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When was May? Training and Travel Begin Again…SocMed Style.

Earlier this year, my father died. It was as bad as you can imagine and like other humans, I’m dealing with it. What I miss most about him is actually his presence as a sounding board and as someone with whom to discuss my travels and travails.

It’s been almost four years since a good portion of my professional income started coming in via keynotes, panels and professional training sessions. In that time, I’ve given around 100 presentations and spoken to audiences as varied as bloggers and professional journalists; housewives and university presidents; Fortune 100 CMOs and hobbyist podcasters. And with each audience came a different story.

Now, three months after his death on April 5, I take pause to think about how I might share my upcoming adventures. To rattle it off, I have a Lesbian and Gay Journalist Conference in August, The Social Media Integration event in September, SPJ/RTDNA also in September, Cable Communicators of America in October, Tech Day Camp in October, Journalism Interactive in October, BlogWorld in November and a few ‘camps’ in the middle.

Most recently, I even did an impromptu fill-in role at WordCamp Boston for a speaker who was running a little late.

Ultimately, I think it’s the excitement of teaching others about content, communication, social media and marketing that makes it all fun. It really brings out the kid in me because I valued the teachers I had all through my life. But that brings me full circle to one of the best teachers I ever had and the realization that at a time when I could be teaching him stuff and sharing my adventures, he’s no longer around.

And I’m just a kid who still wants to share a smile and a story.

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CES 2011, Some Prep

I don’t have my suitcase packed or my appointments during the show finalized, but the tech discovery journey I’m about to take in Las Vegas is nearly here. For almost a decade, I’ve reported from the Consumer Electronics Show in … —yes, there’s more—

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The Keyboard

Once in a great while I find a gadget that really gets me excited. I find out about it because of CES (the annual Consumer Electronics Show) or because one of my friends sends me a note on it. Well, … —yes, there’s more—

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Travel Tips or What I Learned from Two Weeks in New Orleans

The New Orleans oil spill trip is about 6/10 done as I write this, but that’s plenty of time to share with you some of the things I’ve learned about being in a hotel in a strange city for an … —yes, there’s more—

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Traveling Woes and Wows

I’m sitting in a metal tube over the Rockies wondering about wandering. So frequently, we jump in a car, on a train or plane, to go somewhere other than where we are. That’s odd. But understandable. In my work as … —yes, there’s more—

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The pain and reality of air travel. Or…people are lazy, inconsiderate idiots.

Traveling is a severe pain, or so implied a piece I heard on the radio last week. After flying on a connecting flight to Jacksonville this weekend, I have to agree. Aside from having to deal with passengers around you … —yes, there’s more—

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Another place you can read me…

As if I didn’t have enough to do, I’ve started a daily review blog. That’s right, I’ll be reviewing a variety of items for people who don’t have the time to check stuff out themselves. Magazines, movies, restaurants, gadgets, Web … —yes, there’s more—

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So you want to write something?

I’m jetting off to a writer’s conference in a week and I’m also taking part in another conference in the middle of October. The conference for which I have to travel is in Atlanta and will certainly give me an … —yes, there’s more—

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Reporting on the Tour de France

As I’ve done in past years, I’ll be blogging about the Tour de France at one of my other sites. The info I get will be culled from various sources including VERSUS TV and Bicycling.com. I’ll also be checking the … —yes, there’s more—

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