Why We Needed a Ted Williams Story | Sing it with me “Maybe God is trying to tell you something” | Hindsight DryerBuzz.com

“Imma Hurt Me to Hurt You!” | Are we going down this road? Then you go alone! | Happy New Year

What’s the first thing to come to mind when reading the headline above?  Relationship right?  OK not all of us are in a relationship.  So let’s put that drama aside for minute.  If you’re not in a relationship, then your mind probably went right to politics.  Oh by the way, Happy New Year.

At post time its early AM.  Very early for me.  But I’m up so let’s make it do what it do.  I was flipping the channels trying to find some programming on television to either put me to sleep or entertain me since I was awake.  Came across a county’s access channel.  Someone was baking pie so I flipped one more time and saw a commissioner sharing what I thought was a bright idea.  In short he said since the county was building a new jail and a park, why not throw in another million and create a business incubator.

As with most bloggers etc., I sleep with pen and paper.  Just recently stopped sleeping with the laptop (again bare in mind I’m not in a relationship so the other side of the bed is about business – OK TMI).  In the dark, I’m jotting down information, emails, etc.  Later I still can’t sleep so decided to get up and start researching this commissioner’s idea.  Got a little side tracked checking in to facebook and twitter, but that’s where I test  topics.  Got a little conversation started and then decided“Let Me Hurt Me to Hurt You!”might be something to blog about

Found a couple of articles about the incubator online. I also saw a comments in opposition right off the bat with very little information circulating about the idea.  I had to lean back to take it all in and try to see both sides.  Politics is not my strong point. I can judge right from wrong but that whole right/left thing confuses the heck of me. I almost questioned myself as being a liberal because I can see the need for an incubator.  I’ve long since seen the need for an incubator every since we started shipping jobs overseas and behind prison walls.  We’re talking about tax dollars.  In my thinking, what better way to increase and recycle tax dollars than to increase the number of people who pay taxes.

In leaning back and trying to take in the comments in the early hours of the morning, the headline above came to mind.  “Let me hurt me to hurt you.” The commenter didn’t say it in those words exactly, but dude did say he didn’t want to use tax dollars to subsidize his competition.  Politically he might be representing his party’s ideology.  Don’t know for sure.  I was stuck on how he jumped right to hurting the competition looking beyond making something available to himself.

Right? I’m still stuck too.  I know this kind of thinking goes on in Washington.  But we’re talking county — a couple of exits off an interstate — people who are neighbors.  Let me not help myself so that I don’t help my neighbors. Send the money back to Washington. Huh?.  I know the mid-term’ers are jumping off today (Jan 4) and we are about see this kind of thinking for the next two years.  But we have realize our tax dollars are paying some ‘ish’ that just really don’t benefits us at all, but as long as we’re hurting each other, then its OK that we hurt ourselves? Who does that?  We do! If we can’t see ourselves working together in these economic times, then where will we go from here?

I could take the attitude that “I’m going to work in a couple of hours.”  But I also know that could change in a heartbeat or as fast as I can save and send this post off to syndication.  Then that’s one more in the staggering numbers in a county (not to mention red state) that does want to inspire small business which leads to job creation. Many of the large companies struggling to hold their footing today started as small businesses.  Quite frankly some of the companies were more stable as small businesses and jobs were more secure.

The concept of holding self back to keep others from progressing is kind of sad.  “Let Me Hurt Me to Hurt You!” Pain on top of negative energy to derive some type of pleasure has to be the definition of crazy. On this one I will definitely flip the script.  Hurt me to hurt you is not my thinking at all and should be no one’s mantra — political or otherwise.

Did reach out via the contact information given on the access channel to see where things stand while at the same time I’m preparing to go around this mountain.  In the mean time let’s flip the script — let me help me so I can help you — spread the buzz!

