Category: Writing
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Spock What or Who is That?
When I think of Spock my mind Immediate goes to Star Trek’s most famous of Vulcans, Mr. Spock played by the venerable actor Leonard Nimoy. From there my mind wonders to the Star Trek themed pop bank called S.P.O.C.K. (their music is pretty good by the way). I don’t think I would ever think search…
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Blueprint Magazine and SheSpeaks.com
When I first signed up for SheSpeaks.com I had hoped to get something really cool. What was great was they fact that I signed up after hearing about them on the local news as did a lot of other women. So I did not think I would be contacted to review any products any time…
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Give Google Your Knowledge
Google is trying to take over the wikipedia market with their new Google KNOL [unit of knowledge] site. The new site seems to be a cross between wikipedia and about.com’s formats. It will contain numerous articles on topics written by experts on that topic. Unlike wikipedia the public at large will not be able to…
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Got a Green Thumb? Got a Group? Check Out Project Orange Thumb
I already knew Fiskars made great scissors, but I did not know they also made gardening tools too. According to their website they are offering a grant to gardening groups to help with community beautification and education. The program is called Project Orange Thumb. (Get it? It is a cross between the company’s colors black…
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When Testing Hurts
I had my ultrasound on my legs today to make sure I do not have any blood clots. I pressured the doctor into allowing the test because I have been staying up too late watching Discovery Health and I got scared of DVTs or deep vein thrombosis. Let me tell you this is one of…
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Win Your Christmas Wishlist from Overstock.com
Overstock.com has a great contest. They are currently running the “All I want for Christmas Giveaway“. Between December 3rd and the 7th you can win gifts for yourself and five of your friends from the fine folks at Overstock.com. Since my accident Christmas isn’t going to be full of presents this year. That’s for sure.…
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SEO and Site Submissions
There are lots of sites out there to help you with site submissions. Most will cost you but a lot of them are free. Do a simple google search to weed them out. I just stumbled on StartRanking .com which is a slightly different model. It asks for a text link instead of payment. Believe…
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I keep getting screwed. Now it is PPP’s turn.
If it is not the guy who decided to almost take my life on Sunday or his insurance company or my insurance company it is everyone else! Most recently it is PayPerPost. Which quite honestly is normally a great place to work with get some money from your blogs. Which quite frankly thanks to that…
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Win a Free Tour from Trusted Tours and Attractions
What better way to see the great city of Philadelphia than via a free tour? You can do it. All you need to do is sign up for the Trusted Tours and Attractions free newsletter and by doing so you get a chance to win a free sightseeing tour from the city of your choice.…
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Wal-Mart Still Sucks
I noticed that Wal-mart was having several Black Friday sales. I have no intention of ever going into the Elverson, PA Walmart again, but I was curious about whether they had the same sales the company was advertising all over the place. Â I really doubt it. They are continuing to sell their new release DVDs…
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Ooo Free Stuff for My Blog from Ooprint.com
I know by now you have heard of Web 2.0 but have you heard of Business Cards 2.0? No? Business cards are not just for businessmen any more. With Business cards 2.0 you get a great way to advertise your website or blog offline. Ooprint.com offers bloggers 100 free business cards to help them let…
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Pay Me to Post Please!
I first stumbled on PayPerPost about six months ago. At the time I had a new blog without a lot of posts. But I felt payperpost was a great opportunity not just to make money but also to help my blog grow so I worked really hard to get accepted into their program. It wasn’t…