Letting Go. Cleanse. Emotional Abuse. Every year--right before my birthday--I go through a cleanse. Right before my birthday also happens to be at the end of the year, since my birthday is in January. The cleanse that I am talking about is an emotional, physical, and...
Twitter. Courtney Love. Defamation. Libel. Do you like to voice your opinion ... on Twitter? Do you sometimes feel the need to rant about certain issues, people, places, or things--via social media? Celebrities seem to be doing this quite often, as of late. While...
Happy Birthday to Me -- Francine Ward. Intellectual Property. Business Attorney. Copyright. Birthdays are a special time. Not everyone GETS to have them. Today I am grateful for my life, my recovery, my good health, a wonderful husband, 2 beautiful and sweet kitties,...
Privacy. Internet Privacy. There are a ton of cool things that can be done with social media, including securing great savings on products and services. But in order to access those great deals, you are required to disclose a certain amount of personally identifiable...
American Hustle. American Hustle was awesome! It was no doubt, one of my favorite 2013 Holiday films. In my opinion, what made American Hustle so good, as compared to The Wolf of Wall Street, is that there was a redeeming quality to the storyline. And even some of...
SEC Regulation Fair Disclosure. In August of 2000, the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a rule that publicly traded companies must divulge material information to all investors at the same time. In other words, the information cannot be released to...
Sponsorship. Sponsorships. Sponsors. Sponsorships have become a very common way to fund events. While sporting events are best known for the use of sponsorships, other events involving the arts, charities, as well as other venues and products also rely on funding from...
Bad Movies. Wolf of Wall Street. One of the worst movies I've ever seen is the Wolf of Wall Street. What a disappointment. Last night my husband and I went to see it thinking we were going on a nice date. I left the theater feeling physically, mentally, and...
Binge Drinking. Marin County. Alcohol Poisoning. The #1 teenage binge drinking area in the U.S. is tony Marin County, CA. This fact may be incredible to anyone not living in Marin, or repugnant to anyone in Marin who would much rather pretend alcoholism and teen...