Angry Readhead tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-370079 2010-09-04T22:11:15-04:00 The Constant Quest For Unattainable Goals TypePad 101 Things Update tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834cb317569e20133f3c9ebb6970b 2010-09-04T22:11:15-04:00 2010-09-04T22:10:32-04:00 How is everyone doing with their 101 things in 1001 days? My list is coming along slowly but surely, and I confess to an amazing urge to rewrite it, using what I know from experience to be better, more specific... Vickie New Docs tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834cb317569e20133ed761a19970b 2010-05-10T19:58:58-04:00 2010-05-10T19:59:49-04:00 So I ordered a new pair of boots from Vixens & Angels, the online presence of a physical store out of Denver. I have used them before, and since Zappos sold out to Amazon, they have become one of my... Vickie What I Believe Part 2 tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834cb317569e201348098d2f7970c 2010-05-07T23:55:44-04:00 2010-05-07T23:58:45-04:00 Nobody said it better than Neil Gaiman in American Gods: What I say is, a town isn't a town without a bookstore. It may call itself a town, but unless it's got a bookstore it knows it's not fooling a... Vickie What I Believe tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834cb317569e20133ed5eea69970b 2010-05-06T21:24:19-04:00 2010-05-06T21:20:15-04:00 I believe in the power of the written word to change lives. That is why I want to open a bookstore through a grant from the Pepsi Refresh Project. How can you help? Vote for my project here, every day... Vickie And Now For Something Completly Different tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834cb317569e2013480865e50970c 2010-05-06T12:47:08-04:00 2010-05-06T12:47:08-04:00 A very good TED speech by Simon Sinek. He also has a book, Start With Why, that is probably worth a read. This has to be the best way to communicate your message. Take 18 minutes and watch. It's certainly... Vickie Apparently People Like Buttons Better Than Links tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834cb317569e20133ed3cd0b8970b 2010-05-04T21:15:38-04:00 2010-05-04T21:15:20-04:00 It would be greatly appreciated if you would vote for my bookstore in the Pepsi Refresh Project. With your help, I can achieve something I've been dreaming about for over 10 years. Without your help, it would be financially impossible.... Vickie And The Beat Goes On tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834cb317569e20133ed297a06970b 2010-05-03T18:16:24-04:00 2010-05-03T18:19:35-04:00 If you have not already, I strongly suggest you go here:http://pep.si/9NQCda and vote for my bookstore in the Pepsi Refresh Project. I need you to vote every day during the month of May. I also strongly suggest, because you'd never... Vickie Still Dreaming tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834cb317569e20133ed238424970b 2010-05-02T22:38:14-04:00 2010-05-02T22:38:14-04:00 Thanks to everyone who's been talking me up to their friends through email, facebook, myspace, twitter, or in person. I really appreciate all the help. Just in case you missed the link, vote for my independent bookstore here all through... Vickie <link rel="alternate" type="text/html" href="http://angryreadhead.typepad.com/vickie/2010/05/why-have-i-not-noticed-how-neat-the-dashboard-is-yet.html" /> <link rel="replies" type="text/html" href="http://angryreadhead.typepad.com/vickie/2010/05/why-have-i-not-noticed-how-neat-the-dashboard-is-yet.html" thr:count="0" /> <id>tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834cb317569e20133ed2278c3970b</id> <published>2010-05-02T18:46:53-04:00</published> <updated>2010-05-02T18:46:53-04:00</updated> <summary>Why have I not noticed how neat the dashboard is yet?</summary> <author> <name>Vickie</name> </author> </entry> <entry> <title>Help Me Achieve My Dream tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834cb317569e20134804a0bfb970c 2010-05-01T06:30:11-04:00 2010-05-01T06:30:57-04:00 I applied for a $250,000 grant with the Pepsi Refresh Project to open a bookstore in my hometown of Dracut, MA. Please vote for my project every day from May 1st to May 31st, here: http://pep.si/9NQCda Feel free to forward... Vickie