http://www.lodivalleynews.com Lodi WI's Interactive Information Source Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:57:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.lodivalleynews.com/local-scribes/comment-page-1/#comment-365 Lodi Valley News Local Scribes Local Writers for Lodi WI and the Lake Wisconsin area | LodiValleyNews.com Sun, 17 May 2009 12:21:38 +0000 http://www.lodivalleynews.com/?page_id=968#comment-365 [...] Usually The Woman took me everywhere with her.  Even after I inadvertently tore all of the fabric off of the ceiling of her car, she STILL took me along. Then, after I jumped out of the window of our car and in through the window of a complete strangers car while sitting at a stoplight, she forgave me again.  I honestly didn’t think I would live that one down…but I did!  I believed The Woman loved me.  So much, it seems, I could get away with just about anything. Read the rest of the story. [...] [...] Usually The Woman took me everywhere with her.  Even after I inadvertently tore all of the fabric off of the ceiling of her car, she STILL took me along. Then, after I jumped out of the window of our car and in through the window of a complete strangers car while sitting at a stoplight, she forgave me again.  I honestly didn’t think I would live that one down…but I did!  I believed The Woman loved me.  So much, it seems, I could get away with just about anything. Read the rest of the story. [...]

]]> http://www.lodivalleynews.com/local-scribes/comment-page-1/#comment-363 Lodi Valley News Local Scribes Local Writers for Lodi WI and the Lake Wisconsin area | LodiValleyNews.com Sun, 17 May 2009 12:15:39 +0000 http://www.lodivalleynews.com/?page_id=968#comment-363 [...] Camping is always an adventure for us, but the first trip had some very memorable moments.  We arrived late in the afternoon, after having spent several hours waiting at the mechanic’s office.  Earlier in the day, I had gone on a very short joy ride in The Woman’s car and ended up crashing the car into the sign at the mini mall in Baraboo. As a result of the great car crashing incident, certain things needed to be fixed to make things legal for us to drive. So, we got to our campsite a little later than planned but there was still plenty of daylight left for at least one good adventure. Read more… [...] [...] Camping is always an adventure for us, but the first trip had some very memorable moments.  We arrived late in the afternoon, after having spent several hours waiting at the mechanic’s office.  Earlier in the day, I had gone on a very short joy ride in The Woman’s car and ended up crashing the car into the sign at the mini mall in Baraboo. As a result of the great car crashing incident, certain things needed to be fixed to make things legal for us to drive. So, we got to our campsite a little later than planned but there was still plenty of daylight left for at least one good adventure. Read more… [...]

]]> http://www.lodivalleynews.com/local-scribes/comment-page-1/#comment-267 Foible of Finney, pt. 4 | LodiValleyNews.com Fri, 17 Apr 2009 17:50:06 +0000 http://www.lodivalleynews.com/?page_id=968#comment-267 [...] I mentioned her earlier, Camille The Cat.  She had become very special to me in the first year of my life.  I considered her one of my best friends although I’m not sure the feeling was always mutual.  You see, I grew to be around 50 lbs that first year and sometimes I didn’t know my own strength.  Camille was an old cat that much I knew.  The Woman had adopted her from the Humane Society several years before I came to live with them and she was never sure how old Camille was.  The Woman said of Camille that she was a good girl who never, ever, caused anyone any trouble.  I hated to admit it but I had to agree. Read more… [...] [...] I mentioned her earlier, Camille The Cat.  She had become very special to me in the first year of my life.  I considered her one of my best friends although I’m not sure the feeling was always mutual.  You see, I grew to be around 50 lbs that first year and sometimes I didn’t know my own strength.  Camille was an old cat that much I knew.  The Woman had adopted her from the Humane Society several years before I came to live with them and she was never sure how old Camille was.  The Woman said of Camille that she was a good girl who never, ever, caused anyone any trouble.  I hated to admit it but I had to agree. Read more… [...]

