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Someone once said -

"There comes a time in your life, when you walk away from all the drama and people who create it. You surround yourself with people who make you laugh. Forget the bad, and focus on the good. Love the people who treat you right and pray for the people who don't. Life is too short to be anything but happy. Falling down is a part of life, getting back up is living." Amen

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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Happy Halloween


Halloween Scraps, Comments, animated graphics and glitter graphics
Orkut Scraps and Greetings

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

How to get Mor Comments on Your BLogs?


Do you want more comments on your blog? Here are some great ways to get more comments on your blog.
Your comment policy offers an opportunity to inform readers about the benefits of commenting on your blog e.g. some blogs offer “do-follow” links in the comment which are very valuable for SEO backlinking.  Some use plugins like Comment Luv or Top commentators offering improved visibility to those who comment.  Others reply to every comment. Highlight any such benefit of commenting on your blog so readers understand the true benefits of participating in discussions.
2. Ask Reader to Comment
A study has found that explicitly asking your website visitors to “Please ReTweet” your content generates 4 times more ReTweets than without. The same applies to comments as well. Many bloggers have reported increase in comments by simply asking readers to comment typically at the end of the post.
3. Ask a Question
Asking a question towards the end of your posts is widely used and very effective technique for encouraging comments. Asking a specific question encourages readers to answer through comments. See example below:
4. Make it Easy
Let’s take an example. One of the most commented-on posts on Copyblogger, is a post on “38 Critical Books Every Blogger Needs to Read”. At the end of the post, the author asks people to list any books they love, and would add to the list. This worked so well because everyone has a favourite book, and simply listing the book in a comment requires no effort (as opposed to answering a question that takes more time and thought). In other words, the author made it very easy to comment.

Some more ideas:

1. Repost or Reference Comments

One great way to draw in readers and to encourage them to comment more frequently is to reward them when they do it.
Example: If someone makes a particularly insightful remark about your post, then it may make sense to comment on it explicitly.
You can do this by quoting part or all of the comment, mentioning the poster by name, and then saying something complimentary or funny about his or her post.
Tip: Remember to check you type the commenter’s name correctly. If you’ve got international blog readers, you’ll easily type their names wrong – and that can only make an impact in the opposite direction.
If you do this in a way that makes people feel involved and recognized for their effort, then they’re more likely to contribute in the future. Others, seeing this, will also contribute.

 2. Hold Contests

Another good way to encourage readers to become commenters is to hold regular contests.
In these contests, the entry fee will simply be making one or more comments. And the prize can be a number of different things, including merchandise from your niche or store; or the opportunity to make a one-time guest blog.
As far as picking winners goes, this is up to you. You could either select them yourself by picking the “best comment” or you could randomly select a comment using random.org.
The first method is entirely subjective; however, the second method may lead you to select someone who only put in a nominal effort, perhaps by writing “good post,” which could anger other participants.
Tip: If you make a random selection , in order to optimally take advantage of this opportunity, you may also want to screencast the selection process and post it on your blog at a predetermined date and time.
Feel free to make real-time voice-over while you’re screencasting to add excitement to the video.
This could draw a lot of interest from participants and give your blog a healthy traffic spike.

3. Be Controversial

Another good way to encourage readers to comment is to occasionally post something highly controversial, but not ethically objectionable.
Example: You might cite a famous Internet marketer who has claimed that creating an email list is a waste of time; and that you should instead always send traffic directly to your salespage.
When it comes down to it, you don’t even have to take a side. You can simply introduce the controversy and then let commenters jump in and create the debate.
This can be an excellent way to draw readers in and prompt them to get involved.
With all of this said, I cannot stress enough that you should not post controversial topics that could be construed as morally or ethically objectionable material. This is more likely to turn off readers, rather than get them involved.

4. Create a Poll

Polls have many virtues. One virtue is that they allow you to capture information about your visitors that you might otherwise not be able to get. Another virtue is that they prompt involvement on the part of those who feel that their preferences were not well-represented in the poll.
I want you to use polls for the second (and lesser-known) virtue. That is — create a poll that is incomplete — and then allow commenters to chime in by arguing that you should include additional categories and explaining why that is the case.
Tip: Alternatively, you’ll offer a complete list of choices but rather explicitly ask them to comment why they chose it. People will start a discussion on why X is better than Y or vice-versa.
This should stimulate some interesting comments, which could lead to a discussion between blog readers.

