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February 2, 2018

Just Where Do Those Balls Come From?

Beth Ann Chiles/ Travel, Writing/ 44 Comments/ 401

It’s that time of year again when I feel drawn to write a little post about Ada, Ohio. Ada is many things. It is a palindrome. It is a village. It is home to Ohio Northern University where Chris and I met and graduated. It Continue reading →

April 1, 2012

The New Cause

Beth Ann Chiles/ Charity, Comments for a Cause/ 23 Comments/ 3846

This month has been fabulous for Comments for a Cause. Even though WordPress has instituted some weird changes that have made it difficult for folks to leave comments at times you guys hung in there and made 418 comments. Add to the personal emails and Continue reading →

February 5, 2012

Happy Super Bowl Sunday!

Beth Ann Chiles/ Video/ 13 Comments/ 2846

While you watch the Super Bowl today (or the commercials because I know that a lot of you watch just for the commercials!) think about my little college town of Ada, Ohio where all of the Wilson Footballs are made! Ada is home to Ohio Continue reading →

January 12, 2012

Times They Are A Changing

Beth Ann Chiles/ News, Thoughts/ 17 Comments/ 3293

Oh Shop24, where were you 30 years ago? Continue reading →

October 3, 2011

A Stroll on the Tundra

Beth Ann Chiles/ Family, Friends, Travel/ 5 Comments/ 2229

Any of you familiar with the tundra??? And how cold it is??? The tundra of which I speak is the tundra at Ohio Northern University in Ada, Ohio. Chris and I both graduated from ONU a few years ago and since we are temporarily living Continue reading →

Beth's bookshelf: read

The Art of Social Media: Power Tips for Power Users

by Guy Kawasaki

As always Guy Kawasaki has a great book with great information about all things social media. I highlighted tons of places in this book and it is definitely one that I will come back to time and time again to help me in all of the socia...

Old Girls in Low Cotton

by Helen Childress

This short book was one that looked like it would be a fun read. I honestly did not enjoy it all that much---it was a lot of characters bickering and while some of the writing was witty and funny it was not that kind of book that made m...

The Good Girl

by Mary Kubica

I loved this book! It had my interest from the very first page and was my "airplane" book on a recent trip. Author Mary Kubica created believable and interesting characters that the reader learned to identify with and care about. Mi...

All the Light We Cannot See

by Anthony Doerr

This is quite a book! I had it recommended to me by several people and while I thought it might be a little dark and depressing it made me have a better understanding of what life in this time period was like. The strength of the huma...

An Abundance of Katherines

by John Green

Another great book by John Green. I have become a huge fan of John Green since my reading of A Fault in our Stars and this book was another that did not disappoint me at all. It was a story of a child prodigy, a lot of anagrams, and a b...

Tag Archives: Ada

Just Where Do Those Balls Come From?

The New Cause

Happy Super Bowl Sunday!

Times They Are A Changing

A Stroll on the Tundra

Remembering All Saints

Comments for a Cause – WNC Source

Comments for a Cause – It’s Time for School

Comments for a Cause Gets Legal

Comments for a Cause – Fresh and Local

Comments for a Cause Reaches New Heights

Comments for a Cause Goes Pretty

Comments for a Cause – A Favorite Thing

Comments for a Cause – It All Sounds Good to Me

Comments for a Cause – Nurturing Families

Comments for a Cause – Sharing is Caring

Comments for a Cause – Providing Support

Comments for A Cause – Moving Mountains

Comments for a Cause(s) a Splash

Comments for a Cause – More Than Words

Beth's bookshelf: read