Did you ever notice how almost all news reporters on television basically have the same voice? They all sound the same when reporting a story. Of course this comes with the training they get when preparing for their career but watch this funny video when the true voice of this African-American reporter comes out. It is hilarious!
Does the period go before or after quotation marks?
Did you ever wonder where does the period go when you are ending your sentence with a quotation? I never had before and that is probably why I have been writing incorrectly my whole life. Let me give an example of what I mean here. Normally I would write the following sentence like this.
After Mike apologized to me I said "don't worry about it".
Notice how my ending period comes after the quotation mark. I have recently learned that this the wrong way to write it. The correct way to write this sentence would be:
After Mike apologized to me I said "don't worry about it."
I have always known that my grammar wasn't perfect but "geez".
Oops, I mean "geez."
I am going to try to make every effort I can now to try and remember to use this proper form of grammar even though it still does not seem right to me. For some reason, I feel whoever made this rule made a terrible mistake. If I made this rule the period would come after the quote, just seems more proper to me.
I also recently learned that this rule of the period coming in front of the ending quotation mark is an American thing. In the United Kingdom, Canada, and islands under the influence of British education, punctuation around quotation marks is normal and accepted as the proper form of grammar. Looks like us Americans got this one wrong! Why did we get it wrong?
"In the days when printing used raised bits of metal, "." and "," were the most delicate, and were in danger of damage (the face of the piece of type might break off from the body, or be bent or dented from above) if they had a '"' on one side and a blank space on the other. Hence the convention arose of always using '."' and ',"' rather than '".' and '",', regardless of logic." This seems to be an argument to return to something more logical, but there is little impetus to do so within the United States.
Now that you know how to end a sentence with a quotation mark, the simple rule to remember is that in the United States, periods and commas (yes, commas too) go inside quotation marks regardless of logic.
After Mike apologized to me I said "don't worry about it".
Notice how my ending period comes after the quotation mark. I have recently learned that this the wrong way to write it. The correct way to write this sentence would be:
After Mike apologized to me I said "don't worry about it."
I have always known that my grammar wasn't perfect but "geez".
Oops, I mean "geez."
I am going to try to make every effort I can now to try and remember to use this proper form of grammar even though it still does not seem right to me. For some reason, I feel whoever made this rule made a terrible mistake. If I made this rule the period would come after the quote, just seems more proper to me.
I also recently learned that this rule of the period coming in front of the ending quotation mark is an American thing. In the United Kingdom, Canada, and islands under the influence of British education, punctuation around quotation marks is normal and accepted as the proper form of grammar. Looks like us Americans got this one wrong! Why did we get it wrong?
"In the days when printing used raised bits of metal, "." and "," were the most delicate, and were in danger of damage (the face of the piece of type might break off from the body, or be bent or dented from above) if they had a '"' on one side and a blank space on the other. Hence the convention arose of always using '."' and ',"' rather than '".' and '",', regardless of logic." This seems to be an argument to return to something more logical, but there is little impetus to do so within the United States.
Now that you know how to end a sentence with a quotation mark, the simple rule to remember is that in the United States, periods and commas (yes, commas too) go inside quotation marks regardless of logic.
How to Start an Ebay Business Stocking No Merchandise
Many people sell on eBay and even have an eBay store selling merchandise that they don't even keep in stock. They don't even have to ship the products out to the buyers, they just collect the payment and ...
Find yourself a company that will dropship products for you. Dropshipping means that the company will ship the item to your customer under your name label. When the customer receives their product they think the product came straight from you and never have any idea that you used a drop shipper.
Using dropshippers is a great way to sell things because their is never no up front cost from you. You don't buy until something sells first.
Open up an eBay store. You can start off with a basic store. Name your store and you are open for business.
You browse the items from the dropshipper you chose. Most dropshippers offer you pics that you can use to list their items in your eBay store; most will even give you a description you can add to your listings.
List as many items in your eBay store as you can afford to. Pay attention to the prices that you list your items. If your dropshipper is selling a certain item for $20.00 then you will need to sell it for a little more to make your profit. Don't forget to figure out PayPal fees and other related cost. Remember, you are in business and need to figure all of this out.
When an item sells, the buyer will pay you. You then contact your dropship company and order the product and let them know who to ship it to. You have profited from the sale and the dropshipper sends the order to your customer under your name. The customer will then send you a nice feed back thanking you for their order.
There are many dropshippers to choose from and some specialize in certain things more than others. Many eBay power sellers have been using dropshipping as a valuable tool for their business. In the resource box you will find wholesale dropshipping sources.
dropshipping sources
Find yourself a company that will dropship products for you. Dropshipping means that the company will ship the item to your customer under your name label. When the customer receives their product they think the product came straight from you and never have any idea that you used a drop shipper.
Using dropshippers is a great way to sell things because their is never no up front cost from you. You don't buy until something sells first.
Open up an eBay store. You can start off with a basic store. Name your store and you are open for business.
You browse the items from the dropshipper you chose. Most dropshippers offer you pics that you can use to list their items in your eBay store; most will even give you a description you can add to your listings.
List as many items in your eBay store as you can afford to. Pay attention to the prices that you list your items. If your dropshipper is selling a certain item for $20.00 then you will need to sell it for a little more to make your profit. Don't forget to figure out PayPal fees and other related cost. Remember, you are in business and need to figure all of this out.
When an item sells, the buyer will pay you. You then contact your dropship company and order the product and let them know who to ship it to. You have profited from the sale and the dropshipper sends the order to your customer under your name. The customer will then send you a nice feed back thanking you for their order.
There are many dropshippers to choose from and some specialize in certain things more than others. Many eBay power sellers have been using dropshipping as a valuable tool for their business. In the resource box you will find wholesale dropshipping sources.
dropshipping sources
How to Not Cheat On Your Spouse
Being with the same person for 5, 10, 20, 30 years seems to be more and more uncommon these days. Cheating spouses is probably the biggest reason for relationships ending. Yes, it is difficult to be in a long term relationship with out cheating but not impossible if you give it the effort. Many have been faithful for 20 years and then one day find themselves cheating. These tips will help keep you from not cheating on your partner.
Do not get to close to a friend of the opposite sex. OK, I can hear all the people who are saying that they can just be friends with a member of the opposite sex without anything happening but if given enough time with someone; closeness becomes intimate and something may happen. It is not guaranteed to happen but why put yourself in this situation and increase the chances of you cheating on your partner.
Don't put yourself in a personal setting with a member of the opposite sex. For instance, don't be going out to dinner all alone with someone. Don't go hang out at the park together all alone. Why put yourself in this situation!
Don't tell all your secrets to your opposite sex friend. Why ain't you telling your partner instead? If you can't tell your partner these secrets then get yourself a member of your sex to talk to and tell your secrets. Many woman will say that they don't get along with other woman and that's why they have all guy friends, this is crap! If you don't want to cheat on your partner then you can't be having a best friend of the opposite sex that you are telling all your secrets to.
Keep busy in your life. If you live a busy life then you will spend less time thinking about cheating on your partner. You have other things going on in your life that are more important. KEEP BUSY! If you are an unemployed person who just sits around all day and does nothing then you are probably going to hang around thinking about cheating on your partner. You don't want those kind of thoughts so keep busy!
Think about your partner and keep the romance alive by spending time together. Many people will stray away when they feel like their relationship has died. It's up to you to bring it back alive. Spend quality time with your partner.
