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Roy Rogers Stuffed Horse Trigger Goes On Auction Block and Commands Big Bucks

July 26, 2010
By ned
Roy Rogers Stuffed Horse Trigger Goes On Auction Block and Commands Big Bucks

Roy Rogers, the singing cowboy, had the memorabilia accumulated from making over 100 movies and a long running TV show put on the auction block at Christies recently. The big ticket item was the sale of his horse, Trigger.            “If you think of Roy, you think of Trigger,” said Cathy Elkies, Christies’ director of iconic collections,...
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The Perils of Running a Small Business

July 22, 2010
By ned
The Perils of Running a Small Business

SHE LOVES TOM JONES A friend of mine, Stacy, who owns a high end women’s boutique, told me about a unique customer. This woman, in her 70’s, came into the store with a tattoo emblazoned across her breastbone that read, “I LOVE Tom Jones”. Tom...
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WORKING AS AN ULTRA LOW BUDGET MOVER

July 18, 2010
By ned
WORKING AS AN ULTRA LOW BUDGET MOVER

There is operating a business on a slim budget and operating a business with absolutely no budget and I’ve had experience with the latter. When I was in college, I worked for a moving company, Ed Naha & Son located in Medford, Ma. The company...
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The Perils Of Being A Small Town Celebrity

July 11, 2010
By ned
The Perils Of Being A Small Town Celebrity

I’ve taught in Graduate and Continuing Education at Boston area colleges for many years, offering a creative writing course, and nearly unanimously, it has been a positive experience and...
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BORN ON THE 4TH OF JULY

July 5, 2010
By ned
BORN ON THE 4TH OF JULY

My 4th of July got off to the explosion of a cherry bomb outside my bedroom window. I pulled back the curtains and saw a beehive of activity at...
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Cash4Gold – A SCAM OR A WAY TO PUT DOLLARS IN YOUR POCKET?

June 30, 2010
By ned
Cash4Gold – A SCAM OR A WAY TO PUT DOLLARS IN YOUR POCKET?

If you’ve ever had insomnia then you’ve seen Cash4Gold’s late night TV ads offering dollars in exchange for your gold jewelry. This is how the deal works. Cash4Gold sends you...
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