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What is a image hosting website?

2010-02-02T17:59:00.000-08:00

When you have a website or blog, there are many times that you may want to add on images or pictures to your articles. Image hosting websites can be very useful for owners of websites or blogs. With image hosting websites, you will be able to upload your images to their servers as your images are displayed on your web pages.

After registering with a image hosting provider, you will be able to start uploading your pics. The uploading process is usually very simple on most image hosting websites as they will have an upload interface on their site which will easily allow you to upload your images to their servers.

Once you have uploaded your images, they are hosted on the image hosting providers server and are available to be seen online. When you want to display your images somewhere on the web, you simply link to your image with either the HTML code, BBcode, or whatever other options you are provided with. Lots of image hosting websites will offer many advanced tools such as giving their users the ability to create photoblogs or galleries with their images.

Some image hosting websites will charge a monthly fee, but there are others that are absolutely free. With free image hosting services there is usually a limit on the bandwith that may be used, this is due to the bandwith costs. Paid image hosting services usually have better features than free image hosting services. Paid services often allow users to have password protected photo albums, customizable skins, and customized subdomains. There are many other paid services available that offer different packages of features, options, and costs.

For many people, the free image hosting service suits then well for all of their needs. If you don't need the paid services, don't go for it unless it is really needed for some reason.

African American news reporter turns from professional to ghetto in 3 seconds

2009-11-07T17:58:00.000-08:00

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?

2009-10-18T01:05:00.000-07:00

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.

How to Start an Ebay Business Stocking No Merchandise

2009-10-10T09:58:00.000-07:00

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.

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How to Not Cheat On Your Spouse

2009-10-10T09:54:00.000-07:00

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.

How to Start a Circular Mailing Service

2009-10-10T09:38:00.000-07:00

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!

How to Go On a First Date for $50 or Less

2009-10-10T09:30:00.000-07:00

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.

How to Get Your Girlfriend to Go to a Strip Club With You

2009-10-10T09:19:00.000-07:00

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.

How to Get The Coolest Domain Names as Your E-mail Address

2009-10-10T08:37:00.000-07:00

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

Measuring your body percentage fat

2009-09-19T16:08:00.000-07:00

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.

If you are a person trying to gain weight, it is extremely important to pay attention to your body fat percentage as you are gaining weight, as you don't want to put on unhealthy and fatty pounds. You are instead, going to want to gain healthy muscle weight.

If you want to measure your body fat percentage, there are various ways that you can do this. Below is a brief explanation of each method.

Caliper method:

Calipers can be purchased at health food stores. The price you pay for them will vary based on the quality but you should be able to get calipers for $60 or $70. After purchasing your calipers, you'll have to pinch certain areas of the body and then you will be able to measure your Body fat percentage. Be prepared to need assistance as there may be places on your body that you will not be able to reach to place your calipers.

BIA (Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis) method:

These devices will send a small current through your body and calculate your body ft. Of course, your height and weight are used and how fast the current passes through your body will determine what your BMI is. These devices are of the most accurate readings and give a great estimation of body fat.

BMI (Body Mass Index) method:

This method takes your weight and height into account but does not take your body type into account. The measurements it gives is not 100% accurate but it is widely used because the reading will almost always give a accurate reading (for the everyday normal person) that is close to your percentage of body fat. For people who are really fit and in shape, the BMI method is not very good as in shape people have high masses of muscle and a lower percentage of body fat.

Underwater weighing method:

You have to find a place where they perform this measurement. They immerse you in a tank of water and measure water displacements to calculate your percent of body fat. From all of the methods explained here, the underwater weighing method is probably going to be the most expensive though it is one of the most accurate and precise methods.

How to Get Your Ads Typeset For a Few Dollars

2009-09-12T17:32:00.000-07:00

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 trade publications out there that are not sold at news stands or the general public but are only sent out by mail to mail order dealers. In these publications you will find typesetters who will typeset your ads starting at a buck and up. You will find many different dealers and may prefer one dealers style over the others.

After writing to these typesetting dealers they will send you their typesetting rates and you will see sample of their work on their previous customers.

Out of mail order kindness, it is polite to send a long self addressed stamp envelope when requesting information from these dealers. You will usually get a quicker reply.

If interested in finding some of these mail order trade publications click here.

How to look younger

2009-09-07T21:34:00.000-07:00

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.

Don't get too much sun and wear sunscreen.

Use a wrinkle-reducing moisturizer.

Use products with copper peptides for skin firming.

Nutrition plays a vital part in keeping skin looking young. Eat plenty of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, and avoid over-processed foods, sugar, and simple carbs.

Lastly, if you want to look younger then you will have to dress like you are young and hip. If your dressing like an old person then you will look like an old person. I have seen many people who are 40 years old and dress like they are 60 thus giving an older appearance. On the other side of the token, I have seen 40 year olds who look 25 to 30 years old because they dress like they are young.

For guys: Don't wear your pants to tight, this will make you look older. Wear your pants a little baggy like younger people do. Long hair will make you look older, shave your head and give yourself a young and hip look.

