When was the last time you laughed?
If it’s been awhile --
I thought I’d give you something to laugh about.
By Jan Shoop and Lois Jamieson
Mom and I had been setting goals for writing our book Kids Without Stuff and researching how to publish a book. One of the main points I discovered about how to get a book published is that you must have a strong platform. A good way to build a platform is with a blog. So, I got online and read all about blogs and set up our Kids Without Stuff blog.
Below is the conversation I had with my mom when I called her about the blog. (And remember she is 81 and didn’t know what a blog was.)
Jan - “Mom, we need to write a blog!”
Lois - “What’s a blog?”
Jan - “Turn on your computer.”
Lois - “It’s on.”
Jan - “Now go to your home page.”
Lois - “My what?”
Jan - “You know….the internet.”
Lois - “Let’s see now…ah, here it is.”
Jan - “Go to the bar at the top.”
Lois - “The top of what?”
Jan - “The top of the page. Type in www.kidswithoutstuff.blogspot.com with no spaces.”
Lois - “Wait a minute, slow down. Remember, I’m from the generation of the crank telephone with five party lines. Let me see, okay, here it is, it says Bling.”
Jan - “No, go to the very top of the page and type in what I told you.”
FIVE MINUTES LATER
Lois - “It doesn't work.”
Jan - “What did you type in?”
Jan - “It’s www.kidswithoutstuff.blogspot.com.”
Lois - “Aren’t a spot and a dot the same thing?”
Jan - “No, the spot is attached to the word blog, after the word blog put in a dot.”
Lois - “Okay I’ve got it – www.kidswithoutstuffblogspotdotcom. Oops, it doesn’t work.”
Jan - “Mom, think of it this way – a dot is a period.”
Lois - “Now I’m really confused. Is it a spot or a dot or a period?”
Jan - “It’s just a dot!”
Lois - “I think I’ve done it right, now what?”
Jan - “Now hit Go.”
DEAD SILENCE
Jan - “HIT GO!!!”
Lois - “WOW, You’re a genuis …We’ve got our own blog.”
Jan - “I NEED SOME ASPIRIN.”
AND NOW
· Jan took her aspirin.
· Lois became a techie and has her own blog – http://www.agelessat80.com/.
· Three books are in the works – Kids Without Stuff, Ageless At 80 and Etiquette Boo-Boos.
· Jan and Lois meet every Tuesday to discuss their books and expand their blogs. They consider it the highlight of their week.
