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1). Your New Cat: Why Are the First 24 Hours So Important? Part 3Copyright 2006 John Young
The family brought Tiger home, but hadn’t prepared their house for him. When he saw their dog, he bolted, found a dark place and hid.
His new owner searched the house but couldn’t find him. That night he came out of his hiding place and found an open window with a torn screen...
His would be owner knew there were predators in the area.
2). Finding Your Way Through the Informational Marketing Swamp, Part 2
Copyright 2006 John Young
In Part 1 of this series we discovered that there was another way to publish besides submitting our manuscript to New York publishers and depend on a editor in their early teens to pass it “up the line” to a senior editor who might become interested in it.
If you’re a Copywriter, you discover there is a way to put your copy directly in front of the public.
3). A Black Cat is Just a Cat
Copyright 2006 John Young
When my old cat died, I decided to pick one out of the Humane Society. They had named the first cat I saw “Batman”, and I fell in love with him on sight.
But when I brought him home, I discovered he didn’t quite have the courage of the comic book hero. I made some mistakes which resulted in a month long struggle to coax him out of his hiding place to join the family.
4). What You Can Do When Your Feet Catch Fire, Part 1
Copyright 2006 John Young
His toes were on fire.
Trying to ignore the searing pain in his right foot propped against the accelerator, Pete gritted his teeth and focused on the heavy rush hour traffic.
The tingling in his toes had begun about a year ago, and he had had no idea what was causing it and it kept worsening. Finally, he mentioned it to his coworkers, some of whom thought it might be gangrene.
5). Finding Your Way Through The Informational Marketing Swamp Part 1
Copyright 2006 John Young
Let’s say you’re a writer who has written a few things that you’ve tried to get published. Let’s say you’ve even had some success. You’ve submitted your novels, short story and poem collections, or magazine articles to New York publishers.
After receiving enough reject slips to cover the walls of your two bedroom condominium you finally managed to place something in an obscure publication located 500 miles away from New York.
6). Will You Make These Three Lethal Mistakes Before You Bring Your New Cat Home?
Copyright 2006 John Young
Bringing your new cat home can be fraught with dangers many people don’t realize. You can make mistakes that can be lethal both to your new cat and to the cats you already own even before you introduce your new cat to the household.
Mistake #1: Failing to provide your cat with her basic vaccinations. This can happen if you adopt your cat from a friend, pick up a stray, select a kitten from a litter, pick up one from a cattery or purchase one from a pet shop.
7). What You Can Do When Your Feet Catch Fire, Part II
Copyright 2006 John Young
In Part I of this series, Pete had discovered he had Peripheral Neuropathy, nerve damage in his feet, over a year ago. His doctor prescribed Neurontin®, and for awhile it worked. But the condition was progressive, and the pain increased. It seemed the drug was having an increasingly difficult time handling it.
Pete wasn’t satisfied that his condition had no cure.
8). Your New Cat: Why Are the First 24 Hours So Important? Part 1
Copyright 2006 John Young
The cage was small, but the people were nice and Tiger felt safe. He was fed, petted and regularly groomed. Still, it wasn’t home. Tiger had been ‘home’, and still had vague memories of the woman who had cared for him and the other cats who lived with her.
Then he had been taken to this place, and had been here so long he had almost forgotten ‘home’, and the woman.
9). Your New Cat: Why Are the First 24 Hours So Important? Part 2
Copyright 2006 John Young
The family brought Tiger home, but hadn’t prepared their house for him. When he saw their dog, he bolted, found a dark place and hid.
His new owner searched the house but couldn’t find him. That night he came out of his hiding place and found an open window with a torn screen...
His would-be owner knew there were predators in the area.
10). “Phishing” for Suckers: Two Things You Should Look For In An email
Copyright 2006 John Young
“For Your Immediate Attention! Don’t Lose Your Account! Update Immediately!”
Bob opened the email and was confronted by the logo of one of his major credit card companies. He had been carrying the card for some time, and had used it for a lot of online purchases.
Understandably he was concerned with the message under the logo: “Due to online identity theft, we need to verify that the information in your account is accurate, or we will be required by the FTC to suspend it”.