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Arthur Webster
Just plain honestyThis really takes some understanding
This is a link to a Cnet forum and a post (one of many) I have made to it. http://forums.cnet.com/5208-4_102-0.html?forumID=7&threadID...Arthur Webster Hi, Cheryl and Dave, What I find absolutely insane is that the only response I got to any of my posts was from someone who had been using the free...
Dec 22nd 14:04
Jenny Stewart I admit to be as equally baffled as Arthur. The VOIP Stunt service is FREE FREE FREE. It does not cost money. It is free. So I went and checked ...
Dec 22nd 14:52View - Promote - View all 5 comments » - Comment » - Dec 22nd 2007 05:12Arthur Webster Hi, Jenny, I hate to say it but the disease is spreading! Someone in Europe (for decency I won't mention the country except to affirm it was not...
Dec 23rd 05:24
Cheryl Baumgartner
Medical Billing/Coding/InsurancePC Cops Strike Again!
Once again Political Correctness rears it's ugly head and shoots down common sense. This time they have struck in the "City of Brotherly Love" ,...Cheryl Baumgartner True but he did say please. The thing is that it is his business. I would not go to another country and expect it to be my due for them to bend over...
Dec 16th 15:12Arthur Webster This is a problem that we have allowed to get out of hand and is one of the most virulent exports America has ever made. In England the pc brigade ...
Dec 16th 15:35View - Promote - View all 8 comments » - Comment » - Dec 16th 2007 11:33Cheryl Baumgartner Believe me Arthur the first black person to refer to me is a Nigger will be picking his teeth up off of the floor.
Dec 16th 15:47
Do you look like your Business Opportunity? What????
You are your Business Opportunity! ???? What ????? Could it be possible that you are your busi...
Eric Smith lol... nope... but i use organic cleansers, organic shaving lotion, organic shampoo & conditioner, organic body wash and take organic antioxidants dai...
Dec 13th 14:46Beth Schmillen ~ Hello Old Coot ~ By your definition of business opportunity, I guess, your answer would be what it is! But for those of us that know our produc...
Dec 13th 17:08View - Promote - View all 8 comments » - Comment » - Dec 13th 2007 12:06Beth Schmillen Eric... you may be the few that can say that they live their opportunity! Beth
Dec 13th 17:10Cheryl Baumgartner
Medical Billing/Coding/InsuranceWhat are you selling?
With everything that is going on around here, perhaps we all need to take a step back and think. What are you selling? If you've said a pr...Arthur Webster Hi, Cheryl Oops! Didn't I say I was not passionate about life assurance? That is not the same as being dispassionate. However, my passion is for...
Dec 13th 13:23Cheryl Baumgartner "None of us who sell successfully sell products. We sell solutions and we sell benefits!" And that is the majority of my point. Products are not the...
Dec 13th 13:37View - Promote - View all 6 comments » - Comment » - Dec 13th 2007 11:25Jenny Stewart Maybe I'm the one who should be selling Avon - i love the stuff - and it comes to your door - no parking and queuing up at the cash desk. I am very w...
Dec 13th 14:52Arthur Webster
Just plain honestyCan dogs read?
Over the past few days I have had ample time to watch my dogs in action. Walks which used to take half an hour have been taking over two hours, givi...
David Schupbach I have been a 'dog person' all my life Arthur, plus I was born in 1958, year of the dog by the chinese astrological calender. So I have an affinity f...
Dec 11th 02:30
Robert A, Falace Hi Arthur, I am a big animal lover have been since I was a child. We have 4 dogs and 2 cats. Our dogs are amazing to me. They speak to us with ther...
Dec 12th 17:22View - Promote - View all 5 comments » - Comment » - Dec 10th 2007 13:56
Mike Hunt Dog`s truly are mans (and womans) best friend, I have 6 large Bull Arabs and see exactly what you describe every day to Cootz. One of the older pup...
Dec 13th 11:27
Jeff Greene
Online Marketing Specialist/ConsultantBountiful Content And Powerful Inspirations From Guess Who?... Why, Yourself -- Of Course!!!
Are You Ever In Need Of Good Writing Prompts? I was looking through the blogsites today for some of my own responses to past blogs an...Robert A, Falace Thank you for accepting my request to become a part of this group. I love to write but have much room for improvement. It seems I get excited and have...
Dec 12th 16:32Cheryl Baumgartner Hello JoAnn glad to see you made it to the party!
Dec 12th 16:51View - Promote - View all 12 comments » - Comment » - Oct 26th 2007 13:14Robert A, Falace Thanks cheryl. It is nice to be here.
Dec 13th 07:43Eric Smith
Online ProfessionalTo Top or Not to Top...
Some posts in a private group are designed for the group membership only so the question of whether to top a "Newsletter to group" post comes up. It...Cheryl Baumgartner I personally will top anything that is relevant, well written or that I believe people should read. Private or public.
Dec 12th 15:42Eric Smith Yeah, thats my view as well. I guess if a member doesn't want something topped they should request that in the first paragraph. But i can't see why...
