I've just gone through a week-long period where everything I touched, metaphorically speaking, turned into poop. I had the "poop" touch. This is a family 'zine. If you're over 30 and can handle it, substitute the proper word for "poop."
I first noticed it when I reached for the bag of garlic powder I bought at Whole Foods, and it came out of the cabinet upside down and unlatched... making my kitchen floor look like the evidence room of the Hollywood Police Department. White powder everywhere.
The final straw was Wednesday night, when I reached for my laptop to respond to a posting on a forum, and knocked a full glass of Shiraz-Cabernet into my Fujitsu Lifebook.
I immediately turned it off and upside down- hoping for the best. The next morning, it was a rock. No light. Pushing buttons didn't generate any sparks at all. Dead.
I run all of my businesses from this laptop- I back up most of the important data, but this is the only one that has all the software I use. I made a conscious decision to create a "business in a backpack," and that's just hunky-dory as long as the laptop works. It's a recording studio, a graphics studio, a video editor, a web-page creator, and handles my finances... when it works.
Bottom line, I was out of business. How to turn THIS into something good?
I took the laptop to my computer guru and just took myself off the hook for a couple of days. Checked out.
There is a very comfortable coffee shop here in town, which has a computer and internet access. After taking care of the absolutely critical stuff, I found a spot in the sun on the front porch, with cigar, coffee and water at hand, and read a good book.
A non-internet marketing book.
I recommend it. The "poop touch" just went away.
I've been exhausted since the seminar... it was a hell of a way to spend my fiftieth birthday.
So, two days on a sunny front porch smoking cigars and drinking coffee... excellent therapy. I'm recharged and rested and ready to go.
Today my computer guru brought back the laptop- it's going to need a new keyboard, but other than that it's fine. I definitely dodged a bullet.
Tomorrow, I'll go back to my death defying schedule. There ain't no such thing as passive income. If there is, I haven't seen it. I work seven days a week on e-books, audios, web sites, coaching, and networking.
Except... I think... about once a month I'm going to pretend that my laptop got drunk again. Just turn it off, put it in the backpack, and put the backpack in the bedroom... and go to the coffee shop.
Here's the surprising thing: the world kept spinning. My coaching program filled up. People kept buying my products. Nobody really noticed that I was out of touch for two days... I took two days off and got away with it!
I may actually introduce the idea... slowly, so I don't startle myself... of taking a day off every week. I'll have to work up to that, though.
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Home improvement has become a great American pastime. Millions of Americans spend their weekends painting, gardening, remodeling, building porches and improving their homes. But homes aren't the only major investment that families should protect. Most people spend a large portion of their salary on car payments, car repairs, and certainly gasoline. But it doesn't have to be that way. There's a car improvement project that's just waiting to save you money and provide a fun, worth-while do-it-yourself project. That project is the HHO kit.
An HHO kit is conversion kit that can be added to any gasoline-powered car. HHO kits use water to assist your engine in running. Imagine having a car that is partially fueled by water! The HHO converter changes the water into its gas-state hydrogen. Then, the HHO converter kit siphons that hydrogen into the car's gas tank. The introduction of hydrogen into the gas tank allows your car to use significantly less gasoline than it does right now. This means that your car will get significantly better gas mileage and your monthly gasoline budget will be drastically reduced. Most car owners with HHO kits installed on their cars save 10 to 50% on gasoline. That's huge savings to funnel back into your home repairs, a vacation, or even your kids? college funds.
Despite all the amazing benefits of an HHO kit, they are surprising easy to install. They require no expensive equipment or mechanical expertise. All it takes to start saving on gas is purchasing the kit and spending a weekend afternoon or morning installing it. In fact, installing an HHO kit on your car is easier than many common home-improvement projects and much less time consuming than painting a room or planting a garden. Installing an HHO kit on a car can even be a great father-son bonding experience. It could also replace your usual home improvement chores as a fun and productive way to spend an afternoon. Most people who loved playing with LEGOs, metal cars, or wood-working kits as children will enjoy the challenge and reward of installing an HHO kit.
In addition to the fun of installing it, the benefits are long-lasting and varied. An HHO kit saves money by using less gas, but it also reduces a car's damaging effects to the environment. This means that you'll save money and the planet with a single weekend project.
HHO kits are also extremely easy to remove from your car. If the kit needs to be taken off to have the car repaired or to sell, it's easy to remove and then reattach afterwards. This means there are no lasting alterations to the car. Removing an HHO kit is much easier than repainting a wall that when the paint color only looked good in the store. And bright-colored walls never saved any money gas.
HHO kits are readily available for purchase online. For example, gas4free and Simplewaterfuel both sell high-quality, inexpensive HHO manuals that can easily help convert any gas or diesel-powered car. Plus, when you buy an HHO manual, it will tell everything you need to get started, finish your project, and start saving on gas. If you install an HHO kit, you'll instantly be the hero to your family and neighbors who will be impressed by your water-powered car.
Next time you need a great weekend project, consider visiting Gas4free, water4gas or Simplewaterfuel to look into installing an HHO kit for your car.
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