Today I had the chance to babysit (or is it called uncling?) my niece Stacy.  Now, Stacy is four, so I had to find some appropriate games for us to play.  I didin’t have my barbie collection handy (ha… me with a barbie collection - does G.I. Joe count as the man barbie?), so I thought to look online for something for her to do.  Checking out my favorite search engine, I came across a promising site: The Doll Palace.

The Doll Palace had just what I needed to entertain Stacy - she is a big love of dolls and dressing up.  I first let her try out the dress up games.  She caught on quickly, and she had a lot of fun dressing up her avatar - in fact she made one that looked just like me.  We took turns dressing up the cartoon dolls and soon we had designed her whole family.

Looking through the site, we found some other pages that caught her interest - the free coloring pages.  It worked out great for us as she could color the pages online - unfortunately, my printer was out of ink.  I had to laugh as I have never seen Tinkerbell look so blue (lol).

Stacy thanked me for the fun we had.  I am sure she will be back and I will remember this site and the many good memories that it provided.

Near the first day of summer, or the longest day of the year, I am here to officially update the Greenville, SC real estate market in the upstate of South Carolina. In the Greenville area, home sales are brisk but below the same levels seen last year. Visitors who are wanting to know more can find out at the Greenville SC Real Estate site linked above. Visitors are yearning for information on upstate realty and will be satisfied. I say that because truly the site does an excellent job and covers more Greenville related real estate topics. If you have any questions about Greenville area real estate, check us out and be sure to let us know you came from this site. Drew Nichols is the Realtor in Greenville who will be able to assist you with anything you need.

Sometimes I can find life stressful and sometimes downright depressing.  I find sometimes that my day is not going too well, but then someone makes me laugh and everything is better.

If you are looking for something to cheer you up if your day isn’t going so well, try telling some jokes.  Not only will the reaction of the person you tell the joke to affect your disposition, but their day will be a little better too.

Just remember you do not want to sound like a broken record and repeat your same repertoire of jokes over and over.  That is why you need to find a good resource that will keep you telling new jokes each and every day.  I did find a good site with a ton of jokes.

There are plenty of ways to deliver your joke to your audience: you can tell the joke verbally, send it by email, or even send a funny video to them as well.  Just be sure to tailor your jokes to your audience: it may not be popular to tell your grandma some yo mama jokes or tell your pastor some religious jokes.  Watch out for sending jokes to your co-workers: if you send them an inappropriate joke it may come back to haunt you.

Just remember:

A joke a day keeps the stress away.

Are you in the need for brain challenging puzzles?  Or just have a few minutes and need something to do?  Try a crossword puzzles.

That is definitely the message the folks over at FreePuzzleWorld.com are trying to share with their website that is dedicated to the art of the crossword puzzle.  Whether you want to create your own puzzle, solve one online, or print one out to solve on paper, they have just what you need.

If you have ever created your own crossword puzzle on paper, you know just how tedious it is.  I remember as a child using graph paper and counting squares - and man did I get mad when I didn’t count the squares right.  Not to mention the mess on my hands after coloring in all the black boxes with my pencil.  Fast forward a few years to life with internet.  Now, you can find at Free Puzzle World a free online crossword maker - no more dirty hands and no more frustrations with poor counting.  All you do is layout your words on a grid (you get to pick the size of your puzzle too), and then add your clues.  That’s it.  You can choose to share your puzzle with other members of the site or keep it private.

Do you have a few minutes here and there throughout your day where you have some free time?  Consider printing off a puzzle with the printable crossword puzzles available on the site.  You can search from a selection of ones made by both the members and the administrators of the site.  Just print off a few of these before you leave your home, keep them in your pocket and take out your printed crossword puzzles when you have some free time.  No more cumbersome books or neee to purchase the paper everyday.

If you have access to a computer and feel like doing a crossword puzzle, you can also do them online on FreePuzzleWorld.com.  Each puzzle you don’t print saves some trees, so consider doing crossword puzzles on their website as well.

If you have ever had a car accident, owned a home or had a loved one die, perhaps you are familiar with insurance.  Insurance protects people from financial loss (and sometime ruin) and also can replace lost or damaged property.  I just thought I would share with you some information on the most common types of insurance: mortgage, automobile, and life insurance.

Mortgage Insurance

Mortgage insurance is insurance for the lender and is sometimes required by lenders on lower down payment loans. It’s insurance that protects the lender in case you’re unable to pay. Borrowers are able to purchase homes that they wouldn’t otherwise be able to afford, due to high 20 percent down payment requirements.

Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI) is insurance on your mortgage designed to protect your mortgage company against non-payment should you not make your loan payments. Keep in mind that the goal of this insurance is to protect the lender, not necessarily you. Private mortgage insurance is frequently called for by mortgage companies because of the larger number of defaults that are a result of minimal down payment mortgages. The good thing about private mortgage insurance is that it allows borrowers to get into properties that they might not otherwise be able to purchase because of large down payment requirements.

Automobile Insurance

If you get in an accident and “total” your automobile, it’s your insurance company’s responsibility to provide you with an amount of money that would purchase an equivalent automobile. This doesn’t always happen, unfortunately. They have their own formulas and will often consider quotes from various dealers that aren’t always that attainable, and this isn’t always a good indication of your specific automobile’s true worth. Every automobile is different, with things like condition, mileage, and repairs playing vital roles. If they choose to use one of these methods, you may want to present them with some local quotes of your own. It’s recommended that you keep a documented automobile history as well, so you can present repair and maintenance receipts if there’s a dispute. Make sure the amount you and your insurer settle on includes sales tax for the purchase of your replacement automobile.

Return of Premium Term Life Insurance

Tired of all those premiums that you pay into your term life insurance policy with no guarantee that you will collect on that policy during your term of coverage?  Would you like term life insurance that refunds your money if you don’t die? Well now you can it’s called Return of Premium Life Insurance (ROP).  Return of premium term life insurance came about because many people outlived their term policies and had nothing to show for it.

Return of Premium or ROP combines the benefits of traditional term life insurance with a return of premium feature. Simply put your family receives a lump sum death benefit if you die, otherwise if you win your bet with the insurance company and you live the insurer returns all your premiums. This money-back guarantee can be particularly comforting for those that believe death will not occur during the term of coverage.

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Promoting your site with a juicy lie sounds controversial doesn’t it?  I mean, lying is bad - it can cost you a job, cost you your freedom (think jail) or even cost you your life.  Not to mention, constant lying usually is difficult as you must keep your stories straight.

But to be honest, a juicy lie gets most of us excited.  No wonder there are so many tabloid sales - truths and half-truths drive us humans crazy.  You just need to know what the stars are doing, wearing, and saying.  So what if Lindsay Lohan told a juicy lie to so and so…  what is Paris doing now?

Besides, a little controversy can spark some traffic to your site - he said, she said so to speak.  A little link baiting never hurt did it??

If you read this far, it didn’t hurt me at all.  In fact, this is a good example how link baiting can work - just a simple play on words can be beneficial for your site traffic.  That and people’s general assumption on definitions of certain phrases - I am sure none of you considered that a juicy lie is also used in describing golf?  I bet you didin’t.  See the site that sounds controversial, but is revolutionary.  Be sure to let your friends in on the juicy lie…

This is day two of fourteen. Though the content of these sites may seem to be little, but they are new. Here are todays blogs:

• Blog One
• Blog Two
• Blog Three
• Blog Four
• Blog Five