I spent part of my childhood on a ranch in Colorado. Every year, after all the cows had their calves, we’d round up the young and prepare to brand them. During this process, all the male calves would have their testicles removed and collected in a bucket of ice water. My grandfather, who owned the [...]
One of the truely worrisome aspects of blogging is having high expectations for your success. Here are five expectations that could cause the casual blogger to become discouraged and quit the whole idea of blogging.
My first true work experience was in retail, Target to be exact. I was an overnight replenishment monkey hired on for the holiday season and I wound up sticking around for about 8 years. By the time I got out of it, I was making a decent living for the time but less than I [...]
The Global Internet seems like a dream, for the first time in history, people around the globe can communicate at the speed of the electron no matter where they live. this innovation has sparked hope for a closer global community and is an avenue for information never before dreamed of, but as always there those [...]
Who wants to pay $300 for a device that only does one thing? I sure don’t, but that is exactly what the good folks over at Amazon want you to do. Then, on top of buying the device, you still have to pay for the books. But, there is an alternative. If you head on [...]
Been thinking about starting a blog, but not sure you have what it takes to keep it going? Here are a few things to consider. Are you into MicroBlogging? if you are on Facebook (http://facebook NULL.com/) or Twitter (http://twitter NULL.com/) and update your status frequently throughout the day, you probably could succeed at blogging. If [...]
By now, almost everyone and their grandmother has joined a social network (http://en NULL.wikipedia NULL.org/wiki/Social_network) of some sort and the most likely candidate for them to be on is Facebook (http://facebook NULL.com/). Sure, its full of things to keep you from doing the thing you really should be doing, but do you actually socialize on [...]
I found this meme on Sunday Stealing (http://sundaystealing NULL.blogspot NULL.com/)! They claim to have stolen this from a blogger named Flea from the blog (http://thegoodflea NULL.com/2010/01/negativity-meme NULL.html)Flea’s World. She states that she stole it at (http://annecdotally NULL.blogspot NULL.com/)Warty Mammal. At any rate, here is my negativity list. Foods which disgust the crap out of me: Any [...]
Once I began to choose reading materials of my own, I have enjoyed science fiction. I’ve lost track of how many books in the genre I have read, but I have narrowed my list down to my top three favorites. So, here there are, in no particular order. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (http://www [...]
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What I want to do IF I grow up.
When I was growing up, I had ideas about what I wanted to be when I was and adult. Sadly, none of them have ever been something I have pursued, save maybe being a writer some day. Join me in a journey down memory lane as I discover what fields I was interested in and why.