<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38248967</id><updated>2007-05-14T16:03:04.515-05:00</updated><title type='text'>and the Moral of the Story is...</title><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kdcinfo.com/morals/'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38248967/posts/default'></link><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://kdcinfo.com/morals/atom.xml'></link><author><name>KDCinfo</name></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>11</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38248967.post-4293163343869628518</id><published>2007-05-14T11:01:00.000-05:00</published><updated>2007-05-14T11:19:59.072-05:00</updated><title type='text'>Moral # 10</title><content type='html'>In creating my &lt;a href="http://www.blogcatalog.com/blogs/crystal-figurines-crystal-gifts-the-collectible-crystal-blog.html"&gt;first blog&lt;/a&gt; for my &lt;a href="http://crystalfigurines.giftsforyou.biz/"&gt;Crystal Gifts&lt;/a&gt; online store at &lt;a href="http://giftsforyou.biz/"&gt;GiftsForYou.Biz&lt;/a&gt;, I promoted it by submitting &lt;a href="http://giftsforyou.biz/info/crystal.php"&gt;The Collectible Crystal Blog&lt;/a&gt; to as many top blog directories as I could. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then I created a &lt;a href="http://www.blogcatalog.com/blogs/keith-d-commiskey-et-al.html"&gt;personal blog&lt;/a&gt;, which I promoted by submitting to as many top blog directories as I could, although fewer than I did for my Gifts Blog. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Then I created my "&lt;a href="http://www.blogcatalog.com/blogs/and-the-moral-of-the-story-is.html"&gt;and the Moral of the Story is...&lt;/a&gt;" blog, and it seems, I only listed it with one blog directory. Funny thing is, that one blog directory turns out to be the most inspirational and social directory I've ever had the pleasure of visiting. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;And so I now find myself promoting the blog directory!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;Many, many kudos to &lt;a href="http://www.blogcatalog.com/" target="_blank"&gt;Blog Catalog&lt;/a&gt;! And to its user &lt;a href="http://www.blogcatalog.com/user/monawea" target="_blank"&gt;Monawea&lt;/a&gt; for inspiring its promotion at the &lt;a href="http://iwebis.com/2007/05/07/social-networking-blogcatalog-buzz-experiment/" target="_blank"&gt;BlogCatalog Buzz Experiment&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;-- 
Keith D Commiskey
http://kdcinfo.com
http://giftsforyou.biz&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kdcinfo.com/morals/2007/05/moral-10.html'></link><link rel='related' href='http://www.kdcinfo.com/morals/' title='Moral # 10'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38248967/posts/default/4293163343869628518'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38248967/posts/default/4293163343869628518'></link><author><name>KDCinfo</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38248967.post-2228211600385307439</id><published>2007-03-08T12:33:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2007-03-08T12:38:23.959-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Moral # 9</title><content type='html'>I was ordering pizza, and they had a special: 2 large 2-topping pizzas for $16.99. So, I ordered one pepperoni and black olive, and the other Hawaiian. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The girl lets me know that Hawaiian is a specialty pizza and the computer needs a 2-topping. So, I say, "Alright, then... I'll have a ham and pineapple." She said that works great!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;and the moral of the story is...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;-- 
Keith D Commiskey
http://kdcinfo.com
http://giftsforyou.biz&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kdcinfo.com/morals/2007/03/moral-9.html'></link><link rel='related' href='http://www.kdcinfo.com/morals/' title='Moral # 9'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38248967/posts/default/2228211600385307439'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38248967/posts/default/2228211600385307439'></link><author><name>KDCinfo</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38248967.post-3060136984835323729</id><published>2007-02-09T00:33:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2007-02-09T00:22:58.300-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Moral # 8</title><content type='html'>A friend at work bought two Wii controllers for himself, and to bring with him and his Wii for a work "Fun Day".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I then won a Wii in a drawing at the Fun Day, and later began the search for a second controller. My friend from work offered to sell me one of his at full price. However, later, he gave me my money back and said he was comp'd (compensated) for the two controllers he had bought, and so, would just give me one. Later, I told him, comp or not, it was his, and offered to pay full price. But he was so adamant about not accepting money for it, we ended up agreeing on half price.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style: italic;"&gt;and the moral of the story is...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;-- 
Keith D Commiskey
http://kdcinfo.com
http://giftsforyou.biz&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kdcinfo.com/morals/2007/02/moral-8_09.html'></link><link rel='related' href='http://www.kdcinfo.com/morals/' title='Moral # 8'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38248967/posts/default/3060136984835323729'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38248967/posts/default/3060136984835323729'></link><author><name>KDCinfo</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38248967.post-117038516341754070</id><published>2007-02-01T20:55:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2007-02-01T20:59:23.426-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Moral # 7</title><content type='html'>I poured myself some cereal - then put the cereal in the fridge and the milk in the pantry.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;and the moral of this story is...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;-- 
Keith D Commiskey
http://kdcinfo.com
http://giftsforyou.biz&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kdcinfo.com/morals/2007/02/moral-7.html'></link><link rel='related' href='http://kdcinfo.com' title='Moral # 7'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38248967/posts/default/117038516341754070'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38248967/posts/default/117038516341754070'></link><author><name>KDCinfo</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38248967.post-116910086637251765</id><published>2007-01-18T00:04:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2007-01-18T00:14:26.376-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Moral # 6</title><content type='html'>I knew a know-it-all at one time, and I was stupid enough to ask their advice... After six months of knowing this person, you figure I would have known better.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;and the moral of this story is...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;P.S. I did formulate after the fact that: "A 'Know-It-All' is a person that has some level of intelligence or experience, but lacks the equal balance of humility or modesty."&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;-- 
