November 9th, 2008
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Love Sells By Dan Reinhold
It’s true, you know.
Love DOES sell.
And I DON’T mean it as a synonym for that three-letter word you usually hear…
I mean love in the greatest possible sense.
Or as psychologists like to call it, “unconditional positive regard”. No kidding.
Funny thing about all this relationship building stuff going on…if you’re not genuinely sincere about it, it comes through.
EVEN online.
Think about that person you’ve just met (or just introduced themselves to you) as a sale, you may very quickly lose a potential friend/mentor/confidant/collaborator.
And a whoooollllleeee bunch of sales.
It’s a pretty simple formula: I help you, you help me -or I help you WHILE you help me.
WCIDFY (What can I do for you?) rules, WIIFM (you know that one) drools.
What goes around, comes around, stuff like that…people actually do remember the good you do for them, more often than not.
On the other hand, they never forget the UNgood you do, for sure…
You give of yourself up front, the rest’ll take care of itself somehow.
When you HELP others, they’ll THINK well of you…and when it counts too.
It’s not only the right thing to do, it’s the right way to develop your business.
There’s good reasons why www.WAHumor.com ’s motto is displayed on our forum for all to see:
Live, Laugh, Love And Lend A Helping Hand.
Good reasons for everybody.
With two boys, a dog, a cat, a wife and a household to keep together to boot, Dan Reinhold is the editor of WAHumor to hang on to his sanity by showing how insane the work-at-home community can be. Work at home? You deserve a laugh!
Subscribe at WAHumor-subscribe@topica.com Who knows…you may Win Big! The Book…is coming!!
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November 8th, 2008
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Often a store has a sign with the warning, “You break it, you bought it.” This is to keep people from carelessly handling the merchandise.
I’m thinking of another sign, which should be posted all through my house. “If it’s broken, I bought it.” This is not to say everything in my house is broken, but to point out that everything has a breaking point. And, it’s not to say I can’t fix anything. I just can’t fix anything that is broken.
A case in point; my easy chair.
A man’s easy chair, especially mine, is control central of his world. My easy chair is so situated that I can easily access my entire world. Whoever invented the easy chair must have been a genius, at least in my book.
To the left of my easy chair is a small stand with a light. On this stand rest various works in progress. I will admit some are in slow progress, but that’s the way I like it. I can reach into this pile, pull out some work and spend a little time on it. Also on this stand is a well-stocked container of pens and pencils.
Someone in our house, and I will not mention any names, has suggested getting rid of this pile. There are times, and this is one of them, I do not pay attention to certain suggestions.
To the right of my easy chair are various items. I have the telephone, the remote control and a variety of reference books, all within easy reach.
At the foot of my easy chair leans a small notebook computer.
As you can see, my easy chair pulls my world together in a harmony of delightful reach-ability.
Recently, a situation developed with my easy chair. Last week as I sat in it, working on my computer, catching up with some work projects, I heard a funny sound.
B-O-I-N-G!
I could not place the sound, so I ignored it. It’s the manly thing to do. Whenever something happens I don’t understand, I resort to the old ignoring routine. Sometimes it’s the only thing that really works. Then I heard the sound again.
B-O-I-N-G!
This time the sound was much louder but before I could really do anything about it, I heard the sound for the third time.
B-O-I-N-G!
Suddenly, my easy chair quivered. Then everything collapsed, and as I went free- falling, my whole life passed before my eyes. Fortunately, as it turned out, it was not my life but everything on my stand flipped in the air and came showering down on top of me. Papers, books, the remote control and millions of pens and pencils smothered me in a heap of confusion.
For a brief moment, I did not know what happened, or where I was.
The only redeeming aspect of this incident was the simple fact that the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage was not home at the time. I say “simple fact,” but the truth of the matter is it is much more complicated.
My first job was to extricate myself from the mess. Secondly, I had to pick up everything before my wife got home.
As it turned out, that was the easier part of my job. The most difficult, and I admit it, was trying to fix my easy chair. It turned out to be broken in places that completely and absolutely confounded me.
Several months before this my wife insisted I throw out this antiquated easy chair and get a new one. Looking back now I see it was a foolish thing to do n but then I laughed at her and told her in no uncertain terms that this easy chair was in perfect condition. She just looked at me, shook her head and walked away.
