A woman with many interests

1964 . . . South Pacific

Cheryl — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 04:17:09 +0000

Click here to see the review of Riverside’s 1964 performance of South Pacific.

The Notary Public and Financial Fraud

Cheryl — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 14:35:23 +0000

Notaries Public help prevent fraud. They can also participate in fraudulent activities.

How to choose a Notary Public

Cheryl — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 04:07:19 +0000

Here are the criteria you need to look for when you hire a Notary Public.

Identity Theft and the Notary Public

Cheryl — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:54:45 +0000

Sandi has been my close sister-friend for 40 years. I love her integrity, intelligence and passion. She’s also an inventor of a simple device that protects people for pennies. If your Notary is not taking steps to protect your privacy it’s your responsibility to point that out to her or him and direct her or him to Sandi’s website where he or she can learn about the Notary Privacy Guard.

What does a Signing Agent do?

Cheryl — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 22:02:58 +0000

And what service does a signing agent provide? Did you know that they’ll come to your home with the documents you need to sign and witness them? That way you don’t have to take time off of work.

It’s a great service but these people need to be trustworthy and conscientious. Not only are they coming into your home but they handle sensitive financial paperwork. Funny how we don’t always think of these things.

What is a Signing Agent?

Cheryl — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 19:55:41 +0000

What is a Signing Agent? How is that different from a Notary Public?

When do you need a Notary Public?

Cheryl — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 16:55:15 +0000

Just when do you need the services of a Notary Public and who hires her or him?

What does a Notary Public do?

Cheryl — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 18:10:28 +0000

Here’s Sandi again, explaining what the duties of a Notary Public are. You need this service on occasion and should understand it.

Identity Theft

Cheryl — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 20:32:34 +0000

Fifteen years ago Sandra St. Claire experienced an identity theft more scary than you can imagine. More scary because it involved not just her but numerous other people—her clients—and she didn’t know which or how many clients had been hit. There was nothing to do but wait and see who got attacked and how.

She and her husband had recently purchased a Mail Boxes, Etc. franchise in Washington State. They offered multiple services, the “Etc.” part, and, of course, rented out mail boxes, 200 of them.

One night a “client,” who was also a thief, broke into the place and stole the St. Claires’ business and personal checks. He also reached into multiple mail boxes and took what he fancied.

He immediately withdrew money from the St. Claires’ personal account so they closed it and opened a new account at the same bank. Within two weeks the thief was able to withdraw $200 from their NEW personal account by walking into the same branch where they had opened it. The clerk hadn’t asked for ID. The businesses were neighbors. Who needs to check the ID of your neighbor after all?

It turns out that the crimes were committed while thief was out on bail from a charge brought in Oregon, across the river. He had stolen some Mail Boxes, Etc. computers from stores in the Portland area but could not be held without bail because he had not physically harmed anyone.

Twelve angry store owners including the St Claires, some of whom had bought firearms and started spending nights in their stores, attended the man’s hearing some months later. The judge sent him to jail not because of his crime, but for his own protection. He stayed there two years.

This experience led St Claire to be ultra vigilant in her work as a signing agent/ Notary Public to protect the identity of all the people who sign in front of her. She invented the Notary Privacy Guard to protect her clients and she has created a series of short videos to educate you about Notaries Public and how to protect your private information when using one.

Bottom line . . . the state you live in may not have rules that protect you or your privacy in transactions that involve signing a paper where you give personal information. IT’S UP TO YOU TO BE INFORMED SO THAT YOU DO NOT PUT YOURSELF AT RISK.

Here is the first of the videos. JUST WHAT, EXACTLY, IS A NOTARY PUBLIC?

How to knit a sweater

Cheryl — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 20:56:10 +0000

I haven’t been here much because I’ve been working on the knitting side these days . . . on one of my other websites, http://howtoknitasweater.com/.

I’m delving into the vault and pulling out my old knitting instructional videos and putting them on YouTube. This is not a simple process for me. I know that other humans pop something up on YouTube and become viral international sensations within minutes . . . but I’m a tortoise. As much as I would love instant celebrity, this is a challenging process for me. And I’m happy to do it.

It’s exciting for me that people are still learning from these old classes.

Enjoy!