Commonwealth Society of Bloggers

Hope everyone will join the Commonwealth Society of Bloggers.

We're a great bunch!

Killing Two Birds with One Blog. . .

I feel so sorry for this little abandoned blog and I still have photos I haven't posted from the M-ville Blog Conference SO I will occasionally post a blog photo. Feel free to capture it, caption it, etc. It's all in good fun.

Try as I might, I just couldn't come up with anything clever for this photo:



Maybe you'll have better luck -

UPDATE: Kat is out of the Witness Protection Program - I'll post the other names if/when I have permission. Or just guess! I'll cough once for "yes" twice for "no."

Time to Rebuild

This one gets my vote. Never forget - never forget.

Logos that Didn't Make It. . .

I'm cleaning out my computer this morning. This file escaped while being dragged to the trash can so I'll park it here, just in case we need it next year. . .

Great Job, Kat!

Great news! Kat, from CatHouse Chat has agreed to help organize next year's conference! Any more volunteers?

I "captured" Kat while she captured the conference.

If you have trouble reading her shirt, it says, "I'm blogging this!" And blog she did!

Again, great coverage, Kat!

Where's Rick Sincere When You Need Him? He's Alive And Well In Gretna.

I met Rick during my stealth visit to Sorensen (Waldo paid me back, in like manner this weekend). After the Sorensen conference in June Rick put together a great compilation of photographs and commentary on the conference.

Rick did not come to Martinsville. Or maybe he changed gender and moved to Gretna. Kat at Cathouse Chat has ably filled Rick's shoes for Virginia's most recent blogger's conference.

Seriously Rick, at least one Virginia blogger missed you in Martinsville.

A Big Thank You to Smith River Community Bank

The scattered reports that have come in so far on the conference have been overwhelmingly positive. While the people who put this together--primarily Alton, Anne, and Mary--deserve all the kudos coming their way, they were fortunate to have what might be the first ever direct corporate sponsor of a blog conference.

Smith River Community Bank sponsored the Blogs United in Martinsville for Free Speech Blog Conference. The sponsorship came with absolutely no strings attached.

It's hard to underestimate the good that community-based banks do in predominantly rural areas of Virginia. Smith River Community Bank obviously saw the blog conference as a wonderful way to showcase the area they serve to an audience that otherwise might not see the opportunities that abound in Southside.

Thanks to a forward-looking corporate citizen, this blog conference venue benefited the attendees and the host communities, Martinsville-Henry County.