An Ink Pen and Some Links
First up, the exciting happy news: my ink pen that an anonymous reader has bought for me is being shipped today. I didn’t get the exact pen I posted a pic of earlier this week, but instead I got this one:
Same fancy “Rolls Royce” wood, but more gold trim :) since gold is my favorite metal (to wear, not to invest in LOL) Hans has done a beautiful job from the picture! I can’t wait to see it in person … should be by the middle of next week.
I still don’t know who did it, but whoever my mysterious benefactor (penefactor?) is, I want to once again say THANK YOU. Hans says he is sworn to secrecy, and I won’t even be able to waterboard it out of him … perhaps I should try tickling til he cries? Is that allowed under the Geneva Convention? LOL I jest. Of course, this post simply would not be complete without a link to Hans’ site, where you can order a custom handcrafted pen from him yourself if you desire.
Only one new blog carnival has been posted since my last rambling post, this one is the brand new kids and money carnival started by Money Hacks and included my post about Putting My Teenage Son on a Budget.
I have been invited to be interviewed on a podcast by my “Featured Blog” All-American Blogger! Wow, neato! That will happen on Wednesday, March 26th, at 3 PM CDT if everything goes as planned. There is even a number y’all can call in to ask me questions LOL Duane (the podcast host) has also encouraged me to sign up for Blog Talk Radio and start my own podcast. Right now that sounds a little intimidating, and I am not sure y’all want to hear me ramble … or do you? Maybe y’all should hear me first. I’ll wait and see how well the interview goes.
Finally, I am going to try my hand at this whole social bookmarking idea again, and mark all the neat blog posts I find on del.icio.us so I don’t have to keep admitting I don’t remember where I see something LOL Hold my feet to this one, folks! Here is my bookmarks on del.icio.us page. It seems like it should be easier than filling up my faves folders then needing to clean them out periodically because it got too much LOL I’ve tried reddit, but it seems everything I submit is instantly downvoted. Maybe I just need more “friends” there? Give me a shout out if you are on either one, because I probably need some help figuring how to use these to their full potential.