As my girl Teena Marie (rest her mentoring soul) would say –

“Well, I’m wild and peaceful Lady Tee
I got to keep my irons in the fire, you see
I got the point, the scam, the low, the deal
What you feel, say what

I’m talkin’ Square Biz to you, baby

Meet Yalanda Lattimore
Keeping Sisters Talking Since 1993
Editor of DryerBuzz.com Since 2002
“You can change the world with a headline… ”

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Celebriphobia: Fear of “Following” a Celebrity Caused by Celebrirants of 2010 | Celeb vs God! #ijustcant

Funny thing happened before this post. We tweeted “what happened to dignity?”

You’ve heard of mean girls right?  Well this year we’re dubbing 2010 the year of the mean celebrity.  One might think people who depend on their fame for their fortune would find it in their feeble minds to be more kind.  Not the case judging by some celebrirants of 2010.  A few celebrities  have turned social medai into one big beef after another.  Every where you turn there is a war with words.  Hasn’t happened as much on facebook as it has twitter.  The rants range from celeb vs celeb to celeb vs blog to celeb vs fan or vice versus depending on who you follow. There was also one such case as celeb vs God!

Just before this post,  was about to follow and post a blog on a certain celebrity when reminded it is better to check for beefs, rants and other reasons a celeb might riot.  On a recent occasion, while covering an event, we asked two celebrities to pose for a picture when one gave us the “no can do” with a bunch of sign language about the other.  Photographer and I stood looking at each other like wt???

Is it time to scale it back and create a new breed of celebrity?  Did no one learn from Tom Cruise in years past when he garnered too much publicity and ended up flipping out on Oprah’s couch.  Not that Cruise had beef with any one – oh wait yes he did.  Too bad because of late he’s had to wear a disguised on-screen to keep our attention.

The list for 2010 goes above and beyond Cruise of yesteryear. With Google telling us there are about 12,300,000 results for “twitter beef 2010″ hmmm where do we start and who should we avoid?

• Soulja Boy Starts, Wins Twitter Beef with Chris Brown
• Demi Moore Starts Twitter Beef with Kim Kardashian
• Twitter Beef: Matt Barnes Goes Off on Basketball Wives
• Twitter Beef: MC Hammer Pissed Over Jay-Z’s “So Appalled” Rhyme
• Twitter Beef: Nick Cannon Versus Chelsea Handler
• Twitter Beef: Tameka vs. Kandi

One might argue the level of celebrity for the above, but again it depends on who you follow.  There were also the notorious twitter rants of 2010 and other reasons causing celebririots:

• Kanye West unleashes Twitter rant on Matt Lauer
• Steve Johnson’s Twitter rant at God
• Louis C.K. Goes On A Drunken Twitter Rant
• Kevin Smith’s Angry Anti-Critic Twitter Rant

It’s been a wild year for sure. When 50 Cent arrived on twitter, we all wanted to run and hide.  It was totally insane and retweeted to death.  Celebrirants of 2010 has shown us there is such a thing as too much publicity.  Did you unfollow a celeb this year because they were doing too much?  Have you developed a case of Celebriphobia?

On Second Thought. . . Let me think about it | Hindsight | DryerBuzz.com

Coming into this new year of mines, I realize my second thought has been on point or shall I say on the money.  My first thought has often been the result of what I am going to consider to be my  behavior, mixed with my personality, laced with my confidence or at times my faults.  If I can properly adjust the time between the two thoughts and hold my tongue until the second thought, life will be all good going forward.  I’m sure someone said AMEN.

My first thought is still there.  I don’t apologize for it.  It was part of my survival and part of my defense in a world that will quiet you.  My first thought needed to be part of me in the early part of my life.  I’m thankful to those who respected and encouraged my first thoughts.  I laugh out loud at others who may have scratched their head.  Some I wish I could take back as I’m only human.  On second thought, let me think about it.

