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Re: 100: Celebrating a Milestone and Relaunching The Portfolio Life [Podcast]

anitaashland — Mon, 18 Apr 2016 13:47:33 -0000

I discovered your podcast several months ago and have listened to every episode since then. I enjoy the convivial and laid back atmosphere. My favorite episode is #98 Behind the Man Behind the Muppets. I liked the dialogue and hope you have more episodes like that where the two of you talk about a book or movie or something. It's much more interesting than a straight book review or an interview with an author. I also hope you will have portfolio episodes with people who perhaps have a brick and mortar business or work a corporate job and also have a parallel career in a creative field.

Re: The Bitch Slap: 9 out of 10

anitaashland — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 12:19:35 -0000

Great post.

I find that The Person has personas as well. I offer info about myself to another person based on what they can handle, and to protect my mind, so I'm not the same person to all people. Or maybe I just have multiple persona disorder. ;-)

BTW, I'm a first time commenter here and discovered your blog a couple of weeks ago. Before finding your blog I never would have thought I'd seek out bitch slaps, but now I do.

Re: How to write believable copy

anitaashland — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 20:35:17 -0000

Thank you for your comment, Judith, and for stopping by. I appreciate it.

Re: Being read by Susan Howatch novels

anitaashland — Tue, 31 May 2011 15:43:45 -0000

Thanks so much for your comment, Sandy. I would be honored to have you as a subscriber.

I've read on the Susan Howatch Yahoo group that if you write to her in care of her UK publisher, HarperCollins, you might get a reply. Others have. You're right, we should write and express our appreciation to her. Good idea.

I just came across this video of Howatch: http://www.meettheauthor.co...

Re: A cure for writer’s block?

anitaashland — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 09:21:19 -0000

Hi James,

Thank you for your comment. Feel free to email me at anitaashland @ gmail.com if you'd like to talk further about having emails written for your new site.

Re: Marketing lesson from a homeless man

anitaashland — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 17:10:47 -0000

Thanks, Mike! I really appreciate your comment.

Re: Subject Line Saturday: On doggies and changing the clocks

anitaashland — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 21:36:39 -0000

Mike,

Thank you very much for your comment and adding your own insights. Thanks for the mention on Twitter as well. Hope you stop by again. :-) Have a great weekend.

Re: What Musicians Can Learn from Zoe Keating

anitaashland — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 16:57:35 -0000

I'm glad to see another copywriter likes Zoe Keating. Here's a post I wrote about her a couple of months ago on my copywriting blog: http://tinyurl.com/4btdb93

Re: Fun Friday Potpourri

anitaashland — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 00:08:34 -0000

I hadn't heard of Santana and Yo-Yo Ma's version. Thanks for mentioning it! I just listened to it on YouTube. Santana's guitar is amazing.

And what you say about the kids ages 6-15 years old having duels makes me think that Alexa could probably get my younger girls sold on the idea of princesses with weapons and would participate with them. So there's hope yet. :-)

Re: The Flight of NC5011C

anitaashland — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 09:39:18 -0000

Thanks for your comment, Sam. I agree it's an amazing story. It makes me feel glad I majored in English. :-)

Re: It’s time to take Christ out of Christmas

anitaashland — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 11:05:11 -0000

Yes, good point. Having a bunch of employees dependent on you could cut down on charitable giving. By the way, that book also says conservatives give more than liberals. :-)

Also, I forgot to mention before that your point about people avoiding smaller houses because they tend to be in bad neighborhoods is one I hadn't considered. Maybe my circumstances are unusual, in that I live in an area where large homes built in the 1940s-60s are intermingled with small 1950s ranches and everyone takes care of their property and we all co-exist peacefully. There are also many neighborhoods in Madison that are all houses from the 1950s-60s, not in excess of 2000 square feet, and they are well-cared for homes. I suppose out in the suburbs and exurbs it's more likely your choices are either McMansion or small house in a less desirable part of town. I dunno. Glad I live in Madison. :-)

Re: On obese houses and low square feet diets

anitaashland — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 19:30:44 -0000

I, too, marvel at how empty nesters sometimes upsize their houses. And I agree that taxes don't change beliefs. Forced redistribution of wealth isn't where the answer lies, yet I continue to be plagued these days by Jesus's statements about wealth and the ostentatious display of it.