For women: Don't dress to conservative like grandma. Dress a little sexy like a younger girl would. Of course this does not mean dressing like a prostitute but dressing with some sex appeal will help you look younger.

How to quit smoking

2009-09-05T20:50:00.000-07:00

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:

1. Many have tried the cutting down method and have successfully quit. For most though, this does not work. If you really want to quit smoking just go cold turkey! You don't need them! They do nothing for you! They make you stink, take you hard earned money and may take you away from your family to soon in your life.

2. Know that the first week is going to be the hardest part to quit smoking, especially the first three days. The longer you go though, the easier it will get and before you know it, you won't even think about smoking. You will even start to smell how smokers really smell when you walk by one of them. Of course when you were a smoker you couldn't really smell it!

3. Don't hang around other smokers for a while. If you do, you will only be tempted more to light one up. If your spouse or best friend smokes tell them if they can not smoke around you for a while.

4. Drink lots of water, this will help your body resist the craving you will have for the nicotine and will clean out your system.

5. Think about all of the money you can save! With a pack of cigarettes costing $7 or $8 a pack now in parts of the country a pack a day smoker can spend more than a couple of thousand dollars a year on cigarettes. Now that's an expensive habit! Think about all the other and better ways that you can put that money to use.

6. Quit drinking alcohol, at least for a while. We all know that drinking and smoking go hand and hand. Many people only smoke when they drink. If you continue to drink while trying to quit smoking you may be easily defeated.

7. Drink some milk when you think about lighting up. Most people think that the combination of milk taste and cigarette taste is kind of nasty.

8. Start an exercise program. This will remind you as to part of the reason you quit smoking. You will feel so much better about yourself and your body will feel better too. All those aches and pains may go away too!

9. Avoid lighting up just to light up. What is meant by this is the psychological habits smokers have; for instance, many smokers will automatically light up a cigarette when they start their car even though they really don't even want one. Some smokers will even light up at the same place, every day when they reach a certain point on their daily route.

10. When the smoking urge hits you , slowly take deep breaths. Give yourself some good breathing exercises and besides making you feel better it will help you understand part of the reason that you want to quit smoking.

11. Reward yourself with a gift. Hey, you have more money now so every once in a while buy yourself something nice. Think to yourself how you could have wasted all that money on some stinky cigarettes.

12. If you need to keep your mouth busy chew on some candy , gum or something. It's understandable that you must to something with your mouth when trying to quit! Hey, just carry around a bag of Jolly Ranchers!

How to earn money with your images and pics

2009-08-30T20:26:00.000-07:00

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.

You learn about pay per click programs like Google Adsense and BidVertiser that pay you for every click that a visitor to your site clicks on. You then learn about affiliate websites that monitor a companies affiliate programs for them. You learn that when someone buys from a link on your page that you earn a certain percentage of that sale. There are just so many ways you learn that you can make money writing! Look at this website here Bukisa. Here you get paid for a certain number of impressions to your content. You just discover more and more ways to earn from your writing.

One other way to earn that does not seem as known is getting paid every time a visitor to your blog clicks on one of your pics on your page. The sites that pay you for this are image hosting sites and only a minority of image hosting sites will do this but there are a few. A great one to use is called Shareapic where you can upload unlimited pictures or galleries. They will pay you $0.22 per 1000 pic views. These might not seem like a lot but if your blog generates enough traffic that small change can add up real quick. There are many great image hosting sites out there but the way I figure it is why not earn some extra revenue if the image hosting site will share it with you. Another thing that is great about Shareapic is that you can have your Bidvertiser ads running right along side your pics. Always discovering something new!

How to get free money making publications in your mailbox

2009-08-30T19:54:00.000-07:00

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 sending actual literature in a tabloid format or in a magazine that people really enjoy. Many of the great money making programs that you will find via mail order you will not find on the internet, you will only find them in mail order publications. Are you wondering why you never get them in your mail box, probably because you have not made contact with the right mail order entrepreneur before? Usually, once contact is made and they know that you are interested in making money from home they will add you to their mailing list and probably a few others. You will soon be receiving a few money making opportunities here and there in your mail but what you really want are the adsheets, ad mags, tabloids and magazines. What you really want to do though is to get on as many mailing list as possible that way you can be sure to receive all of the best out there. In these mail order publications you will find nothing but the best programs around. Before you know it after joining one of these programs your mail box will not only be stuffed with the best opportunities but also cash, checks and money orders made out to you!

Did you know that there is a mail order inner circle of dealers who operate their home based business from home? Yes, they are all part of a mail order community and some have been at it for over 60 years! If the business didn't work they would not be doing it that long! If your curious or would like to get on mailing list to receive the best publications around just write to a home business mail order publication and request to be placed on their mailing list to receive the very next issue of their publication. You will receive that publication but your name will also circulate to other similar publications.

Sit back and enjoy the publications as they come rolling in to your mail box! It may take a while for your name and address to circulate but in two or three months your name will be out there. If you are really in a rush to get a ton of money making type publications you may want to check this out. There is a whole new world of small business opportunities out there for you to discover and many of these great money making opportunities found within can be started for only a few bucks. Have a great mail order day!

