The great thing about getting a tattoo is that you can absolutely get what ever your heart desires. Of course more people are a little more original than some people. So this leads me to inform everyone what are the most common tattoos that men and women get. It seems that women gravitate towards pretty things like the all famous butterfly, star or flower. The reason behind this is women seem to think that having something beautiful anywhere on their body will help add attraction to the overall appearance. I am happy to report that I do not fall into this category, neither of my tats are of a butterfly, star or a flower. Men on the other hand are a little bit more complex, their reasoning for getting certain tattoos all comes back to their masculinity. For example, a lot of men will get tattoos of some sort of animal. They think that the characteristic of the animal such as strength, courage, and power will be bestowed onto them now that they have them tattooed on their skin. The most common animal’s that men get tattooed on them are lions, tigers, dragons or snakes. Strangely enough I fall into this category. I have a tattoo of a lion’s head on my left shoulder. There is a personal reason for me getting this lion tattooed on me, but I also liked what the lion stood for, The King of the Jungle. I will admit that whenever I am feeling weak or down about something I will go to a mirror and look at my lion and remind myself that I am a strong women and I can get through whatever I’m going through. So if you are thinking about getting a tattoo and want to get something that most people don’t have then stay away from the butterfly, star, flower, lions, tigers, dragons and snakes. Of course if you want to get one of this then try to add you own twist to it so it will be a little bit more original. Your Tattoo Friend Ashley

I will admit the title of this post is a little misleading, but that’s not really the point. The point of this post is there was a man several counties over from where I live found murdered in the woods with no identification on him. Police have search high and low for any leads to help identify this man. The only thing they had to go with were his three fairly unique tattoos that he has. So this just goes to show that your body art not only expresses you as a person but if can help your family members help find you if you are lost or missing. Sadly I haven’t heard anything else about this case but police are hoping that someone will recognize this mans tattoos and be able to help identify this man. So parents that have a problem with tattoos maybe you should take this as a lesson learned. If you were to allow your child to get a tattoo or more than one tattoo. And if for some unforsaken reason if they were to go missing you are armed with these identifiable marks on your child’s body to help the authorities to find them. So keep this in the back of your mind when your child approaches you about getting some ink on their body. You honestlynever know, that ink on their body could help you find them one day or help save their life. So all you tattoo haters out there, please keep this in your mind tattoos are not all evil they can actually help a family have closure on an unfortunate event. Your Tattoo Friend Ashley

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I contribute to AssociatedContent.com (AC) and eHow on a pretty regular basis; I’ve posted a couple of articles to Helium. Regular readers of my blog and newsletter may wonder why I contribute to sites like this when I earn more from my SEO writing and other freelance writing gigs. Well, there are four reasons. One sitting in my inbox when I logged on this morning prompted this post. Why I Write for “Article Paying Sites” Like AC, eHow, Helium, etc. 1. Special Assignments: One morning when I logged on, there was an email from an editor at AC offering to pay $25 to write an article on How to Write a Small Business Plan. As I’ve written enough business plans in my life to do one in my sleep, this article will probably take 30-45 minutes to complete. While it may seem paltry to some, when you’re writing about what you know, it’s usually a breeze to knock out and it doesn’t take any research. For me, these are the best kinds of assignments. I’ve been writing for AC since April 2006. To date, I’ve submitted well over 500 articles. The bulk of them have been on the business of freelance writing. When I first started to submit, I submitted a lot of content I’d written as press releases from an old business I had. So, a lot of that content was business-focused, eg, How to Market Your Business Online. Over time, I’ve established myself as somewhat of a small business expert. And, this is probably why this special assignment came my way (I have no way of knowing how/why I was chosen for this assignment). The Direct Benefit for You: As large sites like AC build out, they hand out special assignments that pay more to proven contributors who write well (let’s not forget this part). 