With panic as incentive, I gathered up the pieces of what used to be my easy chair and tried to figure how to put it all back together. I went to the garage, got some tools, a roll of wire and several rolls of duct tape. Working at the speed of a husband in trouble I managed to put the chair back in what I thought was good shape.
Sighing a sigh of relief, I carefully tested out the chair. Much to my pleasure and delight, it cradled me as afore. Leaning back in my chair, I could not believe I had pulled one over on my Better Half. Nothing matches an easy chair properly broken in.
Later that evening my wife and I were sitting together watching television. Out of the blue, she brought up the subject of my chair. “Don’t you think,” she reflected in one of those wifely moods, “you should replace that old chair of yours?”
“Ha!” I said with the confidence of a fox who got away with a plump chicken. “This chair has a few more good years left in it.”
Just then I heard a familiar sound.
B-O-I-N-G!
Everything collapsed, and as I went free falling my whole life passed before my eyes. Looking up into the smiling eyes of my wife, she simply said, “My, how time flies.”
The whole incident reminded me of a verse in the Bible. “Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall. There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.” (1 Corinthians 10:12-13 KJV.)
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November 8th, 2008
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Anyone know how it is to go to school for the first time. Teachers live through this experience twice; and the second time is not the less impressive.
Despite my diplomas that allowed me to teach in state secondary schools and my requests, I had been appointed to teach to a sixth-grade class. At least, I almost worked in my backyard. The morning classes went smoothly. I knew that my pupils were experiencing many new situations. In primary school, they were all day long in the same classroom with the same teacher, who knew them by their first name. During their first sixth-grade day, they met a different teacher at each hour, each time in another classroom that was to be found among hundreds. They were mainly concerned by finding and reaching the right room on time. Any of them would have been happy to recognize and to sit beside the girl or the boy they did not want to be seen with last year, when the world was not that large.
The afternoon classes began at two o’clock. (As much as possible, lunch time is scheduled on regular bases for the youngest.) I unlocked the classroom and let the children enter. I counted them as they passed in front of me. One was missing. I checked in the attendance notebook: no pupil was reported absent. I had no idea about what I was supposed to do and began to wonder how to report the fact, when TocTocToc, somebody knocked at the door.
- “Come in!” A little girl came in.
- “Excuse-me, Madame, I was lost.” Before I could reprimand those who laughed, she began to vomit.
I pointed a girl out: “Go to the infirmary with her”. -”Where is it, Madame?” she asked.
I did not know. I had no time to reflect, the second girl vomited, then a boy, then I could count no longer.
I thought of a food poisoning and sent two pupils who looked in good health to warn the chief supervisor “or any grown up you find”. Yes, I was losing my head at full speed!
At last, the cavalry came to the rescue: firemen (in France, they dealt with any emergency issue, not only fire), ambulances, the medical staff and the cleaning team.
As the pupils in the other classrooms were not affected, it could not be because of a food poisoning and No!, I am not noxious! The first girl vomitted because of her fear of being lost, late and alone. The others let themselves be led by her because they felt the same fear of being lost, late and alone.
To yawn is infectious also. I would have prefered she yawned.
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November 7th, 2008
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It’s amazing how similar we are to machines. We have jobs that we are designed to be able to complete easily, and we do just that. It may seem simple to us, but have you ever watched a cat try to turn a doorknob? Have you ever tried to jump up to the top of your china cabinet in a single bound? If you just tried to accomplish that one, try shrinking yourself to one-tenth your current size and try again, even harder right? We are designed to do specific things, just like machines.
We’re not talking Darwin here, why we are designed the way we are is not what I’m investigating here. Whether we randomly have opposable thumbs, or if God put them there, whether we beat other similar species because of our superior eyesight, or we were just plain old lucky, is inconsequential to me. We’re here and I like it.
But we are just another type of machine. We need fuel, we have exhaust, we break down, we error, we complete tasks successfully, and we even have keys to make us start. Our keys are not small, silver, and painful when you sit on them, our keys are made out of motivation. I like learning new things, cash is a good motivator too, and I suppose some people enjoy shiny objects, but sometimes I work and sometimes I don’t, it depends if I have the right key. We are organic machines, built by nature.
