Looking for new charities and Civilian in an Ill-fitting Uniform Video Part 3

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For two months And Then Some Publishing has been donating a portion of the proceeds of every book we publish and sold through Amazon.com to Susan G. Komen - For the Cure (to breast cancer). Our website visits have remained consistent, yet we have sold less books than ever before. 


Our question: Are people suffering from Susan G. Komen overload? There are tons of products out there with a pink ribbon and maybe you've seen enough. Maybe you're thinking... couldn't they give to other charities? Please don't read this as the work of Susan G. Komen isn't important... it is! They have been able to accomplish many great things, however it's time for us to move on.


Our Susan G. Komen charity promotion will be over this Wednesday, June 30, 2010. And Then Some Publishing believes in giving back and we will be searching for new charities to promote. Do you have a favorite charity you would like to get more notice? Leave a comment below.


On Thursday, July 1, 2010 we will be releasing the last video in the series, How to be Funny on Purpose. It's more than how to be funny. Edgar E. Willis breaks down why jokes are funny, what it takes to be funny, and how to set up jokes so they are funny. It's the anatomy of humor... And Then Some! We will let you know as soon as this video is available.

Below is Part 3 of Anthony Weaver's interview with author Edgar E. Willis about his memoir, Civilian in an I'll-fitting Uniform. Part 3 continues the discussion of the captains Edgar served under, the "Winding path to Peace," and the fact that bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki and yet, the USS Alaska hadn't suffered it's only casualty of the war. Also in Part 3, at 96, Edgar reminds us with precision what was happening in the Pacific Theater, the timing and feelings of where our country was at during World War II, including the difference between enlisted men and officers.

Having trouble viewing the video? Click here and watch Part 3 of the interview with Edgar E. Willis on YouTube.





Click here to watch Part 1 of Edgar's interview on YouTube.
Click here to watch Part 2 of Edgar's interview on YouTube.


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Thursday's And Then Some Essay preview:

Thursday’s essay is called, “Self-identity is the base for everything else you do in life."  I don't know if you've ever stopped to think about the role of self-identity in your life?  In this essay, I begin by discussing two activities I used for more than 20 years in my basic, speech-communication course, to not just introduce the idea of self-identify but to actually help students develop/acquire an identity.  Then I talk briefly about its value and importance.

Self-identity is the base for everything else you do in life
by Richard L. Weaver II

Excerpt:
There is no easy path when it comes to unleashing the remarkable energy that one’s identity contains.  Finding it, however, is just a start.  As people understand their unique capacities and live according to them, they become happy being who they are.  As Ackerman writes in the final chapter of his book, “A Framework for Living,” “Consider your identity your source of life.  It makes you vibrant, wise, agile, powerful, even playful.  It is the sun within you, whose energy need never die.”

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Edgar E. Willis World War II Memoir Interview Part 2, Plus... Thursday's Essay Preview

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Announcing the release of Part 2... Anthony Weaver's interview with Edgar E. Willis about his memoir of World War II, "Civilian in an Ill-fitting Uniform." Part 2 of Anthony's interview picks up from a previous question in Part 1. Events had happened to Edgar that were either pure luck or just because of the circumstance of the moment. Part 2 starts with Edgar's second story... his pure luck Navy physical. As we progressed, I asked about the captains Edgar served under and his best explanation? He reads from his memoir. We finish off part 2 with, "That's the way the navy does it!"


Having trouble viewing the video? Click here and watch Part 2 of the interview with Edgar E. Willis on YouTube.





Did you see Part 1 of Anthony Weaver's interview with Edgar E. Willis? In Part 1 of the interview I ask Edgar about his inspiration for the book, the reason for the title, and why he decided to include his life before and after his service.


Click here to watch Part 1 of Edgar's interview on YouTube.


Also released last week was the new video, "How to make a Viral Video-Based on the KISS theory." Illustrator Anthony Weaver and author Lynne Hall have put together a coaching video on How to Make a Viral Video, based on the K.I.S.S. Theory (Keep it simple... stupid). Instead of a technical approach explaining camera types, lenses, programs used to produce videos, this is a fun look at being in front of the camera and getting used to the bright lights shining on you.  Anthony and Lynne show you how they shot their video, including the end result!


