It’s nothing terribly ambitious, but there are a few technical things that I’d like to do to make this site better. I’ve got a list of about ten items. I don’t think that any of it is too complicated, but – and it’s with some degree of shame that I say this – it’s all beyond me. So, after several years of procrastinating, and a handful of hours this weekend spent trying to figure things out myself, I’ve decided to ask for help. So, if you’re a trustworthy sort who likes this site, and knows the ins and outs of WordPress, and if you want to earn a few extra dollars while a middle-aged guy with a bad back and OCD brings you beers, leave a comment, or send an email to MarkMaynard11@gmail.com. [note: I will not be bringing you beers if you are under-age. I will be bringing you alternating shots of Red Bull and Capri Sun.]
I’d initially thought about going the Charlie Sheen route and setting this up as an internship, but my sense is that the work I need to have done wouldn’t require that long of an engagement. I suppose, however, that we could call it that, if someone wanted to actually use the experience for credit, or something. [Wouldn’t an internship at Maynard Communications look good on a resume?] As for money, I don’t have very much to spare at the moment, but, if all you need is a little extra cheese money, I think I could make it worth your while. If you wanted, I could even pay you in cheese. And, while it’s not imperative that you like the site, I do think it might help if you at least somewhat like what I do here and see it as a good thing for the Ypsi-Arbor community.
OK, I guess that’s it… Please feel free to share this with your nerdy friends and the like… And wish me luck. If things work out like I want, the site will be a whole lot better in few months.
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Maybe this person could also program the clock on your VCR for you.
I’m no WordPress pro, but if you have some more details, I might have the skillz, unless someone has already taken the task.
I’d like to know if that poor elephant in your picture, did indeed get some help. Poor thing.
I was introduced to the concept of “cheese fatigue” today.
I’m pretty handy with a wordpress, enjoy beer and capri-sun, and would be glad to help for next to nothing – send me your list and we can talk!
We all know that you’re just trolling for a new goddess.
That photo is the saddest thing I’ve ever seen. Mercy!
The elephant survived: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1205541/Help-Baby-elephant-falls-hole-walking-Thailand.html
What a great opportunity to be a wage slave for Mark Maynard. Sounds like this will probably work out to below minimum wage, right? Or at least well below a “living wage”? And is the offer to pay in cheese or beer intentionally meant to aid in tax evasion? You know you’re still supposed to declare income from barter, right? Any qualms about cutting out our schools and parks from this transaction?
Glad to see you back, mSS. All your years of lurking have finally paid off. You’ve caught Mark in an attempt to pay someone to help him with his personal, non-profit website, and then, maybe, not declare the five or six hours he pays for said person’s help. Have you called 60 Minutes? This sounds huge.
“Mr. Fox, meet the Hen House.” Our President has now appointed an S.E.I.U. Union official to investigate ………Union corruption. Can we all give the President a big laugh on this one! Evidently Barack Obama doesn’t think that conservative don’t have computers and this would not get out!
http://weaselzippers.us/2011/04/19/obama-appoints-former-seiu-official-to-investigate-wait-for-it-union-corruption/
http://www.vintoniowa.org/articles/News/article103326.html
News :: Vinton dairy farmer fined $100,000 for employing illegal aliens
A man who employed illegal aliens at his Benton County dairy farm was sentenced on April 21, 2011, to probation. His business was ordered to pay over $100,000.00 in financial penalties.
Kenneth Birker, age 62, of rural Vinton, received the sentence after a January 10, 2011, guilty plea to one count of engaging in a pattern or practice of knowingly employing illegal aliens. Also on January 10, 2011, Kenneth Birker entered a guilty plea on behalf of his business, Birker, Inc., to one count of harboring illegal aliens for commercial advantage or financial gain.
Click on link for full story
http://www.vintoniowa.org/articles/News/article103326.html
Larry (RWG)
You picked a bad time to announce this. The next day, McDonalds announced that they were adding 50,000 jobs.