Keith D Commiskey
http://kdcinfo.com
http://giftsforyou.biz&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kdcinfo.com/morals/2007/01/moral-6.html'></link><link rel='related' href='http://kdcinfo.com' title='Moral # 6'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38248967/posts/default/116910086637251765'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38248967/posts/default/116910086637251765'></link><author><name>KDCinfo</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38248967.post-116849006069294893</id><published>2007-01-10T22:33:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2007-01-10T22:37:41.473-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Moral # 5</title><content type='html'>This morning, a friend of mine went to unlock their truck door with their house key! The worst part is, because their truck is in a garage, they always leave it unlocked.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;and the moral of this story is...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;-- 
Keith D Commiskey
http://kdcinfo.com
http://giftsforyou.biz&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kdcinfo.com/morals/2007/01/moral-5.html'></link><link rel='related' href='http://kdcinfo.com' title='Moral # 5'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38248967/posts/default/116849006069294893'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38248967/posts/default/116849006069294893'></link><author><name>KDCinfo</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38248967.post-116787935793904194</id><published>2007-01-03T20:54:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2007-01-03T20:55:57.946-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Moral # 4</title><content type='html'>I bought a remote for $10. The stop button pauses movies. The pause button plays my movies. And the play button stops my movies.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;and the moral of this story is...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;-- 
Keith D Commiskey
http://kdcinfo.com
http://giftsforyou.biz&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kdcinfo.com/morals/2007/01/moral-4.html'></link><link rel='related' href='http://kdcinfo.com' title='Moral # 4'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38248967/posts/default/116787935793904194'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38248967/posts/default/116787935793904194'></link><author><name>KDCinfo</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38248967.post-116754815575222611</id><published>2006-12-31T00:54:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-12-31T00:55:55.760-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Moral # 3</title><content type='html'>A friend of mine pulled money from the bank, then got gas next door, but left the money in the middle console (oops).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;and the moral of this story is...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;-- 
Keith D Commiskey
http://kdcinfo.com
http://giftsforyou.biz&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kdcinfo.com/morals/2006/12/moral-3.html'></link><link rel='related' href='http://kdcinfo.com' title='Moral # 3'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38248967/posts/default/116754815575222611'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38248967/posts/default/116754815575222611'></link><author><name>KDCinfo</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38248967.post-116720273991923822</id><published>2006-12-27T00:35:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-12-27T00:58:59.926-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Moral # 2</title><content type='html'>A friend of mine is quite health conscious. During lunch one day, I bet him on how much water is in the body. I lost.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;and the moral of this story is...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;-- 
Keith D Commiskey
http://kdcinfo.com
http://giftsforyou.biz&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kdcinfo.com/morals/2006/12/moral-2.html'></link><link rel='related' href='http://kdcinfo.com' title='Moral # 2'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38248967/posts/default/116720273991923822'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38248967/posts/default/116720273991923822'></link><author><name>KDCinfo</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38248967.post-116660215238187567</id><published>2006-12-20T02:05:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-12-20T13:17:00.023-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Moral # 1</title><content type='html'>I had to get up early this morning, so I set my alarm early. When I got up, I figured I'm up now, so I set my alarm back to normal. It went off 10 minutes later when I was in the shower.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;and the moral of this story is...&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;-- 
Keith D Commiskey
http://kdcinfo.com
http://giftsforyou.biz&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kdcinfo.com/morals/2006/12/moral-1.html'></link><link rel='related' href='http://kdcinfo.com' title='Moral # 1'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38248967/posts/default/116660215238187567'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38248967/posts/default/116660215238187567'></link><author><name>KDCinfo</name></author></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38248967.post-116660019599759808</id><published>2006-12-20T01:31:00.000-06:00</published><updated>2006-12-20T02:04:02.046-06:00</updated><title type='text'>Welcome to "The Moral of the Story"</title><content type='html'>Welcome to "The Moral of the Story"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;...and the Moral of the Story is...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;YOU input what YOU believe the moral of the story is. A new short life fragment will be posted every 1-4 weeks (more or less), and you get to tell what you believe is the moral of that story.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Share your creativity. Give your moral sense a workout, or revitalize it altogether!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Set a reminder to check weekly to see if the next fragment has been posted...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Oh! And if you have any suggestions for a fragment, by all means, please post to me via my profile (in the side menu).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Keith D Commiskey&lt;br /&gt;http://kdcinfo.com&lt;br /&gt;http://giftsforyou.biz&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;-- 
Keith D Commiskey
http://kdcinfo.com
http://giftsforyou.biz&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://kdcinfo.com/morals/2006/12/welcome-to-moral-of-story.html'></link><link rel='related' href='http://kdcinfo.com/morals/' title='Welcome to &quot;The Moral of the Story&quot;'></link><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38248967/posts/default/116660019599759808'></link><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/38248967/posts/default/116660019599759808'></link><author><name>KDCinfo</name></author></entry></feed>