Humor in Life -- Shopping and Web Sites

Top o' the Mornin' to Ya! And a fine mornin' 'tis too. Not much green to be seen 'round here, but sure'n we got plenty of the white powdery coating outside. 'Tis a beautiful blue sky day with a wee bit of fluffy clouds over the mountains. Mind ya don't go dancin' an Irish jig without a wee leprechaun by your side. Me best wishes that ye be findin' that pot o' gold ye be wantin' and best of luck to ya!

Ok, so I posted last week about my new search to discover the humor in life. And I also shared about the friend who inspired this. So, it only seems fitting that time spent with her is what led to today's reports of the humor from this past week.

First, this past Friday, we went to Best Buy to return an item she'd purchased that ended up not being what she needed. Within seconds of walking in the door, our little venture started out with laughter.

Kim asked the salesperson standing near the front where we needed to go for straight returns. Without missing a beat, he looked at me, then back at Kim and said, "She looks fine to me, why would you want to return her?"

I have to admit that never in my life have I had a salesperson say that to me or about me. What a hoot! Kim and I looked at each other and shared a laugh, then as we made our way to the returns lane, we both agreed that would be the first item to make it into my humor post.

The second happened later that same day. I was at Kim's working on her web site and discovered some of the HTML coding was incomplete. So, we worked together to fix that and when it was all done, she joyfully announced that...

"I have meta tags!"

Her husband walked by, and she told him too, then asked him if he knew what those were. He looked at her and said, "Do you need medication or pills for them?"

Talk about quick wit and a strong connection to the funny bone! LOL! Kim and I both lapsed into giggles and laughter at that one. Again, we agreed that it was classic enough and perfect for this post.

Btw, for those who don't know, 'meta tags' are HTML coding in the header of a web page that tells search engines how to catalogue a web site so when browsers type in keywords, the sites are ranked according to the tags.

And there you have it. My humor moments from this past week. I'll be spending TWO days with Kim this week and one with my critique group. Who knows what can happen between now and next Monday.

Stay tuned!

Books for Sale!

It's that time of year again...the time when I go through my bookshelves and clear out books that I either purchased and never read, received for review purposes or read once and want to pass on to someone else.

Regardless of the source, it means you have the opportunity to do some bargain shopping, as the prices are far below the listing price and some books are even OUT OF PRINT.

We're clearing our shelves to reduce the number of books we'll have to move when we get our new house next year. Our need is your gain. :)

So, if you are in the middle of Christmas shopping for that special book lover, looking for a unique gift or even just browsing for something for yourself, head on over and take a look at what I've got for sale. Thanks to my husband, we have over 350 titles listed at Amazon.com. We did have over 400, but many have sold already.

They're going fast, so don't delay.

www.amazon.com/seller/tiffany_amber_stockton

Once you're on my profile, click on the link that says "View My Store" in the little gray-blue box to the right of the screen. There you will find book covers and titles and authors of everything we have for sale.

If you have any questions, leave a comment or contact me through the amazon.com listing. And if you know of anyone else who might like to see this list, feel free to send the link to them as well. Or if you have a blog or myspace or email newsletter list, feel free to share this information there. The more promotion/publicity, the faster the books will sell and be a wonderful blessing or gift to someone else.

Thanks for reading and shopping!