How to play checkers online

2009-08-29T20:36:00.000-07:00

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.

How to Meet Guys / Girls On Free Telephone Chat Lines

2009-08-26T19:29:00.000-07:00

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.

As you proceed with the instructions you will need to record your greeting for other callers to hear. Live Links will first prompt you to say your name after the beep. It will then prompt you to give your greeting. You will have 60 seconds to record your greeting to introduce yourself to others. Remember that those that will be hearing your greeting are on the chat line live at the same time as you.

In your greeting you will want to speak clearly and give a description about yourself. What you look like, where your calling from, what your interest are and what you are looking for.

After your done with your recording Live Links will approve it in seconds and your greeting in live. The only way it might not be approved is if your cursing in it or soliciting.

When someone hears your greeting and you catch their interest they will send you a message. You will know when someone sends you a message because you will hear a "Ding" sound followed by a recording that someone has sent you a message. After hearing the message you can respond to the message, ignore the message or try and connect live with the person.

Of course as others can hear your greeting and respond to you if they wish you can also do so as you go through others greetings. As you go through others listings you can pass them up, send them a message or try and connect live with them.

Live Links is a great telephone chat line to meet people and even though guys will have only 60 minutes free, they may consider paying for a membership after that. If paying is just not an option for you, you can still get 5 or 6 hours for free all together by calling all of the companies chat lines and getting free trial memberships in all of them. Below is the numbers to call to get your local numbers for your free trial memberships.

Live Links 1-800-916-1090

Tango Personals 1-800-810-8108

Vibe Line 1-800-811-1633

Red Hot Date Line 1-800-945-3616

FonoChat 1-800-616-6153

Interacive Male 1-800-698-6986

Lavender Line 1-800-688-6880

When recording your greeting always speak clearly and leave a good greeting. The chat lines offer you advice on recording your greeting.

The chat lines are usually more busy during the late hours which of course is better for you. During the late hours you will find over 100's of members on while during the day hours you might only find around 20 or so people on. Best time to call would probably be between 11PM and 2AM.

As we know men are offered free trial memberships on each phone chat line. Remember that each telephone number is offered one free trial membership per phone chat line. This is usually reset after some time and then you can get another free trail membership again from the same phone. Not sure what the time limit is from your last free trial membership but I would say it is somewhere around the 6 month mark.

For men, when getting your free trial membership on a line, remember that you will have up to a week to use your trail membership our it will be lost.

How to fight a false restraining order

2009-08-26T19:18:00.000-07:00

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 make his life hard on him. Instead of just breaking up or getting divorced she will make him out to be a domestic abuser. If there are children involved; it is a tactic that is used by many woman for future child custody issues. When the the time comes for child custody issues and if the man has had a restraining order placed on him before then the woman will have quite a edge because the man looks like a violent person.

Anyhow, back to the point at matter here. What do you do to fight that temporary restraining order and not have it turn into a permanent restraining order? Your court date will probably be two or so weeks after you receive the temporary restraining order. You will have to file a written answer to all of the claims against you and file it with the courts before your court date, the sooner the better. Remember here that all those false claims that were written on the TSO might have been highly exaggerated. In many courthouses many woman will get help by feminist groups to help fill out their paperwork. These feminist want the woman to win their cases because the more domestic violence cases there are against woman the more funding these feminist groups will get from the government to help support their causes. These feminist groups could care less about the woman or the families they are helping to destroy. Do you really think they care about the innocent children they are harming in cases where children are involved?

When you go to court make sure you have your story straight and remember that you have to prove that what she has accused you of is false. Yes, the burden may be on the plaintiff to prove what she has said is true but no evidence will be needed from her. Basically it just comes down to who the judge believes. Many times when the judge does not know who's telling the truth and who is lying the judge will just go ahead and file the permanent restraining order and feels that they would rather be safe than sorry. Not fair I know but who ever said life is fair. It's the only type of case there is where no evidence is needed.

Right here is the most important step you will need to take before the court date. GET A LAWYER TO REPRESENT YOU! That's right, GET A LAWYER! Many men may think that since they have not did anything wrong and that since they are telling the whole truth in court that they will win. Especially if the woman has no proof of any wrong doing by the man except for claims that are coming from her mouth. This is a big mistake! If you want the slightest chance of not having that TSO into a permanent restraining order GET A LAWYER! Without a lawyer, you will no win.

Another thing you might want to do is get witnesses that will testify on your behalf on what a good father you are and how you have been involved in your children's lives. People are people and may not always be there for you like you think they would but you might even want to ask them for a written statement and maybe the judge will take those into consideration.

Remember also that the all the woman has to do is try to prove to the judge that she fears for her life from you. It doesn't have to be physical violence, she can just say that you said something or maybe even made a threat against her. Oh yeah, by the way, they will honor verbal abuse too. So all those stupid bickering arguments that you've had (like every couple has had); she can use that against you too. You ever got angry and punched the wall? Ever yelled? Ever been angry? Ever showed any signs of being human? If so, watch out! You may be accused of being a domestic abuser.

