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There are a lot of business credit cards out there, so it can be easy to feel overwhelmed when deciding which card is right for you. Thankfully, there’s a simple solution designed with the new small business owner in mind: the Capital on Tap Business Credit Card. Capital on Tap was launched in the U.S. in 2021 with a single goal: to help small-business owners with a card that makes it more rewarding to run their businesses. The Capital on Tap Business Credit Card comes with no annual fee and 1.5% cash back on every purchase, making it a valuable...

Before I get to the subject of the post I must say hello and welcome to some new followers. It hovered around 719 or 720 going up and down but I see now at 722 - thanks for clicking.I found some comments on the Library Book Photo post that I need to reply to. Thanks to Susan for the idea for a good printer/photocopier. Aril mentioned a book called The Lore of the Land - so I had to look that up of course!....think it will be added to my wish list. Hello to Cath who I've added to my...

I’m not sure where the adage, “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure” originally came from (although there’s lots of speculation out there) but one thing is clear: it’s accurate! Recently I mused on this as I stared at the ring of hair ties in my toiletry bag — half of which are ones I recovered from the ground. Yes, you read that right. I picked up someone’s used hair tie off of the dirty, muddy, asphalt and strung them onto my hair tie holder. Well…ok, not exactly. Let me explain. The problem with hair ties Hair ties are a real...

“When it hurts, speed up!” –Matt Carpenter (Pikes Peak Marathon course record holder) The Pikes Peak Ascent and Marathon, held annually in Manitou Springs, CO since 1956, is one of the most iconic mountain races in the United States. The course takes runners from the town of Manitou Springs (6,400 feet/1,950 meters) to the summit of “America’s Mountain” Pikes Peak (14,115 feet/4,302 meters) on the historic Barr Trail. The event traditionally hosts two races over a weekend. The Ascent race, held on Saturday, finishes at the summit and is 13.1 miles in distance. The premiere event, The Pikes Peak Marathon,...

The course has won again. For the fifth consecutive year, there were no finishers at the infamous Barkley Marathons. An incredibly deep field was lined up to face the beast. This included a mix of Barkley veterans like Courtney Dauwalter, and 2017 and 15th-person-ever Barkley finisher John Kelly, and strong Barkley virgins like Big’s Backyard record holder Harvey Lewis, 2017 Big’s champion Guillaume Calmettes, and Appalachian Trail fastest-known-time holder and Belgian dentist Karel Sabbe. The 2022 Barkley Marathons is over. There are no finishers. #BM100 — Keith (@keithdunn) March 10, 2022 Other runners, like Amelia Boone, Gary Robbins, and Johan...