Is it going to be fun or is it going to be a chore? You decide.
Especially for parents of small children:
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I came across this in today’s paper. I always like to read Baby Blues, but I had to share this one.
Sometimes, aren’t our experiences only limited by our powers of perception?
I have noticed there are quite a few people who begin tweeting some very useful information. Like many technological marketing schemes they seemed to have gotten bored with the prospect of continuing their campaign (You’ve heard it before: “I tried it and Twitter is useless.”) or perhaps didn’t see the instant benefits of their effort or someone failed to measure their campaign’s success.
No matter what the reason, at any rate they discontinue tweeting and leave quite a wealth of knowledge behind for no one ever to see.
Sometimes, it’s not exactly a wealth of knowledge as much as some very handy tips to point us back to the path of success when we get lost in the muddle of information we get bombarded with elsewhere.
In the interest of saving this information, I have decided to weed out some of the better Twitter tips and put it back into good use via this blog when I happen across such morsels.
I will also add in a few Twitter tips here and there for you to launch or revive your own Twitter campaigns.
The new tag will be called: Dried Up Twits… 
all in good fun.
Today, I decided to video respond to Chris Brogan’s Future of Media vlog post. He has some very good, thought provoking points. I definitely concur with his message about how “serial” media is right now and also how smart it is becoming!
Somehow, I came across this article on StumbleUpon:
Hobbies That Could Make Money for Your Zodiac Sign
I am not a true believer in the zodiac stuff, but sometimes it’s a little scary how accurate it can be.
This visionary sign can do very well as a columnist, writer, or illustrator. This is because what they have to say is so unusual and seems to come from “left field.” Many are good at writing metaphysical material or science fiction. They also do well as online psychics or phone psychics. Quite a few Aquarians are inventors and many are able to parlay their creations into a lucrative part time job. They are also natural entrepreneurs so they do well in the virtual sales places of the internet. This sign also loves the photographic arts and can sell their photography or videos online. Along with their business savvy comes many creative talents as well. They are good at doing things such as designing their own websites and building a virtual empire. They can also easily parlay these talents into a career at designing sites or web businesses for others for others. They are also natural cinematographers and editors and some Aquarians are very good at scoring music for videos and movies as well. They do better than most signs at being freelancers because they can handle the stress of waiting to be assigned or paid.
The following is a comment/question from Mary Janet of MoneyandTraffic.com
I have been following this blog for a while and think your very accurate with the information, do you have any other blogs I can follow or ones you recommend, especially on making money at home because those are the keywords I was researching the first time I saw your blog. I really enjoyed reading this. Mary Janet
Thank you so much for taking the time to comment, Mary Janet. As far as work at home, I follow lots of different circles of people who make lots of money on line by legitimate means. The following is a list of people who do this and what it is they do to make all this money, and blogs to follow to keep up with what they are doing.
iJustine – makes lots of money by creating viral videos and getting lots of sponsors to get in on the unconventional, yet very effective publicity.
Chris Brogan’s social media posts makes a LOT of money teaching business people how to realize and leverage social media make your own rules for acquiring successful business online.
Gary Vaynerchuk preaches passion and consistency to make money, grow a healthy following, and just keep it real.
This year, three awesome and successful virtual assistants, (including yours truly ) started a group blog together to share our strengths, methods, and moments of triumph in the virtual business world.
Of course none of these blogs will teach you specifically how you can make money from the comfort of your own home online. They are just some best of the best examples of how people found their specialty, become the very best at it, stay interesting, be helpful, and steadfastly passionate. If you come across others that you like, let me know! 
A post in response to: With Great Power by Chris Brogan
It’s true that there are bloggers who are esteemed highly and can really have serious influence when writing about other businesses. People need outspoken and confident bloggers like Chris Brogan and Guy Kawasaki to spark ideas and share experiences. The thing is, we are all here to share “a piece of our mind” with the world. We like to have someone to look up to, for guidance, if you will. I agree that everyone has the right to an opinion, even when they don’t agree with your own. However, when you are in the spotlight, you both directly and indirectly have an effect on the person, or business you post about. Chris Brogan learned this out loud today when posting a complaint about a certain retailer and as a result received a very real look at how he could have a negative influence on that business. You see, because Google loves Chris’s site, (the guy gets tons of traffic and linkbacks) almost immediately after he posted the post you could do a Google search on the retailer and one of the very top results was Chris Brogan’s blog post titled:
He had the business name where I typed “business”. However, his next post was almost an apology so I won’t repeat it. Of course, if did, I might not be on the front page of Google that same day! LOL, now that is power! Never-the-less, many of his regular and new commenters pointed out that he was too quick to judge the whole chain because of a bad experience. As a result, this reminded me of some very important principles about human business:
1. Customer service is a big part of customer satisfaction. (Doesn’t matter how great your product is, consumers still need courtesy and respect.)
