{"id":16411,"date":"2015-08-30T18:26:44","date_gmt":"2015-08-30T23:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/?p=16411"},"modified":"2015-09-09T19:17:52","modified_gmt":"2015-09-10T01:17:52","slug":"special-end-of-summer-news-and-updates-episode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/special-end-of-summer-news-and-updates-episode\/","title":{"rendered":"Special End-of-Summer News and Updates Episode"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Here&#8217;s a picture of me &#8220;at the office&#8221; as I write this post. I love creating episodes and posts for you, and it&#8217;s especially nice to do it outdoors&#8230;but I&#8217;m going to need a hoodie&#8230;more on that later.<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16414\" src=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/hammock-offic-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"hammock offic\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-wp-pid=\"16414\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/hammock-offic-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/hammock-offic-350x263.jpg 350w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/hammock-offic-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/hammock-offic-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/hammock-offic.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>This short Sunday episode contains\u00a0news and info.<\/h3>\n<p><strong>I&#8217;m debuting my new microphone for you to hear. Tell me if you can hear the difference!<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fspark_my_muse%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fspark_my_muse%2FSpecial_News_Episode.mp3&amp;podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Flisadelay.com%2Fblog%2Fspecial-end-of-summer-news-and-updates-episode%2F\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"165\" frameborder=\"0\" id=\"blubrryplayer-1\" class=\"blubrryplayer\" title=\"Blubrry Podcast Player\"><\/iframe><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/spark_my_muse\/content.blubrry.com\/spark_my_muse\/Special_News_Episode.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=16411-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/spark_my_muse\/content.blubrry.com\/spark_my_muse\/Special_News_Episode.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"Special_News_Episode.mp3\">Download<\/a> (7.9MB) | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('16411-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_16411-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_16411-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe src=&quot;https:\/\/player.blubrry.com\/?media_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.blubrry.com%2Fspark_my_muse%2Fcontent.blubrry.com%2Fspark_my_muse%2FSpecial_News_Episode.mp3&amp;podcast_link=https%3A%2F%2Flisadelay.com%2Fblog%2Fspecial-end-of-summer-news-and-updates-episode%2F&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot; width=&quot;100%&quot; height=&quot;165&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; id=&quot;blubrryplayer-2&quot; class=&quot;blubrryplayer&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe to Spark My Muse <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/spark-my-muse\/id988423690?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=https%3A%2F%2Flisadelay.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D16411\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribebyemail.com\/feeds.podcastmirror.com\/spark-my-muse\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe by Email\" rel=\"nofollow\">Email<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.podcastmirror.com\/spark-my-muse\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/spark-muse-podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe to Spark My Muse\" rel=\"nofollow\">Subscribe to Spark My Muse<\/a><\/p><br \/>\nA few Episodes are already in the queue, but after those air, you will hear a much richer and higher quality sound demonstrated in this short episode! Many thanks for your kind\u00a0response to my need\u00a0for financial support. I still need to buy more monthly space at the audio hosting site, but it is a landmark accomplishment to upgrade my mic and I had to share my joy, gratitude, (and the new and improved sound) with you!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-16412\" src=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/newmic-137x300.png\" alt=\"newmic\" width=\"137\" height=\"300\" data-wp-pid=\"16412\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/newmic-137x300.png 137w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/newmic-68x150.png 68w, https:\/\/lisadelay.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/newmic.png 182w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 137px) 100vw, 137px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- Begin MailChimp Signup Form --><\/p>\n<div id=\"mc_embed_signup\">\n<form id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" class=\"validate\" action=\"\/\/lisadelay.us4.list-manage.com\/subscribe\/post?u=06f933485a8ec6585b656464d&amp;id=981fd93110\" method=\"post\" name=\"mc-embedded-subscribe-form\" novalidate=\"\" target=\"_blank\">\n<div id=\"mc_embed_signup_scroll\">\n<h2>In September, I will launch a Slack Community just for us!<\/h2>\n<h2><em>Slack<\/em> allows you to connect and collaborate much like Facebook but without all the ads and baloney.<\/h2>\n<h2>At the Spark for Creatives community,\u00a0we will be able to share, talk about the podcast topic of the week, connect, collaborate, communication, trade notes, and encourage each other in our communication and creative endeavors.<\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re calling involves creating or communicating, welcome to your tribe!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(If you feel like reading\u00a0political, religious, or societal rants, seeing posts from only about 12 people, being inundating with horrible news stories,\u00a0seeing\u00a0animated GIFs, playing Pet Saga, or looking at adverts from the places you just visited online, you will still have Facebook to turn to.)<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>\u2022 You must be subscribed to my email update list to get the application to join.<\/h2>\n<h2>\u2022 You can join this\u00a0community for free if you start as a charter member.\u00a0<span style=\"color: #999999;\">In the future there will be a few\u00a0special access areas, education options, and premium groups options that will be paid\u00a0add-ons or features, too.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Subscribe to the\u00a0mailing list for the chance to apply\u00a0(and you also get the latest audio episode\u00a0links delivered\u00a0to you, 2-3 times per month.)<\/h2>\n<div class=\"indicates-required\"><span class=\"asterisk\">*<\/span> indicates required<\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-field-group\"><label for=\"mce-EMAIL\">Email Address <span class=\"asterisk\">*<\/span><br \/>\n<\/label><br \/>\n<input id=\"mce-EMAIL\" class=\"required email\" name=\"EMAIL\" type=\"email\" value=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-field-group\"><label for=\"mce-FNAME\">First Name <span class=\"asterisk\">*<\/span><br \/>\n<\/label><br \/>\n<input id=\"mce-FNAME\" class=\"required\" name=\"FNAME\" type=\"text\" value=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-field-group\"><label for=\"mce-LNAME\">Last Name <\/label><br \/>\n<input id=\"mce-LNAME\" class=\"\" name=\"LNAME\" type=\"text\" value=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"mc-field-group input-group\">\n<p><strong>Email Format <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><input id=\"mce-EMAILTYPE-0\" name=\"EMAILTYPE\" type=\"radio\" value=\"html\" \/><label for=\"mce-EMAILTYPE-0\">html<\/label><\/li>\n<li><input id=\"mce-EMAILTYPE-1\" name=\"EMAILTYPE\" type=\"radio\" value=\"text\" \/><label for=\"mce-EMAILTYPE-1\">text<\/label><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mce-responses\" class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- real people should not fill this in and expect good things - do not remove this or risk form bot signups--><\/p>\n<div style=\"position: absolute; left: -5000px;\"><input tabindex=\"-1\" name=\"b_06f933485a8ec6585b656464d_981fd93110\" type=\"text\" value=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><input id=\"mc-embedded-subscribe\" class=\"button\" name=\"subscribe\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Subscribe\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/form>\n<\/div>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/downloads.mailchimp.com\/js\/mc-validate.js\" type=\"mce-text\/javascript\"><\/script><script type=\"mce-text\/javascript\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(function($) {window.fnames = new Array(); window.ftypes = new Array();fnames[0]='EMAIL';ftypes[0]='email';fnames[1]='FNAME';ftypes[1]='text';fnames[2]='LNAME';ftypes[2]='text';}(jQuery));var $mcj = jQuery.noConflict(true);\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3>It&#8217;s getting chilly. Time for a cozy hoodie (ends SEPT 7th! These are on sale to finance the show and ordering ends <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">soon<\/span>: SEPTEMBER 14th. <!--End mc_embed_signup--><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/teespring.com\/stores\/the-spark-store\" target=\"_blank\">Click to see all the color and style options, including t-shirts if you like to layer! 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