The way that restraining orders work are just plain stupid but what are you going to do. Your job is just to protect yourself so what is the most important thing to do? GET THAT LAWYER! Don't try to be cheap and save some money by going at it alone. It will only hurt you in the long run way more.

Here's another interesting fact for you and if you are employed by a law enforcement agency or security field or any other type of job that requires a firearm this will really affect you. When you have a restraining order against you you are barred from owning or carrying any firearm or ammunition. That's right, you face the possibility of losing your job or some other future employment opportunities all because some nut is trying to make your life a living hell.

Please note that there are situations in life where restraining orders are needed and men really are domestic abusers. The whole restraining order thing though has been horrifically abused and something needs to be done about it. To many men have been the victims of women who shoot there venom out at men out of spite.

How to Get Printing Done Cheap

2009-08-20T17:19:00.000-07:00

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.

Worst Excuse Notes Written to School Teachers

2009-07-19T08:36:00.000-07:00

"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.

5. Carlos was absent yesterday because he was playing football. He was hurt in the growing part.

6. My daughter was absent yesterday because she was tired. She spent the weekend with the marine's.

7. Please excuse Harriet for missing school yesterday. We forgot to get the Sunday paper off the porch, and when we found it Monday, we thought it was Sunday.

8. Please excuse Johnny from being absent yesterday. He had (several misspellings of diarrhea crossed out) the shits.

9. Please excuse Jimmy for being. It was his fathers fault.

10. I kept Billie home because she had to go Christmas shopping because I don't know what size she wears.

11. Please excuse my sons tardiness. I forgot to wake him up and I did not find him till I started making the beds.

12. Gloria was absent yesterday as she was having a gangover.

13. Mary could not come to school because she has been bothered by very close veins.

14. Please excuse Ray Friday from school. He has very loose vowels.

15. Maryann was absent December 11-16, because she had a fever, sore throat, headache and upset stomach. Her sister was also sick, fever and sore throat, her brother had a low grade fever and ached all over. I wasn't the best either, sore throat and fever. There must be the flu going around school, her father even got hot last night.

800 Old School Video Games Affiliate Program

2009-07-10T12:06:00.000-07:00

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I was selected to go to Michael Jackson's memorial service but didn't check my e-mail on time!

2009-07-07T20:12:00.000-07:00

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.

CONGRATULATIONS!

Your application to attend the Michael Jackson Public Memorial Service at STAPLES Center this Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time, was successful!
Please read this notice carefully. This is your chance to receive two tickets for either the service in the STAPLES Center (subject to availability) or a live big-screen simulcast in the adjacent Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE.

Instructions To Obtain Your Two Tickets and Security Wristbands Are:

1. Click on the GET VOUCHER button below before Sunday, July 5, 2009 at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time.
2. Select 1 in the quantity window.
3. Enter your unique password into the box as prompted.
Password: mj7kit9o
4. Click Find Tickets button
5. Continue through security screen
6. Create a new ticketmaster account or use existing account by entering information requested
7. Choose appropriate ticket fast delivery method for your country
8. Enter information as requested to Submit Order
9. You will see a confirmation screen confirming that your order is processed. THIS IS NOT YOUR TICKET.
10. WAIT: You will receive an email that will link to your voucher
11. Click on "Pick up your tickets" within the email
12. Select VIEW AND PRINT tickets
13. Print the Ticketmaster voucher. THIS IS YOUR VOUCHER. Your voucher will read "This is your ticket" and contain a barcode. You must print out this voucher and bring it with you, along with your valid I.D. to Dodger Stadium on Monday, July 6, 2009, between 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Pacific Time to obtain your two tickets and two wristbands.

I really feel like an idiot and will always kick myself in the *** because of this. To top it all off, I only live 15 minutes from Staples Center!

Michael Jackson Memorial Service Details

2009-07-03T10:30:00.000-07:00

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

How to copy / paste pics made with Adobe Flash Player

2009-06-29T18:03:00.000-07:00

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.

You want to now choose the 'Crop' option.

The mouse cursor will now let you make a square around what you want to be your pic.

So go ahead and make the square around what you want to crop.

Once you have made that square around your image go back to the 'Image' option up on top and then choose crop again.

Your chosen image will now be the only thing left on the screen.

Select the 'File' option up on top and then click 'Save'. You can save your pic as JPEG, GIF or some other options it will give you.

Once you have the pic saved you can do whatever you want with it!

Be patient if you don't get it right away. I was really confused when I first tried to do this but it is really one of the simplest things to do.

It may be a hassle for some to do all of this but if you really want that pic believe me it's not hard at all. Some get so used of the copy/paste option that this may seem like a lot but that may be why some will use Adobe Flash for their pics.

How to play NES games and Atari 2600 games on your computer

2009-06-29T17:02:00.000-07:00

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? Personally, I didn't have the time to download all of the stuff but honestly the main reason was the risk of picking up viruses when downloading. I love these games and wanted them but not if it can risk ruining my computer.

