Author: Nancy McCord

Nancy McCord is the President and resident blogger for McCord Web Services LLC. She has been providing global web services since 2001. She is a web designer, search engine marketing professional, and search engine and blog expert. She lives in Maryland just south of the Washington DC metro area.
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Stranger Than Weird

Just to let everyone know McCord Web Services at Ravenna Court is not a law office.

You might think this is weird for me to bring this up, but over that past couple of days we have had people calling hysterically saying they can’t make it to court, to people asking if we had any other law firms in our building.

When we heard this, we were dumb struck, we operate in a home office with other residences around us. When we told the man who called last night that this was a home office,  he let us know that there was a telephone scam going around in California and, they were using our office address.

The scam was either you pay someone some amount of money to get you out of trouble, or you have to come to our address for “Ravenna Court” at a specific time.

If anyone else gets this notice on the web or by a phone call please ignore the person and what they are saying. Above all please do not show up to 2254 Ravenna Court for “Court”, because you will be very disappointed when you realize you are at someone’s home and not a law office of any kind. So once again please disregard the call if it is made to you. This scam is only using our address and has nothing to do with us or our business.

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Obama Time for Change

Barack Obama, I’m not sure if he is brining good change or bad, but change is coming.

As you all know Obama is our new president and is sitting waiting to be inaugurated today. This is really cool and all because it’s  happening here right around me in the Washington DC area. The inauguration today is supposed to be the largest gathering ever on the National Mall. I’m not going and I am not trying to get caught up in the traffic or in the subways today.

On the day he was elected I saw giant mobs of people come out of the dorm’s at my college.  It was all in good celebration at first, but then the McCain supporters came out. Then confrontations started, some turned into fights and then the police came. This all surprised me because I felt that this occasion was one to be remembered, not one to fight over. I thought everyone would be happy for change.

I am definitely ready for change and am excited to see what Obama does to bring our country out of this hole, a certain someone has gotten us into. When others heard I was excited for this change they were puzzled, because I was a McCain supporter. I hope for great things now that Obama is our President. Sure I supported McCain because he had more experience but I think Obama will do a fine job.

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A Commercial Moment For Girl Scout Cookies

Well it’s that time of year again; Girl Scouts are out and about selling their cookies. I have personal experience with this because my sisters are in the Girl Scouts and they have a goal.

They each want to sell something like 120 boxes of cookies and we only have so many neighbors. I think it’s silly to try to win a prize like what they want. They have both selected a junky little bag with some brushes and a stuffed elephant! That’s a lot of work for a tooky toy.

But, then I learned the true reason why the girls sell the cookies, it turns out that all the money doesn’t just go to the troop. The troop only gets 50 cents per box and the rest goes to the Girl Scout Council to help poor girls that can’t afford to be in Girl Scouts. The money raised from cookies allows them to join and be part of a group and stay active.

My sisters and the rest of the Girl Scouts all work very hard at selling these cookies, and my Mom is pressuring me to buy some to help them out. This isn’t a big deal to me because I love Girl Scout cookies, and I think you do too. So, when a little girl comes to your door asking if you would like to buy some cookies, keep in mind the girls that they help.

Now, to the top selling cookies on the Girl Scout cookie list. (TOP 5)
1.  Thin Mints
2.  Samoas
3.  Do-Si-Dos
4.  Trefoils
5.  Lemons

What is my personal favorite? I love the lemons!

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Outspark’s Fiesta User Game Review

Fiesta is the game sweeping kids around the globe by storm. I interviewed a player to see what all the commotion was about. It seems she couldn’t pick just one feature about the game to be her favorite, but here are some she mentioned. First was that she liked to use it for chat and the second was because she feels it has good graphics. I must say as a gamer, graphics are a big part of liking a game; it’s all about how it looks.

 I asked her why she liked the game for chatting because there are plenty of ways to chat without a game being involved. She said none of her friends liked using AIM or other chat windows. Also her mother doesn’t want her to use them.

Next, I asked her, why do you buy enhancements that last under 30 days? (Mind you she spends real money on this) she answered 30 days is a long time to me and its only $5. Also I asked about marriage because I thought it was funny that characters would want to get married on a game. She said she doesn’t want to get married now, and didn’t say why others did it. All she said was that you have to pay for the marriage as well and the dress costs around $15 real dollars.

I then asked about hair coupons and what they do. She said the coupons are only $5 and they alloy you to change everything about your character’s face and you can even switch sexes. To close it up, I asked if a lot of people curse and what happens when they do, since this is a child’s game. She said there is cursing, but it is all blocked out and she doesn’t see it happen very often.

I hope you find this player review useful and can help you make a decision on whether to let your kids play the game.