 Click here to see How to Make a Viral Video on YouTube.


Thursday's And Then Some Essay preview:


Thursday’s essay is called, “Having a remote to get us through life?"  Imagine along with me in this essay what it would be like in your life if you had a remote control that gave you the possibility for mute, fast forward, reverse, do over, channel selection, slow motion, delete, and cut and paste?  How would your life be different?  I'm certain it would be far different than it is now . . . and then some!


Having a remote to get us through life?
by Richard L. Weaver II

Excerpt:
In this age of technology, scientists need not stop with remote-controlled garage-door openers and TVs, invent a remote to help me get through life.  And while you’re at it, put on the remote a number of buttons for future use—so that I can program them whatever way I choose and whenever I need them.  Maybe I’ll program one to make me a very wealthy man, another to bring me many new friends, and a third.....hmmmmmm.....maybe with the third I’ll program it to keep me forever young!


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It's a Special Delivery - How to Make a Viral Video

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It's a Special Delivery! 


Illustrator Anthony Weaver and author Lynne Hall have put together a coaching video on How to Make a Viral Video, based on the K.I.S.S. Theory (Keep it simple... stupid). Instead of a technical approach explaining camera types, lenses, programs used to produce videos, this is a fun look at being in front of the camera and getting used to the bright lights shining on you.  Anthony and Lynne show you how they shot their video, including the end result!


Having trouble viewing the video? Click here to see How to Make a Viral Video on YouTube.






Have you seen Part 1 of Anthony Weaver's interview of author Edgar E. Willis about his memoir, Civilian In an Ill-Fitting Uniform: A Memoir of World War II? In Part 1 of the interview Anthony asks Edgar about his inspiration for the book, the reason for the title, and why he decided to include his life before and after his service. See part one of the interview here.


Part 2 of the interview will be released next week, Tuesday June 22, 2010, in the And Then Some Publishing News post.


Go to EdgarEWillis.com where you can find more books and videos by Edgar E. Willis including his series, How to be Funny on Purpose.

Thursday's And Then Some Essay preview:

Thursday’s essay is called, “Examining the paranormal helps us understand how the world works."  There are many paranormal and supernatural claims.  Psychics, astrologers, alien abductions, alternative medicines, ghosts, and life after death are just a few of them.  But when people have personal experiences with any of these, those occurrences offer them a powerful and persuasive reason to believe in them, especially if they can’t explain them.  In this essay I examine their "reasons for believing."  It is a delightful essay that offers a closer examination. 

Examining the paranormal helps us understand how the world works
by Richard L. Weaver II

Excerpt:
Many people have had psychic experiences or episodes with things that science cannot explain.  Whether it is extrasensory perception (ESP), haunted houses, ghosts of the spirits of dead people, telepathy, clairvoyance, astrology, communicating mentally with someone who has died, witches, reincarnation, or channeling, seventy-five percent of Americans profess at least one paranormal belief according to a recent Gallup survey.  The most popular is extrasensory perception, mentioned by 41%, followed closely by a belief in haunted houses (37%).  Only 27% of Americans, according to the same survey, believe in none of these.

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96 Year Old Edgar E Willis-World War II Memoir Interview JUST RELEASED!

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 JUST RELEASED!

Anthony Weaver interviews his Grandfather, Edgar E. Willis, about his latest book Civilian in an Ill-fitting Uniform - A Memoir of World War II, penned at 96 years old! This four part series covers his the time before and after he served on the USS Alaska in the Pacific Theater, during World War II. 

Edgar E. Willis is the retired Emeritus Professor of Communication at the University of Michigan, where he also served for ten years as a department chairman. He spent a year in England as a Fulbright scholar, and he has authored or co-authored five books about television and radio. 

In part one of the interview I ask Edgar about his inspiration for the book, the reason for the title, and why he decided to include his life before and after his service.

Having trouble seeing the video? Click here to watch on YouTube.

