04Feb 2018 by Slinkwords
Why Are Taxes So High? Common Sense Could Save Taxpayers!

Why Are Taxes So High? Common Sense Could Save Taxpayers!

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I don't like the tendency to call people stupid, but this one definitely fits. While riding to work this past week, a thought occurred to me as I saw police cars and officers sitting at the road closed signs of various streets. If society were not too stupid to use common sense, maybe we could save taxpayers some money. How is that? The road is flooded. Where there used to be a low-lying road, there is now a river due to a drenching hurricane. Our tax dollars have already paid the highway workers to come out, probably during the worst of the storm, to put out the road closed barriers. This makes some sense, I guess. Because there are some people who do not have enough sense to avoid this…
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04Feb 2018 by Slinkwords
Three Year Read Through the Bible

Three Year Read Through the Bible

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You can make this commitment! Have you committed to, and completed, one-year reads through scripture? It is quite an accomplishment to read every word of the Bible in one year, taking time and effort along with a serious commitment. You can extend your commitment to studying and understanding God's Word by slowing things down a bit and coupling those same words with commentaries and study helps over a three-year period. Yes, that is a three year read through the Bible. To accomplish this feat, start with a schedule. You can choose a plan that lays out the reading for every day, such as The Moody Church offering. Another choice will schedule basically the same amount of reading on a weekly basis, as offered by Christian Answers. I chose the weekly…
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04Feb 2018 by Slinkwords
Have You Ever Considered Your Own Udemy Class Offering?

Have You Ever Considered Your Own Udemy Class Offering?

Authors, Promotional, Technology
It takes quite a bit of effort, but you can do it. The extra income can be a major benefit. Yes, putting yourself "out there" for potential criticism can be a daunting proposal. It will also involve a huge amount of work to create an effective Udemy class, or on any of the other available online training providers, for that matter. As an author, with 13 books published and an upcoming Udemy class, I have become quite accustomed to putting myself out for the world to criticize and appreciate. The best part about this process is that it has been done with minimal financial investment. That is, of course, until we start considering the value of the time invested. My latest book took 15 months of part-time work on the…
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04Feb 2018 by Slinkwords
Security System Amcrest IP4M 4 Megapixel Cameras

Security System Amcrest IP4M 4 Megapixel Cameras

Technology
This security system doesn't have to break your bank account I did plenty of research before purchasing this security system. There were comments about the reliability of the hardware and app. I also discovered listings about tweaking the zones and sensitivity in order to reduce false positives due to motion detection. My research didn't reveal anything about the excellent field of view for these IP4M cameras. The picture below shows the angle of my camera setup. That camera angle produces the excellent view shown below. Are we impressed yet? I certainly am. Notice how much of the front porch is covered even though the camera seems to be aimed out into the yard. Take another look at the picture of the camera mounting. Do you see an external power connection?…
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03Feb 2018 by Slinkwords
Improve vehicle life, save auto repair cash, do it yourself

Improve vehicle life, save auto repair cash, do it yourself

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Auto repair costs too high? Save money by doing it yourself    Save on auto repairs? Definitely. The pictures above are original headlights on a 2006 Hyundai Tucson. I checked with a couple of auto parts stores and discovered a replacement cost, parts only, over $400. That was a bit discouraging, given my limited budget. Concerns for a limited budget resulted in multiple purchases of the headlight cleaning wipes at a local retailer. I sense a "guffaw," so I guess you have been there. That investment of $8 to $20 bought one month or less of clear headlights. With something that has sustained ten years of use, there are no truly cheap repair solutions. I gave it some thought and decided to look on Amazon for replacement headlights. I saw…
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03Feb 2018 by Slinkwords
WordPress Site Spewing Spam, Fighting The Nuisance

WordPress Site Spewing Spam, Fighting The Nuisance

Web Design
My Site Is Spewing Spam Have you received a notice from the site host that your site is infected? Do you use a utility such as Wordfence which has given alerts of modified/infected file in your site? I recently encountered the problem of spewing spam from my site, and here are my thoughts and final fix. First, let's clarify that this site is hosted on Godaddy, and in their vast number of sites, writeandcreate is an extremely small fish. Because of this, I received no notification from them. Fortunately, my site has the Wordfence plugin installed. Wordfence, whether using the free or paid version, provides an invaluable service to the site host, owner, and web users in general. I received an email from my site that multiple files were infected,…
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