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July 2007 Blog Posts (164)

CHIPPING AWAY

There is a story about a man who had a huge boulder in his front yard. He grew weary of this big, unattractive stone in the centre of his lawn, so he decided to take advantage of it and turn it into an object of art. He went to work on it with hammer and chisel, and chipped away at the huge boulder until it became a beautiful stone elephant. When he finished, it was gorgeous, breath-taking. A neighbour asked, "How did you ever carve such a marvellous likeness of an elephant?" The man answered,… Continue

Added by N.W. Smith on July 16, 2007 at 6:00am — No Comments

Printing Services

I’d like to introduce you to AMES OnDemand, a leading provider of on demand printing and content management services, located in Somerville, MA.…

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Added by On-Demand Printing on July 15, 2007 at 6:48pm — No Comments

Elena Dorothy Bowman - Virtual Book Tour

Elena Dorothy Bowman, author of GATEKEEPER'S REALM is here today to talk about how she pumps up her online book promotion!Elena is a former aerospace software engineer, an Honors graduate of Fitchburg College earning a BS Degree in Engineering and Management. She also served as an officer in the Massachusetts Chapter of the National League of American PenWomen. Visit Elena's website at …

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Added by Nikki Leigh on July 15, 2007 at 4:19pm — No Comments

IF THIS IS TRUE, THEN...

Newly released scientific data concludes that we, earth and our solar system are aliens to the Milky Way galaxy. In a study conducted by the University of Massachusetts called the TWO-Micron All Star Survey it was concluded that our solar system was actually born in a galaxy called the Sagittarius Dwarf. This small galaxy, some 10,000 times less dense than the Milky Way, was actually orbiting the…

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Added by Philip Harris on July 15, 2007 at 12:50pm — No Comments

A Lot of Courage

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Added by N.W. Smith on July 15, 2007 at 6:30am — No Comments

Bad Hair Day!

Hi everyone!

If you don't think I've had a bad day..... just look at me! You should see the others!

Why you ask? We're trying to put together a Podcast......It's not as simple as it sounds! Plus we're planning our new adventures for our web site and our Intergalactic Detective Agency is swamped with cases to solve! Anyone have an aspirin? I think I'm getting a headache and need a lie down!



All right Baby Girl, I'm coming! Oh… Continue

Added by Judith Shahverdian on July 14, 2007 at 8:59pm — No Comments

Amazon Success --

Thank you to all of the good advice from this network on how to get the most from Amazon -- my ranking tonight is 16,569 -- the best it has been as a REALLY long time. Thanks!

Added by Meghan Wier on July 14, 2007 at 8:01pm — No Comments

200 POUNDS OF TRASH

Fred Craddock tells the story of a missionary family in China who was forced to leave the country sometime after the communists took over.



One day a band of soldiers knocked on the door and told this missionary, his wife, and children that they had two hours to pack up before these troops would escort them to…

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Added by N.W. Smith on July 14, 2007 at 6:30am — No Comments

Better than Miracle on 34th Street

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Added by Janet Elaine Smith on July 13, 2007 at 7:53pm — No Comments

Haunted Richmond, Virginia Finally in Barnes and Noble's Database!!

Well, finally Barnes and Noble have Haunted Richmond, Virginia in their database. Not in their warehouse yet, but in the database at least. You can see at Barnes and Noble . Now waiting on Borders.

Pamela K. Kinney…

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Added by Pamela K. Kinney/Sapphire Phelan on July 13, 2007 at 6:30pm — 1 Comment

The "Into Destiny" Site is Now Complete!

Whew!

After weeks of being a complete pain in the butt, the site for my literary work is now done. http://intodestiny.com

The excerpt from the book and pre-release review (BIG thank you to Shannon Evans) is featured as well.

Happy Friday!

Added by Michelle Rosado on July 13, 2007 at 2:41pm — No Comments

REQUESTS FOR NEW FRIENDS

Hi--------When I came back from vacation, I had a ton of requests for new friends. I hope I got them all accepted. It was my intention to do so. If you got unclicked, let me know. Ted

Added by T. R. Catanzarite on July 13, 2007 at 11:41am — No Comments

A VIEW FROM OUR OFFICE

Hi, Everyone Captain Bootsie here! Thought you might like to see where we hang out when we're not time travelling! From our Earth base we can look across Lake Como to little towns and villages and wonderful mountains! Well....mountains are everywhere.....even our Earth base is built out of a mountain!

Well got to run for now........ When you have a time travelling sentient starship trying to cook....well you get the…

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Added by Judith Shahverdian on July 13, 2007 at 7:57am — 2 Comments

When the Light Goes Out!

I really enjoy flowers and plants. I often use to take a short break from writing to pull the weeds from a flower bed or trim a few branches to keep a bush in shape.

I was especially proud of some beautiful ferns I had hanging outside around the patio.…

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Added by N.W. Smith on July 13, 2007 at 6:30am — No Comments

Monday #1 - 7/9/07 --trip for ICRS Conference

I woke up Monday morning full of enthusiasm and yet worried about the weight of all I had to get over to the convention center. I packed up my folding cart, put 2 boxes on top of it with books and then my computer bag with wheels on tops of that (for "stuff" -- not the computer.)

I grabbed a cup of iced coffee downstairs and Tylenol too and then caught a cab. The cab driver asked what I was doing at the conference and I said I'd written a few books. He explained how he had brought his…

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Added by Lisa Copen on July 12, 2007 at 8:22pm — No Comments

HELLO TO ALL EARTHLINGS!

CAPTAIN BOOTSIE HERE! I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO MY CREW!

Captain Bootsie here! I'd like to introduce you to my crew...

My Second in Command is Commander Tank, Agent 007&1/2 He wears the Blue Headband of Command

Commander Ralph the Lionheart, Science Officer.He wears the Green Headband of Command

HRH Princess Commander Bay Girl, Communications Officer, SHE wears the Pink Headband of Command

and of course ME!

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Added by Judith Shahverdian on July 12, 2007 at 4:06pm — No Comments

The lesson of the ant

A biologist once was doing a study of ants. One day he watched a worker ant carrying a piece of straw. Compared to the ant's size and weight, that straw must have been a heavy and unwieldy load. But the ant kept working -- kept carrying his load.

After a…

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Added by N.W. Smith on July 12, 2007 at 6:30am — No Comments

Fear or Fun!!

I spent a lot of time this weekend around young children at my grand daughters 6th birthday. It gave me pause for thought! Young kids have lots of fun, they are not yet immersed in fear.…

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Added by Hazel Palache on July 11, 2007 at 11:00am — No Comments

Fear or Fun!!

I spent a lot of time this weekend around young children at my grand daughters 6th birthday. It gave me pause for thought! Young kids have lots of fun, they are not yet immersed in fear.…

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Added by Hazel Palache on July 11, 2007 at 11:00am — No Comments

"How to Get What You Really, REALLY Want"

I am offering all you literary bloggers a chance to receive a review copy of the following book, if you are willing to consider including it on your blog.



One of the books I represent is Heartwork: How to Get What You Really, REALLY Want, by Dale Goldstein. The book is an experience, maybe the next step after "The Secret" Dale brings years of experience as a psychotherapist, and mindfulness practitioner to his synthesis of psychology and spirituality. The book is… Continue

Added by Mari Selby on July 11, 2007 at 7:37am — No Comments

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