2. If you can’t meet your customers needs, don’t just say “sorry” and forget about it. The franchises need to all have the option to order a product for you. Especially the attendant (who may have just been having an off day?) at Timberland could have probably said, “We don’t have any in stock, but let me pull up our website and we can have a pair here for you to try on in a few days” instead of: “Sorry, we don’t have any of those in yet, try Macy’s.” (Though, I’m sure Macy’s appreciated that.)
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3. Even when blogging “we catch a lot more flies with honey that with vinegar.” (My mom used to say that all the time!) I have to always re-read my posts and comments, because sometimes I get into a train of thought and inadvertently sound too “bubbly” (even about new techie information – can’t help but be kinda geeky and excited sometimes, or maybe like a “know-it-all”.
Oh well,live and learn, right? We have the right to share experiences with the world, but don’t overlook the fact that we have the “power” to build up or tear down with our writing. Kind of a big responsibility huh?
Anyways to new and veteran bloggers alike, whether you are building up or tearing down, when you are in a way wrong: It’s cool to own it.
Content originally from the web address: http://www.thehumanbody.ecsd.net/immune_system.htm (I edited this content very little, because it was great to begin with. I was sad to have seen that the site was down. Last checked 9-27-2011)
by Emmett Underhill
The main job of the immune system is to protect our body from foreign invaders. The immune system does this by sending out different types of cells that kill germs.
What are germs?
Germs are bacteria, fungi, parasites, or viruses that make us sick. The cells of the immune system can usually protect us from them.
These are germs:
How do the immune system cells protect us?
1. Special cells called neutrophils and macrophages can eat and destroy germs.
This is called Phagocytosis.
In this picture, a large Macropyhage cell on top, comes down and surrounds and then starts to eat two germ cells.
Phagocytosis
2. Special cells called lymphocytes can attach to and kills virus infected cells. In this picture, the smaller lymphocyte on the bottom is killing the bigger cell.
What does the immune system look like?
These cells are produced in our bone marrow, thymus, and spleen and circulate in our blood stream looking for invaders.
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A post in response to: Why Are We Obsessed With Personality Tests? – by Julien Smith
I am an ESFJ Extroverted Sensing Feeling Judging – according to a facebook test I had taken a little while back. It’s based on the Jungian Typology. This means something like I want to like everybody, I strive to see others point of views and like to make people feel good about themselves. I’m warmly interested in others. I use my Sensing and Judging characteristics to gather specific, detailed information about others, and turn this information into supportive judgments. I want to like people, and tend to be skilled at bringing out the best in others. I strive to understand other points of view. – As cheesy as this sounds, it’s kinda true.
It’s interesting that you mention personality tests and how they can help you “find your place in the world”. On ecademy (a business focused social networking site) they came up with a color profiling system that is supposed to help you find compatible business associates. I was measured as a “High Blue”. If you think about it, the success of team building depends upon a balance and cooperation of each personality type involved.
I haven’t really found my place in the world yet, I’ve been a little busy helping other people find theirs.
A post in response to: You’re not on Twitter’s suggested user list but you are in good company: by Robert Scoble
First, I have to say, I LOVE his statement:
“If @facebook (Twitter’s top competitor, according to @ev Evan Williams, co-founder of Twitter) got on Twitter’s SUL that would be funny! But imagine a world where Twitter gets that confident!”
I laughed out loud when I read that one.
And secondly, I might agree with Scoble as far as getting rid of the list, but I don’t know if I can back up his idea of removing the follower count. Too many people (even me, I’ll be honest) like to see how many people they have in their network.
However, I do get irritated at the nobodies who mass follow people and then mass unfollow people to try and make it look like they are someone special or something. It’s kinda lame.
And finally, he shouldn’t take it too personally that he isn’t on the list. In fact, he is with the majority on this one. But he is a fabulous writer and the fact that his post received 113 comments before I ever even got here, I bet I’m not the only one who thinks that with as much research and thought he poured into his post, @scobleizer probably should be.