Tag Archives: shameless self-promotion

My Best Friend Won The Nobel Prize And I Stayed Home To Watch Toddlers & Tiaras

Posted on August 29, 2014 by pegoleg

Imagine your best friend won the Nobel prize. Dignitaries, family and friends from all over the world would fly in to Stanislav or wherever, just to pay homage to the deserving honoree. And imagine you didn’t go. You stayed home, … Continue reading →

Posted in General Ramblings | Tagged blogging, freshly pressed, humor, shameless self-promotion, Toddlers & Tiaras | 57 Comments

Facebook Ruined My Life, Now They Must Pay

Posted on July 29, 2014 by pegoleg

Should a ginormous corporation be allowed to humiliate a child and profit from her pain? Could $167,000,000 in compensation even begin to make up for her suffering? We can only hope so. I give you, Exhibit A What’s the first … Continue reading →

Posted in General Ramblings | Tagged a classice tale of David & Goliath with me wielding the slingshot, Facebook, Facebook friends, family, humor, life, musings, photo tagging, shameless self-promotion, social media | 303 Comments

Feeling Shiny and New

Posted on April 17, 2014 by pegoleg

How did your experience go with finding the “new” in life? Remember, yesterday I challenged each one of you to do 3 new things. Here’s what I did: 1) To get to the YMCA after work, I usually head west … Continue reading →

Posted in General Ramblings | Tagged humor, life, same old same old, shameless self-promotion | 62 Comments

A Brief History Of WordPress As It Pertains To Why I Rarely Get Freshly Pressed Anymore

Posted on March 26, 2014 by pegoleg

The beginning Whiz kid Matt Mullenweg sits in his parents’ garage, hunched over a computer he crafted from salvaged parts. He is anxiously looking for signs of activity on his newly launched blogging site, WordPress. “Hey, we have a subscriber!” … Continue reading →

Posted in General Ramblings | Tagged Are P.Diddy & Matt Mullenweg the same person?, blogging, Charleen Mullenweg, freshly pressed, humor, musings, shameless self-promotion, story wranglers, WordPress | 130 Comments

Little Red Hen’s Christmas Story

Posted on December 13, 2013 by pegoleg

I kinda/sorta put up my Christmas tree the other day. The joyous experience of decorating(ish) brought to mind this soon-to-be classic children’s story. Gather round, boys and girls, and listen to… Little Red Hen’s Christmas Story Little Red Peg taking … Continue reading →

Posted in General Ramblings | Tagged Christmas, decorating, family, holidays, humor, shameless self-promotion, who the hell wanted this 9 foot tree anyway? | 56 Comments

My Sister-In-Law Is STILL Ruining The U.S. Economy

Posted on December 9, 2013 by pegoleg

Christmas is all about traditions. Every year we unpack our favorite, old ornaments. We unearth our Bing Crosby and Manheim Steamroller CDs. We watch A Christmas Story, Miracle on 34th St. and It’s a Wonderful Life. Around this blog, tradition … Continue reading →

Posted in General Ramblings | Tagged Christmas, dieting, freshly pressed, health, holidays, humor, shameless self-promotion | 57 Comments

In The Merry Month Of June

Posted on June 3, 2013 by pegoleg

It’s a brand new month! When you think of June, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? 1) Summer vacation starts 2) Father’s Day 3) Weddings 4) Graduations 5) Peg-o-Leg Ha ha! Trick question. Of course it’s me, because … Continue reading →

Posted in General Ramblings, Guest Post - Playing Musical Blogs | Tagged blogging, humor, shameless self-promotion | 52 Comments

Freshly Pegged – Moi

Posted on May 1, 2013 by pegoleg

Have you ever sent a post out into the blogosphere, absolutely convinced it was going to be Freshly Pressed? And then it wasn’t? You’re not alone. I’ve asked some fantastic bloggers to select the post that had them muttering,”THIS One … Continue reading →