Kentucky Polls Open 6:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m.
Lots of questions are coming in about McCracken County election ballots, precinct maps, and polling locations. Looks to be a great turnout if search queries are any indication.
All Kentucky Polls will be open 6:00 a.m.- 6:00 p.m. and if you are in line at closing time you will be allowed to vote. Remember that, in Kentucky, state law forbids the use of recording equipment at the polls.
For a list of FAQS, Frequently Asked Question, visit Kentucky Election Protection to download a Kentucky Frequently Asked Questions document.
You can track the McCracken County Races Unofficial 2008 General Election Results on Tuesday, November 4, after the polls close from this Kentucky State Board of Elections page and watch statewide results as they are reported as well.
Vote!
Add comment November 3, 2008
Bathroom Blogfest 2008 Best Tips
After a whole week of celebrating Bathroom Blogfest ‘08, it is now time to take action!
After following the posts of my fellow members of this year’s official, Bathroom Blogfest Community, there seem to be many different methods as well as attitudes toward considering ‘Cleaning Up Forgotten Spaces Around Us’. What an amazing array of ideas they have shared.
But after much thought, I have decided that probably the best tip is to not get yourself into a mess to begin with. How much work do we create for ourselves just because we didn’t plan ahead?
Even something as simple as remembering to put the chocolate pudding on the top shelf might be something we shouldn’t forget.

Put Chocolate Pudding on the Top Shelf !! photo by RIPizzo / RI Pizzo Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works
Bathroom Blogfest 2008 has inspired me to wash it, dust it, sweep it, paint it, get rid of it, reorganize what is left and refresh myself all over again. Please make sure to visit all the other bloggers who shared their best tips!
Susan Abbott at Customer Experience Crossroads
Katia Adams at Transcultural Marketing
Shannon Bilby at Floor Talk!
Laurence Borel at Blog Till You Drop
Jo Brown and the blogging team at Kohler Talk
Lisbeth Calandrino at Lisbeth Calandrino
Sara Cantor at The Curious Shopper
Becky Carroll at Customers Rock!
Katie Clark at Practical Katie
Iris Shreve Garrott at Circulating
Ann Handley at Annarchy
Marianna Hayes at Results Revolution
Elizabeth Hise and C.B. Whittemore at The Carpetology Blog
Maria Palma at Customers Are Always
Sandra Renshaw at Purple Wren
Kate Rutter at Adaptive Path
Claudia Schiepers at Life and its little pleasures
Carolyn Townes at Becoming a Woman of Purpose
Stephanie Weaver at Experienceology
C.B. Whittemore at Flooring The Consumer
2 comments November 1, 2008
When You Care Enough to Clean the Very Best
Does your business hire a housekeeper? Maybe you employ a maintenance crew. Does anyone still have janitors?
No matter what you call your clean-up crew, they have to truly care about what they do.
Hands-down, the very best housekeeper we ever had at work was a retired school janitor. She took everything personal. It mattered to her that the windows were finger-print free and that the bathrooms smelled of citrus cleaner no matter what time of day you visited.
Outside trash receptacles were not just emptied but cleaned daily. Ashcans were swiped to a shine and no butts were left to linger at curbside either.
Oh! the joy of dispensers always fully stocked with soap and toilet paper. You know what I mean? Surely you do if you have ever visited a ladies room to find only a shred remaining on the roll of TP.
It is wonderful to have lovely designed facilities but more heavenly to find them immaculately clean. Thanks to those housekeepers, maintenance crews, and janitors who care enough to make a sparkling difference that can be seen!
Follow this year’s official, Bathroom Blogfest Community as we celebrate Bathroom Blogfest ‘08 – Cleaning Up Forgotten Spaces Around Us! Consider the customer experience and all of those forgotten spaces that need cleaning up, including the bathrooms.
Susan Abbott at Customer Experience Crossroads
Katia Adams at Transcultural Marketing
Shannon Bilby at Floor Talk!
Laurence Borel at Blog Till You Drop
Jo Brown and the blogging team at Kohler Talk
Lisbeth Calandrino at Lisbeth Calandrino
Sara Cantor at The Curious Shopper
Becky Carroll at Customers Rock!
