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Church of Blog - October 12th, 2008

It’s difficult for me to pick just one favorite blog to write about for the latest Entrecard Giveaway Bash.

I have a favorite blog for every mood. On Sundays I’m usually drawn to “real world reflective” type blogs. Fridays I want to escape from the real world.

12Oct2008 | User ImageLisa | 0 comments | Continued
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Want to Join My New “You Comment - I Comment” Entrecard Movement?

“You drop- I follow” just doesn’t cut it. But how about “You comment - I comment?” It won’t slow down the 300 drops in 12 minutes crew, but for the rest of us trying to improve our quality blog traffic….

11Oct2008 | User ImageLisa | 3 comments | Continued
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For the EntreCard Bloggers - A Contest

eXavier Domain Name and UK Webhosting is running a weekly contest for EC Credits.

20Sep2008 | User ImageLisa | 0 comments | Continued
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Better Than Fiction

 ”Man Eats 23,000 Big Macs in 36 Years“…and lives to tell about it.
This story fascinates me.  Why am I eating all that chicken again?
From CNN:
“The Fond du Lac [Wisconsin] man said he hit the 23,000 milestone last month, continuing a culinary obsession that began May 17, 1972, and is fed by his obsessive-compulsive disorder.
“I enjoy […]

10Sep2008 | User ImageLisa | 4 comments | Continued
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Hillary Triumphs in Late Night Comedy Jokes Race Against McCain and Obama

If late night comedy jokes were any indicator of who would become our next president, Hillary Clinton would win hands down.
She was the target of 382 jokes to McCain’s 329.  Obama pulled up the rear at 169.
A decisive victory.
Between January 1st and July 31st, the Center for Media and Public Affairs monitored the monologues of […]

26Aug2008 | User ImageLisa | 1 comment | Continued
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Trust Fund Fantasy

Last summer, we went to Italy, totally trashing our vacation budget for maybe the next millenium. So this week, we’re having a stay at home vacation. Since we live in a coastal resort area - in the cheapest house in town, mind you - it’s pretty easy to do. After all, many […]

8Aug2008 | User ImageLisa | 0 comments | Continued
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My Dog Ate My Coupons - or Some Days Being Frugal is Harder Than Others

The grocery store closes at 9 PM. I zip through the red light and into the parking lot. I have a full schedule tomorrow, nothing without blue fuzzies on it in the refrigerator, and two hungry dogs at home circling their empty dog food bowls like vultures. They’re not happy. I’m […]

31May2008 | User ImageLisa | 2 comments | Continued
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The Million Blog List - An Interesting Experiment

From the Million Blog List site:
“It is said that there are over 70,000,000 blogs in existence. This is an experiment to see how long it will take to get 1,000,000 blogs to list themselves on our site. Will it work? We think so. The experiment is to see how long will it take. We […]

23May2008 | User ImageLisa | 1 comment | Continued
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Ten Little Known Money Facts For Around the Water Cooler

Here’s a few shockers on money. At first they surprised me, and then, after I thought about it, they didn’t surprise me at all!
 
 
 
 
“I know nut-ting! NUT-TING”
 
 

Alex Rodriguez of the New York Yankees makes more money than the entire Florida Marlins team. - San Diego Union, 4/2/08
 
 
 
 
Trash into Cash(ABC News, May, 2004)-
“Pornography […]

3May2008 | User ImageLisa | 2 comments | Continued
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List-o-Rama: Know Any Songs About Money? Win a $20 Amazon Gift Card CONTEST NOW CLOSED

Here’s my top five from the contest, complete with videos.

16Apr2008 | User ImageLisa | 19 comments | Continued
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Oh Lord, Won’t You Buy Me…

Sometimes, I make believe I have a trust fund. Mostly on Fridays, after a long week of toiling in the soil. I’m tired. I pop the cork, have a glass of wine, mellow out. My mind starts to wonder. And I play this game called Trust Fund Fantasy.
This week it […]

11Apr2008 | User ImageLisa | 3 comments | Continued