Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Quote of the Day --  " What I like in a good author isn't what he says, but what he whispers."                                     ~ Logan Pearsall Smith -- Literacy in Middletown -- Today we are featuring Lora Wiedenheft, of ReadForYourFuture.blogspot.com - This site is owned by Lora and run with the help of Mechele, Sarah and Patti, the team takes turns publishing book reviews while Lora manages the author interviews… among other related posts – with a focus of “ fighting childhood illiteracy one book at a time ”. Q: How did you first become aware of the unique literacy issues that your area faces? A Lot of people including my parents migrated here to Middletown Ohio from Kentucky. With little or no education brought with them. So I think the problem has always been here. Our school district isn't very good here. The teachers are overwhelmed kids fall thr...

-- Quote of the Day -- " What lies behind us and what lies before us  Are tiny matters compared to what lies within us " ~R W Emerson -- Prize Draw Winner Announcement -- Dave and I were thrilled to participate in this years Easter Giveaway Hop hosted by I Am A Reader Not a Writer blog, who has partnered with Once Upon a Twilight blog - and put a lot of work in to make this event happen. Over 200 blogs  were involved in the 6-day event ...and it is now time to announce the winners from our blog. First, I've just got to express how cool it was to have more than 60 entries in this latest contest... and the winners in the random draw are (insert drum roll here) :) # 17, Chelsea   - and -  # 25, Brittany All entrants will receive a brief email expressing appreciation for their entries - and the winners will be asked to send their mailing address our way so that we can mail the bookmarks to them.  *Watch for more chances to win prizes on this blog...

 -- Quote of the Day -- " Strive not to be a success, But rather to be of value ." ~ Albert Einstein -- Defining "Zero waste" -- The Zero Waste International Alliance has developed a peer-reviewed, internationally accepted definition of “ Zero Waste ” www.zwia.org: "Zero Waste is a goal that is ethical, economical, efficient and visionary, to guide people in changing their lifestyles and practices to emulate sustainable natural cycles, where all discarded materials are designed to become resources for others to use. Zero Waste means designing and managing products and processes to systematically avoid and eliminate the volume and toxicity of waste and materials, conserve and recover all resources, and not burn or bury them. Implementing Zero Waste will eliminate all discharges to land, water or air that are a threat to planetary, human, animal or plant health. " This includes phasing out organics from the landfill and sending them to the com...

-- Quote of the Day-- “… If someone wanted to start a project I think the best advice is to make connections and network… we would not have had the success that we have had if we did it on our own. We partnered with 10 other non-profits and Nelson Hues (publicity agent) and all kinds of other people. …Things almost always take longer than you think they will and …there will always be malfunctions, things will always go wrong. …but just get involved, do something physical and something that has a direct impact . ” ~ Alex Darrow – Picture the World Org.  This quote you see here today was taken from an interview that aired back on March 8th this year on the Conscious Discussions Talk Radio Show ... The direct link below will take you to the full interview: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/consciousdiscussions/2011/03/08/picture-around-the-world-org -- Positive Eco-News -- You know that I just love to feature interesting new recycling technology especially when it means th...

 -- Quote of the Day -- "To the world you may just be one person, But to one person, you may just be the world." ~ Brandi Snyder -- Conscious Discussions Talk Radio -- Today's episode features Gail Small who will be joining us for a discussion on joyful living and volunteering. Gail is a Master Teacher, the author of 6 books, a speaker and more... Join us today at 10-11 AM  & drop in the live chat room if you can - Or you can access the archive of today's program later on at your convenience - via the link below: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/consciousdiscussions/2011/04/21/joyful-volunteering   -- Conscious Living Events -- Today!...   April 21: Grand Forks Annual April Poetry Cafe Time: from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. (Pacific) Location: Grand Forks Library,  Grand Forks BC - Canada Info : Drop in to read your favorite poem, and share your  own poetry.  And coming up... April 22: Plastics Lecture Location : Paul Ecke Central Scool ...

-- Quote of the Day --   " Self-pity is our worst enemy, and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in the world ." ~ Helen Keller  -- Chatter -- Wow! It has been an incredibly eventful April with something going on every single day - from interviews and media appearances, blog features, contests and all kinds of encouraging information released on our blog.... and still more to come before the month is out. The most recent interviews happened just yesterday with a guest on my radio show ( Anjuelle Floyd ), a featured guest on my blog ( Stacy Juba ) - I also was interviewed for 1.5 hours on a fantastic radio show ( Online With Andrea )... and we joined a huge contest along with some 200 or more other blogs ( Easter Hop GiveAway )... and that was just yesterday! lol - Today is a little lighter, so I'd like to take a quick moment to encourage you to scroll through the recent posts and visit the links on our sidebars here on this blog. A mountain of dishes, ...

-- Radio -- Just a quick note to let you know that we are doing a World of Writing i nterview today at 10-11 Pacific AM - with Anjuelle Floyd on the Conscious Discussions Talk Radio show... Also later on today at  4:30-6:30 (pacific) I'll be appearing on the Online with Andrea Talk Radio show. You can access the live or archived episodes via the links below: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/onlinewithandrea/2011/04/19/trash-talk-its-easy-being-green http://www.blogtalkradio.com/consciousdiscussions/2011/04/19/world-of-writing-with-anjuelle-floyd  * Don't forget to enter the Easter Hop Giveaway (see post below)  Congratulations to the winner from Stacy Juba's blog: Mysteries, Murders & More blog contest - Janet - who will receive a copy of Jump Start for Writers today!