HEADLINES
July 04, 2009
Sarah Palin Quits - Comedians Weep

Sure she looks good and she was fodder for late night comedians and the super market tabloids but won't we all miss comments like this?

"They are also building schools for the Afghan children so that there is hope and opportunity in our neighboring country of Afghanistan." --Sarah Palin, speaking at a fundraiser in San Francisco, Oct. 5, 2008

"I'm the mayor, I can do whatever I want until the courts tell me I can't.'" --Sarah Palin

"Ohh, good, thank you, yes." --Sarah Palin, after a notorious Canadian prank caller complimented her on the documentary about her life, Hustler's "Nailin Palin," Nov. 1, 2008

Now that GW is gone and done making up the English language as he went along where will we look for crazy answers? Maybe we'll have to go back to the past like this great quote,

"For seven and a half years I've worked alongside President Reagan. We've had triumphs. Made some mistakes. We've had some sex...uh...setbacks." George Bush, Sr.

Obama is playing it pretty safe he seems to come up with the same answer to every question. As soon as that stops working maybe we'll get something funny out of him. But I'm afraid we will be in for 4 years of wait and see Diplomacy. N Korea launched 4 rockets in defiance of all U.N. sanctions and the pressure of their neighbors. Obama has yet t o put down his hamburger to respond to this. I guess we will wait 4 years till they can reach the west coast of the U.S. to do a damn thing.

TECH CENTER
June 23, 2009
Support by Phone? I just want to Email You

The biggest reason we switched to support by phone is email literally took forever to accomplish anything. We would average sending 6 emails to get the information we needed. Getting older and trying to simplify my life phone lines seemed impossible but were the way to go. After a call to Vonage we were able to get 6 lines including 800 service for our members.

Instead of waking up to 50 support emails I answer 10-15 support related emails daily and the closure rate has gone way up. I believe we are the only chat site that offers this service and I know we are the only one that offers member toll free access.

With all the browsers and types of software installations the phone makes it much easier and we actually know if we have fixed the problem while the user is on the phone.

If the price of the call is a concern simply ask us to call you back. We know these are hard economic times for many people and we will be glad to call you right back to save you as much money as possible. We want you to enjoy your time here and even if we have to do it on our dime that's what we'll do.

The telephone lines have also turned into a great means of communicating with the community on ideas for the site, room suggestions and just about everything. Some just call to say hello. Please feel free to call us for any reason even if it's just to tell us about the weather where you are.

EVE'S CORNER
August 11, 2009
Inexpensive Decorating Tips

Wicker baskets can be used in various ways to add charm to your abode. They are inexpensive, available at thrift stores and yard sales for a song, and what's more they are washable.