Compare us to a computer for instance. Lets look at the basic components of a computer: RAM, processor, the hard drive, a cooling system, a motherboard, an interface, and an assortment of other accessories that vary from computer to computer in quality and quantity. Now the main difference is that a slower computer is an older computer; yet an older human is not necessarily a slower human, at least not in thinking capacity. The RAM is random access memory, or in a human, short term memory. The processor, the ability to quickly determine what the hell is happening around you. Hard drives can be fast or slow, faster hard drives, such as SCSI drives, can bring information up much quicker than a standard hard drive.
How hard is it for you to remember details of an event that happened when you were ten years old? Maybe you’re a SCSI and you can remember every shirt you ever wore, but most of us are just regular old hard drives. Computers have cooling systems, we have cooling systems, and we sweat so that evaporation can cool our outer shells. You know what happens if a human overheats, fevers can be very dangerous, much like an over heated computer, something can break. The motherboard in our computers are very similar to our central nervous system, they both control the wheelings and dealings of the rest of the components. And of course a computers interface, or our face; both show what is happening inside. How about the mouse and keyboard, much like our hands.
Did we create a computer in our own image? I doubt very highly that someone looked at the machine that is a human, and decided to base a computer system on us. If we didn’t do it on purpose, maybe there are standards that all functioning nodes must meet? That would imply that we are much closer to the creations we create than we generally accept. It also suggests that something created us, whether it be DNA and Darwin’s concepts, or God Almighty.
So the next time your computer isn’t doing exactly what you want it to do, don’t get mad, don’t smack it, you can swear at it if you really want because that’s what I do, or you can try to understand what the computer wants. It probably wants something that makes sense. Think of a computer as a baby, it wants something that it needs, it just sucks at telling you want it wants. Or the next time your wife, or father, or great Uncle Bob get sentimental over throwing out an old vehicle, don’t laugh. The machine is a part of us, and not just because we invented, built, used, and destroyed it. It’s a part of us because it some ways, in a lot of ways, it’s just like us.
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November 7th, 2008
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People lie! They lie about the bliss of rural relocation. They lie about the size of fish they catch. They lie about being there for you. But, mostly, they lie about bats! Such a silly thing, yet no one can admit the ugly truth. “Bats only come into your house. It never happens to me,” friends say. Liars!
Evidence to the contrary exists. Bat visitations have occurred regularly in all three of my country homes. Each was a different style house, in a different town with different surroundings. No way am I the only person this is happening to! I’ll believe the annual summer bat inundation isn’t a part of normal life when butter is fat free and Smucky’s Electric gets back to me with that wiring estimate they promised just prior to the Mammoth die off.
One of my sisters in particular gets a kick out of telling people I am a witch attracting bats to my home like anorexics migrating to the Cannes Film Festival. She does it to be ornery - a competitive sport in my family. Of course, I could get even by pointing out right here in my very public essay that she is my OLDER sister by a DECADE. However, I am too peaceable and well centered for such adolescent behavior. Besides, you are here to learn another fine country skill - the Bat Ejection Technique (BET).
Lesson 1 - Why BET
Rural dwellers should all master BETs. Realtors will never admit to the Coloptera inundation plaguing the West. Property values would tumble! Amidst all this denial, a seamy cover-up has formed. Copies of Bat Removal for Dummies are burned at country BBQs and members of the Society of the Dead Elk deliver bat traps to farms under cover of darkness.
As my town’s resident City Idiot, I chose to break ranks. If Cidiots are not taught to deal properly with winged rodentia, both will suffer. Bats will be ‘baseballed’ into walls with brooms. If not, Cidiot homes will overflow with wiggling blankets of screeching critters. Folks will be driven back to the burbs in droves. Quite selfishly - I need newbies to stay in the country. Please don’t leave me alone out here! Take notes.
Lesson 2 - History of the BET
For whatever reasons bats enter homes in pairs. My hypothesis is; one holds the dog door open while the other flies through and vise versa. Attempts to document this behavior have been hampered by the presence of innumerable dogs kissing my eyes shut when I stake out the laundry room floor. Nonetheless, like bats to Noah’s ark, they arrive by twos.