Purchasing the CD was a nice, safe and pleasant way for me to go.

You can even get yourself a remote control to use. When you first get the CD you use the arrows on your keyboard and a few other keys to play the games which is cool but I wanted a remote control and think most people would. I got mine at Target for about twenty bucks.

Warning: These games may frustrate you when you can't pass them jut like when you were a kid.

Here is the source if you would like to purchase a Atari / NES CD.

videogameemulatorcd.blogspot.com

How to Perform a DDT

2009-06-29T13:44:00.000-07:00

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.

Transformers - Revenge of the Fallen

2009-06-27T17:16:00.001-07:00

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!

Michael Jackson death touched me

2009-06-26T10:53:00.000-07:00

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.

United States shares red, white and blue with many other countries

2009-06-22T07:53:00.000-07:00

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

Play Basketball Online

2009-06-18T18:56:00.000-07:00

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

2009-06-15T18:29:00.001-07:00

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!

Carrie Prejean mocked because of her Christian beliefs

2009-05-14T19:31:00.000-07:00

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!

Cops with bad attitudes

2008-11-05T18:26:00.000-08:00

I recently got a fix it ticket for missing a front license plate. I went in to the local CHP office which is a CHP office located in the Monterey Park / East LA area to get the ticket stamped (which you gotta do for a fix it ticket). A CHP officer will come out to look at your car to make sure you fixed the problem and them stamp your ticket and then you pay the $10 and send it in. Anyhow, I walked in the office and a female officer who was sitting behind the glass window just sat there mad-dogging me.

I finally said "Hello, I'm here to take care of a ticket".

CHP: "Did you fix the plates"

Me: "Yes"

CHP: "Where is your car parked?"

Me: "Outside, in the parking lot"

CHP: "Where at in the parking lot?"

I point to the direction in the parking lot, I might add that the lot is very small and my car was the only car in the lot so I'm thinking what the hell does it matter.

She then ask me if their is anything else wrong with my car besides the plate I fixed. I tell her "No".

She then tells me that if she has to walk outside and she finds tinted windows that are too dark, a light not working and a list of other things she named that she is going to site me.

This girl was tough. What I mean is she was a half man if you know what I mean. She was not telling me this stuff politely. She had a real bad attitude while talking to me like she was trying to intimidate me. Put it this way, she was trying to talk to me like I was a freakin inmate or something.

She comes in the lobby and we proceed to exit the building. I'm in front of her and I hold the door open for her and she did just what I expected. She grabbed the door real tough from behind me to let herself out. I just knew she didn't want to be treated like a lady.

We get to my car and this girl is really giving my car a thorough inspection. She finally finds something to satisfy herself. She finds a tiny crack in my windshield that you can barely see. I tell her that I didn't know it was there, which I really didn't.

A little more conversation went on and the whole time this lady is acting like a smart ass. She really seemed like she was trying to intimidate me into giving her a reason to tackle me or something. When I raised my voice at her she really took a stance into attack mode. It was just crazy! She then said that she is not going to stamp my ticket. I then walked away and thanked her for all of her help. Of course no your welcome came from her so I imitated a female voice and "your welcomed" myself. Her face turned red with anger and as I was walking away I swear I thought she was going to tackle me from behind.

I left and went straight to the CHP office in Altadena. The officer there was really nice, came out, checked to make sure my plates were on and stamped my ticket. I said "thank you" and he said "your welcome".

The Monterey Park / East LA CHP office really needs to learn customer service. Just because you were that badge does not give you the right to be a total asshole. I should have reported her ass! Makes me wonder if they teach them to act that way at this office. Years ago I had paid another fix it ticket there and the guy was an asshole too, just not as bad.

How did we ever live without the internet?

2008-10-30T18:19:00.000-07:00

How did we ever live without the internet? This question was asked to me by my 8 year old child. Now, my kids have very limited access to the internet as I don't want them wasting their life in front of a screen but in my presence they can sometimes use it. Anyhow, I told my child that though the Internet makes things very convenient we got along just fine without it. This question kind of made me think back though about how I would ask my parents how they ever got along without a microwave or colored TV. I mean, think about not being able to just pop something in the microwave and being able to eat in a few minutes. My little ones also laughed at me when I told them that when we played video games we had to walk down to the corner liquor store or hit the arcade and pay a quarter everytime we played a game. They thought it was just crazy that we had to pay to play games, I guess they think that the video game system in the living room was free, lol. I was about to tell them about the pay phones that we used to commonly use but thought better of it! Didn't want them to think that we had to pay to make a phone call since we all get free cell phones now, lol. Kids are funny :)

My thoughts on Proposition 8

2008-10-30T17:57:00.000-07:00

I usually do not write about stuff like this because honestly I am not into politics or anything of the nature but one thing that has caught my attention is this Proposition 8 thing going on. I never vote but this might get me to vote, then again I don't know if I want to mess up by non-voting streak. Proposition 8 is a initiative measure on the 2008 California General Election ballot titled Eliminates Right of Same-Sex Couples to Marry. If an individual votes "yes" then they are voting for only marriage between a man and a woman to be valid or recognized in California. If you vote "no" then you are voting for the fundamental equal rights for same sex couples to marry.

