Lions of SW Idaho and E Oregon

I visited Boise Bench Lions yesterday at Casa Mexico.  They invited me to be their guest speaker and tell them just a little about what Lions District 39W is doing to communicate with Lions and the world.  So in addition to the website , facebook , twitter , the newsletter , and the e-bulletin , I told them about this blog. The thing about blogs is that they are very easy.  Anyone can start one; anyone can write.  The problem with blogs is that people who start them often end them-rather abruptly.  They just forget them for weeks, months at a time.  Abandonment is the simplest way to lose any readers you might have had.  But I do recommend blogs for Lions Clubs and Leo Clubs because they are so easy to update-just put it on your calendar and write once a week.  (Like I do-yeah, right...That's a "do as I say, not as I do!") Back to the subject.  The Boise Bench Lions learned where to find this blog and they learned that clicking the comments link below this post a

A couple of months ago, District Governor Pat had the unthinkable happen-his computer crashed and he lost everything.  Of course, I asked him why he didn't have his files backed up.  I know, that was simply mean of me. So this morning when I turned on my laptop to  finish the newsletter-wait, I mean tried to turn it on, because I pushed the power button and NOTHING HAPPENED!  Oh, no, had I lost everything, too? Not a chance.  This was my old laptop, mind you, that is being replaced with my new toy just as soon as I'm sure that I can navigate the latest changes in  Publisher 2010 that I use for writing the newsletter.  Everything "important" on it is already on my desktop, a flash drive or two, an SD card-you get the idea.  Everything EXCEPT the current issue of Paw Prints....That was a small moment of panic. Small, because there was a simple fix.  Unplugging the laptop, removing the battery for a minute, reattaching the battery, then powering up.  That allows th

The Lions Clubs International Convention is coming up in 84 days, 10 hours, 35 minutes, and some seconds.  Wow, how would I know something like that? I just downloaded the new LCI Convention app for iphone! With just a touch on my phone, I have the convention schedule, maps of Seattle and the convention center, names and info on all the exhibitors, and all the other news and information about the convention.  There's even a live twitter feed, which, incidentally, just tweeted their new blog post about the app as I am writing this! If you have an iphone, you will want this app!  Way to go, Lions International! Seconds are ticking away....35, 34, 33, 31.....