I can tell you this: Whatever the
politically-correct groups decide, those of us whose hearts
and souls reside in the Florida Keys will always think of a
Epinephelus Itajara as a Jewfish. This fish has been known as
a Jewfish for centuries and, to the 80,000 residents of the
Keys, it will ever be so.
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Conheim also considers the name "Jewfish
Creek" offensive illustrating he is one more example of
political correctness gone haywire. What if it was named
"Baptist Creek" or "Methodist Creek" or
"Catholic Creek" or "Presbyterian Creek"?
Do you think somebody would be all lathered up about those
names? I don't think so either.
And just for the record, none of my Jewish
friends have ever told me they were ashamed of being referred
to as a Jew. Or, that they were offended by having something
referred to as Jewish; such as a Jewish colony, a Jewish
tradition, a Jewish meal or anything else.
Oh wait! Maybe I should re-think this! Maybe
we should name it "Yasser Arafat Creek" or "Osama
Bin Laden Creek" or "Adolph Hitler Creek" or
(this would truly make me ill), "George Bush Creek".
Whatever.
I intend to live out my life identifying my
geographic location in relation to where it is from my beloved
Jewfish Creek. And that's that.
People also seem to have a strange curiosity
about where and how I live as well as the details of my
everyday life. I'm not going to tell you everything about my
life…
I live in a high-rise apartment building in
Miami. The building is located just north of the Marriott and
Grand Hotels on Biscayne Boulevard. My apartment has a
wrap-around balcony which gives me breathtaking views of the
Miami skyline, the Atlantic Ocean and the waters of Biscayne
Bay.
Standing on my balcony, I can look directly
down upon the newest (and perhaps the most well-designed) park
in Miami.
My building also overlooks the Sealine Marina
and I am able to see the two boats I keep there. One is a
27-foot Mako cabin cruiser with two 250HP outboard engines.
It's called the "No Mercy" and…
With the "Emma Rose", I can shop for
groceries, go to the movies, go to various restaurants, shop
at Bayside Mall, explore the islands of Biscayne Bay, zip down
to the Florida Keys in jiffy-quick time, and engage in dozens
of other activities I find extremely pleasurable.
Back to the building I live in: It's got a
fully-equipped gym, a huge pool, a dry cleaners, a night club
that features some of the best rock and roll I've ever heard,
pool tables and, extremely friendly people. There's also a
convenience store which serves breakfast and sandwiches from 8
a.m. in the morning…
The Highest Concentration Of
Drop-Dead Gorgeous Women
I've Ever Seen In My Life!
It's not a "fishing pool" for me. I
am 100% committed and faithful to Sirian, my Costa Rican corazón (see her
new website www.SirianCostaRica.com) but, I do enjoy the
"eye-candy."
My personal apartment is nice without being
opulent. Two bedrooms, two baths, small kitchen area, washer
and dryer, a good-sized living room with a tack-sharp 60-inch
tube (not projection) TV.
In short, I live well. Not like a king or
Donald Trump... but... my living conditions don't leave much
for me to bitch about.
I also have another apartment in this
building. It's a large, cheerful studio, with a queen bed, a
view of the bay, a "killer" TV (but smaller than
mine), a full-sized desk, two telephone lines, plenty of
closet space and everything else anyone could want in order to
spend a pleasant few days here. I keep it vacant…
Forging ahead...
I also get all kinds of questions and comments
like: "Aren't you
selling anything on your website?" "What's your
hidden motive?" "I would like to buy anything you
have for sale." "Can I pay you to work for me?"
"God bless you for the work you are sharing with the
world." And one of the most…
"How
Can I Become A
Client Of Yours?"
I haven't been taking clients for a few years.
But, a short time ago, I decided it's time for me to start
taking a few clients again. My standard fee for working with a
client is $15,000 up-front plus 5% of all the gross sales my
advertising creates…
If I listed my string of advertising successes
and the names and particulars of all the people who have
become multi-millionaires because of my advertising, this
newsletter would be at least 30-pages long.
Seventy-five million dollars for Robert Allen.
Two or three hundred million dollars for Dennis Haslinger.
Tens of millions for Tova and Ernest Borgnine. Diet promotions
for people like Mark Kaplan which got so large and produced so
much profit, he was mailing 125,000 First-Class letters every
day of the week except Sunday.
I've written ads and letters to sell
everything from ordinary diet pills to sophisticated financial
newsletters to complex bio-technology breakthroughs, and
everything in between.
Do I always charge $15,000 plus 5%? The answer
is almost always "Yes". Here is why: Any time I
choose, I can write to my own customer list (my newsletter is
read in…
However, working for a client lets me have
alternative streams of income I wouldn't have otherwise.
So the answer is, I don't
always charge
$15,000. Sometimes, if somebody just needs a little simple
consulting, I'll do it for a few thousand dollars.
On the other hand, sometimes I charge much
more than the standard $15,000. The very last client I worked
for (I just finished the job) had to pay $50,000 up-front...
plus... my 5% commission on sales. Would you like to know why
that client picked me... and... why he paid a hefty $50,000
up-front fee…
I thought so.
As you know, I am often referred to as the
best copywriter in the world. And, as you also know, I would
be the last person to deny the truth of that claim.
But you know what's really true? After you
reach a certain point in your ability to write copy, it
becomes questionable as to…