I Was The First To Win A Full Conference Pass to Affiliate Summit, AGAIN

Once again I was the first entry to win a full conference pass to the Affiliate Summit.  The Affiliate Summit West will be held in Las Vegas,  February 24-26, 2008.

To win this free pass all I had to do was submit a video that told why I wanted to attend the Affiliate Summit in Las Vegas. 

The Rest of the Story, My Parents on Maury Povich

After posting the ProNew 7 Newscast, and the Hard Copy Video on here, I have finally added the most heart wrenching shows to my YouTube account.  I am not going to put the actual videos here on my post, some of it is pretty graphic.  They show a picture from the autopsy that was performed on my sister.  I had to divide the video into 3 parts, so if you watch them, they are labeled part 1, part 2, and part 3.  My YouTube account is under the name teresacaldwell.  One comment left on the 1st video, was “Wow! It’s the Maury show, before it turned trashy! “ 

In my opinion, my parent’s showed a lot of class and self control, considering the circumstances.  I don’t believe I could have been as composed as they were.  They were not told that the murder’s sister and father were going to be on the show.  I guess that is the “Shock Factor” of these types of shows.  I do have to say, Maury Povich, did a good job and showed some class himself, he was compassionate and I believe handled the show in a somewhat dignified manner.

You can download a copy of my Dad’s book at http://www.4urthoughts.com.

Hard Copy, Convicted Murderer Sues Victim’s Family

This is a story about my Parents, and my Sister’s murderer (her husband).  It speaks for itself.  My Dad wrote a book about his struggle to put the murderer behind bars.  You can download a copy of his book on my website http://www.4urthoughts.com/2.html

True Story, Murder In Texas !

I was going through my old videos today, and ran across a recorded newscast. The newscast was about a father who had written a book about his daughter’s murder and his struggle for justice to be served. The man who wrote the book is my Dad, the girl that was murdered was my Sister. My Sister was murdered 31 years ago, the newscast was aired 11 years ago. The book, that my Dad wrote, was published by a publishing company that has now gone out of business. My Dad has only a few of the actual published books left. You can download the e-book “Search for Justice” by Norbert Schlegel, at my website http://www.4urthoughts.com

You May Call It Redneck, We Call It Fun

Okay, here in this small, some might say “hick town” in Texas, there isn’t much to do. We live about 2 miles from this small town, in the country. My kids have always enjoyed being able to have the freedom to have room to roam, to play in the fields. As my kids got bigger so have their toys. These are videos my son posted to YouTube. You can also take a look at his myspace to see more. This is actually just right in front of our house.

People from the cities may call this redneck, we call if fun. Don’t knock it till you’ve tried it. Funny thing is I have always been against my kids doing things dangerous, and I consider this to be a little on the dangerous side. My son asked me to ride with him in the S10 Blazer in the Videos, I did, I screamed, I held on, closed my eyes, cussed, and then all at once, something very strange happened. At the very same time I said “Can I Drive?” as he asked “Do You Want To Drive?”

It was Awesome!!!!

Do I Bug You? Well I Love You !!

Do I Bug You?? I know I have a sense of humor and opinions that my family sometimes don’t understand, my husband often rolls his eyes at me. Once when my Son had some of his friends over to the house, I guess I said something, or acted someway silly or whatever, he said “Mom you are weird”. (I guess I BUG him) Just because I don’t act like “so and so’s Mom”…Oh Well, I am who I am, the kids haven’t quit coming around, so I guess I haven’t ran anyone off. I really hate it when someone tells me how to act. I really loved the post on http://deanhunt.com on July 4th, “I love the internet”. I say that exact thing ALL the time. I am always going to the internet to search info on stuff. In fact my family hates it when I do that. Say, me and my family are having a conversation, maybe someone asked who wrote some song or who originally recorded it, just as an example. They would all like sit there and say who they thought and disagree, so forth and so on, well I would say “I’ll go Google it”. For some reason that would bug them. (I am coming to the conclusion I just BUG them all, Oh Well, I am who I am) I have gotten to the point where I won’t tell them I am going to go search the internet for the answer and I just sneak off and they never miss me, I come back with the correct info.

I guess I have always worried about bugging people. Once a guy in high school told me to get lost, I was bothering him. Guess what, I am now married to him…he says he doesn’t remember telling me that. He thought he was a ladies man back then, I guess talking to one girl too long might spoil his image. We have been married for 25 years now, and he is such a good husband. The first 10 or so years weren’t the best, but both of us have matured and learned, sometimes you have to compromise, choose your battles, and let things go. Life is full of bumps in the road and sometimes great big chug holes, but you don’t stop driving, just keep on driving and repair what damage (if it is repairable) the bad roads may have caused. Sometimes you have to learn how to trust again after the trust is lost. For me it has been worth it. Some advise from an old married women, tell your wife how beautiful she is every day, and how much you love her, even if it starts to seem a little routine. Women do the same to your husbands, tell them how much you love them, and thank them for all the things they do for you, no matter how small. I don’t go a day without telling my kids, my husband, and my parents that I love them, even if I have to txt message it to my kids, sometimes they are so busy they don’t have time to talk to me…I can’t sleep if I haven’t told them I love them.

