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Love to you, BB - from Mr. & Mrs. JMT!

A friend in Mississippi told me that glitter is the dandruff off of Satan's butt.

Can't embed this as I don't have HTML in my post options anymore... but it's worth going over to look. Conan, Bill and Sarah

That is hilarious. Even funnier would be a cat named Lady Bird!

Who is doing the puppet show?

Farewell, Monk. You will be missed. I enjoyed Without a Trace on occasion. Hate to see King of the Hill going away as I am related to every character on that show.

Based only on my experience as an observer of unwed teen pregnancies in my own family, friends, and churches -- the basic characteristic of "wanting to do one thing but making a responsible decision to do something else" has already pretty much been called into question before the issue of pregnant volleyball ever comes up. Most of the young ladies I have known who have been faced with these kinds of decisions have usually grown up pretty fast and started getting their acts together... often as a result of having the support and encouragement of a responsible adult who steps in and starts

Sealand is a funny choice. The Conch Republic might be another off-the-wall possibility!

I mentioned going through something along these lines a few months ago. (This is a great opportunity to thank those of you who sent me PMs during that time!) 2009 has been one of the most stressful and frustrating years I can remember, and yes, there were times when drastic measures crossed my mind. This summer I had to navigate some dark, dark valleys... I'm sure many people felt the same, but when it's you and your family, that's the only set of circumstances you can see. And yes, all this from someone whose job it is to be upbeat, positive, sparkling, enthusiastic... on top of the tradi

I wasn't kidding about Latvia. We hosted a child from a Latvian orphanage in our home for a month 2 Christmases ago, then again for another month the following summer. I traveled over there in between those two hostings... it's a country with a rich and unusual history... and it's one that most people don't know anything about. (I didn't either, until we brought that child over!)

Latvia.

I actually agree. Unless you are marketing a product or service specifically to churches or para-church groups... it makes me nervous to try to draw Christian imagery into your branding. What are you saying - that Jesus would buy your product? Obviously I don't have a problem if someone wants to run their business on Christian principles... I support that. But it makes me nervous to use it for advertising unless you are targeting that market specifically. Unless religion is the trade, don't trade on the religion. Even Chick-Fil-A doesn't bash you over the head with it. They just li

While at the Shell station in New Hope a couple of years ago, I saw a die-cast license plate frame on the back of a car. It had the name of a university in Alabama, along with the misspelled word ALMUNI. Think of the number of people that had to go through. The people who designed and manufactured the thing... the person who saw it, bought it, and installed it... and the horrible image it portrays of that university. It still sickens me to think of it.

I found a showstopper entry for the redneck theme.

I may be the last person to realize this, but it's a useful tip and I wasn't aware of it so I'm sharing. Back when wifi was first put in at Starbucks, the Hotspots were provided via T-Mobile. That was great because T-Mobile was already my cellular provider and I could add a subscription to all wifi hotspots for a small monthly fee. This turned every Starbucks and FedEx/Kinkos in America into my office. Well, a while back Starbucks changed their wifi provider to AT&T. Many T-Mobile hotspots are still out there, too, but some places are AT&T only. I had a non-AT&T ISP, an

No joke! I actually lucked out - I'm the only passenger in a 3-seat row. I may lie down here in a minute!

If there's a problem, I'll post pictures. Sincerely, Your on-the-spot, man-in-the-air reporter... JMT

Flight to Las Vegas made it out... playing with the wifi and thought I'd stop in to say hello!

Easy tiger! Nobody's claiming to be perfect... just trying hard to pay attention and use the language correctly. Just because I think it's important doesn't mean I think people who make a typo are somehow bad people. Persistent, public, published errors on signage or letterhead or promotional materials... well, that's a different matter altogether. It should be noted that once the issues of spelling and grammar have been raised in an internet discussion, the chances rapidly approach 100% that an error will creep in and subsequently become the target of much snickering and mocking!

One caveat -- everyone is in business whether they believe it or not. You are the CEO of Yourself, Inc.

Thanks for mentioning me. I will also give a shout out to Tom at King Tux Rentals, Randall at Z29 Media, and Lenay at the Dallas Theater. Fantastic people. Truth be told, I've never had a bad experience with any biz member. To a person, they have all been engaging, professional, and interested in helping people who needed or wanted their products and services. I have chosen pcom biz members over non-members when doing business.

I have seen brochures and even business cards (!) with misspelled words and bad grammar. I threw one away yesterday. If you don't care that your business comes across as lazy, uneducated, slipshod and/or apathetic, then don't be surprised if your business fails to grow. You may be a wonderful person and the very best at what you do, but the way you use our language defines and characterizes you to the marketplace. Correct use of the language is not the only factor for success, but ignorant use of language is going to limit you. It's one thing to have an error or typo in a document or

LPPT's idea is good, but to get in the spirit and tradition of the thing, the crowd must throw the toys and canned goods at the people on the floats.

Twain hits another home run!

Hope my flight gets out... I'm headed to Vegas for the biggest event of my career!