There has been much advertising by both sides of this issue on the radio and on television. The subject first caught my attention when the "yes on 8" commercials started coming on TV. They stated how same sex marriage would be taught to school children as being acceptable. OK, now this really caught my attention since I am the father of 6 children all 12 years old and younger. Then I started seeing "no on 8" commercials about the false claims made by the other side. The "no on 8" commercial had a big shot from the school district, I think the LAUSD saying that schools do not have to teach anything about marriage to children. Then I see a counter by the "yes on 8" people. They say that it is a lie and that it is mandatory to be taught to children in 94% or 96% of the schools. Anyhow, these people can be quite confusing. Who in the hell is telling the truth here. You can see why I don't like getting involved with stuff like this. Politics are made up of a bunch of liars! Who's the liars? Shit! I don't know!

No matter what they say about the teaching of it in school, it does not change my opinion on the subject though. I am "YES ON 8" because I do believe in traditional marriage. Even if they are not going to teach it to school children my personal beliefs is that only a man and a woman should be able to get married. Am I against homosexuals? Am I discriminating? Call it what ever you want. I don't hate anyone for what they do but that does not mean that I agree with what you do. To me being just being with the same sex is not natural and it pisses me off that the media is trying to make it seem natural. I mean, I remember as a kid that if you seen two men or two women together on television it was like "What the hell"! Now, it does not even surprise you that much anymore and no one is shocked to see it. I personally think that the kids of today are being brainwashed by the media and as a parent it is up to you to teach your child what is right and what is wrong. Teach them morals and values.

Forget the streak, I'm voting! Also, if "no on 8" wins I'm moving out of California because I think that will be the last straw with God! It could be the next Sodom or Gomorrah here and I'd rather be somewhere else. One more thing I wanted to point out is that it seems that some people who do not follow things to closely think that by voting "No" that they are voting that same sex couples should not be able to get married. It can be a little confusing for some people. I think the "No on 8" will get many votes by some people being confused.

It's tough being Mexican American

2008-10-01T19:16:00.000-07:00

Being Mexican-American I think is something that most other people can not relate to. For one thing, many Mexican natives view you as not being a real Mexican. A lot of them see you as being a washed up Mexican or a wanna be white person. Oh god, when they find out your Spanish ain't all that - forget it! Just ask Jessica Alba about it. She's taken a few hits for being of Mexican descent and not knowing Spanish.

On the other side of the token. A lot of white people look at you and think that you are an illegal immigrant, go figure.

Why is this in my head? Because today I was in Encino, a mostly white neighborhood. There was a white guy who I was conversating with and during the conversation he asked me what country I was from. This was odd to me! What country am I from? I've never had anyone ask me this question. I wasn't offended, just surprised. I mean, I have absolutely no accent, don't even speak Spanish all that well. I had to explain to him that I'm 4th generation on my moms side and 8th generation of Los Angeles on my dads side. He was surprised and said that most Mexican people he meets were either born in Mexico or their parents were. This guy needs to hang around North East Los Angeles more often or the San Gabriel Valley were many Mexican Americans have been around for three generations or more. I mean this guy must be hanging around Macarthur Park, Maywood or Huntington Park where you would find what he is saying true most of the time. I really threw him off when he found out my Spanish is next to none. He really needs to get out more because he acted like he never seen a Mexican American who didn't speak Spanish. Trust me, there are hundreds of thousands of us! Shocking?

Later in the day I was near Downtown Los Angeles. A guy asked me something in Spanish. I couldn't understand him and he asked me the same old questions that have gotten real old. With his broken English he asked:

"Where were you born?"

"East L.A." I say.

"Where were you parents born?"

"L.A." I say.

"How about your grandparents?"

"L.A. and Texas" I say.

They then understand a little more.

It's just crazy but that's life. Just my days experience.

Getting murder charges for drag racing?

2008-08-29T19:00:00.000-07:00

Should someone get charged with murder for drag racing? I will ask this again after a further explanation. Let me start with the story leading up to this. A few days ago in Eagle Rock, which is a district of Los Angeles; a car crashed into a tree which sits in the center divider of Colorado Blvd. Witnesses and law enforcement officers explained it as one of the most horrible things they had ever seen, one witness said that body parts were scattered around and there was nothing anyone could do to help. The Nissan Maxima actually split in half.

The driving was a 19 year old, eight months pregnant girl and she carried four passengers with her. Among them was her 16 year old sister, a 19 year old family friend, the divers 19 year old husband and a 15 year old boy who could have been the drivers brother or cousin since he shared the same last name.

According to a police investigation they were racing with two other cars and could have been going 80-100 MPH. I used to drive Colorado everyday in that area and know that the speed limit is 35 or 45 MPH. The driver, her unborn child of course, her 15 year old sister and the family friend all died instantly. The drivers husband and the 15 year old boy were in critical condition but are not expected to make it.

