When I was a small child, there were certain 'aunties' I would not kiss goodbye. We were about to leave, and my mother would prompt me 'kiss Auntie X goodbye' and I would absolutely refuse. This led to great anger and embarassment for my mother, who would later question me about why I would not kiss Auntie goodbye. I clearly remember telling her the reason was that Auntie did not 'smell' right. This was the best description I could give at the time, even though Auntie did not have horrendous body odour, there was something about Auntie that did not smell right and I did not want to kiss her. I now think that it was one of those indefinable things that make us either like or dislike people, but as a child I always associated that with 'smell'.
I only recently thought of that again when I heard that one my old 'smelly'Aunties had died. It led me to speculate about why we like or dislike some people,and what it is that makes us fall madly in love with people. I once thought I was in love with someone based on the quality of his voice over the telephone. When I actually met him, it was a great shock. He was so absolutely not the person I thought he was and I was no longer in love with him from the moment of first meeting.
I also like the way people move their hands (I find hands intensely fascinating) and have fallen in love with people for the way their face moved when they smiled. Of course I have only ever fallen in love with them if they 'smelt' (for want of a better word)right. I am sure that everyone falls in love with people on the basis of things of which we are not aware, maybe a type of chemical reaction or the scent of their pheromones.
I have written somewhere else about the man who hideously murdered his wife because he thought she was having a love affair on-line and he had become insanely jealous. It now appears that the woman was a member of Second Life, a virtual worldwide community. Since in that community you give yourself a new name, and can make up any qualities you like,the way you dress, the way your hair hangs, everything about yourself, it would appear then that if you were to fall in love with someone on Second Life you might not be falling in love with that person, but you are falling for an idea that the other person wants you to have about him/her.
But suppose you are in a community where people do not make up an avatar but post real photos of themselves and you chat with them a lot. Maybe you even speak to them via Skype. You now have a face and a voice. Two real things. But is that enough to fall in love? What happens when you meet that person and they 'smell' wrong? What if you have abandoned your previous family and friends for that person and then they are not who you thought they were? What if they eat with their mouth open and you have just lost everything you had before, for them? What if the person who was so witty on-line was really only witty because they had access to a book of clever quotations and Google search facilities?
My grandmother always said 'never buy anything until you have had a chance to test the goods', I think maybe in the case of on-line falling in love, she may have been right.
Saturday, 25 April 2009
Sunday, 19 April 2009
Man Learns Something New
This story really goes back to my previous post, about the man who was arrested for having a porcelain pig in his back garden. This story is not set in England, but in New Zealand. It was sent to me by a good friend of mine, who thought the previous story was funny and this might be the ideal follow-up.
The story is about a 22-year old man, who was arrested by police because he appeared to be under the influence of alcohol. He started hurling abuse at the police during the course of the arrest and amongst other things he called them 'pigs'
He appeared in court and the Community Magistrate ordered that the man should be sentenced to spend a day working at a pig farm and furthermore that he had to write an essay on his experience whilst working at the pig farm.
So the man did his day at the pig farm and wrote an essay about it.
According to the newspaper, he wrote: "I was very, very drunk. I have stopped drinking because of what happened. I have wasted the police's time and my time."
He maintained the word pig could be found in the Oxford dictionary and was often used to describe police.
But added he had learned 'that there is nothing at all in common with a pig and an officer'
My question is really simple, how does he know that unless he also works a day at the Police Station?
The story is about a 22-year old man, who was arrested by police because he appeared to be under the influence of alcohol. He started hurling abuse at the police during the course of the arrest and amongst other things he called them 'pigs'
He appeared in court and the Community Magistrate ordered that the man should be sentenced to spend a day working at a pig farm and furthermore that he had to write an essay on his experience whilst working at the pig farm.
So the man did his day at the pig farm and wrote an essay about it.
According to the newspaper, he wrote: "I was very, very drunk. I have stopped drinking because of what happened. I have wasted the police's time and my time."
He maintained the word pig could be found in the Oxford dictionary and was often used to describe police.
But added he had learned 'that there is nothing at all in common with a pig and an officer'
My question is really simple, how does he know that unless he also works a day at the Police Station?
Friday, 17 April 2009
Do Not Call Your Next Door Neighbour A Pig
I read this story on-line today and had to really laugh, because it exposes beautifully people's sensitivities and a society gone absolutely mad with Political Correctness and becoming more and more fond of curbing people's liberties.
A man in a small village in England, near to Oxford, used to have a pig farm on his property. These used to be kept at the bottom of what is now his garden. In the last six years or so the man decided no longer to keep pigs, and painted a sign on what used to be the pig sty saying 'No Pigs'.
