Author: Sandy L
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Thanks for the 200K Alexa + Financial Monkeys
Tweet All, Quick update. My Alexa rank just dipped below the 200,000 mark. My first post was in mid July, so I’ve gone from 6MM to 200K in less than 3 months..WOW. I wanted to thank all the people who have been visiting, commenting, and sharing my blog link with others. I will do my…
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Favorites 10/8/2010 – The Broken Shoe Edition
Tweet Poor Product Quality strikes again. Here are my son’s back to school shoes after 1 month of wear. This story has a happy ending though. My MIL used to work at Kohl’s. We bought the shoes there and she said they have a great return policy that doesn’t even require a receipt, so back…
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Dumpster Diving: Babci the Golfer?
Tweet It’s exciting times on Babci’s Street. You see, one of her neighbors is moving out of town and has made a gigantic “free” pile in front of their house. To Babci, this is like Christmas. To my husband and I, we cringe and hope she shows some restraint. You see, Tuesday is garbage day…
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Scooby Doo Mystery Inc Review + Product Launches
Tweet I have to admit that I have a soft spot for anything Scooby Doo. So after watching every episode at least 20 times with my kids, I learned with great delight that a new series of Scooby Doos have emerged on the Cartoon Network. We’ve watched all the new episodes so far. I really…
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Settling Estate Disputes – Babci Style
Tweet My dad died when I was 14 and it wasn’t without it’s drama. You see, he had recurring chest pains and stopped working for good when I was about 9. When I was 12 and his health insurance ran out, he emptied our bank accounts and went back to Poland. He never liked America…
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Good reading 10/1/2010 – The Economy is Recovering
Tweet As I was visiting customers this week, I was able to get a really good piece of news. For those of you who don’t know, I call on manufacturing companies in a technical sales role. Usually when they’re busy, it’s one of the leading indicators that the market is recovering. Things have certainly picked…
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Link Exchange – Have a link need a link?
Tweet Hi. I haven’t kept track of my links lately. If you’re a regular reader of my blog and have a blog of your own, please let me know. I’ll link to you if you link to my blog. And if you’re a reader and I don’t visit your blog, please let me know your…
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Creative Inspiration – Left Brain vs Right Brain
Tweet Last night, I had 6 hour drive that got me home pretty late. The only positive thing that came out of it, was that I had the opportunity to listen to a great concert by Chip Taylor on NPR. If you don’t know who Chip Taylor is (I didn’t), he’s the guy who wrote…
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The $500 Cheese Wheel + Other Hobbies
Tweet My last post on Entrepreneurial Envy got me thinking about all the nutty hobbies I’ve tried over the years that could potentially generate money on the side if I ever chose to be the crafty type. Cheesemaking Farmhouse Cheddar Fresh Raw Milk Mozzarella My most recent splurge was taking a couple of…
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Are there really 52 weekends in a year?
Tweet It’s fall in New England and it’s the nicest time of year here. As a result, I have 4 weekends in a row planned that are all about fun. Last weekend we went up to a friend’s cabin that is in the middle of nowhere in the Adirondacks. We ate, canoed, picked wild cranberries…