2. Residual Income: On AC, for example, they pay you $1.50 for every 1,000 page views. I usually earn anywhere from $20 to $40/month just from residual income on the articles I’ve submitted to AC. eHow has a similar program. A king’s ransom? Certainly not. But again, when looked at monthly, that’s another column I can add to my monthly income streams. The Direct Benefit for You: Over time, these little bits add up, especially when they’re little bits you don’t have to do anything for. I sometimes joke to myself that if Social Security isn’t around when I retire, I can count on my residual income from sites like AC to take up the slack. Exposure: Now, this is obvious, but I wanted to point out how it’s worked for me. Obviously, you’re exposed to a wide market when you contribute to heavily marketed sites like AC, eHow, etc. 3. Clients: I’ve been approached at least half a dozen times about work because someone came across one of my articles on AC or some other site. They would remark that they were impressed with my article (usually a business article) and wanted to know how much I would charge to write X for them. 4. Backend Sales (eg, ebooks): If you promote an affiliate program or write and publish ebooks, for examaple, the exposure is invaluable. I don’t exactly how many ebook sales I’ve made because of my articles on AC, eHow, etc., but I do know that in the last two years, I’ve gotten a pretty good flow of email from readers on those sites asking me questions. A few have written me directly, telling me that they bought my ebook and enjoy my articles on AC, et al. I have over 100 subscribers on AC, meaning that every time I publish an article there, there are over 100 readers who are so interested in my content that they’ve taken the time to subscribe (never underestimate what it means when someone subscribes to your newsletter, blog, etc.). This was a number I never used to pay attention to, until I looked up one day and saw that I had 84. I couldn’t believe it. I was humbled. NOTE: Most purchasers will not email to let you know how/when they came across your work; they’ll just buy. The Direct Benefit for You: This type of continuous exposure allows you to keep your name constantly in front of your target market. These are leads you don’t have to pay for, chase, beg or plead to - they’re easily accessible. So, the next time you wonder why so many so-called “successful” freelance writers contribute to sites like AC, et al, keep these reasons in mind. Overall, it’s just smart marketing - and it keeps those writing skills honed. About the Author:Yuwanda Black is a freelance SEO writer. She blogs at InkwellEditorial.blogspot.com and is the author of How to Make $250+/Day Writing Simple 500 Word Articles.

With the search engine evolving each and every day, it’s absolutely critical to not fall into the trap of following the latest and greatest craze for ranking highly in the search engines. Things such as cloaking, keyword stuffing, blog spamming etc. are things that worked at one time, but are definitely not something that will last in the long run. Your website will either get banned for doing something like that, or you simply won’t get ranked anywhere and your effort will be in vain.With that said, now is the time to start taking your business seriously. There are legitimate ways to increase your search engine ranking that will always be effective at not only increasing your search engine ranking, but also at building your credibility in your chosen niche, generating quality leads to your business, and not to mention, getting your name and business in front of lots of people around the world.What’s this method I’m referring to? Article Submission. Yes, you heard me right… Article Submission really isn’t anything shockingly new, but the problem up until now has been the fact that although submitting your articles to article directories was an incredible way to increase your search engine rankings, it took one heck of a long time to actually find these directories, and then fill in all of the required criteria for submission.This is where the brand new, free software program created by Brad Callen and Bryxen Software, Inc. comes into play. This software will allow you to submit your articles to literally hundreds of popular article directories all over the world. Only a few mouse clicks and you’ll be able to instantly submit your articles. It’s taken the tedious process of finding and filling out these submission forms, incredibly easy and fast.To learn more about Article Submitter and how you can download a free copy, visit the link below:mogum.bryxen7.hop.clickbank.netBut, please keep this to yourself, as I’d like to keep this our secret weapon Enjoy!Warwick Motley

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Around every corner you can find a story, a scheme or scam.  They are all over the news in every area, every field and often in unexpected places. These make perfect content for plots and twists in your story when you begin to write. One statement that I remember clearly is “truth is stranger than fiction” I don’t know who said it but it really does apply to the events that are going on around us. Occasionally you will hear a comment “the person who did the original planning of the scheme or scam didn’t think things through” because the plan was, in some cases, terribly flawed. The plan as it was being carried out had many areas that could have been done in a different way and gotten a much better result than the one that was the outcome. In crime scene investigation that is a good thing as it gives the investigators a much easier time to unravel the details and discover the truth about the situation. In other areas of life, it creates a huge waste of time and alot of frustration when things do not go well. Select a few events that would qualify for a scheme or scam and keep them in a file. You never know when you might need a good plot twist to spice up your story. Many television shows cover topics like miracles, amazing survival stories and in some cases reality shows that have audiences following stories that are hard for the mind to grasp as even possible that it happened. Some disasters give us the same feeling. Amongst the shock, surprise, heros, events, the way they unfolded and the way they ended are the stories that everyone has to share. What was your perspective, what did you see and hear and what did you think of the ending. All of these make good content for you to write about and also give you as an author a way to collect them and put them into your plots, twists and story events of your story line.