Stay intimate with your partner. People love to be intimate and when it is not there you may feel the need to get it somewhere else. Be intimate with your partner and your partner will return the favor.
Don't ever think that cheating is something that everyone does. Though some people may make it seem like it is normal to cheat it does not have to be so for you.
Not cheating on your partner takes work and when you committed to your relationship you did give up certain things in life. You will have to give up certain aspects of your social life which means having so called just friends. Having members of the opposite sex as so called just friends will not help you to achieve your goal in being a faithful companion.
Think about the consequences if you got caught cheating. It is the ultimate betrayal in a relationship and even if you were forgiven things will never be the same. Lack of love is not the reason people cheat it is usually the intimacy of a relationship that causes one to cheat.
Do not get to close to a friend of the opposite sex. OK, I can hear all the people who are saying that they can just be friends with a member of the opposite sex without anything happening but if given enough time with someone; closeness becomes intimate and something may happen. It is not guaranteed to happen but why put yourself in this situation and increase the chances of you cheating on your partner.
Don't put yourself in a personal setting with a member of the opposite sex. For instance, don't be going out to dinner all alone with someone. Don't go hang out at the park together all alone. Why put yourself in this situation!
Don't tell all your secrets to your opposite sex friend. Why ain't you telling your partner instead? If you can't tell your partner these secrets then get yourself a member of your sex to talk to and tell your secrets. Many woman will say that they don't get along with other woman and that's why they have all guy friends, this is crap! If you don't want to cheat on your partner then you can't be having a best friend of the opposite sex that you are telling all your secrets to.
Keep busy in your life. If you live a busy life then you will spend less time thinking about cheating on your partner. You have other things going on in your life that are more important. KEEP BUSY! If you are an unemployed person who just sits around all day and does nothing then you are probably going to hang around thinking about cheating on your partner. You don't want those kind of thoughts so keep busy!
Think about your partner and keep the romance alive by spending time together. Many people will stray away when they feel like their relationship has died. It's up to you to bring it back alive. Spend quality time with your partner.
Stay intimate with your partner. People love to be intimate and when it is not there you may feel the need to get it somewhere else. Be intimate with your partner and your partner will return the favor.
Don't ever think that cheating is something that everyone does. Though some people may make it seem like it is normal to cheat it does not have to be so for you.
Not cheating on your partner takes work and when you committed to your relationship you did give up certain things in life. You will have to give up certain aspects of your social life which means having so called just friends. Having members of the opposite sex as so called just friends will not help you to achieve your goal in being a faithful companion.
Think about the consequences if you got caught cheating. It is the ultimate betrayal in a relationship and even if you were forgiven things will never be the same. Lack of love is not the reason people cheat it is usually the intimacy of a relationship that causes one to cheat.
How to Start a Circular Mailing Service
Starting your own circular mailing service can be a great business for anyone looking for a great work at home opportunity to supplement your income.
Your going to have to decide what prices you are going to charge your customers and what your operating cost will be so you can make a decent profit for your work. Do the math, at current prices it will cost you $0.44 a piece to mail a letter containing five 8X11" circulars (fliers) so to mail 100 letters will be $44. Mailing 500 will be $220, 1000 letters would be $440 and so on.
Again, do the math. $15 per 100 8X11"circulars would be a decent price. Your customers will pay a fraction of the cost that they would pay to mail their circulars out themselves and you will make a decent profit for your work.
You have to get the word out that your in business. There of course are different methods to do this but the best way is to get some camera ready ads typeset for yourself that you can place in some mail order opportunity publications. Find a decent typesetter to create some 1" and 2" ads for you that briefly explain your service and your price rates. Don't forget that your name and address need to go on the bottom of your ads so your customers know where to send their orders.
Your circular mailing service is not expensive to get going at all but to start out you are going to have to do a little advertising. If you are able to find the best low cost publications to place your newly created ads in that charge $1 to $5 to place your ads in then you will be safe starting out with $100 of advertising cost. This will get your new business out there and will bring in new customers.
After advertising your service and orders start to come in the fun starts. You will receive cash, checks and money orders for your service. It is now your job to acknowledge to your customer that you have received their order immediately and then start mailing out their circulars.
Remember, you want your customers to get responses to their circulars (fliers), this is one of the main reasons they are paying you. If they get a decent amount of responses they will continue to use your service and you will have a customer for life. How do they know that orders are coming in from your mailing? Most code their circulars so they know who distributed their circular.
You will need a mailing list to mail your customers circulars to. You can Google mailing list or look in mail order trade publications for mailing list.
At the beginning you probably won't make a profit but aim for breaking even. For instance, if you receive three different orders to mail 100 of their circulars for $45 total (at our example rate above) then you will break even when you do your mailing that will cost you $44 of postage. When the orders come in consistently you would bring in $75 for 100 circulars mailed from 5 different customers. That's a profit of $31. Many customers will order 500, 1000 or more circulars to be mailed!
Your going to have to decide what prices you are going to charge your customers and what your operating cost will be so you can make a decent profit for your work. Do the math, at current prices it will cost you $0.44 a piece to mail a letter containing five 8X11" circulars (fliers) so to mail 100 letters will be $44. Mailing 500 will be $220, 1000 letters would be $440 and so on.
Again, do the math. $15 per 100 8X11"circulars would be a decent price. Your customers will pay a fraction of the cost that they would pay to mail their circulars out themselves and you will make a decent profit for your work.
You have to get the word out that your in business. There of course are different methods to do this but the best way is to get some camera ready ads typeset for yourself that you can place in some mail order opportunity publications. Find a decent typesetter to create some 1" and 2" ads for you that briefly explain your service and your price rates. Don't forget that your name and address need to go on the bottom of your ads so your customers know where to send their orders.
Your circular mailing service is not expensive to get going at all but to start out you are going to have to do a little advertising. If you are able to find the best low cost publications to place your newly created ads in that charge $1 to $5 to place your ads in then you will be safe starting out with $100 of advertising cost. This will get your new business out there and will bring in new customers.
After advertising your service and orders start to come in the fun starts. You will receive cash, checks and money orders for your service. It is now your job to acknowledge to your customer that you have received their order immediately and then start mailing out their circulars.
Remember, you want your customers to get responses to their circulars (fliers), this is one of the main reasons they are paying you. If they get a decent amount of responses they will continue to use your service and you will have a customer for life. How do they know that orders are coming in from your mailing? Most code their circulars so they know who distributed their circular.
You will need a mailing list to mail your customers circulars to. You can Google mailing list or look in mail order trade publications for mailing list.
At the beginning you probably won't make a profit but aim for breaking even. For instance, if you receive three different orders to mail 100 of their circulars for $45 total (at our example rate above) then you will break even when you do your mailing that will cost you $44 of postage. When the orders come in consistently you would bring in $75 for 100 circulars mailed from 5 different customers. That's a profit of $31. Many customers will order 500, 1000 or more circulars to be mailed!
How to Go On a First Date for $50 or Less
When going on a date there is no need for you to spend more than $50. Spending more than that will not get you anywhere you wouldn't get anyways by spending $50 or less. Learn why you should never drain your account on that first date.
When taking that special lady on a first date you are going to want to invest as little as possible into her until you get to know her better and make sure you really like her and that she is worth you spending your hard earned money on.
Let's face it, when a guy takes a girl out on a date he is hoping to get lucky and if you don't believe that then you are in some real denial. Even if he really digs the girl, he is still looking to get lucky.
