Tim Linden Blog and Traffic Exchanges

http://TwitPWR.com/…indenblog/ Tim Linden is the owner of Start Xchange. If you use traffic exchanges, he certainly has the expertise to share.

Personally I'm a bit discouraged on the whole affiliate marketing thing right now so I haven't been using traffic exchanges. They aren't good for promoting things like fiction, although I will probably come back to using them for promoting the activist stuff.

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Caregiving Article

http://TwitPWR.com/…ngarticle/

I assure you that if my mother ever saw this article, she would want to hunt down the author and strangle them. She has been caring for my increasingly handicapped father for four and a half years, ever since he had his first stroke in June of 2004. With the stress levels from caring for a severly handicapped person (not in the capacity of an assistant, but as a family member who has devoted themselves to such a cause) I don't see how it could be as beneficial as the authors describe.

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All right that's enough excitement here at the Gerri Atrik Retirement Community. I'd be fine with napping through the rest of my shift!

http://ping.fm/8uQ5a
Poem from Section 1 featured at Quarterlife.

I don't know how they do it, but http://ping.fm/5usoP offers lots of online storage space, free. Back up your critical files.

FYI: Red Zinger tea is helpful for nausea.

I should work on my social networking and promotion but don't really feel up to it right now.

Added a lot more music to my Pandora stations. http://ping.fm/Tzxjw

Truth is, I feel really worn down. I wish I could take a couple weeks off from work. But that would involve having extra $ to live on.

My like-dislike relationship with entre card continues. (Love and hate are too strong of words to describe my feelings in this case.)

If you use safelists or email advertising, you may be interested in this. http://ping.fm/BS2Y8

Entrecard can be useful--but does anyone else find it to be something of a big pain in the backside?

If and only if you have a sick and twisted and somewhat juvenile sense of humor--the Poop Report is for you! http://ping.fm/6vImF

Try ping.fm, a multi-posting service for when you have lots of things you want to update.

If you want to listen to music but don't know what you want to listen to, give this a try! http://ping.fm/Tzxjw

Responsibility or Nanny Culture

While I agree with removing junk food and soda from any vending machines available to students in K-12 schools, banning bake sales seems to be taking things a bit too far into the territory of Nanny Culture, in my opinion.
The original post is here.

Last Minute Gifts

http://TwitPWR.com/cbstore

It isn't too late to buy last minute gifts from the online store with many fine products available through Clickbank.

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Quarterlife

Just joined http://TwitPWR.com/…arterlife/ Quarterlife, another community for artistic types

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A Necessary Sacrifice

Two things prompted a decision that's been needing to come for a while. The first and more constructive one is advice that one person was giving another, but it actually had "me" written all over it. The advice was

"you should take a look at the absurd list of tasks you have created for yourself."

I did, and my list is indeed absurd. People with bipolar disorder have a tendency to do this kind of thing to themselves. We throw ourselves headlong into anything that seems like a good idea at the time without really thinking it through and then hate ourselves for failing.

My list includes working on my second book, tending to an official website and blogs and such to promote the first book, being the administrator for a new social network and Twitter-style microblog service for creative, esoteric, open-minded types, working a full time job, and going to school part time. The affiliate marketing was supposed to be a way to make extra money and for a while it was kind of fun even though the extra dough did not exactly roll in, but it's been more burden than fun for several months now.

The second factor that pushed the decision was actually a comment made by an anonymous LOSER on the Kill My Job blog at http://twitpwr.com/affiliate about how much my blog sucks. I happen to know this individual is a loser because of their cowardly hit-and-run anonymous comment and the fact that if they weren't a loser, they'd be too busy with their own life to be leaving cowardly hit and run comments. My response was admissibly juvenile as hell, and yet I must say, funny. It began with "By Satan's balls." Nuff said.

Not that I am kowtowing to anonymous Loser. Frankly, I could give a rat's butt if people think KMJ or any of my blogs/websites/projects suck. But the fact is, I don't have time to work on that blog. I'll continue to keep it as a repository for certain of my utters, but I'm not going to devote any time to it beyond that at this point. As of today, it is officially retired or on permanent vacation.

I will continue to promote certain of the affiliate products I discovered that I really like, such as the Ultimate Recipe Collection (http://TwitPWR.com/…aterecipe/) through utters and Twitter, but am no longer going to make a concerted effort in the affiliate marketing field. What I've been doing is more than a touch too much. I need to concentrate on my literary and activist efforts, spreading the word about religious tolerance and better mental health care worldwide.

