Friday, March 30, 2007

Good Wine

Champagne and Wine are two of my buddy Derek's favorite topics. Well that and the hard stuff. He really enjoys his red wine. One of his favorite "snacks" is a nice chilled glas of red wine with a slice of crusty french bread and baked brie. Actually, that is kind of making ME hungry. There is a website called champagneswines.com that has these really cool gift baskets that we are considering giving him for his birthday. There is one basket in particular called the "West Coast Extravaganza" basket filled with wine, cheese, crackers, spreading knives, you name it. Man, I am getting hungry.





















Saturday, March 24, 2007

My Disclosure Policy

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Friday, March 23, 2007

Review My Post

So if it wasn’t great enough already that I am getting paid for writing blog advertisements, which takes very little of my time out during my busy day, now PayPerPost has come up with a new program to help bring in more posties and help those that are already posties earn even MORE money. It is called the Review My Post program.



How it works, is if you are interested in joining the program you go to “afilliate tools” and click on the Review My Post section. You are then given a badge to paste on your blog post template(so that it shows up at the end of each of your blog entries)that says”Review My Post”. Then tell your friends, family or anyone that may come to your site about the badge. If they click on it and choose to sign up and review your post, as soon as their post and blog is approved, you are paid. Not only is the Review My Post program a great way to increase blog traffic , you earn approximately $7.00 for every person that signs up through your post and gets their blogs approved. This is an awesome, awesome program. Kudos to PayPerPost for helping us make the most we can make with them and giving us this great opportunity.
















Staph Infections

There have been cases where people nearly died from staph infections. A company has come up with a new treatment for wounds cuts and scrapes called StaphAseptic. It burns and kills the germs and staph bacteria. Check out staphaseptic.com for news stories about StaphAseptic.


A great educational kit has been made for schools that includes a high quality DVD that explains what Staph infections and how schools can get together and start a staph infection prevention program so that people are more aware of how to treat it and not cause an outbreak. The kit comes in a StaphAseptic sling pack.



I think it is extremely important that schools have these kits on hand. Especially for sports and physical education purposes. Sports injuries and gashes and cuts have been known to show an increase in staph infections. Everyone needs to be aware of what to do in that situation. The kits are mailed to the address of the school. (personal addresses are not allowed.) The kits are also being distributed to prisons. The price of the kits are approximately $75 but they are priceless if they stop an infection.




StaphAseptic itself is available at all major drugstores like CVS, Walgreens, Rite-Aid and Kroger. It is a nice product to have lying around in your medicine cabinet just in case.




Press Release:
For Immediate Release Contact: Gary Burris 541-918-4124 direct gary@teclabsinc.com MRSA: Free Staph Education and Prevention Kit Available to Help Schools Fight Back Against Rising Staph Infections Albany, OR—For 30 years, Tec Laboratories, the makers of Tecnu Poison Oak and Ivy relief products, has targeted a common health problem and then set out to solve it better than anyone else. After seeing a dramatic increase in potentially deadly staph infections, specifically those caused by MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), Tec Labs went on a mission. The result is StaphAseptic, an over-the-counter wound care treatment for cuts, scrapes and burns, which prevents MRSA infections by killing the bacteria that cause them. As a public service to help schools become educated about the growing MRSA threat to athletes and students, Tec Labs has created a complimentary MRSA education prevention kit that includes an educational DVD called MRSA: The Ticking Time Bomb, a printable quiz, a six-step staph prevention program poster, bi-lingual pamphlets and product samples. It’s all placed into a backpack and is offered at no cost to schools. “The schools are really ground zero for the enormous number of community acquired MRSA outbreaks we are seeing,” said Steve Smith, president and chief executive officer of Tec Labs. “MRSA and staph bacteria thrive on warm, moist skin so student athletes are certainly at risk. And we also know that environments like a school, in which people are in close contact, are ripe for the spread of the bacteria. The kit gives schools a place to start in regards to educating their students.” Smith first realized the true magnitude of the MRSA epidemic when the company introduced StaphAseptic to the national drug store chains. “I was a bit overwhelmed by the response we had when we presented it to the chain drug stores,” he said. “Every major chain (Rite Aid, CVS, Brooks/Eckerd, Walgreens, Kroger) has taken it in and I’ve heard story after story of people who have been affected by MRSA in some capacity.” MRSA—A Ticking Time Bomb According to Dr. Dave Bearden, a clinical associate professor at Oregon State University and a clinician specializing in infectious diseases, MRSA has kept a low profile in hospitals for over 20 years, but has recently reared its head outside of hospitals. “Since 2000 we have increasingly seen MRSA as a growing cause of infection outside of the hospital,” says Bearden. “Recent reports suggest that nearly 60% of all pus-forming skin infections in emergency rooms across the country are caused by MRSA. Limiting the spread of the organism in schools and sports will continue to be a major problem.” Dr. Bearden also points out the impact MRSA has had in sports. “The St. Louis Rams made headlines in the New England Journal of Medicine for a well publicized outbreak of MRSA skin infections,” says Bearden. “Infection has also been well documented in otherwise healthy children, and athletes at all levels. This MRSA strain appears to be more aggressive than other strains of bacteria, and has caused severe infections.” Additionally, the Cleveland Browns football team has been hit hard, losing several players to MRSA staph infection. Dr. Peter Coelho, a physician who works with athletes at California’s San Benito High School is also worried about the effect on schools and athletics. “This bug scares the daylights out of me. It’s a ticking time bomb in high school sports, especially football and wrestling….It’s only a matter of time,” said Coelho. Other schools have also begun battling the super bug. In November 2006, three schools in Ohio’s York City school district were closed due to a staph infection outbreak. What Can People Do to Try and Avoid a MRSA Infection? “In non-infected patients, hand washing, coverage and care of wounds, and limiting shared personal items (e.g., towels, razors) are important. Patients infected with MRSA should take caution to limit exposure of the wound to others,” says Bearden. Cuts, scrapes and abrasions are common entry points for MRSA bacteria that lead to staph infection. StaphAseptic is applied to minor wounds to kill the bacteria to help prevent a MRSA related staph infection. About the MRSA Educational Kit The kit can be obtained by calling 1-800-482-4464 and pushing “0”. There is a limit of one free kit per school. Find general MRSA information at www.StaphAseptic.com and www.cdc.gov. About Tec Labs Tec Laboratories, Inc. is an innovator of over-the-counter topical pharmaceuticals and the developer of breakthrough technologies in this area. Founded in 1977, Tec Labs has been protecting consumers and industrial workers for more than 29 years. Their product line includes Tecnu, Tecnu Extreme, Calagel, Licefreee! and Corticool. In April 2006, Tec Labs ranked #1 overall, for the second year in a row, in The Scientist magazine’s Best Places to Work in Industry survey. The survey was conducted among companies from 21 countries, including the U.S., Canada and Europe. # # #




