Page 1 of Jennifer Jordan's writing

1. Five Signs You're Ready for Country Living Relocating is full of choices: big house, small house. Short house, tall house. City house, country house. In regards to the latter, both places have advantages. For those who have only lived in the city, the country may be particularly appealing.... (posted by Jennifer 4 years 84 days ago.)

2. How to Write a Resignation Letter To everything turn turn. There is a time to plant, a time to reap. There is a time to laugh, a time to weep. There is a time to build up, a time to break down. And there is a time to resign from your job (we aren't sure why the Byrds didn't... (posted by Jennifer 4 years 89 days ago.)

3. What to Look for in a Renter A vacation home, a second home, a spare room inside your house: there are several different places you can rent out. Renting your extra space, when it comes down to it, is a great way to supplement your income. Still, there is a fine line between... (posted by Jennifer 4 years 97 days ago.)

4. Topics to Avoid on a First Date Ah dating, it's full of good times, bad times, and times that you will look back on and say, "What the?" Of all the dates, the first date is often the hardest. You want to be witty, you want to be charming, you want to come across as unyielding... (posted by Jennifer 4 years 111 days ago.)

5. Business Meetings: Making a Good Impression For most of us, it's inevitable: if we have a career, we will have to muddle through our fair share of business meetings. The room full of strangers, the stale coffee, the awkward silences, business meetings certainly have their fair share of... (posted by Jennifer 4 years 111 days ago.)

6. Your Holiday Party: The Little Things to Remember Before your holiday party begins, there are a list of items you have to make sure you have in your house. Chairs, check. Food, check. Drinks, check. A table large enough to hold everyone, check check. But, even with all of these items in your... (posted by Jennifer 4 years 168 days ago.)

7. Cigars and Port: A Couple of Luxuries Cigars and alcohol have been a dynamic duo for thousands of years. From scotch and a Montecristo to brandy and a H. Upmann, they have been escorting each other to weddings, galas, and celebrations all over the world. Though there are shelves of... (posted by Jennifer 4 years 176 days ago.)

8. Holiday Pet Safety Just as for people, the holidays can also be stressful for animals. Not only are they wrought with the anticipation of what Santa is bringing them, but they are also stressed by the endless activity that's going on. It might be easy to overlook... (posted by Jennifer 4 years 176 days ago.)

9. The Christmas Tree Dilemma: Fake Versus Real Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree, how lovely are your fake, no real, no fake branches. Yes, its that time of year again: the time to go out on a limb and decide what kind of Christmas tree is worthy of being displayed from the corner of our... (posted by Jennifer 4 years 201 days ago.)

10. The Basics of the Smoking Pipe Some say potato, some say potauto, some like it hot, some like it cold, and some say cigar, while others say smoking pipe. Yes, its true: no matter how much this notion affects the cigar lovers ego - as connoisseurs everywhere calmly tell their... (posted by Jennifer 4 years 208 days ago.)

11. Worn Out: The Saga of the Smoking Jacket Ah, the smoking jacket: a fashion that has gone away, fallen into the clothing abyss with leg warmers, hoop skirts, and beloved parachute pants. On occasion, you might glimpse a smoking jacket, seeing one in an old movie or an oil panting hanging... (posted by Jennifer 4 years 243 days ago.)

12. Blocking the Bay: How to Childproof Your Windows Every year, people open pages of the newspaper to find tragic stories of children falling out of open windows. Windows, when it comes to child safety, are enemies. While its easy to assume the parents or babysitter simply committed a huge lapse in... (posted by Jennifer 4 years 250 days ago.)

13. A Cuban Sandwich: The Best Thing with Sliced Bread When it comes to sandwiches, there is a variety to choose from. Some people love Grilled Cheese, others prefer Veggie. Some like Roast Beef and Cheddar, while others LUV the BLT. Some eat up Reubens, or prefer their rhyming counterpart: the Cuban.... (posted by Jennifer 4 years 250 days ago.)

14. Havin' a Cow: The Types of Steak, Part One When it comes to cigars, few things go better than a steak. In fact, some restaurants even have steak and cigar nights, nights where meat eaters and cigar smokers pair up two of their greatest loves. People lucky enough to have a cigar smoker's... (posted by Jennifer 4 years 299 days ago.)

15. Buh-Bye: The Shortest-Lived Television Series to Split the Small Screen Ah, short-lived TV shows: you gotta love 'em. There is nothing quite like shows that are so bad they live in infamy. From shows that are on the air for just one episode, to those that stay for a few weeks, short-lived TV shows are really quite... (posted by Jennifer 4 years 301 days ago.)

16. Getting Rid of Mice the Natural Way In the world of home ownership, uninvited guests show up from time to time. Everything from In-laws to grown children, from spiders to mice always seem to appear as if out of nowhere, bags of luggage and a used one way ticket in hand. Though there... (posted by Jennifer 4 years 307 days ago.)

17. Hurricane Trivia: The Answers are Blowing in the Wind Living in Florida, or anywhere else on the Gulf coast and East coast, forces residents and tourists to deal with hurricanes. Perpetuated by Mother Nature, forever an unforgiving and wild woman, hurricanes are devastating to structures, economies... (posted by Jennifer 4 years 312 days ago.)

18. The Top Ten Television Characters of All Time Television is constantly filled with memorable characters. Some of these characters are highly likable, such as Charles Ingalls, and some are characters you love to hate, such as Mr. Burns (excellent). Some leave you questioning the government... (posted by Jennifer 4 years 329 days ago.)

19. The Types of Whiskey: Round 1 Whiskey is a drink in which many people love to indulge. Attracted too all sorts, people find themselves filling up their flasks, ordering another round, and telling bottles that they are their water of life. Whiskey, quite simply, is among the... (posted by Jennifer 4 years 334 days ago.)

20. The Wine Laws of Greece In today’s winemaking world, all sorts of regions have rules. In fact, the wine region in my apartment has a rule that no bottle of wine can be left unopened or unconsumed. Greece , obviously following my lead, is no exception. When it comes to... (posted by Jennifer 4 years 339 days ago.)

21. The Top Saturday Morning Cartoon Theme Songs Most of us can remember actually looking forward to getting up on Saturdays. Knowing there was no school, we’d jump out of our bed in our foot pajamas, pour ourselves a bowl of sugar-sweetened cereal, and camp out in the living room for the next... (posted by Jennifer 4 years 341 days ago.)

22. The Ten Best Movie Songs of All Time A good song has the potential to make or break a movie. Some songs can salvage bad films and make good films even better. Then there are certain songs that are so memorable it's impossible to get them out of your head and out of your heart. The... (posted by Jennifer 4 years 355 days ago.)

23. Miami Heat Trivia: Are you on Fire? The Miami Heat might not have had the greatest of times in the 2007 season, but those of you who are Heat fans still burn for victories. As you hold onto the chance that next season will burn brighter, you hope that a fire will be lit under some... (posted by Jennifer 4 years 356 days ago.)

24. Weird Drinking Laws of the USA The United States has its fair share of weird laws (what is up with having to pay taxes?), but there are few laws that achieve the level of oddness that certain American drinking laws attain. Underage folks may find the “21 and over" rule to be... (posted by Jennifer 4 years 363 days ago.)

25. Florida Keys Trivia: Do you know how to unlock the facts? Many of us who know little about the Florida Keys may think they are something they aren't. We may think they are just an island featured in the Beach Boys "Kokomo" song or we may think they are what Floridians use to get in their houses and start... (posted by Jennifer 5 years 6 days ago.)