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SSA Blog #44
By Michelle
Drew February 23 2006
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About our
Sponsors...
The Google ads at the
top of each
page represent some really good offers. I click often, and find the ads
both useful and interesting. In fact, I have found resources and
information that I use in many aspects of my business and personal
affairs. Do take a few minutes to check out the offerings. The ad
clicks help us pay for this web site, and offer valuable opportunities.
Another
Amusing Anecdote.....
Once again,
Robert and I are in Wyoming. This weekend we decided to find and
photograph wild horses. As we drove throught the Wild Horse Loop near
Pilot Butte, the snow suddenly got deeper, and we got stuck. We
couldn't get our car out, but soon some people in another SUV came by.
They had a tow rope and tried to pull us out, but couldn't. So Robert
got out, I took the wheel, and we decided we needed some traction with
the tow to get moving. Since we had no blanket with us, Robert took off
his jacket and put it under one of the tires. I drove, Robert guided,
and the SUV pulled us out!
On our way
home, Robert and I were laughing about our newest adventure. Robert's
jacket was covered in tire tracks, but we had a washer in the hotel, so
no harm done. In fact, he was pretty proud that he had remembered to
take his cell phone out of his pocket before he put the jacket under
the tire.
Upon returning
home, Robert pulled out his book. Suddenly, he got a strange look on
his face. He ran to the closet and reached into his jacket pocket. Out
came his reading glasses. The stems stuck straight out, and there was
only one lens left in the frame. Both lenses were pretty scratched.
<>It
was quite a day! Robert did such a good job getting the car out, except
for one little detail!!! Luckily he got his glasses fixed later that
day, so we really just had a good laugh. We never did see any wild
horses, although I have a feeling they may have been laughing
themselves from behind a butte.
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All
Good Thoughts
Today's quotes come from our friend Gene Barber and his
publication, Peaceful Mariners...
They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little
temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.
Benjamin Franklin
Wars can be prevented as surely as they can be provoked, and we who
fail to prevent them must share in the guilt of the dead
Omar Bradley
Every gun that
is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the
final sense a theft from those who are hungry and are not fed, those
who are cold and not clothed.
Dwight D.
Eisenhower
Every day
begins with possibilities. It’s up to us to fill it with the things
that move us toward progress and peace.
Ronald Reagan
Non-cooperation
with evil is a sacred duty.
Mohandas Ghandi
Advice
Question
Dear Michelle,
I just created a website where I intend to publish only good news
and
am seeking a mentor to guide me through the process necessary to
acomplish this.
I am not a writer by profession; I'been a construction worker for
30
years but after fracturing 4 vertebraes and herniating several
discs
that are now pressuring my spinal cord I am very ill and cannot
work
in my field anymore so have decided to work from home on this
project.
I thank you sir for taking the time to read my humble letter and
look
forward to hearing from you.
Best wishes
Sergio
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Dear Sergio;
It is always good to hear from someone who is rising above his
experience
to embrace good things. It is said that attitude is everything and
yours is
strong and determined. Being disabled can add an important dimension in
bringing joy to others. Since I get letters regularly to help out, I am
answering
this on line, for the benefit of everyone wanting to start a good
thoughts business.
Since you have a web site already, you have a good start. You need to
make some
decisions about content. Check out the web and look at what others are
doing.
If you write, you can use your website as a showcase. You can also make
your site
available for others to post to, but I strongly suggest that you
approve and/or
edit their messages.
To get people to come to your site, you should make your site rate
highly on
search engines. You can do this with key words and links. Go to Google
and
see what they have to offer for free. You can also use google ad sense
for
ads, which can help pay for the monthly site fees.
If you have money to put into your site, you can hire someone to help
you out.
If you don't have money, maybe you can trade services with someone.
Don't forget to update your site regularly so people keep coming back.
Good luck. There is a lot of work involved, but lots of rewards as
well. Share
your spirit with others. Your web site will bring joy to many you will
never meet.
Michelle