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Free Business Cards
I am always wary of things that advertise FREE. However, the business cards from www.vistaprint.com are totally FREE. Vistaprint sends you 250 business cards and all you have to pay for is the shipping. There are a number of templates from which to choose. Vistaprint has them arranged in categories. You can change very little [...]
Writing Inertia
I’m back from a great week of relaxation. My husband and I went to Cancun, Mexico. It is our first vacation together sans children in many, many years. Although our days were filled with exploration and tours, I somehow found time to read and think about writing. Or in my case the lack of writing [...]
Plagiarism Sites
This week has been tough. I’ve been on overdrive for the past few days, adjusting to changes at work, keeping up with whatever the family is doing, and packing for vacation. This is the first vacation that my husband and I have taken in years. I am so looking forward to it….Anyway, before I left [...]
Organizing Unfinished Manuscripts
Before I leave the legal area, I am in the midst of gathering together a post with links to sites that have a good roundup of definitions and guidelines to keep your blog out of legal scrutiny. That will be for the next post. For me organizing is an acquired skill. I used to toss [...]
Is the Interconnectivity of Blogging a Legal Tightrope?
Blogging is fun. It seems innocuous enough…that is, until one day you find a seething comment about your competitor on your blog. At first glance, you might read the contribution as a gift, because you didn’t have the guts to be so brutally honest. Maybe the information revealed feels like a relief because you realize others [...]
How Legal is Your Blog?
Before I started this blog I was concerned about the legal aspects of the written word. Unlike journalism where the reporters’ code is to cross check the fact against at least two sources, this relatively new medium has no checks and balances and only loosely restricted. Many years ago, my mom wrote what I consider [...]
Ten Money Saving Tax Deductions/Credits People Forget to Take
I hate overpaying. I have on occasion overpaid for a one of a kind item, an impulsive buy, or was just too lazy to do the research. However, overpaying one’s fair share of taxes never made sense to me. We always read about the IRS chasing down abusive tax evaders. Apparently, according to [...]
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