Edgar has more... Check out his other book and video series How to be Funny on Purpose... and of course... get your copy of Civilian in an Ill-fitting Uniform - A Memoir of World War II at EdgarEWillis.com

New Edgar E Willis video series and Thursday Essay Preview

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I want to start by saying thank you to the person who bought SMOERs: Self-Motivation, Optimism, Encouragement, Rules - Daily reminders for outstanding living. You've helped get
June 2010 started off on the right path and your purchase donates $4.00 to Susan G. Komen - For the Cure to breast cancer.

If that wasn't exciting enough And Then Some Publishing has a new video series on the way! Last week, Anthony Weaver interviewed 96-year-old Edgar E. Willis who is the retired Emeritus Professor of Communication at the University of Michigan. We discuss his World War II memoir, Civilian in an Ill-fitting Uniform. This interview is a four part series discussing his time before, during, and after the war. In Part 1 of the interview I ask Edgar about his inspiration for the book, the reason for the title, and why he decided to include his life before and after his service.

You will really enjoy this video series and including Edgar reading from his book in Part 2!

And Then Some Publishing will be releasing Part 1 of the interview by the end of this week and will devote an extra And Then Some News post, including the video as soon as it's released.

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Find great book reviews every Monday: Book Club... And Then Some!

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Thursday's And Then Some Essay preview:

Thursday’s essay is called, “Human limitations and then some." This essay offers an accurate and relevant perspective on personal experience and the value of a personal point of view.  It helps give you what you need to know about how much you know and how much you understand.

Human limitations and then some
by Richard L. Weaver II

Excerpt:
Have you ever walked by a stockade-type fence, found a knothole in it, then looked at what’s taking place on the other side of the fence through that peephole?  A great deal of our lives is framed by that example.  That is, we obtain information about the world we live in through a very small antennae, mounted upon a tiny pedestal, and often pointed in a well-defined, carefully selected direction.  And yet, despite these limitations, the way we view the world is dependent upon the information obtained through this single, small, and somewhat insignificant antennae.  Knowing this puts all that we know and all that we think we know in proper perspective—and then some!

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Find a Cure support progress and How to be Funny Part 4

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In April 2010 we started our support of Susan G. Komen - Find a Cure. That month $1.00 of every And Then Some Publishing, LLC book sold through Amazon.com went to help find a cure. Our goal was $500 which turned out to be quite optimistic. We only donated $9.00.

In May 2010 we raised the stakes. And Then Some Publishing, LLC believes we have some pretty darn good books and we want to get them into your hands. The pot was sweetened. Now we would only profit about $1.00 a book sold through Amazon.com and the rest would support Susan G. Komen - Find a Cure! Our goal was still a bit optimistic at $500. We donated $7.00.

That's just $16.00 for breast cancer research over two months. Even though we didn't reach our goals, we believe in And Then Some! We're going to keep trying...

Our goal for June 2010 is $500. And Then Some Publishing, LLC is staying with the May 2010 formula. We only profit about $1.00 a book and the rest would support Susan G. Komen - Find a Cure!

Click here for a list of how much support from each book sold through Amazon.com goes to Susan G. Komen. Also, check the AndThenSomePublishing.com donation progress report throughout the month. Share this report on Facebook and help us spread the word!

On June 1, 2010, sometime today,  Edgar E. Willis will release Part 4 of 5 of his video series, How to be Funny on Purpose: An Anatomy of Humor. Filmed in 1995, his video breaks down humor and helps bring an understanding of why we laugh at jokes and what makes a joke funny. Check out Part 4 of Edgar's video series How to be Funny... at EdgarEWillis.com.

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See more book reviews every Monday: Book Club... And Then Some!

Thursday's And Then Some Essay preview:

Thursday’s essay is called, “Cleanse your mind of these thoughts."  We all carry around a number of false beliefs---sometimes a whole lot of them!  This essay, based on the writing of two authors, Thomas Kida and Damian Thompson, writing in two separate books, identifies 30 thoughts that "are unnecessary and just take up space in our brains, space that could be better utilized for productive positive thoughts, dealing with everyday problems, planning for the future, and contemplating all the past good memories." 

