By Gift Baskets by Cortney October 14, 2008
I had a web patch created for my gift basket business and I couldn't be more happy with it. It was very creative and eye catching. And I would refer any business to Seuferer - Burns Illustrators. ...read more
By Gift Baskets by Cortney July 15, 2008
I have had the pleasure of doing business with Stacey and let me just say, "it was a pleasure." I look forward to working with her in the future. ...read more
By Alaska Bear Mountain Lodge May 31, 2008
Thank you for joining Alaska Bear Mountain Lodge network. If you have some free time check our website at www.alaskabearmountainlodge.com for some wild Alaskan Bear Viewing experience. Good luck to your business! Have a great summer and don't forget to take a break and travel! ...read more
By QuadAntics September 02, 2010
By QuadAntics September 02, 2010
I never thought it would happen again -- getting locked inside my own house. The first time was embarrassing, but was at least supposed to be a learning lesson. Before going any further, I must quickly establish to anyone reading this blog, my girlfriend Jessie and I live in a house we built together, and we are a ' handicapped couple. ' I'm not leading on describing a relationship between two people who have severe incompatible issues leading most onlookers to whisper under their breath "These people do not belong together!" No, I'm talking about us both been physically crippled. Two quadriplegics. Not just the "I've fallen and can't quite get up," but more like, "I am laying in bed, and cannot move at all!" Anyway, our case managing nurse came on time early in the morning to our home with a new aide to be orientated with my morning cares. It is very routine for morning caregivers to enter our home through the automatic garage door, that way, Jess and I don't have to worry about hiding keys everywhere, and/or having several copies made and take a chance of losing track where they all are. If the battery in the keypad door opener was to fail, then we were prepared by having a replacement battery by our front door. We both thought this backup was sufficient. Our morning nurse tried several times entering the garage code with no luck. She replaced the battery, and still nothing. She even had a credit-card-in-the-door-attempt that did not work. Fairly quick to act, Jessie called a locksmith who seemed very responsive after being informed of our unique situation. He told her it would cost $50.00, and he could be at our house within 20 minutes. Before letting Jessie go, the locksmith asked her over the phone how to get to our address. To give and understand directions to our house, is very simple. They can be explained in four short steps. Jessie was able to speak only two of these steps before he silenced her by saying: "OK, that gives me an idea. If I get lost, I have a map." "Well, there's just a little more for me to tell you." Jessie says in a voice pleading to finish. "No, that's OK. I'll find it. I'll be over there soon. I will do everything in my power to help you out." Summarizes the locksmith. After hearing this, I made the comment to Jessie: "Yeah, he'll do ' Everything ' in his power to help out except listen to the rest of your directions. I feel his commitment!" The locksmith showed up, worked on it a good long time, and then silence. silence... silence... and more silence... Jessie and I have already been very patient as nearly two hours had passed from the time he started, to the time he evidently quit and called in a co-worker with more experience. We can only speculate this co-worker had more experience, because during the silence of the first locksmith Jessie called the locksmith company to find out the latest. We were both eager to know what was going on. The answering voice at the locksmith business informed Jessie the first guy quit trying to crack the lock, and they were sending someone else out. Jessie then immediately asked: "Does the second person, you're sending out, have a tool the first guy didn't have?" "No" responded the phone voice "he had other places to go." [Referring to the first guy] Jessie then said in a voice demanding more information and clarity: "Well, I was just wanting to know if he (second guy) had a needed tool [implying a real explanation on why a second guy was chosen] Instead of Jessie point-blank calling someone a liar, she will humiliate a liar by directing the conversation in a way the liar ends up exposing themselves like fools! It is so entertaining to watch Jessie work someone like this. We both have discussed using a voice recorder to record the lying conversations between her and others, and then feed this audio onto the Internet to share the laughs with everyone. These recordings as a group would be called "Confess to Jess!" The second locksmith arrived and Jess and I placed bets on how long it would take for the ' experienced man ' to break in. "Fifteen minutes" I chipped in "Ten minutes. I am a little more optimistic" counters Jess By this time, our caregivers had moved on with other demanding visits in their day. Jessie and I made phone calls to line up someone to at least be able to get us out of bed as soon as someone could enter our house. Jessies' cousin Kyle, being one of such helpers we called, was on his way over to be ready to enter our home as soon as the locksmith did his stuff. During all of this, Jessie and I were finding it hard to accurately keep track of time and happenings, because of falling in-and-out of sleep, being confined in bed, and either hearing noises from time-to-time, or nothing at all. Then all of a sudden we hear the door, going out into the garage from our kitchen, open up. Footsteps were making their way to our bedroom, and who was it?!...Cousin Kyle "How did you get through the garage entrance?!" I questioned Kyle in a bit of confusion. "I grabbed the garage door by the handle and lifted it up." Kyle states calmly. "Where is the locksmith?" I asked trying to piece everything together. "He's outside sitting in his van." Responds Kyle. "Can you go out there and tell him the house doors can now be opened?" I asked Kyle being slightly embarrassed of what the locksmith might think our say upon hearing this. Was he going to be upset, thinking ' Why didn't they try this option before calling me? I have been out here for some time, for nothing? ' Kyle went outside and told the locksmith. The locksmith didn't appear to be upset, but he did say in a competitively disappointed voice: "I was that close!" As he stood their drawing attention to the key in his hand. The locksmith handed us the key he had made, apologized for not being quicker, and charged us only $35.00 for his time and little service. That afternoon Jessie and I learned the garage door motor wasn't working to lift the door, but after entering the code it was releasing the lock enabling the door to be simply lifted up. Who would have known? Subscribe to QuadAntics monthly newsletter for more stories, news, and the latest products at https://www.cafepress.com/quad. ...read more
By QuadAntics August 31, 2008
If you have a love for the arts and are creative, consider a career as a visual artist. This type of position allows you to specialize in a range of areas, some of which include multimedia and animation. In order to become this type of artist, there are certain steps that need to be taken. ...read more
It often takes many years to make a full-time living as a fine artist. The demand for the type of work the artist creates will often affect how long it takes to make a full-time living. Many fine artists also work other jobs until they are able to find enough regular clients willing to buy their creat... ...read more