No car repair

For numerous reasons we ended up not taking the car in last night, but it will need to go in soon. We’re currently thinking that we’ll take it in October.

Do you like Red or White?

I ran across a great new site today that provides the fantastic list of Wine and Food events calendar, worldwide by city. I just looked up the wine events in our city and there were over 59 different things listed. Each listing goes into detail about the event; it includes the data and time as well as the ability to contact the event organizer. It even has maps to the locations. So of the wine events even allow you to make reservations directly on line.

So no matter where you are going, stop by the LocalWineEvents.com website and check out what things you want to attend, and raise a glass for me. But don’t just take my word for it, read a review by Wine Business Monthly.

Always remember to drink alcohol responsibly.

Car repair

Well we’re taking the car into for some major maintenance tonight. There goes another good chunk of change. I hate cars!

Look no further for Family Room furniture

If you are looking to furnish you rec room, family room, or basement then you really need to Check Out www.FamilyRecRoom.com. They have a fantastic supply of items to make your room look special. They have everything from reclining movie theater seats, to popcorn machines, to vintage style accessories. If you looking for pool table supplies, hot tubs, even saunas then they should be your first stop. So stop on over and check out the great selection and even better prices.

SPAM

There has been a definate increase in spam lately particularly the ones with a graphic file attached and bayes busting text. I’m trying some new test to defeat it.

One Touch Can Opener

Do you or a family member have a hard time opening canned goods? Have you been looking for one of those can openers that opens the cans without any sharp edges? You’ve seen them on TV, but have been wary of ordering? Well if so, then head over to TV Products 4 Less and get their One Touch Can Opener. Not only is it cheaper then ordering from the TV you will also get it sooner. And if you’re looking for a Christmas present for me, I’d love to have one.

Lunch

Once again I had my usual pizza special, one supreme and one white. The only problem was that I was still hungry after all of that. I’ve gained a couple of pounds recently and I’m try to watch the quantity of food that I’m eating. So hopefully I can hold off until dinner.

Garden Gnomes – All Most Go

Their mistake is your good fortune. Online Discount Mart over stocked on Garden Gnomes and now their entire stock must go in order for them to make room Christmas items. If you’ve been looking for a garden gnome then look no further. Not only are they already deeply discounted, I also have been given the following 10% discount coupon (coupon code: gnome-bloggers) for the purchase of a gnome or any other item on their site (note the code is good until April 1, 2007).

Even if you are not interested in garden gnomes, please stop by their site and look at the fantastic selection of outdoor décor items.

Hopefully you don’t mind

Hopefully you don’t mind the previous post. I know that it is a little on the edge from most of the content on this site. Obviously it is one of those posting that I wrote as part of the PayPerPost blogging service that I belong to, where I get paid to write blog posts. I thought awhile about whether or not I should take this one, but obviously I did. Only time will tell if I made the right choice.

Summer commutes

It’s hard to believe that summer is almost over. Most of the kids in our community when back to school today, which means that my short and easy summer commute is now over. With everyone back to the school schedule it will now add an extra 10-15 minutes to evening commute home. I definitely miss summertime.

Choosing a new TV

Like most people out there, my TV is at least 6 years old. It’s a 36” regular TV and take up a lot or room. I’ve been following the technology changes over the past couple of years as plasma TVs and LCD TVs have matured. And, while I don’t watch a lot of movies I do enjoy watching all the new shows that are shot in widescreen, and would love a Widescreen TV. In fact I would really love a HDTV home cinema system.

There is so much information out there about all the different types of TVs and home cinema systems that it is hard to know even where to start. Until I found The New TV Guide. It is a great site that goes into detail about the different technology, and pros and cons of each type of TV set. In addition it has recommendations about which sets are good and which manufactures have the best products. Before shopping for your new TV I strongly recommend that you stop by the Television Guide site and look for yourself.

Lunch

I had a Mexican Pizza from Burritos En Fuego and thanks to Mike it only cost me $4.00.  Yum!

I would pay someone to organize my house

While I don’t mind cleaning my house, you know the basics like vacuuming, straightening up, and putting the clothes away, what I really want and would be willing to pay a lot of money for is for someone to come into my house and organize the stuff and get rid of the junk. I’ve watched those TV shows like Clean Sweep and I really want someone to come into my house pull all the junk out from everywhere, get rid the old useless stuff and organize what remained.

Even though the wife and I talk about it regularly we never seem to get around to actually doing. So instead, what I’m doing is Get Paid For Blogging and earning a some spending money so that I can go out and buy more stuff.

All anonymous comments will be deleted

I got a comment on the site last night that I have chosen to delete. It was not spam, but someone commenting on one of my posts. The person left their name as anonymous and a bogus email. I will ignore and delete all comments of this type in the future. If you have something to say, then be man/woman enough to leave your name and a valid email address. While I make no guarantee to respond to every comment, I will at least try.

Write a Post, Earn Some Cash

I ran across a post today on Digg titled PayPerPost: The Consumer Generated Advertising Revolution Has Begun that address the some of the sides that are being expressed in the new CGM world. PerPerPost allows you to make money blogging. Advertiser pay to have bloggers write articles with links back to their sites. PPP has gotten some negative press, and people are screaming that it is cluttering up the Internet and making searching results less relevant.

I tend to disagree. Having been on the Internet since 1987, this is nothing new. It is just free enterprise. People using technology to make money. I say great. In fact this may be a way for smaller companies to improve their marketing without spending tons of money. If paid posts can help generate a buzz for a product/service/idea that can possible carry over to other sites. Great.

Full disclosure requires that I state that I am a revolutionary, a PayPerPost blogger.

Cold Pizza

Dinner last night ended up being cold pizza and banana muffins.Not the healthiest but still pretty tasty.

New way to exercise

While looking for some additional ways to exercise I ran across a site talking about boxing as a good way to in shape. I’ve never been a fan of watching boxing on TV, but I’ve always enjoyed trying to use a punching bag. Looking a little further I came across a place to purchase boxing gloves inexpensively. They have a wide selection including a number of different boxing gloves from Everlast. They also have gloves for kick boxing too and other boxing items to support all your needs.

Now I don’t know if I will ever take up the sport, but it certainly appears to be a cheap way to get some good exercise. If you’ve purchased from the site or into boxing as form of fitness, leave me a comment and let me know some more about it.

The Precipice

It has been quite a while since I have read (or listened to) a Ben Bova book. I just finished listening to the unabridged version of The Precipice. This version was read by multiple readers and was throughly enjoyable. While the characters in the books were fairly stereotypical, they all combined to tell a good story. The conniving and intrigue were predictable, but that didn’t detract from the over experience.

One of the interesting aspects of the books is the destruction caused by the “Greenhouse Cliff”. The theory is that as the world progress and as we continue to ignore global warming we reach a “cliff” after which the world’s climate and ecosystem deteriorate precipitously to the point where it threatens the entire human race. This poses the question, “Is the ‘Greenhouse Cliff’ fiction, or fact?” 3.5 of 5 stars

Kohls Coupon Codes

My wife loves to shop at Kohls. In fact last night she ordered a couple of shirts for my father-in-law for his birthday. Well thanks to the great folks at CouponChief.com you can now get kohls coupon codes for use at Kohls. So before you go shopping for something online and not just at Kohls, stop on by the CouponChief.com site and look for coupon codes to save money on purchase.

Lunch

The wife packed me a lunch today, thanks dear. PB&J, lettuce wraps, orange, plus a few other things. Nice and healthy. The only problem is that somebody in my group also brought in donuts, and I have no will power. Oh well.