And see? If he weren't wearing that jersey, Vince Vaughan wouldn't have noticed….. (note to self – find out what teams Johnny Depp cheers for and buy jerseys.)

Sounds like another whirlwind day in the life of the most prolific writer I know, Devon. 🙂

Anne, anything good being read?

I mostly read novels this weekend… the week looks good.

Best of peace and love on MLK day to all of you.

I was up far too early after little sleep and took the car in. Worth it, though, because I now have a happy car. Hope the scolding I gave my students gets them back on track — only two weeks into class and they're slacking off? Uh uh.

Teaching, writing, unpacking this week, with another round trip to CT late in the week, a lecture/luncheon on shipwrecks and a tree identifying walk.

Gotta get some marketing in there somewhere or March will be lean! 😉

I have to admit, I don't understand how or why entire communities get so worked up over sports. I mean, they're games. Games are supposed to be lighthearted fun, but some people take sports way too seriously. Obviously, I'm not a sports fan. You'd think growing up in a single-parent household led by a dad I would have absorbed team spirit through osmosis if nothing else. Nope.

The only time I sat through a football game (granted I was in the farthest chair from the TV and knitting) was when the Bears were in the Super Bowl. I was glad they won – if they'd lost Dad would have been grumpy for days. My favorite Super Bowl Sunday was a few years ago. In my utter avoidance of even knowing which teams were playing in the Super Bowl, I watched a bit of Animal Planet's Puppy Bowl (hey – they're adorable puppies romping around to help promote pet adoption, and the Water Bowl Cam is so cool). It had snowed all day, I went out to shovel. It was already dark. Totally silent. So incredibly peaceful – until I was halfway done and every snowblower in town started up almost simultaneously. The football game was over.

My week will include at least 2 or 3 rounds of shoveling, if local forecasts are accurate. Interviews begin today for a 2,500-word article; I have at least a dozen more to schedule. I need to write up a quick 800-word profile. This weekend I made a list of some article ideas I want to send out today or tomorrow. I also need to crank out a column today.

Enjoy your day off, Wendy. 🙂

Nice message, Cathy. 🙂 Sounds like you're quite busy today, too!

Becky, it helps to list the things in your area that are special to you. I love where I live right now. I try to find those things that would make it tough to leave here. There are many. Going home is great, but I remember impatiently waiting to leave. I love the people, but the job opportunities are impossibly low. Here, I'm surrounded by a great little town with great entertainment, restaurants, stores and store owners, and I'm starting to make friends with many of the locals (in passing, but it's a start).

I am working with a local graphic designer on a logo which is fun. I'm hoping maybe I can use Jake's advice and get some mutual referrals going.

I'm waiting on some feedback from a client on a new educational campaign in the health care industry. I have the deposit for one piece and it looks like several others could evolve from that.

Then there is always the blogging-mine & clients.

I posted on Twitter to honor Martin Luther King, do something nice for someone. Pay it forward. I like you remembrance as well. I remember those times as scary to a teenager who hadn't forgotten the assassination of the Kennedys. Give peace a chance. Have a great week, everyone!

I am not thinking about or discussing work today. Friends want to take me out for B-day lunch and I'm going to enjoy every second of it. Work will wait until tomorrow.

Have a good day and I hope your marketing ideas pan out for you.

No school here today, which means no teenagers to pry out of bed and get off to school. I was at my desk 10 minutes after waking up, and got an hour's worth of work in before stopping for breakfast. I'm struggling to find the angle on a 1500-word advertorial due today. There won't be a respite after that; I need to write two more this week, along with making good progress on an 8 page direct response sales letter, and conferring with my subcontract writers to keep them on track this week. Plus, hubby and I may sneak away for a few days in February, so I need to get ahead on everything that might be due while I'm gone.