2008 National Alpaca Farm Days September-29-2008
Cute Furry Smiling Alpaca Camelids
National Alpaca Farm Days took place this weekend (September 27 & 28, 2008) — an event I immediately put on my calendar earlier this month after seeing a TV commercial (and the official Web site) promoting the event with these smiling animals. I've never seen alpacas up close and personal before! ...

Attending "Three Cups of Tea" Author David Oliver Relin Book Lecture September-15-2008
How Individuals Can Change the World
On August 27, a good friend called to invite me to attend a special lecture with her that evening at Rockford College's Maddox Theatre to hear David Oliver Relin, co-author (with Greg Mortenson) of the best selling book, "Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time." ...

SARK Names Chris Dunmire's Creativity-Portal.com An 'Excellent Writing Resource' September-10-2008
Creativity Portal News
Official announcement on Creativity Portal news page. ...

Juicy Pens, Thirsty Paper by SARK September-10-2008
Creativity Portal Named An 'Excellent Writing Resource' by SARK!
Sixteen days ago I received the most wonderful news: My 8-year Web project, Creativity Portal (creativity-portal.com) is a featured "Excellent Writing Resource" in Chapter 8 of best-selling author SARK's (planetsark.com) newest book, Juicy Pens, Thirsty Paper (Gifting the World with Your Words and Stories and Creating the Time and Energy to Actually DO It). ...

A Praying Mantis at My Front Door September-6-2008
A Visual Photo Journal
Tuesday morning I opened my front door and found this little critter praying someone would answer. My curiosity was care-fully engaged as I looked this little work of art over, and I was shocked when she swiveled her head towards me when I got too close! ...

Nit Wits #44: Fall Tree September-4-2008
If a tree falls in a forest ...
Welcome to my first animated Nit Wits comic ever! Whew — what a lot of work that was. Even with cutting-edge graphics software technology and user-friendly animation plotters, crafting this baby still took a lot of skill, planning, and time! ...

What's a Blog Tour? September-2-2008
Creative Promotion for Virtual Times
Here's a fun thing you can do to promote your next published book: take it on a blog tour. That's what Canadian author Linda Dessau did with her new book The Customizable Style Guide for Coaches Who Write. Of course yours truly was invited to participate — see how I played with this tourportunity here. ...