One witness said that she went to help the husband but the help he needed was way beyond First Aid. She said that he was missing his legs and all she could say was that everything is going to be alright.

One of the cars involved in the racing kept going and left the scene but the other car that was racing stopped. Yes, the guy actually stopped to help the injured out. Now, this guy who stopped has been arrested and is facing murder charges! They are still looking for the third car.

About the guy facing murder charges. I really think that it is a bunch of crap! This guy should not be facing murder charges! He did not kill these people. Now, don't get me wrong here, this is a very sad thing that just happened here, one of the saddest things you could hear but this guy did not make these people crash. It was the 19 year old girls decision to speed like that and race and unfortunately the worst thing that could happen happened.

I do not defend these drag racers at all, trust me. I hate them actually. I think when people get caught doing this they should have their drivers license taken away for life and if caught again give them some time in the big house and make it a felony charge and if they repeat doing it make the punishment even stiffer.

Back to my point though. This guy actually stopped, he had compassion and was probably raised in a good household by some good parents and should not get life for this!

Stupid woman confesses to murder on Tom Leykis radio show

2008-08-10T19:01:00.000-07:00

Tom Leykis is a radio show that comes on here were I live from 3:00 PM to 7:00 PM. The show is aimed at men and educates them on woman or what Tom calls - Leykis 101. Leykis basically educates men on not getting into problems in life with woman such as getting married young, having babies, paying child support and so on. One of Tom's catch phrases is that he will never spend more than $40 on a date with a woman and advises others not to spend a lot of money on a date with a woman either. There is way to much to explain the Tom Leykis show to those who don't know it but I just wanted to give a quick run down on his show. Many woman hate Tom Leykus and his way of thinking, there have even been woman who have called and said that they hate him because he educates men about them (woman), which of course works against the woman.

Anyhow, back to the point of this posting. A woman called up the Tom Leykis show in November of 2006. The woman identified herself as Sue, she was from the state of Arizona. The woman started telling Tom Leykis that she had killed your ex-boyfriend after he refused to pay her child support. Actually, he was really a one night stand she said. Apparently she got pregnant and had their child. He refused to pay child support so she took the law into her own hands and went to family court and they started garnishing this guys work paychecks. The guy ended u quitting his job and Sue approached her babies father for under the table child support. When he refused she shot him and killed him with a 9MM. She also said that she shot him right in the heart and that she's a nurse so she knows right were to aim. When the police investigated she said that she told the police that he had killed himself and that they believed her. Tom told her that she has just confessed to murder on the radio and that she will be found and will go on trial. The woman (Sue) then hung up her phone.

Police have investigated and found this woman (Sue) to really be Megan Suzanne Vice. Recently police formally presented the Maricopa County Attorney's Office with the investigation of the March 24, 2001, death of Torsten Karl Rockwood of Ahwatukee Foothills. Police are seeking charges of first-degree murder and filing a false police report against Megan Suzanne Vice. Vice repeatedly told detectives that she did not kill Rockwood. She said she made the call from a park. She said she was channel surfing and found Leykis' show, and she decided to call while Leykis was talking about strange things people do. Megan also said that Rockwood had killed himself just like it was reported in 2001 and said that before the incident happened that he would always threaten to kill himself. Strangely enough though, Rockwood's parents can vouch in Megan's behalf on this one. Rockwood's mother, Mary Francis Searle Rockwood, and one of his sisters, Aunica Brimhall, also told police they had heard Rockwood threatening to kill himself. He told his mother, "I'll shoot myself in the head before I let a shrink give me drugs."

This girl was really stupid for calling this talk show and saying all that she said. It sure looks like she did it and that she is just a moron for calling but I have to wonder if anyone is really that stupid. I mean, I'm thinking that she could have been just some bored poor soul out at that park looking for some attention and had no idea that it would escalate to this. The mother of Rockwood also saying that her son always talked about killing himself also makes it weird. I don't know, send her to trail!

Police Officer loses his job because of a cup of coffee

2008-07-17T19:33:00.000-07:00

A police officer in Daytona Beach, Florida has been fired because of a cup of coffee. How is this possible you might ask. Well, apparently after a Starbucks coffee shop refused to serve Lt. Major Garvin with free coffee and wanted him to pay for it the officer replied to them that his response time may be a little slower should they have any situations there at the coffee house. Lt. Major Garvin told them that a two minute response time may turn into a fifteen minute response time.

Wow! Kind of seems like extortion doesn't it. Just like the gangsters would do to some businesses.

"Pay us and we will protect you!"

Employees said that Garvin would roll his bicycle into the shop and would ignore the employees when they would tell him that he could not bring his bike into the coffee house.

To make matters worse he would take cuts in the lines and would not just order the regular house coffee but always ordered the specialty drinks.

Garvin had been going to this particular coffee shop for a couple years and was used of getting his way there but when new management took over all of that changed. He would visit five or six times a day costing the shop about $20 per day.

