Still Hostage to BlogHer ’08 Debat...

The grapes are ripening at Two Terrier Vineyards, but I’m afraid to post while hundreds of hits are still coming in aimed at the three hotly debated posts I wrote raising some points and criticisms about BlogHer and women’s blogging in general. While the emails and clicks are still coming through in such volume, I hate to turn the discussion to grapes and terriers and...

The BlogHer Debate Rages On. What Are th...

BlogHer ’08 is a week over, but it goes on for many of us who were given a lot of food for thought at the conference. Here at this blog, my critique of one of the panel discussions that I found disappointing has sparked great debate and tripled my traffic. (Okay now there are nine people reading.) Here’s the first post on the subject and here is the second. They’ll give you the...

Flashback to BlogHer & Musings on In...

Remember, on the Internet, no one knows you’re a dog.I left BlogHer ’08 early, based in part on my disappointment with Day Two. But it seems BlogHer doesn’t want to leave me. I outlined my disappointment especially with the session I attended that included a panel of well-known bloggers (often called A-List Bloggers) in Saturday’s post. To summarize, I was...

Hydrate & Save the Earth. Get a Pen...

Okay, BlogHer recaps and reflections all done now. Time to get back to stuff. And my favorite stuff these days is Green. But Easy Green. Like the Amazing Penguin Water Carbonator. Seriously, this is the most incredible gadget I’ve bought since. . .oh, the iPod. Except that everyone and his brother has an iPod, maybe two, and the iPod doesn’t have the added advantage of making you...

The Tree We Couldn’t Save

I few months ago, I posted about a mature Coastal Live Oak that was growing smack in the middle of what will be our house at Two Terrier Vineyards. We needed to get the grading done and it quickly became clear there was no way to save it. We even investigated the hippie route of trying to see if we could design the house around it. It just wasn’t going to work. So we had it...

Confessions of a BlogHer Dropout

After a great first day, I went back for the second day of BlogHer ’08 expecting another action and info packed day. Sadly, it was the inverse of the first day, where I expected nothing and was blown away. Now I was expecting the moon and was disappointed. Maybe it was me. Maybe my attitude was wrong. Or I was tired. Or not in the mood. Or signed up for the wrong break-out...