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Spring in Maine

April 9, 2011 By brenda michelson

A leisurely swim…

Zephyr and Burley, Pleasant River

… toweling off in the snow

Zephyr making snow devils

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Zephyr on “Cloud Watch”

August 26, 2009 By brenda michelson

Zephyr doing his part for the family business…

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[Note: This was a test of the Posterous Service for use with my to be launched (redacted) project.]

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A small action on Blog Action Day 2008 – Poverty

October 15, 2008 By brenda michelson

As I considered what to write for today’s blog action day on poverty, I couldn’t help but think of how fortunate I am to be contemplating ‘poverty as an issue’ from behind a keyboard as opposed to as a life circumstance. Going down that path for a minute, I’m grateful my grandparents had the foresight and fortitude to reach Ellis Island and that my parents instilled in me the importance of education, working hard and living within means (savings good, debt bad). Essentially, my family provided me the circumstance and tools to reach towards success. 

At this point, it became clear to me what my blog action day ‘action’ should be. Give others an opportunity to create their own success. This led me straight to Kiva.org, a micro-lending site that brokers loans between individuals and (working poor) entrepreneurs in the developed world. 

I just made my first loans, one for bigger fishing nets and another to transport a child to school. Check it out, do what makes sense for you.

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I’ve been “blog-tagged”…

December 13, 2006 By brenda michelson

Sunday, Jeff Pulver started a game of "blog-tag" in which participants are asked to share 5 little known things about themselves, and then tag 5 people on their blogroll.  This morning, I saw that Anil John tagged me.  So, in the spirit of continuing the meme, here’s my list:

1. I started in technology as a COBOL programmer.  My first "hot-skill" was IDMS/ADSO.  I could probably still traverse an IDMS database network if pressured.

2. Prior to IT, to pay for school, I was a waitress, short-order cook, and an inventory service counter.  Imagine the fun of hand counting bins of razors in department stores!

3. In high school, I was an all conference tennis player.  I now use that "lollipop" shaped racket to hit tennis balls to my golden retrievers.

4. One of my goldens, Blaze, was an L.L. Bean catalog cover dog.  He was part of a "dogs sell" test in 1996.

5. The one monthly print publication I always read is Vanity Fair.

And now, my tag victims from my blogroll…  Sandy, Jeff Schneider, JT, Patty, and Steve Jones.

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