Useful Websites

Annual Alzheimer’s Memory Walk really needs our participation

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The annual Alzheimer’s Memory Walk is drawing near and I cannot ignore the opportunity to call it to your attention and encourage any of you willing and able to take part in a walk wherever you live.
If you aren’t familiar with this, it’s the nation’s largest effort to call attention to this [...]

Writers who are up for the challenge might enjoy a day at the rodeo

Are you a rodeo fan? Have you ever even been to a rodeo before? I began thinking about rodeos when I watched a segment of “The Today Show” a couple of weeks ago where co-host Matt Laurer took a turn as a rodeo clown.
I’m not sure “rodeo clown” is the most professional term for it. [...]

How about a nice vacation home in Florida? Here’s a site for that

I was watching out of one eye this morning as the “Today Show” played on the old television while I was getting up and around. Al Roker, their intrepid weather guy who’s one of my favorites, was in Orlando getting ready to help kick off a new rollercoaster type ride at the big movie theme [...]

Trying direct marketing? Here’s a useful site about mailing list brokers

Have you ever needed a list broker? Perhaps you aren’t familiar with mailing lists and those who use them, but here’s a useful website, put up by the Direct Contact Marketing Group, explaining what list brokers do and how your business or freelance writing career might benefit from lists and the services of list brokers.
I’ve [...]

Sports fans out there? Here’s a useful website for fans, sports writers, all sports people

Here’s a relatively new but growing website I found for all of us sports fans, with a fitting name — “AddictSports.com,” and a site slogan I love: “Get your daily dose!”.
I’ve been a sports fan most of my life, though I rarely predict game outcomes without my tongue planted firmly in my cheek. My lifelong [...]

‘If these pants could talk …’ makes a fun idea for a fun contest for writers

I’ve got a favorite pair of jeans that I’ve just about worn ragged, literally. Since I work from home, I spend a lot of time sitting around in them, strolling around the yard, going back and forth from my writing area to the kitchen for coffee, and occasionally doing some work around the house. I [...]

Repeating a writing tip I gave you some weeks ago: Make ‘wikipedia’ one of your regular online friends

I don’t have any great insight for you here. I’ve mentioned in earlier posts that wikipedia.com is a very quick, easy, and useful writing resource.
I bring it up again today because I just realized I’ve consulted the site myself just today something like four times — and it’s only early afternoon here.
I find myself drawn [...]

Do writers need health insurance just like common mortals? Here’s a useful website for that

If you’re a freelance writer without health insurance, I’m betting that delusions of immortality have nothing to do with the matter. I’m betting that you’re simply unable to afford health insurance and don’t have a “day job” that includes health insurance as a benefit. Been there, done that myself.
Here’s a useful website to help you [...]

Attention writers: Let me lead you down the caffeinated snack trail

Breathes there a writer worth his reputation who does NOT take in large quantities of caffeine daily in one form or another? Here’s a useful website and product I wanted to tell you about, my fellow caffeine junkies.
I just read some ad copy for a new snack food, a munchie chip that’s loaded with caffeine. [...]

Here’s a useful site to learn more about credit reports, credit reporting

There are good credit cards and there are bad credit cards — and there are credit cards for those with good credit and for those with bad credit.
If you’re in the market for a credit card, or simply want help understanding credit scores, credit eligibility, and ways you can help your credit be the best [...]

If you live in California and need health insurance, check this website

This “Useful Website” is aimed at those of you living in California. I know you’re out there — I look at the stats for this site frequently and see that we get visitors from nearly every state and many nations outside the U.S. So, here’s for you Californians out there — specifically those of you [...]

My vocabulary builder for you for today: ‘bollard’

I’ve written a million or so words, probably, in my lifetime. I’ve read probably nearly a million books, both fiction and non-fiction. Okay, maybe that’s a few too many books — million’s a pretty big library, isn’t it?
In all of my reading and writing, I’ve never before encountered the word “bollard,” before I ran onto [...]

Here’s some useful software if you do free music downloads

Here’s a useful website with some useful software if you’re looking for free music downloads: MP3Rocket.com. They offer a free “Basic” version of their MP3Rocket file streaming/jukebox software and a paid “Pro” version. I have not used the Pro version and I’m just learning my way around the free “Basic” version.
I’m not entirely clear about [...]

Need a vacation break? Take a look at this beautiful resort in Canada

If you live in the Mont Tremblant Canada region, I envy you. I live in the so-called “Ozarks Mountains” region of Missouri here in the U.S., and they really aren’t mountains.
I was looking at some information about travel, about vacations, all those nice things I hope to do this spring or summer (my son is [...]

Going through some ‘hard times’ financially right how? Here’s a useful website

The term “debt counseling” has become more common these days. It used to sort of imply help for people who were perhaps impulsive spenders who couldn’t control their credit spending and got themselves quickly and needlessly in debt.
Suddenly these days, more and more people who have lived financially careful lives are suddenly find themselves out [...]