Posted in attitude, authors, Blogging, communication, control, culture, danger, emotions, friendship, Fun, life, loneliness, micro media (social networking), music, observations, parenting, protect, safety, Time, trust, Twitter on Jul 17th, 2009
Blogs, mini-blogs, and social networking sites have become our front porches and backyard fences where people communicate with their friends & neighbors. Remember to use common sense & be safe online.
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Posted in attitude, awareness, children, crime, culture, danger, elderly, emotions, entertainment, environment, family, friendship, Frustration, Fun, kids, life, loss, missing, MONEY, news, observations, opinion, parenting, responsibility, roller coaster ride, safety, stress, Summer, violence on Jul 15th, 2009
It is summertime and amusement parks are full of people looking for a good time. It is also a prime opportunity for crime and violence. Safety for families is important. Not everyone loves amusement parks.
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Posted in accomplishments, Advocating for special needs, anger, attitude, children, communication, Creating, culture, depression, disappointments, disease, Education, emotions, encouragement, enjoyment, excitement, Fear, Frustration, Fun, goals, grandchildren, happiness, health, help, inspiration, joy, kids, learning, life, love, medical, mental and physical health, observations, of connections, personal development, relationships, sadness, success, support, surprise, teens, television, unhappiness, well-being, words, work on Jun 4th, 2009
Thomas the Tank Engine is a beloved children’s character; both in books and on television. It appears that Thomas is now going to be used in a very special way, to help children who are affected by Autism. Thomas and his other fictional friends from the children’s television show, are now going to be used [...]
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Posted in Blogging, children, communication, crime, death, disaster, disease, Education, emergency, emotions, family, Fear, Fun, grandchildren, health, home, illness, kids, life, loss, media, mental and physical health, mom, mother, news, observations, online traffic, opinion, pain and misery, parenting, protect, relationships, responsibility, safety, school, service, teens, trauma, Uncategorized, violence, well-being on May 23rd, 2009
Well, it is the end of the school year; that means kids and young adults are ready for summer vaction. They are seeking sun and fun. Parents it is a good time to remind them and ourselves to also be aware of safety. Safety can involve many aspects around our summer activities. First and foremost, summer means heat. After [...]
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Posted in accomplishments, Advocating for special needs, Business, career, celebrity, charitable organizations, children, coaching, commitment, communication, compassion, competition, confidence, culture, Dreams, Education, emotions, encouragement, failure, Faith, Fame, family, finances, friendship, Frustration, Fun, future, giving, goals, help, hopes, Impact, inspiration, kids, law enforcement, leadership, learning, life, loneliness, loss, mental and physical health, mentoring, Models, MONEY, observations, of connections, Opportunities, organizations for special needs, parenting, personal development, poverty, power, relationships, religion, responsibility, school, service, special needs, success, support, talent, teens, Uncategorized, values on May 3rd, 2009
It has been becoming difficult for me to quietly sit back and not scream my frustration with people in a position of power who are not standing up for youth at risk of failure. Whether you are a parent, a teacher, a mentor, a friend, social worker, counselor, tutor, a member of clergy, member of [...]
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Posted in children, economy, Education, family, finances, Frustration, Fun, goals, health, help, ideas, Impact, life, MONEY, news, observations, opinion, poverty, shopping, stress, support on Apr 12th, 2009
Feeding families is difficult in these financially stressful times. Is it possible to to feed your family with items from food pantries, government commodities or from food stamp grocery items? Mother Connie says so and teaches ways to cook filling, healthy meals using groceries from the food stamp or food pantry, or commodity programs! Mother Connies site: http://foodstampscookingclub.com/blog
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Posted in accomplishments, children, ecology, family, Fun, Green, health, kids, leadership, life, news, observations, opinion, Opportunities, personal development, politics, respect, responsibility, seasons, Summer, weather, well-being on Mar 21st, 2009
Please people…stop making a controversy out of everything White House, will ya? Whether you are pro or con for the present President of our country…stop making a mountain out of a molehill over everything. Today, all over the news are people who are making an issue out of the announcement that the White House [...]
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Posted in addiction, Business, celebrity, communication, culture, emotions, entertainment, failure, Fame, friendship, Fun, future, Impact, internetmarketing, life, marketing, media, mental and physical health, micro media (social networking), MONEY, news, observations, opinion, Opportunities, publicity, relationships, service, success, Twitter on Feb 16th, 2009
Twitter is quickly becoming a way of life for many businesses and folks. Anytime twitter shows a fail whale…(the symbol a person sees when trying to access Twitter and its service is unavailable) people quickly bemoan the fact that they can’t get on. The fail whale doesn’t usually last long…I’ve only seen it [...]
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Posted in competition, dance, Dancing With The Stars, Donny Osmond, family, Fun, humor, Marie Osmond, news, observations, television on Jan 28th, 2009
Donny and Marie Osmond were taping a show with comedian Bonnie Hunt when she asked him if he ever considered following Marie on Dancing With The Stars. Donny grinned and said that he was seriously considering it and then he said, I guess I let the cat out of the bag. That sounds like [...]
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Posted in accomplishments, Amazing, Blogging, communication, creative writing, emotions, excitement, Fun, marketing, success, words, writing on Oct 24th, 2008
Yahoo… I am so excited. I did a little test on this blog site on www.HubSpot.com. I got a score of 48…which they say means that, out of the hundreds of thousands of sites that they have tested, my blog scores higher than 48% of them in terms of marketing effectiveness. Whoooooo Hooo. [...]
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