Yesterday I did all the dreaded administrative stuff I save to do until I can’t put it off any later in the year. I mean, it being December 30th and all. I spent 2.5 hours filling out a 250+ questionnaire for my merchant provider to make sure I have a secure system. I called my [...]
Yesterday was a productive day. After the Undercarriage Incident of last week, I took my car to Brian at B & B Automotive, referred by my pal Bo Frazer who also has a Toyota Prius. It was neat seeing the car up on the rack, checking out what all was underneath. It was easy to [...]
Last May, I did a blog post at Seeking Referrals for Accurate Psychic Readers that did not allow Comments. I posted the following on Facebook: “Most of you know that I publish Horizons, and have a psychic reading practice as well (http://horizonsmagazine.com/Phone_sessions/index.html). In that practice, I am booked months in advance and need someone to [...]
A friend stopped by yesterday, and they’d never visited before so I had to take them on the tour. I always like the chance to see my place with new eyes, as I do when I show it to a new visitor. But it can also put me in that mode of doing a frantic [...]
My tenant just had a great idea and I agreed. We divided her annual rent by eleven months, instead of twelve, so she’ll pay January thru November. That way she gets to skip a December rent payment, and that gives her more money at Christmas time. Neat idea!
So, here you are at the end of 2009 and you have got about 3 days to tie up any loose ends you may have for the year. Lots of friends this year left their long time careers, sometimes without another job to go to. Many friends are also moving now, lots of nests being [...]
Facebook is an idle relaxation time for me, when I have a few moments free, but am not free enough to actually leave the computer. It lets me check up on what real life friends are doing, when I don’t have time to telephone and visit with them. It lets me feel I am in [...]
Pakistan Recognizes Third Gender by Ria Misra: The Supreme Court in Pakistan ordered that the government officially recognize a separate gender for Pakistan’s hijra community, which includes transgendered people, transvestites, and eunuchs. The court told the federal government to begin allowing people to identify as hijras when registering for a national identity card. Not having [...]
Whew! I just put 51 new books on the low shelves next to the reading nook. I have lots of books. One way I keep track of them is to keep an ongoing list of all the titles, so in case I want to know if I have something, I can do a word search [...]
