Carlin on StartUpsLive.TV - Maybe!

At 3pm PST Time Today ( August 11th, 2009) Carlin is scheduled to appear on StartUpsLive.tv

... this will be fun! Charissa is an awesome host, and the viewing audience is invited to send in questions through the built in chat function of ustream, or you can also use Twitter. Please get there early and register so your questions can get asked!

There is a slight chance that the internet will crash and the show won't happen. I've been having issues lately. So we'll just hope for the best!

Following are some links to things we'll likely talk about.

StartupsLive.tv The awesomest show on the web!

Carlin on Twitter Go follow me ok? Thanks!

Carlin's Website - Currently Down, hope that's a short term problem! Yeah, at this moment the site is down. I am hoping to have it back online this week. Money stuff, you know the song, sing along right?

Tina, my awesome Editor on Twitter Tina is really the reason my book got finished. She's an awesome editor, she coached, kicked my butt, and didn't let me quit. I highly recommend her for all your writing and editing and ebook related stuff.

Tina's website - there and do stuff! She's doing Videos now! And by all means check out Tina's website!

Link to buy Desert Storm Diaries if you choose to... This link goes directly to the CreateSpace page where you can buy the book.

http://www.createspace.com Where I am currently publishing my book, its print on demand, you buy a book, they print one copy and mail it to you. Genius. Oh, and as the author, you get paid on the very first book! Its amazing! If you have any questions about the process, feel free to either hit me up on Twitter, or email me.

Desert Storm Diaries on Amazon You can also buy the same book on Amazon. Because CreateSpace is linked to Amazon, when you order on Amazon, they send the order to CreateSpace, the book is printed, and shipped to you. Sweet huh?

Thanks!

Carlin

PS My email address is carlin.comm@gmail.com

5 Lessons...

Five (5) lessons to make you think about the way we treat people.

1 - First Important Lesson - Cleaning Lady.

During my second month of college, our professor
gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student
and had breezed through the questions until I read
the last one:

'What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?'

Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the
cleaning woman several times. She was tall,
dark-haired and in her 50s, but how would I know her name?

I handed in my paper, leaving the last question
blank. Just before class ended, one student asked if
the last question would count toward our quiz grade.

'Absolutely,' said the professor. 'In your careers,
you will meet many people. All are significant. They
deserve your attention and care, even if all you do
is smile and say 'hello.'

I've never forgotten that lesson. I also learned her
name was Dorothy.

2. - Second Important Lesson - Pickup in the Rain

One night, at 11:3 0 p.m., an older African American
woman was standing on the side of an Alabama highway

trying to endure a lashing rainstorm. Her car had broken

down and she desperately needed a ride.
Soaking wet, she decided to flag down the next car.
A young white man stopped to help her, generally
unheard of in those conflict-filled 60s.. The man
took her to safety, helped her get assistance and
put her into a taxicab.

She seemed to be in a big hurry, but wrote down his
address and thanked him. Seven days went by and a
knock came on the man's door. To his surprise, a
giant console color TV was delivered to his home. A
special note was attached..

It read:
'Thank you so much for assisting me on the highway
the other night. The rain drenched not only my
clothes, but also my spirits. Then you came along.
Because of you, I was able to make it to my dying
husband's bedside just before he passed away...

God bless you for helping me and unselfishly serving others.'

Sincerely, Mrs. Nat King Cole.

3 - Third Important Lesson - Always remember those who serve.

In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less,
a 10-year-old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and
sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in front of him.

'How much is an ice cream sundae?' he asked.

'Fifty cents,' replied the waitress.

The little boy pulled is hand out of his pocket and
studied the coins in it.

'Well, how much is a plain dish of ice cream?' he inquired.

By now more people were waiting for a table and the
waitress was growing impatient.

'Thirty-five cents,' she brusquely replied.

The little boy again counted his coins.

'I'll have the plain ice cream,' he said.

The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill on
the table and walked away. The boy finished the ice
cream, paid the cashier and left. When the waitress
came back, she began to cry as she wiped down the
table. There, placed neatly beside the empty dish,
were two nickels and five pennies..

