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It is the day after President’s Day, so that means it was a long weekend.  I do not work on the weekends, generally speaking…sometimes I will come in for a few hours on Saturdays.   However, I decided to close the office until Tuesday.  I did not do much this weekend…played with my kids and hung out with a couple … Continue reading →

Wow!!! What a very taxing week?  I submitted two proposals and had two conference calls.  I should know something about each one early next week.  I found a stock market analyzer tool, which analyzes stocks increases and decreases and it is real time…great programming tool.  The problem with it was it did not work…I spent about 20 hours working on … Continue reading →

It has been one of those days…my feet are moving, but I just feel like “I’m stuck in the mud”.  I just finished forward a contract to a potential client.  It is a great new venture…had a conference call yesterday with the two founders.  I am preparing to forward a proposal to an angel investor [can I get some $$$, … Continue reading →

I was just wondering why all the fuss…I remember growing up in a household, where my father gave my mom roses, candy, cards and much affection all the time.  We were always witnessing a PG show of affection from my parents.  Last night, my youngest son and I walked into our local grocery store.  There was about 15 young men, … Continue reading →

Over the weekend, as I was enjoying a great cup of coffee at one of my favorite watering hole…I was approached by a young women.  Are you a webdesigner? I guess the fact that I was reading about HTML5 , blew my cover.  After stating that I was, she explained that she was looking for a designer.  We exchanged cards…she … Continue reading →

I was preparing for a nice relaxing day.  I was going to work on my twitter page background.  It is @ jdswebdesignllc …shameless plug!!!  Then I received a call from my 10 am conference call yesterday, and was advised that the project is growing like weeds.  The prospective clients business has grown in the last couple of weeks and he has … Continue reading →

As I wait for my 10 am conference call and enjoy a great cup of coffee [you know me well]…I was contemplating a good article that I ran across last night.  It was focus on tips for living as a long-term freelancer.  It really should be the 1st article you point anyone toward, before the entrepreneur leap.  You need to think about … Continue reading →

Wow…it is lunchtime!!!  Time for reflection and a good dagwood sandwich… I had a great day yesterday.   I got a phone call from a long lost friend, he was interested in a web site.  Yes!!!  Then not even 10 minutes after, another long lost friend text me…he is finally ready to have a website created.  Later, I bumped into … Continue reading →

  Okay a couple of slips of some good coffee, a quick review of my schedule for today…two conference calls, work on the two e newsletters, review some new word press plugins and meet with a potential client for lunch.  Take a small breathe…okay back to my coffee and 5 minutes of relaxation.  I love my job and the relationships, … Continue reading →