Jeremy Herndon

I was driving home from work and saw a very unusual sight for our small town.  I saw a homeless man, wheeling his two wheeled bike, heavily laden with full plastic shopping bags and signs begging for food.  This is the very first time I’ve seen this type of sight in our town.  I’ve seen it in larger towns and cities, but not in our very own town.  The man was walking in the direction of the homeless shelter that our town has; I hope he went there and got the help he needs.

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I think that I have decided to get a new credit card. My favorite store, Ann Taylor, has started offering free shipping off of their website if you use your Ann Taylor credit card. I have only had one credit card since I was sixteen years old. My parents always warned me never to get a credit card. They said that I should only use it for emergencies. They said that if I couldn’t buy something straight out, I didn’t need it. Anyway, I always use my clear wireless internet Reading connection to log onto Ann Taylor.com and do some shopping. They usually have a greater variety of sizes and have great sales. The shipping though is usually a flat ten dollars and fifty cents. That really is a pretty good bit of money. Unless I am going to order a lot of things ( over hundred and fifty dollars worth), ordering on-line doesn’t really make sense to me. I think that I am going to think really hard about getting the credit card. I think that I will use it a lot, get free shipping, and can turn around and pay off my account as soon as I use the card.

My wife and her sister have been talking about starting a marketing business, helping local business people to improve their presences on the Internet. They’ve been tossing around a few ideas about what to call the business, and talking about how much money it will cost to start up the business. My wife came across a website that wrote about how start-up businesses run by women might be eligible for business grants, and she is going to take a look at what they will have to do in order to apply for one.

In this job market, it seems to me that creating your own job just might be a good idea. So many companies are laying off employees, and the few that are hiring are only hiring temporary or part time help so they don’t have to give them any kind of benefits. Becoming self-reliant is a good idea, don’t you agree?

The Internet can be very useful for the elderly if they know the right places to look. Networking sites like Facebook and Myspace can be used to meet people with similar interests. Many websites can help seniors get the products they need at a much lower price than they could in normal retail outlets. You can find miracle ear hearing aids prices and reviews. Powerscooter.com can give them the information they need to get a mobility scooter. Any elderly person who is feeling lonely can go to littlebrothers.org to be matched up with someone who would be happy to keep them company. The seniors.lovetoknow.com is a site that has much information about caring for the elderly. It includes knowledge of financial planning, assisted living, fashion, senior services, athletic activities, medical insurance and health.

If someone is looking for information on the best place to retire bestretirementspots.com, and bestretirementdestinations.com have tons of information. Search engine sites like yahoo, Webcrawler, and Google may be used to find any sort of information that anyone could ever need, all that is required is the knowledge to use these sites. Information on life and health insurance as well as the latest miracle ear can also easily be found using a search engine, with quotes being given in minutes. The internet is a tool that can be used by the elderly to get goods and services that would not otherwise be easily available to them and at a time when medical health care insurance is a must.

Around this time of year I like to go to the local craft store and buy new calendars for the new Year coming up.  A few years ago I just happened to be in one of the craft stores around this same time of year and found that they sold a huge variety of high quality calendars for under $5.00 each.  A lot of them were only $1 or $2 each!  When I found them I bought quite a few of them to give out to my friends and family as Christmas gifts.  I think that is a great bargain because when I go to many department stores, or stationary stores, or gift stores, they sell the exact same type of calendars for $15 to $20 each!

So I will make a point of going to the craft store before now and Christmas and pick up a few calendars!