Wordless Wednesday – The Zucchini Is Ready

Growing Zucchini - Be Careful What You Wish For!

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What’s Wrong With This Pitch? Pretty Much Everything.

First email: Hi, My name is A. and I am working with (company name). (Company Name) has a free software program called (name of product) that should be interest to you and your readers. (This product) offers a solution to mothers (because Dads/grandparents/aunts/uncles etc. don't ever organize photos online apparently) looking for practical ways to manage their digital photo albums in a timely manner given their hectic schedules, as well as giving them the opportunity to share these photos with a private network of friends and family. This private network gives mothers, who are concerned about putting photos onto public sites, a great alternative to protect their valuable family photo archive and their children’s images. We would like you to consider doing a compensated review of (this product) for your readers. We are currently accepting both writtern reviews and video reviews. Please let me know of your interest in your responding email. We can come to an agreement on the … [Read more...]

Paying $1000 for glasses is just nuts

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Zenni Optical for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. In the July 4th, 2011 issue of Time magazine, in an article titled "Eyes on the Price",  it was mentioned that a Time editor had paid $1000 for a pair of glasses. I've been wearing glasses since middle school, and I've never even seen glasses that cost that much. Do they have diamonds encrusted on them or something? Time reader Peter Minton of Winsted Connectictut wrote in to express his surprise and make an alternate suggestion: Please tell me editor Bill Saporito is receiving mental-health treatment, because he is insane for spending $1,000 on a single pair of glasses. I buy glasses from Zenni Optical, an online site. It’s $20 for a complete set at my doorstep, shipping included. -Peter Minton, Winsted, Conn. I've never used Zenni Optical myself, but I've been hearing about them for years. They carry thousands of frames in styles for … [Read more...]