Great.  After all the frustrations of the last few weeks... weeks?  Who am I kidding?  MONTHS... Tony is stranded at Atlanta airport due to a flight delay.

When we planned this trip, obviously cost was more of an influencing factor than usual.  So we decided on a stop over rather… Read full post »

I have to admit that today started out ok, I knew I had to get certain things done today, since I am flying to England tomorrow morning, however no sooner had it started than the frustration set in, and at this point in time, almost 2pm, I haven't really achieved a… Read full post »

So far I have been out of work for six weeks as of yesterday, and although I am trying to settle down into a routine, trying to generate work and income online, and trying to spend my time fruitfully, I find myself being incredibly busy yet have trouble achieving much… Read full post »

For the last 10 or so years I have always had a tax refund, however this year with living on my own and having to file single, even though I thought I was paying the correct amount of tax, it seems I got screwed, and so following a visit to H&R… Read full post »

Having been postponed twice before, this evening's launch of the Space Shuttle's STS-119 mission was perfect.

As launch time arrived, the sun had just gone down, but it was still light outside, and the sky was perfectly clear and turning turquoise as the light began to fade. I was/…

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In these current economic crises, we are sorry but we see no other alternative but to reduce our staff. We have to lay off André.

A friend, let's call him Bill, because his name is Bill, sent me this today. He got laid off from… Read full post »

This is a warning about some of the Interest Free Bank Loans and attractive sounding Bank Credit Cards, because nothing comes without a catch. At the end of October last year, I was having a Cash Flow problem, and I got a letter through the mail from Bank Of America… Read full post »

The inquest into the death of 14-year-old Shaun Jones, heard that he died 12 hours after taking a prescribed tablet for mild acne. Shaun consulted his doctor about spots on his back and shoulder and was prescribed the drug Minocin. But the pharmacy was out of stock of that drug,… Read full post »

It's tough losing your job at any time, but as you get older and your skills maybe are older it gets harder to get another job, harder to retrain, and like so many others you could be in a position where the cost of being unemployed could affect the future of… Read full post »

This is an article by my girlfriend

Well, it finally arrived!

Four whole months after my interview at the US Embassy in London, and the help of my M.P. (Member of Parliament), this arrived:

Please be advised that we are now in a position to issue your US Visa. Please… Read full post »

It's now thirteen days since I lost my job and I have been incredibly busy ever since, trying to organise my life and to promote my work more online.

Since my health insurance runs out in less than a week I have been trying to get the essentials sorted out while… Read full post »

My cry for help since I lost my job 11 days ago has gone out far and wide, and it's so sad to hear of so many good people who have also lost their jobs.  Not only am I hearing from people that I have networked with over the last year… Read full post »

 

 

Well it's one week today since I lost my job, and I have been really busy during this time, trying to get so many things sorted out, but not making even half the progress that I would have liked to.

I have a number of priorities for tasks,… Read full post »

I thought that this job I have had for the last two years would see me safe, at least for a while, since the company is keen to hire people that are looking for a long term position, and it likes to hire experienced people rather than  trainees.

Well it… Read full post »

I was just about to leave work tonight when my ex-wife calls to ask if I want to take my youngest daughter (4 1/2) to her soccer game, seeing as my eldest (8 1/2) had a fever and she wanted to look after her.   So I drove straight from work, somehow… Read full post »

This is the story of a fun shopping trip I had with my eldest daughter on Saturday.   I will do my best to try and bring the character of the area and the sights to life and I hope you enjoy this trip as much as I did.

There is… Read full post »

Finally, a response to my email sent on the 13th January.

I was shaking and felt my heart pumping when I found it sat waiting for me in my mail box. I quickly opened it, and here’s what it says;

‘Your application is subject to additional administrative processing and
is currently being… Read full post »

Tagfoot is a brand new social bookmarking and networking site, and it's unique.    It's still in Beta at the moment and new members are only accepted via a referral link... This is your invitation to join Tagfoot and find out all about this great site.

From a description alone you… Read full post »

USB Hard Drives are now so cheap, especially here in the USA, that nobody should have an excuse to be short of disk space for Documents, Music, Digital Photographs, Movies etc, or short of space to create backups of their systems or data.   It wasn’t long ago that additional Hard Drives…

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Well, it’s happened.  I’m going to join all those mature people who are known as Grandparents.  A new generation is currently preparing itself to enter this world.  A journey that I am so excited about. I had told all three of my children years ago that there was no way on…

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This is a post on behalf of the DUI Foundation, a non-profit organization that helps to educate people about the dangers of driving while drunk, to help in the prevention of accidents, and to assist with guidance should you be involved in one.   I now hand you over to Joseph Torillo…

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Well as some of  you may know, Tony lives in Florida and I live in the UK.   Over the last 18 months, I've done 6 trips over to Florida and Tony has made 2 to the UK.

Anyway, last summer we had the opportunity to spend a year together in Florida… Read full post »

I wish that Israel and Palestine could find a peaceful solution in the Gaza Strip. I don’t in any way condone Israel’s military actions, however peace only works if both sides remain peaceful. It only takes one person to keep lobbing rockets across into Israel, and sooner or later you com…

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Ok, so as you start to create web sites and blogs, to register for Social Networking sites like Facebook, My Space, Digg, Delicious, Stumbleupon, Twitter, Squidoo and Tagfoot, you keep coming across new sites to register with, but over time it's easy to forget some of these sites, especially if you… Read full post »

Peronally, I think 2009 is going to be a tough year for many people - too many people, and definitely having a secure job is a new status symbol. But defining safe? I don't think you can.