So, Where is the Greener Grass?
Twenty years ago when I left the Ireland, known as the Emerald Isle, I was looking for the place where the grass is greener. We all know that faraway hills are green, and back then I was searching for my greener pastures so I looked faraway.
With a few detours, I arrived in Australia; the Sunburnt country, dry, arid and drought ridden, looking for prosperity. I was looking for the good life of opportunity, beaches, yachts and barbeques.
When I had left Ireland, in the days before Viagra and computer chips were the national exports. Before the Celtic Tiger and double digit economic growth, Ireland's significant exports were its most highly educated and talented doctors scientists, engineers, artists and writers.
There weren't many greener pastures in Ireland back in the early 80's, before the Northern Irish Peace initiative and its attendant changes when Guinness was still marketed as the drink of choice of old men in the darkest corners of dark pubs.
But in the arid country of Australia I came to, in the droughts and El Nino weather patterns; there were golden sporting heroes, golden beaches, golden sunshine, golden chardonnay and no one who knew me.
So in this arid land ? my adopted home; I gradually learnt to plant seeds, I got a job, travelled, started my first, second and third businesses, continued to travel, made contacts and learned to network. I learned to sell and planted still more seeds.
I continued to cultivate my skills, grow my knowledge and my network all the time planting seeds. Some of the seeds I planted over the years fell on desert sands and died, some fell on fertile ground and began to sprout.
The tender young plants getting stronger and gradually the growth seemed to be independent of me, but still I worked at nurturing and tending - feeding and watering - what I had created.
I tended to my business and slowly imperceptibly it took root, and grew.
With continued careful nurturing, watering and care it flourished.
It wasn't overnight. In many ways it crept up on me?.I looked on the garden I had created, the fruit on the trees, the flowers blossoming and the lushest greenest of lawns, soft and spongy underfoot.
I compare the lush and bountiful green I have created in this most arid of lands to the Emerald Isle I left 20 years ago, and I ask - So where is the grass greenest?.?
Simple really;
The grass is greenest where you plant the seeds and where you water it.
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Benefiting From Fourth Quarter Publicity
As the year enters the fourth quarter, many businesses and entrepreneurs aremaking plans and budgets for the year 2002. Those plans could includeanything from setting up goals for new products to preparing marketing,sales and PR/publicity campaigns. When it comes to your publicity plan, WHENyou launch your campaign can be just as important as what and how youlaunch.PLANTING PUBLICITY SEEDSSome business owners may be of the mindset: "I think we'll wait to launch apublicity campaign until after January 1 to generate consumer interest." Theproblem is -- if you wait to launch your publicity campaign until the firstof the year hoping for a quick media interest blast in January, you may bein for a quiet start of the year. Keep in mind most media outlets haveeditorial lead-times of a few weeks to 6 months. Also, what someentrepreneurs don't realize is this -- because of the increasing number ofpublicity pitches media outlets receive, anything you submit is subjected towhat I call the "media...
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Gardening for Fun and Profit
Cheverly, Maryland (ContentDesk) January 23, 2006 -- Today, GardenHere dot com launched a new garden auction area for its members. Members can place up to 14 free listings right away.
In addition, members earn a $20 credit when someone they refer our auction area signs up. Paid listings are only 0.35 cents and members pay zero commissions --even when they sell plants, seeds, flowers, equipment or other related items at a profit.
GardenHere, known as the friendliest home gardening community on the Internet, has dedicated the new auction area to its members as a way to turn home gardening into profit.Website founder and owner, Al Stubblefield, explained, During the last couple of years there has been many times when I wanted to help members who were going through some very tough times.
One member called to say she could no longer afford an Internet hookup. ...
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Gardening for Fun and Profit
Cheverly, Maryland (ContentDesk) January 23, 2006 -- Today, GardenHere dot com launched a new garden auction area for its members. Members can place up to 14 free listings right away.
