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Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 4th December 2015, 12:13 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 2,410
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: Speaking on the Videos fluently

I was listening to a webinar with James J. Jones once and asked him much the same
question. He gave me the single best piece of advice I've ever had on the internet. He
said that when you're making...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 26th November 2015, 10:01 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 1,005
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: Another Long Time Member Bites The Dust (Damn Shame)

Jill, Today is my first day back here in about four years. A friend who is active here says there are a lot of really good people here. You just have to pass by the BS. You are one of the few people...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 15th February 2012, 05:24 PM
Replies: 473
Views: 9,755
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: Dad Gets Revenge On FaceBook

Bugs me that a redneck with a funny hat and adequacy issues gets twice as many views on You Tube as Sully Sullenburger did for landing a jet liner in the Hudson river with two minor injuries and no...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 15th February 2012, 05:05 PM
Replies: 473
Views: 9,755
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: Dad Gets Revenge On FaceBook

I should have had somebody video me when I shot the neighbors mutt in ass with a paintball gun. I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody.

Thomas
Forum: Off Topic Forum 13th February 2012, 08:22 AM
Replies: 473
Views: 9,755
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: Dad Gets Revenge On FaceBook

I was going to stay far away from this but I just can't. There is a huge difference between discipline and abuse. That's what most of you are arguing about whether you know it or not. Plain fact,...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 13th February 2012, 07:43 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 1,015
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: Something I noticed about Rental Applications for Apartment Complexes

Just when I think I've seen every rental scam on the face of the earth new ones get invented. Eviction fees have gone up and time delays have gotten longer. I recently had a guy go to (free) legal...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 27th January 2012, 02:37 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 381
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: FINALLY - A Good Idea From The U.S. Post Office

Update! New address is 11507 MLK Blvd. #366, Mango, FL 33550. They tell me "suite" or anything else is not required. I've already spoken with Paypal, Bank and Insurance company. Nobody has voiced any...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 25th January 2012, 12:55 AM
Replies: 4
Views: 329
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: Man charged over dog attack on girl

How is this news. Happens every day here in my town. I've been campaigning against dangerous dogs for years. A (very) few communities have made some efforts to make owners responsible but its very...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 21st January 2012, 11:58 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 848
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: Kobe's Ex Gets 75Mill And 3 Mansions ( Gold Digger Supreme )

Puts me in mind of Tiger Wood's ex. She just purchased a 12,500,000 mansion at Palm Beach AND TORE IT DOWN. Seems she liked the lot, not the house. Easy money she didn't earn. Rumor has it that the...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 20th January 2012, 07:56 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 848
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: Kobe's Ex Gets 75Mill And 3 Mansions ( Gold Digger Supreme )

The more I deal with women, the better I like cats.

Thomas
Forum: Off Topic Forum 19th January 2012, 07:42 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 364
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: Eastman Kodak Files For Bankruptcy After Years Of Falling Sales

On the wall in my office I have a cancelled stock certificate for 100 shares of Studebaker-Packard common. (Ebay) Its there to remind me every day that great companies can survive depressions, wars,...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 7th January 2012, 07:56 PM
Replies: 56
Views: 1,154
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: If there was one person you could meet for real?

Hmmmm, Buffett with one T. I still catch myself doing that after decades of knowing the difference.
Forum: Off Topic Forum 7th January 2012, 01:35 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 1,154
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: If there was one person you could meet for real?

Tee Shirts With Pockets

My choice would be Warren Buffet. Many long years ago he addressed an MBA class I was in but I didn't actually get to meet him.

Thomas
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 2nd January 2012, 12:20 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 2,216
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: Is It Really Possible To Make Plus One Million Year Online?

Steve, I've been preaching mindset for years and have fought my own battles with it. It IS the answer. The "whether" comment is most often attributed to Henry Ford. (His wife, Clara Ford, nee...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 29th December 2011, 03:44 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 1,375
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: I made $300K+ in the first 18 months - what should I do with the money?

If I still lived like I lived in college I'd have been dead forty years ago.
Forum: Off Topic Forum 29th December 2011, 03:23 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 583
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: Jack LaLanne's Power juicer - Santa, come back...help, please!

Two things I wouldn't do without, my coffee maker and my juicer. I can go to the farmers market a couple of times a week. I make juice four or five times a week. Its just gets to be routine. I have a...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 28th December 2011, 07:14 PM
Replies: 36
Views: 768
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: One of the world's greatest actors passes away

Sal, he was moved to the "sanctuary" near here because his owners were in the third generation and weren't properly trained to look after him. His "cage" looked like an executive suite at the...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 25th December 2011, 06:04 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,334
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: What do you think of the Syrian Revolution

I think this will descend into civil war. Either Assad will win or he will be replaced by someone much worse from the "other" side. Ten of thousands will die and the nation will be left in ruins. We...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 21st December 2011, 01:08 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 357
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: My Day Off

Kim. I have a Garret 350. Its sort of the high end of average. I got it on Craigslist. Its not for salt water so I have to keep it out of the surf. Has a 10" loop so it goes a bit deeper than most. I...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 20th December 2011, 05:39 PM
Replies: 5
Views: 328
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: Thought-Provoking........