A great first date would be taking her to the movies which should cost you about $16.00 do get in. Chances are you will go to a walk-in but if you are lucky enough to have a drive-in around your area that would be better to take her since it would be better for conversation, cheaper to get in and it can be a little more cozy and private for you two.
You can share some popcorn and a soda with her and that will cost you around $8.00.
So far we are only up to $24 so we have only spent a little under half of our budget.
You will want to take her to eat now and you can use the remaining $26.00 you have for that. $16 will not get you into the fanciest restaurants of course but why would you want to take her there anywhere. Of course you don't want to be the cheapest guy in existence by taking her to McDonald's. A good place to eat would be at a near by Denny's restaurant or similar style restaurant. You can even have a few drinks there.
That's it! You went on a nice and pleasant date for only $50!
Now, if this girl you took out sees this as a cheap date and would have rather have had you to take her to the casino's up in Vegas, to the fanciest restaurants in town or even a trip out to Hawaii then you don't want this girl anyways. Chances are you will not get lucky with her but at least you didn't spend too much of your hard earned cash on her.
The biggest mistake a guy can make is by thinking that the more money he spends on his date that the more chance he has of getting lucky. This is not true even though some woman would like you to believe that. The first five seconds a woman sees you her mind has decided if she is going to get intimate with you or not so throwing your cash around does absolutely nothing.
So there you have it. How to spend $50 or less on a first date.
If your first date goes good and you continue to go out with the girl then it is OK to spend a little more on her on later dates. The point of this article was not to teach you to be a broke, cheap and greedy person just to watch out and be smart out there.
Don't let your date flatter the money out of you. You have a plan and a budget so stick to it.
When taking that special lady on a first date you are going to want to invest as little as possible into her until you get to know her better and make sure you really like her and that she is worth you spending your hard earned money on.
Let's face it, when a guy takes a girl out on a date he is hoping to get lucky and if you don't believe that then you are in some real denial. Even if he really digs the girl, he is still looking to get lucky.
A great first date would be taking her to the movies which should cost you about $16.00 do get in. Chances are you will go to a walk-in but if you are lucky enough to have a drive-in around your area that would be better to take her since it would be better for conversation, cheaper to get in and it can be a little more cozy and private for you two.
You can share some popcorn and a soda with her and that will cost you around $8.00.
So far we are only up to $24 so we have only spent a little under half of our budget.
You will want to take her to eat now and you can use the remaining $26.00 you have for that. $16 will not get you into the fanciest restaurants of course but why would you want to take her there anywhere. Of course you don't want to be the cheapest guy in existence by taking her to McDonald's. A good place to eat would be at a near by Denny's restaurant or similar style restaurant. You can even have a few drinks there.
That's it! You went on a nice and pleasant date for only $50!
Now, if this girl you took out sees this as a cheap date and would have rather have had you to take her to the casino's up in Vegas, to the fanciest restaurants in town or even a trip out to Hawaii then you don't want this girl anyways. Chances are you will not get lucky with her but at least you didn't spend too much of your hard earned cash on her.
The biggest mistake a guy can make is by thinking that the more money he spends on his date that the more chance he has of getting lucky. This is not true even though some woman would like you to believe that. The first five seconds a woman sees you her mind has decided if she is going to get intimate with you or not so throwing your cash around does absolutely nothing.
So there you have it. How to spend $50 or less on a first date.
If your first date goes good and you continue to go out with the girl then it is OK to spend a little more on her on later dates. The point of this article was not to teach you to be a broke, cheap and greedy person just to watch out and be smart out there.
Don't let your date flatter the money out of you. You have a plan and a budget so stick to it.
How to Get Your Girlfriend to Go to a Strip Club With You
So you want to get your girlfriend to go to the strip club with you. Is it possible? Find out here.
Let your girlfriend know about your desire to take her to the strip club with you.
Just mention it to her every once in a while how you would love to take her to a strip club with you. Don't hound her about it everyday because you will only decrease your chances of her ever going with you.
Many girlfriends will love it that you even want to take them with you instead of you sneaking behind their back to hit the strip bar.
If she is a good girlfriend she may even surprise you one day on your birthday or some other special occasion and offer to go with you.
Of course if your girlfriend is bi-sexual it would help a lot because she will enjoy looking at the dancers there along with you.
Have no fear though if she is straight. If she is a good girlfriend and just wants to make her man (you) happy she may want to go along with you to make you happy.
If you have a girlfriend who is completely closed minded and against this kind of stuff and she sees this kind of stuff as sick and gross then maybe you are with the wrong person if you want to do this kind of stuff.
With that kind of person your chances are pretty slim. She may be the type who thinks that you should not look at another woman besides her for the rest of your life. Good luck with that! Your best hope with that kind of woman would be to get her drunk as a skunk and then trying, who knows, it might work but I doubt it.
But seriously, the main way to get her to the strip bar with you is to let her know that you would like her to go with you. An opened minded woman who loves her man would do anything to make him happy and it's not like your doing anything wrong. You two will just be a happy couple enjoying the night together at the strip club.
If your girlfriend really doesn't want to go, your goal here is not to trick her into going. A little persuasive talk is good if she refuses to go but there comes a limit and a time to just give up.
Let your girlfriend know about your desire to take her to the strip club with you.
Just mention it to her every once in a while how you would love to take her to a strip club with you. Don't hound her about it everyday because you will only decrease your chances of her ever going with you.
Many girlfriends will love it that you even want to take them with you instead of you sneaking behind their back to hit the strip bar.
If she is a good girlfriend she may even surprise you one day on your birthday or some other special occasion and offer to go with you.
Of course if your girlfriend is bi-sexual it would help a lot because she will enjoy looking at the dancers there along with you.
Have no fear though if she is straight. If she is a good girlfriend and just wants to make her man (you) happy she may want to go along with you to make you happy.
If you have a girlfriend who is completely closed minded and against this kind of stuff and she sees this kind of stuff as sick and gross then maybe you are with the wrong person if you want to do this kind of stuff.
With that kind of person your chances are pretty slim. She may be the type who thinks that you should not look at another woman besides her for the rest of your life. Good luck with that! Your best hope with that kind of woman would be to get her drunk as a skunk and then trying, who knows, it might work but I doubt it.
But seriously, the main way to get her to the strip bar with you is to let her know that you would like her to go with you. An opened minded woman who loves her man would do anything to make him happy and it's not like your doing anything wrong. You two will just be a happy couple enjoying the night together at the strip club.
If your girlfriend really doesn't want to go, your goal here is not to trick her into going. A little persuasive talk is good if she refuses to go but there comes a limit and a time to just give up.
How to Get The Coolest Domain Names as Your E-mail Address
If you want a cool and unique e-mail domain name that says something instead of the same @yahoo.com, @hotmail.com, @aol.com or any of the other popular ones that we all use then learn how to get a cool and unique one.
First off, what is a e-mail domain name? It is what comes after the at @ sign in your e-mail address. Most of us have either yahoo as our e-mail domain, or maybe hotmail, aol, netzero, or some of the other popular e-mail services out there. Many times it is hard to get the name you want because these e-mail domains are so popular. I found a site that fascinated me with all of the e-mail domains you could use when you signed up for their e-mail service, the website is listed below.
You can actually have a cool e-mail domain that states your profession such as @secretary.net or @madscientist.com. If your a fireman maybe you would like @fireman.net. There are many profession e-mail domains you can choose from.
There are also hobby type e-mail domains you can choose like @elvisfan.com or @catlover.com.
