Moving to Austin

Posted on February 14, 2012 by damien

Author: Joseph Sandoval

When I came to visit Austin a few years ago, I loved it so much that I knew I had to find a way to live there. Austin has a very lively art and music scene, and even though I am not an artist or musician, I wanted to be part of a community like that. There are also tons of great restaurants and bars, and that was a draw too. I started looking for a job there, but had no luck for a long time. Right when I thought that there was no hope for me, I got a call for an interview. Three weeks later I had a job offer, and I was on my way to Austin. Since I don’t know the town too well, it was hard for me to pick a neighborhood to live in. I thought the best thing for me to do was search alarm systems Austin and make sure that I had one set up when I got there. Knowing that was set up made me feel calmer abut my new surroundings. Now all I have to do is kill it at work, and things should be great.

Blog Safari 2-5-12 From the Best Rock Bands to Panoramic Virtual Field Trips

Posted on February 5, 2012 by damien

These are the best links from my blog safaris. They are especially excellent so I’m sharing them with you.If you like, please visit them and/or leave them a comment.

100 Greatest Artists Aliens may not know these artists. I put this up to inform them of the best stuff they should study when studying rock and roll.
6 Ways to Find Composure When You Feel Panicked Life is too short and our system is too fragile for us to go through life stressed. We need to learn to relax. I thoroughly value this page and the blog it comes from.
Educational Insights » Blog Archive » PBS Learning Media PBS is amazing for humans and those who teach humans. This is definitely a webpage every educator should know about.
It’s not that no one cares about you, it’s just that no one cares. A very well written blog post. We wonder what people think about us a lot as bloggers, this pretty much frames the reality of the situation.
Remember to Breathe: How to Feel Calm, Peaceful, and Loving Another highly helpful post.
The Power of Noticing | Angela Maiers Educational Services, Inc. She hit the nail on the head with this one. Everyone wants to be “seen.”
Virtual Tour: Panoramic Images: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Site for an amazing virtual field trip.
Do Nothing for 2 Minutes Meditation is not always at the forefront of our minds while blogging. This site can help as a bookmark. Also, check out the amazing relaxation movies at calm.com

Shadow Bloggers

Posted on January 23, 2012 by damien

These are the unsolicited guest bloggers that stroke your ego. I have a feeling that, given the opportunity, they’d be all too willing to stroke anything you asked them to. They write me emails like “I love your site and feel I could write a guest post that is a good fit.” What do I get out of it? Content. They get a link of their choosing on my site and I presume they get paid as well by the owners of that link. They have written good posts for me through the years as they remain in the shadows. Sometimes I wonder if they have blogs because what they do goes against what it takes to grow ones name and ones blog. Maybe it’s all legit and maybe it’s not. Maybe “Karen” is really a 400 pound sumo wrestler who works on the isle of Pirate Bay. Just my thoughts. You got any?

Moving

Posted on January 15, 2012 by damien

Contribution by Stevie Kirby

When my wife found out that I had accepted a position at a new law firm, she was excited until I told her where we would be moving. Personally, I have always wanted to live away from the city. However, she is a city girl at heart and never wants to be more than 30 minutes from the city. Unfortunately, the new firm I’ll be a part of is over an hour from the city. My wife told me that she supports me in my new job, but I think she is a little anxious about living away from all of the luxuries in the city. She thinks that we will not have access to any of the things we are used to now. I told her we can live close to all the stores that are available, and I even checked to make sure we could get good internet there by going to getwildblue.com. This eased her fears a bit, but I think she would rather stay in our home that we are in now. I told her that this will be the best move for our family in the long run and I think she will realize that once we move.

Residential Plaques

Posted on January 14, 2012 by damien

I bought some bronze address plaques for my home at an amazing site I want to tell you about today. My initial desire was simply to have a bronze “R” above my driveway. As I surfed through their website I realized the possibilities for a plaque on my home were endless. They have all sorts of bronze stuff (and other metals as well) and they specialize in residential address plaques. This is tons better than the guy who comes around asking for handouts to spraypaint a cactus or American flag on your curb.

When you check out the site you will see it has many sections. I am most interested in custom address plaques but you can find all sorts of enhancements for your home there. There are artistic items from plaques to mailboxes and for that reason this is definitely the homeowners ideal “bookmark” for this sort of thing. They have colorful, high resolution photos of their products on their website so if you are looking for plaques, what are you waiting for? Go click through their site, you will like what you see.
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Christmas Eve Post 2011 – I Reflect on Life as a Blogger

This is an excerpt from: Christmas Eve Post 2011 – I Reflect on Life as a Blogger

Posted on December 24, 2011 by damien

A Christmas eve post is in order I believe. I’ve already shared my Goals for 2012 at Riley Central my online diary. But since the traffic here is far greater than there and since I’ve always believed it a good … Continue reading →

Got the deals

Posted on November 24, 2011 by damien

Thanks for the post, Bernard Vasquez

When we decided to get satellite tv it ignited a firestorm – we’d never had TV and with finances so tight my husband said he wasn’t sure if we should go crazy and buy one right now. The good news is that I found us some great deals and we got a plasma handed down to us from my brother so it was kind of a no brainer at that point. I love being able to keep the Cooking Channel on in the background during the day (I work from home) and I know my hubby’s loving all the football he gets to watch now.I don’t know why we resisted having a TV for so long because it’s totally worth it at the end of a long day but you know, I think it’s probably good we didn’t get too technologically dependent at young ages. We’ve talked about it and when we have kids we want them to watch minimal TV so they get outside and play as much as possible.

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