The QB Slapstick Comedy of 2012 Comes to an End When you consider the top stories of 2012, you can cite the very heartfelt and heartbreaking headlines that include the re-election of a President, a hurricane that leveled a great many homes and lives, and a horrific story of evil and heartbreak that [...]
December 31, 2012Read More
Social Media – You NEED Your SEO to ‘Shine!’ SEO. Yes, yet another anagram that is applied to the social media/digital world, but just happens to be the mightiest one when it comes to making your brand be the one on everyone’s lips. This is the process of increasing the visibility of your website [...]
December 31, 2012Read More
Today’s Green Minute comes from the energy company Georgia Power. This week, the company prepared its customers for the first real cold weather this winter, with a list of simple energy and money saving tips. Below is their list of 10 items you can use as a checklist. The Georgia Power “winter approaching” energy saving checklist: [...]
December 30, 2012Read More
Well, it’s here… We say goodbye to 2012 – and, yes, we’ve made it! The Apocalypse has officially been moved to 2040 or 2099, or some such thing, so Be First Media Group and the rest of the world can breathe a sigh of relief. Not only that, however, we also get to look forward [...]
December 27, 2012Read More
DRESSING SLAW 6 T rice vinegar 5 c sliced green cabbage 6 T veg oil 2 c sliced red cabbage 5 T peanut butter 1 red bell pepper- matchstick slices 3 T soy sauce 1 yellow bell pepper- matchstick slices 3 T brown sugar 2 med carrots, matchstick slices 2 t ginger, grated or 1 t [...]
December 25, 2012Read More
During this time of tragedy and recovery, the spotlight has been turned on social media. It has come up in regards to postings and social media sites that untruths were not only being spread, but were also hurting people who were already suffering terribly. Each and every week we speak about the “power” of social media. We speak [...]
December 20, 2012Read More
From our good friends at zerowastehome.com here are ten tips to a zero-waste kitchen. Take one “Green Minute” and you can transform your kitchen. Welcome alternatives to disposables (paper towels, garbage liners, wax paper, aluminum sheets, disposable plates, cups, etc….): Swap paper towels for reusable rags, swap sandwich baggies for kitchen towels or stainless containers, drop garbage [...]
December 18, 2012Read More
Okay…we all know that businesses around the globe are using social media and all it has to offer in order to increase sales, build their brands into household names, share data and information, open up blogs that engage their client’s and build lifelong customers. But when the White House utilizes it in order to ‘jump on board’ with [...]
December 13, 2012Read More
Ingredients 1 c flour 1/4 c sugar 1 t salt 1 1/2 t baking powder 1/3 c milk 1 egg 1 c finely chopped apple dash cinnamon Sift flour, sugar, salt, baking powder, and cinnamon together. Add milk and egg. Beat to a smooth batter. Fold in apple. Drop by spoonful into 2 1/2–3-inch [...]
December 9, 2012Read More
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” It was Mark Twain who said the above words, [...]
December 2, 2012Read More