My first thought usually gets tweeted.  It comes right off the tip of my tongue.  It travels down through my fingers through my favorite twitter app.  It’s when it gets retweeted or clicked to death that I realize perhaps I should have given it more thought.  My second thought often becomes a blog post like this one. It marinates a minute.  Gets edited.  I can delete it if need be.  Makes me wonder if  wisdom is creeping up on me?  Coming to this realization, what should I do about the wounded in the aftermath?  On second thought, let me think about it.

My second thought is of a kinder, gentler more brilliant nature.  It takes into account feelings and emotions.  It gives consideration to business and reputation. I step back, on second thought, to see its greater impact.  At this point in life I’ve figured out a few things such as frustration which to me coms when NOT doing the right thing at the right time.  I now clearly understand priority.  I’m adding to that the ability to elect my thoughts or rather elect which thoughts to share or act upon.  Here comes the cliche, but if I knew then what I know now. . . on second thought, let me think about it.

How to Create Buzz for Black Friday or Cyber Monday and Change the Game Overnight | Buzz4Entrepreneurs

The number one way to create buzz for your business is to advertise. No bones about it.  Advertising is authority. Unlike PR, you’re not asking for permission to create buzz, with advertising the buzz spreads.  However, if your advertising budget is tanking like today’s economy there is a do-it-yourself method that works time and time again.  It’s the next best way to create buzz like the big boys such as  YouTube, Google, Blogtalk and others. You help spread the word and they give you a piece of the action.  You can do the same with your business with little to no cost involved.  Share the revenue.  Don’t get skurred. You can do the same for your business by offering commissions or incentives to those who help spread the word.

Most folks quickly respond with “but my prices are already so low I can’t afford to offer a discount or share the revenue.”  Then you need to have a going out of business sale. Your prices should never be so low that you can’t offer a discount to get product moving or incentivise your best customers when they tell two friends who then tell two more friends.  It’s money you weren’t making and product you weren’t moving.  So stop turning away business.

Let’s get it started.  Where’s your business?  Seeing is believing.

Notice when you visit a site or blog, the first to catch your eye are the bright and colorful rectangle images. These images are usually 300 pixels in width or perhaps you see a couple of them at about 125 pixels in width.  These enticing little boxes are often located in the content or over in the side bar.  They are the money makers.  Notice these boxes are not asking for permission. They are in your face; coming at you with authority. We’re #1; the best; the first; try this,  sign up now – you get it right?

You need one of those images for your business.  You can hire a graphics person, but the budget is tight and the holidays are around the corner. You need to make some money now.  Time to go old school.  Do this:

• Beginners: Create a screenshot of your website; size it 300 x 25o (or proportionate height) to create a medium rectangle or try the 125×125 button.
• Intermediates: create a buzzing video of your website in action of same size with annotations and links.
• Now stop right there.  Branding done!

Next steps.  Prepare to share the revenue or offer incentives.

If you sell online, chances are you have a shopping cart already or use Paypal.  If you have a shopping cart, check to see if the shopping cart allows you to manage affiliates.  If you use only Paypal, then you need a layer between your website and Paypal.  If you use sites like EventBrite or  E-Junkie or some of the larger brands, then you’re in luck.  You’ll simply need to activate the “affiliate” features.

• The process is mostly wizard driven and automated.
• You decide how much you want to reward someone who spreads the buzz about your business.
• You set the pay rate and the pay date (10 or 20% of sales to be competitive).  In the meantime you make money.
• Essentially you’re inviting a sales team to send customers your way.
• You continue to manage your business and inventory but begin to fill more orders and enjoying more sales.
• You new sales team promotes and refers business 24/7.

Be competitive in your offering to stand out from the rest and change the game overnight. At this late date, attract some of the best affiliates by offering fast payouts.  Learn more about using affiliates online.  Try it for the holidays and keep it gong to keep your business buzzing.

Buzz4Authors: Sell more books with E-Junkie; entice buyers with a discount code and savings. Buzz4Events: Sell out more events using the affiliate program with EventBrite.

