned me the Princess of Fierce but today my tiara is feeling a little crooked. How sick am I? Well, my brother tells me [...]

Fierce Friday!

by Karen D. SwimFierce Kitty photo courtesy of Johnny Huh, Flickr This week an issue surfaced which so resonated with me that it has reignited a passion that was in danger of flickering. It began with a fiery post by Connie Reece, whom I have since designated the “Queen of Fierce.” Please read her original [...]

Truth in Advertising

by Karen D. Swim Frank Martin wrote a post yesterday on product packaging. A German company did a study comparing product packaging to the actual contents and the results were eye opening. If you have ever purchased something that did not quite look like the pretty picture on the box, this study shows that all [...]

8 Random Things About Me

by Karen D. Swim A few weeks ago I was tagged by Joanna Young at Confident Writing to write on the topic “Eight random things about me.” Never having participated in a meme I was both excited and petrified! Luckily for me it is a meme with loose rules, and no deadlines so I randomly [...]