http://aaronemerson.com At Your Service Tue, 19 Feb 2008 01:34:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I first used the Internet in 1996 and have been hooked ever since.  Truthfully, my life has gradually moved more and more online and the majority of interactions I have throughout any given day are virtual.  The first site that ever became part of my life, like many people that ... http://aaronemerson.com/25-web-sites-i-cant-live-without With three days left in the year, I thought it would be a good idea to get my New Year's Resolutions out in the open, a technique I've found helps increase the likelihood that I actually keep them. My resolutions are really my goals for the year, and so ... http://aaronemerson.com/my-2008-resolutions Starting my own business has been one of the most rewarding and educational experiences of my life. I’m not exactly striking it rich, yet, but the things I have learned have made me wealthier mindwise. The past two years have seen me give up on having a normal ... http://aaronemerson.com/business-opportunities-abound Got a great idea you've been hording in your head, doing nothing about because you don't have the cash to do anything about it?  Well here is your chance to put your idea in motion.  IdeaBlob, a pretty creative site launched by credit card company Advanta, is offering $10,000 to ... http://aaronemerson.com/want-to-win-10000-for-your-great-idea Many of the articles I write on this site will delve deeply into my thoughts on certain topics of controversy, conflicting emotions and progressive insight. One common thread with these articles is that they will pit two prevailing ideas against each other and I will defend the one I ... http://aaronemerson.com/things-in-common-vs-moving-in-a-common-direction I've been blogging for four years now, the majority of which was on MySpace. Having built and run my own blogs for the last two years, I hardly consider blogging on MySpace, blogging, but I digress. Blogging is now my full-time hobby, if not my full-time job, the benefits of which ... http://aaronemerson.com/blogging Life is fair.  It's almost the one true constant in life.  You aren't owed anything, so how can things be not fair?  Whatever is going on in your life, YOU made happen.  You followed the same rules you used to get you to half of where you are now, X ... http://aaronemerson.com/life-is-fair Movies are a huge part of my life. I'd actually love to retire and spend the rest of my days writing scripts, but until then, I settle for watching about 5 movies a week. Truthfully, I like to have them playing in the background while I'm writing and ... http://aaronemerson.com/my-favorite-movies While I'm a fan of most music and even listen to different types of music every day, I've been a true fan of hip hop for over 20 years now. My tastes have evolved over time, beginning with party hip hop, moving on to gangsta rap and jiggy and resting ... http://aaronemerson.com/my-favorite-music One of my biggest joys in life is watching my three daughters grow up. Being a father is a truly amazing role, one which offers constant satisfaction and a fountain of inspiration. I'm a natural born teacher and nothing is more gratifying to me than to teach my children about the ... http://aaronemerson.com/my-favorite-girls