Latest Blog Posts for MegAmuse

• A New Chapter
  on Apr 30, 2013 in kayak paddle Angle Oar Meg McCall kayak oar people with disabilities MegAmuse kayaking
  If you read the blog series I wrote about my father, then you already know he's been a prolific inventor his entire life. During his weeklong visit in February of 2012, we agreed to take one of his most promising designs, the Angle Oar, and submit it...
• Three Ways to Make Your Website Work for You
  on Jan 24, 2013 in contact forms web forms call to action marketing Constant Contact San Luis Obispo websites content marketing permission marketing
  My marketing business in San Luis Obispo, California, MegAmuse, is off to a great start. I've developed a series of white papers for my clients to help them improve their bottoms lines. This first one describes three basic changes businesses should m...
• The End Cap of My Life - Part V (Final)
  on Nov 10, 2012 in scenic end of life family fathers
  This is the fifth and final installment in a series. The balance of my Dad’s visit could not have been more delightful. As I write this last  segment nearly nine months after the fact, its imprint still remains. Our week continued with excu...
• Banging My Drum
  on Sep 21, 2012 in drumming comedy career
  Well it has been much, much too long since my last blog. Life has a way of distracting you at times, and mine is no exception. A lot has changed over the few months. My father-in-law, Dan, passed away this summer at the age of 72. He leaves a legacy...
• The Revelation - Part IV
  on Apr 5, 2012 in family marriage divorse snow skiing hiking
  This is the fourth installment in a series. I had planned several low key activities for my Dad’s visit.  He, like all of his children, enjoys all things nature: gardening, hiking, hunting or just gazing. We have a killer “go to” out...
• The Big Questions - Part III
  on Mar 8, 2012 in frail communication feelings questions family upbringing alcoholic motorcycles visit pancreas vascular
  This is the third installment in a series. In anticipation of my Dad’s arrival, I’d been giving a lot of thought about the questions I wanted to ask him. We’d had very few conversations of real consequence since I became an adult, and I was c...
• Peter Pan, the Mechanical Whiz Kid - Part II
  on Feb 25, 2012 in houseboat Ultralight
  This is the second installment in a series. Just like when we were young and had his many “toys” to play with, my dad continued to follow whatever fancy suited him.  He had a wide range of ambitions, from building and flying his own Ultral...
• My Dad - Part I
  on Feb 25, 2012 in engineer dad father mechanical
  This is the first of a series of articles. My 82-year old father is coming for a weeklong visit next week. I haven’t spent any sizeable amount of time with him, one-on-one, for about 30 years, since I was a teenager. Some context may be helpful:...
• For the health of it
  on Dec 26, 2011 in yoga juicer nutrition exercise flexibility health
  I consider myself a relatively healthy person, but over the last year I have gained a few pounds and lost a lot of flexibility (resulting recently in double pulled hamstrings).  About a month ago, I committed to getting back to a healthier...
• Listening for Santa.
  on Dec 6, 2011 in Christmas innocence children Santa Claus
  The end of innocence has arrived in my household. Last year, when my son was seven, he still managed to hold on to the contradictory beliefs that Santa Claus both existed and did not exist.  Santa existed because, well, "Who else ate the ap...

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