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…the below pic was taken on a hike while we were in the New Paltz area of NY this past weekend while our apartment was being painted. Needless to say, Sadie loved it AND did the full swim in the lake you see in the background of the pic below.

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What a cool video… check it out below. That’s of an artist drawing the current cover of The New Yorker magazine on an iPhone while he stood on 42nd Street in Manhattan. There are two articles: HERE and HERE talking about the artist and the developer of the iPhone app used to create this image… very cool indeed.  What will they think up next?

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Phew… what a couple weeks of long hours and work it has been but finally, after staying up until after 2am last night with our developer, we have our E-Learning Module up and running on our site!

You can view the introduction HERE.

Love to know what you think… and yes, those are our voices but I don’t have that kind of hair in my “cartoon” image… used to but not anymore. Steph’s image is pretty spot on though:).

Also, we have put a page on our site that is the complete outline of our training module… this lays out everything that we teach via the module based on our 20+ combined years of experience working as assistants. You can see that page HERE.

We’re not launched yet but after some testing and such, we’re getting REALLY close… as always, I’ll keep you posted.

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…that’s worth watching:

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Yep, you read that right.

Unfortunately, we have to push the opening of our program by a couple weeks for two specific reasons… one that I can tell you about and explain while the other is still under wraps.

You can read how we are making the announcement over at ProAssisting’s site by clicking HERE.

As for the reason that I can tell you about, it turns out that the production of our e-learning module is a wee bit more intense than we thought (a good thing) and is going to take an extra week to get it complete. The module looks AMAZING and we couldn’t be happier with how things are going (other than the delay) and are sure the wait will be worth it.

Now, as for the reason that I can’t tell you about, I’ll at least give you a bit of a hint… we have come up with a “perfect partner” for our service that could have the ability to put us on the map in a big way right out of the gate. That said, we need to have our program complete before we approach this potential partner so they can view the whole package… you always want to put your best foot forward when approaching someone with an idea and so we’re waiting on the e-learning module to be ready before making the offer. Make sense?

If this partnership doesn’t work out, I will tell you the whole story and if it DOES work out, you’ll know right away when you visit our site.

Sorry about the lack of specific posts about “The Business” as of late; we’ve been putting our effort into getting the word out. But I can assure you that after we’re launched, I have some more “inside info” about the process and marketing that I’m looking forward to sharing so please stay tuned.

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1. No one has any idea how to pronounce your town’s name
2. We don’t have an accent, you do!
3. No one believes your town actually exists
4. For the rest of your life when you see the initials “CA” you automatically think “Canandaigua”
5. You knew how to spell “Canandaigua” before you learned how to spell “banana” correctly without sounding it out
6. Your town is ranked one of the Top 10 coldest places in the nation every winter
7. Kids in other states who had only a dusting of snow have their schools close for a week but your town gets 3 feet of snow and your still having to walk, drive, or bus your way to school
8. You can drive 65mph without flinching in 3 feet of snow
9. It can be –20 degrees one day and 70 the next and no one thinks anything of it
10. 99% of accidents are caused by deer, not snow
11. There are two kinds of drivers in your town, those who have hit a deer and those who are going to
12. You had to learn how to drive before you were 16 because your friends lived on the other side of the county and your parents didn’t want to drive your butt to see them
13. You tried to find different routes to get to the mall or to the city and when you did, you timed yourself and every time tried to break your own record
14. At any given time you can find 20 cops on 332 because they have nothing better to do then enforce the 30mph speed limit
15. Your town has an equal number of bars and churches
16. You know what “Ra-cha-cha” means
17. “The city” to you means, “Rochester”
18. The weekend hangout spots are: other people’s homes, Denny’s, Wegmans, the movies, the Pier, and that’s about it
19. You spend the first 18 years of your life wanting to get the heck out of town and vow you’ll never come back
20. In the summer, you spent your time on the Lake with friends
21. When you hear the term “Ring of Fire” you don’t think “Lord of the Rings”
22. Hands down the colors of Fall on the Lake is the best in the State
23. You know what the Finger Lakes are and where they’re located on the map
24. You know what the heck the meaning is behind those merry-go-round horses around town (if you don’t, Ask your parents)
25. You know what a “red hot” and a “white hot” is and can’t believe you can’t order them anywhere else in the country
26. There are sometimes more tractors on the roads then cars
27. Anything past Pennsylvania is considered “down south”
28. Some of your greatest memories as a teen were spent on the lawn of the FLCC Amphitheatre with friends
29. You find out there’s a Wegmans being built in your city three states away and start telling all your friends and neighbors about how it is the “Mecca of all grocery stores”
30. You go out of your way when you’re out of state to show your friends that the infamous Wild Irish Rose and Arbor Mist is bottled in our town (to prove the town’s existence).
31. For the rest of your life when you hear the “Star Spangled Banner” you will always want to yell “Braves” at the end.
32. You have kids of your own and finally realize…it wasn’t so bad after all…in fact, it was a pretty cool place to grow up.

