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TV

Over the weekend I went along to the Emergency Room with my sister and her 3 year old son. He had a high fever and was broken out with some type of rash. After speaking with the pediatrician over the phone she was told to take him to the ER. This was on a Saturday night, which turns out to be one of the busiest time to go to the ER, sigh……

It was a very good thing that they had Commercial DIRECT TV in the waiting room. That was the only thing that saved my sister’s sanity and kept me from sneaking outside for a smoke at their “Tobacco Free Campus” that they had numerous signs posted all over reminding us about the fact that smoking wasn’t tolerated anywhere on the property.

This ER has the good sense to have a special section of the waiting room that was playing the Disney Channel for the little ones. I thought that was pretty cool. DIRECT TV for Business is a wonderful idea and we are seeing it more and more in many businesses. The last time that I took my car in for inspection the shop had the DIRECT TV Business package going on there as well. Too bad that the remote was kept behind the counter though, they were so busy that I didn’t want to interrupt any of them to ask for the remote to change the channel. It all worked out though I wasn’t thee that long. I picked a good day that time, for a change.

Anyway, I’m all for having decent TV for clients and customers to enjoy during their waiting times. It beats the dickens out of reading the old out dated, torn up, germ infested magazines that we are used to having at our disposal in most waiting rooms. I’ve gotten in the habit of keeping a book in my car, or at least a reader’s digest in my purse just for those occasions, just in case.

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The Comparing of Prices Online

I’ve been on the look out for a new bedroom vanity. I’ve been looking at yard sales and thrift stores for some time now and have given up on the hopes of finding a used one with a used price and have turned to the Internet to find one at a decent price. Become.com is a wonderful online shoppers comparison site that I’ve used to find good quality products at great prices for their online shoppers like myself.

I found Become.com when I was looking for hair blow dryers and was happy with them and bookmarked their site for future use. I believe that I also used them for the leather backpack purse that I purchased for myself for my birthday last year. I really don’t buy that much for myself these days, but when I do I want to and need to find the best deal possible in order to keep a couple of bucks in the bank.

Online shopping is the way to go if you can find free shipping along with other promotional or coupon codes that are designed to keep online shoppers ordering and coming back for more. I still like to go out and window shop on occasion but the online prices keep me from buying locally.

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A New Challenge

I have been approached at work about taking over their email newsletter. It is something that I have dabbled in a bit here and there since I sit right next to the gal who currently taking on this task. It isn’t all that terribly difficult, I mean they have decent enough email newsletter software that is user friendly. But I’d like to think that if I do consent to taking this project on that I’d be allowed to check into some other newsletter software that might be better. I’ve seen some pretty nice newsletters and some pretty crappy ones and I’d like to have something that I put together look as good and professional as possible.

I am always looking for new and challenging things to take on at work, so I’m really quite tickled to be considered to do this important project. It is something that I think I can be creative with and make an impression with the “upper management” at some point. I’ve been there for almost 5 years now and I don’t for see me going anyway any time soon, at least I’m pretty secure in my position there. With today’s crazy economy one never really knows do they?

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In The Land Of Credit

Since the economy has turned sour on us, there are a ton of people out there that have had their credit ruined. It is a shame that our lives revolve so highly around these credit issues. We work so hard to get credit, then we struggled to keep it good and we can have it destroyed in such a short amount of time. It just doesn’t seem right.

The good news is that you can now go online and have the opportunity to compare and shop around for credit cards for people with no credit history and bad credit credit cards to find the best fit for your specific financial needs. Credit-land.com is one such online credit card application site that I spent a bit of time at earlier this week. I’d like to find a credit card that gives me some cash back for a change and I don’t have the most perfect credit these days. So I’m glad that there are sites that make this task an easier one to tackle. I can take my time and browse at my convenience with no pressure or obligations. If I find one that sparks my interest I can apply for the card right there online. I like that.

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The Right Mailbox

It is important to have a good mail box. There has been a big push in having people place their house numbers on their mailboxes, so that our emergency personnel can find the the right location to which they have been called to. I know that it is hard trying to find house numbers especially at night and in bad weather. It must really be hard to be a delivery person that is constantly trying to find the house number in order to deliver items. I can imagine it would be a real challenge and very frustrating for them.

There are so many varieties of mail boxes on the market these days. I was surfing the Internet the other day and stumbled across a site that has some really nice residential and commercial mail boxes for sale. My poor mailbox has seen better days and I’ve been meaning to purchase a new one. It is just something that hasn’t been high on my list of priorities lately, what with the holidays and now the extreme weather that we have been experiencing. But I’m thinking that when I get my tax refund check in the mail in the next couple of months that I will go back to this site that I have book marked and order a new one once and for all.

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Deals To Be Found Online

I am one of many people that can not sleep at night without my Ceiling Fan on. If there isn’t any circulation going on in the room that I’m sleeping in then I can’t breathe and I’ll be miserable for the entire time. I grew up in a house that had Ceiling Fans in just about every room, my parents utilized them all year round and I’ve just become accustomed to them my whole life.

The Ceiling Fan that I have right now in my room has seen better days. I’m actually surprised that it has lasted this long since it is basically on 24/7 and has been doing so for the last 10 years. It has been making a slight noise these past few months, just enough to get on my nerves when I’m having a rough night of trying to get some sleep. So I’m thinking that now would be a good time to start looking into purchasing a new one. My sleep is important and my tax refund check should be able to cover the costs of a few things that I’ve been wanting and needing around the place.

I’ve been told and found that there is a website that offers Hansen Wholesale Ceiling Fans, so I took a gander last night and found some nice Ceiling Fans that I’d love to order. I was amazed at all of the different styles, sizes, colors of their ceiling fans. I’m leaning towards their Energy Star Ceiling Fans. I’m all about saving our precious energy and anything that I can do to help cut my energy expenses is a good thing. I like that they offer free shipping, and right now they are giving us a chance to enter a promotional code: N397926406 for their online shoppers to utilize for additional savings. There are deals out there for online shoppers and I’m all about taking advantage of all that I can find.

 

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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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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!

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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.