This morning, just like yesterday morning, I was kindly reminded by the folks at YouSayToo that, to them, it appeared our widget for their program wasn’t registering (you’ll see it right there to the right close to the Entrecard widget).

Their reminder though did inspire me to take my second trip in the past two days to their web site. What I discovered is that while the feed to this blog is pulling in nicely (clicking the link above will show that), there’s also plenty of room over there to make individual (secondary or first postings if you’re new) blog entries within their system.

So you will see a portion of what I’m about to write already there (at YouSayToo). But I also wanted to post it here… it’s my small tribute to my mother:

With Mother’s Day right around the corner, I’d like to take a moment to not only commend those women doing their job right (and condemn those that should never have had kids in the first place), but also to give a cybershout to my mother.

My mom, born during the depression, passed away a few years ago from the horrible disease ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease).

All her life, my mom was a real go-getter. She didn’t believe in just sitting on your butt when there were things to be done. She would take on anything from household repairs, to Brownies, to Girl Scouts, and a whole family of six (plus two dogs) on our holiday camping trips – with such flair, such ease (whether she considered these vacations or not I’m sure would have been up for debate lol!).

For her to have died in such a horrible fashion is, to this day, unbelievable. But it happened.

She is missed more than she could ever have imagined or know.

Happy Mother’s Day Mom!

And Happy Soon-to-Be Mother’s Day to all those out there who truly enjoy being moms!

One of the most valuable, free, and overlooked forms of marketing and advertising is commenting on blogs. We state it over and over at the end of every post we make, and while many take us up on the offer, there are hundreds if not thousands who visit and completely miss the boat.

Below, we’ve inserted a video that will give you complete and meaningful instructions on how to choose the right blogs to comment on, why, and the tools to set this all up to make your life a whole lot easier (and all the tools are free). (more…)

First off, I want all Americans to know that Change.gov is a link with BarackObama.com. This is where you can voice your suggestions and recommendations to help guide our country – and the world – into the 21st century. Don’t miss out on using your voice – often! (There’s more to this post, so keep reading… (more…)

… little blue birds would be singing, cleaning my kitchen, making our beds, and in general making my day even grander

(Even if you voted for “the other guy” you’re going to want to read this post, I promise.)
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One of our “tenets” in our tag line for this blog includes “hot topic news” and this most certainly fits the bill. Please read on!

I must be having withdrawal symptoms since my favorite MSNBC news shows air only Monday through Friday. So it’s digging deep into our local, “switch sides every other day” (sound familiar?) local newspaper, The Las Vegas Review Journal that grabbed my attention this morning.

Actually much of the following – other than my own two cents – comes from a section of the paper, the Las Vegas Sun (don’t ask me what their relationship is – but the one does stick in parts of the other). And, just so you know up front, the Las Vegas Sun endorses Obama.

The first tidbit I’d like to share is along the lines of “is wealth distributed properly in this country.”

Here’s a shocker for all us working “Joes and Janes” (thanks Palin) – from Sunday’s Parade Magazine:

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