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The below video is of Sadie frolicking in the snow in our back yard and in the sand out on Fire Island in February… video might be a little long but her parents are just fine with that:

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Dear my 127 Facebook friends,

Well… you’re actually 126 friends and a bar… it’s great how a bar can be a friend on Facebook, isn’t it?

Dear my 126 Facebook (living and breathing) friends,

A friend of mine (MP), on the west coast, made me sign up for Facebook three or four years ago. I did nothing to my profile, no info, nothin’, just got her updates from LA to stay in touch cause she was crazy busy hoofin’ it in Hollywood and I was rootin’ for her.

Then, about six months ago, a random friend that I knew friended me on Facebook. Fair enough… I knew Facebook had my name but was still a little freaked out with my first: “HARRY STEVENS FRIENDED YOU!” email… I almost looked over my shoulder… yet cool, I thought.

As the months ticked off, I would get a few more ‘friend’ requests who I would ‘friend’ back but I still didn’t do anything to my profile until about 7 weeks ago; had 5-7 Facebook friends tops back then.

7 weeks ago was when I knew we were moving forward with something big… big for us at least.

You see, we were getting ready to start a business… where we actually take credit cards as payment for our service so I thought I needed to get the word out and “social network” about our business.

Old friends contacting me on Facebook coinciding with needing to get the word out… hmmmmm.

So, what to do?  Simple: put the butt in the chair, fill out the profile, add the picture and poke around… that was 7 weeks ago.  Today, I sit here having just browsed my 126 friends and a bar on Facebook… wow, technology is pretty freakin’ cool and life is good.

I’m simply amazed at how many different people from different stages and times of my life I’ve been re-connected with over just the last 7 weeks that it takes my breath away! I’m sure some of you have had the same reaction… and I would know cause you’re my friends.

grade school; high school; college; young family; friends; SigEp brothers; friend of friends who are now friends… the list goes on. And the best part? I know each and every freakin’ one of ya!

But…

There is always a ‘But’, isn’t there?  Some of you aren’t happy with me.  You ‘direct message’ me and tell me how you hate the fact that I just joined the party because I’m starting a business and I want to use your ‘friends’ to expand our empire and take over the world.

At the end of some of these “How could you!” direct messages you say you think it’s “a great idea” or “knock ‘em dead”… which is classic ribbing at it’s best; start out with mock disgust and end with a pat on the back. Touche. I can take that and actually look forward to it.

But for you other direct messengers who are really, truly po’d that I’m updating my wall or would even THINK of direct messaging you about my business, business blog post or program launch raffle (which you can still enter and win BTW)…. well, to you folks (and there are only 3 out of 126; the bar doesn’t seem to mind much), I still freakin’ LOVE YA!

And I get it… and I’m sorry…

Ya know what, you’re right… I’m just hoping some of you know someone who could use our service so our business is successful.  Guilty as charged.  And you know what? I would do the same for your if you asked me to promote anything of yours… so please do.

Our program launch will be off soon enough and then we’ll be back to yappin’ about music, business ( but not ProAssisting), philosophy, Tiger, old times, gadgets, films or, gasp, politics!  Things will soon get back to normal. I promise.

Until then, here’s where we stand; 7 weeks, 126 friends that I actually know; want to hear from & would love to bump into on the street, 1 bar & a marketing platform you’d bottle if you could… life is good, life is good. Thanks friends.

Cheers,
Jeffrey Ethan Bull
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Wanted to let everyone know that ProAssisting is now a featured writer for AdminSecret!

AdminSecret is a subsidiary of Monster.com and is one of the places for all things to do with assistantology.

You can find our first featured post HERE. Please check it out and if you can, “digg” or “stumbleupon” the article. Hopefully this will turn into a fruitful relationship for both ProAssisting and AdminSecret.

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