Throughout history Novice Bat Ejectors dispelled unwanted intruders with the pacifistic Zero Interference Technique (ZIT). For a true ZIT open all windows and doors and cower on the floor waiting for the bats to fly back out. I researched the effectiveness of this method at my first country home. There are three problems with this technique:
Bats never leave as easily as they enter. A person could learn Arabic before the ZIT clears matters up.
Heat leaves houses quite quickly resulting in cold ZITs.
Bats tend to turn up in the middle of the night. Sleep deprivation is a direct side effect of ZITs.
Lesson 3 - Modernization
Athletic newbies frequently combine the open window/door approach of a ZIT with a more proactive approach. They jump around with a blanket in an attempt to herd bats outside. This is the Comforter Herding Ejection Technique (CHET). A good CHET take two people. Even then CHETs are hard.
Bats do not know they shouldn’t fly around the blanket.
The technique is rendered totally ineffective when your husband, who is suppose to hold the opposite side of the blanket, does a “stop, drop and roll” every time he spots a bat from thirty yards away.
At night neighbors can see you, but not the bat. So there you are running amuck in your PJs. The doors and windows are wide open as you spiraling over furniture with your flag-like fabric in tow. Meanwhile your underwear-clad man is having what is apparently some version of repeating epileptic seizures. And you, you cold-hearted bitch, you just keep on dancing.
Lesson 4 - BET Evolution
Bat invasion number three of year number two was a turning point for me. For some bizarre reason I was washing the morning dishes. We must have been out of coffee. Obviously I was not quick-witted enough to get out of dish duty. Suddenly, I heard the high-pitched chatter of a bat straight over my head.
The space over my cabinets is where all my gigantic jelly-making kettles are poised. Grabbing the step stool, I hovered near and listened. Something was in my stoneware - dark, like a cave, the crafty little bugger. Please, don’t let it get airborne. I have to go to town this morning, I thought. There was no time for the traditional CHET dance.
My cerebral light bulb clicked on. Hey, It’s easier to catch bats when they aren’t moving. A Nobel Prize for would be mine. Apparently washing dishes has some net value after all. I slid a plate over the stoneware rim and took my captive out side.
Plate removed, an upside-down shake and plop. The bat was on the ground. I watched for a moment making sure my son’s devil cat did not turn up. Finally, the bat orientated itself and flew off with chatter. Dam, I’m good, I mused. Then I turned and took two steps towards the door. Gasp! Leap! Curse!
Something bad hit my bare foot. Reflexes took over. I went for a field goal. Another bat had been in the jar. Curse! Hebbie Jebies! Will I never learn? Twos, always twos! Scratches, tiny claws on my foot - it was all to early. First dishes, then this.
The traumatized bat landed several feet away. It took a good five minutes before the winged menace recovered enough to fly off. Headed for town, I left a note for my son. “Finish the dishes.”
Lesson 5 - BET Mastery
I learned two things that morning. First, generic dish soap sucks. Second, a motionless bat is the best bat to catch. Chasing them in flight is a fool’s game. In retrospect Samuel, my Great Pyrenees, had attempted to point this out earlier that spring.
Hearing one of the midnight riots, I ordered all my dogs out. There was no need to look for the cause. I knew by then what the combination of barking and a synchronized chase meant at 1 a.m. Ho hum, more bats in the house. The other dogs complied. Sam however stood there looking sleepy, stubborn, sad and guilty.
Anyone who owns a Pyrenees knows this is their natural state. Just as I demanded, “Samuel, go!” I spotted the diminutive little wing sticking out from under his massive front paw. Here Mom, a motionless bat is the best bat to catch. He is a genius!
BET Summary
Grab a teacup or the aquarium net and a saucer
Wait for a landing
Cup/net over the Bat
Saucer or magazine carefully slid under
Out the door it goes
Hee Haw! With practice you’ll be back in bed before the underwear-clad epileptic knows your gone. You can BET on it.
