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SLASHING HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE COSTS: PART II

Image by SAIYED IRFAN A on Pixabay/ Text by SJKeyChronicles The Aftereffects Of A Recent Hurricane When Hurricane Michael hit the Panhandle of Florida in October of 2018, I feared the integrity of my home would be seriously tested by the anticipated wind gusts for my area. Even though we did have severe conditions and horrific rainfall, there was no resultant damage to my power lines or metal roof. But there could have been. One of my neighbors had a tree fall on the electrical service lines […]

MY FIRST ENGAGING NOVEL & THE CLIMACTIC SEQUEL PUBLISHED

Reviewing The Inspiration For My Story Line(s) In my previous LEARNING TO WRITE article Learning To Write:My First Novel Part II, I told of how I have always been fascinated by the Navy SEAL Team’s enigmatic aura. When we visited their dedicated Museum in Ft. Pierce, we got to see the Maersk Alabama cargo ship life boat that held the ship’s captain hostage while being driven away by Somali pirates. The movie that depicts the document drama, Captain Phillips, was quite revealing and did incorporate maneuvers by […]

COMMENTARY DILEMMA: PART II_ TRYING TO CONNECT WITH MY FOLLOWERS

Who Are My Followers I have tried to get a profile of my followers and I can’t get a fix on what you like or really want to read about. All comments indicate that you are appreciative of what I have to say, but don’t offer any specifics. If I don’t know what issues you are facing, I can’t really help! When I first started my blog, I decided to write about all the experiences I encountered. From adventurous survival tactics, budgeting money techniques, buying and fixing […]

CHALK PAINT CHARISMA

Sister Cindy’s Decora My sister, Cynthia Finley, has transformed herself into an erstwhile decorator. A long time purveyor of beauty products for Lancôme, she is now an aficionado of changing the appearance of furniture with a product called Chalk Paint. Chalk Paint® is claimed to be the world’s best furniture paint by Annie Sloan who invented her revolutionary creation, Chalk Paint®, was first introduced by her in 1990, and she hasn’t stopped refining and improving her formula since then. Introduced to the concept by her daughter, Jessica, […]

BUDGETING YOUR ELECTRONIC GADGETS BILLINGS: PART IV

What Services Can You Budget? I asked these questions in one of my my first posts about Budgeting Your Electronic Gadgets Billings: Part I: “Are electronic gadget utility bills a major budget concern for you? Do you want to save money on your electronic gadget service provider bills each month? Can you drastically reduce the amounts you are paying now?” For answers and insights into these inquiries, I will provide some updates to what I did then as well as devolve what I know now. Once again, I […]

A HYBRID COUNTRY LIFE

A CONCRETE REASON TO BELIEVE

The Brothers Twofer Back in the years of 1985/86 I had the fortune of employing 2 brothers at different […]

MY IPAD AIR TIPS AND TRICKS

Ipad IOS Apple has made a big change by splitting the IOS operating systems into iOS for iPhones and […]

THE CASE FOR GREEN TEA

Overview Of Caffeine’s Effects On The Body I am not a coffee drinker. Millions of people are and probably […]

BRAINSTORMING A BUDGET PLAN

MARGHERITA PIZZA PIZZAZZ

Isabella’s Pizzeria Since both my wife and I are not pizza lovers, per se, we do not go to […]

MY COUNTRY COOKING DIARIES

THE CASE FOR GREEN TEA

Overview Of Caffeine’s Effects On The Body I am not a coffee drinker. Millions of people are and probably […]

MARGHERITA PIZZA PIZZAZZ

Isabella’s Pizzeria Since both my wife and I are not pizza lovers, per se, we do not go to […]

BUILDING MY WEBSITE