Cleanse your mind of these thoughts
by Richard L. Weaver II

Excerpt:
No, there is no way to totally cleanse your mind, of course, and we will always be guilty of holding some false beliefs.  Sometimes it’s just fun to consider ideas you know are clearly false or outrageous.  Sometimes they just make you feel good.  Sometimes, too, you just wonder how in the world someone could believe something like that?  At least you know now that there are about 30 beliefs you never have to think about again.  It’s a start to a cleansed mind!

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How to achieve and support relationship rules is what the book, Relationship Rules: For Long-Term Happiness, Security, and Commitment, is all about. There are numerous suggestions, steps, and additional ideas that will motivate, encourage, and challenge relationship partners. Relationship Rules is available at Amazon.com.

The books Richard L. Weaver II enjoys reading offer a look at the truth. One of the reviewers of Willis's book said, “While some veterans would be content to simply remember through a haze essayof rose-colored reflections, Dr. Willis clearly reports the truth as he knows it.” Civilian In an Ill-Fitting Uniform: A Memoir of World War II, by Edgar E. Willis, reports the truth—unvarnished as it may be. The book is available right now from Amazon.com.

See more book reviews every Monday: Book Club... And Then Some!

Thursday's And Then Some Essay preview:

Thursday’s essay is called, “The pursuit of happiness.” If you are an unhappy person, or if you are generally happy but have long stretches of unhappiness, the suggestions in this essay (not all of them my own!), will help you. Notice that in the excerpt from the essay that follows, happiness is a choice, and you can make the choice to be happy if you want to. 

The pursuit of happiness
by Richard L. Weaver II

Excerpt:

When you enter “how to achieve happiness?” (without the quotation marks) in the Google search window, you will get over 500,000 websites with suggestions that range from meditation to books on happiness, from serving others to living honorable and true, from pursuing Truth to developing compassion.  The point isn’t the number of websites nor the specific suggestions, the point is that wherever you are in life, whatever your circumstances, numerous suggestions and a great deal of advice is available at the click of your mouse.  To say, “I just don’t know how to be happy,” is a comment that reeks of naivete.  Nobody is going to hand you happiness, and nobody can make you happy.  It is an internal process over which you have complete control.  All you have to do now is make yourself happy!

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Thursday Essay Preview and a Book on Relationships

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Find out more about what And Then Some Publishing has to offer help Find a Cure to breast cancer:
Now through May 31, 2010 buy any of And Then Some Publishing's 8 books through Amazon.com and donate up to $8 of each book sold!

How to achieve and support relationship rules is what the book, Relationship Rules: For Long-Term Happiness, Security, and Commitment, is all about. There are numerous suggestions, steps, and additional ideas that will motivate, encourage, and challenge relationship partners.

The books Richard L. Weaver II enjoys reading offer a look at the truth. One of the reviewers of Willis's book said, “While some veterans would be content to simply remember through a haze essayof rose-colored reflections, Dr. Willis clearly reports the truth as he knows it.” Civilian In an Ill-Fitting Uniform: A Memoir of World War II, by Edgar E. Willis, reports the truth—unvarnished as it may be.

See more book reviews every Monday: Book Club... And Then Some!

Thursday's And Then Some Essay preview:

Thursday’s essay is called, “Looking back over my life, these have been my 'eureka' moments.” I'm simply taking a moment (a slight recess) to review some of the events that changed my life forever.

Looking back over my life, these have been my 'eureka' moments
by Richard L. Weaver II

Excerpt:

Being a writer I have spent many hours looking back over my life.  It hasn’t been a question of what I would do differently as much as a situation of analyzing and writing about what took place.  It is more about establishing historical markers than about mentally reconstructing the past— although, I admit, I do a little of both.  In this essay I want to highlight those events in my life that did not just happen but that changed the way I did things.  They are my “eureka” moments.

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$8 donation to Susan G. Komen?

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Spread the word... And Then Some Publishing, LLC is donating up to $8 per book sold through Amazon.com! Our crazy promotion starts now! 

