Category: Business

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Power Issues

The past few days the winds have been tremendous and have been playing havoc on many people and businesses alike. Last night we lost power for several hours, which was a real drag considering that I rely so heavily on electricity for so many things around the house and the farm. After waiting for over 20 minutes to see if the power would come back on, which it didn’t, I used my Bic lighter and I found the flashlight that is kept by the kitchen door and managed to find my way to one of  the many out buildings, only to find the generator that my dad had on hand for such occasions as this. Much to my dismay I could not get the darn thing started and got very frustrated with the whole thing and stomped back into the house to start a fire in the fireplace, to help with heat and to provide some much needed light as well.

Power Generators are a good thing to have for emergencies such as this and I am now looking online at the Diesel Generators that are recommended for their longevity and lower operating costs. I am finding that I have much to learn about the different types of these useful power generating pieces of electrical equipment, I had no idea that there were so many to choose from, such as the gaseous generators, portable & mobile generators, Electric Generators, agricultural generators, switchable voltage generators, switchable voltage generators, and the list goes on from there. I’m just grateful that I know that the diesel types are the best and I’m sticking to that story.

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Internet Access Issues

At the moment I have Comcast cable and Comcast broadband Internet service at the house. It works well most of the time, but it does seem that about once or twice every quarter the service goes off for no apparent reason and stays off for several hours. A call to tech support only gets a standardized response that there are temporary outages in our area.Now, if I can’t get online and do my Internet stuff from home on my schedule, I want to know that there is a big problem somewhere – I want blood and guts kind of issues. A small plane crashed into the relay station or whatever they have (of course, the pilot walks away unhurt b the damage to the equipment is a terrible thing for them to have to rush around and replace). Just a mealy mouthed “temporary outage” is not satisfying.

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The Best Seafood with Atmosphere

My youngest sister just sent me a post card from Orlando Florida, where she has been for the last week visiting with her in-laws and having fun with the kids with all that Orlando has to offer for family fun. They have been planning this trip for such a long time, saving up what little cash they could stick away for the past few years and are now in the land of sun shine having the time of their lives.

Her in-laws took the whole family out to dinner at one of the best restaurants Orlando has to offer in the private dinning sector, which is modeled as a sleek 1930’s ocean liner and is the perfect setting to enjoy fresh seafood, which they have flown in daily from around the world for their guests.

I’ve myself dinned at this popular restaurant while in Texas and I’m glad that she and the kids are experiencing this wonderful culinary delight, much as I did when I was in Houston Texas. They have the best seafood, with the perfect atmosphere to go along with the food. As far as I’m concerned it was and hopefully still is the best of Houston restaurants that specialized in seafood and was glad to hear that there is more than just the one that I had the pleasure of dinning at so many years ago.

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Code Red Soda

About 5 years ago I had the opportunity to visit St. Louis and meet up with a bunch of fellow internet fanatics for the weekend. We all had rooms at a hotel near the airport, and next door to the hotel was a convenient Appleby’s Restaurant. We rented out their small ballroom and set up a bunch of tables and played cards from Friday night until Sunday night. We played cards so long that our hands hurt from shuffling the cards. It was great fun and I’d love to do it again sometimes.Besides meeting a bunch of fun people, the one new thing that I took away from that weekend was a bottle of Mountain Dew’s new Code Red. Everyone was drinking it. I had never heard of it, so I had the chance to try one, thanks to those fine folks. It was pretty darn good and I’ve picked up one at gas stations every once in a while when I have a taste for something different.

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The Making of IT Professionals

The right training can make or break a person’s career. And there will always be a need for people who are certified in the computer fields, since 99% of businesses are relying on computers on a daily basis.

My one nephew is currently interested in becoming certified in MCITP and has started looking in to the MCITP Training that is being offered, along with numerous other IT training courses at Quickcert.com that has the certification materials that it takes for the self-study training that he is seeking.

The one particular nephew has always been a whiz on the computer, he was fully computer literate by the age of two, and I think that he would do well in this field and wish him luck.

