Monthly Archives: November 2004

In Memory of Jennifer

Wayne’s first cousin died this weekend. She died without warning or fanfare. Her lungs were attacked by a blood clot and the doctor’s attempts to save her last week failed. She wasn’t a smoker, she wasn’t on any medications that predisposed her to this… and she was only 39. Continue reading

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I’m not a gambler… really, I’m not…

You know, I teach the children not to gamble; that it’s just not wise… but it’s really hard to pass up a "sure thing" isn’t it?

While actually relaxing with my husband this weekend, we started a conversation about blood types. I mentioned something about O+ being the most common, and he said something about A+ being the most common.

And the bet was on… Continue reading

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Black Hats and SEO Blues: Forums Heat Up Over Search Engine Tactics

What will be the outcome of Microsoft’s latest controversial approach to high ranks in Google’s search engine? SEO expert forums are buzzing over these alleged “black hat SEO” tactics.According to the Information Security Glossary, White Hat hackers are those who … Continue reading

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RSS Basics for Real Estate Agents — Learn to Communicate on the Skinny!

RSS has become an important new wave in the world of the Internet. But you are still a little unclear about the whole concept. Learn more in this two-part series on RSS feeds, blogging and making your mark on the … Continue reading

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The challenges of working from home

As most people already know… I work from my home… currently in a little corner not nearly secluded enough, while impatiently awaiting the completion of both the new cabin and my new, detached office.

I’m not a patient woman. I’m just not.

And the recent challenges of working from home have been… well… nearly more than I can bear.

Like last week, when I had a call from a reporter at the Wall Street Journal. During the middle of my phone interview on the direction I felt the Virtual Assistant Industry was taking, my husband returned from picking up building supplies and thought it would be cute to bellow from the front door "Honey, I’m HOME!"

I was not amused. And this is one of many such challenges. When you work from home, you have challenges. Continue reading

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