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My Not Exactly Vacation

I haven’t exactly been on vacation but it sure seems like I have been on vacation from writing.  The furor of trying to get the new shop open has been taking up most of my time.  We moved the shop over the weekend and open in our new location tomorrow.
I am still trying to get [...]

The Economics of Air Conditioning

It’s been 101 and 102 degrees here in Central Virginia for the last week.  It really makes me wonder  whether I need to buy a window air conditioner.  I survived last year with very little discomfort and I really dislike air conditioning.  It makes it impossible to go outside without dying of the heat when [...]

A Letter to My Daughter on Graduation Day

Dear Lexi,
Tomorrow you will graduate from High School and the major part of your life thus far will be over. Up until now, your father and I have guided you and protected you. We have held your hand while you learned to walk and walked beside you when you learned to ride a [...]

New Computer and I’m Back!

I just got home from picking up my new refurbished computer.  Wooo Hooo! It is SO nice to be back online.  They shipped the computer with only half the power cord so I may not be online long tonight.  Long enough to download my email and get a few things set back up. 
Apparently the junk email [...]

Sunday Update

I have been having problems accessing anything through the library computers. I am online now with a friends computer.  I cannot get to my email so if anyone has an email out there I hope that I will be back online by Wednesday,  Thursday at the latest.  The good news is that there is a [...]

Computer Issues — Again!

Just a quick note to say that I am having Hard drive failures again with the new drive. I expect it is more than just a hard drive issue.  Is a new computer an emergency?  I will have to think about that for awhile.
I will be posting as I can beg or borrow some time [...]

Give a Girl a Little Money

by mitch.surprenant
I have money!!! I have money in savings, I have money in checking and I have money in my pocket! It’s not a lot of money but I feel like celebrating! I feel like the weight of the world has lifted off my shoulders.
I have also found that I am much [...]

Business Update and Decisions

Even in the sluggish economy, my business has grown by leaps and bounds this month. It has increased about 50% over the last month. Winter in the dog grooming business is always a difficult time and for a new business, it is deathly slow. There were too many months when I [...]

You May Not Get Your Stimulus Bonus When You Think

Many people have been checking their bank accounts expecting to see their economic stimulus payments only to be disappointed and calling the IRS to find out where it is.  The answer was a surprise to many although it makes sense.
If you filed your taxes through Turbo Tax and you paid for your software and efiling [...]

No Spending Day 1 and 2

I thought I would give you a quick update on the No Spending Challenge.  It is MUCH easier to go without spending money if I stay home.  It is much harder when I am out or working.  At work, there is always the temptation to buy a drink or go to lunch mostly due to [...]

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