Now through May 31, 2010 buy any of And Then Some Publishing's 8 books through Amazon.com and donate up to $8 of each book sold!

Really?

We have some great books we want you to read. Shall we get a little crazy? I think we shall. And Then Some Publishing has eight great books and we want you to give us a shot. So we'll be tempered crazy. Start with the book that began everything.. And Then Some Book 1 and the fantastic writing by Richard L. Weaver II.  See how we've matured through Relationship Rules and Special Delivery, by Lynne Hall and Anthony Weaver.

One can beg the question - How much are are we giving to Susan G. Komen per book?

Here's the answer:

Give us a shot... Buy our books by My 31, 2010 and And Then Some Publishing is donating most of our proceeds to Find a Cure. Try our books with the confidence you know you're giving to a GREAT cause! Check out how much your giving per book...

Now through May 31, 2010: Give HUGE money to Find a Cure!!!

Special Deilvery A baby memory scrapbook for Girls or Boy

$5 of every Special Delivery book sold goes to Find a Cure 

 

Relationship Rules: For long-term happiness, security, and commitment

$7 of every Relationship Rules book sold goes to Find a Cure 

 

SMOERs: Daily Reminders for Outstanding Living, compiled by Richard L. Weaver II, Ph.D

$4 of every SMOERs book sold goes to Find a Cure

 
Public Speaking Rules: All you need for a GREAT speech!

$8 of every Public Speaking book sold goes to Find a Cure

 

Civilian in an Ill-fitting Uniform: A memoir of World War II

$3 of every Memoir book sold goes to Find a Cure

You Rules! - Caution: Contents leads to a better life!

$7 of every You Rules book sold goes to Find a Cure

 

And Then Some Book1: Essays to Entertain, Motivate & Inspire!

$7 of every And Then Some Book 1sold goes to Find a Cure

   Use the links below to share on Facebook, Digg, And Then Some!! 

ALL PROCEEDS of each book sold beyond $1.00 goes to Find a Cure

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And Then Some Publishing has added lots of Facebook links to our websites. We haven't completed the project, however at SMOERs.com you can share the first 30 days of inspiring quotes and at RelationshipRulesWorks.com you can share the painting of the cover on Facebook. The cover painting is a must see and the book? Relationship Rules... What could be more important than working to develop a more positive self — one of the cornerstones for relationship success?

Have you heard? This week, from May 10, 2010 through May 16, 2010 buy any of And Then Some Publishing, LLC's eight books through Amazon.com and we will donate ALL PROCEEDS of each book sold beyond $1.00. Proceeds beyond $1 are donated to Susan G. Komen - Find a Cure to breast cancer.

Let's keep it simple:

Buy any of And Then Some Publishing's 8 books and ALL PROCEEDS beyond $1 goes to Find a Cure... and your purchase could donate over $5 to breast cancer research.*

Click the links below and find out more information on all our books:

Pick any book and help Find a Cure:
Civilian in an Ill-fitting Uniform: A memoir of World War II
Special Delivery: A baby memory book for boys or girls
Relationship Rules: For long-term happiness, security, and commitment
SMOERs: Delicious quotes to help you get through your day
Public Speaking Rules: All you need for a GREAT speech!
You Rules: Caution - contents leads to a better life
And Then Some Book 1: Essays to entertain, motivate, and inspire!

Thursday's And Then Some Essay preview
How to build a personality from the ground up
by Richard L. Weaver II




Thursday’s essay, “How to build a personality from the ground up,” is an essay that focuses on personality development. Whether you are just starting out or looking for a complete make-over, this essay has practical and worthwhile suggestions that you can begin using at once.

Excerpt:
How do you begin to build a new personality from the ground up? It is actually a simpler process than what one might imagine; however, there are two prerequisites. First, one needs a completely new situation. It’s a little like sitting next to a stranger on an airplane or chatting with one on the Internet—a person you know you’ll never see again—and supplying the kind of information and details that cause the other person to form a complimentary, praiseworthy, and totally favorable opinion of you. Second, you need a whole set of new acquaintances who have no ties or relationships to your former persona. What these new acquaintances must only hear and see is “the new you.”

