Author: Machelle

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Great Game System

Have you seen the new types of video game systems and games they have come out with lately? I’m sure you have unless you live under a rock or don’t have children. They actually make a kid get off his rear and move. Some of the kids of the people that work for me have a Nintendo Wii and an even better system has been born to get kids up and moving. The technology, graphics, and imagination that have gone into not only the system but also the games is mind boggling.

They are even starting to put them in Nursing homes to get the elderly moving. Heck I got one for myself to help me get my ‘girly figure’ back. Fat chance of that but it will help me feel better and I just might drop a few pounds too.

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It’s going to be a girl!

My waitress that I told you was expecting is going to have a baby girl.   Isn’t that wonderful!  I can’t wait to have a baby girl around.  She was talking about different names and I told her she should check out this web site to find out what the names mean.  You wouldn’t want to name her something that meant something you didn’t like, ya know what I mean.

She also wondered about different things to do with being pregnant that I couldn’t answer so I recommended this web site to her again and even showed it to her on my computer.  I told her she was welcome to check it out anytime she had a question.  She’s such a sweet girl, in fact she’s the daughter I never had.

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Say it isn’t so!!!

I couldn’t believe my ears when I heard this.  See I have been watching this since I can remember and even before it was on television, I listened to it on the radio.  No I’m not telling my age, my mother listened to it when I was a baby so I had to have heard it too.  Say it isn’t so!!!

After 72 years, the soap opera ‘The Guiding Light’ is going off.  I guess someone finally turned the switch off.  Don’t believe me?  Well here’s the proof:

The soap opera “Guiding Light” is switching off after a 72-year run that predates television.

CBS says the show will have its final episode in September. Like most daytime dramas, “Guiding Light” has suffered from declining ratings and CBS is looking for a lower-cost alternative to the hour of programming.

The Guinness Book of World Records has cited it as the longest-running television drama.

It began as a 15-minute serial on NBC Radio in January 1937 and debuted on CBS television in 1952, focusing on the Bauer family of Springfield.

Related: Full episodes and clips from “Guiding Light”

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Boy have I learned a lot

You know, people thought I was crazy when I decided to start my blog.  Mostly because I hardly knew how to turn on a computer much less any more than that but boy have I learned a lot and most of it I learned on the Internet too.   Well I had some help from my little computer geek as I like to call him.  He’s the one that talked me into doing this blog and I’m so glad I did too.  It’s like having a friend I can talk to when ever I want and one that listens at that.

 

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I lost a dear friend

I just found out that one of my closest friends is gone.  She passed away from an aneurysm she suffered at work yesterday.  How can this be?  She was healthy and full of life one second and gone the next.  God only promises us the here and now and nothing more and boy did that hit home yesterday.  With that in mind, we should love each other like there’s no tomorrow because there might not be.  We should tell each other just how much we mean to each other so that no one leaves your life without knowing how much they touched your life.

I still can’t believe she’s gone but I do have many wonderful memories that I find both pain and comfort in right now.  I know that these memories will keep them alive in my heart and mind and in time, they will be a source of pure joy without the pain.  Hold those near and dear to your close!!!

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I wish they had this when I was younger

I never had any children and I’m not sure if it’s because I was unable to conceive or if I just didn’t know what I was doing, you know what I mean.  Oh I knew all too well how it was supposed to happen but it never did.  I just wish I had known about this web site when I was younger and I might have learned something about how to help conceive.  It’s possible.

Now that one of my waitresses is expecting, I get to learn more and more about the whole process of being pregnant.  There’s so much I don’t know about pregnancy that most people just take for granted unless you’re the one that’s expecting.  This is her first baby and she was asking me all sorts of questions like how long was she going to have morning sickness.  I don’t know why they call it ‘morning’ sickness when the poor girl is sick on and off all day.

She started asking me these questions because I’m sort of the ‘God Mother’ of all that work for me and I wanted to be able to answer them so I started doing some checking and that’s when I found all sorts of answers for her online.  Thanks to this web site, I can help her to know what just might help with the morning sickness.

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Mask

Do you remember the movie ‘Mask?’  It is one of my favorite movies and I haven’t seen it in years.  Well it was just on the other night and I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed watching it again even though I have seen it more times than I can remember.  I have been a huge fan of Cher for years but my favorite actor is also in it.

Sam Elliott is the one man that just floats my boat and all he would have to do is talk to me and I would be in heaven.  Oh he has to at least have that mustache or I can’t watch a movie he’s in.  Sam with facial hair and that voice, oh honey, that’s a MAN!!!  I first saw him in the movie ‘Lifeguard’ and instantly fell in love.  If you’ve never seen either of these movies, please do!!!  Especially if you’re a Sam Elliott fan, they are both well worth it!

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See what I just got

When I’m off work and relaxing at home, the last thing I want is to be stuck inside or most of all, stuck at my computer desk.  I like moving about.  I like writing my blog and what ever else I need to be doing on my computer but I need a change of scenery from time to time too.  I guess I just can’t sit still that long.

Well I found the perfect solution.  It’s one of those Netbooks, you know, a mini-laptop.  It’s the perfect thing for me to take out in my garden and sit on my swing enjoying the day while I’m still able to do what needs to be done on the computer.  Check this out and you might want one too!!

The “HE” that appears in the Asus Eee PC 1000HE model name might stand for “Holy Enhancement!” This model, which bears only a passing resemblance to last year’s Eee PC 1000, improves on everything from the keyboard to the CPU. And besides losing some unsightly girth, the 1000HE has a svelte new price of just $400.

The Asus Eee PC 1000HE runs on Intel’s 1.66GHz Atom N280 CPU. Most netbooks that appeared late last year used the Atom N270 CPU, which runs at a lower frequency (1.6GHz) and has a slower front-side bus speed (533MHz instead of the N280’s 667MHz). The effect of those differences, however, was minimal. Our test unit earned a mark of 35 in WorldBench 6, an average score for a netbook.

This netbook is one of my current favorites. Considering that it sells for as little as $380, it is well worth checking out.

–By Darren Gladstone, PC World

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Words of wisdom

Though Dr. Rogers said it in 1984, his words are so relevant to what we are facing in America today. In fact, it was even read and posted in the Congressional Record by Congressman Steve King from the state of Iowa on January 14, 2009.
Dr. Rogers is quoted:

“Friend, you cannot legislate the poor into freedom by legislating the wealthy out of freedom. And what one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. The government can’t give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody. And when half of the people get the idea they don’t have to work because the other half’s going to take care of them, and when the other half get the idea it does no good to work because somebody’s going to get what I work for. That, dear friend, is about the end of any nation.”

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Safe boating

I grew up with water and boats being a daily part of my life.  Living in New Orleans, there is plenty of water to enjoy, fish, or what ever you like to do on the water.  I have also seen some terrible boating accidents too.  Being on the water can be fun and too many times, people want to ‘party’ on the water as part of their fun.  All too many times, that type of fun can turn into a tragedy in the blink of an eye.  We have laws against drinking and driving a car and a lot of states now have the same laws for operating a boat and drinking too.  I personally think this is a really good idea.

If you have ever seen a boating accident due to someone drinking, you’ll be glad there are Boating OUI laws too. Stop and think about it, in a car you have air bags, seat belts and all of that medal around you. In a boat, you don’t have any of those things so there is a very good chance that someone will drown from the accident. I’m one person who thinks this is a great law and hope that all states have it too. But that’s my opinion.