Author: karen

Interrupted by a Screech, or Not 0

Interrupted by a Screech, or Not

Last week I heard about more “Driving While Texting” accidents than ever before. The problem has drawn heavy attention from lawmakers and law practitioners. Oprah is talking about it. The Georgia legislature is looking...

Goodwill and the Economy Co-Evolve 0

Goodwill and the Economy Co-Evolve

by Karen As a long-time supporter of thrift stores and Goodwill, both as a donor of stuff and as a customer, I was glad to see some of the savvy marketing and new technology...

How Cute are These Boots? 0

How Cute are These Boots?

by Karen Last Saturday morning our regular ritual was disturbed. Normally we go to the Marietta Square Farmer’s Market and run errands while listening to four favorite radio programs, “Martinis Con Queso”, “Wait,Wait Don’t...

Pearls 0

Pearls

By Karen I visited Japan a few days ahead of the Honda Grand Prix Hot Air Balloon Race in Tochigi Prefecture. The extra days helped me to get over jet lag, see a bit...

Sweet SweetWater 0

Sweet SweetWater

by Karen How many times can you say that you are a fan of a company when you don’t even use the product? I think SweetWater Brewery is great. I even like their motto...

National Storytelling Festival, Day Two 0

National Storytelling Festival, Day Two

by Karen The first day of the story telling festival was the short program presented in sets of two stories per hour with half hour breaks between sets. It acquaints listeners with a variety...

National Story Telling Festival 0

National Story Telling Festival

By Karen I am writing about my first day at the National Story Telling Festival on battery power by flashlight, firelight and moonlight at my campsite picnic table beside the Nolichucky River in Davy...

Thankful Sunshine 0

Thankful Sunshine

by Karen I do love the temperate rainforests of the Southeast and I’ve spent a summer in the humid cloud forests of Central America with that one particular camping trip when I finally started...