instapartments.com

http://instapartments.com/

Not my usual blog post, but today I'd like to talk about instapartments. Cool name, innit?

Remember the old days when you had an apartment for rent? You phoned the local newspaper, placed an article, waited for the paper to be published, waited for your tiny ad to appear and get lost between a million other ads, and then you waited for the calls, if any.

Then came Craigslist, you placed your ad and got bombed with hundreds of spam and scam mails. Luckily, life has gotten so much easier, thanks to new inventions and bright ideas.

The technology used for today's cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper, the kindle was invented by Jeff Bezos, Edward Asselbergs came up with instant mashed potatoes, and then there was instapartments, made by an awesome programmer, just for your comfort.

http://instapartments.com has everything an apartment building owner needs. No waiting, no spam, no knowledge of intricate code necessary, no hassle.

At instapartments, you can create your own site in a heartbeat. It has everything you'll ever need to offer your apartments to a continuously growing internet audience.

instapartments is a must for small apartment businesses.

You can check out a sample site here: http://www.instapartments-sample.com/

Stop by at http://instapartments.com some time and check it out, it's great stuff! The sites are built on a solid foundation and easy to use.

The queen in action

Older than dirt, and still kicking

New friends

It's been a while since I posted something. Life's been busy, what can I say.
I moved to an old farmhouse in the middle of nowhere on August 1st. One of the first things I noticed after moving was the presence of many more wild animals, compared to my previous place. The coyotes howl at night, deer are all over the place, woodchucks run across the path to the woods. Second thing I noticed was the absolute silence at night. Third thing I noticed was a bad rash on my arms. I thought it was poison ivy, but it just got worse from there. Today my arms look as if I have the measles.

The above picture was taken in my back yard. There are hundreds of apple trees on this huge property, the deer love them and so do I. Shortly after moving I started fencing in a large area, getting ready to plant vegetables next spring.
The cat made the move all right, she is still up to her old tricks such as jumping on the desk when she's not supposed to, and ruling the house.

Do I feel at home here? I am not sure, but I certainly love the lone feeling, and I love looking up at the sky on a clear night.

My Cat Mousti

A young kitten sat crying on my porch when I came home from work at two in the morning. It was 20 below zero and the wind was blowing like crazy. There was no way she would have survived the night. I let her in the house, "just for this one night" I thought. One night became two, two became a week, a month.. this is my queen Mousti, 14 years later.

Dear Beloved

From my spam folder:

My beloved in Christ,

I am ,Rita ****, a Christian.I have picked your email address randomly for an inheritance of $18.5M which is lodge in a Security Company.They wrote me to come and claim the fund and i am Hospitalize now and cant do anything.

I Will give you more details as soon as i hear from you,

**********************************************

Even the scammers get lazy, they used to send an elaborate mail with a sob story that had the potential of turning every stone into a heart. Seriously, all they have to do is keep their heart wrenching sob story on a notepad and paste it in the body of a mail. Or maybe this is a new strategy and they try to get people curious enough to reply? Some halfway decent punctuation wouldn't hurt either.

Lucky died today

Let me tell you about Lucky, she was a sweetheart.
One night her coop got attacked by a wild animal and most chickens got killed. Two of her sisters survived and were brought to my coop the next day, because their owner wanted a safer home for them. The dog came out of the woods two days later with Lucky in his mouth. She was seriously damaged but was alive. She was also brought to my coop and reunited with her sisters. Lucky did great. Last year she and her sister Chimney decided to brood together. They hatched 6 beautiful babies. This year, Lucky wasn't much into the brooding game, but Chimney had two successful hatches.

Lucky never pecked on the other hens and in turn, they left her alone. She loved her greens in the afternoon. Last night I could tell that she was not feeling well. She sat huddled in the corner and didn't want any treats. She died today, probably of old age. I buried her alongside the path that goes from the back yard into the woods. Poor Lucky!

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