As I prepare to make some changes to my blog, I’d like to get your thoughts on the types of posts you enjoy the most. Won’t you please take 25 seconds to click here and participate in my poll? Thanks a mil!
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red cross blood drive
Sunday afternoon I went with two friends to the Jewish Community Center to participate in a Red Cross blood drive. It was my first time donating blood; I had tried when I was in high school but was told I had an iron deficiency and was not eligible. Luckily I passed the pre-screening this time, which was the longest part of the whole shebang. Once I was set up in a chair with a needle sticking out of my arm, the drawing of my blood went much faster than I had anticipated. And I didn’t get dizzy, lightheaded or nauseated.
I’m eligible to donate again on March 29, and I think I’ll head over to our local Red Cross chapter to give more blood. Right now I’m not doing any sort of volunteering, so if I can do good by giving blood, I’ll give it as often as I can. What they say is true: it feels good to do good.
You can see more photos from the blood drive on my Flickr page.
hiring a web designer
This isn’t a “How To” article on hiring a web designer; it’s a “How Do I?” post. I need to hire a graphic/web designer for a blog project I’m brainstorming, but I’m not sure how to go about doing that. I know a couple of designers, but I need to know what important questions to ask them before I make a decision. So… what questions should I ask prospective designers?
If anybody reading this is a blog designer and would be interested in talking to me about my upcoming project, please send me an email and include some FAQs about your business and a link to your portfolio.
Thanks for your help!
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twitter me
Silly, silly me. This whole time I’ve been telling people that my Twitter name is @pjinomaha, when I had actually misspelled it in my profile, adding an additional “J.” So if you are friends with @pjinjomaha (see that extra “J” after the “N”), please make sure to re-friend me and my properly spelled name: twitter.com/pjinomaha
Kudos to my coney for catching my error.
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life without blogging
It’s been nearly a week since I’ve done anything blog-related. I haven’t written anything on mine or read anybody else’s because I’ve been doing so much traveling and haven’t had any time to sit in front of a computer.
Last Thursday I went into NYC to see “Spring Awakening” and spent Friday taking photographs around my old neighborhood in the theater district. Friday night I took a train up to Danbury, CT to visit some college friends and stayed until Sunday. Monday I rode an Amtrak train down to Washington, DC for President Obama’s inauguration on Tuesday, returning to my parents’ house in NJ on Wednesday. Today I have to get myself together because I’m flying back to Omaha tonight.
My sister is coming to Omaha with me and will stay for a couple of days. Even with her there, I hope to return to my normal schedule as much as possible, which includes blogging because, truthfully, I’ve missed it! I have a ton of photos to edit and post–pics from NYC and DC. And I have a bunch of stories to tell, such as my experience standing on the Mall in DC on Inauguration Day.
So stick around, I’ll be right back!
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