Thursday, October 6, 2005Want to Be a Successful Blogger?There is only one secret. I figured it out in 2003, and I'm reposting it here (with minor updates) because a lot of new people have joined. I discovered this secret after thinking about the kinds of people who are doing well...not necessarily in the Top Ten...but those who are routinely making... Sign in to see full entry.Wednesday, October 5, 2005A Funny Thing Happened ....on the way to the courtroom. I got to the courthouse an hour early this morning, and it was a good thing. First, the pay station at the parking lot refused to take my $5 bill. So I tried feeding it $5 worth of quarters. It ate all of my quarters and did not give me a ticket. Then it refused to give... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, October 3, 2005I Couldn't Believe It!I had to go to the bank today to deposit a check. And during the trip, I saw the most unbelievable thing. When I got into the turn lane and made the left turn into the street where my bank is, I found, to my consternation, that the northbound side of the street was blocked off with orange cones and... Sign in to see full entry.Sunday, October 2, 2005Some Pointers for New BloggersHey folks! I'm seeing a lot of new faces here (handles, anyway), which is marvellous. But I also see a lot of people making some of the same mistakes I did....I'd like to save you some time, trouble, and embarrassment. Some important definitions: a "blog" is a series of "posts" by a person about a... Sign in to see full entry.Thursday, September 29, 2005Don't Know Who First Said This One....but it's definitely a mantra that we should all take to heart. Lack of planning and preparation on your part does not necessitate an emergency on my part. That's for all the bosses out there who come up the day before the deadline on a multi-faceted, multi-page report and hand the whole ball of wax... Sign in to see full entry.Tuesday, September 27, 2005Sneaky Ways to Save Money FastOkay, I admit it. I know I ought to save more than I do. But I am really, really bad at it. Here are three sneaky ways that I have found to help me save beaucoup bucks... and they work pretty fast. 1. A penny saved...: I don't spend change. (Well, okay, I rarely spend change.But I don't live in a... Sign in to see full entry.Friday, September 23, 2005Relief Abuse and What It Teaches UsHomegirl has a good question in her recent post: "Do we have the right to dictate how donations are used?" People are outraged at what they perceive, rightly, as misuse of the debit cards that were distributed as part of the relief efforts. There is widespread anger over imagesof people buying $200... Sign in to see full entry.Tuesday, September 20, 2005The Greatest Moment of Your LifeThe great moments, when the world cheers, are not the moments that count. The ones that count are when it's just you, and people have stopped believing in you. Those are the moments that define you. Bob Greene ----------------------------------------------------------- How very true. Think of all of... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, September 19, 2005Teaching Kids About GamblingOn the way home from handbell practise last night, we heard a commercial for a casino's "loose" dollar slots. My eight-year-old wanted an explanation. So I explained about casinos and slot machines and gambling. He asked why we never went to play the slots --- that sounded like a fun game and you... Sign in to see full entry.Sunday, September 18, 2005Sheer Fury!Well, if I thought I was clueless, I came across some people yesterday at a yard sale who were even more clueless than I was about the plight of the Katrina refugees in our city. I was at a yard sale and these people were ranting about the refugees and all the "perks" they are getting. About people... Sign in to see full entry. |