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Are you new to Murphy, NC? This is a good place to introduce yourself and make new friends. Share information about how to get settled into our community and what to do.

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"Hi Sharon. I don't know who to recommend to you. I bet if you asked Jessica or John Poltrock, they could help with a recommendation. You can find their contact information here: Jessica and John Poltrock"

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Are you married?: Divorced

How many children and grandchildren do you have?: I have a wonderful daughter and three outstanding grandkids.

I'm willing to bet that I'm the only person in the entire Murphy area who is known as GrandDude.

Favorite activities...: I used to love hiking, camping, canoeing, hunting, and fishing, but haven't done much of that for awhile. I'm not exactly sure why not.

I enjoy playing guitar and banjo, watching movies I rent from NetFlix, reading anything that doesn't walk away, talking with intelligent and charming people, and creating and managing websites.

I am the owner of Dilbeck Marketing and I specialize in affiliate marketing and promoting local businesses in Murphy, NC. I am available for marketing consulting.

I enjoy talking with old friends and meeting new ones.

Website?: http://MurphyGold.com

Blog?: http://AYearFromNow.com

Twitter profile?: http://twitter.com/johndilbeck

Facebook Profile?: http://www.facebook.com/johndilbeck

Tell us something about yourself...: You can learn more than you ever wanted to know about me on two of my Squidoo lenses:

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I'm looking forward to getting to know more about you, too.

Act on your dream!

JD

A little more about John Dilbeck

I run my home business, Dilbeck Marketing, from a small cabin in the mountains near Murphy, NC - about 50 miles from the nearest traffic jam and much closer than that to the Great Smoky Mountains.

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Come follow me on Twitter!

Currently, I have followers on Twitter, and I enjoy tweeting with my friends.

My blog about Murphy, NC

I hope you'll visit my Murphy, NC 28906 blog.

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Finally getting back to work

Posted on February 4, 2013 at 1:15pm 3 Comments 0 Likes

The last few months have been tough.

One of the chemotherapy regimens with which I was being treated stopped working last autumn and my oncologist switched to a new drug. It didn't like me very well and I was very sick as a result of taking it. Although I took it for only a few treatments, the results have lingered for several months. For awhile, I was sick and having to go to the ER over and over.

Fortunately, I'm past that, now, and I'm feeling quite a bit…

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Thank you, Murphy Gold Site Sponsors for keeping Murphy Connections free for all

Posted on July 1, 2012 at 12:46pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

For the last two years, I've been saying on Murphy Connections that the site is made possible by the Murphy Gold Site Sponsors who pay so that it can be free for all the people who interested in Murphy, NC .

Today, I replaced the Google Adsense ads in the right column of every page on Murphy Connections, with photos of, and links to, the Site Sponsors who make it possible.

Thank you for your trust and support of Murphy Gold and Murphy…

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Oops! Sorry about that!

Posted on June 16, 2011 at 11:56am 1 Comment 0 Likes

From the What Went Wrong, JD? Department -- I apologize to anyone who received the old Murphy Gold News issue from November 2009 this morning. I was changing the newsletter in order to send out a short notice about publishing new issues and I sent the old one by mistake. I'm really sorry. I'll do my best not to do it, again.

Now that I'm feeling better and have more energy, I'm looking forward to working with the owners of the businesses featured on Murphy Gold to bring you…

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Posting a status update on Murphy Connections

Posted on May 13, 2011 at 8:37am 0 Comments 0 Likes

Did you know that you can post status updates on your profile page on Murphy Connections?

I've been adding new features here and there and tweaking some old ones so they work better.

Now, when you post a status update, it shows on our home page, on your profile page, and you can choose to share it on Twitter and/or Facebook, too.

All the best,

Living another great day in my little slice of…

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Tell your friends - Murphy Connections is building speed

Posted on April 10, 2011 at 3:53pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

I'm not going to dwell on being too sick for the last couple of years to do much more than basic maintenance on Murphy Connections. It happened. I fought a hard two-year fight with cancer and we kicked its butt.

Now, I'm feeling stronger and more clear-headed.

If Murphy Connections were a steam-engine train, then I'm the engineer. We've taken on coal and water, put fresh clean sand in the hoppers, and we're building up a head of steam. I've tested the whistle…

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At 8:33am on April 26, 2013, Judy Morrow-Maloney said…: Thank you John. I'm glad to be part of this community.

At 11:36am on February 9, 2013, Sharon DiSanto said…: I enjoyed your winter snow pics! I am glad to see that Murphy gets some snow... around here we have had snow on the ground for weeks! I love each season in it's own right... looking forward to more subtle seasonal changes though!

At 11:08am on February 9, 2013, Sharon DiSanto said…: Good Morning John,

I am glad you are feeling better. I dream of the Murphy area everyday. We are in the very early preliminary stages, but the more I see/learn about the area the more I want to live there. If you have any suggestions of what I should research or explore about the area please let me know. (my first Murphy's post!)

At 12:36pm on September 11, 2012, Karen Bryant said…: Hi! And Good Day to you John, and all of you on Murphy Connections!

Its a glorious day to get put and enjoy the wonderful weather and mountains!

After completing a few errands, I hope to get in a short walk somewhere, maybe RiverWalk. That's such a great walk!

Have a wonderful day! Spend some time outdoors!

Thanks so much for the welcome!

At 9:08am on August 23, 2012, Donna Lussier said…: Thank you John :)

At 12:11pm on August 18, 2012, Bobbie LeCroy-Lansdown said…: Hello John, am I to assume you are the moderator? It is nice to have found this connect site for Murphy, I look forward to meeting Murphy folks here!

At 11:10am on August 14, 2012, Jana Bean said…: Thank you, John! I moved to the Murphy area 3 years ago and thought this might be a good way to become more ingrained in the community!

At 8:33am on August 12, 2012, Elizabeth Pipes said…: Thank you, I look forwrd to learning more about the community. I would like to work with children and adults in reading and literacy programs.

I am also looking for some folks who are Mah Jong players.

At 1:17pm on August 11, 2012, Carol Chapman said…: Hi John...............I sent you an e-mail and still haven't heard back from you. I also sent Dena an e-mail to check if you're alright and did not hear back from her. Now, I'm really worried. Please tell me how you are...............carol chapman

At 10:09pm on July 24, 2012, Alexandria Douglas Bartolone said…: Thank you so much, John. We're getting much closer to becoming full timers. So happy about that! Appreciate your site very much. Hope you're having a great summer.