• Sincere Edition, October 2001
• Editor: don@arkvalwebworks.com
• Publisher: Arkansas Valley Web Works
• http://www.arkvalwebworks.com/ 

1. What’s Up?: Never Prouder!

2. Web Page Help: The Real Web Page Help.

3. Promotional/Advertising: I See A Web Host In Your Sunset.

4. Web Issues and Stuff: Patriotic Art

5. Web Humor and Entertainment: Oh, Oh..., No ICQ

6. Promotional/Advertising: Finally, Farming That Pays!

7. Ark Announcements: It Will Be Back, I Promise

8. Both Sides Of The Coin, (Words of Wit and Wisdom)

They thought their vile act would wound us beyond repair. They thought that several coordinated acts of terror would bring a divided nation to its knees throwing the streets into turmoil. They could not have been more wrong.

Instead, in city and countryside alike, every one of us felt the pain of the injured and dead in the disaster. When they attacked New York City, they attacked us all.

Like any tight-knit family we have our differences in opinion about policy specifics; but in times of crisis those differences become miniscule compared to our similarities. The winds of freedom blow strong within all our spirits.

And when President Bush pointed out that Islam was not our enemy I remembered Moslem friends in college who were some of the most polite and humble people I had ever had the privilege of meeting. No person who worshipped their God could be responsible for such atrocities.

Edith Cavell once wrote, "I realize that patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone." I harbor no hatred, bitterness is beneath me; but that doesn’t mean I’ll ever forget.

I’ve never been prouder to be an American than I am right now. The world needs our strength as a people to take a firm stand against those who seek to terrorize them. There is no doubt in my mind that we will deliver again as we have done before.

Click the following URL to view my "Never Prouder" web art. http://www.arkvalwebworks.com/webart/webart2.htm

Want your own web site but can’t afford the expensive software? Worried that your current software won’t be compatible with a certain script or application but don’t know how to solve the problem by inserting the correct code? Worried that you couldn’t understand how to learn programming html if your life depended on it?

If you have found or find yourself in any of those situations then Dennis Gaskill’s book "Web Site Design Made Easy" http://www.boogiejack.com/book/index.html is a must read. Perhaps ironically, even those who use html editors with regularity will find that they keep this book within easy access. "Web Site Design Made Easy" is detailed and comprehensive; but yet very easy to read and understand.

With "Web Site Design Made Easy" you’ll be building your own web pages from scratch almost from the first lesson. Then after concluding the book your expertise will have grown immeasurably.

That is where the real web page help is.

"Oh crystal ball," I inquired, "what future lies ahead for my web site."

The room grew still, the lights dimmed. The crystal sphere grew milky in its center. "There is a new host in your web site’s future," it said. Then a sunset was created as if to further demonstrate the certainty of the event.

"Is this an omen," I further questioned the ball?

"No..., it’s just great deals on hosting starting at $14.99 a month included with personalized service at http://www.sunsetcreations.com ," the wise crystalline sphere said.

"The personal service alone is worth that little bit of money," I reasoned aloud.

"For a dummy you catch on pretty fast," the crystal ball said.

I’m proud to announce the display of the patriotic art of Dennis Gaskill, aka Boogie Jack, in the Web Art section of my site at http://www.arkvalwebworks.com/webart/webart.htm. Dennis’ graphics artistry expertise is famous on the web; and his newest art captures many essences of our shared feelings of deep patriotism after the events of September 11, 2001.

My sincere thanks go out to Dennis for allowing me the distinct privilege to post his art on my site. It was that art that inspired my "Never Prouder" contribution mentioned above in the "What’s Up" section.

For those who haven’t heard of ICQ don’t feel like the Lone Ranger. I’m a relative newbie to it also. ICQ is a great way to chat and send messages online. You can choose those who you want to have on your contact list; and you can tell when they are online. I use it instead of a telephone at a fraction of the price when I’m contacting my resources and they prefer it as well.

There are a number of other features that I really like about ICQ as well like Privacy Invisible that makes it so I can have message sessions with my resources without being disturbed by those who have less pressing matters to attend to.

ICQ has a bunch of hilarious sound effects that they have incorporated as well. The "Oh-Oh" greeting when a message comes through to your computer is funny, especially when you’re thinking of something else and it scares you half out of your wits. For those of you who don’t like to be scared half out of their wits you can choose to turn the sound effects option off.

ICQ is one freebie that I use on a daily basis. I like to engage in message sessions with my chums if nothing else. You can keep working on whatever task you were doing and refresh yourself periodically with treasured responses.

So where do you get it you say. http://web.icq.com/ I say. I’ve been using it about a month and haven’t had a bit of trouble with it yet, although I do keep hearing a frog croak just before I get a file transfer.

eBook Farming that is. Dennis Gaskill’s newest venture entitled "eBook Farming: How to Grow Money Selling Your Words and Ideas" is an instant winner. Now you can get your own eBook off the ground and rolling. Dennis’ offerings for sale are always well worth the small amount of money involved, and eBook Farming is no exception. It is jam packed with everything you will need to know, and it is written in a sequential easy step-by-step manner that is easy to understand.

You’ll learn how to create a title that sells, how to price your ebook, how to create a web site for your ebook, how to create an affiliate program cheaply and quickly. Bunches more. Extensive research went into this one folks.

eBook Farming is a must have if you have plans for publishing with the hottest new craze, eBooks. Or if you just want to see what everyone is talking about and explore the possibilities. And even if you don’t consider yourself a writer there are lots of tips and tricks to make you one in short order.

Check it out at http://www.ebookfarming.com/?hop=melonhead.boogie. Interested parties should keep watching in the months ahead because eBook Farming gave me several promising ideas for eBook projects of my own. You might think of even better ones. Just remember me when you’re rich and famous.

If this issue seems devoid of the humor that I try to heavily disperse throughout my regular issues, not to worry. Like the spirit that embodies this great nation, so will the spirit of the Ark Link Letter only grow stronger.

That’s the way it is or my name isn’t Ferd Finkle. Hey my name isn’t Ferd Finkle. You see, some of it is already back. Maybe not too much though.

Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!