In memory of his previous lifestyle and his pigs, he placed a porcelain pig in his garden. The pig has been in his garden for six years now.
He got a new neighbour four years ago. Apparently there were arguments between the man and his new neighbour about who has the right to use a footpath that runs between the two properties.
So far so good. Just another story of suburban England. Now the story becomes funny. The neighbour is a police constable. One night Mr. Robin Demczak, 57, (the former pig farmer) was dragged off to the cells and held for more than 6½ hours as the constable’s colleagues grilled him about the porcelain porker. Apparently his PC neighbour stated that the pig had been deliberately placed there to taunt him and the the notice saying 'no pigs' on what was formerly the pig sty was also there to insult him.
Mr. Demczak has been cleared of the charges after being in custody for several hours. A Thames Valley Police force spokesman said: “We can confirm that a man was arrested on suspicion of harassment in relation to the incident. He has been released without charge. But the investigation is still ongoing."
Mr. Demczak has been ordered to take the porcelain pig out of his garden and to take down the notice from the former sty. So much for an Englishman's home being his castle.
A case of PC (in both senses) madness I think. PC Ablett was unavailable for comment
A man in a small village in England, near to Oxford, used to have a pig farm on his property. These used to be kept at the bottom of what is now his garden. In the last six years or so the man decided no longer to keep pigs, and painted a sign on what used to be the pig sty saying 'No Pigs'.
In memory of his previous lifestyle and his pigs, he placed a porcelain pig in his garden. The pig has been in his garden for six years now.
He got a new neighbour four years ago. Apparently there were arguments between the man and his new neighbour about who has the right to use a footpath that runs between the two properties.
So far so good. Just another story of suburban England. Now the story becomes funny. The neighbour is a police constable. One night Mr. Robin Demczak, 57, (the former pig farmer) was dragged off to the cells and held for more than 6½ hours as the constable’s colleagues grilled him about the porcelain porker. Apparently his PC neighbour stated that the pig had been deliberately placed there to taunt him and the the notice saying 'no pigs' on what was formerly the pig sty was also there to insult him.
Mr. Demczak has been cleared of the charges after being in custody for several hours. A Thames Valley Police force spokesman said: “We can confirm that a man was arrested on suspicion of harassment in relation to the incident. He has been released without charge. But the investigation is still ongoing."
Mr. Demczak has been ordered to take the porcelain pig out of his garden and to take down the notice from the former sty. So much for an Englishman's home being his castle.
A case of PC (in both senses) madness I think. PC Ablett was unavailable for comment
Tuesday, 14 April 2009
Just In Case You Missed This
Ok, I will be the first one to admit that I do not always read e-mails I receive from Traffic Exchanges. This is a fault of mine, because I am not really that interested usually and in too much of a hurry to pay them much attention. I did however partially read the e-mail from Traffic Era about the clock rain, and I thought 'wow, let's get in there and get a few tokens'. This means that I did not read the entire e-mail. Today I received a PM from another member on another team entirely who said that from next month on they would not afford to keep their Club Upgrade. I wondered what the hell they were talking about. As I had already deleted the e-mail about the Clock Rain, I had to ask my team whether they still had the mail. Luckily someone did and forwarded it to me. This post is for the unlucky person who wrote me the PM.
At the end of their e-mail about the Clock Rain (which was a Great Thing) they put in a bit about a change to the logibucks and selling rates etc as from the 9th May. I have only looked at it today, and I urge everyone to look at this carefully.
How will my rate be calculated starting on May 9th, 2009?
rate (per 5,000 credits) = [base rate*] + [$1 for each upgraded referral] + [$0.50 for each complete star**]
*base rate will vary between $0.25 and $1.00 depending on network demand
**Stars are achieved based on the following LPV (Lifetime Personal Value):
1 star @ 100,000
2 stars @ 250,000
3 stars @ 1,000,000
4 stars @ 2,000,000
5 stars @ 5,000,000
Weekly selling limit
Silver Membership: max 15,000/week
Gold Membership: max 20,000/week
Platinum Membership: max 25,000/week
Club Membership: max 30,000/week
Max selling rateSilver Membership: $1.00 / 5,000 credits
Gold Membership: $2.00 / 5,000 credits
Platinum Membership: $2.50 / 5,000 credits
Club Membership: $3.00 / 5,000 credits
You do the math.
At the end of their e-mail about the Clock Rain (which was a Great Thing) they put in a bit about a change to the logibucks and selling rates etc as from the 9th May. I have only looked at it today, and I urge everyone to look at this carefully.
