BEWARE OF MEAT FROM TARGET AT COCONUT POINTE IN ESTERO, FLORIDA

Just wanted to warn anyone that might shop at the local Target at Coconut Pointe. Today when I was at Target doing my shopping there were several meat items that were on sale. While I was picking out a couple items to purchase I noticed that one of the packages of meat that I selected had two different dates on it. The clear package had printed on it "USE OR FREEZE BY JUNE 29TH" but the label that the meat department put on the package had the use by date of July 7th. I would hate for someone to get sick from eating expired meat so I wanted to let you know in case you shop there like I sometimes do. Unfortunately, I didn't even think to take a picture of it. I found a Target Team member and told him my concerns. Hopefully, they take care of the problem. Here is a picture below of a sample of how they make down the meat. This picture is just a sample I found online, not what I saw today.

I Love Tracy Chapman!

There is nothing more raw and real than the voice of Tracy Chapman. She reaches down into your soul with her vocals and then stirs things up. She is intense. She is moving. You cannot stay in the same place listening to her. You will be moved. You will grow.

"For You".... What can I say? It was written for ME!! This song captures every emotion boiling under the surface of Tracy. The music is amazing. You aren't listening to 50 different instruments, masking her voice, drowning out her talent. It is just Tracy, the strings, and your soul. "Fast Car" is also a favorite!

I can remember riding in the car with her cd popped in, windows down, singing out so loud, so confident. I'd get to work, and the words "gimme one reason" would come to mind. Nothing could ruin my day.

I remember the first time I heard Tracy. I didn't know anything about her. I didn't know where she came from. I was inspired to Google her because her voice was so full of emotion. Being a writer, I wanted to know how she had developed her gift, what moved her to express her self so freely.

Tracy was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Her mother raised her and even though they didn't have money, just reading about her life I can see how much she was loved and encouraged. Her mother gave her a ukulele at the young age of three years old. She raised her in the Baptist church and Tracy was also accepted in a great program called "A Better Chance." This program helps minorities get a better education by giving them an opportunity to go to a private school and be educated.

She has inspired me with her life struggles to be more, to try harder. There are days when I am tired and I don't feel like trying. I want to pull the covers over my head and go back to sleep, but instead I put on the cd and I can dream again.

Listen to some of your favorite Tracy Chapman songs!

     

Obama's Great Idea

Hi. My name is Obama and I have a great idea. Can you please pay your employees more so I can get more taxes from them? If I can just get all the working folks in a higher tax bracket no one else will have to get a job.

Thanks.

O

Bubblews Raises Their Payout Threshold

Bubblews Making it Harder to get any Actual Cash

If you write online you are probably familiar with the new trend of making it harder to make money online. It started a while back with Google Adsense changing what they paid for. Hubpages income dropped. Squidoo quickly followed. Now Bubblews is changing their threshold for withdrawals. What will be next?

Internet Money

Everyone needs money to survive. The electric bill must be paid. We all have to eat, and God forbid we have to go without internet service! Well, wouldn't it be nice if you could supplement your income from home? Many of us have done just that. We find odd and end jobs online so that we can work part time from home. Most of us still keep a day job (or night job) because we know that we just can't depend on these online gigs to stay steady.

Writing From Home

Everybody's Doing it!

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We Are Not in Control

No matter how much we hate admitting it, we are not in control. If we were, we would be getting a higher percentage payout from companies like Hubpages, Squidoo, Bubblews, and many others that we get paid from for blogging. These pyramid type businesses promise lots of possibilities for the future, but once the future becomes present, we are suddennly finding that the small print has changed, the pay rates have dropped, and we are left with hours upon hours of time invested in a job that was fun, but was still work, and the pennies we have made will barely support our weekly Starbucks habit.

Bubblews Raises Their Payout Threshold

Bubblews has raised their payout threshold from $25 to $50, making it harder for someone like me to make a withdrawal. I am very new to the site. So far I have been on the site for only a week. I was hoping to use it to attract some new readers to my squidoo articles. To date I have made $2.45. I was beginning to wonder just how long it takes someone to build up to that far off number of $25. Now I'm going to have to wait even longer to get paid because Bubblews has bumped that $25 threshold up to $50. This might not be an issue for those who are making their millions on the site, but what about the lowly on the totem pole like me?

What Can We Do?

What are our option to fight this ongoing battle?
One, we can start our own website and keep all f our own revenue. Two, we can suck it up and deal with it as everyone always has, or three, we can write and tell them that we want it lowered back to where it was.
What will you do?

Selling Your Unwanted Items Online

Another way to Earn Income from Home

Take matters into your own hands. You can start your very own business from home by selling unwanted items from home. This is a great ay to start because it will remove clutter from your home, get rid of things you no longer need or use, help you to learn the ropes about eBay and most importantly put some extra cash in your pocket!

Once you have established your business more you can then decide what kind of items you would like to sell!

For the Thirsty

Read Isaiah 44:3-5 

(from Bible Gateway.com) New International Version (NIV)

³ For I will pour water on the thirsty land,
    and streams on the dry ground;
I will pour out my Spirit on your offspring,
    and my blessing on your descendants.
⁴ They will spring up like grass in a meadow,
    like poplar trees by flowing streams.
⁵ Some will say, ‘I belong to the Lord’;
    others will call themselves by the name of Jacob;
still others will write on their hand, ‘The Lord’s,’
    and will take the name Israel.

It is so great to know that I am His. I bear His name. The floods and storms of life may come, temptation and fear may be lurking outside my door, my heart may be longing to reach out to those in need and I might not have the resources, but I am the LORD's!

Psalms 40:1 I waited patiently for the LORD; and he inclined unto me, and heard my cry. 40:2 He brought me up also out of an horrible pit, out of the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and established my goings. 40:3 And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even praise unto our God: many shall see it, and fear, and shall trust in the LORD.

He hears my cry when I call out to Him. He is my protector. He is my provider. He gives me a new song.
May my Savior give you a new song today. May He restore you. May your faith be renewed in times of trouble. May He go before you. May you trust in Him and not fear. May He be your provider and protector so you know you need not worry about your own strength. May you allow Him to meet all of your needs today.

Psalms 37:17 For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous. 37:18 The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever. 37:19 They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

Let Him satisfy your every need. Let Him uphold you. To my Savior be all the glory.