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Re: Why you should blog

LaVonne Ellis — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:11:49 -0000

Smart! Half a dozen or more of those abandoned websites are mine, lol. This one almost became one of them, but I decided to bring it back from the dead.

I hope you'll come back and announce your new blog when it's ready. You could even do a guest post! :)

Re: Why you should blog

Mike Korner — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:46:52 -0000

Twitter is definitely unique LaVonne. Like all tools, it is valuable/powerful in the right hands and a waste of time for others. It is a game changer in the right hands though.

Back in the stone tablet days, I didn’t have a blog because I was too busy drawing cool pictures on cave walls. I can’t believe people actually paid me to have such fun :)

Here in the modern ages, I don’t have a blog but I will soon. I’m at the point where I’ve narrowed my ideas down from a few million to a handful, so now I’m laser-focused on making sure my business is unique, valuable, and sustainable before I launch. The Internet has enough websites abandoned by owners who launched with no real plan. I want to do it right the first time. Time will tell :)

Re: Why you should blog

LaVonne Ellis — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:59:46 -0000

Thanks, Mike. You make some excellent points. I've been going back and forth about sending this to my nephew because he's obviously made up his mind, so I've tabled that for a while. And you're right that he will make it either way.

Yes, our stone tablet blog days were good times. Twitter kind of reminds me of those days. Hard to believe it was only a few years ago. What was your blog back then? Do you have one now?

Re: Why you should blog

Mike Korner — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:07:18 -0000

Hang in there LaVonne! Your nephew sounds like the kind of person who will find a way to succeed -- with or without your help. Either way, he is lucky to have an aunt who cares enough about him to want to share her lessons learned so he doesn’t have to learn everything the hard way.

While he can certainly go a different route, sellers like Wordpress because it allows them to get rolling quickly and inexpensively. A Wordpress-based site allows sellers to add content quickly so the payback for their time is high since content directly contributes to marketing of products. As a bonus, the search engines seem to love Wordpress sites.

I think your comments about comments are right on, but your nephew may disagree. Regardless, no one can deny that getting customers to engage leads to loyal customers. Some businesses engage customers using comments, some use newsletters, some use tools like Twitter, and some use a combination. The key is engagement. However, you already know that from your success rocking the Pleistocene era with your stone tablet blog. Those were good times. :)

Have a great one!

Re: Why you should blog

LaVonne Ellis — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:22:49 -0000

Thank you! And thanks for your encouragement. :)

Re: Why you should blog

Catherine Caine — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:16:46 -0000

What a great post! I'm sure a bright and smart guy like that will understand when he reads this.

Re: Garrison Keillor

Robert Nesbit — Tue, 07 Sep 2004 06:53:09 -0000

Just finished your wonderful book Homegrown Democrat. Wish to hell the Dems took your first couple of chapters and turned 'em into stump speeches. (Kerry is burying himself through sheer dullness.) Anyway, I thought you would enjoy a poem written by Eugene McCarthy in his book "Groundfog and Night." Maybe you've read it. It's entitled "Courage at Sixty."

Now it is certain.
There is no magic stone,
No secret to be found.
ONe must go
With the mind's winnowed learning,
No more than the child's handhold
On the willows bending over the lake,
On the sumac roots at the cliff edge.
Ignorance is checked.
Betrayals scratched.
The coat has been hung on the peg,
The cigar laid on the table edge,
The cue chosen and chalked,
The balls set for the final break.
All cards drawn,
All bets called.
The dice, warm as blood in the hand,
Shaken for the last cast.
The glove has been thrown to the ground,
The last choice of wweapons made.

A book for one thought,
A poem for one line.
A line for one word.

"Broken things are powerful."
Things about the break are stronger still.
The last shot from the brittle bow is truest.

GOD BLESS YOU MY FRIEND.

Re: 550 Sickened from Quorn Fungus-based Foods

EX-CSPI member — Sun, 18 Apr 2004 16:31:56 -0000

I second and third those sentiments. In fact, I quit the organization becuase of its ridiculous Quorn-related campaign. To hell with the CSPI! Check out Jen Robinson's hilarious site.

Re: 550 Sickened from Quorn Fungus-based Foods

Seth — Fri, 09 Apr 2004 07:18:26 -0000

Notice that those statistics belong to the CSPI'. I've read up on the subject, believe me, and there have been no complaints to any other health organizations. This "reseach" was also conducted by the CSPI(might as well ignore all other research done on Quorn, when one can simply read the studies carried out by the omni-potent CSPI), and strangely, all of the alleged complaints were reported only to the CSPI. Sounds fishy to me... Are you a member?

Re: afireinside

nikki henley — Thu, 08 Apr 2004 07:58:45 -0000

Hey afi why don't you like end of the world e-mails?