5. Give Readers Less Time to Comment

As with many things in life, it’s all too easy to put off blog commenting and tell ourselves that we will do it tomorrow instead. And, not surprisingly, this is something that many would-be commenters do.
They decide to put comments off until later, but when they go to do them at another time, they find a new blog post and lose interest in placing the original comment.
One way to get around this is to put a cap on the amount of replies you allow or the amount of time people have to post replies.
When they see this cap and realize the implications, they will be prompted to post now, rather than later. While it may seem counterproductive at first, it can work quite well in practice to bring in additional comments.

6. Show the Carrot

Instead of threatening to prevent people from commenting, you may want to consider giving them a positive incentive to comment.
For instance, you could put some lower bound on the number of comments you must receive before you will create another post.
With this said, it is important that you follow the response to this policy over time. Make sure that readers aren’t simply posting “good work” or “nice post,” but instead are actively participating. Otherwise, this system will not work and you may need to switch to something else.
Note: I can’t stress enough the importance of the “carrot” principle in place for this strategy:
You need to show people what’s next.
Tease them about the next blog post and make it clear that you’ll post this new exclusive post right after you reach a certain amount of commments.

 7. Make a Typo

Similar to tip #4, which involved creating a poll that purposely excluded certain categories of response, you may want to consider drawing comments by intentionally making a mistake.
You can do this by occasionally making a typo, which will incite those who cannot accept typos to comment.
Of course, with this strategy, it is critical that you do NOT go over-board. Frequently making typos on your blog will make you look unprofessional and will hurt your chances of long run success.


Monday, October 29, 2012

Red Hat Halloween Hoot Party in San Juan Capistrano


The Red Hat chapter Ruby Rail Cruisers had a "Halloween Hoot" that we went to. It was in San Juan Capistrano and we had to take a train to get there...
it was so much fun!!!!


on the way to the train station

Q Cathy on the right was our host
here with her mom

waiting for the train to come

we had quite a group

outside by the track

here it comes

all aboard

picking a seat

I was "Flo" from the Progressive Insurance commercial

Our hostesses hat, I love it

Our group

the party

I won a prize

close up

giving a quote...lol

mom son went out and bought me the right shoes that "Flo" wears

at my house

the shoes

in my yard

back area

this was the hat of the gal that went as the "bag lady" since Long beach
has no more plastic she used our bags we have to use when we go shopping

she looked great

this was a copy of an article she cut out from our newspaper

of course it's me...lol

Friday, October 26, 2012

Some of ,my Halloween Crafts and SnC Party and Craft Book Signing

Met author Mark Montano "The Big Ass Book of Bling"


witch


spooky scene

my candy corn wreath

I made hot dogs and spagetti

SnC had their Halloween party I was Chef Pierre

I won the game


great book
Had the pleasure to met and get my photo taken with author Mark Montano of "The Big Ass Book of Bling" he hosts on "Creativity Knocks" on TV series online. 

It was at a new crafting mall locally. :) They even filmed a segment for the show while we were there. The book has so many fun crafting projects I can't wait to start on one.

Some Household Tips and Funny Stories

10. Eco-friendly way to get rid of ants: place cucumber peelings where you have the little pests overnight. Child and pet friendly and you dispose of them the next day.


11. Black Licorice will cure constipation nine times out of ten. Source: How Does She
 18. A rope light attached under cabinets makes a great night light for kids bathroom.

Source: DIY Network

19. Put dice in a small tupperware container. Now you can shake your dice without losing them. Genius for car trips.



The Three Little Pigs Eat Dinner

Three Little Pigs went out to dinner one night.

The waiter comes and takes their drink order. "I would like a Sprite," said the first little piggy. "I would like a Coke," said the second little piggy. "I want water, lots and lots of water," said the third little piggy.

The drinks are brought out and the waiter takes their orders for dinner.

"I want a nice big steak," said the first piggy. "I would like the salad plate," said the second piggy. "I want water, lots and lots of water," said the third little piggy.

The meals were brought out and a while later the waiter approached the table and asked if the piggies would like any dessert.

"I want a banana split," said the first piggy. "I want a root beer float," said the second piggy. "I want water, lots and lots of water," exclaimed the third little piggy.

"Pardon me for asking," said the waiter! to the third little piggy, "but why have you only ordered water all evening?" 


 You're gonna LOVE me for this.... Hold on to your seat.

At the risk of you never coming back here ever again........

The third piggy says - "Well, somebody has to go 'Wee, wee, wee, all the way home!" 

 Thank you Calamity Jane!
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Thursday, October 25, 2012

Crafting Earrings Ego Friendly, Fun & More!

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