Making Best Use of the Internet: How to Manage an Online Business Presence

- By Laura Mauney When a potential customer or client sees a print, billboard or TV ad, reads an article, or hears word of mouth about your wonderful business offerings, what do you think is that person's next action? Chances Continue reading

A Recipe for Xhalia and Xalvador and All the Other Children, Too

How to Make Air for Trees and Plants: Pack and wrap a plastic cup with old newspaper or paper towels. Mold the paper into the shape of a mountain, leaving the top of the cup open. Wrap the mountain in Continue reading

What Do You See Around the Block?

I See Magical Places and Mystical Creatures – by Laura Mauney – At dawn, as a storm blows in from the Pacific, calico cat, a feral, glares from the trash bin enclosure as we exit the courtyard. Father Raven Raven, Continue reading

Electronics Recycling is Good for the Planet, and for Manufacturing, Too

When Appliances and Electronics are Involved, “Out of Sight, Out of Mind” does not Mean “Gone for Good.” – by Laura Mauney – In the early 2000s, when I was living at an apartment complex, I took the trash out Continue reading

Pursue Your Happiness: Pay Early and Pay More

Positive Thinking is One Way to Pursue Happiness. If You are Saddled with Debt, another Way is to Create a Positive Balance in Your Bank Account by Paying Installments Early. – by Laura Mauney – The best advice I ever Continue reading