{"id":118,"date":"2010-05-02T20:09:47","date_gmt":"2010-05-03T03:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/landguppy.com\/letterstofamouspeople\/?p=118"},"modified":"2010-05-02T20:09:47","modified_gmt":"2010-05-03T03:09:47","slug":"dear-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/landguppy.com\/blog\/dear-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Dear World,"},"content":{"rendered":"

Okay, so not everyone in the world is famous. Still, I wanted to introduce you to a bunch of people who probably would like to be famous. They’re all participating in the third annual Word Count Blogathon, which I mentioned on sister blog Eat, Read and Be Harried<\/a> a couple days ago. So do everyone a favor and check out a couple of these blogs. Some are downright fantastic. But I won’t tell you which. Find out for yourselves and then pass the word. And the starred participants? They’re sponsors, so special thanks to them.<\/p>\n

Thanks!<\/p>\n

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Rebecca I. Allen<\/strong> – 356 No More, A journey from couch to fit
\nChrista Avampato –<\/strong> Christa in New York<\/a>, Curating a Creative Life
\nAnjuli<\/strong> – bhulbhulaiyan<\/a>, a complicated entanglement of zigzag pathways
\nJoan Lambert Bailey<\/strong> – PopcornHomestead<\/a>, Gardening, place and my life in Tokyo
\nKaren Bannan<\/strong> – Natural as Possible Mom<\/a>, Because natural isn’t always possible \u2014 or easy
\nt.a. barnhart –<\/strong> Left Coast Foodie<\/a>, Damn, that’s good: a foodie blog by someone who knows what he’s doing
\nJune Bell<\/strong> – Enough is enough!<\/a> Advice and support
\nAthena l. Borozon –<\/strong> The Desert Rat Dialogues<\/a>
\nJane Boursaw*<\/strong> – Film Gecko<\/a>, Cool movie news and reviews
\nAlisa Bowman<\/strong> – Project Happily Ever After<\/a>, Marriage advice from a recovering divorce daydreamer
\nCarson Brackney<\/strong> – Carson Brackney<\/a>, Consultant, Copywriter, Content Provider, Factotum
\nBen Bradley<\/strong>, Ben\u2019s (Not Quite) First Ever Presence on the Interweb<\/a>, Blog of an aspiring human being
\nSheena Brockington<\/strong> \u2013 Greenhouse Advertising<\/a>, Cultivating ideas for small businesses
\nDanielle Buffardi*<\/strong> – Horrible Sanity<\/a>, Going into the mind of a mother and freelancer
\nBeverly Burmeier<\/strong> – Going on Adventures<\/a>, Travel stories from near and far
\nDiane Calhoun \u2013<\/strong> Violet is My Color<\/a>, Life just happens, deal with it
\nDanielle Carter<\/strong> \u2013 Live and Love Life VA<\/a>, Helping you do more of what you love, and less of what you don’t!
\nFiona Chan<\/strong> – Candy Prison<\/a>, A typical teenager
\nJoy Choquette –<\/strong> One Year. 156 Fears. Life Changing.<\/a> One woman tackles her fears
\nBernard Chung<\/strong> – Green Tea World<\/a>, It’s more than just a cup of green tea here
\nCaroline Clemmons<\/strong> – A Writer’s Life<\/a>, Writing tips, interviews and miscellaneous ramblings
\nShelley Clunie<\/strong> – ShelCluzo\u2019s Blog<\/a>, Healthy, wealthy and wise at 62
\nCocotte –<\/strong> Leaping into Life<\/a>, Uncommon stories to nurture body, mind & soul
\nChristianne Cook<\/strong> \u2013 A Day in My Mind<\/a>, The world through my eyes
\nSue Dickman<\/strong> \u2013 Life Divided<\/a>, Food, garden, books . . . and India
\nJackie Dishner<\/strong> \u2013 Bike with Jackie<\/a>, Using my special brand of BIKE to teach you how to turn obstacles into opportunities
\nTracy Doerr<\/strong> \u2013 Tracy Doerr<\/a>, A chronicle of ideas and things that inspire me
\nRon S. Doyle*<\/strong> \u2013 Blog Salad<\/a>, All the blog that’s fit to eat
\nDana DuGan<\/strong> \u2013 Chick with a View<\/a>, It’s good to live on the edge. The view is better.
\nDan Eldridge<\/strong> \u2013 Labor Party<\/a>, A Young Pioneers Media blog for Creative and Alternative Entrepreneurs
\nCindy Elsberry –<\/strong> Doodle9<\/a>, Paddling down the stream\u2026of consciousness
\nHeather Faesy<\/strong> \u2013 Blame it on the Full Moon<\/a>, My kids, writing and reading
\nR. Jill Fink<\/strong> \u2013 My Opera<\/a>, Musings about writing, food, weight loss and other hilarious things
\nJennifer Fink<\/strong> \u2013 Blogging Bout Boys<\/a>, All about boys — raising them, educating them, learning with them
\nDamaris Fish<\/strong> \u2013 Damaris Fish on Genealogy<\/a>, Researching my family history and helping others with theirs
\nDylan Fogle<\/strong> \u2013 Discordianzen<\/a>, The map is not the territory
\nKatie Foote<\/strong> \u2013 Littlefoote\u2019s Lab<\/a>, A chronicle of what the unemployed girl in NoPo is up to.
\nHeather Frendo –<\/strong> Thrifty Knee Socks<\/a>
\nAndreaGenevieve<\/strong> \u2013 Andrea Genevieve<\/a>, Where social medium, technology and higher education meet
\nAlexandra Grabbe<\/strong> \u2013 Chezsven’s Blog<\/a>, Life as a green innkeeper on Outer Cape Cod
\nElyse Grau<\/strong> \u2013 My Garden to Table<\/a>, Growing what you eat, eating what you grow
\nWendy Korn Heppt<\/strong> \u2013 Budget Style on a Shoestring<\/a>, Budget savvy fashion, beauty and related news and ideas
\nKatie Hinderer<\/strong> \u2013 Write Beyond the Cubicle<\/a>, A freelance writer\u2019s thoughts on the industry
\nAmanda Hirsch<\/strong> \u2013 Tastee Pudding<\/a>, In the search for creative life, the proof is in the Pudding
\nLisa Jaffe Hubbell \u2013<\/strong> Eat, Read and Be Harried<\/a>, Making it through life one book at a time
\nNancy Mann Jackson<\/strong> \u2013 Growing Food and Kids<\/a>, Gardening, harvesting, cooking and preserving with kids in tow
\nRobert Janelle<\/strong> \u2013 Without an Apostrophe<\/a>, Ottawa freelance tech journalist
\nElizabeth King Humphrey<\/strong> \u2013 The Write Elizabeth<\/a>, Writing. Creativity. Play. Life.
\nWalter L. Johnson II<\/strong> \u2013 Georgia News Beat<\/a>, An inside look at what\u2019s happening in the state of Georgia
\nB.J. Keeton<\/strong> \u2013 Professor Beej<\/a>, Pop culture commentary with an academic slant
\nAmy Kocur<\/strong> \u2013 AmyLizK<\/a>, Maryland\/ DC Metro area arts and analysis
\nCourtney Koschel<\/strong> \u2013 Finding My Muse: A New Writer\u2019s Journey<\/a>,
\nSara Lancaster<\/strong> \u2013 No.2PenBlog<\/a>, Resource for my clients and others interested in marketing communications
\nBill Lascher<\/strong> \u2013 Lascher at Large<\/a>, A contemplative, pondered and unrushed thought banquet.
\nMary Dixon Lebeau<\/strong> \u2013 In the Boom Boom Room<\/a>, Remember staying out until the street lights came on?
\nPooja Lohana<\/strong> \u2013 Brown-eyed Mystic<\/a>, On writing and more!
\nSarah E. Ludwig<\/strong> \u2013 Parenting by Trial and Error<\/a>, The learning curve in raising kids
\nJenny Lynes \u2013<\/strong> Welcome to the Good Life<\/a>, A student environmentalist exploring responsible, cheap, and fun living
\nSu-sieee! Mac<\/strong> \u2013 This and That. Here and There. Now, Sometimes Then.<\/a>, Rambling about anything and everything that interests me<\/p>\n

