Archive for April, 2008

Working on an E-book

I have decided that I should cash-in on my expertise online.  There are definitely some hobbies and skills that I have that I could bring to the table and sell as useful guides to the world.

Though some people might say that there are already enough e-books on the market, I would disagree.  There is still opportunity to share tips and tricks with the world.

But, I really have to consider where I should begin.  I mean, I could talk about caring for my fish aquarium, but I feel that something like that would be a little too boring for me.  I need to write about something that I am passionate about and that more than a handful of people would find interesting.

So, I have decided to write: "Motorcycle Trader: The Art of Buying Motorcycles".  It will target first time motorcycle shoppers and provide insight into what you need to look for while shopping for a motorcycle.

Hopefully I will be able to get the book out to market in a couple of months.  I can’t wait to see how well it does.

Shopping for Finger Food

My wife has a scrapbooking event tonight in our home and she is not ready.  Our house is not clean, there is no food made, and all of our children are sick.  She was really stressed out this morning, but I thought that I could maybe help her out.

We spent the better part of the morning cleaning the house, and taking care of the kids.  With both of us working on the cleaning, the house really wasn’t that hard to get into an acceptable condition.

She then sent me out to go grocery shopping for some cheap finger food and drinks to feed to her guests.  I was surprised at how busy the grocery store was but I was able to get everything.

When I got home, she put me to work baking cookies.  It seemed that there was a never ending supply of tasks to be done.

But eventually, around supper time, I was finally done.  As her guests arrived, I walked out the door, free at last.

Looking Into Alternative Medicine

I have a friend that is big into alternative medicine.  She has taken it to the point where she doesn’t even use pills anymore.  While I applaud her for the successes she has had, I have had a tough time believing how it works.

You see, her alternative health is mainly based on Magick Spells & Rituals.  Through the arcane magic that she uses in conjunction with different Amulets & Charms, she is able to cure almost anything.  I have seen her cure people of illness and even some diseases, though it is still hard to believe that it works.

But, I am willing to give it a chance.  She gave me some Magick Talismans to help with the flu that I am suffering from.  Supposedly, I should be better in just a couple of days compared to my usual week or two recovery.  If it works, maybe I won’t be so skeptical anymore.

Can You See The Difference?

A buddy of mine recently asked me to do a comparison between two different essays that he had.  What he did was ask me which one he wrote out of the two -a taste test of sorts.

He handed me a law essay and a history essay for me to read.  They were both very well-written and I found on to be both educational and engaging.  But I still had to decide which one he wrote.

Stephen I have been friends for a long time and we used to copy off each other in elementary school.  So I had a pretty good idea of his writing style and quite honestly both essays looked like he wrote them.  I decided to go with the history essay as the one he wrote.

He was very pleased because the one I picked was a custom essay he bought off the Internet.  If the quality of essays provided online is similar or better to what you can write yourself, I don’t really see the need or desire to write my own essays for college anymore.

Trying to Figure Things Out

I have been sitting here for three hours now, trying to figure things out.  You see, I have to write a philosophy essay for tomorrow, but I haven’t been able to figure out how to get it started.

Up to this point, I have never had problems working on assignments, but I guess that I must have writer’s block.  I have tried so many things including going out of my hose to get inspired, but so far, nothing has worked.  If I don’t get things figured out soon, I will be in big trouble as the essay is worth 45% of my mark.

Maybe I will go over the essay topics one more time to see if I can find something to inspire me.  If I cannot figure it out soon, I just don’t know what I will do.  Maybe I will go talk to the professor to see if he has any ideas - it can’t hurt.

Web Developers Conference

As the owner of a small website development company, I get invitations to number Web developer conferences over the year.  Honestly, I can’t make it to all of them, but I do try to make it to at least a couple so that I can connect with other companies in my industry.

I recently attended a website developers conference in my hometown.  It wasn’t a very large event, but I do believe that I made some good joint venture partners through the connections I made there.  I’ve made a deal with one of the firms that was present to send them orders that are too large for me to handle in exchange for their orders that are too small for them to complete profitably.

We were also provided some free software tools to do graphics design that I will be trying out to see if they will help my business.  I won’t have time to attend another conference until the fall as summer time is the busy season for me.

Intellectual Property Seminar

I have been reading a few books lately the detail the need for businesses to protect their intellectual property rights from those people who would try to steal them.  A lot of the books that I have read detail the negative consequences to companies as a result of the theft of their product formulas and systems.

There are also been a couple of court cases that have showed up in the media regarding intellectual property rights that are really made me think that I need to look at my own business and make sure that we are protected.

A law firm in town is hosting an intellectual property seminar in the coming weeks for business owners like myself to learn what we should be doing to protect the specialized products and services that we offer.  It will be nice to see how trademarks, copyright law, and patents could apply to our business.  I will feel better being educated on the subject and putting the safeguards in place to ensure that our company and products are protected from those seeking to steal them.

Exploring Career Choices in High School

Back when I was in high school (many years ago), I decided that it would be smartest to take A Level Coursework so that I could get some ideas as to what I wanted to do for a career.  You see, like most kids, I really had no clue what I wanted to be when I grew up.

I had done really well on the regular GCSE Coursework, so I figured that a change of program would be beneficial for me.  I figured that it was more important for me to figure out what I wanted to take in college as I needed to decide very soon into the year.

Through what I learned studying the coursework, I decided that I wanted to be in marketing.  Not only did it seem to be an exciting career, but I loved the creativity required and involved in the job - which would be just perfect for me.

The Differences Between Now and Then

It does not seem like very long ago that I was preparing to go to college. It also amazes me at how much has changed since then. My granddaughter is preparing now and she has to write an application essay to get in. I certainly don’t remember doing anything of the sort back when I went to school.

In fact, I was well into my first year of college before I had to write my first research paper and now they hand them out to students like candy. I think that when I was in college, there were a lot more exams and classes were shorter. I got my teachers degree in only two years and now it takes four. I do not know if they teach them more or if they learn at a slower pace.

Students nowadays can also opt to write an online essay. Back in my day, we did not even have electric typewriters, let alone a computer with Internet access. I find that everything is so rushed today because of this. We spent so much time in the library and students today tend to spend more time in the computer lab.

Getting a New Supplier

Our construction company has been using the same supplier for many years now.  In fact, I don’t think that I have seen us use another company for the rubber tracks that we use on our mini excavators.

But, about five months ago, the supplier sold the company to another one and it has been something else.  We have not had so many problems in our company’s existence and we have lost a terrible amount of money because of it.  Even though we have made complaints, nothing has been done and our company has been getting increasingly interested in moving to another supplier.

So, we have been looking for the past month and we finally were able to find another company that could offer us the same great rates we have been paying, but they would guarantee that they would deliver on time.

We are going to give them a try for the next three months - I just hope things go well.

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