So if there's a lesson that I'd like to impart from this it's the old "to thine own self be true." If you're doing too many things, evaluate what really has meaning for you and then throw yourself into that wholeheartedly.

Thanks for "listening." Peace to you.

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What is this "sleep" stuff you speak of?

I used to work for a group called Whattheflip Inventory Service. Ok, it really wasn't Whattheflip, but it did start with W. Thus, the initials were WIS. We employees joked that this stood for "what is sleep?" I haven't worked for this organization in eleven years, but I still find myself asking this same question all the time!

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New Strange World Update

I've updated my personal social network, New Strange World. http://TwitPWR.com/…angeworld/ This is a place for creative, open-minded people, especially those with an interest in the esoteric or mystic.

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Recipes

Check out the Ultimate Recipe Collection. Yum! http://TwitPWR.com/…aterecipe/

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Dungeons and Bagels

http://TwitPWR.com/…treasures/ Time for a few rounds with my favorite game, #Dungeons and #Treasures, before I brave the cold (10 degrees fahrenheit) to go get some bagels. No fear about my son having gained the #Freshman 15--the food in the canteen where he goes to school is tolerable at best on a good day. To quote my son: "#Taco #Bell is good food compared to their food." In fact he looked like he lost weight. Not like he needed to--at last check he was 6'1" and 145 pounds. Now he'll be able to eat some good food for a while. I'll admit to spoiling him a bit. I always enjoy his company when he's home.

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Political Quotes 08

http://TwitPWR.com/…cs08recap/

Enjoy these top political quotes from the past year.

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Son Home for Holidays

http://TwitPWR.com/personal/

My son is home until January 11. Some of you know about the difficulties he had earlier in the semester that put him behind (he was hospitalized for a week) there is good reason why I think Fort Lewis College is a great school. So he wouldn't end up on academic probation for a situation that wasn't his fault, his counselor advised him to withdraw from his classes and take them again next semester. Yeah, this puts him on the 5 year plan but gives him a real good fresh start. And it shows that Fort Lewis is a place that really is about their students succeeding, not just about taking their money. If you're young and wondering what college you should go to, put Fort Lewis on your list of must check out's. http://www.fortlewis.edu/

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I'm Exploding

Explode is yet another service you can use to promote yourself and your work. Here is my profile. http://ex.plode.us/…ge/actions

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If you can spare positive wishes

Please send some to my brother. I know you don't know him of course but he will have to have back surgery this coming April. He is one of the Real Heroes, working as a firefighter and a paramedic and a SWAT medic. He injured his back when he came down off the fire engine and slipped. Right now he's getting cortisone shots to relieve the pain. Just wish I could do something more to help.

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Done Deal

Got B's in both of my classes. Relief! Now near a month break before the next round. Very grateful to both of my instructors for all their help.

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Legalize It

I don't #smoke it no more (not in 20 years) but #marijuana has #medicinal value. LEGALIZE IT ALREADY!

http://www.change.org/…_marijuana

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Started a die-t

Started using these #shakes called #Slim Styles from #Natural #Factors to trim down my #fat style. The good news? They actually are #filling and #satiate for about 4 hours. The bad news? They taste like #chocolate #flavored #wood #pulp and are dang #expensive.

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Believe in Sandy

I like to find #fun #games to feature in my #Payout #Palace blog as my fun-loving alter-ego <a href="http://payoutpalace.blogspot.com/">Payout Polly.</a> Today I found <a href="http://www.bigfishgames.com/…index.html" target="_blank">Believe in Sandy: Holiday Story</a>

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Follow Me!

The microblogs Twitter and Utterli are not only tools for keeping in touch with online friends, they are promotional tools. Some of you may already be using these.
For those who are new to microblogging or who haven't heard of the less well-known Utterli, you can post short messages, including links using these services. The easiest way is to sign up for both and then post your messages in Utterli and have it cross-post to Twitter so you don't have to type the same thing twice, as Utterli has this ability. You can also cross-post to Blogger, Flickr, You Tube, and I believe Word Pad or Type Pad and Live Journal, and you can link Utterli to your Facebook profile.
If you market any kind of product or service we can help each other by following each other on Twitter and Utterli as well. Or we can just have fun. I use my pen name (Lily Strange) rather than my affiliate marketing name (Jobkiller) as I initially started using these services to promote my book. I'm good with having a ton of blogs but having a ton of microblog profiles too would only drive me over the edge of insanity for certain!
My Twitter profile is http://twitter.com/lilystrange and my Utterli profile is http://www.utterli.com/lilystrange
My Facebook profile is http://www.facebook.com/people/Lily-Strange/1653291128
If you'd like to follow each other on these services, go ahead and leave a comment with your Twitter and Utterli profile links and I'll follow you!
To our success/friendship/excuse to kill time

Snow!

