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Night Before NASA Tweetup

Can’t believe it’s here. NASA Tweetup.! I arrived to my hotel just after 8 p.m. after picking up one of the Tweetup attendees at the Orlando airport then dropping him off at his hotel. I’ve settled in, reviewed all the NASA materials and went to finish up work, research and post on my blog but […]

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NASA Tweetup Fashion: Meatball on My Head

NASA Tweetup Fashion: Feather Hair Clip When fashion sense and creativity were being handed out, my sister Liz must have received my portions. She’s incredibly clever, talented, funny and rivals Carrie Bradshaw when it comes to fashion. I commissioned an artist to create jewelry for Obama’s inauguration so being a participant in the upcoming NASA […]

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Tuning Up My Twitter-Friendly Vocabulary for the NASA Tweetup

Say what you will, but Twitter is a literary art form. I love the challenge of crafting something informative and entertaining in 140 characters or less. Sadly, I haven’t done that lately and my tweets have been purely informative and a bit boring. While conversing with NASA Tweetup folks yesterday about something totally different @ageekmom […]

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Media Release: Charlotte County, Florida, Resident is One of 150 Selected to Attend NASA Tweetup, April 28 – 29, 2011

Oh, wait. Charlotte County resident? That’s me! Do I feel weird writing and distributing a media release about moi? Absolutely! But I’m doing it for the cause: to educate local media and hopefully residents the importance of the space program. Through participating in the NASA Tweetup, I’ll be sharing the experience with my 5,000+ Twitter […]

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#NASATweetup: Space Traffic Jam Causes Delay

Space needs a good meeting planner. I received word today the last launch of space shuttle Endeavour has been pushed back by 10 days from April 19 to April 29, 2011. This means the NASA Tweetup I’m attending is pushed back to April 28 & 29. So why is the launch delayed? No, not because […]

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#NASATweetup – I’m In!

Oh, my. It’s been a fast-paced week and I haven’t shared all the news. There was the B-25 flight and a chance encounter with author Stephen King but the most exciting news was received last Friday afternoon. Around 4:30, I received notification from NASA I had been moved off the wait list to attend the […]

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Made the Other Shortlist: #NASAWaitUp

If you haven’t heard, there are only two space shuttle missions left (at least at the time of this blog post) with Endeavour, STS-134, making its last launch on April 19, 2011. Tickets for the event are at a premium and tickets for viewing the launch at the Kennedy Space Center sold out quickly. Potential […]

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