You can have your city, state, country or even your continent as you e-mail domain such as @california.usa.com or @newyork.usa.com. Go country with @mexicomail.com or even continental like @europemail.com.
There are so many different fun e-mail domains that you can have.
Get the coolest e-mail domain name at mail.com
First off, what is a e-mail domain name? It is what comes after the at @ sign in your e-mail address. Most of us have either yahoo as our e-mail domain, or maybe hotmail, aol, netzero, or some of the other popular e-mail services out there. Many times it is hard to get the name you want because these e-mail domains are so popular. I found a site that fascinated me with all of the e-mail domains you could use when you signed up for their e-mail service, the website is listed below.
You can actually have a cool e-mail domain that states your profession such as @secretary.net or @madscientist.com. If your a fireman maybe you would like @fireman.net. There are many profession e-mail domains you can choose from.
There are also hobby type e-mail domains you can choose like @elvisfan.com or @catlover.com.
You can have your city, state, country or even your continent as you e-mail domain such as @california.usa.com or @newyork.usa.com. Go country with @mexicomail.com or even continental like @europemail.com.
There are so many different fun e-mail domains that you can have.
Get the coolest e-mail domain name at mail.com
Measuring your body percentage fat
Lots of people think that just because a person is thin, that they are healthy, this is a completely false assumption. There are many thin people out there who, believe it or not, carry so much body fat in them, that they are what I like to call, fat-skinny people. These unhealthy skinny people carry lots of fat inside of their muscles, though you are not able to see this fat from their outside appearance.
There are also those out there who have a big body type and many people assume that they are overweight just because they are big. If they have a good body fat percentage and are in shape and healthy, they can probably outperform most in athletic competitions if you went up against them. Have you seen some of those football players? They are huge and some look completely overweight but they are full of muscle, have a good body percentage measurement and are really fast runners.
When weighing yourself, the number that comes up will only tells so much of the story of what's going on with your body. Besides just their weight, it is very important for one to get their body fat percentage measured. Your body fat percentage measurement give you a better idea if you are carrying the kind of weight that you want.
There are also those out there who have a big body type and many people assume that they are overweight just because they are big. If they have a good body fat percentage and are in shape and healthy, they can probably outperform most in athletic competitions if you went up against them. Have you seen some of those football players? They are huge and some look completely overweight but they are full of muscle, have a good body percentage measurement and are really fast runners.
When weighing yourself, the number that comes up will only tells so much of the story of what's going on with your body. Besides just their weight, it is very important for one to get their body fat percentage measured. Your body fat percentage measurement give you a better idea if you are carrying the kind of weight that you want.
How to Get Your Ads Typeset For a Few Dollars
If you want to place your advertisement in a print magazine there's no need to pay expensive fees to have a display ad made for you. You can get beautiful ads done for as little as three bucks.
There are many local typesetters out there who will design a display ad for you. Most will charge you some hefty fees. The key here to getting some inexpensive typesetting done is through mail order.
There are many who conduct business only by mail. You will need to write to some mail order dealer and ask them for their typesetting rates.
Where can you find these dealer? There are
There are many local typesetters out there who will design a display ad for you. Most will charge you some hefty fees. The key here to getting some inexpensive typesetting done is through mail order.
There are many who conduct business only by mail. You will need to write to some mail order dealer and ask them for their typesetting rates.
Where can you find these dealer? There are
How to look younger
Some people naturally look young, they just naturally have that baby face. Some people just naturally look older than what they are, others look just their age but whatever category you fall into; how can you look even younger?
One thing that triggers people to judge your age by is the way you dress. Your style is used when people judge your age, even though they might now realize this.
Below we will give you a few tips on how to look younger without any surgery.
Your weight is an important key when trying to look younger. Overweight people tend to look older but when you are slim you give off the look of a young person.
Exercise, blood will flow more freely through your body and nutrients will be delivered to your skin. Also, exercise induces sweating, which cleanses the body of skin-destroying toxins.
One thing that triggers people to judge your age by is the way you dress. Your style is used when people judge your age, even though they might now realize this.
Below we will give you a few tips on how to look younger without any surgery.
Your weight is an important key when trying to look younger. Overweight people tend to look older but when you are slim you give off the look of a young person.
Exercise, blood will flow more freely through your body and nutrients will be delivered to your skin. Also, exercise induces sweating, which cleanses the body of skin-destroying toxins.
How to quit smoking
Quitting smoking is one of biggest challenges a person can face. Most non-smokers can not imagine how hard it is to kick the habit. Most people start smoking at a very young age, usually from 12 to 17 years of age. Personally, I think that someone has to be a real idiot if they start smoking in their mid-twenties or later in life when you should know better but with that said, mostly all smokers start smoking in their teenage years.
Almost all smokers want to quite but just don't know how. Besides the chemical addiction, a smoker also has to deal with the psychological addiction. Think about it, say you began smoking cigarettes when you were 13 years old and now you are 35 and want to quite. It may not be that easy to break the habit when you have been doing something for most of your life.
These steps will help you quite smoking:
Almost all smokers want to quite but just don't know how. Besides the chemical addiction, a smoker also has to deal with the psychological addiction. Think about it, say you began smoking cigarettes when you were 13 years old and now you are 35 and want to quite. It may not be that easy to break the habit when you have been doing something for most of your life.
These steps will help you quite smoking:
How to earn money with your images and pics
Bloggers everywhere are always learning about new ways to make money with their blog. Pay per click programs and affiliate programs are very popular but there is also image hosting sites that will pay you every time a visitor of yours clicks on the pics on your page.
Many people start blogs because they love to write but then when they learn that they can actually make a few bucks with their blog it becomes even a little more exciting for them. They start thinking about how they can make thousands per month but the truth is that they will see that it is not just that easy. Yes, many people do make their living blogging but the vast majority of bloggers only earn some change everyday but it's better than nothing - right! You started blogging because you love writing so the small change you earn each day is a perk that you probably didn't expect anyways.
Many people start blogs because they love to write but then when they learn that they can actually make a few bucks with their blog it becomes even a little more exciting for them. They start thinking about how they can make thousands per month but the truth is that they will see that it is not just that easy. Yes, many people do make their living blogging but the vast majority of bloggers only earn some change everyday but it's better than nothing - right! You started blogging because you love writing so the small change you earn each day is a perk that you probably didn't expect anyways.
How to get free money making publications in your mailbox
There is a mail order world out there where entrepreneurs are making a great living off of their own home based mail order businesses. This has nothing to do with chain letters or those other scams out there, these are real money making opportunities found only in mail order publications. Want to learn more?
There are many money making opportunities in existence today. Many entrepreneurs search for these opportunities online thinking that this is the only way to find great home based business opportunities. Yes, there are many opportunities online but it is not the only place and if you think it is then you are missing out on some of the greatest small business opportunities out there.Many of the best money making opportunities are sent out only via USPS mail. That's right, the old school way. Why through the regular mail? Because there is just something about
There are many money making opportunities in existence today. Many entrepreneurs search for these opportunities online thinking that this is the only way to find great home based business opportunities. Yes, there are many opportunities online but it is not the only place and if you think it is then you are missing out on some of the greatest small business opportunities out there.Many of the best money making opportunities are sent out only via USPS mail. That's right, the old school way. Why through the regular mail? Because there is just something about
How to play checkers online
Checkers is one of the most popular board games in existence. Most of us learned to play checkers as children and would get some good practice during rainy days when we were in elementary school.