It's #snowing here and the #temperature has literally dropped 35 degrees (#Fahrenheit) since I came to work at 10 last night.

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Charley Horse

I normally #speed #walk around the large building where I #work but think I'll pass tonight. Have a #charlie #horse in my left calf. Those things suck!

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The Clinton Cutout Controversy

Anyone who's actually offended by this is an idiot. These guys were just goofing around. But some people have zero sense of humor, as we well know.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/…stion.html

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Anti Viral medications

This is a reply I posted in response to a post by the Lazy Iguana. I decided to duplicate it here, because unlike my previous post, this is news you can use!

Unless there is a really heinous potentially deadly even to normally healthy people strain of the flu going around, I do not get the flu shot. All this annoying medical training has taught me one thing: the new anti-viral medications are very safe and very effective. The one caveat is that you have to take them as soon as you realize you're really sick. Not just the coughing-stuffy head-sore throat-minor upper chest congestion kind of sick. The kind where you have a cough that feels like you're going to hack up one of your lungs, which will probably feel like you inhaled water. Also there is usually fever and muscle ache with the flu. There isn't a stuffy nose. There might be a sore throat, but it's usually from coughing. At any rate, get ye to the doctor and ask for an antiviral. It won't destroy the viruses that are already in your system but will stop them from replicating so you will get well faster. Rather expensive stuff but very effective. One of the few medications to come along where I've said "this stuff really rules!"

WTF Did U Say???

I h8 whn ppl blg n txtspk.
That being said, here's an article about that very thing.

Animal welfare drive

Please consider making a donation to this drive for animal welfare. When you do, please mention my name, Lily Strange, on the donation form, and you will get a free reading. Thank you!

Great Tunes Cheap! For Real!

Find everything from the latest to obscure stuff that you've been searching for. MP3SALE is the site that has it! Download a whole album worth of tunes for about a buck in many cases. Less expensive than many of the bigger sites and completely legal. Rip CD's for your friends and family. Create mixes they'll love for a one-of-a-kind, low-cost gift that both you and they will appreciate in these tough economic times.

NO spyware or adware. I just got my information back from the last hard drive crash. I wouldn't expose my computer to something that wasn't on the up-and-up. This site rocks!

MP3SALE.RU - Destroy The Silence! The Greatest MP3 Archive

The Rest Room

I'd like to invite you to join the "The Rest Room" room on FriendFeed, a place for us to share and discuss things. You can check it out here: http://friendfeed.com/rooms/the-rest-room

Come talk shit with your friends and soon to be friends! Or just use the Friend Feed application to organize your cyber-crap. You will thank me.

Who What When Where Why meme

Stolen from Space between on Vampire Freaks.

Who

Who is in the house with you?
Roommate/ex-husband, cats, dogs, rabbit
Who was the last person to IM you?
Some dude on Skype. I mostly use skype for business so I hate when random people IM me.
Who are you thinking about now?
my son
Who did you last talk to on the phone?
my mother
Who was you favorite teacher?

One of them was a fellow named Dave Farrar that I had in my junior and senior years of high school. He taught mass media and creative writing.

Who's birthday is next?
Out of people whose birthdays I know, my ex-husband's
Who was the last person you told you love them?
my son
Who do you wish you were with right now?
My son, and nobody's business
Who's your favorite relative?
My son, duh.