Katie Clark at Practical Katie
Iris Shreve Garrott at Circulating
Ann Handley at Annarchy
Marianna Hayes at Results Revolution
Elizabeth Hise and C.B. Whittemore at The Carpetology Blog
Maria Palma at Customers Are Always
Sandra Renshaw at Purple Wren
Kate Rutter at Adaptive Path
Claudia Schiepers at Life and its little pleasures
Carolyn Townes at Becoming a Woman of Purpose
Stephanie Weaver at Experienceology
C.B. Whittemore at Flooring The Consumer
1 comment October 30, 2008
Review – Baby Love
Photography, quotes, poems and babies…!! What a lovely coffee-table book this turned out to be.
Filled with precious cherubs captured in cute settings and with gorgeous light, Baby love : an affectionate miscellany by Rachael Hale is full of inspiration for new parents and grandparents alike.
Sure does make you want to get your own camera out and try your luck making photos like these of your special little one. ABC’s Good Morning America recently featured Rachael Hale and Baby Love where Hale offered tips for doing just that!
Well-known for her bestselling animal portraits, Hale’s previous books — which include 101 Salivations, 101 Cataclysms, It’s a Zoo Out There, Smitten, Snog, and Dogs: 101 Adorable Breeds, have sold millions of copies in 11 languages. She has been designated as a Master of Photography at the New Zealand Institute of Professional Photography Awards
Baby love : an affectionate miscellany by Rachael Hale is published by Andrews McMeel Publishing.
Add comment October 30, 2008
Hidden Behind Forgotten Customer Spaces

Photo by canonsnapper / Michael Summers - Creative Commons Attribution * Noncommercial * No Derivative Works * Some rights reserved - Artwork by British graffiti artist Banksy
We have all done it in response to a quick phone call alert saying, “thought we would just drop by for a moment,” or at the unexpected sound of a car pulling into the driveway. Stash the dirty dishes in the oven! Shut the door on today’s unmade beds and tomorrow’s dry-cleaning drop-offs. Thank the heavens, as you make quick sashaying spritzes, for fabreze©.
Just by sweeping your not-ready-for-prime-time messes under the carpet, you may not always rest assured that what is hidden remains concealed. Somehow we always get caught when company surprisingly stops by with our hair down. The trick is to not be caught with your pants down too.
Good company comes to see us because they want to. Great customers come to see us because, not only do we offer what they want and need, they enjoy visiting us as well.
Remember that businesses too need to clean up their forgotten customer spaces. Could that mean forgotten spaces for customers or spaces for forgotten customers…??
Perhaps, they are but one and the same. One could be as important, if not more, than the other.
Do you truly know who your possible customers are and what they really want, need and expect from you. Is access to your products and services inviting and welcoming too? Who have you forgotten and what simple convenience are you not providing? How dare we let these forgotten customers get swept under the rug.
Join us this week as we celebrate Bathroom Blogfest ‘08 – Cleaning Up Forgotten Spaces Around Us! Consider the customer experience and all of those forgotten spaces that need cleaning up, including the bathrooms.
This year’s official Bathroom Blogfest Community:
Susan Abbott at Customer Experience Crossroads
Katia Adams at Transcultural Marketing
Shannon Bilby at Floor Talk!
Laurence Borel at Blog Till You Drop
Jo Brown and the blogging team at Kohler Talk
Lisbeth Calandrino at Lisbeth Calandrino
Sara Cantor at The Curious Shopper
Becky Carroll at Customers Rock!
Katie Clark at Practical Katie
Iris Shreve Garrott at Circulating
Ann Handley at Annarchy
Marianna Hayes at Results Revolution
Elizabeth Hise and C.B. Whittemore at The Carpetology Blog
Maria Palma at Customers Are Always
Sandra Renshaw at Purple Wren
Kate Rutter at Adaptive Path
Claudia Schiepers at Life and its little pleasures
Carolyn Townes at Becoming a Woman of Purpose
Stephanie Weaver at Experienceology
C.B. Whittemore at Flooring The Consumer
3 comments October 26, 2008
Video Your Vote in Kentucky, Just Not at Your Polling Place
Planning to video your vote for YouTube? Or maybe you intend to participate in the Polling Place Photo Project at New York Times? In Kentucky, state law forbids the use of recording equipment at the polls. Kentucky’s legislature outlawed video recording or using cell phones or cameras in the voting places in 2005 to avoid intimidating other voters.
Kentucky folks can be a creative bunch. Somehow, we can figure out how to photograph or video the vote, avoid intimidation and responsibly abide by the law.
For more information about voting in Kentucky, visit: www.vote.ky.gov, call: the State Board of Elections at (502) 573-7100 or email: Secretary of State Trey Grayson at SOS.Secretary@ky.gov
1 comment October 22, 2008


