Technology and the internet has now made it possible to play checkers with other people from across the world. One good thing about playing checkers online is that you don't have to worry about any cheating going on such as your opponent making a few changes to the board when you take a break to use the restroom!
You can play checkers against anybody, anywhere. Yes anywhere! You could play against a guy in Alaska, a guy in Scotland, a girl from Australia, a girl from China. It don't matter where they are!
There are a few websites out there that you can play online checkers such as Yahoo, but I will have to admit that my favorite place to play online checkers is at a website called flyordie.com. I think the graphics look better and just like the overall feel of the website. If you would like to check it out please visit flyordie.com
Besides checkers, you can play other games too. You will be able to play as a guest but it's better if you register with the site and get your player name so that a score can be kept on your wins and loses. If you are real confident in your game skills I warn you, there are some real experts who will make you scratch your head.
Technology and the internet has now made it possible to play checkers with other people from across the world. One good thing about playing checkers online is that you don't have to worry about any cheating going on such as your opponent making a few changes to the board when you take a break to use the restroom!
You can play checkers against anybody, anywhere. Yes anywhere! You could play against a guy in Alaska, a guy in Scotland, a girl from Australia, a girl from China. It don't matter where they are!
There are a few websites out there that you can play online checkers such as Yahoo, but I will have to admit that my favorite place to play online checkers is at a website called flyordie.com. I think the graphics look better and just like the overall feel of the website. If you would like to check it out please visit flyordie.com
Besides checkers, you can play other games too. You will be able to play as a guest but it's better if you register with the site and get your player name so that a score can be kept on your wins and loses. If you are real confident in your game skills I warn you, there are some real experts who will make you scratch your head.
How to Meet Guys / Girls On Free Telephone Chat Lines
Meet that special someone by using free telephone chat lines. When we say FREE we really mean FREE! Learn how.....
First off, you will need to know the phone numbers to these telephone chat lines. We will start off with Live Links. Live Links is always free for woman to call and will offer men a free trial membership, usually 60 minutes worth of free time. All of the chat lines we will tell you about here basically work the same way. Woman can always call free and men are offered the free trial membership, usually 60 minutes.
OK, so lets call Live Links. The number to call so that you can get your local number (We don't want any long distance charges) is 1-800-916-1090. You will then be given your local number to call.
You then call your local number. Follow the instructions that the recording will give you. It will ask you for your gender, if you are a male Live Links will offer you a free trial membership. Just follow the easy instructions that are given. If you are a female just follow the easy instructions and again as mentioned above the chat line is always free.
First off, you will need to know the phone numbers to these telephone chat lines. We will start off with Live Links. Live Links is always free for woman to call and will offer men a free trial membership, usually 60 minutes worth of free time. All of the chat lines we will tell you about here basically work the same way. Woman can always call free and men are offered the free trial membership, usually 60 minutes.
OK, so lets call Live Links. The number to call so that you can get your local number (We don't want any long distance charges) is 1-800-916-1090. You will then be given your local number to call.
You then call your local number. Follow the instructions that the recording will give you. It will ask you for your gender, if you are a male Live Links will offer you a free trial membership. Just follow the easy instructions that are given. If you are a female just follow the easy instructions and again as mentioned above the chat line is always free.
How to fight a false restraining order
So you've been served with a temporary restraining order from a bitter spouse. What you do now is very important. The next steps you take will have a giant impact on your life.
When you get the restraining order, which will probably be served to you by law enforcement, comply with the order. You don't want that wacko who filed the order to get her/his (90% chance it's a woman, nothing against woman, I love woman but it's a fact) way even more. If they falsely hit you with this TRO can you imagine the satisfaction on their face if you violate it and are arrested. Please, comply with the restraining order.
The temporary restraining order will most probably have you removed from your home, you will have to stay away from the person who filed the restraining order and if you have children you will not be able to see them in the mean time until everything gets settled in court. All your personal belongings will also be at that home you were kicked out of so even though you have not committed a crime it can be quite a large punishment.
Many woman will file a false restraining order against their man out of spite just to
When you get the restraining order, which will probably be served to you by law enforcement, comply with the order. You don't want that wacko who filed the order to get her/his (90% chance it's a woman, nothing against woman, I love woman but it's a fact) way even more. If they falsely hit you with this TRO can you imagine the satisfaction on their face if you violate it and are arrested. Please, comply with the restraining order.
The temporary restraining order will most probably have you removed from your home, you will have to stay away from the person who filed the restraining order and if you have children you will not be able to see them in the mean time until everything gets settled in court. All your personal belongings will also be at that home you were kicked out of so even though you have not committed a crime it can be quite a large punishment.
Many woman will file a false restraining order against their man out of spite just to
How to Get Printing Done Cheap
Printing can be an expensive expense for any business. Your local chain businesses can charge you about $70 for 500 2-sided black and white copies. Did you know that there are home operators who will charge you up to 75% off of that price.
The first step here is to find these home business operators. There are mail order trade publications that are not sold to the general public and are only received by those in the trade. These publications will have advertisements by these printers with their prices.
After seeing some of their ads in these publications, many have order forms that you can just order from or you can write to them and ask them for more information about their printing services.
An average price from these mail order dealers would be around $28 for 1000 2-sided black and white 8X10" copies. 500 2-sided copies would cost you around $22. These are just example prices but this tends to be the norm with these printers.
You can save much money by using these printers. How can they charge so little? They operate from home and don't have all the overhead cost that your local businesses have. It's jut crazy! I went into a local chain and they wanted 9 cents per copy, that was 18 cents per page for a 2 sided paper. That would be $18.00 for 100 2 sided flyers. For $18.00 I could get 300 via the mail order printers!
If you want to save big time on your printing then you may want to check out these mail order trade publications here.
The first step here is to find these home business operators. There are mail order trade publications that are not sold to the general public and are only received by those in the trade. These publications will have advertisements by these printers with their prices.
After seeing some of their ads in these publications, many have order forms that you can just order from or you can write to them and ask them for more information about their printing services.
An average price from these mail order dealers would be around $28 for 1000 2-sided black and white 8X10" copies. 500 2-sided copies would cost you around $22. These are just example prices but this tends to be the norm with these printers.
You can save much money by using these printers. How can they charge so little? They operate from home and don't have all the overhead cost that your local businesses have. It's jut crazy! I went into a local chain and they wanted 9 cents per copy, that was 18 cents per page for a 2 sided paper. That would be $18.00 for 100 2 sided flyers. For $18.00 I could get 300 via the mail order printers!
If you want to save big time on your printing then you may want to check out these mail order trade publications here.
Worst Excuse Notes Written to School Teachers
"My son is under the doctors care and should not take P.E. today," wrote one parent. "Please execute him."Please excuse Mary for being absent," wrote another parent. "She was sick and I had her shot."
These drastic measures were inadvertently taken in notes written by parents to excuse their children's absences from school. If you think that todays students aren't learning all they should, check out some of the writing mistakes made by their moms and dads. The following are actual excuse notes received by teachers.
1. Please eckuse John being absent on Jan 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 and 33.
2. Please excuse Gloria from Jim today, she is administrating.
3. Pleazse excuse Roland from P.E. for a few day. Yesterday he fell out of a tree and misplaced his hip.
4. John has been absent because he had two teth taken off his face.
2. Please excuse Gloria from Jim today, she is administrating.
3. Pleazse excuse Roland from P.E. for a few day. Yesterday he fell out of a tree and misplaced his hip.
4. John has been absent because he had two teth taken off his face.
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I was selected to go to Michael Jackson's memorial service but didn't check my e-mail on time!