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H Hardness: Angular script, sharpness. Heartiness: Fullness in the middle zone, pastiness, hesitancy, slow script. Hospitality: Right slant, margin missing, garlands, terminal strokes extended to the right. Humility: Small Script, simplification especially of capital I. Humor: Wavy Horizontal Strokes. Hypersensitivity: Wide Script, light pressure, irregular script with low pressure, left tendencies, low pressure in combination with an irregular script, large size in combination with an irregular script, predominance of the upper zone. I Imagination: High placed i dots and t-bars, emphasis on the upper zone. Impartiality: Small size in combination with an irregular script, vertical slant. Impatience: i dots and t-bars placed to the right, angles, right slant, wide script with low pressure, speed. Impressionability: Wide script with light pressure, irregular script with low pressure. Inactivity: Curves, Light pressure, slow. Independence: Large capitals, angles, first strokes of m and w are higher than remaining strokes. Individualism: Disconnected script, upright script, originality, naturalness, good spacing, speed. Informality: Narrow left margin, simplification. Initiative: Right slant, low pressure in combination with a regular script, speed, originality. Instability: Variable speed, i dots and t-bars placed in the form of dashes, high pressure in irregular script. Intuition: Disconnected script. Inventiveness: Disconnected script, simplification, originality, good distribution of spaces, naturalness. Irresolution: Variable pressure and slant, variable placing of i dots and t-bars, rather slow script. Irritability: Variable height of letters, angles, high placed i dots and t-bars. J Jest: Wavy horizontal strokes. Joy: Large script, rising lines, rather heavy pressure. Judiciousness: Upper zone extension with leanness, uprightness and angularity. K Keenness: Sharp script. Kindness: All four margins missing, garlands, right slant. L Leniency: Garlands, upright script, all four margins missing. Lethargy: Slow script. Loftiness: Extension and fullness in the upper zone, high placed i dots and t-bars, script above base line. Loquaciousness: Rising lines, a’s open at top. Lucidity: Good organization of spacing, simplification. M Mannerism: Ornamentation, flourishes, especially in signature, arcade script. Masculinity: Heavy pressure in combination with a regular script. Materialism: Predominance of the lower zone, especially with ink filled loops. Maturity: Simplification, originality, naturalness, good distribution of Spaces. Methodicalness: Horizontal straight lines, carefully placed t-bars and i dots, good distribution of spaces. Miserliness: No margins, terminal strokes short or hooked, narrow spacing between words and lines. Moderateness: Narrow script with pressure, undersized upper and lower zone but normal middle zone, regular script. Modesty: Small script, small capitals, naturalness, simplification. Moodiness: Irregular script, rising and falling lines with variable pressure, naturalness, pastiness, speed, garlands. About The Author: For more information, please visit careertest.ws .learngraphology.com

“Are you having trouble sleeping?” were her first words to me as she sat on my bed holding my hand as if she contrary to what had always been expected me to listen to her. “No, I am not having trouble sleeping, I could fall asleep but I prefer to just think about things for awhile” was my answer as I looked in to Maria’s eyes which I detected were looking at me differently then they ever had. “I also have to think a lot about what happened and maybe it is good to think about things so we can understand” Maria replied as she continued to hold my hand and look at my face and as our eyes looked at one anther’s and she smiled in a way that seemed unnatural. She was beautiful to gaze upon and particularly that night as she had something that made her attractive and more so to a boy my age given the changes my body was undergoing that gave me the taste for the opposite sex. “I came to talk because we have not had chance to since your father died, you know I am sad too, he was my husband and I did love him” Maria spoke out almost as if trying to justify her decision or perhaps convince me of what I already knew to be true with tears in her eyes as if she were really talking to my father, Walter. Maybe she was seeing him when she looked at me as I had been told that I resembled my father in so many ways. It was a weird sensation as Maria cried in front of me and had spoken to me in a way usually reserved for a more advance age then mine. I then while seeing Maria cry sensed for the first time what she must have