Harry Marks<\/strong> \u2013 Curious Rat<\/a>, Chewing at the tech industry’s wires…nom nom nom…
\nJoanne Mason<\/strong> \u2013 English Idioms<\/a>, What they mean, how we use them, where they came from
\nKim McNeill<\/strong> \u2013 Kim\u2019s Play Place<\/a>, An active parent trying to make sure my kids are educated
\nTeresa Mears<\/strong> \u2013 MiamiOntheCheap<\/a>, Discounts, deals and free events in Miami
\nRose Medlock<\/strong> \u2013 RFM<\/a>, Rose Flores Medlock
\nHeather Minton<\/strong> \u2013 Stumbling into Grace<\/a>, The adventure of following God and figuring it out in Portland
\nKathy Murray<\/strong> \u2013 Out and Employed<\/a>, News, career advice and job resources for ex-offenders
\nAlexis Neely<\/strong> \u2013 Life, Business and the Pursuit of Truth<\/a>, A blog about the intersection
\nCharles Newbery<\/strong> \u2013 Pine Tree Paradise<\/a>, The life of a work-at-home writer and father of three
\nEric Novinson<\/strong> \u2013 Costing a Green Future<\/a>, A green business blog
\nTracy O’Connor<\/strong> \u2013 I Hate My Message Board<\/a>, Humor, crankiness, a museum of snack foods and the odd motivational piece
\nAndrea Parker<\/strong> \u2013 Autism Fundraising Guide<\/a>, For parents of children with autism
\nLilac Penafiel<\/strong> \u2013 What Have You Learned Today<\/a>, Life lessons learned everyday…
\nTara Phillips<\/strong> \u2013 Two Hands and a Road Map<\/a>
\nJennie Phipps<\/strong> \u2013 WalletPop<\/a>, AOL’s personal finance blog
\nEd Pilolla<\/strong> \u2013 Ed Pilolla<\/a>, What the f*** is love?
\nSue Poremba<\/strong> \u2013 I Breathe, Therefore I Write<\/a>
\nMichelle Rafter<\/strong>, WordCount<\/a>, Freelancing in the digital age
\nKate Reilly<\/strong> \u2013 Polka Dot Suitcase<\/a>, Family fun through creative living
\nMeredith Resnick<\/strong> \u2013 The Writer\u2019s [Inner] Journey<\/a>, Bestselling authors, professional creatives and emerging voices in quirky dialogue about how they write and why it works<\/p>\n

