Kerri Morrone, who was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes when she was six years old, blogs the typical life issues of a bright and full of light twentysomething woman at Six Until Me. The blog tagline reads diabetes doesn't define me but it helps explain me. And the blog is true to the tagline in posts that are filled with a daily life where diabetes is never far away. Bloggers begin blogging for a number of reasons. Morrone began blogging as a means of creating an online community for herself with other diabetics. As she tells it, one spring afternoon, she goggled diabetes looking for the personal voices in the world speaking out, reaching out, and connecting to others who understood on an intimate level what it means to be diabetic. She found them blogging. Morrone has a delightfully engaging way with words and is a natural-born storyteller. The better blog seems to invite you in with a comforting welcome that makes it easy to stay awhile and come back often. Six Until Me is a better blog.
1. Hello,
My name is Howard B Rutstein and I wrote a book that is sold worldwide about my Dad, who also passed due to diabetes, among other causes. I am interested in donating profits from my book in his memory. I have never done anything like this before, but my idea is to bring my books to an event and sell my books personally at the event and directly donate the money right then and there. My book retails for $19.95 and I would be willing to donate $10/book. I know it's a big chunk to donate, but am also looking to publicize my book too! I wouldn't do this one time, I would continually do this and would be willing to be monitored in any way to make sure everything is on the up and up. I am a teacher full time, I have run for Children's Hospital in Boston and raised money and think this would be a great idea for charity and publicity @ the same time. I have not mentioned the name of the book or it's site as I don't want to create uneccesary publicity before I would attempt anything like this. Can anyone help me with information? I would appear anywhere with my book sign and do whatever is necessary, radio, TV, events, etc. My phone number is 617.417.1714. Thank you for reading my comment.
Posted at 7:47AM on May 28th 2006 by Howard B Rutstein