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November 7th, 2008
Nominated for 17 Emmys in its short four-year run, Soap premiered in the Fall of 1977 as one of the most controversial shows in American television history (and all before a single episode ever aired). The show was opposed by many groups who thought its subject matter would be too mature for a prime-time audience. But Soap never overstepped its bounds, and the show became an instant smash hit with its brilliant and satirical spoofs of classic daytime programming. Sporting an all-star cast and talented producers, the show spawned successful spin-off Benson in 1979, a series that launched Robert Guillaume’s career to a whole new level…
Set in suburban Connecticut, Soap follows the lives of two sisters - Jessica Tate (Katherine Helmond), a wealthy yet dim elitist, and Mary Campbell (Cathryn Damon), a housewife in a more traditional blue-collar atmosphere. But regardless of their social station in life, neither woman manages to escape the scandal and intrigue surrounding a typical soap opera family. Jessica’s daughter Corrine (Diana Canova) is smitten with a priest, yet they are both having an affair with the same tennis pro. Meanwhile, Jessica and her husband Chester (Robert Mandan) incessantly cheat on one another. As for the other side of the family, Mary’s husband Burt (Richard Mulligan) is certifiably insane, her son Danny (Ted Wass) is a mobster, stepson Jodie (Billy Crystal) is an out-of-the-closet homosexual, and all of them are caught up in a family filled with promiscuous infidelities and quite possibly murder! Throw in the insubordinate and sarcastic Tate butler Benson (Guillaume), and Soap holds its own as one of the funniest sitcoms in TV history…
The Soap (Season 3) DVD features a number of hilarious episodes including the season premiere in which Burt awakens in the hull of a spaceship. Eunice asks Dutch to strike a deal with the feds, and Benson organizes a posse to rescue Billy from the Sunnies while an alien clone of Burt takes the real Burt’s place… Other notable episodes from Season 3 include Episode 52 in which the real Burt and his alien clone finally confront one another, and Episode 69 in which, with a guilty Chester by her bedside, Jessica dies, all while Jodie gives an impassioned courtroom defense of his right to be an openly gay single parent…
Below is a list of episodes included on the Soap (Season 3) DVD:
Episode 48 (Episode 48) Air Date: 09-13-1979
Episode 49 (Episode 49) Air Date: 09-20-1979
Episode 50 (Episode 50) Air Date: 09-27-1979
Episode 51 (Episode 51) Air Date: 10-04-1979
Episode 52 (Episode 52) Air Date: 10-11-1979
Episode 53 (Episode 53) Air Date: 11-01-1979
Episode 54 (Episode 54) Air Date: 11-08-1979
Episode 55 (Episode 55) Air Date: 11-22-1979
Episode 56 (Episode 56) Air Date: 12-06-1979
Episode 57 (Episode 57) Air Date: 12-13-1979
Episode 58 (Episode 58) Air Date: 12-27-1979
Episode 59 (Episode 59) Air Date: 01-03-1980
Episode 60 (Episode 60) Air Date: 01-10-1980
Episode 61 (Episode 61) Air Date: 01-17-1980
Episode 62 (Episode 62) Air Date: 01-24-1980
Episode 63 (Episode 63) Air Date: 01-31-1980
Episode 64 (Episode 64) Air Date: 02-07-1980
Episode 65 (Episode 65) Air Date: 02-28-1980
Episode 66 (Episode 66) Air Date: 03-06-1980
Episode 67 (Episode 67) Air Date: 03-13-1980
Episode 68 (Episode 68) Air Date: 03-20-1980
Episode 69 (Episode 69) Air Date: 03-27-1980
About the Author
Britt Gillette is author of The DVD Report, a blog where you can find more reviews like this one of the Soap (Season 3) DVD.
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November 3rd, 2008
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There are more and more individuals opting to work from home than ever before. The advantages to this are many including avoiding the morning and evening rush hours, being able to spend time with your kids and significant other, and doing everything on your own time. Though the pitfalls are many, the one that I will be focusing on in this article is that of setting up a secure wireless network for your home based business. Right now somewhere out there, there is someone with a receiver waiting to pick up on an unsuspecting person’s wireless local area network. Their hope is to garner some sensitive information that may lead to identity theft, and stolen proprietary business information.
Most businesses owners are not technically inclined, though they may be power users, in general security settings is not one of the first things they want to mess around with in their day to day operations. This makes most wireless LANs a great target for information predators.
