Who knew saving things from the past could be so involved. Today I met up with Jenny Cobb. She has a love for family history. So much so, she started her own business "Heriloom Preservation".
I met up with her at Corrine Gilroy's home in Battle Ground. What a trip. This women has so many interesting things...many from the Civil War. Perhaps one of the most unusual things is a ring that opens up. It was used by soliders duing the war to transport secret messages from one area to another.
Another cool thing is one of a kind Teapot Christmas ornaments. They've been in the family since her day owned a general store in Washougal many, many years ago.
Corrine is trying to get all of her treasures in order. She wants to have things in order for her children and grandchildren. She is 82 years young...I think she'll be around for a long time.
If you'd like to get more information about "Heirloom Preservation" here's the link
www. heirloompreservation. com
Enjoy.

Posted by Joe Smith at 05:29 PM | Permalink

Here's the links that I referred to on air for how to avoid the "telephone trap," they are from the Web site called gethuman.com:


Cheat sheat for many companies' phone systems


Tips for how to reach a live person on the phone

Posted by Joe Smith at 06:34 PM | Permalink

I planned a piece today on some of the companies that are involved with this years
Torino Olympics. Nike and Addias are the heavy hitters. We included them along with a Beaverton company that is the official supplier of bread for the Olympic Team while they are training in Colorado. I wanted to also include a company that has produce a web site for Olympic bad boy Bode Miller. The PR gal from Media Cabin first told me "no problem." Then she called back and said the Opus, the company that created the website ,couldn't talk about Bode...she offered some double speak about the controversy Bode created when he was on "60 Minutes". But, she said they could only talk about the creative aspect of producing the web site. I said that's fine. Then she called back later and told me they wouldn't talk at all for fear of jeopardize Bode's future at the Olympics. However, they would be happy to talk AFTER the Olympics. After the games no one cares. It seems to me if a company hires a PR rep to get them some press, they best be ready when they get the call.
It makes no sense to send out a press release if you don't want some publicity.
I've vented and now I feel better.

Posted by Joe Smith at 04:52 PM | Permalink