Vanessa Richardson<\/strong> \u2013 Way Out West Texas<\/a>, City girl from California moves to Way Out West Texas, what will happen?
\nRebecca Robinson<\/strong> \u2013 Rebecca Robinson<\/a>, Updates on freelance projects, reflections on journalism innovation in Portland and beyond, and brainstorms from the wee hours<\/p>\n

Carey Rossi<\/strong> \u2013 Thank You Everything<\/a>, Appreciate the little things
\nNatasha Rogue<\/strong> \u2013 The Writing Blues<\/a>, Little tips on how I find motivation to get past the difficulties of writing life and the road to publication<\/p>\n

Andrea M. Rotondo<\/strong> \u2013 Luxury Cruise Bible<\/a>, Your source for unbiased luxury cruise reviews
\nMelissa Sais<\/strong> \u2013 Digital Mom<\/a>, Raising kids in a digital world
\nLisa Samalonis<\/strong> \u2013 Single Parent Savings<\/a>
\nSami<\/strong> \u2013 Stonerpreneur<\/a>, Stoner antics as they relate to my business and personal growth
\nDina Santorelli<\/strong> \u2013 Making Baby Grand<\/a>, And I thought giving birth to real babies was hard…
\nLacey Savage<\/strong> \u2013 Tips and WIPS<\/a>, Talking about writing fiction
\nLilian Schaer<\/strong> \u2013 Food and Farming Canada<\/a>, A blog about the farming side of food
\nKristie Sloan \u2013<\/strong> mkBeautyZone<\/a>, Skin care and makeup information training and products
\nMatthew Smith<\/strong> \u2013 Smidgen PC<\/a>, Big news about tiny PCs
\nMichelle Smith<\/strong> – Law Office of Michelle R. Smith<\/a>, Because it\u2019s your life, your family and your choice
\nStephanie Suesan Smith<\/strong> \u2013 Stephanie Suesan Smith PhD, Information Central<\/a>
\nClaire Splan<\/strong> \u2013 Alameda Garden<\/a>, Gardening issues in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond
\nMargarita Tartakovsky<\/strong> \u2013 Self-ish<\/a>, {Sorta} Sage Advice on Being a Better You
\nThinkingtoohard<\/strong> \u2013 Thinking too hard<\/a>, This is where I empty my head
\nBlake Thompson<\/strong> \u2013 Black Thompson daht Net<\/a>, \u201cI’m just saying…”
\nThis is my first year!
\nJodi Torpey<\/strong> \u2013 Western Gardeners<\/a>, Your online guide to gardening in the West
\nPaul Tullis<\/strong> \u2013 Grim Tidings- True\/Slant<\/a>, My rants about politics & policy
\nJan Udlock –<\/strong> Imperfect Mom<\/a>
\nBrandi-Ann Uyemura<\/strong> \u2013 Brandi-Ann Uyemura<\/a>, Rather be freelancing: tips for the beginning writer
\nBeth VanHoose<\/strong> \u2013 Writing in Sand<\/a>, My adventures in freelance writing, and other stuff
\nRachel Vidoni<\/strong> \u2013 East Coast Musings<\/a>, A humorous look at kids, family and life
\nJen Walker<\/strong> \u2013 My Morning Chocolate<\/a>, Writing, experiments, culture and adventure in food
\nKatie Jett Walls<\/strong> \u2013 One per Week<\/a>, 52 posts on things that matter to me
\nSarah Webb<\/strong> \u2013 Webb of Science<\/a>, Connecting science and life
\nRebecca Weber<\/strong> \u2013 Newstilt SAfrica<\/a>
\nSusan Weiner<\/strong> \u2013 Investment Writing<\/a>, For investment and wealth managers who want to communicate more effectively with clients and prospects<\/p>\n

Rashida Williams<\/strong> \u2013 Really Rashida<\/a>, Urban lit author blogging about my life and times
\nJennifer Willis<\/strong> \u2013 Jennifer Willis<\/a>, Thoughts on religion, sustainability, media and culture<\/p>\n

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