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On janiceperson.com – Good Folks, the Zoo, World Population, Memphis, & #Classic12

While some of the subscribers are still getting migrated over to my new site http://janiceperson.com, I thought I’d follow a friend’s advice and send an update to all of you who are still following this blog. This way, those who haven’t already gotten over to the new website, can still see what’s going on in [...]

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Remembering Martin Luther King Jr. & Civil Rights Efforts

Travel most of the week followed by a redeye and weather-induced issues on traffic, cut my office time to just one day this past week. One of the topics we discussed was the upcoming holiday in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr’s birthday. Sitting here on the weekend, I tried to get photos from my [...]

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Standing Out by the Numbers — Top 10 Posts Read Here in 2011

As I looked back at 2011 on the blog, One of the things I thought may interest some of you (especially those of you who have yet to subscribe to the blog) is what sets this blog apart from others. One way to quickly show that is doing a top ten list. So what rose [...]

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Remembering Rockabilly Legend (& My “Uncle”) Malcolm Yelvington

There are those people in our lives that we come across and for whatever reason, there is an immediate and lasting connection. I grew up with an “Uncle Mac” (previously mentioned in my Flat Stanley series).  Our families went to church together, took summer vacations camping together and he bowled in the same league as [...]

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My Guest Post for Rural Women Rock

I briefly mentioned the other day that the #140conf small town lit a fire in my new friend Kasse Duffy (@MissDuffys) and she started a blog called Rural Women Rock. This is my guest post for “open mic.” It will be published Monday, October 24. Please take time to visit the site and read through some [...]

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Stone Soup Cafe — A Great New Memphis Restaurant!

I know of lot of the people in Memphis haven’t heard of Stone Soup Cafe, but that’s just not yet. Believe me, it has the potential to reach well beyond the Cooper-Young neighborhood it calls home to customers in all parts of the Memphis metro area. And the excitement in Midtown is clear. Midtown loves [...]

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Mourning the Death of a Family Member from a Distance

This week has been filled with stresses. Traveling up until the last minute when I had to get home so the movers could come and pack me up, may not have been the smartest thing, but the results of the AgChat Foundation Conference will be felt for a long time. The enthusiasm I picked up [...]

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