Posts Tagged ‘scare’
IzeaRanks
Since the Google Smackdown of ’07 happened, page rank definitely does not mean what it once did. Webmasters are now running afraid since sites that did not even have paid links on them got smacked down to a zero. They are starting to no follow all their links since they are running scared. However, by doing this, they are really messing up google’s ability to have a quality search engine. Anyway, what does google page rank tell you? Not much. Supposibly it is the authority your site has. The higher page rank the better the site is suppose to be. Well, I cannot be the only one who has seen terrible sites that have been ranked high. Heck, I have seen splogs (blogs that steal others content through their RSS feeds) that I have high page rank. Please, tell me how that ranking is telling me anything.
IZEARanks.com is attempting to solve that problem for you. Right now, the only way to monitor traffic is through companies like Compete and Alexa. The problem with compete is that it only follows unique monthly hits and alexa only works if the person viewing your site has the alexa tool bar. Izea Ranks is a measure of your traffic against all the other people who have the tracking code on their blogs. It is a much better way to track your traffic. You don’t have to expect your readers to do the work. They can do what they always do, just come and read your blog. If you are afraid of google, have no fear. IzeaRank uses a different code than Pay Per Post. You are able to see your rank, your uniques hits, and your pageviews. They are even giving away $1000 each week in February to the blog with the #1 RealRank. I know that won’t be me — however, if any of you win it I’d like a finders fee! LOL
Wednesday Hero
This Weeks Soldier Was Suggested By Cindy
20 years old from Hondo, New Mexico
2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force
March 14, 2007
Tears ran down cheeks and strong men choked back emotion as the city of Hondo, NM payed tribute to fallen Marine, Steven Chavez. LCpl. Chavez lost his life on March 14, 2007 in a non-combat incident in which he was accidentally shot.
Chavez enlisted in the Marine Cops. right after he graduated in 2005. “You pray and you pray that the day never comes, and then it does,” said Novelda Chavez, Chavez’s mother. “Your emotions are mixed — it’s not true, it’s a bad dream, a bad dream you never wake up from.”
In a letter Chavez wrote before he was sent to Iraq, he wrote:
“First of all I would like to thank everyone for your support. When I’m home on leave and when I’m away. That is so important to me. Thank you for your kind, supporting words in your letters and for the packages I’ve received. Those are awesome.
I’ve been through some pretty hard times, in the short time I’ve been in the Marine Corp. None harder then what I’m about to face. Yes I’m scared; nothing is scarier than the uncertainty of what your future holds for you. I’m prepared to face whatever lies ahead.
I put my life in the hands of the Lord. And pray that He guides my fellow soldiers and I down a safe path, that He will calm our fears, and give us the strength to do the job we have been trained to do, and to do that job well.
There are many lonely nights, when you’re lying in your bunk thinking of family and friends, wondering what they are doing at that very moment. Wondering what mom is cooking for supper. I can almost taste the tortillas on the griddle.
I want to say to all of you tonight, I wouldn’t change one thing about my life.
I’ve never been more proud of the choices I made in my life than the day I graduated from basic drill instructor placed that Anchor, Globe and Eagle Pin in my hand I knew then I was a UNITED STATES MARINE!
I’m Proud to protect and serve My Country
I’m Proud to protect and serve My Community
I’m Proud to protect and serve you
Thank you so much for your Support. Keep those letters coming. Mail is a precious commodity when you’re so far from Home.
YOUR U.S. MARINE
LANCE CORPORAL STEVE CHAVEZ”
These brave men and women sacrifice so much in their lives so that others may enjoy the freedoms we get to enjoy everyday. For that, I am proud to call them Hero.
We Should Not Only Mourn These Men And Women Who Died, We Should Also Thank God That Such People Lived
This post is part of the Wednesday Hero Blogroll. To find out more about Wednesay Hero, you can go here.
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Travel Restriction
Well, I just got back from the doctor (regular checkup). Weight wise and blood pressure wise I am doing great. However, he is putting me on travel restriction already due to my preterm labor scare. I am not allowed to travel more than an hour till after I have the baby. It sucks, but what are you going do?
5 Days Left 