In a never-ending quest to actually love my own website’s design, I’ve done some tweaks and relaunched Shiny Spot Web Services this fine Memorial Day.
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I’m not one to promote business people, but today I’ll make an exception. Let me tell you about Glenn Ritchie, a realtor in Fullerton, CA.
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For all parents, there are times when you have to make your children do something that is less than pleasant. Be that make them eat their greens, tidy their rooms, visit the dentist, study for exams or have vaccinations. The kids may not realize it at the time but it is for the best and in their interests (mostly).
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I have been settling in nicely to my new life and have just about got all the things I need to feel at home – SSN, bank accounts, credit card, store card and driver’s license.
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Like all good foreigners to the USA, in the past I’ve fallen in to that trap of lazily stereotyping the good ol’ Land of the Free.
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Big day, today. Teemu Selanne scored his 600th career NHL goal. Oh, and the US congress passed a healthcare reform bill.
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This post is a bit of self-praise because I have completed a website for my first real Orange County website client – a lovely chap called Glenn Ritchie who is a realtor in Orange County.
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This past weekend I crossed off another of the “things to do before I die” list when Rick and I went up to Mountain High resort in Wrightwood, California.
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I landed back in California last week after my first visit to the Mother Country since moving here.
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The first year in a new country is going to be a year of ‘firsts’ as one experiences how occasions are handled in the new culture.

Valentine’s day looms and it seems the country has gone into overdrive when it comes to expressing ‘love’ in its many forms.

I can’t believe how everyone has gone card crazy. Jenn has been sending and receiving cards all week from and to – including but not limited to – mothers, sisters, grandparents and friends.

What’s that all about? Sorry, but I think it’s a bit weird. This one is definitely a cultural difference! As far as I’m concerned, there are only two types of person you send a Valentine’s card to: 1. your significant other; or 2. Someone you’d like to be your significant other. That’s it. Anything else is just creepy.

Then again, if you can convince people to send cards to pretty much everyone, just think how many cards you can sell. Call me cynical if you like.