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Virtual Dating – Love on the Cutting Edge

by Alison Moore Smith on July 30, 2010

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Smingle.com. All opinions are 100% mine.

Dating HeartsIn just over a week, I’ll be celebrating my 25th wedding anniversary. I’m (happily) so far removed from the single’s scene, that I hardly recognize it. And as my oldest children move into the phase of looking for their dream mates, I have seen how much the dating scene has changed in the last quarter century.

When Sam and I met — the old fashioned way, living in the same apartment complex — the internet didn’t exist. Now it’s become a viable way to meet others and virtual dating is completely mainstream. Who knew this would ever happen?

In order to create this post, I was asked to create a free account at Smingle.com. I’m not at all uncomfortable with technology, but delving into a dating site was odd. In any event, the signup process was simple. (Fortunately, I did not have to select “unsure” for my sexual preference!) Once I confirmed the registration, I was in.

Smingle is a mix of social networking, virtual dating, and online gaming. The site uses cutting edge technology and an easy-to-navigate interface. A Harvard study said:

Virtual Dates cause individuals to develop greater affinity toward one another when they actually meet.

Give it a try! If you’re single and looking for love, try a virtual date on Smingle. You’ve got nothing to lose and maybe 25 years of love to gain.

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Is It Stupid to Buy Home Products Online?

by Alison Moore Smith on July 24, 2010

Home Products OnlineMy builder got a phone call from a lighting wholesaler. He was distraught when he found — after reading this blog — that I was purchasing a good portion of my lighting online. He said we were making a big mistake.

His response was not unlike that of the plumbing wholesaler who learned I was buying a bunch of my plumbing online. One subcontractor went so far as to say that online fixtures — with identical part numbers — were inferior to the fixtures he could buy. Only when Sam pointed out that would be fraud and said he would call the online sellers did the guy back down from his claim.

The industry line is that buying products online won’t be warrantied by the subcontractor doing the installation. I don’t mind this condition so much, because in my experience the warranties aren’t worth much. (Just try to get a tradesman to accept responsibility for a failure a few months after the install without charge.) And I must remind you that we had a pretty lousy experience with premium products. But mostly, it’s really bad business. Home Products Online continued

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Landscaping Bids Wanted

by Alison Moore Smith on July 23, 2010

Landscaping BidsWe are ready (finally!) to look for landscaping bids. We’ve been looking forward to this stage for…forever. In addition to a landscape design, we would like a maintenance schedule to explain needed watering, fertilizing, pruning, etc., of the plants in the yard. If you’re interested in bidding, please use the contact form or comment below.

Yard Specifications

  • Low maintenance
  • Colorful (yellow, orange, lots of color)
  • Informal look
  • Sprinkler system
  • In-ground trampoline
  • Playground area with fast growing shade trees
  • Open fire pit
  • Vegetable garden area
  • Large grass area in backyard
  • Strip along western boundary for RV parking
  • Fully fenced back yard, vinyl (we are currently getting fencing bids, feel free to bid on this separately if you have the expertise)
  • Cement curbing on remaining boundary line from end of fence to sidewalk (bid separately)

Landscaping Bids continued

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Fencing Bids Wanted

by Alison Moore Smith on July 22, 2010

Fence BidsIf you do fencing, we’re looking for you. We are ready to accept bids on the fending for our backyard.

If you’re interested in bidding, please use the contact form or comment below.

Specifications:

  • White vinyl
  • Private or semi-private
  • 6′ high
  • Back (southern) boundary is already fenced
  • Eastern boundary — 80′
  • Western boundary — 120′
  • Two gates — small walk-in gate, large RV-sized gate
  • Cement curbing on remaining boundary line from end of fence to sidewalk (bid separately)

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