I’m up and wide awake at 2 a.m. again. It isn’t insomnia. It’s just that I fell asleep at 7 p.m. and, for me, seven hours is long enough to be sleeping at a stretch. The down side is that I’ll get tired again at just about the time I need to go […]
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Orders from New Zealand headquarters: DO NOTHING. ARE WE IN CHARGE! That’s the best news I’ve heard since the spinach factory blew up! Our only marching orders are to get some NZ currency in the Auckland International Airport before we head for the waiting area where Helen Schofield will be waiting for us.
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The new Streisand book My Name is Barbra is a heartbreaking, triumphant autobiography. It’s very long (over 900 pages on Kindle) and I don’t want it to end! Here’s the link to it at Amazon: My Name is Barbra It’s as deeply thought out and well-written as her concerts, movies, and TV specials
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It’s O dark thirty and I am sleepless in Tacoma. Took a long nap yesterday afternoon and retired at 9, so my full complement of sleeping hours are covered, for sure! So, what better way to spend it than slow-cooking some homemade vegetable soup? Got up at about 3 a.m. to put on
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Thought you might like to see typical “job listings” at Upwork so you can see the ridiculously low budgets offered. Not even minimum wage for the amount of work required. Experienced “Success Mindset” Writer – 25,000 Words Non-Fiction Book Extensive research and back up data required. Fixed-price – Expert – Est. Budget: $1,000 Ghostwriter Wanted to Nonfiction Ebook Only freelancers
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Prospective clients are experimenting with AI now, so my opportunities for original sales and content writing work have plummeted. I know they’ll increase again as people find out that AI copy and content writing is a losing strategy, so I’m segueing to editing in the meantime, which doesn’t pay anywhere near what original writing does.
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Protected Marriage for LGBTQI+ and Interracial Couples Share on FacebookShare on XCopy Linkhttps://www.whitehouse.gov/therecord/?utm_source=link&share_id=WvIlIwDownload Over ten years ago, President Biden announced his support for marriage equality, becoming the highest-ranking U.S. government official to do so. Building on his longstanding support and generations of civil rights advocacy, President Biden signed historic bipartisan legislation protecting marriage for same-sex
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The First Meaningful Gun Violence Reduction Legislation in 30 Years Share on FacebookShare on XCopy Linkhttps://www.whitehouse.gov/therecord/?utm_source=link&share_id=6OIrIMDownload President Biden brought together Democrats and Republicans to pass the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, the first major piece of gun safety legislation in three decades. The law will save lives by requiring young people ages 18 to 21 to
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Historic Expansion of Benefits and Services for Toxic Exposed Veterans Share on FacebookShare on XCopy Linkhttps://www.whitehouse.gov/therecord/?utm_source=link&share_id=w1IxIJDownload President Biden signed into law the PACT Act – the most significant expansion of benefits and services for toxic exposed veterans in more than 30 years. This law also enables the Department of Veterans Affairs to move more quickly
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Today’s burning question: Why are so many attorneys and real estate professionals such cheapskates? One thing I’ve noticed repeatedly as a copy and content writer is that far too many professionals who make the most money come across as total cheapskates when it comes to paying what good copy and content are worth. Why is
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