Darren Rowse, aka ProBlogger, recently wrote a post challenging bloggers to write a post that took a seven link challenge – linking to seven posts that fit into seven themes. This is more like a fun exercise instead of a challenge, and I welcome the opportunity to dive back through my almost three year’s worth of posts. So here goes…

Meet Mallory Underwood, a Colorado resident and native Michigander who I met during my college days at Central Michigan University. I’ve been receiving updates from Mallory during the past six months while she was training for a triathlon and raising money for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS), which is where she worked in Indiana prior to moving to Colorado. Her story is inspiring and motivational and deserves to be shared with the world. Continue reading to learn more about Mallory and what pushed her to train for a triathlon.

Working in a creative industry is great because aiming high is encouraged and finding ways to successfully pull off wild ideas is invigorating. Approaching each new project with creative freedom is fantastic…except when you’re in a creative lull. You know what I’m talking about. It’s when your creative side forgets to show up to the… Read More

Bettye LaVette is a survivor (cue Survivor by Destiny’s Child). I wouldn’t be surprised if your response was “Bettye La-who?” Although she’s finally reached the fame she’s been seeking all her life, I don’t know many people outside of MAL and myself who have heard Bettye’s music. Here’s a little background info… Bettye is one… Read More

A guest post is a long time coming on this blog, and I am honored that my first is from a friend, colleague and all-around awesome dude – Hubert Sawyers. I met Hubert more than a year ago at Startup Weekend 2009. When I first attended Tweetea last year, I immediately knew it would become… Read More

Aside from Team Detroit winning the Chevy SXSW road trip challenge, our interactive community has struggled to find ways to make a splash outside of the state about the great things going on here. We all can name several reasons why Michigan deserves more credit, but getting those with no ties to Michigan to believe… Read More

I’ve been living vicariously through my many early-to-wed friends for the past three years. They were lucky to find real love in their early twenties (some started dating their now husbands/wives in high school) and decided there was no point in waiting to tie the knot. I’ve attended 10 weddings in the past few years,… Read More

It was Friday after work. I didn’t get enough sleep the night before, so I was exhausted. Even though couch time sounded enticing, I had been looking forward to playing in a tennis mixer all week and had multiple practices canceled in previous weeks due to the weather. Once again, the weather decided to not… Read More

I’ve been hanging out at Startup Weekend Detroit at Wayne State University all weekend. The energy and creativity have been high all weekend long, and the teams are getting prepped to make their final presentations. There have been a few speakers/presentations throughout the course of the weekend, and I really enjoyed what Rob Stam from… Read More