Category Archives: Misc Musings

30 More Taglines From Around The Web

I had so much fun last week surfing the web reading taglines I thought I’d do it again. And, if you are wondering how I found so many great websites, one word: Twitter. 30 MORE Taglines from around the web: Copyblogger: Copywriting Tips for Online Marketing Success http://www.copyblogger.com/ Communicate Value: Build Relationships. Leverage Technology. Attract…

Mother’s Day

Mom’s are special. There’s no way around it, they just are. I know that not everyone has a great relationship with their Mom and not all Mom’s are ‘mom’ material, but if you remember they are just people, like us, doing their best, you will begin to see what’s special about them. I’ve had my…

30 Taglines from around the web

I’m always thinking about my tagline… “Does it convey who I am and what I am about?” “Is it memorable?” “Will people ‘get it’?” “Is it too long?” Is it to short?” “Does it say too much?” “Does it say too little?” I’ve changed my tagline three times in the past year. Each one was…

Facebook: Friend or Foe?

Many people, including myself, have been disturbed in recent months by Facebook’s complete lack of customer care as they have added and removed features at will and changed privacy policies at will. I was even more disturbed when I read the article “Facebook CEO ‘Doesn’t Believe In Privacy’“ at the Huffington Post. When it comes…

Slowly Rebuilding

I am slowly rebuilding The Dreaming Cafe. Yesterday I reinstalled WordPress on my server, selected a theme and imported all my old posts and pages from my WordPress backup. So far today I’ve… Added and updated my sidebar widgets Added the newsletter subscriber box Added my favicon Reinstalled my Google analystics Added my header graphic…

Test

This is a post crash / hack  test post. My WordPress site was hacked and all the php files were encoded with a virus. I worked with GoDaddy and tried several solutions, but nothing worked. Finally, the only thing left to do was to delete the entire site, uninstall WordPress, re-install WordPress and start over….

Feeling a little scared?

“It’s scary!” “I feel like I just jumped out of an airplane.” “It’s like a roller coaster ride.” “My stomach is in knots.” Then… “It’s exciting, too.” “I’m learning to fly.” “I feel so alive.” “I feel like throwing up, but in a good way.” These are some of the things I’ve heard lately from…

Who wants to be a superhero?

Who hasn’t dreamed of being a superhero with super powers? Who hasn’t dreamed of flying through the air, fighting villains with the latest, greatest superhero gadgets, making the world safe for mankind and all living creatures? But, being a superhero isn’t about having muscles and a body to die for or even having the latest…

We all need a Yoda

I recently asked a mentor “Do you work 24-7? You are always ‘on’. What do you do for fun?” I asked because she seems to be online all day, every day, sharing interesting website links, quotes and just general fun ‘what’s happening’ tidbits. It doesn’t matter if it is midnight, 9am, Wednesday or Sunday, she’s…

New Business Card REV

It’s all starting to come together and it feels so right…