My Six Word Memoir
Wow, I’ve been tagged. Nobody ever tagged me before. I’m pretty excited, and a little nervous. Nicol over at her Great Prices blog, tagged me with a game to come up with my own six word memoir. The rules of the game are:
- Write your own six word memoir.
- Post it on your blog and include a visual illustration if you want.
- Link to the person who tagged you in your post.
- Tag at least five more blogs.
- Leave a comment on the tagged blogs with an invitation to play.
My memoir is:
Life’s a Gamble, Persistence Is Omnipotent
My memoir is not totally original, but inspired by a quote I read a few years ago by Calvin Coolidge:
“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination are omnipotent. The slogan press on has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.”
I’ve never been one to be satiated with the status quo. In my younger years, I ran the regular go to college, get a 9-5, get married and have a family script. But then after a few years I started taking some adventurous gambles with my career and personal life. Sometimes they worked out beautifully, and sometimes not so much. Like for example buying a 30 foot sailboat without ever taking a sailing lesson or having even been on one before. 6 years later, some of our best family memories have to do with the adventures that inevitably come from sailing the Great Lakes. Career wise, things have been a real roller coaster. The highs include taking a very lucrative consulting job with tons of travel and a young family, while the lows have included struggling to get a personal web based business off the ground. While there may be some things I would have done different, I wouldn’t ever change my decisions to “take the leap” for any of them.
I’m tagging the following bloggers:
Really Good Reasons To Buy A Digital Camera Online
Ok, all you wafflers out there, this ones for you. In case you haven’t noticed, I run a little camera search tool on this site called the Personal Camera Finder. It’s goal is to help people find a camera that has all the features they want within their budget. One of the questions I ask my visitors is whether they would buy a camera online.
I know relatively few people in the real work that would order items online. So, I’ve always been of the notion, that people look for information on their future purchases online, but actually make the purchase in a bricks and mortar store at their local strip mall.
Now, assuming that people are telling the truth, I may have been somewhat misguided. I don’t have a large sample size at the moment, but the numbers go something like this. 44% say Yes . . . 34% say Not Sure . . . 14% say Maybe . . . 8% say No. Well, surprise surprise. It looks like like the majority of people say they will buy a digital camera online, a larger chunk 48% (Not Sure & Maybe) are conflicted, and only a small minority say no.
Interesting. Well in the spirit of saving the planet and promotion of a better way of life for all, I’m going to give you undecided masses some good reasons to buy a digital camera online. Read more
10 Most Expensive Mistakes Camera Buyers Make
Have you ever made a major purchase and wondered secretly to yourself, “Did I just get scammed into spending more money then I should have?”. We all have at one time or another. The internet is erasing that feeling for thousands of consumers every day. Are you one of them? Read more
All The Top Rated Compact Digital Cameras You Can Stand
If you’ve been spending any time at all looking for a digital camera your probably more than just a little overwhelmed. There are plenty of models to choose from, and each one seems to be surrounded by a gaggle of techno babble and sales clerks both real and digital. To get the best camera for your budget, can be a simple process, if you know where and how to look.
Digital Camera Megapixels - How Many Is Too Many?
Canon, Nikon, Pentax, Sony, Kodak, and all the rest of them, would have you believe, that the most important feature of any digital camera was the the number of megapixels. Just take a look at any packaging, or the name / description of most cameras. Megapixels size is right there in big bold lettering, daring you not to notice it. Well, that’s just BS! When are the manufacturers going to start treating consumers like the intelligent humans they are, instead of just money machines. There are plenty of other more important features, such as lens quality and sensor size to name a few. Read more
What is the best digital camera to buy?
Seems like an honest enough question, but truthfully, it reveals more about the asker then they may realize. Read more
The Absolutely Best Rated Digital Cameras !
Yea I know, there’s billions and billions of sites read to tell you what the best digital cameras are. But, they’ve always got so many damn choices, it makes my head pound. I need something simple, direct and concise. Just give me a couple of cameras to consider and turf out the rest of the junk. Theodre Sturgeon had it right, when he said 90% of everything is crap. So, save me from the crap, and show me the best, I can take it from there. Thanks Theo. There are a few other good digital camera reviews I found there as well.
Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
Did you buy the wrong digital camera? You probably spent more money than you should have as well. Well, there’s not much you can do about it now . . . or is there? Read more
Never Buy A Canon Digital Rebel XTi
Wow, that’s kind of disappointing. I’ve been salivating over one of these cameras for quite a while. Now I read a couple of articles that suggest that buying a XTi may not be such a good idea. Rebel XTi problems and Never Buy A Rebel talk about the same issues. The good news however, is that Canon just announced the next Rebel call the XSi I think. It’s supposed to address some of the issues mention in these articles. Maybe I just need to be a little more patient.
Top USA Casinos
Looking for a safe, reputable casino for a little online fun from the comfort of your own PC, can be a daunting task. Online casinos don’t exactly have a sparkling reputation in the land of digital these days. What with the majority of email spam these days being somehow being related to porn, pills or poker, further tarnishing that reputation. Just the kind of thing to keep anyone away from the fun they could be having at the black jack table. Fortunately, your in luck, as there is a web site that scans and filters the garbage casinos sites out and shows you the reputable and safe ones. TopUsaOnlineCasinos.com is just such a site. No crappy pop-ups, or sneaky redirects. Just a listing of good casinos, and some honest reviews of their features. As an extra treat, there’s even bonus dollars for each site in their list. So, what are you waiting for? The cards are waiting, and who knows, today could be your luck day.