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*And Then Some Publishing, LLC book proceeds vary per book. Donations to Susan G. Komen are calculated per each book sold. Depending on which And Then Some Publishing, LLC book is purchased, your donation can vary from approximately $2.00 to over $5.00.

8 Great Books and lot's of money to Find a Cure

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Instead of donating $1.00 for every And Then Some Publishing, LLC book sold through Amazon, we are going to flip the scenario. 

From May 10, 2010 through May 16, 2010 buy any of And Then Some Publishing, LLC's eight books through Amazon.com and we will donate ALL PROCEEDS of the books beyond $1.00!

And Then Some Publishing, LLC will only profit $1.00 for every book sold!

Choose from eight And Then Some Publishing books... 

You could be donating over $5.00 per book to helps Find a Cure to breast cancer!

From May 10, 2010 through May 16, 2010 buy any of And Then Some Publishing, LLC's book through Amazon.com and we will donate ALL PROCEEDS of the books beyond $1.00!

Pick any book:
Civilian in an Ill-fitting Uniform: A memoir of World War II
Special Delivery: A baby memory book for boys or girls
Relationship Rules: For long-term happiness, security, and commitment
SMOERs: Delicious quotes to help you get through your day
Public Speaking Rules: All you need for a GREAT speech!
You Rules: Caution - contents leads to a better life


Find great books and help give more, get more... want more from life...
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How to be Funny Part 3 Released and Find a Cure goal for May

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On May 1, 2010 Edgar E. Willis released Part Three of his video series, How to be Funny on Purpose: An Anatomy of Humor. Filmed in 1995, his video breaks down humor and helps bring an understanding of why we laugh at jokes and what makes a joke funny. Check out Part Three of Edgar's video series How to be Funny... at EdgarEWillis.com.


And Then Some Publishing set an outlandish goal of donating $500 to Susan G. Komen and help find a cure for breast cancer. I apologize to Susan G. Komen because we didn't make it. In fact, we only raised $9.00 in April 2010. With those statistics we are readjusting our goals and ideas for May.


And Then Some Publishing, LLC's Find a Cure Goal: May 2010 = $500.


Instead of donating $1.00 for every And Then Some Publishing, LLC book sold through Amazon, we are going to flip the scenario. 


From May 10, 2010 through May 16, 2010 buy any of And Then Some Publishing, LLC's eight books through Amazon.com and we will donate ALL PROCEEDS of the books beyond $1.00!


And Then Some Publishing, LLC will only profit $1.00 for every book sold!

Choose from eight And Then Some Publishing books... 

You could be donating over $5.00 per book to helps Find a Cure to breast cancer!

From May 10, 2010 through May 16, 2010 buy any of And Then Some Publishing, LLC's book through Amazon.com and we will donate ALL PROCEEDS of the books beyond $1.00!


Use the black and yellow links at the top of every page and website and find some GREAT books!


One of these great books is Relationship Rules. This is an outstanding book that offers you practical, useful advice. The suggestions will give you a variety of new methods and techniques to re-energize your relationship. Get the rules on relationships... Relationship Rules: For Long-Term Happiness, Security, and Commitment.



Thursday's And Then Some Essay preview:
Eight Steps for Raising Your Standards
by Richard L. Weaver II


Thursday’s essay, Eight Steps for Raising Your Standards, is an essay that offers specific, practical techniques for raising your standards. These are ideas that can be put into practice at once There is no time to waste; do it now.

Excerpt:
Higher mental standards — desiring distinction, superior quality, and remarkable brilliance — can provide a framework for everything you do. It could be an event you’re planning, a product you’re designing, a meal you’re preparing, a letter you are writing, a project you are completing, a proposal you’re submitting, a speech you are creating, a vacation you are planning, or a room you are rearranging, when your standard is excellence, you will perform at a higher level. We tend to take our standards for granted, however, standards matter, and it is possible to raise them. By following the eight steps outlined in this essay, you will raise your standards And Then Some!