I Really Get Sick of Stupid Politicians

I really get sick of stupid politicians. Texas Representative, Warren Chisum, wants to make it harder to get a divorce. You can read the proposed bill at http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/billtext/pdf/HB02684I.pdf

I feel that this would just make the desperate more desperate, there would be more murders, abuse, and missing people. If I was with someone I couldn’t live with, and there was no way out, I am afraid I would have to take desperate measures. How is he helping society in anyway? I think it all comes down to the right wing republicans platform of “Family Values”. Talk about hiding behind something, “Family Values?”, how many politicians have affairs, sexually abuse the young pages, are actually gay, yet vote against any gay rights. Bush vetoed stem cell research, saying “I don’t believe in sacrificing a life, to save a life”, What about this Iraq war. The current administration cut funding to Planned Parenthood, which provided so much good info, std testing, and birth control to the people who can’t afford these services otherwise, and young kids, who probably are afraid to talk to their parents about these subjects, all in the name of “Family Values”. Ignoring these things won’t make them go away. We will just have more uneducated people, with more kids, who in turn more than likely will follow in their parents footsteps and we will have more poverty, welfare, and domestic violence. When the desperate get more deperate they take desperate measures, I can’t imagine a young girl thinking she might be pregnant, probably being scared to tell a parent, not having a place to go where they can help her in confidence. And the churches who protest these clinics, who make threats, and actual bomb these places. I thought religion was supposed to teach love, forgiveness, understanding, etc., not violence.

Strong Women !!

Rosie the Riveter, a fictional character supporting the world war II effort, helped to recruit more than two million women into the workforce with these ads. These ads led to a tremendous change in the relationship between women and the workplace. As a result, employment outside of the home became socially acceptable and even desirable. Over time, Rosie has become an Icon that symbolized the strength of women, and their determination and ability to do any job.

This has become my Motto !! I feel like I, or any other woman, can do anything we set our minds to do.

I just want to encourage women (and men) to stay strong in their passions, listen to their own inner voice, turn off the negative comments by those who don’t believe, become the person you want to be, don’t be afraid of change, be brave and patient. So go out there and take the first step to becoming who you want to be !!!!

Lost??

Do you ever get lost in all the information that is out there about affiliate marketing? I sure do. I think I have a little Attention Deficit Disorder. When I get to finding a lot of really interesting websites, blogs, and other information on Affiliate Marketing, I lose focus on any of them and kind of go back and forth and really never get anything accomplished. Not only do I think I have a case of ADD, but I also am the worlds worst organizer. It isn’t that I am not able to learn each and every bit of information out there, it is just that I am like a kid in a candy store. I can’t decide which one to chose but I want to test each one of them. They all look del.icio.us. !!! If I could just Stumble upon one that could be myspace there might be a flicker of hope. For the moment Bumpzee is my favorite (the bright green color really makes me in a happy mood, it is so fun). I just need to take time to get those little widgets on my blog here. I really guess I should start from step one and try to figure out some of this terminology and what it actually means and does. Java makes me think of coffee. sql brings a picture of a squirrel to my mind, I quess that would be my shorthand version of a squirrel. php makes me think I am tired likes phoooped out. ftp makes me think of sending flowers. asp isn’t that a snake? Blog sounds like something you might get stuck in. Isn’t Tagging a game we all played in elementary school. Hmmmm I guess a Blogroll could be a bakery item. I guess I am just a visual person. I put a picture to everything in my mind, that is how I would study for test in school, I would put a visual image to each question and answer. All these pictures mixed in with all these new terms, that I want to learn about, just start going round and round in my crazy mind. So I guess my question is…Can a person who is somewhat ADD, and somewhat visual with words, and very unorganized actually ever make sense of any of this? HELP !!!!! I know I can do it. I am determined to do it, but if my brain short circuits….You might get me confused with a ditzy blonde. Well maybe I am a ditzy blonde at times. But I am capable of learning. I promise I am. I promise all of this no matter how long it takes me to learn, has to be more interesting and fun than keeping up with documentation on loan files (my previous job for over 17 years). Now that is a hard job to put visuals to. It is hard to get creative when the word compliance is involved….

You only live once, Enjoy what you do. That is what I plan on doing, as soon as I figure out this puzzle called affiliate marketing. I also want to learn photoshop, illustrator, and all that other creative stuff……I was born to create, and speak my mind.