I can't believe it! I actually was selected for the Michael Jackson memorial but didn't check my email!
Today, which is July 7th, 2009 Michael Jackson's memorial was televised on television. Smokey Robinson was there, Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant, Lionel Ritchie, Brook Shields and a host of others paying their respects to the "King of Pop".
Surprisingly two of the people closest to Michael were not there in person, Dianna Ross and Elizabeth Taylor.
The saddest part of the memorial was when Michael's daughter Paris spoke of how much she loved her father. Paris broke down and if you were not touched by it then you are unhuman.
Getting back to my point of this post. Michael Jackson's memorial was from 9AM to about 12:00 noon. Later in the day at 5:00 PM I decided to get on my computer and check my E-Mail. This is the message I seen that was sent to me.
Today, which is July 7th, 2009 Michael Jackson's memorial was televised on television. Smokey Robinson was there, Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant, Lionel Ritchie, Brook Shields and a host of others paying their respects to the "King of Pop".
Surprisingly two of the people closest to Michael were not there in person, Dianna Ross and Elizabeth Taylor.
The saddest part of the memorial was when Michael's daughter Paris spoke of how much she loved her father. Paris broke down and if you were not touched by it then you are unhuman.
Getting back to my point of this post. Michael Jackson's memorial was from 9AM to about 12:00 noon. Later in the day at 5:00 PM I decided to get on my computer and check my E-Mail. This is the message I seen that was sent to me.
Michael Jackson Memorial Service Details
Announcement was made this morning that 17,500 tickets will be available for Michael Jackson's Memorial Service. There will be no fee for the tickets and there will actually be a lottery draw for the tickets.
For the Michael Jackson Memorial tickets one must register at Staplescenter.com. You have until 6PM, Saturday July 4th to register. A computer generated random drawing will take place and winners will be notified where to go and pick up the wrist bands they will need. The actual Michael Jackson memorial will take place on Tuesday, July 7, 2009. It was also made clear that if one does not have a wristband that they will be stopped and not permitted to enter the area around Staples Center.
Ken Sunshine, who is the Jackson family spokesman said for everyone to respect the Jackson family and that some questions will not be answered.
Jan Perry who represented the LA City Council spoke about the concern that they have and will try to ensure that all who go to the service are safe. She also said that those with out a ticket should really consider watching the Michael Jackson memorial from home.
Tim Leieke, A&G President and CEO said that 11,000 tickets will be for the Staples Center memorial. The other 6,500 will be for Nokia Theater's simulcast for the funeral across th street.
These are the Michael Jackson memorial service details as of July, 3 2009 at 10:45 AM
For the Michael Jackson Memorial tickets one must register at Staplescenter.com. You have until 6PM, Saturday July 4th to register. A computer generated random drawing will take place and winners will be notified where to go and pick up the wrist bands they will need. The actual Michael Jackson memorial will take place on Tuesday, July 7, 2009. It was also made clear that if one does not have a wristband that they will be stopped and not permitted to enter the area around Staples Center.
Ken Sunshine, who is the Jackson family spokesman said for everyone to respect the Jackson family and that some questions will not be answered.
Jan Perry who represented the LA City Council spoke about the concern that they have and will try to ensure that all who go to the service are safe. She also said that those with out a ticket should really consider watching the Michael Jackson memorial from home.
Tim Leieke, A&G President and CEO said that 11,000 tickets will be for the Staples Center memorial. The other 6,500 will be for Nokia Theater's simulcast for the funeral across th street.
These are the Michael Jackson memorial service details as of July, 3 2009 at 10:45 AM
How to copy / paste pics made with Adobe Flash Player
Have you ever tried to copy and paste a pic on the internet but you couldn't because the pic was produced with Adobe Flash? Right clicking does not give you the copy / paste option but there is a way and you'll find out here.
Hold down the Fn key on your keyboard and press the Print Screen key which should be marked as PrtSc.
When you do this you might think nothing has happened but you have just copied the whole screen.
Now you open up your 'Paint' program which will be under your accessories.
Once Paint is opened click the 'edit' option and you will have different options there.
Click the 'paste' option and the web page that you copied will appear.
Now click the 'Image' option and it will give you many choices to choose from.
Hold down the Fn key on your keyboard and press the Print Screen key which should be marked as PrtSc.
When you do this you might think nothing has happened but you have just copied the whole screen.
Now you open up your 'Paint' program which will be under your accessories.
Once Paint is opened click the 'edit' option and you will have different options there.
Click the 'paste' option and the web page that you copied will appear.
Now click the 'Image' option and it will give you many choices to choose from.
How to play NES games and Atari 2600 games on your computer
If you are from the old school video game generation from the 80's you may miss playing all of those game like Donkey Kong, Centipede, Popeye, Punch Out, Pac-Man, Phoenix, and the list goes on and on. Did you know you can have them all at your fingertips on your computer and relive these games.
Thanks to emulators it is now possible for your computer to emulate all of the classic games on your computer. This is not an eduction course on emulators but a definition of emulators is "the ability of a program or device to imitate another program or device." So, your computer will imitate a old NES or Atari 2600 game console.
OK, so you want these games on your computer. So, what do you have to do. You have two different options here.
Your first option would be to download an emulator for the NES game system or Atari 2600 game system online. You just have to Google video game emulators and you'll find some sources. You will also find emulators for other game systems. You then have to download the roms for each game that you want.
The second option you have is my preferred option and is what I did. I purchased a CD with all of the NES games and Atari 2600 games. You just put the CD into your computer and all the games are right there for you to play.
I even had the games installed to my hard drive just in case my CD ever got ruined. When I play my games now I don't even have to put my CD in, I just keep it in a safe place.
Why is option two better?
How to Perform a DDT
One of the most skilled and opponent crusher wrestling moves that you can do to your competition is the DDT.
Please note: Do not try this move at home as it can cause serious injury! Please take wrestling school classes to safely learn how to properly perform the move.
To prepare for the move you first will have to boot your opponent in the stomach area so you can have them in the bent down position.
You then wrap your strong arm around their neck.
With your other hand you now will need to grip their waist band area so that you can have extra support when lifting them.
Now fall backwards while lifting with both arms. As you go down backwards your opponents head will hit the mat. For safety reasons, your going to want to do it like the pros. As you are falling backwards, be sure to place your hand that is under your opponents chin palm up on their chest, and "toss" them as you fall back. This will prevent them from actually landing on their head and causing any injury.
Now, strike a pose as you have probably put your opponent down for good.
If you really want to learn how to preform lots of wrestling moves like your favorite WWE superstars you might want to consider enrolling in a wrestling school.
Without taking safety precautions, the DDT can cause serious injury so please take proper training and use caution before performing the DDT.
Make sure that when you do the DDT, you hit the ground a fraction of a second before your opponent does so you break their fall and not their neck.
Please note: Do not try this move at home as it can cause serious injury! Please take wrestling school classes to safely learn how to properly perform the move.
To prepare for the move you first will have to boot your opponent in the stomach area so you can have them in the bent down position.
You then wrap your strong arm around their neck.
With your other hand you now will need to grip their waist band area so that you can have extra support when lifting them.
