Monthly Archives: July 2009

Those durn PDF files

Posted on July 31, 2009 by Jerry

One of the things that annoy me the most about the Internet is that so many times I get a form sent to me that is a PDF file.  And I get instructed that I need to fill out the … Continue reading →

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The key to smart investing

Posted on July 27, 2009 by Jerry

The key to smart investing is to diversify your investments.  As the old wise adage goes “Don’t put all your eggs in one basket.”  It’s long been known that when the stock market goes down, precious metals go up.  Right … Continue reading →

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Going to visit Aunt Ellen

Posted on July 26, 2009 by Jerry

We got a phone call from Aunt Ellen this morning. She’s invited us to come spend a few days with her at her camp on the lake. I spent a lot of boyhood summers down on that lake, and so … Continue reading →

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Creating your own web pages

Posted on July 25, 2009 by Jerry

My sister Sara was asking me for help in creating her own blog.  She’s been reading a lot of other people’s blogs and she thinks it would be fun to do her own, too.  She wants to use her blog … Continue reading →

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Higher education

Posted on July 24, 2009 by Jerry

In this ever-growing world of technology, people are going to need to learn more than your basic math skills.  The business world is getting more complicated, and the employers are expecting their employees to come to them with a good … Continue reading →

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