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StoryTime with Zooch audio books will be available for the iPad in June…this is wonderful news for my company Twinkletopia, LLC.  We’ve been working so hard to bring the Zooch products to market and this is a great opportunity for us.  We’ve partnered with Virtual Scribe  to develop the app for iPad and bring our audio and […]

Keeping humor in your family life is so imortant.  Just being as happy as you can be with family members can make life so much simpler and easy.
Talk Show Host Dennis Prager wrote a great book a few years ago titled “Happiness is a Serious Problem” in which he talks a lot about how it is […]

There is no such thing as a coincidence and you should teach your children that concept.
That is a huge statement in this day and age.  Most people have lost faith in God, or were never introduced to the religious/spiritual world.  That’s sad, too, because we have so much to gain from spiritual confidence.  Things happen […]

Zooch the Pooch is on Facebook, yeaaaa!  On Twitter we are known as “Zoochy Poochy” cause the other name was taken, drats!  It’s so much fun setting all of these new social networking sites up and working with them.  You can learn them so quickly anymore and the interfaces between Facebook and Twitter is easier […]

Zooch the Pooch is back in the saddle again…whoof!  And yippee!  It’s taken a few months to make our website alterations, but we are really proud of the site.  Of course, there are still some things that we need to tweak, but the repeating question is always, “When do you stop editing?”
The Internet teaches you nothing if […]

I attended a lecture today by the noted futurist John Petersen of The Arlington Institute and was fascinated, as I always am, by minds that can stretch in so many directions so easily. Mr. Petersen was eloquent in his description of where we have come from and where we are going that I left […]

Valentines Day is approaching and I wanted to get my Dad a card so off to my local Walgreens I went. This isn?..t a plug for them, but Walgreens always seems to have a great selection of cards for most every occasion, plus I have one a block from my home making it very convenient.
It […]

Don’t you find the Biggest Loser contestants inspirational? I can’t watch that show without feeling compassion and empathy for those folks. You want to cheer them on at every difficult point and sometimes I do, shouting out loud at my TV (goofy, I know, but then no one sees me either .

Isn’t inspiration a wonderful […]

There is a long held belief that the weekend starts at noon on Friday and I think that is true. I’ve been tryihng to get ahold of clients and friends all afternoon with no success, so they must already be enjoying the weekend.
It’s funny about traditions; we often think they are just ours, then we […]

Well, it’s been a while since I posted and I’m glad to be back. Zooch has a lot of new stuff happening and I’ll be updating this blog on a regular basis on those exciting happenings. In the meantime, please visit zoochthepooch.com/zoochbook for a look at our first book.

I don’t know about you, but I’ve always hated constructive criticism. I know I’m supposed to appreciate it, but I’m sure when I get it people are just trying to be cruel, egotistical (my way is better than yours!) or stubborn.
Then I got to thinking, maybe, it’s me that’s stubborn.
I love writing for clients, but […]

No, I’m not referring to when your Dad had Uncle Bob committed to the asylum because he wouldn’t stop running around the back yard in the nude. I’m talking about the power you feel when you give your word and commit to an act, promise or pledge.You are committing to a trust. Someone is trusting […]

Philosophy has been a favorite subject for as long as I can remember; it seems to come out of most experiences we have in life and sets the stage for discussion about the why’s and where for’s of our existence.
For over a decade cycling has given me much fodder for thought, prior to that it […]

Over the weekend some friends and I (that’s me at far left above) drove almost 12 hours to race in two different bicycle races at different ends of Colorado. I can see the expression on your face, and the question in your mind…why? Because it’s fun, of course.
Yes, it was a lot of driving, but […]

TEMPERANCE. Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation.
SILENCE. Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation.
ORDER. Let all your things have their places; let each part of your business have its time.
RESOLUTION. Resolve to perform what you ought; perform without fail what you resolve.
FRUGALITY. Make no expense but to do […]

Self-publishing can be a wonderful experience and it can be hell. The overall process is detailed, but there are many books and websites on it today that offer packages which really help you along. There are organizations like CIPA, the Colorado Independent Publishers Association www.cipabooks.com which provide online support as well as meetings around Colorado […]

I love to read about philosophy, its origins, the Greek’s etc., I’ve read that it’s a concrete trait of we Saggitarians, but anyway, the book is “Back to Virtue” by Peter Kreeft. He approaches the discussion of disappearing virtues in American society and the impact on our culture and future with ease and common sense […]