How will my rate be calculated starting on May 9th, 2009?
rate (per 5,000 credits) = [base rate*] + [$1 for each upgraded referral] + [$0.50 for each complete star**]
*base rate will vary between $0.25 and $1.00 depending on network demand
**Stars are achieved based on the following LPV (Lifetime Personal Value):
1 star @ 100,000
2 stars @ 250,000
3 stars @ 1,000,000
4 stars @ 2,000,000
5 stars @ 5,000,000
Weekly selling limit
Silver Membership: max 15,000/week
Gold Membership: max 20,000/week
Platinum Membership: max 25,000/week
Club Membership: max 30,000/week
Max selling rateSilver Membership: $1.00 / 5,000 credits
Gold Membership: $2.00 / 5,000 credits
Platinum Membership: $2.50 / 5,000 credits
Club Membership: $3.00 / 5,000 credits
You do the math.
Monday, 13 April 2009
How NOT To Get Sign-Ups For Your Business
I have always found it fascinating to see how people try to get other people to join their latest opportunity. Nowhere can this be more obvious than when you surf in a team.
There are very subtle ways in which you can get people interested in the opportunity you are interested in. If you are slightly aloof about what you do and how you earn your money, this may actually work to your advantage. It piques people's curiosity and they may even ask you about your opportunity. When they do, do not be too eager to explain everything about your opportunity, just tell them enough to have them begging for more information.
The way definitely not to get anyone to join your business is to come out with the phrases that we have all been taught would get people interested. Do not forget, we are all in the same boat.
So, in the middle of a long race, coming out with phrases such as 'What would it mean to you if you had $00.00 (fill in relevant amount yourself) of extra money each month' or 'What would you be willing to do to change your future' or even worse 'if you keep doing what you have always done, you will keep receiving what you have always received', is not going to get you anyone in the slightest bit interested in the opportunity you offer. The trouble with all those sentences is that we have all heard them many many times before, and usually at the end of all that, there is nothing to show for your hard work if you have joined. Furthermore, doing so in the middle of a race when your team would have a chance to maybe make it to second or third if everyone surfed, will turn off even those people who might otherwise have been interested in what you had to offer.
So, be reticent, say just enough to make people curious, do not rave about your opportunity, try to be original in the way that you elicit what people actually want to achieve in their lives, and most importantly, do not do any of those things when people are trying to win a race.
I have no opportunity to offer, so need to read any further now :)
There are very subtle ways in which you can get people interested in the opportunity you are interested in. If you are slightly aloof about what you do and how you earn your money, this may actually work to your advantage. It piques people's curiosity and they may even ask you about your opportunity. When they do, do not be too eager to explain everything about your opportunity, just tell them enough to have them begging for more information.
The way definitely not to get anyone to join your business is to come out with the phrases that we have all been taught would get people interested. Do not forget, we are all in the same boat.
So, in the middle of a long race, coming out with phrases such as 'What would it mean to you if you had $00.00 (fill in relevant amount yourself) of extra money each month' or 'What would you be willing to do to change your future' or even worse 'if you keep doing what you have always done, you will keep receiving what you have always received', is not going to get you anyone in the slightest bit interested in the opportunity you offer. The trouble with all those sentences is that we have all heard them many many times before, and usually at the end of all that, there is nothing to show for your hard work if you have joined. Furthermore, doing so in the middle of a race when your team would have a chance to maybe make it to second or third if everyone surfed, will turn off even those people who might otherwise have been interested in what you had to offer.
So, be reticent, say just enough to make people curious, do not rave about your opportunity, try to be original in the way that you elicit what people actually want to achieve in their lives, and most importantly, do not do any of those things when people are trying to win a race.
I have no opportunity to offer, so need to read any further now :)
Saturday, 11 April 2009
Paid To Surf A Few Sites A Day
The concept of surfing and being paid to surf is not new. Several exchanges pay cash if you surf a required number of sites. Today I want to look at a relative newcomer in that field, an exchange called Ad-Ventures 4 U
Adventures is not a very old site, but it looks promising. The site is family owned, and the owners say they are sick of people getting scammed. We have all heard that before and therefore I was very cautious before joining. Some of the money they pay out is money paid in by other members of the exchange and some of the money comes from investments they have made. They promise to pay 75% of their Revenue and 90% of all other income (investments).
