Decisions, Decisions, Decisions

Everyday we make dozens of decisions. These decisions range from the very simple and mildly important such as, “What will I have for breakfast?” to a life changing decision like, “Should I buy a house?” Everything we do in life requires decision-making.

“We Have Nothing to Fear But Fear Itself” FDR

Fear can be a great motivator OR it can have a great paralyzing effect on us. President Franklin Roosevelt understood this and warned the American public about its effects.

So You’re Thinking of Starting a Business

Let me get this straight. I’m not going to discourage you in the least. I strongly believe that new small businesses are what are going to save our economy. What I am going to do is encourage you to slow down, think it through, and make some wise decisions. I’ll sum it up in a few points.

First Blog of the New Year, What’s Ahead?

I think there is a lot to be said about setting goals—both long and short term. It’s a habit that many, many successful people swear by. They use the analogy of starting a trip or steering a ship. They argue the point that if you don’t have a destination in mind that you’ll never get there.

Last Blog of the Year, Some Random Wishes

In the coming year I wish the homeless to have homes, the starving to have food, and the unloved to be loved. Seems kind of vague I know but if all of us would try to help just one person this coming year with these needs, again the planet will be better off.

Another Christmas Gift for You

In my humble opinion there is only one type of Cheesecake…New York style. It’s a simple yet rich dessert with no added flavors and frills that take away from the wonderful flavor of the cake itself. This recipe is my favorite. It comes from a very old cookbook and I’ve made it for years and years. It has been requested many, many times. It will be the hit of your holiday party, I promise.

My Christmas Gift to You

Fruitcake lovers unite! As my Christmas gift to you I’m posting my Dark Fruitcake recipe. It’s the closest I’ve come to duplicating the wonderful fruitcake my Grandmother used to make. Enjoy!

Building an Effective Website is Not Child’s Play

Think of your website as a three-legged stool. Now mentally take one leg away. What happens? It falls over of course. It’s the same with your site. Think of the three legs as: design, content, and the actual coding that makes the site work.

Sixty is the New Thirty? Really?

The thing to remember is that gray hair and wrinkles don’t affect thinking ability. In fact with age comes wisdom and experience that actually makes thinking more efficient and the results of that thinking more valuable. Sadly wisdom and experience aren’t really valued in today’s marketplace. Too bad.

Thankful? For what?

Gone are the days when good strong families were raised in small tract homes with one car, one TV and one bathroom. Today if you don’t have at least a three-car garage, a media-room complete with big screen TV and a bathroom for every bedroom you are deprived.