Bringing home the Bacon. Time to Spread the Buzz

Share information and links about your new incentive program with friends and make available to customers with a link to sign up on your website.  Send tweets or facebook updates about earning cash back or saving money to attract attention for your business this holiday season.

• Earn 20% cash back this Black Friday/Cyber Monday when you refer friends to DryerBuzz.com Daily Digest and E-Blast.  Get Your Link http://twt.mx/Rbe2
• Save 10% on Black Friday/Cyber Monday – Enter discount code “twitter.”

Everyone has a friend that blogs or a following on social media.  Invite bloggers to join your new program. Combing the two creates a wonderful extension of your business to succeed in social commerce.  Be sure to let the “affiliate” world know you’ve join the ranks of the best and brightest in business.

If you need help, theBuzzClub is just a click away.  Consulting available.

Now go spread the buzz!

You’re Not the Only One with an Opinion | DryerBuzz.com

Drastic Results After Misusing Affections Caused by Desperate Reactionary Animated Misguided Acquisitive People (DRAMA) | Hindsight | DryerBuzz.com

Misusing.  Misinterpreting. Misguided.  Misunderstanding.  It all equals DRAMA when it comes to your affections.

PROTECT YOUR AFFECTIONS.  Words are amazing.  How we allow our minds to process words can keep us free from DRAMA. Your weapons are your words as Denzel Washington proclaimed in the Great Debates.  Use your words to protect your heart and affections from misuse.

DRAMA is not regulated to relationships with companions.  An affinity for a family member can become as dramatic if not more than a relationship with a companion.  You can divorce yourself from a companion. But when you have drama with family, you have to fix that.

Talking about affections. Feelings. Emotions. Expressions of fondness. With a thin line between love and hate, allow someone to cross the line and you got DRAMA.

With DRAMA, disappointments run amok with affections. Disappointments leave you stranded feeling like you just got robbed in the middle of the night.  When letdown, you try and turn back the clock with your mind in constant rewinds searching for moment when you became the victim. All you tried to do was care.

Arm yourself with the words.  You can’t do much about the party of the first part.  Do yourself a favor.  Do you want to feel sadness, regret, dismay, sorrow; despondency, distress, disillusionment; displeasure, dissatisfaction, disgruntlement?  That’s not a good feeling. So arm yourself knowing you don’t want to go there – not again.

How to spot DRAMA.  The dramatic can’t hide their leading qualities such as:

• Desperate
• Reactionary
• Animated
• Misguided
• Acquisitive

DRAMA can’t disguise itself for long.  The dramatic can boil over quickly.  Ask yourself, how long do you want to keep stirring the pot to keep it at a simmer?

When you let yourself get involved in DRAMA you bring along the people who love you.  Before long, you have an over dramatic situation with everybody’s affections involved. DRAMA is not about who started it.  The party of the first part will always have DRAMA.  The party of the second part has to realize only that they are caught up in it and can begin to free themselves by recognizing the signs.

If you fail to free yourself after knowing that DRAMA is the drastic results after misusing affections caused by desperate reactionary animated misguided and acquisitive people, then you might be a bit dramatic yourself and require more than a blog to save you.

Seeing is Believing — www.DryerBuzz.com — Changing the way we look . . . at life.

Meet Yalanda Lattimore
Keeping Sisters Talking Since 1993
Editor of DryerBuzz.com Since 2002
“You can change the world with a headline… or at least keep people talking.”

A Great Podcast From the Buzz ArcHIVES – When Its All Said And Done – Play it Again – BookBuzz: Meet the Author: We’re went inside the book The Trauma Zone: Trusting God for Emotional Healing with Dr. R. Dandridge Collins. Effective tools and invaluable resources for getting help. Listen Via Archive.