Here are some general guidelines to follow in setting up your wireless network. Though it may vary from vendor to vendor, the gist is more or less the same:
1. Setup the wireless access/router point via a wired client. 2. Always change the factory setting password to something difficult for someone to guess. 3. Enable 128-bit Wired Equivalency Privacy (WEP) encryption on both your access point and network card. From time to time change the WEP key entries. If your hardware does not support a minimal of 128 bit WEP encryption, then it may be time to replace this dinosaur. WEP is only a minimal security precaution, which is better than none at all. 4. Alter the factory default SSID on the access/router point to a convoluted difficult to guess string. Initiate your computer to connect to this configured SSID by default. 5. Setup your access point not to broadcast the SSID if available. 6. Block off anonymous internet requests and pings. 7. P2P Connections should be disabled. 8. Enable MAC filtering. 9. Enable firewall on the network router/access point with demilitarized zone function disabled. Enable client firewalls for each computer in the network. 10. Update router and access point firmware as updates become available. 11. Make sure the physical router is hidden so that a random person can’t reset the settings. 12. Position the physical router near the middle of the establishment as opposed to near windows to prevent others outside from receiving the signals.
These and other settings will collectively help prevent any unwanted intrusions on your private data.
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November 3rd, 2008
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VOIP technology is on the rise and major corporations are transferring their business needs over to VOIP and houseolds worldwide are also switching to VOIP. VOIP is produced by transferring voice into digital data over the Internet. You can use VOIP only if you have high-speed broadban d connection at home. You then need to purchase an equipment called VOIP phone adapter to use VOIP. The phone adapter will allow you to use all your telephones with VOIP technology. Also you may have to purchase a router. Most of the VOIP providers will supply you with the hardware that is required. You can even purchase phones designed for VOIP. With VOIP becoming the wave of the future, major companies have started to integrate VOIP with instant messaging programs. If you are ready to enjoy unlimited long distance calling and lower monthly phone bills, a good idea is to make a list of your needs, wants and features in a phone, compare plans and choose the service provider that best fits your needs. If you are still unsure whether VOIP would be right for you, consider its benefits.
VOIP is cost efficient VOIP is cheaper than other telecommunication applications. You can use VOIP to reduce cost on long distance and local telephone calls. Many VOIP providers have plans that allow unlimited local and long distance calling.
VOIP integrates your audio, data and video applications VOIP systems can incorporate your telephone needs with your computer applications such as email, fax, web conferencing and videophone needs. This saves time and energy by combining all of the services into one basic application.
VOIP provides flexibility VOIP users can take their phone adapters with them, use their telephone number anywhere they have an access to an Internet connection and enjoy the advantages of a VOIP technology. If you have high-speed Internet connection, you can take calls on your regular number.
You can choose your own area codes This is a fantastic option for those whose friends and family all live in one particular location and they are outside your current state of residence. By choosing your family and friends’ area code you are allowing them to call you, whenever they want to and they will not have to pay long distance charges.
Free features Some features are bundled with VOIP having unlimited calling plans. These features include voice mail, call waiting, call block, and call forwarding. With VOIP, users can practise great control on all of their phone features as well as save on charges.
As VOIP technology is advancing, new accessories in VOIP like VOIP headsets, VOIP headphones are coming in the market.
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November 2nd, 2008
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Ooh I need romance babe , I hope you know it’s true Hope you need romance babe, Just like I do too…
Okay, it’s not exactly the same lyrics to the Beatles song, Eight Days a Week, but it’s true (for most of us, that is). And just like the lyrics to the song “Eight days a Week, Is not enough to show I care…” Romance is not reserved for holidays and special days, it’s the wise person who is romantic on a daily basis. And being romantic every day of the week is not that difficult. It just takes a little forethought and imagination. I call it planned spontaneity. And let’s face it, sometimes we need a little help to add more romance to our relationship.
That’s where The Romance Calendar comes in. Take a look at your calendar. What day is today? Is it Relaxation Day - the perfect day for you and your love to sit around the house and read the paper or have a movie marathon? And what could be more romantic than Make a Difference Day? What could you do today to make a difference in your love life? Why not volunteer for a special cause together. Having a cause that you both feel strongly about and believe in is a sure way to deepen your relationship. These are just two ideas to show how much you care about one another. There are 363 other days to be romantic. Use The Romance Calendar to help you plan more of those special days.
