Month: January 2010

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Take It and Run With It

It has become so much easier to purchase tickets with the coming of the Internet. I remember back in the day what a pain it was to get good (or at least half way decent) seats to an up and coming concert. Either being on the phone for hours on end or the standing in long lines that started forming in the early hours. My god people even are known to camp out in order to get tickets for some events, that isn’t anything that I’d be interested in doing, but too each his own I reckon.

I under stand that Taylor Swift tickets are becoming available and I’d really like to take my 14 year old niece to see her live on stage. She has never been to a concert and I think that a Taylor Swift concert would be a good one to start her off on. She is scheduled to be in the area and performing at the American Airlines Center on March 11. A Thursday night, (a school night)  but what the heck it will be a nice family oriented event, not a bunch of rowdy drunks or druggies that I’d be concerned with having her being in close contact with. And we all know how close we can get an a concert!

I’ve used acheapseat.com before to find Houston Rodeo Tickets, it was a pretty simple task if I remember correctly. And I’ve used them to find up and coming events and AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER TICKETS and always had good luck so that keeps me coming back. You find something good, take it and run with it, right? So I’ll see what I can come up with this time around.

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Illnesses

It seems like most people I have been talking to the past couple of days are sick. The crazy weather seems to be the blame. It is 60 degrees one day and in the low 30’s the next day. I just got off the phone with my best friend and she tells me that she was taken to the E.R. yesterday, and was diagnosed with bronchitis, she sounds like she has been run over with by a train. Poor things, wish I lived closer to her I’d be stopping by with home made chicken soup, fixing her hot tea and babying her the way we like to be babied until she gets back up on her feet. But for now I guess I’ll drop a get well card in the mail and call her once a day to let her know that I’m thinking of her.

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So Many Cars, So Many Decisions

My first car was a ford mustang a yellow 1967 model. Oh how I adored and loved that car. My dad paid $650 for it and it lasted me a good couple of years while I learned to master my driving skills. It survived three crashes, the last one entitled it to a new paint job, canary yellow and she sure stuck out in a crowd while she lasted. I ended up selling her for parts and then I found myself in a ford taurus that kept me on the road for many a year.

Since I have seem to have always owned and driven a Ford I find myself now looking at some other types of car. I think it is time for me to branch out and try something new. Just look at this sweet looking machine, the chevrolet hhr, I love the way it looks and am really interested in looking more into what it will take to purchase one. I could see me behind the wheel of that!

chevy hhr

I understand that the “Cash for Clunkers” program has been extended, so I’m going to see if I qualify or not before I start getting my hopes up to awfully much. I’ve found a great website Thecarconnection.com. They have reviews, pictures, stats, along with a huge classifieds section on new and used cars. I’ve even though about looking into a prius made by Toyota. My goodness there is a lot of different makes and models to choose from these days. I have my work cut out for me, but that’s OK I like researching things and the Internet makes it so much easier to handle, it’s all good!

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Very Interesting

How could I disagree?

This is a proposal seems to come from the hard-working citizens in a ground swell of disgust with congressional arrogance and duplicity. Perhaps we’ve found something that most of us (Center-Left / Independent / Center-Right), or 80% of the voters would support.

Both major political parties have been screwing us for decades and both have reason to be alarmed by the wrath of the electorate.

The proposal is to promote a “Congressional Reform Act of 2009 or 2010.” It would contain eight provisions, all of which would probably be strongly endorsed by those who drafted the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.

I know many of you will say, “this is impossible.” Remember, Congress has the lowest approval of any entity in Government, now is the time when Americans will join together to reform Congress, the entity that represents us.

We need a Senator to introduce this bill in the US Senate and a Representative to introduce a similar bill in the US House. Please add any ideas on how to get this done.

 If all else fails, something like this needs to be added to the ballot for the next election. After what’s been going on for the past few years, I’m certain the American public will vote for these changes

 

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Congressional Reform Act of 2009

 

1. Term Limits: 12 years only, one of the possible options below.

A. Two Six-year Senate terms

B. Six Two-year House terms

C. One Six-year Senate term and three Two-Year House terms.

2. No Tenure / No Pension: A congressman collects a salary while in office and receives no pay when they are out of office.

3. Congress (past, present & future) participates in Social Security: All funds inthe Congressional retirement fund moves to the Social Security system immediately. All future funds flow into the Social Security system, Congress participates with the American people.

 4. Congress can purchase their own retirement plan just as all Americans..

 5. Congress will no longer vote themselves a pay raise. Congressional pay will rise by the lower of CPI or 3%.

 6. Congress loses their current health care system and participates in the same health care system as the American people.

 7. Congress must equally abide in all laws they impose on the American people.

 8. All contracts with past and present congressmen are void effective 1/1/10.

 PLEASE REMEMBER: The American people did not give all these perks to congressmen; congressmen gave all these sweetheart deals to themselves. We need to take back the Congress.

 

They all seem to have forgotten: Serving in Congress is an honor, not a career. The Founding Fathers envisioned citizen legislators, serve your term(s), then go home and back to work.

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Summer Time at Myrtle Beach

One of my friends (who is a co worker of mine as well) who I’m trying to talk into going along with me to Myrtle Beach this summer has a good amount of knowledge about the place and the Oceanfront Myrtle Beach Resorts. She apparently spent most of her childhood summers in Myrtle Beach. She still goes there for summer vacation, when she can and has watched the place change and evolve throughout the years.

Come to find out, she has stayed at several of the nicer Myrtle Beach Resorts and has strong opinions on all of them and has stated that she will come over one evening so that we can jump on the computer and google “Beach Resorts Myrtle Beach” and see what we can come on with and decide upon to get the ball rolling. I’m getting more anxious and excited about Spring being right around the corner. And with the coming of Spring means that Summer will be right behind and I’m all about Summer!