Dec 12th 16:06View - Promote - View all 3 comments » - Comment » - Dec 12th 2007 14:56David Schupbach I usually top based on whether it is: Well written Needs to be said Relevant to the group venue I just plain like it Any one or more of the ab...
Dec 13th 06:51Cheryl Baumgartner
Medical Billing/Coding/InsuranceI'm now an Expert Author
It's official! I'm an expert author. I got the neat little banner that I can display where ever I want. How cool is that? It ...Jenny Stewart Congrats to you!! Now we have a famous expert in our Group. It gets classier by the day!! Smart banner too!!
Dec 12th 17:47Cheryl Baumgartner I promise I won't let my head swell too much....
Dec 12th 18:07View - Promote - View all 11 comments » - Comment » - Dec 9th 2007 19:50Cheryl Baumgartner At least not anymore than the rest of you expert authors around me. Remember you have to have something on the ball to become a member!
Dec 12th 18:08Cheryl Baumgartner
Medical Billing/Coding/InsuranceWhat is going on in the animal kingdom?
I have a question that may seem a little strange, but what is going on in the animal kingdom? More specifically the canine family. I told ...Cheryl Baumgartner Arthur I'm afraid the normal reaction to anything wild is to kill it. In the Midwest wolves are shoot at an alarming rate. The excuse is that the wo...
Dec 10th 14:13Robert A, Falace Cheryl, Is there a link to check out these canine type animals? Rob and I heard about Hogzilla and it was said it was a pet that was giving to som...
Dec 12th 16:51View - Promote - View all 11 comments » - Comment » - Dec 4th 2007 12:13Cheryl Baumgartner Check under my blogs am look for the one about Chupacabras. I did include a video
Dec 12th 16:54
Jean DAndrea
RetiredThe Wine's All Bottled Ready For Christmas
Well, finally I can sit down at the PC and enjoy a little time browsing at Apsense! Just spent the morning shopping, and then bottling the wine I've ...Arthur Webster Hi, snakesmum, So - you don't celebrate Christmas, huh? How many months have you been brewing your wine? Did it all mature at the time of Chris...
Dec 12th 08:39Cheryl Baumgartner I agree that commercialization and political correctness have pretty much killed the holiday. There are a few around who still remember what it is su...
Dec 12th 09:08View - Promote - View all 10 comments » - Comment » - Dec 11th 2007 20:36Jean DAndrea Hi Arthur and Cheryl, It's just coincidence that the wine was ready now - I start it when the fruit is ready on the tree, and bottle when the hydrome...
Dec 12th 14:36Jeff Greene
Online Marketing Specialist/ConsultantWhy We Laugh In The First Place-- From A Peaceful Perspective....
OK, I'm gonna take a wild guess and say that Humour triggers an instinctive response, as well as an intellectual or cognitive response from the brain ...Cheryl Baumgartner Some people were born without a funny bone I guess. If you knew some of the things that have tickled my funny bone over the years......
Nov 5th 10:21Arthur Webster OK, I'm gonna take a wild guess and say that Humour triggers an instinctive response, as well as an intellectual or cognitive response from the brain ...
Nov 5th 17:24View - Promote - View all 17 comments » - Comment » - Nov 2nd 2007 12:25Jeff Greene Hey Coot, Thanks for stopping by, your understanding of this great gift is as good as any-- Thanks for sharing it with us! :)
Nov 5th 19:27
Saudi Arabia
This afternoon I saw a news report that brought tears to my eyes. In essence, a woman in Saudi Arabia is being whipped as punishment because SHE...Rae Steinbrink Actually, Arthur, I share the same concerns! I do not like nor even respect our current president, nor did I vote for him! I too wonder what is beco...
Dec 8th 06:44Arthur Webster Hi, Mizrae, I think we are observing something of a culture clash and these are the sorts of domestic issues that are so often read incorrectly and...
Dec 10th 13:20View - Promote - View all 9 comments » - Comment » - Nov 19th 2007 17:44Rae Steinbrink I'll cheer to that!
Dec 10th 19:34Jean DAndrea
Retired'Tis The Season To Be Jolly !
Disclaimer : This is entirely fictional, and does not represent my family or friends in any way whatsoever.&...Cheryl Baumgartner Thanks for the joy of knowing Christmas is the same where ever you go.
Dec 9th 21:52Mike Hunt Christmas time for me as a kid was pretty cool, we spent most of the 6 weeks of school holidays down at our beach house ... ahhhh the lazy days of sum...
Dec 10th 03:03View - Promote - View all 3 comments » - Comment » - Dec 9th 2007 21:12Jean DAndrea How about an Aboriginal Santa with Kangaroos? My Christmases as a child were great too - they were sometimes white, as I lived in the UK then. Not r...
Dec 10th 14:13Arthur Webster
Just plain honestyHow far from real life can reality TV get?
Last night I had another one of my episodes that required me to be ferried to the hospital. This is an occurrebnce with which I am far too familiar ...Rae Steinbrink Unfortunately, the belief of the T.V. stations programing, whether the news, sit-com or reality show is the more drama the better. I am finding less ...
