Because I love all my readers who ARE bloggers (and the ones who aren’t but might be interested) I’m posting my notes from the Taking Care of Business seminar at BlogHer08 unedited (because I don’t really have time to perfect it.)

Defamation – reasonable listener – something wrong with my meal and manageer was extremely rude and gave examples that it’s false – truth is an absolute defense against defamation – doing it with malace and to harm reputation. If your just saying but this is just my opinion that’s not enough continually show that it’s jut your experience and oponion. …read more

Kelly Erb, our own Tax Girl, has done a round up of all the recession chatter around b5media in Recession? What Recession?. There’s lots of takes on it. You should check a few theories out cause well, it effects you. My theory? Recession or Sanity?  

It’s tax time. That’s right. It’s where you add up what you made, subtract your deductions, inter your info in Turbo Tax, say a prayer that you won’t get audited and hope for a big return.
If you’re like me, you’re in fact counting on a big return to pay off debt and/or replace your car or buy a new couch. In other words, you’ve already either spent your return or have it earmarked for something you might not get otherwise.
Which makes you (and me) very emotionally invested in the final number of your tax return.
One of your New Year’s Resolutions …read more