Category: Personal History
Introduction Anyone who knows me or has been reading my blog for any time knows that I am a Methodist PK. And if you don’t know what a PK is, my Father was a preacher. I am a Preacher’s Kid. …
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Introduction $30,000 Each Month is my Awesome Life Number. There, I’ve said it. Earlier this month, I enrolled in a program that promises to help me create an awesome life. Don’t get me wrong. Looking back, I’ve had a pretty …
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This is the story of two days in my life. Both days involve road trips, one of my favorite subjects and activities. The two days in question are October 28th and 30th, a Thursday and a Saturday in 2021. But …
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The Road to Grandpa’s Farm Five Mile Run Road, Parkersburg, West Virginia October 22, 2007 The Beginning of Momma’s story Saturday, January 10th, 1914, Ethel Mae Stephens took her first breath. This took place at the family farm north of …
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Not so many photography sales in 2012 I can’t really say that 2011 was a successful year for sales. As you read last Wednesday, I made 46 sales during the year, but 43 of those were all a single sale …
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Craving Pasta As a Type-2 diabetic, I find there are many things I want to eat, but shouldn’t. Pasta is one of those. I absolutely love pasta, and have even written a pasta cookbook. I prefer making my own, but …
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Continuing on with my photography sales, here’s a look at what sold in 2011. On June 17th, 2011, someone in Maryland bought 43 greeting cards showing courthouses around Montana. I won’t share all of those with you. (Maybe just a …
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OK–here’s some Crawfish Pie Imagine my surprise to find that Karen Carpenter sang the Hank Williams classic Jambalaya. But much as I love the Carpenters, it just wasn’t cajun enough, know what ah mean,cher? Then I found my home town …
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Promotion is everything After a nice start selling twelve items in 2009, I sold five in 2010. Three of those were calendars that someone in Montana bought on February 4th. In March and June I sold a greeting card each. …
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