Where

Where do you go to school?
Front Range Community College
Where do you live?
A trailer park
Where is your phone?
In my pocket
Where are your parents?
at their house
Where do you sleep?
On the crappy dilapidated couch that serves as my bed
Where do you shop the most?
King Soopers
Where did you get the shirt you're wearing?
Wal Mart
Where did you last take a car ride to?
The town where I work
Where in your house are you?
living room

What

What was the last thing you ate?
Grilled cheese sandwich and tomato soup
What was the last thing you drank?
water
What color pants are you wearing?
light blue
What kind of cell phone do you have?
Sanyo
What is the closest item near you that is blue?
The pants that are covering my fat ass
What is your favorite color?
blue and purple
What messaging service do you use?
Qwest, I guess
What is your screen name?
Lily Strange, duh.
What is your most used away message?
texting
What is your favorite website?
My own!
And my new Freaks Fellowship
What is your favorite shoe brand?
Any of the comfortable ones
What do you wear more; jeans or shorts?
How about sweats?
What is the last movie watched?
Jeez, I don't remember
What song do you currently hear?
Some crappy jingle on the TV

Why

Why are you taking this survey?
For the hell of it
Why do you have a xanga?
What the fuck is a Xanga?
Why does basically half the world have a myspace/facebook?
Because they want one
Why are your best friends your best friends?
Because I pay them to be
Why is wood brown?
Because it is. Don't make me open a can of whoop ass on you.
Why do the people on the news repeat the same stuff over & over?
Because the station owners tell them to. What kind of fucking stupid questions are these?

When

When did everyone become obsessed with myspace/facebook?
About six months ago
When did you start school?
August
When did you meet your best friend?
Depends on which "best friend"
When did you last go to the mall?
Over a year ago
When did you last buy a new pair of pants?
A few months ago
When did you last burn a candle?
Last week
When were you last at school?
Thursday
When did you last see your dad?
about 10 days ago
When did you last take a shower?
the other day

What do I have to do now? Go to work. Later.

A Monstrous Yuletide

A knight, a Sand Man and a Sand Lugdul declare a truce to celebrate the Yule together

December is a great time to join the beta-test adventure game Dungeons and Treasures. They have plenty of chances to win bonus gold, including their very cool Christmas Coundown calendar. Plus at the end of the month, every gold piece is converted to a penny and put into your account. No, you won't get rich playing Dungeons and Treasures, but it is fun and you do earn actual money when you collect gold and refer others. It's totally free to join. Click the banner below and get in on the ground floor of this great new gaming site. And have a monstrous Yule!

Seven Things Meme

Stolen from Terry.

Seven things I plan to do before I kick the bucket:
*Go to Hawaii, Europe, and/or Australia
*Visit the ocean again
*Start exercising faithfully. Maybe not a lot, but faithfully.
*See another few concerts
*Get more in touch with the Creator/the Universe/All That Is
*Be a grandmother (in a few years. Son is only 18--he can wait a while!)
*Get my ass out of debt

Seven things I do now:
*Work
*Go to school
*Write my stories
*Make websites
*Take care of my animals
*Try to give my mother a break from taking care of my father for a few hours once a week
*Try to make people aware of important causes in this world

Seven things I won't do:
*Molest children
*Have sex with animals
*Write crappy romance novels
*Judge someone for their race or appearance
*Appear in a porn flick
*Have an affair with someone who's married or in a relationship
*Date Sean Avery

Seven things that attract me to a dude:
*Nice personality
*Sense of humor
*Compassion
*Not stuck on himself
*Not a narrow minded ass
*Nice eyes
*Nice smile

Seven well-known people (dead or alive) that I admire:
*Abraham Lincoln
*Harriet Tubman
*Barack Obama
*Stephen King
*H.P. Lovecraft
*Ambrose Bierce
*Angelina Jolie

Seven favorite foods:
*Cheese
*Chocolate
*Crab
*Salmon
*Raspberries
*Tomato soup

*Organic beef jerky from Jerky Direct (No shit--just because this is a shameless plug doesn't mean I don't actually love the stuff!)

Another thing I won't do most of the time is tag people. Doitifyalike. Peace!

My New Social Network

Are you the open-minded sort? Have you ever been described as left of center? Are you possibly creative, potentially psychic, or maybe just psycho? Then come join my new fellowship! I created it especially for freaks like you and me.

Visit New Strange World

The Cheesy Space Report

I'm an amateur astronomy buff. If you are too, you might enjoy these intergalactic links!

Dutch students discover planet outside Earth's solar system

This is one fast, hot planet!

Hubble reveals Unearthly Solar Systems

Gas Giant Orbiting Red Giant

A Solar Twin?

Will scientists soon find where all those anal-probing aliens come from?

When Planets drink and Orbit

Our Hippie Sun Hitchin' A Galactic Ride