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Credit Cards & All Their Offerings

Credit Card Offers really need to be checked out thoroughly before signing on the dotted line in today’s world. A good place to find information on different credit card offers and companies is provided on line at CardHub.com. I have found it to be a valuable tool in my search for a credit card, one that I can use specifically for gasoline purchases. One that will provide me with some type of reward each time I use it, and with as many trips as I take to the gas stations these days, I should be able to rack up some nice cash back or rebates if I take my time and educate myself with the numerous credit card companies that are just begging for my business. Once I clicked on & selected each category option preference that was provided me on this site, it narrowed the search down to 7 different types of cards being offered for me to check out and review.

It was a pretty easy process, for someone who knows what they are looking for, such as myself. Visa, Discover, Master Card, American Express, all have offers right now, and I finally decided on going with the Capitol One, Orbitz Visa Platinum  that offers a variety of rewards, that will make me a happy consumer each time I use the card at gas stations, restaurants, rental cars, and gift cards, as well.

So, with that said, if you are interested in finding good credit cards with the best offer, this really is a nice, user friendly set up website, and be sure you check out the Editor’s Picks while you are at it. Please note that CardHub.com has worked hard to put all this information together for your convenience, but they do not guarantee the accuracy of the information listed, and that they urge you to go to the individual credit card companies website and double check on the information before applying.

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A Skin Brightener Offer

I’ve known a few people in my life that have had to deal with severe skin issues, such as scarring, melasma, age spots, liver spots and the like. So it was interesting reading at skinbright.com to see that they have products to help these types of issues. They are now offering a skin brightener that will help reduce the appearance of scars and discoloration at a discounted price. They even ship the package very discreetly for privacy concerns, and are currently running a promotion where you buy one and get two for free, that is a great value, an offer that you don’t get to see often enough.

This interesting product is made in America, it is a 100% natural product and they not use animals to do their testings on, which I would like to see more companies doing. As well as giving you, the buyer, a 30 day, risk free guarantee, you may return the bottle for a complete refund, even if the bottle is completely empty.

When you purchase from Skin Bright you are ordering directly from the manufacturer, there for cutting out the cost of the middleman, which in turn saves you and the company valuable time and money. An interesting product to check out and see if it can help with your skin brightening issues.

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Area Rugs

I am now ready to start looking around for some nice area rugs to put the final touches on some of the home improvement projects that has been keeping me busy with as of late. I am basically leaving the final decision with my sister on what she thinks would look good with what colors in what room, but I do like to be able to browse along side of her when she does her browsing on the Internet.So far it looks like a company that is based somewhere out of Virginia has the best selection and best prices that we have found on our search. They have a website of Abingdonrugoutlet.com which I have spent a good portion of my time at these past few evenings during some of our my time. They offer rugs from a variety of dealers such as, Concord Global, Dynamic, Home Dynamix, Milliken, and Nourison, just to name a few right off.

They also have all the necessary accessories that are needed such as paddings and the like. And my favorite offering by this brilliant company is the Free Ground Shipping on all rugs sized 8? by 11? or smaller within the continental United States.

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Barack Obama Oil Painting by Hand

To find an awesome selection of President Barack Obama art, one needs to look no further than at Barackobamaoilpainting.com, where they are offering hand painted portraits, in a variety of sizes, starting at $179. I have taken the time to place one example below for viewing here on my blog.

This company is so confident with their paintings that they offer 100% money back guarantee. Each painting is truly unique, one of a kind and have just recently launched their website and are anxious and excited to have the word put out about their hand painted portraits of our newly elected President Barack Obama.

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The Biggest Loser

I’m sure everyone has heard about “The Biggest Loser” program on TV, hosted by Jillian Michaels. She’s like the no-nonsense fitness guru of the decade. Now she even has an online fitness program to help motivate people to reach their goals and her site also offers Jillian Michaels Coupons which is always a plus when it comes to putting your money where your mouth is. I think I made a joke!