been going through and in a way felt a certain proud feeling of adulthood knowing that she had come to share her feelings with me like I had done on so many occasions in the past with her. She even seemed warm in the weakness she portrayed that I could no longer lay back as I sat up and looked at her directly in the face as I took both of her hands in mine causing her to lean her head on my shoulder. We were now entering new ground in our relationship as the moment and her soft body next to mine propelled me to embrace her taking her seemingly by surprise as she did the same to me like we had done when we heard the news of my father’s demise. We held on to each other for a few seconds with me not knowing what to say or do as she hugged me in a way no one ever had. Her breast covered by her nightgown which were being pressed against my chest were making me feel different sensations which then given my lack of experience were new making me feel oddly like a child while at the same time like something unknown to me was going to happen. A kiss was the next thing I felt but it was not like the ones I had received till that moment as there was something different not that she planted it on my mouth but the manner which she did it that started to excite me in a way I had never known before. My actions at that time were limited as she in the emotions of all that engulfed us gave in to something that till this day I do not know and kissed me on the mouth in a way that scared me at first till it excited me. It was all new to me making me close my eyes as her soft lips touched mine. Our lips meeting softly till instinctively our tongues made their way to one another as they started to taste each other in an action that we performed with eyes that did not see, us being on the verge of going further though I did not know at the time how. At that point my male aggression started to take over however with more desire then wisdom of what it was that I should do. My hands taking to her body at first clumsily over her nightgown. Maria may not have been more experienced as she in a strange fluke had not actually consumed her marriage with my father who had planed to introduce her to the world of sexual intercourse during the honeymoon they had planned to take in Hawaii where she had agreed to meet him but she at least knew what needed to be taught. My root was hard as could be and my hands were busy as her hands did the same but was there an aim to all we did apart from caressing like we were already doing? Suddenly Maria stopped giving me the false impression that I had done something wrong which scared me as she might leave or worse tell my grandfather but it was not with such intensions. She laid down on my bed and in front of me removed her nightgown over her head leaving her body completely in the nude to my eyes that were receiving her sexuality which made me frightened as it made my pulse raise with anticipation of what might come. I really did not know what to do then as this was something I had never envisioned or planned yes I had thought of touching Maria’s legs but that was as far as my mind could take things. Maria realizing her pupil was untutored after having exposed herself fully, breast and lower part which I could see had a lump of hair that was as red as the one on her head and seeing my bewilderment said in tone of voice that showed the tension that must have been hers “touch my body, please”. It was not that I did not want to but the feeling of doing this which I never thought would be mine at that age scared me, making my body tremble as if with chills. As I slowly started to touch her body it felt like it was something I should not do but yet wanted to perhaps because I should not. Everything was making my instinct take over which touched her breast and instinctively put my lips and tongue on her breast. Naturally I was in complete ignorance to what Maria’s body was undergoing as I savored her with my hands which were being guided by her to the parts that needed to be taken care of. I kissed her in the mouth like I had done with eyes shut as she led my hands all over her body till I felt the hair between her legs which felt strange in its moisture as my finger to my shock entered. I felt surprise which made me stop what I was doing and open my eyes in alarm as my finger had gone in to the part of her anatomy that was as new to me as the male presence was new to it. There was something oily about its feel as I continued to touch now only conscience of this motion which I thought was even painful to her as she made sounds as if in discomfort. She must have noticed my apprehension as he told me to continue saying between breaths “please do it, more I like it”. At