Got an email from an old friend who found me not here.
Should’ve posted a “Gone Fishin’” sign (and have done so now).
I’ll be back someday (when the time is right), but in the meantime here is where to find me these days:
– Editing and managing the Nevada News Bureau
– Blogging on The Blog there (now branded E!!Politics)
– Doing political analysis & commentary wherever I’m hired or invited
Also: Follow me on Twitter @elizcrum
All my blog pages and archived posts are now here at the new blog location. (Thank you, Andrew!!)
Unfortunately, my sidebar widgets, blogrolls, link lists, and ”In the Media” blurbs did not carry over, so I’ll have to re-build those.
But I think I can safely blog here now without fear of losing things in cyberspace…so, happily, I’ll start blogging again tomorrow!!
Sincere thanks to all my readers for their patience and support during these very trying weeks.
Since I don’t have an agent or a PR department, I have no choice but to shamelessly promote myself (see award #4). I think there is a blog badge or button coming at some point; I’ll proudly post it here when it arrives.
If you’re in the Chicago area (or want an excuse to be) and would like to attend the awards banquet and ceremony on April 18, click here for tickets. Presenters and VIP guests include Michelle Malkin, John Fund, Stephen Moore, Mary Katherine Ham, Paul Jacob, and Joe the Plumber (yes, really!)
A quote in honor of Sam Adams, the namesake of the award:
“It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate and tireless minority keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men.”
The award-bestowing Sam Adams Alliance is a 501(c)(3) “To Do Tank” based in Chicago. They educate, inform, and empower citizens about important political issues through New Media tools (blogs, wikis, Google groups, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, etc.) Among other things, they created Blogivists: the platform/server upon which this blog was started.
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I do realize this isn’t the Grammys and that the Thank Yous are the most boring part of any awards event…but in addition to a general “thanks” to my readers and fellow bloggers, I would like to specifically acknowledge a few people for their support of this blog:
- My mom, Anne, who nurtured my love of the English language via weekly stacks of books from the local library and who points out my typos before anyone else sees them
- My husband and best friend, The Venerable Mr. Crum, who turned an independent “I’ll-never-get-married” girl into a very happy wife and who makes me yummy snacks when I’m blogging and forget to eat
- My mother-in-law, Angie, who has become a good friend and blesses me constantly with her kind words (and occasional blog comments)
- Our 3 terrific kids – Kayela, Gavin, and Kylee – who have brought much love and laughter into my life
- My uncles David and Tommy, who cheer me on from afar (both are that rare breed: staunch New England conservatives)
- My mentor and friend, Chuck Muth, who suggested that I start blogging and pointed me to Blogivists, and who has played a part in nearly every good thing that has happened for me in Nevada media and politics
- Tiffany Anderson, Charlene Ragsdale, Carrie Hawkins, Carol Schultz, and Darci Dubreuil, who are as faithful in cheerleading as in friendship
- And finally, for the presence of all these incredible people in my life, and the successes of the past year, my humble thanks goes to The Man Upstairs. I surely don’t deserve the many blessings God has rained down upon me. His grace is just amazing.
I wish I had that many.
Thanks to all two readers who have sent concerned emails asking if I am ok.
I am fine and just very busy with two new projects that are leaving me with very little time for browsing the blogosphere and offering my three cents here on E!!
The first project – RFC Radio – is the brain child of my All American Media business partner and dear friend Andrew Riley. Ideally, he would do all the work and I would reap the benefits. Alas, he says he needs me to help with the To Dos. And check his spelling. And help make Duane feel guilty for missing our conference call last week. (there, I did it)
The second project is Nevada News Platoon. Apparently, in a fit of extreme congeniality during which I hallucinated that I have spare time and that I am independently wealthy and do not need to paid for my work, I agreed to be the volunteer editor of this soon-to-launched grassroots news and blog site.
The gist is that we will cover news and politics in Nevada from an openly conservative and/or libertarian perspective. We will not advocate for political parties, but we will unapologetically promote free-market, small government policies. And provide valuable information to Nevada citizens who would like to Do Something about the current sad state of affairs.
February 5th is the “soft launch” (that’s New Media talk for all you greenies) and then the ”hard launch” and related fanfare will be sometime in March.
If anyone wants to help, here’s what I need from the conservative and/or libertarian citizens, activists, bloggers, writers, media-gurus, and leaders in Nevada (choose the one that fits):
- Commit to visiting the News Platoon site weekly and signing up for our news briefs
- Comment on our blog posts and stories so we know what you think
- Forward select Platoon news items to help spread the word (at your discretion)
- Send me news tips and story ideas (now and on an ongoing basis)
- Keep me informed of all your interesting political and business activitites (this is your opportunity to share info or expertise that only you have and maybe shed light on things for the public)
- Write letters to the editor (me) when you are upset about something going on in NV
- Refer bloggers and citizen journalists to me as potential contributors
- Tell anyone who’s not reading us that they Should Be
I think that about covers it.
Oh - and if anyone figures out how to squeeze more hours out of the day, please let me know.
A faithful reader (aka The Venerable Mr. Crum) recently mentioned that I haven’t been providing my recent Ladyblog posts for your (his) convenience. Here they are:
Condi Signs with William Morris, Wants to Help U.S. Children Become Global Citizens
He’s Too Sexy for These Shirts
Vanity, Maybe Thy Name Really IS Woman (or At Least, This One)
I Will Remember to Relate Everything to Women. I Will Remember…
Feminist (or anti-Feminist?) Quotations
Not much posting today because I was busy prep’ing for my KLAS Channel 8 interview re: Governor Gibbon’s State of the State speech next week, Nevada policy issues, and the role of blogging, citizen journalism and new media in politics. Clips will be televised next week in the days leading up to the speech.
I’m too tired right now to repeat what I said on camera, but I’ll sum it up for you sometime before next week’s event. Right now, I’m going to have drinks and dinner with Andrew and the Venerable Mr. Crum.
Cheers!
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