A follow up on the 60 Minutes Report where Most of Congress seems to be participating in Insider Trading, which is illegal for all of us, but for none of them. Should we throw them all out? They all seem so far removed from the realities we deal with every day. Get the book: ... Read More

Laura and Miranda started something in our household and it's really worked well for all of us. Laura figures she earned $400 worth of merchandise this year. Now she is a hardcore Swagbucker, she has learned how to use this program very well. And now, they have a promotion to help you start out big It's called Swagbucks Pays For Your Holidays Contest (This is what I received from Swagbucks) You just need to create a wish list! The Wishlist on Swagbucks.com, is completely free ... Read More

  What is Swagbucks? A search engine reward site that allows you to “earn” Swagbucks for completing your normal everyday on-line searching, which can be collected and redeemed for gift-cards to some of your favorite places, like Amazon. Our whole family loves it and has enjoyed ordering items from Amazon using our Swagbucks Gift cards! Now Swagbucks has a wonderful promotion going on! - Get at least 5 new referrals who are NOT members of your household or sharing an address with you. - Each referral ... Read More

On April 10, 1790, President George Washington signed the bill which laid the foundations of the modern American patent system. The U.S. patent system was unique; for the first time in history the intrinsic right of an inventor to profit from his invention is recognized by law. Previously, ... Read More

Swagbucks now announces FREE Games and Flash Games! Available Thursday, January 14th: For Swagbuck members, you can now play games for free. That's right: just playing games will randomly earn you Swag Bucks - anywhere from 1 to 5, and you can earn multiple times per day! There is also another way to play games: Buying into tournaments. Each game has multiple tournament options where you risk a small amount of Swag Bucks for the chance to earn ... Read More

For photography of course! My first present of the year came from Australia via the Amazon! Amazon.com of course! Westcott 301 Photo Basics 40-Inch 5-in-1 Reflector So Laura and I went out to immediately try out the reflector for portrait photography. For those who don't know, reflectors help send light to your subject. Laura was my volunteer for my practice how to drive the reflectors today. We like the results! Thank you, John. I LOVE them! I promise to use them lots! ... Read More

If you live on the east coast and you're not finished your Christmas shopping, don't panic, it's not too late. In fact, it couldn't be easier to send that last minute gift with Amazon.com and it couldn't be easier. Send a gift certificate and it can go right to their email or you can print it to give it to them personally! ... Read More

Here are two ideas, one just came to my inbox this morning. Last minute idea, still shipped for free: I was given a gift from the Flying Noodle last year and it was months of fun. A free dinner and a Blockbuster card for a movie. Send this for your hard to buy for loved one! Dinner and A Movie Club   And Amazon Gift Certificates are always a favorite because they can go right into your friend or loved one's inbox!   movie dogfart seriestorrent movie ... Read More

I've been an associate with Amazon.com for a few years now, but I am rather slow to catch on to some things. Now, I have finally created my own Amazon store! Need to shop online? » Check this out!   ... Read More

Did you order from Amazon this Christmas season? If you did you were in a large company of people. Amazon.com Customers Order over 108 Million Items Worldwide During 11th Holiday Season; More Than 99 Percent of Orders Shipped in Time to Meet Holiday Deadlines Worldwide We ordered a few things from Amazon, we did have one item out of about a half a dozen that didn't arrive in time for Christmas. Kinda curious how the figure 99% was bragged on, and downplayed ... Read More

"Where there is great love, there are always wishes." ~Willa Cather Did you ever as a child make a wish list? Perhaps at Christmas time? I don't really recall doing it, but Amazon.com lets you make one! Xerraire's Amazon Wish List ... Read More