January January has many great days to celebrate with your love. They include: Turn up the Heat Day (Jan. 5th), Show and Tell Day (Jan. 8th), Thank You Day (Jan. 11th), Send a Hug Day (Jan. 21st), and Compliment Day ((Jan. 26th).
February February may be a short month, but it is full of love. In addition to Valentine’s Day (Feb. 14th) there’s also Chocolate Day (Feb. 12th), Dream of Your Sweetheart Day (Feb. 13th), Cuddle Day (Feb. 25th) and Romance on a Budget Day (Feb. 28th)
March March on over to your love and celebrate Share a Smile Day (Mar. 1st), Call her up on Telephone Day (Mar. 10th), Lips Appreciation Day (Mar. 16th), Flower Day (Mar. 21st ), and Make up your own Holiday Day (Mar. 26th).
April April showers may bring May flowers, and is also the month to celebrate Great Lover’s Day (Apr. 2nd) Stories Day (Apr. 10th), and Kiss Day (Apr. 28th).
May May is more than Creative Beginnings Month. There’s Lei Day (May. 1st), Naked Day (May. 4th), Slow Down Day (May. 5th), Tulip Day (May. 13th), and Poetry Day (May 21st).
June In June we celebrate the flower of love - the Rose. We also celebrate Join Hands Day (1st Saturday), Sneak a Kiss Day (June 15th) National Splurge Day (June 18th), and Chocolate Pudding Day (June 26th).
July Did you know that July is National Doghouse Repairs Month? Special days include Carnation Day and Independence Day (July 4th), Get Out of the Doghouse Day (3rd Monday) and Ice Cream Day (July 21st).
August August is the perfect month to Admit You’re Happy. It’s also a time to celebrate Friendship Day (1st Sunday), Champagne Day (Aug. 4th) Relaxation Day (Aug. 15th), Kiss and Makeup Day (Aug. 25th) and Make Your Own luck Day (Aug. 26th).
September September is a sweet month to celebrate National Honey Month. You can also celebrate International Chocolate Day (Sept. 13th), Born to Be Wild Day (Sept. 15th) and even Ask a Silly Question Day (Sept. 30th).
October Beer and Pretzels definitely go together when you celebrate Oktoberfest and Pretzel Month together. It’s also a time to celebrate World Smile Day (Oct. 5th). Bring Your Teddy Bear to Work Day (2nd Monday), Sweetest Day (3rd Sunday) and Make a Difference Day (4th Saturday)
November In November we have much to be thankful for. In addition to Thanksgiving (4th Thursday), we have Men Make Dinner Day (1st Thursday), and then there’s Sadie Hawkins Day -women ask your men out - (1st Saturday), World Kindness Day (Sept. 13th) and World “Hello” Day (Nov. 21st).
December December has celebrations all over the world. In addition to Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanza, there are many other special days. If you need more off-the-wall reasons to celebrate, think of Bathtub Party Day (Dec. 5th), Personal Passion Day (Dec. 9th), and Make Up Your Mind Day (Dec. 31st), because then it starts all over again.
Excerpted from the book, Romance on a Budget - www.romanceonabudget.net. © 2005 - Heidi Richards
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November 1st, 2008
Some of us are born with that “dancing” gene, and some are not. It is really not that complicated, all you have to do is move. Move your body in different ways so that both the music that is playing and your body come to the same place.
Dancing is such a good work-out strategy. I personally when I go out salsa dancing I must burn a ton of calories and leave completely energized. It is this adrenaline that makes you go all for it and not stop; really not taking into account how tired you might be feeling.
It is such a good feeling when you dance your heart out and people look at you with admiration. Dancing is a great way toexercise,look great and lose weight.
So what if you cannot dance? Well there are a number of things you can do. The most important of all is to get that out of your head. Everyone can dance. We are all human; we have two hands, two feet, a head and ten fingers. If your body looks like this than you and I am alike, we both can dance.
The only difference between you and I is practice. That is the key to success, practice. Get yourself a big mirror and practice in front of it until you start improving. Once this happens go out and make a fool of yourself, that is the best way of learning, people that you encounter that may look as professional dancers love to give out advice or pointers, so you have nothing to loose and every thing else to gain.
Go out there, have fun, burn some calories and most of all the next time you are asked if you know how to dance you can say yes.
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