]]> http://www.lodivalleynews.com/local-scribes/comment-page-1/#comment-261 Review of Your Marketing Sucks | LodiValleyNews.com Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:48:45 +0000 http://www.lodivalleynews.com/?page_id=968#comment-261 [...] Talk about controversial! Imagine saying that to your client or manager? Mark Stevens, as president of a marketing firm, has done it and lived to tell about working with those clients to improve their sales and profits through his “Extreme Marketing” approach. I first read this book when I started at my current job. In fact, it is required reading to ensure our professional staff focuses on the right things when working with a client. Read more… [...] [...] Talk about controversial! Imagine saying that to your client or manager? Mark Stevens, as president of a marketing firm, has done it and lived to tell about working with those clients to improve their sales and profits through his “Extreme Marketing” approach. I first read this book when I started at my current job. In fact, it is required reading to ensure our professional staff focuses on the right things when working with a client. Read more… [...]

]]> http://www.lodivalleynews.com/local-scribes/comment-page-1/#comment-218 Lodi Valley News Wendy Soucie Review for Lodi WI and the Lake Wisconsin area | LodiValleyNews.com Mon, 06 Apr 2009 13:11:54 +0000 http://www.lodivalleynews.com/?page_id=968#comment-218 [...] Have you seen the TV commercial, “Let Brown Help You”? The long-haired guy draws a picture of boxes that turn into the solution to your freight problems – a UPS truck. I love that guy. He can draw and even I get his visual! He is showing us, with no text, how to solve a problem. That is visual thinking. I selected this month’s book, The Back of the Napkin, by Dan Roam, because it discusses developing visual thinking. Roam’s book explores the concept of visual thinking with a plethora of examples, and then carries it further by providing concrete steps to understand the process of thinking visually. Finally, it discusses and shows how to apply it in business. Read more… [...] [...] Have you seen the TV commercial, “Let Brown Help You”? The long-haired guy draws a picture of boxes that turn into the solution to your freight problems – a UPS truck. I love that guy. He can draw and even I get his visual! He is showing us, with no text, how to solve a problem. That is visual thinking. I selected this month’s book, The Back of the Napkin, by Dan Roam, because it discusses developing visual thinking. Roam’s book explores the concept of visual thinking with a plethora of examples, and then carries it further by providing concrete steps to understand the process of thinking visually. Finally, it discusses and shows how to apply it in business. Read more… [...]

]]> http://www.lodivalleynews.com/local-scribes/comment-page-1/#comment-191 Lodi WI Wisconsin Local Writers Gary N-Ski poem | LodiValleyNews.com Mon, 30 Mar 2009 18:15:31 +0000 http://www.lodivalleynews.com/?page_id=968#comment-191 [...] boats, tsunami-like wakes, high tech rods and bullet-proof fishing line. Find the poem on our Local Scribes [...] [...] boats, tsunami-like wakes, high tech rods and bullet-proof fishing line. Find the poem on our Local Scribes [...]

]]> http://www.lodivalleynews.com/local-scribes/comment-page-1/#comment-109 Rebecca Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:22:11 +0000 http://www.lodivalleynews.com/?page_id=968#comment-109 Could Finney be any cuter? What a great story and I can't wait to keep reading about him. I've known a few dogs in my life who, I swear, thought they were the King of the castle. It's fun to read about someone elses royalty. Thanks for the fun!! Could Finney be any cuter? What a great story and I can’t wait to keep reading about him. I’ve known a few dogs in my life who, I swear, thought they were the King of the castle. It’s fun to read about someone elses royalty. Thanks for the fun!!

]]> http://www.lodivalleynews.com/local-scribes/comment-page-1/#comment-104 peg zaemisch Wed, 18 Mar 2009 22:21:23 +0000 http://www.lodivalleynews.com/?page_id=968#comment-104 Hey! Great writing all! Good to hear about Finney and his regal lineage. And Stench! What can I say? Gag. Keep writing! Your work is delightful. Hey! Great writing all! Good to hear about Finney and his regal lineage. And Stench! What can I say? Gag. Keep writing! Your work is delightful.

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