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Rock On, @Debutaunt! You Will Be Loved Forever

May 18th, 2009 · 11 Comments · Meet People in Austin

Not sure if you followed, but my sister, Debby Greer-Costello experienced a leukemia relapse and she suffered for six long months in a hospital bed.
Today, her spirit finally passed. I cannot tell you what a relief this is to know that such a beautiful person is no longer undergoing the pain and [...]

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Using Your Talent for Good, Linearb Style

October 20th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Blogs, Meet People in Austin, Social Media for Social Good, Twitter

Lynn Bender at GeekAustin (aka @linearb to many other circles) is a phenomenal piano player. He heard about my sister Debby’s financial strife while trying to overcome graft-vs-host disease, and decided he’d like to play to help her raise some money to cover her expenses. Right now her health insurance is over $700 [...]

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I’m Presenting On Making Social Media Matter at Refresh Bryan/College Station

October 1st, 2008 · 2 Comments · Social Media for Social Good

I am a writer, so it’s not surprising that I don’t really enjoy presenting. My perfectionist tendencies tend to get the best of me. But when Cody Marx Bailey from Downtown Cartel asked for a speaker for Refresh Bryan/College Station, I decided to step up.
My talk is called “Making Social Media Matter: How [...]

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Send a Little Love to a Blog Queen

February 20th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Blogs

My sister just reported that she has a 102 fever. That’s very discouraging. She has been battling not fun symptoms for quite some time after undergoing a stem cell transplant to battle leukemia. As much as my parents paid to send me to college to make me articulate, I cannot express how [...]

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