You see, he couldn't have the sundae, because he had
to have enough left to leave her a tip.

4 - Fourth Important Lesson. - The obstacle in Our Path.

In ancient times, a King had a boulder placed on a
roadway. Then he hid himself and watched to see if
anyone would remove the huge rock. Some of the
king's wealthiest merchants and courtiers came by
and simply walked around it. Many loudly blamed the
King for not keeping the roads clear, but none did
anything about getting the stone out of the way.

Then a peasant came along carrying a load of
vegetables Upon approaching the boulder, the
peasant laid down his burden and tried to move the
stone to the side of the road. After much pushing
and straining, he finally succeeded. After the
peasant picked up his load of vegetables, he noticed
a purse lying in the road where the boulder had
been. The purse contained many gold coins and a note
from the King indicating that the gold was for the
person who removed the boulder from the roadway. The
peasant learned what many of us never understand!

Every obstacle presents an opportunity to improve our condition.

5 - Fifth Important Lesson - Giving When it Counts...

Many years ago, when I worked as a volunteer at a
hospital, I got to know a little girl named Liz who
was suffering from a rare & serious disease. Her only
chance of recovery appeared to be a blood
transfusion from her 5-year old brother, who had
miraculously survived the same disease and had
developed the antibodies needed to combat the
illness.. The doctor explained the situation to her
little brother, and asked the little boy if he would
be willing to give his blood to his sister.

I saw him hesitate for only a moment before taking a
deep breath and saying, 'Yes I'll do it if it will
save her.' As the transfusion progressed, he lay in
bed next to his sister and smiled, as we all did,
seeing the color returning to her cheek. Then his
face grew pale and his smile faded.

He looked up at the doctor and asked with a
trembling voice, 'Will I start to die right away'.

Being young, the little boy had misunderstood the
doctor; he thought he was going to have to give his
sister all of his blood in order to save her but he had chosen to save her anyway.


Now you have 2 choices.

1. Delete this email, or
2. Forward it to people you care about.
I hope that you will choose No. 2

'Work like you don't need the money,

love like you've never been hurt,

and dance like you do when nobody's watching.'

WAH Marketing that Doesn't Suck - Review :)

Wow, where to start! WAH Marketing That Doesn't Suck could have easily been a real book. I mean it could be a book you'd stand in line to buy in a real store even! Its big, juicy, and has lots of amazing info in it. And I'm not just talking about the tip I submitted! (its on page 12...)

Oh, and did I mention its free? So don't think I'm in this for any kind of commission or affiliate kick backs here, I'm just a big raving fan of Tina!

I'll keep this review kinda short, well, I'll try right? Especially since I want you to run, slide, slither, or just click the link and go get your own copy... Yes, that's right, the link above, or click the picture of the ebook, that works too. In fact, just go ahead and click that now. nothing I say here should slow you down at all!

But if you are the kind of person who needs a few more reasons why you should go check something out... I mean, lets face it, there are so many people pitching things, we do get a bit jaded right?

So, while studying the document, and I do mean studying, I was actually taking notes!

Gems like-

How to Woo your market! We're talking more "dating" than just "selling" here. You want to actually be attractive for your clients. Lets sparkle!

Finding a language that resonates with your market. The more specific you are niched with your market, the more you can resonate with them. Being too generalized makes anything you say sound fuzzy. You wanna be Sharp!

Hmmm - You Need Business Cards! Yes YOU! Get off your Blog and go get some cards made now!

Oh, and you should have a nice spiffy logo. Not clip art. Go find a starving artist, buy him a cheeseburger, and when his tummy is full and happy, ask him to draw you a nice logo.

And where should you find this cheeseburger eating artist, you ask? Craig's List! That's right, go look on Craig's List and you will find more starving artists than you can wave a cheeseburger at! And odds are, some of them are even really awesome at what they do! So stop wasting your time trying to BE an artist, unless you really are an artist, and go FEED an artist :)

Oh, and now that you have your spiffy business cards, with the inspired logo, all driving raving fans to your blog and website... what will these raving fans be reading when they get there?? Articles! People want to Know stuff, they don't have time to find stuff. That's your job. You know stuff, you write articles. Then people will like you enough to buy your stuff. Its really all about stuff, and cheeseburgers.

