• Thanks to all of you for your comments and support yesterday. I received many comments on the blog as well as emails and tweets from you all, and I’ll do my best to answer them in the next few days.  I just want you all to know that, as someone who is relatively new [...]

Thank you.

I’m serious, guys. Thank you. For all that you’ve done here. For reading. For replying. For being supportive. For being critical. For agreeing with me. For disagreeing with me. For laughing. For groaning. For both getting it and not getting it. For discoverng my blog for the first time, and for returning additional [...]

I think I’ve found a community of folks here with whom I feel comfortable. And although it takes time, I’m emerging as a member of this community. I’ve met many of these folks through their respective BlogTalkRadio shows, I’ve responded to comments on other people’s blogs, and I’ve even done a “50 Things About Me” [...]

I’ve been blogging at Shiny’s Takeout for slightly under two weeks now. This comes on the heels of my old (and still existing) blog, Shiny @ Mindsay, which I’ve had for the past few years. But this is a new community. New readership (albeit not nearly as many folks reading this one quite yet). [...]

Welcome to the inaugural post of my new blog, Shiny’s Takeout. This blog marks the dawn of a new era.
For the past several years, I have been a member of a blogging community called Mindsay. It’s truly been a wonderful experience for me — as it’s a great community with a whole lot of [...]