Very cool. Merry Christmas Waterotter.
Forum: Off Topic Forum 18th December 2011, 09:54 PM
Replies: 100
Views: 3,250
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: North Korea's Kim Jong Il Dead

I wonder who takes over as having the world's worst haircut now? I've heard this guy was the inspiration behind Chia Pets.
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 8th December 2011, 10:38 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 3,021
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: I made $450 In Two Days Using QR Codes!

One of the most difficult things I had to overcome early in my life was to gain the courage to live the life I wanted to live as opposed to the life everyone else told me I ought to live.

Thomas
Forum: Off Topic Forum 7th December 2011, 01:21 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 475
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
70 years and counting

If you were 17 at Pearl Harbor or Corregidor then you're 87 now. Even if you were 17 on the last day of the war you're 83 now. We'll be losing the last of the WWII vets over the next few years. If...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 30th November 2011, 06:51 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,089
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: Who Knew? Kindle Publishing: Pricing And Terms of Service

I read: The Kindle price must be at least 20% lower than the price of any physical edition of the book. This is a lot easier to compute if you actually KNOW the price of the physical edition, isn't...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 30th November 2011, 02:14 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 635
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: Wish me luck

Webinars and weddings have one thing in common. Something is bound to go wrong. Just laugh about it and keep going. If you are enjoying what you are doing it will come through in your voice. Just be...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 29th November 2011, 08:21 PM
Replies: 147
Views: 6,157
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: I'm Dead...

Just pay the taxes and don't worry about it. You'll be amazed at how well you'll sleep.
Being a self employed small business owner will get you audited much more often than a regular wage earner....
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 22nd November 2011, 06:38 PM
Replies: 75
Views: 3,630
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: It's Official PayPal Is Dying!

I remember when the discounters took on Sears and Wards and everyone laughed and said they didn't stand a chance against the two largest retailers in the world.

Thomas
Forum: Off Topic Forum 22nd November 2011, 06:28 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 403
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
48 Years Ago Today.

The fact that it hasn't been mentioned in here is a good indicator of the age group. For those of us who are three days older than dirt...... can you remember what you were doing, saying, standing,...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 20th November 2011, 05:55 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 524
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: What if you could bann yourself from the Warrior forum...?

Yeah, right! I've quit opening threads in the main forum because they last about 90 seconds. I don't even put my products in my sig. anymore. No worrys John. I'm sure it'll be OK.
Forum: Off Topic Forum 19th November 2011, 06:37 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 392
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: Please Vote For My Daughter Melody

OK, Done Deal, Shared it on my FB too. Maybe she'll go viral. Very cute baby by the way.

Thomas
Forum: Off Topic Forum 19th November 2011, 12:14 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 451
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: Why is video chatting not yet that big ?

Because I actually am sitting here unshaven in a ratty Tee shirt and jeans.

Thomas
Forum: Off Topic Forum 16th November 2011, 11:24 AM
Replies: 221
Views: 7,296
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: Journey Of A Warrior Grandfather.

When this is over and the kids are safe at your house you and Jeanne need to do a Nook/Kindle book and a Create Space Book and anything else the two of you can do to help educate everyone else on...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 16th November 2011, 11:15 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 3,665
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: Happy Birthday HeySal!

Happy Birthday Buddy. Gonna be a great year. I can see it now.

Thomas
Forum: Off Topic Forum 15th November 2011, 12:28 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 2,315
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: Why is it a crime to be Rich these days...

A lot of "rich" people are so low profile you'd never realize how well off they were. I was thinking about this the other day sitting in Church's Chicken eating the Tuesday special with a couple of...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 13th November 2011, 10:32 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 367
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: Banks Loot People

@ Once: Thank God for Google or I'd have never figured out where you were. We all need to start generating a more positive attitude and outlook. It doesn't matter if you happen to be from B.F. Egypt....
Forum: Off Topic Forum 11th November 2011, 09:53 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 367
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: Banks Loot People

Ken if you personally know of a corrupt official then you need to report them to the Department Of Justice. I'm sick to death of people bad mouthing the government I fought for. I think this is the...
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 11th November 2011, 05:32 PM
Replies: 164
Views: 7,369
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: So Anik's launch did only $400K so far...?

I would much rather fly under the radar than ever be called "guru" or anything other similar name.

Thomas
Forum: Off Topic Forum 10th November 2011, 02:39 AM
Replies: 49
Views: 1,214
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: At what age do you plan to retire?