Dec 5th 16:13Arthur Webster I have been allowed three posts today. This is the third. Reality TV is a symptom of what our education systems are turning out. Have you notice...
Dec 8th 01:14View - Promote - View all 9 comments » - Comment » - Nov 26th 2007 04:03Cheryl Baumgartner We are definitely dumbing down the next generation. I think it's hilarious when I co into a store and the register dispenses coins. I worked in a...
Dec 8th 09:21- I hate 'Hype', but I love Skype!
Two posts in one night!!! I have just started using Skype, and I love it... It's probably not that much different than other message services, and...
Mark Hultgren I personally use skype for my training sessions and support for five offices in three states. I use a combination of Yugma along with it's Skype plug...
Dec 7th 09:14Arthur Webster VOIP is one of those free services that Americans love to pay for . It always bemuses me. I was, though, impressed with the $30 a year to call cell...
Dec 7th 11:20View - Promote - View all 6 comments » - Comment » - Dec 6th 2007 21:00Mark Hultgren Hi OC, The $30 per year includes calling land lines, cell phones and VOIP. The added coost would be to purchase a headset or microphone for your com...
Dec 7th 11:25 
Anyone seen Joseph???
I haven't seen Joseph for quite awhile now Has anyone heard from him?? Hope all is going well for him Was just concerned Perhaps he has...David Schupbach Actually, Joseph I count 7 on the recent readers box, but since the post has 30 hits, it might be more......... :-)
Nov 30th 18:06Wendy Wendy was and is a caring friend and I was concerned Certainly glad to see you are well and fine. You were missed and I am late back to this p...
Dec 5th 15:58View - Promote - View all 9 comments » - Comment » - Nov 21st 2007 10:46Mark Hultgren I missed ya too Buddy :-) Been a tad bit busy myself lately, doing more travelling and training than work though.
Dec 7th 09:05Cheryl Baumgartner
Medical Billing/Coding/InsuranceDon't believe the Hype!
I just got back from an overnight trip to Laredo Texas. For my friends in foreign climes, Laredo is directly in the border of the U.S. and Mexic...Cheryl Baumgartner That's too true Dave. Whatever happened to good service? I'd expect this from a flea bag hotel but not Holiday inn. I went to Oklahoma City last ye...
Dec 6th 21:39
Not Here Well a chain that size I am not all that suprised. Odds are some of them are poorly managed. Speaking of chains...y'all ate any fast food lately, no...
Dec 6th 23:11View - Promote - View all 6 comments » - Comment » - Dec 6th 2007 18:56Cheryl Baumgartner We won't even go into fast food. I worked in the fast food industry in my teens and some of the stories I could tell would curl your hair!
Dec 7th 08:34
Venerina Conti
Spa Manager, Writer, Life CoachLive in the preparation of today ... and tomorrow will come by itself!!!
As Human beings we are naturally creatures of habit. The older we get the more willing we seem to be to find a comfort zone and stay in it. We...David Schupbach Wow!!! I am so glad I got the chance to be the first to comment on this! (if I get done typing and hit send comment fast enough!) A truly r...
Dec 6th 20:35
Emily Tanksley WOW!!!! Very inspirational! I hope everyone takes the time to read this!
Dec 6th 20:52View - Promote - View all 3 comments » - Comment » - Dec 6th 2007 20:20Arthur Webster Hi, Venerina, This is a great article and I enjoyed reading it right up to where it says Nobody can fail when they are attempting to do their best...
Dec 7th 01:30Arthur Webster
Just plain honestyWhy do I sometimes feel like a Dodo?
In another community I am trying to bring to the attention of the members the amount of damage that is being done by stupid, ignorant and ill-advised ...
Theresa You are not a Dodo at all Cootsy--Sometimes I feel as though the generation of "text" was never taught that there is a time and a place for these thin...
Dec 5th 22:37
Ben Ferm Heh! "I have noticed that young people, nowadays, write as though they are sending SMS messages instead of making a composition of words and phrase...
Dec 6th 00:52View - Promote - View all 17 comments » - Comment » - Nov 21st 2007 08:02Mike Hunt G`day Cootsy, you`ll have to put up with my shortened versions of some words i`m afraid ... lol .. i`m Aussie and that`s actually how most of us ...
Dec 6th 07:16Jean DAndrea
RetiredExit Pop Up Ads
Has anyone noticed the proliferation of those annoying little exit pop-up ads? This morning I had no less than three on one particular page. &...Arthur Webster There you go. There is always an exception to prove a rule. I must get round to visiting.
Dec 2nd 16:04Ben Ferm Well now.... New record for annoying pop-ups! A malfunctioning loop for a pop-up caused me 28 new windows before I got it stopped. THAT was annoyin...
Dec 5th 02:53View - Promote - View all 21 comments » - Comment » - Nov 20th 2007 18:29Jean DAndrea Looks like you have the record for pop ups Ben. That's going to be hard to beat. :-)
Dec 5th 17:58
