I own and edit an online magazine for writers, The Cuckleburr Times. It never ceases to amaze me how rarely people say thanks when I inform them they’ve been selected for publication. It’s not that I expect them to turn somersaults or fawn all over me because I don’t. However I was brought up in a household where I constantly heard that “manners cost nothing.” And they don’t!
Be Inspired!- Now you mustGet up, get going, and thoroughly enjoy the process of achievement. Remember why you must, and get it done.
- Get startedWhen there's something to be done, then there's something you can do. Get started and get the power of action working for you.
- Destined to achieveEvery frustration, every dissatisfaction you feel is really an urge to achieve. Follow those urges all the way through, and make the positive difference that is your destiny.
- Now you must
Posted June 2nd, 2009 by Kay Elizabeth
Posted March 18th, 2009 by Kay Elizabeth
A Child’s Journey Out of Autism documents the real life story of Clay Whiffen, a child diagnosed as being on the autistic spectrum at the tender age of two. The book, penned by Clay’s mother Leeann Whiffen, shares a deeply expressive and touching tale of hopes and dreams for Clay’s future being alternatively raised and shattered repeatedly only to end in near miraculous results.
From the first days of diagnosis Leeann sets foot on a determined road, puzzling her way through the maze of therapies and treatments available.
Posted February 28th, 2009 by Kay Elizabeth
This Press Release I wrote was picked up by the likes of CNBC, Forbes and Yahoo Finance. I was delighted! You never can be sure if the editors will like it. It’s reproduced here with the client’s permission.
Economy Convinces Families to Meet Online
DALLAS, Dec 04, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — With economic pressures tightening purse strings everywhere, the thought of looming holiday gift giving and travel expenses can put a dampener on anyone’s festive spirit.
Posted February 27th, 2009 by Kay Elizabeth
Please take a moment to check out Content is King - is Your Site The Poor Relation?. Say it Aloud is a new place for writers and advertisers to get together. Launching officially on March 1, it’s shaping up to be an exciting venture indeed.
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Posted February 7th, 2009 by Kay Elizabeth
Click on the thumbnails to see the ice storm pics full size taken the morning after the storm had raged all night. Please read the full entry to see more pictures.
At its peak, hundreds of thousands of homes lost power, people were killed and thousands are still without electricity or water in outlying areas. Ever tried living by candlelight for that long? You couldn’t get batteries, torches, candles nor anything remotely connected with lighting for love nor money anywhere by the time it came back on. I’ve talked to 75 year olds that have never seen anything like it having lived here all their lives, so I think it’s a once in a lifetime experience. Thankfully!
Posted February 4th, 2009 by Kay Elizabeth
To most people, suggesting they read a book that is even remotely related to investing would send them running screaming from the room. Pilgrimage to Warren Buffett’s Omaha: A Hedge Fund Manager’s Dispatches from Inside the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting by Jeff Matthews (McGraw-Hill) is about to change all that and unlike many books, is exactly what the title promises it to be.
