I'm an internet nomad I suppose, but here's a site I stumbled on that reminded me of the ice sculptures I so love looking at (only these are veggies). Take a look, be amazed, amused and inspired. Visit http://www.mosspink.com/veggies.html to see what I mean. Enjoy

Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes... Who Has It Easier As Entrepreneurs, Men Or Women?


A hearty midwestern hello to visitors of my humble little blog. As indicated by my post title, there's a LOT going on! Can you believe it?! We had s.n.o.w. on the first day of Spring! Now the weather keeps changing so the poor robins, geese, rabbits and other critters in the field behind my back yard are totally confused. I think I saw a few of them packing to go back South.

I feel awful about not posting for a few weeks, but life will have its way. Last week I was feeling rather optimistic because finally I was able to complete a book on lead generation, start research on my personal book project, and locate new templates to try on the site since CSS is being very naughty with me right now. I even got a chance to play around with a few software programs that have been sitting impatiently on my hard drive for, probably like forever. Ah, good times...good times.

"Mix it up get it right, go for another try... run it back again;Replay, hit rewind...," ok, ok... it's true I'm also seeking refuge from "High School Musical mania, Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgins, Ashley Tinsdale and Corbin Bleu." If those names don't ring a bell for you, you either don't have or live with kids, you've been on a deserted island for the past few years, or you have no television, which is just, well... plain sad. (Just kidding!)

Today I sat down to write to all of you and, "wham!" My computer keyboard shelf fell absolutely in my lap. With nothing but lovely words to my feline-child TK the cat, who had to make sure there was a thorough investigation, I scrounged around looking for the best hiding bolt in the world. So now I'm twisted under the desk trying to screw in this uncooperative bolt and, "Eureka!" It's finally in. Now to put the heavy desk shelf back. A few minutes of tussling revealed the replacement bolt that took me a half hour to locate, had a big round head (not a flat head) that blocked the side rail from fitting in so... I needed another bolt. As my son shouts when frustrated, "Oh, My Goooddness!"

As the drawer finally slides in properly, the doorbell rings. With a longing glance towards my cooling coffee, I enter a discussion on yard maintenance, why I need it, observations on the job our current provider is doing and yadda, yadda, yadda.

Loading the dishwasher on my way back to the PC, it's now almost 2:00 so quick food prep for the kids who descend on me at 3. Still, no coffee. There's practice for 6th grade performance of "McBeth" and tutoring at 5pm, signing up for football practice, telephone interruptions, lions and tigers and bears, oh, my!

So all this activity led me to what I think is a rather awesome question. Who has it easier, male entrepreneurs or females? If we switched roles for the day, who do you think would be able to accomplish more? Hmmm, just a thought.

Making the internet rounds today I found a few contests for you to successfully try your collective hands at. Spatulatta has a contest where the winner gets showcased in a webcast sharing their favorite dish and ingredients. Oh, I forgot to mention that you also get Chicago airfare, accomodations, an apron and a copy of the Spatulatta Cookbook. Enter it with your favorite kid-type person. Motto has been featuring a "What's Your Motto?" Contest since October of 2006. It has become an ongoing theme with commentators auto-entered for a chance to win great MOTTO prizes, a possible few minutes of fame in the magazine itself in the favorite motto section and free subscriptions for yourself and five fave friends!

What projects or things are you working on right now? Post a comment and let me know what's new, what's pending, what's working, what you're tweaking... you get the idea.

"The road to success is not straight

There is a curve called Failure,

a loop called Confusion, speed bumps

called Friends, red lights called Enemies,

caution lights called Family.

You will have flats called jobs.

But, if you have a spare called Determination,

an engine called Perseverance,

and insurance called Faith,

you will make it to a place called Success."

~ Author Unknown

Have a great day!

Kansas City Chiefs, Defensive End Jared Allen posed an interesting question recently.

Imagine if someone walked up to you and said, "I'm going to give you more money than you ever dreamed of, absolute freedom in how you spend it, and oodles of time in which to do it."

Life-long fantasy or a nightmare waiting to happen? It depends. Allen stated that's what happened when he was drafted. It was an incredible opportunity, however, an individual's ability to cope with such tremendous freedom can mean the difference between soaring high, or "crashing and burning" so to speak.

If you've followed sports for any length of time, you're aware this is not an uncommon situation. If you take the following into consideration:

• Youth with access to new and unlimited financial resources
• Operating from unstable fiscal preparation
• Unrestrained totally, many for the first time
• Lacking in family values
• Lacking in family support
• No sense of personal accountability
• Surrounded with "fake" people and concern as long as there's money

There you have it, a future recipe for disaster. Many elderly people used to say, "If you lay down with dogs you'll get up with fleas." I prefer to think of it the way some motivational speakers say it. "Who you run with says who you are."

In any endeavor, it's important to surround yourself with people who really have your best interest at heart. Who was there before the fame and fortune?

Everyone stumbles, that's just life. Having people there to help direct and guide you on the process of getting up again, well, that's just priceless.

• Ty Cobb was the first professional sports athlete to earn a million dollars
• Lucille Ball's Desilu Studios helped Gene Roddenberry produce the pilot for Star Trek
• A high school teacher once told Elvis Presley he had no talent as a singer
• Presley's signature wiggles originated from nervousness at his first public appearance when he learned the audience loved it
• The legendary James Dean was set to become the first actor to earn a million dollars

Just a few fun facts from "Money Secrets Of The Rich And Famous" by Michael Reynard