first the feeling had been strange but now it took on pleasure which I felt made her more and more animated as if growing in desperation perhaps for me to stop or go on. As for me I was now lost in that which I could not understand but knew it was what I wanted. Once again Maria did something, she stopped our actions and suddenly without saying a word and moving with a purpose she removed my clothes like she had done when she would give me bathes and laid me down on the bed. She was now in complete control and I minded not in the very least that my body was being used by her or perhaps it was the other way around as she after having removed every stitch of clothes from my body, sat on me putting one of her legs on each side. At first I did not know what were her intensions, her taking this position in which she took my root in her hand and placed it so that it might slide in to her womanly entrance. This exploit of her placing my root inside her and sitting down with all her weight created slight pain in me as I felt myself penetrate the same area of her body my finger had known only not with so much ease as I heard here also cry out in pain which I saw on her face as she descended toward me. I did not know what to do as I was confused should I stop but I felt a great sensation like non other I had experienced before that combined discomfort with sheer joy. Once she had made her way down I noticed she started to move up and down making the sensation spectacular particularly in the moments the edge of her red rose passed over the top of my root giving, something I had never had before not that I had not touched this part of my body but never like this. Fear suddenly replaced my ecstasy when I felt a wetness around where she was and as I looked I could see it was blood or so it appeared making me ask almost in the horror that was my guilt “are you bleeding? Am I hurting you?”. She then stopped moving up and down and bent her body toward me and said looking me directly in the eye in a voice that almost laughed “don’t worry you are not hurting me, it is not pain, it happens to all women who do what we are doing for first time I like it. Do you like it?” I felt slightly embarrassed as she leaned over me and nodded my head in the affirmative which made her kiss my forehead as she straightened up again and continued the motion on my root which was strangely telegraphing sensations all through out my body. “What are we doing?” suddenly I asked which made her reply “we are making love!” continuing only more intensely giving the sensation that slowly something was stirring in me that was going to make something come out. I even believed that I had to go to the bathroom. This new awareness which seemed to be creeping up on me was getting stronger as I was more and more convinced that I was going to urinate and should say something “I am sorry but I think I have to go to the toilet” I suddenly cried out. She again smiled at me as she continued not ceasing up and said “don’t worry it is not that, it something else”. Mine was not disbelief that lead me to question her but my own conviction of what I was feeling “are you sure it is not that?”. “Yes, I am sure please trust me” were here words as she continued with the pressure getting stronger in me for something to explode which it did even though I tried to prevent it. Wonder which I could not describe other then it was that it was! Once it came out in an action which seemed to last several minutes I was lost needing to know what it was that my body had unconstrained so I inquired with fear “what was it?”. Maria who seemed to have felt what I had done even more strongly then me said getting off me and putting on her clothes “it was beauty, tomorrow I tell you or maybe show you what it was but now I leave your room and go, good night and please say nothing to your grandfather about what we do” was her reply before leaving my room. Maria left in a hurry apparently needing to get something or perhaps running away from something but what? I for my part also needed to think about things as I was left there wondering if what we had done would have any implications apart from the action itself. I in Maria’s absence was left in a bed covered in blood which stained the white sheets and I sat with mixed emotions as I started examining myself to find out what fluid had been created from inside me that according to Maria was not urine. I also started wondering what I was going to do about my bed that had had its sheet bled on but then I just thought I did not have to sleep with a sheet and just as I was about to remove it, Maria came back to my bedroom carrying a clean white sheet which she changed for the one her blood had gotten on.