Now fall backwards while lifting with both arms. As you go down backwards your opponents head will hit the mat. For safety reasons, your going to want to do it like the pros. As you are falling backwards, be sure to place your hand that is under your opponents chin palm up on their chest, and "toss" them as you fall back. This will prevent them from actually landing on their head and causing any injury.
Now, strike a pose as you have probably put your opponent down for good.
If you really want to learn how to preform lots of wrestling moves like your favorite WWE superstars you might want to consider enrolling in a wrestling school.
Without taking safety precautions, the DDT can cause serious injury so please take proper training and use caution before performing the DDT.
Make sure that when you do the DDT, you hit the ground a fraction of a second before your opponent does so you break their fall and not their neck.
Transformers - Revenge of the Fallen
OK, well I'm not one to go out and see a movie on it's release date because I frankly don't like the big crowd that comes with it, especially when it's a high profile movie like "Transformers - Revenge of the Fallen". I usually will wait a couple of weeks and let all the hype sort of dwindle down and then make my move to the theater. Heck! The last movie I seen on opening day was "Titanic", well worth it by the way.
So when I arrived at the theater there were a bunch of lines going everywhere, I was ready to drive back home but didn't want to disappoint my company. There were 9, 10 and 11PM showings. Tried to buy 9PM tickets - Sold out! 10PM tickets - Sold out! I was able to get the 11PM tickets though.
Got some great seats and the show started. By the way, during the previews there was shown a movie to come out soon called "2012" that looked pretty damn good! Don't know much about it but it really, really looked good.
Anyways, the movie basically started where part 1 left off. Sam is going to college now and is leaving his girlfriend Megan Fox behind to carry out a long distant relationship. You can see the unreality of the movie already, what man, or woman for that matter would leave Megan Fox behind like that! Sam just wants to live a normal life now and tells Bumble Bee that he is not taking him because Freshman can not have cars.
I am not going to give the whole movie away but I will say that it was a great movie. Prime plays a major character in the movie but we should expect that. The movie comes down to a major fight that only a Prime can win.
The thing I love about these Transformer movies is that even though they are not really comedies they sure have some funny parts such as when Sam's mom Judy gets stoned with the brownies. Sam's dad Ron is always hilarious. Agent Simmons played by John Turturro is hilarious once again and just like in part one, shows his underwear again! Besides teaming up with Sam, Agent Simmons also gets a somewhat new partner Leo, played by Ramon Rodriguez. Leo adds to the comedy act as he is a big coward in the movie.
We are introduced to some new Transformer characters in the movie and I will say no more. If you haven't seen the movie yet go out and see it. It is well worth it, trust me. I'm glad I didn't drive away when I seen those lines!
So when I arrived at the theater there were a bunch of lines going everywhere, I was ready to drive back home but didn't want to disappoint my company. There were 9, 10 and 11PM showings. Tried to buy 9PM tickets - Sold out! 10PM tickets - Sold out! I was able to get the 11PM tickets though.
Got some great seats and the show started. By the way, during the previews there was shown a movie to come out soon called "2012" that looked pretty damn good! Don't know much about it but it really, really looked good.
Anyways, the movie basically started where part 1 left off. Sam is going to college now and is leaving his girlfriend Megan Fox behind to carry out a long distant relationship. You can see the unreality of the movie already, what man, or woman for that matter would leave Megan Fox behind like that! Sam just wants to live a normal life now and tells Bumble Bee that he is not taking him because Freshman can not have cars.
I am not going to give the whole movie away but I will say that it was a great movie. Prime plays a major character in the movie but we should expect that. The movie comes down to a major fight that only a Prime can win.
The thing I love about these Transformer movies is that even though they are not really comedies they sure have some funny parts such as when Sam's mom Judy gets stoned with the brownies. Sam's dad Ron is always hilarious. Agent Simmons played by John Turturro is hilarious once again and just like in part one, shows his underwear again! Besides teaming up with Sam, Agent Simmons also gets a somewhat new partner Leo, played by Ramon Rodriguez. Leo adds to the comedy act as he is a big coward in the movie.
We are introduced to some new Transformer characters in the movie and I will say no more. If you haven't seen the movie yet go out and see it. It is well worth it, trust me. I'm glad I didn't drive away when I seen those lines!
Michael Jackson death touched me
Well, it's the main story on the news. That's right, the king of pop, Michael Jackson has past away at the age of 50. So sad, honestly I never thought I'd care much about Michael Jackson passing but guess what, I actually feel really bad about Michael Jackson passing away.
I was in my car here in Los Angeles and listening to a radio station called K-Earth 101 when the DJ announced that Michael Jackson has passed away. I was in shock! Michael Jackson dead! Wait a minute, Michael Jackson don't supposed to die! It's Michael Jackson!
Michael was declared dead at 2:26 PM on Thursday, June 25th, 2009.
I guess because Michael Jackson was such a part of my childhood in the 80's and such a part of my life it really hit me. I mean, I was an elementary school kid and would go home and listen to my "Thriller" tape and listen to "Beat it", "Billy Jean", "Rock with you" and even my Jackson 5 tapes with all of his other hits.
It is such a sad day in the world with Michael's passing and in the upcoming days, weeks, months and years we will hear conspiracy's about Michael Jackson's death and people will start to say that they see Michael just as people see Tupak and Elvis Presley but oh well, what are you going to do, right. I hope it doesn't turn into a Anna Nichole Smith type thing though.
Many more details will come but Michael Jackson was clearly the best entertainer of all time and he will surely be missed. His name will live forever and our generation has been blessed as being one that was entertained by this guy. Hundreds of years from now people will know about Michael but will not have had the luxury that we had to see Michael.
I was in my car here in Los Angeles and listening to a radio station called K-Earth 101 when the DJ announced that Michael Jackson has passed away. I was in shock! Michael Jackson dead! Wait a minute, Michael Jackson don't supposed to die! It's Michael Jackson!
Michael was declared dead at 2:26 PM on Thursday, June 25th, 2009.
I guess because Michael Jackson was such a part of my childhood in the 80's and such a part of my life it really hit me. I mean, I was an elementary school kid and would go home and listen to my "Thriller" tape and listen to "Beat it", "Billy Jean", "Rock with you" and even my Jackson 5 tapes with all of his other hits.
It is such a sad day in the world with Michael's passing and in the upcoming days, weeks, months and years we will hear conspiracy's about Michael Jackson's death and people will start to say that they see Michael just as people see Tupak and Elvis Presley but oh well, what are you going to do, right. I hope it doesn't turn into a Anna Nichole Smith type thing though.
Many more details will come but Michael Jackson was clearly the best entertainer of all time and he will surely be missed. His name will live forever and our generation has been blessed as being one that was entertained by this guy. Hundreds of years from now people will know about Michael but will not have had the luxury that we had to see Michael.
United States shares red, white and blue with many other countries
With all Americans being proud of the red, white and blue I thought to myself the other day; how many other countries have red, white and blue colors in their flag and it was way more than what I thought.Looks like we Americans share the red, white and blue pride with many others in the world. Here is a list of other countries who wave their red, white and blue flags proudly.
