The Google vs Facebook War - Gone Wild!

Apparently, according to Blogger (a Google product), Facebook isn't even a word, much less a company.

See spell check screen shot...

The Secret to Social Media Promotion

What is Social Media good for? If I've heard it once, I've heard it a thousand times, "Social Media is NOT about self promotion!" I get it. I get it. Companies, businesses and self made experts shouldn't promote themselves. Social media consumers don't like pushy people.

Yesterday, I discovered a secret way, quite by accident, to use Social Media to advance your own cause. It worked. It's worked many times, almost every time. Interested?

A Rose Is...

Sometimes, a rose is more than a rose...

Yes, Taylor, another flower.

Happy Mother's Day

As you no doubt know, I have the most amazing mother in the world. I hope your day is fantastic mom!

One of her favorite poems captured below...

The poet, Archibald Rutledge, is South Carolina native who died in 1973. He seemed to savor life and wrote both poetry and prose to capture that experience. I've looked for this poem online and have not been able to find any record of it. This photo is one I took last year from a records book on file at Brookgreen Gardens. The photo is of a stone engraving of the poem that probably dates from the 1960's. 

Aha! Moment Comes to Winston Salem

Apparently the folks over at Mutual of Omaha' Aha Moment campaign are coming to Winston-Salem, NC in June 2011. At least two of us local bloggers have been contacted and asked to participate. So, I guess I'll be joining Kristen over at fourhensandarooster  in the Aha Moment Air Stream to share my Aha Moment - which won't be anywhere near as good as hers...

After I received the email invitation, I wrote back and asked what 'specifically' interested them in hearing from me. They pointed me to a single line in the bio of my website:  "...this stuck out to me - 'Kim Williams believes that who we are begins with what we believe and what we believe is created by what we do every day.'"


Truth is, there is a great deal of life behind those words - maybe even something worth sharing.

What Should I Read?

I recently purchased a Kindle and have seen my reading volume take a bit of an up-tick. My daughter  sent me an Amazon e-gift card for my birthday and now, I'm puzzled as to what to purchase next.

So, what should I read?

Recent reads include:

1. The Shallows, Nicolas Carr
2. The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell
3. The Blood that Bonds, Christopher Buecheler
4. Full Dark, No Stars, Steven King

Please feel free to offer suggestions...

Happy Birthday to Me!

Born May 2, 1958 to William Earl and Claudia Elizabeth Williams. Youngest of three children. Pamela Earl (1952) and Jan Everette (1957). Still as cute as ever!