WEBSITE TRAFFIC

Every webmaster anxiously tries to drive lots of traffic to their site. Of course, I’m no different and I frequently google keywords for my site to see on which page google has placed my site. I always hope www.FunnyPhotosContest.com will appear on the first page. Unfortunately for most searches I don’t even come close.

And so I decided to survey the contestants who send photos to my site to find out how they discovered the site. To my great surprise the four people who have responded so far all said, they found my site through a google search. Unbelievable!!! I didn’t know what kind of results I would receive from my survey, but the frosting on the cake came from one person who also wrote, “Your site is great. Really enjoy. Found your site on google when searched for funny photos contests. Keep up the great work.”

By Hannah www.FunnyPhotosContest.com a photo contest for cute or funny photos and photo captions and www.EndTheAfghanWar.com .

STEVE H.

Recently when I talked to my friend Steve, I happened to mention that my daughter and her family would be coming to my house for the Passover seder. He kind of hinted that I should invite him. But I hadn’t purchased enough food so instead I invited him to come for lunch today and I would make fried matzoh (a mixture of matzoh fried with scrambled eggs), one of his favorites.

But yesterday as I was getting things together, I couldn’t help but wonder if Steve would actually show up. He does have a habit of canceling plans. And sure enough, I was right. The phone rang early this morning and Steve said he didn’t feel well and was going to urgent care to see a doctor. Oh well … less work for me.

By Hannah www.FunnyPhotosContest.com a photo contest for cute or funny photos and photo captions and www.EndTheAfghanWar.com .

TAHINI

I make great humus and all my friends enjoy it whenever they visit. The key ingredient besides garbanza beans is tahini. Unfortunately, the store where I shop for groceries has stopped carrying tahini. There’s another small grocery store where I sometimes shop, but when I called to ask if they sell tahini, they regretfully told me, “no”.

Luckily, I have wonderful neighbors. Recently I told my neighbor, Barb, about my dilemma and yesterday morning¸ by complete surprise, she called me to tell me she was at a store I have never been to. Lo and behold they had tahini on their shelf. So she asked if I wanted her to buy it for me. Of course, without a second thought I said, “Yes, please do. And thank you, thank you, thank you.”

By Hannah www.FunnyPhotosContest.com a photo contest for cute or funny photos and photo captions and www.EndTheAfghanWar.com .

NICE SURPRISE

Yesterday, as I drove into my driveway, I saw my two neighbors, Barbara and Debby, out for their daily walk. They stopped to chat for a minute and said that after their walk they planned to grab a bite to eat. They asked if I would like to join them and I said, “Great!”

I hadn’t yet decided what to make for dinner and so I was pleased to accept their pleasant alternative to cooking. And as an added bonus, I couldn’t eat everything so I took part of my dinner home and had enough for today’s lunch.

By Hannah www.FunnyPhotosContest.com a photo contest for cute or funny photos and photo captions and www.EndTheAfghanWar.com

NEW WEBSITE

Too many American lives have been lost and too much money has been wasted on the war in Afghanistan. It is time to end this war now. Unfortunately, no one seems to be in the streets protesting and Washington doesn't seem to be taking any action.

And so, I created a website petition and hope to receive thousands – maybe millions – of signatures to convince Washington D.C. that enough is enough and we should get out of Afghanistan NOW. Unfortunately, although I have sent emails to almost 1,000 people so far, only a handful of visitors to the site, www.EndTheAfghanWar.com have signed the petition. I’m disappointed and don’t understand why. I have assured the viewers that on request, I would not post their last name, only the first three letters of their last name to protect their idenity.

But I’m certainly not going to give up. I just have to think of more ideas to achieve results.

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PASSOVER

Every spring Jews celebrate Pesach (Passover) to commemorate Moses’s success in leading the Jewish slaves out of Egypt. And on Pesach the festive meal that Jewish women serve in honor of the holiday, includes many foods symbolic of the years of slavery and the miraculous flight to freedom.

The food is delicious and the holiday very special. But there is just so much cooking to do. For my meal I start the meal with deviled eggs and charoses a mixture of chopped apples, nuts, cinnamon and wine, followed by matzoh ball soup and gefilte fish, then brisket, baked potatoes, toss salad for the main meal, and sponge cake, with strawberries and cool whip, and tea for dessert. Whew!!! I get tired just thinking of it. Thank goodness Pesach only comes once a year.

By Hannah www.FunnyPhotosContest.com a photo contest for cute or funny photos and photo captions.

OLD FAMILY FRIEND

I was stunned today to learn that, Roz, an 88-year old friend of my Mom passed away. Although, I didn’t know her well, my parents had been friendly with Roz and her husband when they were all still alive.

Whenever someone dies, it is always very sad. But now that I’m a senior citizen I am faced with death more often. During the last year, it seems that every month, someone I knew died. Most were simply acquaintances, but each time, I felt very sad.