An editorial just because
Chick-fill-A – couldn’t resist commenting!
It is interesting that even bed & breakfast is getting involved in this conversation where Chick-fil-A takes a stand against marriage equality. A Bed & Breakfast in Edgewater Park, N. J., has a sign posted outside indicating the Inn’s support of a planned, nationwide “Chick-fill-A” day by anti-marriage equality patrons, followed by the message, “Marriage,…
Read MoreHerman Cain and the Racial Discussion
copyright Bettina Network, inc./Marceline Donaldson 2011 We think that if Herman Cain wins the Republican nomination for president he will be a strong proponent in favor of bringing back an updated and strengthened Affirmative Action program; he will be against the institutional racism practiced by large corporations; and he will take a strong stance against…
Read MoreThe Trek from Home to School 2011
copyright Bettina Network, inc. 2011 “It is that time of year when the exodus starts – from home to school; from what is known culturally, socially, economically, food-wise and more to something new. It is the Exodus from, not the biblical-type Exodus to. For some of us that biblical Exodus will never happen. For the…
Read MoreAn Editorial from an Upset Editor
GOOGLE is a very irresponsible company. Do you know they don’t have any customer service for anybody – unless you know someone who works there who will risk their job by taking your problem to someplace it needs to be addressed and most of us don’t have that. Our blog was a mess for weeks…
Read MoreBettina Network’s Policies
copyright Bettina Network, inc. 2011 Having been in business over 20 years in bed & breakfast, we have learned much about this industry. Our policies are in place because of the experiences we have had over the years and they have served us well. We are not the fastest on the block, but we are…
Read MoreBettina’s Blog is Back
copyright Bettina Network, inc. 2011 What a trial by fire. It is quite challenging if you were not raised with the concepts current in the computer programming world. You have to learn them through trial and error and it is excruciating. Bettina’s Blog was flying around in the ‘ether’ or whatever the universe is called…
Read MoreEstate Sales and the Environment!
Copyright 2011 The Bettina Network, inc. It is no secret that the Bettina Network is expanding into estate sales/auctions/etc. It is one of the things that just about every Bettina Host Family enjoys and uses to maximize the profit from their bed & breakfast, to help the environment and to enjoy a day out going…
Read MoreGrandmother’s Wisdom
copyright 2010 The Bettina Network, inc. We live in a society where there is much discussion about companies – especially banks – which are too big to fail. Is that a deflection away from the fact that actually, we live in a society where a reigning truth is today businesses can be too small to…
Read MoreYour Credit Card and their ‘Rewards"
copyright 2010 The Bettina Network, inc. Let’s take a look at those Credit Card “Rewards” offered by just about every bank. This came from several breakfast conversations. We put it all together and voila – for your information! Who pays for those rewards? Are they really ‘gifts’ from the banks and credit card companies as…
Read MoreA Tribute to Mary Daly
by: Marceline Donaldson A friend of mine died on Sunday. The world is changing much too fast. Old friends are leaving, quietly. You hear nothing for a couple years and then the news comes that they have died. Keep your friends and family close. Before you know it, they will be gone. Mary Daly died…
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