1. Australia
2. Cambodia
3. Chile
4. Costa Rica
5. Cuba
6. Czech Republic
7. France
8. Iceland
9. North Korea
10. Laos
11. Liberia
12. Luxembourg
13. Myanmar (Burma)
14. Nepal
15. Netherlands
16. New Zealand
17. Norway
18. Panama
19. Russia
20. Samoa
21. Slovakia
22. Slovenia
23. Taiwan
24. Thailand
25. United Kingdom
26. United States
27. Faroe Islands
28. Reunion
1. Australia
2. Cambodia
3. Chile
4. Costa Rica
5. Cuba
6. Czech Republic
7. France
8. Iceland
9. North Korea
10. Laos
11. Liberia
12. Luxembourg
13. Myanmar (Burma)
14. Nepal
15. Netherlands
16. New Zealand
17. Norway
18. Panama
19. Russia
20. Samoa
21. Slovakia
22. Slovenia
23. Taiwan
24. Thailand
25. United Kingdom
26. United States
27. Faroe Islands
28. Reunion
Play Basketball Online
Want to play basketball online? Well, here's a cool basketball game you can play right now but please do not think for a moment that your playing NBA Live or anything but it's a cool game to test your shooting skills. Click here.
I can live without cable television
Recently, I rented a room at the Comfort Inn hotel. Now, I'm not a person who usually has reasons to rent a hotel but the hotel was pretty cool. It had free internet access and cable television.
I know cable television is a must have with most people but for me it is just not. Don't get me wrong here, when I turned on the T.V. it was pretty cool seeing some old retro television shows that I haven't seen for a long time like The Jefferson's, Good times, and a few good movies like Jessica Alba's 'Into the Blue.'
Most of the time when I was there though it seemed like I spent more time searching the channels looking for something to watch than I actually spent watching. There were just so many channels, hundreds and hundreds of them. Now, I'm used of channel 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11 and 13 - that's it! OK, yeah, we have all those higher channels of regular TV but half of those are in Spanish and the other ones are hardly television.
My point here is that I can live without cable television and probably prefer life without so many channels. Someone I know recently told me that the more channels you have, the less there is to watch. She was right! Really, who in the hell needs 500 or 600 channels!
I know cable television is a must have with most people but for me it is just not. Don't get me wrong here, when I turned on the T.V. it was pretty cool seeing some old retro television shows that I haven't seen for a long time like The Jefferson's, Good times, and a few good movies like Jessica Alba's 'Into the Blue.'
Most of the time when I was there though it seemed like I spent more time searching the channels looking for something to watch than I actually spent watching. There were just so many channels, hundreds and hundreds of them. Now, I'm used of channel 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11 and 13 - that's it! OK, yeah, we have all those higher channels of regular TV but half of those are in Spanish and the other ones are hardly television.
My point here is that I can live without cable television and probably prefer life without so many channels. Someone I know recently told me that the more channels you have, the less there is to watch. She was right! Really, who in the hell needs 500 or 600 channels!
Carrie Prejean mocked because of her Christian beliefs
I recently read an article that questioned Miss California, Carrie Prejean's Christian values. The article talked about how Carrie Prejean opposes gay marriage because of her Christian beliefs. The article then goes on to mock Carrie's Christian values because of her provocative photos that were exposed. It also said that if she was truly a Christian she would not have had these pictures taken.
This article was one of the most annoying articles I have read in some time. First off, we all know that all the controversy started when they set her up with the question they asked her about gay marriage. I can guarantee you that if she said that she supported gay marriage that there would be none of all this controversy about the pictures and all the other allegations against her. The woman told the truth about what she believes! Freedom of speech! It's a right we all have, I'm sure we all agree on that.
About the article that I mentioned above. I guess the reason it kind of got to me is because I can sort of relate. I am a born again Christian myself. I believe in Christ and pray to him everyday. I know that Christ died on the cross to pay for our sins so that we can have a chance at eternal life. I'm not going to go on preaching here but you get the point.
Guess what though, I do smoke, cigarettes that is. I've been smoking for 20 years! Guess what else, I do like to have an alcoholic beverage sometimes, especially a nice screwdriver to get a little buzz. Heck, I'll even hit the bar once in a while. Oh yeah, guess what, once in a while I might even say a swear word! I also like to watch movies and sometimes they have violence in them. Guess what else, this one is going to kill some, but I even check out woman and admire their beauty. Uh-oh, is that all sooo un-Christian?
Does all of that mean I'm not a true Christian? Nope, not one bit! I believe in Jesus Christ and love him with all of my heart but guess what everyone. Christians are not perfect! So because I'm not perfect I guess I can't say that I oppose gay marriage or that I oppose murder, or that I oppose stealing or that I oppose abortion, because who am I? I'm just another fake Christian, I guess I'm a hypocrite, right? WRONG! Carrie Prejean may have made some mistakes just as I do but guess what she's still a Christian and has Christian values.
I get so tired of people thinking that Christians are suppose to be people who go around talking about nothing but Christ and the Bible every second of the day and hide under a rock when it comes to anything else in the world. We are far from perfect and are just as much sinners as anyone else. The difference is that we believe in Christ and the others don't. News flash, being a Christian does not even make someone close to being a perfect un-sinful person. I guess to some when a Christian sins, they were never a real Christian. Sorry, that's not the way it works. If that were the case they there would not be one Christian in the world.
As far as gay marriage is concerned. I'm not for it, yes because of my Christian beliefs but guess what, anyone who supports gay marriage I have no problem with, that is your right!. Of course our opinions differ but heck, you have a right to your opinion as much as I do.
Would everyone just leave Carrie Prejean alone please!
This article was one of the most annoying articles I have read in some time. First off, we all know that all the controversy started when they set her up with the question they asked her about gay marriage. I can guarantee you that if she said that she supported gay marriage that there would be none of all this controversy about the pictures and all the other allegations against her. The woman told the truth about what she believes! Freedom of speech! It's a right we all have, I'm sure we all agree on that.
About the article that I mentioned above. I guess the reason it kind of got to me is because I can sort of relate. I am a born again Christian myself. I believe in Christ and pray to him everyday. I know that Christ died on the cross to pay for our sins so that we can have a chance at eternal life. I'm not going to go on preaching here but you get the point.
Guess what though, I do smoke, cigarettes that is. I've been smoking for 20 years! Guess what else, I do like to have an alcoholic beverage sometimes, especially a nice screwdriver to get a little buzz. Heck, I'll even hit the bar once in a while. Oh yeah, guess what, once in a while I might even say a swear word! I also like to watch movies and sometimes they have violence in them. Guess what else, this one is going to kill some, but I even check out woman and admire their beauty. Uh-oh, is that all sooo un-Christian?
Does all of that mean I'm not a true Christian? Nope, not one bit! I believe in Jesus Christ and love him with all of my heart but guess what everyone. Christians are not perfect! So because I'm not perfect I guess I can't say that I oppose gay marriage or that I oppose murder, or that I oppose stealing or that I oppose abortion, because who am I? I'm just another fake Christian, I guess I'm a hypocrite, right? WRONG! Carrie Prejean may have made some mistakes just as I do but guess what she's still a Christian and has Christian values.
I get so tired of people thinking that Christians are suppose to be people who go around talking about nothing but Christ and the Bible every second of the day and hide under a rock when it comes to anything else in the world. We are far from perfect and are just as much sinners as anyone else. The difference is that we believe in Christ and the others don't. News flash, being a Christian does not even make someone close to being a perfect un-sinful person. I guess to some when a Christian sins, they were never a real Christian. Sorry, that's not the way it works. If that were the case they there would not be one Christian in the world.
As far as gay marriage is concerned. I'm not for it, yes because of my Christian beliefs but guess what, anyone who supports gay marriage I have no problem with, that is your right!. Of course our opinions differ but heck, you have a right to your opinion as much as I do.
Would everyone just leave Carrie Prejean alone please!
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