I will write two stories, and post two pictures, related to BlogHer’s 2011 conference. I told these stories several times at BlogHer’s 2011 conference, so if I spoke to you at all in San Diego, you probably already heard them. Possibly, you heard them more than once. Possibly, you heard them more than once as…
Author: Backpacking Dad
The Worst Giveaway Idea Ever: The #BlogHer11 and #HomeHer11 Terrible Jam Giveaways (Winners)
This was the worst idea I’ve ever had. Is that hyperbolic? I don’t know why I thought I could pull this off. So, the Terrible Jam Giveways: I had people attending #HomeHer11 enter to win by leaving a comment over on this post with the #HomeHer11 hashtag and enter to win some terrible jam. I…
Awakenings
A bedroom door bursts open, tiny muscles propelling the wood to describe an arc into the dark, quiet space where I am still sleeping. She patters across the floor, her continuation a quiet contrast against her closing-number entrance. As though counter-weighted with curiosity, my left eyelid lifts open against my will, shining a dim morning…