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How to be Funny Part 3 and FeedBurner doesn't know what time it is. Does Google?

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Thank you to all our new subscribers! We've been working hard to bring you the best of what And Then Some Publishing is all about. Below are updates on the technical side of our blogs, books you need to check out, the release of Part 3 of Edgar E. Willis video series How to be Funny on Purpose, and a preview of Thursday's essay about random observations for those planning a cruise. This is fun... And Then Some!


Do you know what time it is? FeedBurner doesn't and neither does Google!
And Then Some Publishing, LLC has been working on shoring up the technical side of our blogs. Specifically, we've been working on the email delivery options. We have blogs running 5 days-a-week and it's come to our attention that our blog emails are arriving almost exactly 24 hours later than they should be.  


We've adjusted our delivery options to no avail. Author Katherine Tyrrell of Making A Mark blog notes in her December 12, 2008 post, Feedburner doesn't know what time it is. Artist Robert Houston Sneed commented on her post and came up with this time standard: Google GMT = Google Manages Time.


That was 2008 and now it's 2010. Nothing has changed. And Then Some Publishing is going to run some tests to see if we can get our posts to land in our posts in your email close to when when we publish. Don't worry... you will get your And Then Some. We're just trying to figure out how to get your And Then Some faster! We would love to know how to fix the issue of getting FeedBurner to burn our feeds at the right time. If anyone has suggestions please leave a comment. 


Video: How to be Funny on Purpose: An Anatomy of Humor, Part 3 of 5
Release date: March 1, 2010


Edgar E. Willis has been presenting the five part series, How to be Funny on Purpose on YouTube . Part 3 presents another stage in the evolution of jokes. Teach yourself how to trigger an audience, perceive an incongruity using a mismatch of language. Learn to plan a joke and prepare yourself for a spontaneous moment that can can take your joke to the next level. 


Watch the first two videos on YouTube:
How to be Funny on Purpose: Part 1
How to be Funny on Purpose: Part 2


Don't forget to check out Edgar's book he penned at 96 years old! Civilian In an Ill-Fitting Uniform: A Memoir of World War II takes a different approach. Instead of proceeding chronologically, it focuses on how a civilian with no military experience, converted overnight into a naval officer, reacted to the strange new world of the navy. Get more information at EdgarEWillis.com.

Books and Book Reviews:
On Monday May 3, 2010 Book Club... And Then Some presents TWO book reviews: 
Showing Up for Life: Thoughts on the Gifts of a Lifetime, by Bill Gates Sr. and 
Feeling Good Together: The Secret of Making Troubled, Relationships Work, by David D. Burns. 


Get the books now at Amazon or wait for the review on May 3, 2010:
Thoughts on the Gifts of a Lifetime
Feeling Good Together: The Secret of Making Troubled, Relationships Work

And Then Some Publishing's book, Relationship Rules: For Long-Term Happiness, Security, and Commitment. includes special chapters on self-disclosure, gender differences, conflict management, and the appendix on forgiveness focuses on issues that often create problems in relationships. The practical and specific ideas and suggestions in this book will assist relationship partners in facing these issues and resolving the problems they can cause. It is available now at Amazon.com. Don't forget... $1 of every Relationship Rules book goes to Find a Cure for breast cancer through Susan G. Komen for the cure!

Thursday's And Then Some Essay preview:
Random Observations for those Planning a Caribbean Cruise
by Richard L. Weaver II

Thursday’s essay, “Random Observations for those Planning a Caribbean Cruise,” is an essay that offers me reminders for the next time I cruise. It may offer you some reminders as well. These reminders are random notes that I write in the journal I always keep when I travel.

Excerpt:

If your goal is not to gain weight on a cruise, one way to avoid some of the calories is to avoid all bread and potatoes (and most desserts!). Your ship cook will make it very tempting! By avoiding bread and potatoes, you can concentrate on the main foods. It is also easy to avoid all deep-fried foods and pasta. If you are thinking as you read this that it is precisely these items that make up the cruise-food you expect for the cost of your cruise, then you will check onto your ship as a cruiser, but you will surely leave it as cargo!

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