In addition, members earn a $20 credit when someone they refer our auction area signs up. Paid listings are only 0.35 cents and members pay zero commissions --even when they sell plants, seeds, flowers, equipment or other related items at a profit.GardenHere, known as the friendliest home gardening community on the Internet, has dedicated the new auction area to its members as a way to turn home gardening into profit.Website founder and owner, Al Stubblefield, explained, During the last couple of years there has been many times when I wanted to help members who were going through some very tough times.
One member called to say she could no longer afford an Internet hookup. ...
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Add A Gourmet Taste With Cilantro
Cilantro is a common ingredient in salsa and Mexican dishes but did you know it dates as far back as the ancient Egyptians?
Coriander seeds which stem from the same plant as cilantro have been found in Egyptian tombs and writings involving coriander can be seen in Sanskrit which dates from around 1500 BC.
Cilantro is a versatile herb that is is commonly used in salsas, dips, dressings and sauces. This aromatic, citrus flavored herb is a member of the carrot family and can be used dried or fresh. The seeds from this herb are harvested and dried and are known as coriander. The green stems and leaves are the herb known as cilantro.
Cilantro is sometimes sold in the grocery store as something else and if you can't find it in your supermarket try looking for Mexican parsley.
Since cilantro is commonly used in Mexico and Mexican cooking, it is often called Mexican parsley but it is good in other types of cooking as well and you can even...
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Benefiting From Fourth Quarter Publicity
As the year enters the fourth quarter, many businesses and entrepreneurs aremaking plans and budgets for the year 2002. Those plans could includeanything from setting up goals for new products to preparing marketing,sales and PR/publicity campaigns. When it comes to your publicity plan, WHENyou launch your campaign can be just as important as what and how youlaunch.PLANTING PUBLICITY SEEDSSome business owners may be of the mindset: "I think we'll wait to launch apublicity campaign until after January 1 to generate consumer interest." Theproblem is -- if you wait to launch your publicity campaign until the firstof the year hoping for a quick media interest blast in January, you may bein for a quiet start of the year. Keep in mind most media outlets haveeditorial lead-times of a few weeks to 6 months. Also, what someentrepreneurs don't realize is this -- because of the increasing number ofpublicity pitches media outlets receive, anything you submit is subjected towhat I call the "media...
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Plant for Big Returns
(ContentDesk) July 29, 2004 -- There are about as many planting techniques as there are plants. Most organic growers have their favorite variations on ways of planting that they learned or picked up along the way.
Which of the hundreds if not thousands of techniques should you use?The deep bed method and the high wall method are two different names for the same way of planting, which is one of my favorites.
The deep bed method was created in the 1930s and 1940s and was popular during World War II when people grew backyard gardens called Victory Gardens.
Victory gardens were created by people who believed that urban gardens could contribute to the war effort by making up for food shortages and releasing food supplies for shipment to our troops ?and they did.
A lady in England?her name escapes me at the moment?and actually took credit for the term and wrote a book on the subject, which was in my library for several years, but has managed to grow its own...
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There are different types of consumer loans you can apply for. While some consumer loans will give you a cash loan, such as a payday advance loan, other loans will not put cash in your hands but allow you to finance your home or pay your college tuition.One type of cash loan, a payday advance loan, allows you to get instant cash in your pocket. There is no credit check required and the application process is very simple. The cash can be kept for a certain period of time after which it must be...
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So, Where is the Greener Grass? Seeds
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If you've ever managed or had to deal with more than one computer system, then you've undoubtedly wanted to be able to control one remotely at one time or another. In my job, my staff and I manage about a thousand computer systems (servers and workstations). Our staff is small and busy, and even taking the time to walk over to a local system can sometimes be a hassle. There is so much to do and no time to do it in.On top of that, our systems are spread all over the country, in a dozen states on...
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Look good in leather - How to clean leather
There is something about leather that turns heads and catches attention. It may be the smell, the texture or the classic style that comes with leather products. Leather is a look that will never age. There is nothing like the feel of a new leather jacket, the comfort of a leather couch or the durability of leather shoes. Because of its wide appeal it is important to know how to maintain your leather products.
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