I’m going to lose a few pounds so that I can squeeze into the bathing suit that I bought last year and never had a chance to wear. It’s so cute and I got such a deal on it, I really want to be able to take it out of the dresser door and use it this year, as much as I possibly can. It might as well be worn at Myrtle Beach.

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Old Folks Need Love Too

A farmer stopped by the local mechanic shop to have his truck fixed. They couldn’t do it while he waited, so he said he didn’t live far and would just walk home.

 

On the way home he stopped at the hardware store and bought a bucket, and a gallon of paint. He then stopped by the feed store and picked up a couple of chickens and a goose. However, struggling outside the store, he now had a problem… how to carry his entire purchases home.

While he was scratching his head he was approached by a little old lady who told him she was lost. She asked, ‘Can you tell me how to get to 1603 Mockingbird Lane?’

The farmer said, ‘Well, as a matter of fact, my farm is very close to that house. I would walk you there but I can’t carry all these things.’

The old lady suggested, ‘Why don’t you put the can of paint in the bucket. Carry the bucket in one hand, put a chicken under each arm and carry the goose in your other hand?’

 ‘Why thank you very much,’ he said and proceeded to walk the old girl home. On the way he says ‘Let’s take my short cut and go down this alley. We’ll be there in no time.’

The little old lady looked him over cautiously then said, ‘I am a lonely widow without a husband to defend me. How do I know that when we get in the alley you won’t hold me up against the wall, pull up my skirt, and have your way with me?’

The farmer said, ‘Holy smokes lady! I’m carrying a bucket, a gallon of paint, two chickens, and a goose. How in the world could I possibly hold you up against the wall and do that?’

The old lady replied, ‘Set the goose down, cover him with the bucket, put the paint on top of the bucket, and I’ll hold the chickens.’

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Interesting Winter Tips

Here are some helpful hints that could make your winters easier to deal with …Here is to a safe and blessed NEW YEAR!!!

– Keep your headlights clear with car wax! Just wipe ordinary car wax on your headlights. It contains special water repellents that will prevent that messy mixture from accumulating on your lights – lasts 6 weeks.

 – Squeak-proof your wipers with rubbing alcohol! Wipe the wipers with a cloth saturated with rubbing alcohol or ammonia. This one trick can make badly streaking & squeaking wipers change to near perfect silence & clarity.

– Ice-proof your windows with vinegar! Frost on it’s way? Just fill a spray bottle with three parts vinegar to one part water & spritz it on all your windows at night. In the morning, they’ll be clear of icy mess. Vinegar contains acetic acid, which raises the melting point of water—preventing water from freezing!

– Prevent car doors from freezing shut with cooking spray! Spritz cooking oil on the rubber seals around car doors & rub it in with a paper towel. The cooking spray prevents water from melting into the rubber.

 – Fog-proof your windshield with shaving cream! Spray some shaving cream on the inside of your windshield & wipe if off with paper towels. Shaving cream has many of the same ingredients found in commercial defoggers.

 – De-ice your lock in seconds with hand sanitizer! Just put some hand sanitizer gel on the key & the lock & the problems solved!

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Oceanfront Fun in Myrtle Beach

I should be getting my W-2 in the mail any day now. I can’t wait to file my taxes this year. I’m expecting to get a good sized tax refund this year. I donated a whole heck of a lot of stuff to the Good Will and got all the receipts I need to use as write offs. I had a good amount of medical expenses as well that I kept track off which will help a lot as well.

The idea of finding a nice Myrtle Beach Hotel to rent along with a few close friends is getting more tempting as time rolls on. I’ve been spending some time here and there looking at Myrtle Beach Accommodations online and has really got me excited about the prospect of spending a week at the beach some time in August. The water should be warmed up nicely by that time, which is a big to do for me. I love the water but cold water is a real turn off. Myrtle Beach isn’t really known for having the warmest water temperature, but I’m hoping and praying that it will be warm enough for me to enjoy at that point.

I’ve been looking at a nice Myrtle Beach Accommodation, The Horizon Resort at 77th. It is located right smack dab in the middle of Myrtle Beach and sounds delightful! The beach is only a few foot steps away from the door and is promising to be a Oceanfront Resort that has something for everyone in our group.

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Saving Money with Online Shopping

It seems that this last Christmas holiday shopping season there was a record amount of people doing their shopping online. I can’t say that I am surprised by this finding, money is tight all over and people were looking for the best deals available and the Internet brings so many of them to us, right to our finger tips, now how cool is that?

I was the typical teenage girl, in the fact that I used to love going to the mall and hanging with my friends. Always on the look out for the boys and the sales on Shoes  the newest Trends in Womens Fashions and all the fabulous Accessories that the mall is known for having. But these days I’d much prefer staying at home and using my laptop for the majority of my purchases. I think that I only went to the mall two times last Christmas, everything else was done online.

I look for incentives like free shipping, online coupon codes, return shipping – both ways, and I also like to find items that are made in the U.S.A., that is always a plus with me. There are many sites dedicated to comparing items and services that can make my search an easier one. Many different search engines are out there to assist in finding just about anything that can be found on the Internet.

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Snow

I just came home and the sky is most definately looking like snow. We are expecting 2 -4 inches over night. It will be interesting to see if the schools close down or not. Hope the roads aren’t too bad. I have a doctor’s appointment tomorrow that I would hate to have to reschedule, it was a pain to get the appointment to begin with. I won’t mind the snow though, if it is going to be this cold we might as well have some snow to go with it.