Grand Theft Auto IV

You know you're becoming a sedate, stuffy old fool when you can't understand the excitement about the latest release of Grand Theft Auto IV - and that probably describes me! But, thinking back to my youth and childhood (quite a feat, I can assure you, LOL), I know that I would have given my eye teeth to have the latest gadgets and gizmos. We grew up at a time when the consumer boom was just about to break loose and, although we were comfortable, our farming lifestyle meant that cash was needed to improve the business rather than to buy the latest "must have" - in those days, transistor radios and record players.

Mind you, there was always a point at which my folks gave in and bought into the new technology - and we always had wee Saturday jobs of one kind or another to earn the extra cash to buy things for ourselves. .... Where there's a will, there's a way!

For those of you buying the Grand Theft Auto game today - enjoy!

Medical Transcription, eBay and Life in General!

What a day. I had it all planned out to perfection. Silly me!

My plan was to set up a small blog about training to be a medical transcription secretary - I used to work in a hospital and for the first few weeks was completely at sea when it came to the medical terminology. So, it makes great sense to me to take a dedicated training course to learn the ins and outs of the business. .... and that's just in the UK. Knowing that other countries have many layers of requirements for medical and insurance claims, I suspect that getting a good training in the business of medical secretarial work is absolutely essential.

Have I written this blog yet?? Well no - because I then got involved in my sister's problems with eBay. Not a problem, really, because she successfully bought a kitchen
- and needed to pay for it. That's when she ran into the PayPal obstacle course. It's just that the paypal monthly/annual payment limited were exceeded by the amount she paid for the kitchen - so she instantly had to learn about getting her paypal account verified. It's all done now, but boy did it take some effort. Why so - well, clever as she is, my sister gets excited and flustered when hitting a problem like this; her recourse is to phone me and get me to talk her through the process. Fine, not a problem, I'm keen to help. It just takes time!

Anyway, we're making progress and all I have to do now is get my life on track :) - bake some cookies (Empire Biscuits, if you really want to know!), write another blog post, take a picture of the beautiful cherry blossom in Helensburgh - oh, and I should really put on a washing, hang up a washing - and more!

ps, thanks to http://www.sxc.hu for the image .... great site with some amazing pics.

Exceeding expectations

I just bought something from eBay - and decided to pay for regular delivery instead of opting for a more expensive solution. Imagine my delight when the parcel arrived within 24 hours of paying for the goods.

What a great example of fantastic customer service - my hats off to them.

From now on, I am redoubling my efforts to exceed expectations.

M

ps - I don't know what my expectations are from the new site Qassia - I was made aware of it recently on a forum and decided that good backlinks to my sites were well worth having. I have yet to update my profile page and I only have a little time to review articles. If you are more dedicated than me, you can probably get much more out of it than I have. Best wishes.
M

Old sewing patterns

For entertainment, I sometimes surf around craigslist to see what’s on offer and, occasionally, to find out what people are searching for. I did the latter today, had a look to see what was wanted.

How shocked was I to spot that someone was looking for old sewing patterns from the 60s. (My era!) Now, all I gotta do is head into the old boxes and see if I have any left. Who would have thought that someone would be looking for miniskirts and split skirt patterns. Amazing. I did find some - and let the person know, but I’m still slightly bemused by it all.

Still, it goes to show that you can use all sorts of web sites to do research.

M

This is one of the most watched sewing machine auctions on eBay

Dreamweaver or bust!

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It's about time I got a grip. I've been putting off getting this for some time now - and today's the day. I enjoy being creative most of the time - and there are usually ways round different problems. However, I haven't found a quick way to modify dreamweaver templates without the dreamweaver suite. .... so, today's the day!

M

How to Make Year 2008 a GREAT Year for You and Your Internet Business

Here's a Comic to Spice up Your Christmas – and Jumpstart Your 2008!

Hope you’re doing great and enjoying the Christmas holidays! :-)



My friends Edmund Loh & Vince Tan have a hilarious comic to share with you. It certainly did lighten up my mood and I think you should take a look at it too!



It doesn’t just stop at the laughs though; there’s a strong, inspiring message behind it and it has to do with how you can make Year 2008 YOUR YEAR.



Whether you’re young or old.



Whether you juggle a full-time job or you’re unemployed.



Whether you have superior technical skills or just basic computer literacy.



And number of years of experience under your belt is NO longer a requirement to succeed online.



These boys have proven.



Go read this comic for a couple of laughs and be sure to see Part 2 after this!







Click here to see the rest of the comic in full.



Talk real soon and a Happy New Year

IMC Course on Special Offer from Derek Gehl

I received this email this morning -

I just got an email from Derek Gehl I had to tell you about.

Get this...

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