Diana
Just
her name is enough to bring on a flood of emotions... memories...
chills...
And
today, the award-winning exhibit, Diana: A Celebration,
joins the In
My Backpack
Photo Gallery.
In
addition to adding some great new columns, and expanding the photo
gallery, there have been some other efforts joining In My
Backpack in January. Specifically...
Local
Friends for Local Business
What's
that? Ok... good question. It's sort of like this...
Local
places though are unique treasures, and they make your neighborhood
unlike mine. They create a special community that isn’t replicated
at all in some other part of the country or at an international
destination. And for what they do right, I think it’s worth
celebrating those places -- by experiencing what they have to
offer, and by supporting them.
So
what I am suggesting is that on a single day each month, you
deliberately give thought to your local area and purchase something
from the small business owner.
Local
Friends for Local Business is a program I'm kicking off this month,
and I have absolutely no idea where it will end up going. The
idea to is pick a category each month that relates to a small
business, and then during a set period of time each month, find
a place near where you may be at that time and check it out.
Want
to know more? Awesome.
Check
out the Local
Friends for Local Business home page. Terry and Ellen
have even come up with a slogan for it: "Give your dough
to those you know."
This
page will tell you what
Local Friends is all about.
And
this one goes into how
Local Friends works.
Questions?
Well... there's a Local
Friends contact page... and a Local
Friends history page... and, for your convenience,
here's a bit more...
LocalFriends@inmybackpack.com
At Facebook – Local Friends for Local Business
On Twitter – @FriendsLocal
January,
February and March of 2012 are quickly setting up to become three
of the busiest months ever for In My Backpack. If things
go well... there will even be a special announcement around the
time we hit the ninth anniversary of this site in March.
The
Princess Diana exhibit photos... some new travel articles in development...
the NFL playoffs... just some of the features hitting the web
site in January.
Wrapping
up for now... a couple of things to bring to your attention...
Do
you use Facebook or Twitter?
We've
opened up pages on Facebook and Twitter for In My Backpack.
At Facebook you can search for "In My Backpack" and
look for Gus carrying a backpack. And if you head on over to Twitter
and look for us, use @bobinmybackpack (or this link)...
Bobinmybackpack
Both
of those pages will be updated whenever new material is posted
here on the site. If you have a moment and you're so inclined,
I'd be grateful if you followed us... liked us... and referred
these locations to others.
Thanks
for stopping by. Hope to hear from you (and see you around here
again) soon...