The exchange offers two different memberships. Free members are required to surf 70 sites a week. As far as I can see free members do not earn any money, but can use the site as a normal exchange. Paid members buy Ventures. One Venture costs $10.00. Paid members are required to surf 25 sites each day. If a paid member does not surf one day, his/her income for that week is reduced by 1/7 th of the weekly pay out for that week.
I had bookmarked the site several times before I decided to join, partially to see what was going on and partially because I could not make up my mind about whether I wanted to invest money in it. I know $10.00 is not much money, but I have made a decision to only invest money now in on-line activities if I have earnt the money on-line before. Since I had about $20.00 in AlertPay at the time, I had more or less decided to join when an offer came my way that made the decision for me.
I surf on a traffic exchange that features team surfing. One of my team members said he would pay for one venture for each of the members of the team if they joined under his link. Referral earnings are 15%. He had been with Adventures for quite a while and had regularly withdrawn earnings. He is only paying for new members if he has already earned the money in Adventures so sometimes it can take a little while to get upgraded. However, true to his promise he upgraded me within a couple of days.
I surfed my 25 sites and advertised my site link as well. Got a few referrals and helped upgrade a couple of them. Now I am getting to the point where I will start to see a weekly income quite soon. It will not be a huge amount, but it will be real money and it will be paid into my AlertPay account.
The plan is to leave half the money earned in the account each week, so that it will be automatically reinvested in more Ventures, thereby earning me more money again each week. If you do not withdraw your earnings they will be reinvested. On the site there is a weekly schedule that tells you when to check how much you have earned, how much you wish to withdraw and if you did not withdraw, a day later you see that your ventures have increased.
It is not a new concept. I also belong to another similar site, where you buy a venture and have to autosurf 35 sites a day (Adventures is manual surf) and earn 5% of your original investment each day you surf the 35 sites. Their minimal investment is $25.00 and I plan on blogging about them soon. They have already paid me twice.
What I like about Adventures, apart from the earning potential, is that you can use it as an ordinary Traffic Exchange, it is manual, the claims are not outrageous and it is not expensive to join. The admin is very funny, and sends emails updating regularly. I think Adventures may be a risk worth taking and the potential earnings are very pleasing.
Adventures is not a very old site, but it looks promising. The site is family owned, and the owners say they are sick of people getting scammed. We have all heard that before and therefore I was very cautious before joining. Some of the money they pay out is money paid in by other members of the exchange and some of the money comes from investments they have made. They promise to pay 75% of their Revenue and 90% of all other income (investments).
The exchange offers two different memberships. Free members are required to surf 70 sites a week. As far as I can see free members do not earn any money, but can use the site as a normal exchange. Paid members buy Ventures. One Venture costs $10.00. Paid members are required to surf 25 sites each day. If a paid member does not surf one day, his/her income for that week is reduced by 1/7 th of the weekly pay out for that week.
I had bookmarked the site several times before I decided to join, partially to see what was going on and partially because I could not make up my mind about whether I wanted to invest money in it. I know $10.00 is not much money, but I have made a decision to only invest money now in on-line activities if I have earnt the money on-line before. Since I had about $20.00 in AlertPay at the time, I had more or less decided to join when an offer came my way that made the decision for me.
I surf on a traffic exchange that features team surfing. One of my team members said he would pay for one venture for each of the members of the team if they joined under his link. Referral earnings are 15%. He had been with Adventures for quite a while and had regularly withdrawn earnings. He is only paying for new members if he has already earned the money in Adventures so sometimes it can take a little while to get upgraded. However, true to his promise he upgraded me within a couple of days.
I surfed my 25 sites and advertised my site link as well. Got a few referrals and helped upgrade a couple of them. Now I am getting to the point where I will start to see a weekly income quite soon. It will not be a huge amount, but it will be real money and it will be paid into my AlertPay account.
The plan is to leave half the money earned in the account each week, so that it will be automatically reinvested in more Ventures, thereby earning me more money again each week. If you do not withdraw your earnings they will be reinvested. On the site there is a weekly schedule that tells you when to check how much you have earned, how much you wish to withdraw and if you did not withdraw, a day later you see that your ventures have increased.
It is not a new concept. I also belong to another similar site, where you buy a venture and have to autosurf 35 sites a day (Adventures is manual surf) and earn 5% of your original investment each day you surf the 35 sites. Their minimal investment is $25.00 and I plan on blogging about them soon. They have already paid me twice.
What I like about Adventures, apart from the earning potential, is that you can use it as an ordinary Traffic Exchange, it is manual, the claims are not outrageous and it is not expensive to join. The admin is very funny, and sends emails updating regularly. I think Adventures may be a risk worth taking and the potential earnings are very pleasing.
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