Garvin denied the allegations and said that the shop employees are boring it all up but the department said that the officer failed a lie detector test. They fired Garvin and he is now out of a job because of a cup of coffee.

Giving officers freebies is the choice of the business and it can be good practice. What better way to get free security for your business when an officer is visiting your business three or four times a shift but no officer or anyone for that matter should ever expect that getting freebies is a given right.

This story is a serious one and the coffee shop owner should be honored for taking a stand against this officer. Most people would be intimidated and let an officer get what he wants.

In a way though I could not help but find this story amusing and had to laugh at it picturing this cop. I mean It's just like a little kid in elementary school, the so called big bully taking cuts in line and flashing his badge around then threatening that if he don't get what he wants then he won't help you out when you need him.

My Adventure in Downtown Los Angeles Today - Road Rage, Parking Meters and more

2008-04-04T17:18:00.000-07:00

I just got back home and thought I'd write a post her on Blogger Party before I go to sleep and get up for work tonight. Boy, am I glad to be home! Just came back from Downtown Los Angeles taking care of some personal business, I hate going there. I officially reside in the city of Los Angeles but I do not live in the heart of the big city there. People can really piss you off when you are driving over there. For those from other big city's I'm sure you can understand. I was driving in the right lane but there was a car parked there (where it should not have been parked) but anyways I had to get over to my left lane. I had an open spot but I sped up a little to get even more space from the car i was going to get in front of. As I accelerated the gas pedal this idiot for some reason or the other starts to speed up himself like he is thinking to himself "Your not going to get in front of me". My time is running out so I really start to push the pedal to the metal and to tell you the truth ended up cutting him off, then he honks like a moron and once I made a few gestures at him he turned away real quick. I can so understand how all this road rage happens out there, people can really get you boiling. Then when me and my wife get to where we are going we have to park on the street. OK, I'm not one for paying for parking but if you really, really have to then you just do. It was only 50 cents for 1 hour with a hour hour maximum, no problem. Ok, an hour goes by and I remembered that I better get back to the car. I go back to the car and sit in it while my wife takes care of the end of our business inside. Then I think to myself, well if I just put in another quarter, maybe the parking people won't know that I've already been here for an hour so I put the only quarter I had in there. After doing that I notice that my tire has a white line on it marked with chalk I believe. Oh, OK, so they mark your tire that way they know that you've already been her for a while. I'm thinking damn, I just through my last quarter in here and if they come around I will have to drive away because of that mark. Light bulb then flashes in my head - Just take the mark off. I start rubbing it with my finger, don't do a thing. Rub it with some napkins which was kind of dumb but it don't do a thing either. Kind of smeared it a little bit but you could still see it really good. So I get the bottle of water I have in the car and throw it on the tire and start rubbing it with a rough rag I have in the car. Still would not come off!! I'm thinking - Is this just chalk they use or what!! I give up, sit in the car hoping Mr. Parking Meter guy doesn't come around and then here he comes. As he gets next to me I start backing up thinking "Great, now I have to drive around the streets around this ghetto dump until the wife comes out". As I'm pulling back though with this fool staring at me - My baby came to my rescue swaying out of the building and hopping into our ride. Boy am I glad to be home. Time to go to sleep, wish me sweet dreams!

Toy's R' Us Sucks

2008-01-07T17:24:00.000-08:00

This post is about the unfair return policy of Toys'R'Us. I don't know how many other stores operate like this but I will never shop at Toys' R' Us again. I don't care if they brainwashed all of us with their little commercials back in the days, you remember the song don't ya

"I don't wanna grow up"
"I'm a Toy's R Us Kid"
Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla
"It's the biggest toy store there is"
Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla Bla

They may be the biggest but Toys R Us prices are definitely not the cheapest - A big rip off if you ask me - but they can sell for whatever price they want.

Anyways, during my Christmas shopping I bought my son a blow up remote control four foot robot. He liked the toy when he opened it up Christmas morning but after putting air in the different sections of the robot we realized that there was a little tear in the head part so the air would leak out slowly but surely.

No problem I told my wife, I'll just return it to were I purchased it - Toy's R' Us. I barely took it back in yesterday which is January 6th. Told them I wanted a replacement, they said it would be no problem, just go get a new one. I looked through the isles but did not see any more and let them know that. They said they would see if they had anymore and discovered that they are out of stock and would not be getting anymore. I said O.K., no problem, just give me my $40.00 back. They said there are no cash returns on anything electrical (Anything that uses batteries). WHAT! GIVE ME MY DAMN MONEY BACK!

This really angered me because I wanted my money back so that I can find the robot somewhere else. Instead, they gave me a dumb Toys' R' Us gift card which forces me to get something else from their store for $40.00. I didn't have to get it right there on the spot, I have the card in my wallet at this moment. But Toys' R' Us return policy sucks and I will never again shop there again or any other place that operates like that.

I will now look for and buy the robot somewhere else and will have to get something with that certificate at Toys' R' Us'. I might as well use it right, what am I going to do? Let them keep my $40? Of course not.

To sum up this post: "Toys R Us" SUCKS! Don't shop there!