Re: It’s time to take Christ out of Christmas

anitaashland — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 19:27:21 -0000

Thanks for your comment, Ryan. In the book "Who Really Cares," the author Arthur Brooks says people with lower incomes give 30% more of their income to charity than rich people and one of the reasons this is so is because they are far more likely to empathize with the struggles of others. So I wonder if rich people would give more if the government stopped providing aid. Somehow I doubt it.

Jesus's words about hoarding wealth are very very convicting. He never spoke about abortion or homosexuality but talked a lot about the perils of wealth.

Re: Autumn Meadow Missive

anitaashland — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 11:39:31 -0000

Hmmm. I'll have to consider getting some snowshoes then. I'll have to ask you more about snowshoeing the next time we see you. Thanks so much for your comments!

Re: The Mel Blanc of Copywriting

anitaashland — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 09:41:30 -0000

Thank you for your comment, Monique. I created a couple of lenses a few years ago but they have become dormant now. Alas. I will reconsider that because you're right - if Seth is involved then it has to be good.

By the way, I've subscribed to your blog and look forward to reading your posts. Also, I now do my blogging at www.AnitaAshland.com and the archives of this blog are over there now too, so you may want to subscribe over there too.

Thanks again for reading my blog!

Re: Drunken butterflies, a lonely gopher, a few more six word stories, and relationship advice from a whore (yep, I’m still reading Steinbeck)

anitaashland — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 22:54:38 -0000

Thanks, Neda! I truly appreciate having you as a reader.

Re: The Dream Stealer I Wish I Had Listened To (Or, How I Lost $30,000 on a Dumb Business Opportunity)

anitaashland — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 13:37:18 -0000

$30K. Ouch. Many 21-year-olds have that much student loan debt, if not more, and don't have a valuable lesson like the one you learned to show for it yet.

Re: I’m now slightly obsessed with Mockingbirds

anitaashland — Sat, 16 Oct 2010 10:59:00 -0000

I would LOVE it if you could make a recording!

Do you have mockingbirds in BloRo?

I've listened to that mockingbird recording on YouTube many times and it will be therapeutic to do that in the winter. A lot of people seem to fuss about how the mockingbirds sing at night in the south but I would find it meditative.

Re: A test copywriters had to take in the 1940s

anitaashland — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 10:26:26 -0000

Wow, I'm impressed you could answer two questions. I couldn't. Thanks for your comment and for visiting my blog.

Re: Six Word Story #4

anitaashland — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 15:57:13 -0000

Thanks! I agree about limitations. And it's surprisingly difficult to write 50 word stories. It's agonizing to have, say, 52 words and have to figure out which words to cut. 6 word stories are even harder.

Re: In which we parents try to start worrying about the right things

anitaashland — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 10:14:58 -0000

Thanks for your comment, Sharie! I've heard stories of how, before TV, kids were scolded for sitting around and reading. Parents always gotta worry about something, I guess.

Re: Are Good Writers Born – Or Made?

anitaashland — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 11:03:26 -0000

So many marketers say sales skills are the important thing, not writing skills, so it's refreshing to read your post. Although anyone can improve their writing skills, there are many intangible things about the writing process (all of which occur before sitting down and putting words on the page) that can't really be taught.

Re: Improving Stewardship in Your Parish

anitaashland — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 11:37:21 -0000

Will a recording of the webinar be made available afterwards?

Thanks for this series of posts. It's very helpful.

Re: An easy way to help local businesses

anitaashland — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 18:13:24 -0000

Thanks for mentioning that. I'll update the post to include that.

Re: Engage!

anitaashland — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:49:21 -0000

Thanks, Janet! Engage! :-)