Or, even better yet, hire someone to write articles for you! See, you could really rule the world if you had lots of cheeseburgers...

45 lessons of life

This was written By Regina Brett, 90 years old, of The Plain Dealer, in Cleveland, Ohio. Then it was posted somewhere, someone else forwarded it, it was published in a recent email I got from Philip E. Humbert, PhD, who is a great guy! www.philiphumbert.com ... anyway, enjoy!

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To celebrate growing older, I once wrote the 45 lessons life taught me. It is the most-requested column I've ever written.

My odometer rolled over to 90 in August, so here is the column once more:

1. Life isn't fair, but it's still good.

2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.

3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

4. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch.

5. Pay off your credit cards every month.

6. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

7. Cry with someone. It's more healing than crying alone.

8. It's OK to get angry with God. He can take it.

9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.

10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.

11. Make peace with your past so it won't screw up the present.

12. It's OK to let your children see you cry.

13. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn't be in it.

15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don't worry; God never blinks.

16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.

17. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful, or joyful.

18. Whatever doesn't kill you, really does make you stronger.

19. It's never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else

20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don't take no for an answer.

21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don't save it for a special occasion. Today is special.

22. Over prepare, then go with the flow.

23. Be eccentric now. Don't wait for old age to wear purple.

24. The most important sex organ is the brain.

25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.

26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words, 'In five years, will this matter?'

27. Always choose life.

28. Forgive everyone everything.

29. What other people think of you is none of your business.

30. Time heals almost everything. Give time, time.

31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

32. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

33. Believe in miracles.

34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn't do.

35. Don't audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.

36. Growing old beats the alternative -- dying young.

37. Your children get only one childhood.

38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.

39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.

40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else's, we'd grab ours back.

41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.

42. The best is yet to come...

43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up, and show up.

44. Yield.

45. Life isn't tied with a bow; but, it's still a gift."

HD Video from Canon Rebel T1i

Ok, let me start by saying these are not stellar clips. Later on when I get some time for some proper shots, I'll post back. But in the mean time, here's some shots I grabbed while taking photos for the production staff of Bite of Seattle, 2009, at the Seattle Center.

They were uploaded to YouTube as 720P, so I'd recommend clicking through and clicking the HD button on the player for the best effect.

Oh, and I know, some of these are out of focus, shaky, etc. Not great examples right? You should know, though, that a SLR style camera is not really intuitive as a video camera! Tripod would help a lot right?

All clips were shot Auto Exposure, with a Sigma 18-200 lens (not image stabilized!) hand held, just quick shots, no real effort put into them ok? Oh, this is a $800 camera, that also is a 15 MP still camera :) not too bad right?

Wenatchee Figure Skating Club - Videos from Christmas 2008

Click on video to go to YouTube for HD version!

Deadline Looming and We're Not There Yet

eMail Our Military





Deadline Looming and We're Not There Yet

Tomorrow is our deadline to meet the goal we set. We aimed for the stars this year since we received $1,115 last year from our Postage Patriots.

It is hard to believe the our deadline is tomorrow and we are not even half way to reaching our goal.

$954 is honorable and we absolutely appreciate it. Every penny will go directly to supporting the troops this holiday season with holiday cards and care packages.

However, we have not given up yet. You can still send in your checks, money orders, or use ChipIn and PayPal to get us to our goal. Every single dollar counts.

It doesn't matter if you can't do $5 do what you can. If you want to do more, please do!

We'll be snapping photos of our packages incoming and outgoing just like we did last year and we know you will enjoy the hardwork we put into this project that YOU made possible. (Photos: http://www.flickr.com/photos/emom/sets/72157603422810438/ )

We will not let you down and we will not let our troops down.

Please help us reach our goal!

Please send your holiday mail and or payments to:

eMail Our Military
"Holiday Love"
8004 NW 154 Street, Suite 344
Miami Lakes, FL 33016