Finding your true happiness

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Hello everyone, Last night, I participated in the most fascinating and inspiring 60 minutes2impact conference call, presented by Project Starfish America. During this call, Anuradha Kamath spoke about her own journey to happiness, and how she got to where she is today. One vital take away for me from this presentation, is that true happiness … Read more

Pleas help a blind entrepreneur expand her Braille jewelry business

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I’m working on behalf of Laura Legendary, a small business owner who has launched a crowd funding campaign. She has designed a line of jewelry and accessories embossed in Braille, and I thought you might like to check it out. Her campaign page link is: https://igg.me/at/ElegantInsights. As a personal note, I have contributed to this … Read more

Results of my research query on mystery, suspense, thriller fiction.

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Hello my dear readers,
Remember the question I asked about the difference between mysteries, suspense and thrillers? Well, I made a fascinating discovery. Although these three genres are very similar, here are the differences I found. Mistry stories are more of an investigation, asking what, when, where, how, and why a crime took place, and finding clues to solve the mystery. Suspense novels are similar, but they have more of an element of danger with in the pages of the novel. Thrillers, have an element of danger at every turn. They’re like riding a roller coaster throughout the pages of the novel. What do you think about these three genres? Do you find them similar, or do you see the differences? Leave your thoughts in the comments below. To read my article on the subject, please visit the word matters blog at www.ernestdempsey.com

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Please answer a research question for an article I am writing

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Hello there dear readers, I am writing an article for the word matters blog at http://ernestdempsey.com and I am here to request your help in my research. Since most of you either read or write in some capacity or other, here’s my question: What is the difference between detective/mystery fiction, versus suspense novels/thrillers? I know … Read more

Fun and Interesting Dream Reflections

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This post is in response to a post I read at http://dream4fun.com/2016/03/14/dream-insights-2/ which talks about how many people’s brains go on autopilot during their day to day work routines. However, night time is the time when dreams break the barriers in the brain, which allows new possibilities to arise, thus allowing creative ideas to flow … Read more

My take on what the Feds want Apple to do

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If you’ve read the customer letter that Tim Cook posted on Apple.com, you will know that the federal government wants Apple to either make a piece of software that allows them to gain access to a locked IPhone “only once”. However, if Apple breaches security on one IPhone, then the federal government can unlock any IOS device and have access to our private information. The good news is that Apple is legally fighting the government against this order.
I heard an interview on CBS This Morning, about this very government order. The anchors wanted to argue that breaching security for one IPhone would protect US citizens from terrorist attacks. I didn’t catch the name of the expert they were interviewing, but he had a valid point. He stated that if Apple makes a defective IPhone to allow the government to breach the security of this “one IPhone” who’s to say that they won’t breach the security of other iPhones time and again. What the government wants Apple to do is to compromise our constitutional right to privacy. If they do that, then the terrorists would have won, because they are then able to take away all our rights. If that happens, America won’t be the land of the free anymore.
I agree with this statement about our constitutional rights being compromised, because if the government is allowed to hack into an apple device, who’s to say that these hackers that have created viruses on Windows, won’t be able to do the same with Apple products. The fact that hackers can’t breech apple’s security, is the main reason that I like the IPhone over Android in the first place. Furthermore, Google is one of many software companies that support Apple’s decision to fight this battle with the Feds in court. If Apple’s security is compromised, I won’t buy any mor of heir products, because this action that the government demands will make me, along with ten million other customers, not trust Apple any more. I don’t mean to be negative here, but I think Apple should continue to deny the FBI access to this phone, in order to maintain the high level of security that we, their customers, have come to rely on for the past several years.
What do you think, do you think that Apple should breech the security and allow the Feds access to that one iPhone, or do you think that they should fight the federal order in court? Please leave your thoughts in the comments below

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Musings

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This morning, I was reading a book titled, All The Bright Places, when the descriptions brought beautiful images to my mind. I thought about putting these musings in my journal, but they were so peaceful, I thought I would share with all my friends in the blogosphere. In my mind, I am either sitting in … Read more

I have some exciting news!

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Hello everyone, I have been accepted into the customer service training program at the Statler Center in Buffalo NY. As you well know, when you’re first starting out as a writer, you don’t make a lot of money. In fact, you have to have money to even get published, because you have to pay for … Read more

Accessibility for the whitehouse website is not good for all screenreaders

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I was reading Donna W. Hill’s blog called The Heart of Applebutter Hil, and I saw a petition to require all companies to make their websites accessible for people with disabilities. The petition can be found at http://1.usa.gov/1Nq6vB7 . Here is my gripe about this site. When I tried to sigh the petition after entering … Read more

A poem from the heart

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I’m feeling a bit inspired, so here’s a poem for you. The sun shines down on a lonely little girl, Who is floating away from a sin sick world.. She floats away on the wings of the breeze, To fly high, high, high above the trees. Where is she going, you may say, She’s going … Read more

Here’s the story I promised you

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Hello everybody, I promised that I’d post the short story that was inspired by a dream I had yesterday, well here it is. Feedback in either the comments section or via the How to contact me page is welcome.   A Magical Rain I sat on my bed, wishing I could go back home to … Read more

Who I am, and Why I blog

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Hey everybody, My name is Ann Harrison, and I’m back to tell you a little about myself, and discuss my reasons for blogging. First of all, I know that I’ve been blogging for over two years now, but I want to give people a little bit more information about myself, and my blog in general. … Read more

A Story Begging to be Written in 2016

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Happy New Year, everybody! Last year I dreamt that I wrote a story about a girl from Regency Engling finding herself in modern day Chicago. I had a few scene ideas that I originally wrote in my notes. However, after I got my daughter settled , the story popped up in my head at sometime … Read more

A Christmas Gift to all my Readers

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Here’s a special gift to all my readers. Warning, you may want to have a hankerchief or a box of cleanex near by. Merry Christmas to all, and may you be richly blessed in 2016.   Christmas Bells “Dear Jesus, please bring my daddy home for Christmas. Mama and I love him, and we miss … Read more