I never thought I would have to say GOODBYE to my best friend But that’s what I had to do today I had to let go of her forever -

There was no other way For me to face reality Or pretend to be okay I had no concept -

Of how hard it would be To actually let go Of this huge part of me Not tomorrow or ever -

Will my life be the same Without my Grannio here Life seems to be a game - Of chance and questions

Questions that never end And have no answers That can begin to mend The gaping hole inside of me

Nor come close to healing My heart and soul that Seem to be feeling Lost, numb and empty-

Completely hollow Like I have nobody left To really follow - Through life with respect

She was so much more Than my Grandmother I knew that before She left this earth

And I told her so More than once or twice Because she had to know Just how very special -

And truly blessed I felt to have her as my friend She was the best Without a doubt -

My Grannio gave me More than anybody Will ever really see It was an unspoken -

Kind of love That came with no conditions And went far above The normal caring

And average support For a grandchild - Or family of any sort She gave more of herself

To me than anyone In my life ever will Nobody could have done What she did

I get a lot of “reader comments” on the issues I choose to write about. This is a good thing for my editors since this means more readers and more readers mean more advertising revenue. It is good for me too in the sense that I do get some of the greatest writing topics from readers who write me. It can also be a bad thingsometimes a very bad thing.

What I enjoy are those readers’ comments in which readers will take the time to attempt to offer me counter-arguments to the particular position I take in the op-ed pieces I write. What I mean is that there are some readers who realize that the process of clear and linear thinking is not an easy task. It takes workhard work. One is not always successfulespecially your humble columnist.

And, when a reader takes the time to carefully craft and linearly constructed counter-argument, I appreciate it to no end. I appreciate the effort. I enjoy the challenge.

However, most readers’ responses I get are NOT carefully crafted, well-constructed counter-arguments. Without fear of contradiction, the vast majority of readers’ responses I get are not just poorly constructed but are not counter-arguments at all. Let me give you an example. Here is someone who was attempting, and I credit her for the attempt, to challenge some pieces I wrote on the illegal alien issue:

“And by the way, everything - the numbers, and the data I stated here - I can prove to you if you want

A few years ago when I first started my online home business I
didn’t have a clue regarding how to go about it. I had never
done any Internet marketing, and didn’t know anything about
websites or search engines or any of that other online business
stuff…in short, I was a complete rookie. In retrospect, the
two major things that really helped me was that I refused to be
intimidated and I kept a realistic perspective (both in terms of
initial financial results and the time frame necessary to become
successful).

I know from my own years of experience that relatively few
business ventures are started on the Internet by people with
the experience, motivation, determination, backing, and support
that it takes to even have a reasonable chance of success.

Real online business people are those who work hard, who immerse
themselves deeply in marketing and advertising, and who put in
long hours in the beginning in order to see their Internet-based
businesses succeed.

Achieving success in an online business is not difficult to
comprehend. There is indeed a learning curve, but it’s not brain
surgery. The process of learning isn’t as much the issue as are
the personal traits of motivation and determination.

Develop your marketing plan and execute it. There’s no magic in
this online home based business stuff. We’re talking real world
here. It’s not nearly as romantic as winning the lottery, yet
many of the thousands of people I have helped to start up their
home businesses on the Internet clearly came in with what I