I already retired once. It was the worst four days of my life. I'll retire when they pry my mouse out of my cold dead fingers.

Thomas
Forum: Off Topic Forum 10th November 2011, 02:37 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 598
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: Dumping the BIG BANKS and joining a Credit Union/Local Community Bank

I bailed on Chase the day after they took over (kind of) WaMu. I'm now with 5th 3rd and love it. Its the 22nd largest bank but only 5% the size of BoA. The branch manager calls me by my name when I...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 8th November 2011, 12:25 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 552
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: McRib and Deer Overpopulation

Here in the south east I think the McPossum would be a big item.

and then there is Taco Bell.....
Forum: Off Topic Forum 6th November 2011, 02:17 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 826
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: Why do I have a button that says I can add infractions to other members?

Kim, you forgot to tell Seven3 he needs to activate the button before it will work. Seven3, scroll around the forum until you see a post by Paul Myers and hit that button about ten or twelve times....
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 4th November 2011, 01:43 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 3,327
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: How my friend James paid his IM bills this month

If necessity is the Mother of invention, desperation has to be its Father.

Thomas
Forum: Main Internet Marketing Discussion Forum 31st October 2011, 10:00 PM
Replies: 78
Views: 3,327
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: How my friend James paid his IM bills this month

Point being missed is that when you're desperate enough you WILL come up with a solution. If you can't swim and you find yourself in deep water you have two choices. You can fold your arms over your...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 30th October 2011, 01:44 PM
Replies: 6
Views: 349
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Reflections On Retirement

I see all the nonsense here and other places about making tons of money by next Tuesday and then.......then what? I retired once. It was the worst four days of my life. I'm never going to do that...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 30th October 2011, 11:24 AM
Replies: 83
Views: 1,624
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: Personal Responsibility For The Mortgage Crisis

@Rondo, I'm aware of those ads and you're right, they are to good to be true. This is a very large country and the economics are very uneven. I can't imagine handling all the problems from such a...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 29th October 2011, 07:41 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 1,624
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: Personal Responsibility For The Mortgage Crisis

Good example of corporate power being consolidated worldwide.

Thomas
Forum: Off Topic Forum 29th October 2011, 06:28 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 533
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: copyright infringment

There have been several articles on Huffpo but since that's a curation site I'd have to go back and trace the source. A lot of those are loose around the net. You are right about the main point. No...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 29th October 2011, 03:48 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 533
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: copyright infringment

@Tim, Not mentioned is that many (not all) of the government requests to take down videos concerned hate videos which, in many cases, threatened the life of the President, members of Congress,...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 29th October 2011, 01:10 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 516
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: October 28 1962

Robert McNamara showed himself as a real statesman during the Cuban crises. He later came to be blamed for the entire Vietnam War. (he wasn't) Some refer to it as McNamara's War. Many still regard...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 27th October 2011, 06:21 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 1,624
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: Personal Responsibility For The Mortgage Crisis

@Lori, Don't apoligize for going off topic. I ramble on myself. (That's why I use DNS to make posts.) I actually didn't think this thread would last through 5 posts. Never thought there would be a...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 27th October 2011, 05:41 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 1,624
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: Personal Responsibility For The Mortgage Crisis

@ Lori, The IRS can and SOMETIMES does lien a property. That doesn't mean it can't be dealt with. They must be notified twice in the 90 days proceeding a sale. After the sale they have 120 days to do...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 27th October 2011, 01:32 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 1,624
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: Personal Responsibility For The Mortgage Crisis

I could have found mortgage money for them but in this instance they chose to pay cash, The REITs I've organized almost without exception pay cash. When they need to mortgage out they will borrow on...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 27th October 2011, 12:39 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 1,624
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: Personal Responsibility For The Mortgage Crisis

Lori, you're really up on this. Nice to see somebody so sharp. 1.You're right about Regions. With collateralizing they are out nothing at all. 2. I research the sale and mortgage history of each...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 27th October 2011, 11:24 AM
Replies: 83
Views: 1,624
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: Personal Responsibility For The Mortgage Crisis

It IS more. Much more. Banks are carrying silly numbers on their books. The original amount of the mortgage, costs, fees, insurance and property taxes. My clients make much smaller actual value bids...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 26th October 2011, 02:12 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 1,624
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: Personal Responsibility For The Mortgage Crisis

In 2000 the debt was 5 trillion with a 200 billion dollar budget surplus. At the end of 2008 it was 10 trillion with a huge budget deficit. That's a 100% increase. Not even close to a record. In 1980...
Forum: Off Topic Forum 26th October 2011, 01:43 PM
Replies: 83
Views: 1,624
Posted By Thomas Wilkinson
Re: Personal Responsibility For The Mortgage Crisis

Another item that has hit homeowners hard is county assessors across our state (and I assume other places) using the absurd sales prices of 2006 and 2007 to raise property taxes by huge amounts even...
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