Category: Life

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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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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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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.

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Nora Roberts – Hot Ice

I did get a few good books for Christmas. One that I got and just started is by Nora Roberts, entitled “Hot Ice” it’s a seductive novel.  I do enjoy a hot bath every night before I retire to bed, it relaxes me and gives me time to read a chapter or two of a good book. I enjoy reading a wide variety of books and am always on the look for a good book to sink my teeth into. I usually have a paper back in my purse to use at my convenience and then a good solid thick novel at the house, right by the bath tub.

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Jeff Dunham Tickets for Christmas!

I have to say that I did receive some pretty nifty gifts this Christmas along with the usual slippers, body & bath products and the winter sweaters that I can always count on receiving each year. Don’t get me wrong I adore and appreciate every single present that makes it way to under my tree, but there are certain gifts that arrive totally unexpected and blow my mind.

This year I was blown away with a pair of Jeff Dunham Tickets, that my sister managed to pick up for me. I have always loved Jeff Dunham and I can’t believe that I’ll actually be able to see him LIVE! My 14 year old niece is a huge fan of his act as well, so I’ve decided to take her to see him with him. It will be great to take a trip to the “Big Apple” with her, I’m sure it will be a trip that we will be talking about for a very long time.

My sister said that it was either a couple of Jeff Dunham Tickets or a pair of Hammerstein Ballroom Tickets, it was a close call, but I’m so glad that she decided on Jeff Dunham Tickets. He is the funniest ventriloquist that has come around for quite some time now. He has had so many of us laughing our butts off these past few years, I’m always up for a good laugh.

In return I plan on purchasing my sister some Chicago Blackhawks Tickets for her birthday that is coming up the end of January. She told me to go to Acheapseat.com to find the best deals for all types of events. It seems that is where she located and purchased the tickets for me to see Jeff Dunham, so it sounds like a good place to start to me. After her birthday is done and over with I won’t need to buy any gifts for anyone for any occasion at least until March!

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Thoughts To Ponder Today

The year is 1947

 Some of you will recall that on July 8, 1947, a little over 60 years ago, witnesses claim that an unidentified flying object (UFO) with five aliens aboard crashed onto a sheep and mule ranch just outside Roswell, New Mexico . This is a well known incident that many say has long been covered up by the U.S. Air Force and other federal agencies and organizations.

 However, what you may NOT know is that in the month of April 1948, nine months after that historic day, the following people were born:

 

> Albert A. Gore, Jr..

> Hillary Rodham

> John F. Kerry

> William J. Clinton

> Howard Dean

> Nancy Pelosi

> Dianne Feinstein

> Charles E. Schumer

> Barbara Boxer

 

See what happens when aliens breed with sheep and mules? I certainly hope this bit of information clears up a lot of things for you. It did for me. No wonder they support the bill to help illegal aliens!

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Fun In The Sun Come Summer

I would really enjoy being able to take a week off, or even just a long 3 or 4 day weekend and hit the beach this summer. I’ve been wanting to find a good deal at one of the nicer Oceanfront Myrtle Beach Hotels that I’ve heard so much about. I figure if my tax refund is decent and I can get a few friends together then I just might be able to swing it. I love the beach and everything that goes along with it. The sun, the water, the board-walk, the food, and the night life, it’s all good and it’s been too long since I’ve been able to enjoy something of that nature.

The Internet will certainly help me find the right Oceanfront Myrtle Beach Hotel, one that is priced for what I can afford and be easily accessible to the beach. I’ve heard good things about the SeaSide, which is located in the North part of Myrtle Beach, so I’m going to start my search there. It shouldn’t be too hard to find a good quality Myrtle Beach Hotel if I start early enough. So I guess after Christmas is all over and done with I’ll have some time to start looking around to see what types of deals I can come up with!