by A. T. Baron | Jul 31, 2015 | Fortune Cookie Friday, General, Writing
This week’s fortune reminded me of when I met my husband back in college. He was from Houston, TX and I was from Buffalo, NY, so we had our share of long distant relationship angst. At school, we tried to spend as much time together as possible, because we knew that,...
by A. T. Baron | Jul 24, 2015 | Fortune Cookie Friday, General, Writing
Wow, Friday has a way of sneaking up on me, and I almost forgot to post my FCF. I have been spending a lot of time lately trying to get my store, Otter Things, running smoothly; so I am not surprised that I almost forgot to post. From my experience, mistakes occur all...
by A. T. Baron | Jul 22, 2015 | General
I had the opportunity to be part of a webinar led by “The Queens of Content,” Deb Drum & Amy Harrop. I was invited as a member of Children’s Book Insider, and was grateful for the chance to hear what they had to say. As marketers and publishers, they were a vast...
by A. T. Baron | Jul 17, 2015 | Fortune Cookie Friday, General, Writing
Although the slogan was coined in 1988, Nike’s “Just Do It” has lived on and has become synonymous with their swoosh logo and action. It was our modern day equivalent to Carpe Diem. Today’s fortune did not bring in billions of dollars to company, but the premise still...
by A. T. Baron | Jul 14, 2015 | General, Writing
In an episode of The Big Bang Theory, Leonard asked his girlfriend, “Why would you buy peppermint schnapps?” Penny’s response was, “Because I like peppermint, and it’s fun to say schnapps!” I will be honest; I cannot watch that episode without repeating...
by A. T. Baron | Jul 10, 2015 | Fortune Cookie Friday, General, Writing
I really do not believe that a tiny cookie can prognosticate the future, but sometimes they catch you off guard. Today’s is a perfect example of that. I sat at my dining room table with my kids, after we ate breakfast, and debated whether I should get some work done....
