Equality of opportunity...not of outcome...what a country!! - 05/23/08 01:11 PM
 
 
  You work hard for your money...
     ...make a plan using your best ideas... 
          ...you plant the seed and hope to watch your money grow...  
...then, your best laid plans, like the leaves in the fall, just blow away...  
     Some people foolishly believe somehow, that someone should be there to catch them when they fall and to refund their money if they don't get a guaranteed return on their marketing or other business investments.  Being self-employed is all about risk. If you choose this path for yourself, you must be prepared for the bad as well as … (7 comments)

Photos and art for posts... - 05/20/08 01:08 PM
Where do you all get these wonderful photos and cartoons for your posts?  I have a few standard places that I get mine but so much is copywrited (I'm assuming that is why my art keeps disappearing?) 
I'd like to jazz up my posts...any suggestions?
I hope I get the phonebook here!!  Thanks!
"A Quick Note"
www.aquicknote.net
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Road Trip...in more ways than one - 05/14/08 01:21 PM
Let me start by telling you I am 46 years old.  My older sister (13 years my senior) is graduating college tomorrow with a degree in Psychology.  Having endured a life filled with challenge and struggle and with three marriages worth of experience, and all that that implies, she returned to school in earnest.  No longer content to float on a whim, she struggled and persevered and our family is coming together in celebration of her achievement.
                                                
My parents, my brother and sister-in-law and I (my wife just couldn't get away right now) are trekking across the desert in … (3 comments)