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This blog still exists, in case you are wondering. Maybe you are a regular who is surprised to hear from me again after so long. Or you're here for the first time because I gave you a business card or you clicked my link on Facebook, or you Googled me for some reason.

It's been a busy time at the mainwriter headquarters. The "new year" isn't even that new any more; in fact, the first month of it seems to be whipping by pretty quickly.

Ideas are called for. Lots of them. So I'm pumping them out of my brain.

Last night I enjoyed the sight of the moon rising over the lake. In my tent, I read a book by lantern (battery powered) while the coyotes and loons howled and hooted outside. This morning I watched squirrels running and dragonflies flitting - and now I've lined up wireless access at my campsite!

This is what I see from the backyard of our friends' home in Nanoose Bay, where I am staying for one night before a few nights of camping nearby.

Privacy. Safety. What to share? Six moms who blog answered these and other questions today at Northern Voice in Vancouver. For example: should parents put photos of their kids online? Can parents give this consent on their kids’ behalf? How will these photos affect their kids’ lives in the future? “As a parent you...

It’s been a great day of stories and ideas at Northern Voice 2010 in Vancouver – and I’m looking forward to more tomorrow. The hour is late, so I will share one story that really sticks with me. It’s the story of blogger Kimli Welsh – creator of Delicious Juice Dot Com – and...

I’ve had some nice exchanges with photographers after I ask permission to use their photos on my blog. For example, today I was in touch with a photographer who took photos of construction workers in Thailand. (And it’s not the person in the photo I used in this post.) I contacted him via Flickr...

The metal shelves rattle a bit when I type at my top speed, so I’ll have to see about that. And I need to locate the power cable for my printer because I want to print something. Adjusting to a new desk is definitely a process, especially for us sensitive writer types who will...

Today I got a new desk at Ikea – and this very blog post is the first thing I’ve written at my new desk. It’s a white Fredrik work station from Ikea. I haven’t even decided what to put on the shelves, and there is room for my desk top and lap top. As...