I think this is a wonderful idea. I really like the thought that it will bring more people to this site. Although I love everyone here I am starting to feel like it is an exclusive club. More like a wonderful coffee hour than a ‘whole community’ feel. Congrats on all the new progress -

ps - on the selfish side, I hate the thought of having to hunt for my favorite posters; Bonnie, Mugsy, Frank, Dona, etc. But this is where clicking on their name will help. I’ll just click and see what they have been saying about what subject. It’s all good!

Buzz up is pretty kewl. I saw this BUZZ UP on yahoo a few months ago. I was using it pretty steady and the came WoW. I have been addicted to WoW ever since that first day in early May. Yahoo lost me after my first week with WoW. I came resistantly over to WoW. I remember saying something dumb like ” I have nothing in common with millionaires “. I have found solid friends here on WoW. Their words of encouragement and grounded messages have been a god send. I am taking responsibility for my life and am making proactive changes. I don’t mind telling you that I was close to “checking out” a few weeks ago. I want to thank Mugsy, Lily, Linda, Peg, Maurine, Mary Lou, Em and Joni just to name a few for this. I have a mentor now and people in my life that really care about me and M. One last thing about my changing life. WoW and friends are the inspiration for my major life changes but I am the one responsible for the end result. The BUZZ UP is kewl. I like it. Thank you Ms. Evans and Co..

Great idea! I hope you can also find a way to make some of the posts (like the Fawcett cancer story) easier to find. I think that post would have generated more comments than it did. btw, did you get my HerTube and question suggestion?

Thank you, Joni. Should prove to be an entertaining feature. Also, love the Tiffany wristwatch on the home page.

I like it. Thank you. I’ll have to come here more often to make some friends. I see people have made friends.

Joni, Thank you for the Buzz button. Today I Buzzed a Huffingtonpost with links to the eulogy’s for Tim Russert. Have only thus far listened to Maria Shriver’s. Exceptional. Wish the great Stephen Rubin (head of Doubleday) would sign her on to write her good friend’s bio (they were also colleagues at NBC). She’s written a number of books, the greatest First Lady California ever had, and her eulogy shows why Jackie Kennedy held her niece, Maria, as an example to her two children, John and Caroline. Here’s what she said: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/06/18/maria-shriver-at-tim-russ_n_107… The other thing I Buzzed Up today was the clip of Michelle Obama’s appearance on The View…which was also on Huffington Post and not here yet, at least haven’t seen it. Thought she looked fantastic….wonderful dress (and I’ve always since childhood only like solids in clothes, not prints, but loved that print dress on her)…just an observation. I agree with the comments about domination by The Clique….I wouldn’t use the word ‘exclusive’ given the often supercilious tone (we get it, doobies, etc. And BTW, I’m definitely not up on drug culture but have heard of grandpas going to prison because they were smoking pot for their medical conditions because they can’t afford medications. I think marijuna (sp) should be legalized, however until that time just FYI law enforcement does have auto crawlers that scan the web for a host of specific words and they can locate people by IPS addresses. Just a thought.) The Clique has chased off a number of wonderful women including Renata, Taylor, JackieOh….I hope they return. Since this is a Beta site, and the Founders’ hard work in marketing activities, and in putting themselves out there is so evident, perhaps we all (including myself in this) could give some extra thought to our future contributions. For me, I’m determinedly ‘unclique’ the Lone Ranger, an individual, etc…. The Clique is no more representative of the demographic a site like this needs in order to be profitable and keep going, than it would be if I had my friends come on to form another clique that also sought to dominate the tone. Not many would enjoy that, and neither would I…I already know what my friends think about everything. Cliques belong on their own blogs…. Thought I’d also pass along this comment I heard by a performance coach, since for all of our lives we are reaching for something. He said the difference between high performance individuals; ie those able to consistently meet their goals, is that for them the things that move them ahead are “a must” rather than “a should.” Thought that was a terrific distinction.

Just don’t forget the women who is over 50 plus THANK YOU