Author Archives: Carrie Keenan

About Carrie Keenan

About The Author: Carrie Keenan is the Social Media Community Manager for Thill Logistics, Inc. out of Neenah, WI. (@CarrieJKeenan. @ThillLogistics) As a professional whose primary responsibility is working in digital media and audience building, Carrie has a lot of insight and information to share about how to professionally represent your organization across the web. Connect with Carrie via: Email | Twitter | Google+ | LinkedIn

Fa Ra Ra Ra Ra

“Oh, life is like that. Sometimes, at the height of our revelries, when our joy is at its zenith, when all is most right with the world, the most unthinkable disasters descend upon us.” As traumatic as the Bumpas dogs eating … Continue reading

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It’s A Major Award!

Ralphie’s Old Man stood proudly in the street showing off his “Major Award” to all who would look at it. His pride swelled as the masses grew around him. Swede: “Damn, hell, you say you won it?” Mr. Parker: (with … Continue reading

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Don’t Bother Me. I’m Thinking

Ralphie and Randy were standing in line to see Santa, and Ralphie was bombarded with distractions. He had the creepy “I like Santa” kid talking to him, the Wicked Witch of the West poking at him and contemplating how tasty … Continue reading

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I Triple Dog Dare You!

What do you do when you are out of ideas? Do you have something in mind that you think might be a plan but are not quite sure how to make it work? Accept the dare. The boys in A … Continue reading

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Only I didn’t say “Fudge.”

“I said THE word, the big one, the Queen Mother of dirty words, the ‘F-dash-dash-dash’ word!“ We watched the bolts scatter through the air and could feel Ralphie’s frustration as he let out the word that would lead to his … Continue reading

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Victor? The Lone Ranger’s Nephew’s Horse?

I’ll take “Great Characters in American Literature” for $500 Alex. On second thought no I won’t. Ralphie’s “old Man” looked flabbergasted when his wife knew the answer to one of his “silly puzzles” and told him everybody knew that answer. … Continue reading

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He Looks Like a Pink Nightmare!

What does your profile picture say about you? Your photo is a large part of your personal brand* online. For many, that 1by 1 inch square image is the only way people know how to identify you. It is the … Continue reading

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Be Sure to Drink Your Ovaltine

Little Ralphie Parker, locked in the bathroom and deflecting the shouts from his mother and brother, sat excitedly decoding his very first message from Little Orphan Annie. He knew that what she had to say to him was something really … Continue reading

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I Can’t Put My Arms Down!

It’s always good to be prepared.  The best defense is a good offense. By failing to prepare you are preparing to fail. Without a doubt, being prepared is a good thing, but it is possible to be prepared. When little … Continue reading

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Show Me How The Piggies Eat

In the movie A Christmas Story when Ralphie’s mom couldn’t get his little brother Randy to eat, she got him to do so by asking him to show her “how the piggies eat”. By demonstrating how the piggies ate from … Continue reading

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