Re: quote – einstein

rob peel — Tue, 06 Apr 2004 21:03:54 -0000

I Feel that Hr. Einstein was commenting about how he believed that God had a specific plan for each atom in the universe, some type of destiny if you will. each follows it's own equation. and a formula to explain each equation. I do not think he meat God is synonymous with the universe, only giving it purpose with plan.

Re: Chemical used in Teflon linked to birth defects: EPA

Carrie West — Tue, 16 Mar 2004 18:21:01 -0000

I believe that my sons birth defects were caused by teflon poisoning. I would really like to know if there is a test that can be taken to see what levels of this toxin I have in my blood. Any information would be greatly appreciated. THANK YOU COLCARBEN@AOL.com

Re: Kierkegaard

Pjotr van Krimpen — Wed, 18 Feb 2004 02:53:21 -0000

I don't know if I can agree with him. There are two definitions of freedom.
1. Free from others like us. Freedom from manipulation, indoctrination and slavory.
2. Used in phillophy and religion. Under the name of free will. This means freedom to truely make our own choices, without outside interference.

If he uses definition 1. then I could agree with him, if he has 2. in mind absoluty not.

Re: quote – einstein

lavonne — Sat, 14 Feb 2004 03:41:29 -0000

I agree, thanks.

Re: quote – einstein

Pjotr van Krimpen — Fri, 13 Feb 2004 23:39:07 -0000

It's the wrong quote. It's: God does not play dice (with the universe). I think he means God is synonymous of the universe. This just doesn't prove the existance of a god with single mind.
It just means the universe works with standard rules, these rules can not be avoided.

Re: Got mold?

Toxic Molds — Sun, 25 Jan 2004 06:41:20 -0000

If you are looking for information on toxic molds you might want to start with
Toxic Molds

Re: Matsuo Basho

The Man — Fri, 16 Jan 2004 09:51:41 -0000

He is a cool person

Re: 550 Sickened from Quorn Fungus-based Foods

lavonne — Sat, 06 Dec 2003 06:33:41 -0000

Sorry that link was mis-coded so you couldn't go read the article. I've fixed it now.

In it, I think the following information is very pertinent:

"CSPI also told the FDA of a telephone survey it had commissioned of 1,000 British consumers which found that almost 5 percent of people who had eaten Quorn products experienced vomiting, hives, or other symptoms. That percentage is higher than the percentage of consumers allergic to peanuts, dairy, and other major food allergens--and much higher than the adverse-reaction rate (1 out of 146,000) claimed by Quorn?s maker, U.K.-based Marlow Foods."

Re: 550 Sickened from Quorn Fungus-based Foods

Jen — Sat, 06 Dec 2003 06:03:09 -0000

"I was sickedned by nuts!!! Nuts are evil. I'm going to write complaint letters so that nuts will be taken off the market. That way nut lovers worldwide will be deprived of them. But why stop there? Why not outlaw cats and dogs while I'm at it?? After all, I became sick with sneezing fits when I was around them."
Hello!?! Being "sickened" is obviously the result of an allergic reaction to Quorn! Quorn is NOT evil!!!! Visit my website.
www.children-of-the-quorn.com

Re: Too much syrup in your spaghetti?

BaldFatGuy — Tue, 25 Nov 2003 15:01:57 -0000

Waiter Waiter, theres a silver thingiee in my soup. "Oh really sir, ELAINE you spitting in the soup again", "Yeessssh, eye dink eye losssht one cause theres dis hole here see"

Re: Too much syrup in your spaghetti?

lavonne — Mon, 24 Nov 2003 13:08:51 -0000

heh, i hear ya, mb. i just had to share. :o]

Re: Too much syrup in your spaghetti?

Mary Beth — Mon, 24 Nov 2003 12:42:05 -0000

eeeks! I mean, OW. I mean - oh.my-gawd. ouch ouch ouch. um. Like totally weird dude. Ouch. eeeks. Going to lay down in a dark room now. ack. eeeks. and that doesn't even get into the whole WHY thing. ack. Ow. OK, now to spam all my friends with this link. thanks. She looks vaguely beaded. Strange but true. One does wonder - how does one sleep in such a bejangled state?

Re: Blog estate planning

lavonne — Thu, 13 Nov 2003 06:10:00 -0000

that was delightful, thank you!

Re: Blog estate planning

Donna — Wed, 12 Nov 2003 14:32:10 -0000

Well, better late than never with this - I loved this piece from Oblivio: Instructions In The Event That The Bus I'm On Suddenly Spins Out of Control and Crashes and I Die
http://oblivio.com/road/021029...

Re: San Diego on Fire, Day 2

Frank — Tue, 28 Oct 2003 02:18:45 -0000

Thanks for the first hand account, the news, and the safety of your loved ones--Frank