Devoted to small businesses and those who run them

This week I'm blogtipping (and offering a tip of the hat to) the following folks I've met up with while wandering through the blogosphere:

Bud Bilanich at CommonSenseGuy.com:

Kudos to Bud because:

1. He is kind enough to leave encouraging, astute comments on other blogs and to answer comments left on his own.
2. He obviously spellchecks!  I've yet to spot a typo...love that!
3. His posts are interesting, informative, and in the case of the story of Alex's Lemonade Stand (which I mentioned to y'all last week), incredibly poignant.

Tip:  Sure would love to see a "Best of Bud's Posts" type e-book...hint hint.

Martin Neumann at SmallOfficeHerald.com and EPublishingDaily.com:

Kudos to Martin because:

1. He too takes the time to write encouraging comments.
2. He just flat out makes me laugh, and I need that!
3. He's got some groovy resources, though he's probably going to deny it since he wants my resources.  Hmm.  Might have to negotiate a trade here.

Tip:  Yessir, Martin, you're going to have to fill out that Meet & Greet document.  Which I promise will be emailed to you as soon as I'm done typing here.  Really.  Truly!  And I will try not to whine too much about 1 June not coming soon enough.

Patricia Hunter of Patricia Ann's Pollywog Creek Porch:

Kudos to Patricia because:

1. She sure knows how to leave a cliffhanger of a post.
2. She's a role model of patience and keeping your calm when cyberspace makes you feel like you all you want to do is fight back.  (Personal story there; she knows what I'm referring to.)
3. She's got a lovely pen...funny, gut-wrenching, full of faith...Patricia can pull anything out of her hat when she writes.

Tip:  You need an e-book too, girlfriend!  Looking Back: Memories of Homeschooling on the Porch.  Or somethin' along them thar lines.

There you have it, folks.  And now I must go torture Martin some more with that Meet & Greet....