As a small business owner I am always looking into every possible way to insure that my company brand is visible. Well, I came across a great article that featured American Express and Facebook assisting small business like mine and yours and what do you know…the one key element they used for marketing their message [...]

My name is Barbara but I truthfully prefer to be called Barbie. I was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. I now live in Puerto Rico (I’ll explain in my next installment). I was born prematurely as a result a result I have a host of disabilities. The primary of which is known as [...]

Getting that Monkey off My Back This was not my first attempt at writing a novel. Back in the mid nineties, when I didn’t own a computer I’d go to the neighborhood community center, use their computer lab, and type in half hour increments. That story would have been the modern day equivalent of Basketball [...]

Yea it’s a recession, not as serious as the depression (thank goodness), but the many situations that may have happen from the recession may have left you feeling down and a little blue. Understandable, we are humans after all right? Right! However, this should not be a reason or should I say excuse for you [...]

An illustration from Granville’s “Les Cent Proverbs” is captioned “Que aime bien chatie bien” or who loves well, punishes well. Love should not hurt you. Domestic violence is known by different names or phrases but it is defined as a pattern of abusive behavior by one or both partners in an intimate relationship such as [...]