I have always been a very religious person, and have shared that with everyone openly.  No, I don’t preach at them or anything, but I feel that it is okay to share my beliefs with others and let them know about my perspective on the world.

So when you look at my online presence, it shows what I believe.  For example, if you look at my MySpace page, you would see that I have selected my layout from the many Christian MySpace layouts available online.

I just feel that choosing my own layout can set me out from the rest of the pages on there and lets you know what my true interests are.  It is my way of showing my uniqueness without being a coding expert.

Though I have tried and failed to make my own layout, I have just made a new friend that will be helping me create my own.  I can’t wait to see what I can come up with for a finished layout - I bet it will be great!

I wouldn’t say that I am usually forgetful, but I am having an off week.  From locking my keys in the car twice, to forgetting my appointment at the dentist, I seem to have been very forgetful lately.  I’ll blame it on the lack of sleep and the overtime that I have been working, but until those things change, I won’t be able to do anything about it.

I was hit with another forgetful moment today when I was going through my pockets before putting the clothes in the dryer.  There really wasn’t much out of the ordinary, until I found a phone number in my pocket - where did I get that?

The problem was, I had no idea what it was for, but I was curious to know.  Instead of just calling the number and looking like a fool, I decided to use a reverse phone lookup and find out whose it was.

It turns out that the number wasn’t that exciting - it was the new number for my brother - I could have lived without knowing it.

I was talking to myself the other day and suddenly it occurred to one of us that this might not be a good thing. I mean, it was a two-sided conversation, if that’s possible with only one person involved. Wait. Myself wants to take over relating this.

Sheesh! I thought she’d never shut up. Now I’m going to tell you how it really happened. I was typing away about something — I think it was free hosting — when she interrupted my train of thought with something about Baby Boomers. What? Oh, very well.

This started out my story, so I believe I ought to finish it. I brought up the fact that my class reunion is coming up and that I was, shall we say, out of shape. But then she said I hadn’t been in shape for any of the other reunions, so my classmates would be able to easily recognize me, even with the gray hair.

She had to bring that up, didn’t she? Well…what now? No, I will not relinquish the floor. This is my story and … sorry, folks. I’m a little busy right now. I’ll continue this discussion later. Stop! You take that back this minute!

Lately online, some of the big Internet marketers have been offering great incentives to the affiliates who bring in the most business on product launches. A friend of mine was hoping to snag the first price of a free MacBook Air. I must admit I had never heard of it, but I am at least savvy enough to know it was some kind of Macintosh notebook computer. I didn’t get the “air” thingy, but that’s okay. I got the gist.

It turns out she did not win the MacBook Air. She did, however, win a big flat screen TV, which is pretty awesome in my opinion. And she did it not by selling anything, but by merely asking people on her list to download a free product.

So why is it that I find this whole affiliate marketing process so daunting? If it’s so lucrative, and has perks if you are one of the super affiliates, why am I eating everyone’s dust? I’m obviously missing a piece of the puzzle. Tell you what. I think I’m going on a puzzle piece search starting now.

When I was little I had two imaginary playmates. Their names were Nancy and Sluggo, because they were actually two characters from a comic strip by the same name. Don’t ask me where I came up with this, as I was not reading at age two. I can only guess that my parents commented on the comics and showed me the pictures.

So here’s my question: if imaginary playmates are perfectly normal for children, what about an adult having an imaginary therapist?

Now before you start looking up 800 numbers for the nearest guys in white coats, let me explain. Other than the little voices inside my head, I am a perfectly normal human being — honest, I really am. (Over my shoulder “Shh! I’m busy now. Go away.”)

Now psychotherapists charge an exorbitant amount of money. They charge more per hour than I earn per day as a substitute teacher. So my thinking is, why not avail myself of an imaginary therapist? It won’t cost anything and I’m already talking to myself anyway. But I don’t answer myself. Too often. (”All right. I’m almost finished. Wait!”)

Sorry about that. It’s my therapist. She’s anxious to get started with our session. Uh-uh-uh. No fair looking up toll free numbers for the local funny farm. They don’t exist. They’re just in your mind…

My wife and I have finally decided to market our line of chain mail jewelry online.  We thought that this would be a logical step for us since we have had very good response here in our hometown.

But our problem was going to be to find a payment processor.  The big problem for us is that our credit history isn’t perfect, and places like our bank wouldn’t want us as a customer.  I find that this type of discrimination really sucks as it limits our options to do anything besides work.

I knew there had to be an option for people like us, so I looked online to see what I could find.  It turns out that there are many high risk offshore merchant accounts available for business owners like myself, so that we could accept credit card payments.

The one that we signed up with even offered free shopping cart software - so we are getting that setup right now.

I have always been the type of person that does his research before buying anything.  I guess my reasoning behind it is I don’t have a lot of extra money to burn, so I want to make sure that I am getting good value for my dollar, and that I am not getting ripped off.

So when I decided that I wanted to buy a GPS, I wanted to know everything there was to know about them and read every review that I could find.

The first thing that I found out was that there were tons of models - too many to look into in a reasonable time.  So I decided that I would keep my search to the best selling GPS systems on the market - they must be best sellers for a reason, right?

So right now, I am trying to gather all the reviews that I can find.  I’ll read them, and then make my decision on which one to buy.

I can remember the “olden” days when I used to look through the paper to find good deals on land for sale.  It used to be a tedious process, and even though it took a lot of time, but good deals could be found.

Thankfully, those days are over.

Thanks to the Internet, it isn’t that hard anymore.  In fact, I have more land investment opportunities available online than I have ever imagined.  For example, I was looking at some UK land investments online the other day - something that under the “old” system, I wouldn’t have been able to do effectively.

Just because things are easier now, it doesn’t mean that I can skip on the due diligence.  Without doing the research properly before you invest, you are investing to lose.  So, use the Internet for what it is intended for - research, and be sure to crunch the numbers before you invest.

My husband and I and our three year old son started attending a new church three weeks before the birth of our daughter, Courtney.  I was nervous walking into a sanctuary full of strangers, but we were welcomed fully and started making friends very quickly. I knew, within a few hours of being there, that it was the right decision for our young family.

Three weeks later, after Courtney was born, several of the ladies approached me and asked if they could put together a baby shower for our new daughter. I was stunned that they wanted to do this for someone that they hardly knew. I was overwhelmed with all of the beautiful gifts for baby Courtney and I had no words to express the gratitude that I had for these people who welcomed me into their church family with open arms.

Three months after I became a mother, my husband was killed in a fatal car accident. It was the first time in my life that I felt helpless, as I was not sure how I was going to be able to take care of out infant daughter. I was a homemaker, while my husband was the one who brought the income into our home.

I was not sure what was going to happen to us and I knew that his Ameriplan was going to be canceled shortly. I felt like I was not going to be able to provide for the baby and it prompted me to move back in with my parents. I was lonely and confused and I was thankful to have some help with the baby.

While I was there, I found both discount health insurance and discount dental care. It did not take too long before I realized that I would be able to provide for my daughter and soon, we moved back into our own home.