Don’t Make Your Haters Your Motivators | Hindsight | DryerBuzz.com

Great dissertation in the mix “Social Media proves with African Americans . . .” | Buzzing Opinion

There is a great dissertation in the mix “Social Media proves with African Americans (1) BET and Urban Radio destroyed a generation in the last decade (you know i know); (2) Black Women have lost their allies including within themselves; (3) Success comes in ones; (4) Gone is the concept of women & children; not to mention left out of history i.e. Tuskegee Experiment did affect women and children. Plus there is a new experiment monitoring the risky behavior of men, homo or hetero, with whom are they risky with?

We are at a pinnacle point. The generation we are about to lose leads our greatest hope. If the generation coming, does not begin to see and experience us fixing the problems occurring NOW, they will maintain a disconnection with us. Talking about our children. The ones we haven’t lost and those we can save. Not pulling dead weight into the raft.

Follow the Buzz to read more via Facebook | Great dissertation in the mix “Social Media proves with African Americans . . .”.

VideoBuzz:  ‘History‘ – “If they don’t care about us, then we don’t care about them. . . Dr King had a dream, I wonder was I in it.” (our children are talking about us)

Seeing is Believing — www.DryerBuzz.com — Changing the way we look . . . at life.

Meet Yalanda Lattimore
Keeping Sisters Talking Since 1993
Editor of DryerBuzz.com Since 2002
“I believe you can change the world with a headline… or at least keep people talking.”

If I Could Turn Back Time . . . Would I? | Hindsight | DryerBuzz.com

Well I can’t.  Not trying to stop the clock either.  So let’s keep it moving.  Make it do what it do.  In my hindsight years, my new motto is “ain’t nothing new but you.”  We’ve been here before.  Things to be forgotten, forget them.  Things to be remembered, remember and learn from them.  Stupid is as it was in that movie. People don’t know what they don’t know. If they won’t Google it, then that’s on them. What you don’t know can hurt like hell when you find out. So always be learning.

I’ve gotten to this point in life because I was born me or somebody didn’t tell me something or I didn’t listen. Where its good, I’m glad I didn’t.  Where’s its bad, dang I should have listened.  Either way, it is what it is.

Funny thing happened before this post.  “The Son. . . my 5th conscience.  Mommy’s little cadet . . . as organizing and logical and inquisitive as he can be, decided to go through some boxes that were taking up space in the house.  I could no longer remember what the boxes contained.  My not having an answer set him off on a journey.  What he discovered taught me something I have needed to know.

In one box were pictures from the son’s first Christmas some fifteen years ago.  (Bad mommy I know) Another box contained various certificates from school years past that he and his sisters received over the years.  There was a rice card in the mix with the mother’s day cards that were still in tact.  Remembering now, years ago I placed the boxes in the cabinet under the bookshelf when we moved in. Was waiting for the right time to go through and display them on the perfect built-in bookshelves that was part of the deciding factor in choosing the house.  Over the years, the shelves filled themselves with more memories.  Looking over my shoulder, I can see our shelves runneth over.

Everybody has their shelf celebrating their milestones.  There is even a shelf for DryerBuzz with various memorabilia.  Post cards and cd’s from the first covers and website from 2002 and beyond.  I became a household name when I started blogging some years ago.  Ironically, I started blogging to remain a name in my household – mommy.  I don’t consider myself a mommy blogger because I don’t do cliques.  There were important stories to tell. Truth be told, the Internet was a way to replace the 2nd job and at times both.  The Internet once represented freedom of speech and spirit when searching for my place in the universe while trying to impact our reality.

The answer to the question making me doubt myself lately was in the boxes.  It’s so crazy that the son went through them when he did.  Had the contents been displayed along the journey, I would know that life is on track.  It doesn’t measure to anyone else, but I have been there for my babies and now I remember a passion I loved so dearly.  If I ever wonder again, I’ll be reminded.

If there is something else I’m suppose to do (I’m sure there is), we can start now.  In hindsight, I’m reminded “ain’t nothing new but you.”  We’ve been here before.   You can’t make history turning back time. What I don’t know I can Google.  If the answer is not there, then I’ll find it, blog about it and be first to spread the buzz.

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