Aliza Sherman: She Knows Social and Mobile

Featured in More

I'm tickled pink by the mention in MORE magazine of my Babyfruit blog. It is in the October 2005 issue and the incredible, amazing, fantastic Jodie Foster is on the cover.

The piece is about women over 40 who blog, and to be in the same company as Rosie O'Donnell, Anita Roddick, and yes, even Ariana Huffington, is quite an honor!

Click on the image to see a larger readable version.

I guess I've finally graduated into the "over 40" category, or at least 40 years, 9 months, 2 weeks and a handful of days...and counting.

MoneyPants: Interview about money

I just did an interview for MoneyPants.

Excerpt from their site:

You're looking for someone who can bring some fun to the misery of money management...Welcome to MoneyPants.

Great concept. Much needed. I think my interview accurately reflects my ecclectic and somewhat haphazard view of money. I encourage everyone not to learn from my actions with money but to learn from my mistakes!

I'm a recovering spend-a-holic and still slip off the wagon now and again. Like the chihuahua lunchbox I just bought along with half a dozen magazines that I probably won't even read but just wanted to have them. Yeah, that was a slip-up.

Old Fashioned Weblog - New Sites

Here are some new sites worth checking out. A glimpse into what I find fascinating or worthwhile. It is all subjective now, isn't it?

Eternity Travel - http://www.eternitytravel.com/ - Giving the discerning, God(s)-fearing ancient Egyptian consumer the tools and information to plan for a safe, speedy, comfortable trip to the afterlife.

ID-Wall.com -http://www.id-wall.com/ - Your idea, your wall.

PocketMod - http://www.pocketmod.com/ - The PocketMod is a new way to keep yourself organized. Lets face it, PDAs are too expensive and cumbersome, and organizers are bulky and hard to carry around. Nothing beats a folded up piece of paper. That is until now. With the PocketMod, you can carry around the days notes, keep them organized in any way you wish, then easily transfer the notes to your PDA, spreadsheet, or planner.

Design Public - http://www.designpublic.com/ - Many of you know that you want to be different. You want to say something unique about yourself and your style, and this desire conflicts with the mass-market look you see at the mall. You may want something a little more modern, urban, and sophisticated. For you, our mission is to bring fresh new designs from the best contemporary designers and manufacturers. For everyone else, we want you to consider modern design. It’s a better way to live.

Biro-Web - http://www.biro-web.com/ - Englishman Jon Burgerman created this site with a ballpoint pen and a strange imagination.

Alonovo.com - http://www.alonovo.com - Intelligent Marketplace. When you purchase using alonovo.com, you are doing your part to send a clear message to businesses—we want blue skies, clean water, a fair and growing economy, intelligent use of our natural resources, safe and humane workplaces and sensible partnerships with local communities.

Photobooth.net - http://www.photobooth.net - We aim to make this the most comprehensive photobooth resource on the internet.

My Favorite Word - http://www.myfavoriteword.com/ - Send along your favorite word with an explanation of why it's your favorite in a maximum of 150 words.

Sonic Fabric - http://www.sonicfabric.com/ - Made from textile woven from recycled audio cassette tapes.

Micro Compact Home - http://www.microcompacthome.com/ - The micro compact home [m-ch] is a lightweight, modular and mobile minimal dwelling for one or two people. Its compact dimensions of 2.6m cube adapt it to a variety of sites and circumstances, and its functioning spaces of sleeping, working - dining, cooking, and hygiene make it suitable for everyday use.

September 11 - New York City

I posted some photographs from New York City on Travelgirl.com that I took a month after September 11th, 2001 and then a year later.

Check them out...

Where were you on September 11?

Well, at least I have a calendar up here and can see that tomorrow is the 4th anniversary of 9/11.

On September 11th, I was waking up early in my RV, parked at a KOA campground in the middle of Nebraska. I was watching the Today Show, making hard boiled eggs and tea.

While on the road on September 11th, trying to figure out where I was going, I stopped into gas stations along the way to watch events unfold on the television, to ask people what they had heard, to figure out if I was heading toward safety or danger.

I was initially on my way to Manhattan to start a book tour but opted for a detour away from the East Coast, ending up at the home of a friend's mother in Salina, Kansas for a few days. Then I headed to Richmond, Virginia to stay with my sister for a month.

When I returned to Manhattan, dark jets flew low overhead and on the day I arrived and switched on the television in my tiny studio apartment on the Upper West Side, the regular program was interrupted by news of anthrax discovered at the NBC studios.

That's when I knew I'd be moving out of the city permanently. That's when I decided Wyoming was a much safer place.

Out of the Blog Loop

I am so wrapped up in finishing the book on blogging that I'm missing out on major blog developments in the world.

Like how in the world could I have missed BlogDay?!?

I happened upon the Wiki site for BlogDay the day AFTER it happened and then life got in the way of blogging so I am now finally dragging myself to my blog to flog myself publicly for such an oversight.

I also missed the Hurricane Katrina: Blog for Relief Weekend.

At least I wasn't totally out of the blog loop with Blogathon 2005 but that was only because a blog in Alaska was participating. Still, I fell asleep and forgot to participate in it.

I am so far away from everything and everyone. I am a Blog Exile.