Hotels

If your thinking about taking a trip anytime soon, check out this Hotel Reservations website. This website has discount written all over it. With guarenteed low-rates and a big graphic that says save 70% on it, if you are looking to have fun traveling and save some money, this is the website to visit.


You can browse hotel listings in a number of popular cities, as well as other countries such as Australia, Italy, Asia and France. You can even do a search for golf resorts or Beach Hotels. Find what the hot deals are and what hotels offer family fun. I did a search for hotels in Honolulu and found a beautiful one in Wakiki right on the beach that was $238 a night. That is pretty darn good!


There are a lot of cool features on this site that you may find on Orbits or Cheap Hotels, but the best part is is this site offers discounts and lower prices gaurenteed. Book cruises, flights, rental cars and vacation packages. There is also a section on Vacation rentals. So if you want to rent a little house by the beach in Hawaii, check the vacation rentals section and do a search for that.


Another neat feature that I am not sure I have seen on other sites is the Road Trip Search and Destnation Guide. With the Road Trip Search you can see what interesting things there may be within a short distance of your particular area.



Hotel Reservation’s offers you a chance to sign up for a membership. When you join you receive discounts and special deals through your e-mail. If you are afraid to book through Hotel Reservations Online, thinking that you may find a better deal on Orbits or some other booking website, have no fear. Hotel Reservation gaurentees they have the LOWEST special internet rates online.











Thursday, March 22, 2007

Soccer Camps Abroad

So I had heard about basketball camps and theatre camps, but I wasn’t aware there were really any Summer Soccer Camps. However, it makes a lot of sense. Soccer is an awesome great weather sport. The edukick program is a program that offers youth soccer plays from ages 10-17 and young adult players 18-24 the opportunity to attend an International Soccer School and camps. Kind of like a soccer boarding school. Learn a language and play soccer at the same time. That is a pretty awesome experience to get to have, especially for a youngster. Not many people can say “Oh, I played soccer in England for a month or so.”



There are currently soccer camps in italy, spain, germany, france, Israel, Mexico, Brazil, England, Canada and China. Not only are the instructors at these camps providing children with proffesional soccer training, they are also trained in Language instruction to give the youths the most out of their abroad experience. Check out thisInterviewto hear more about the experience. If you are interested please visit the website at www.edukick.com or call this toll-free number to learn more. 1-866-Edu-Kick (338-5425).














Mortgages

Mortgage Brokers are extremely important when looking to take out your first home loan. It is very important to have an advisor help you make wise decisions when dealing with home loans, you don’t want to jump in head first alone. A website called personalhomeloanmortgages.com is an extremely helpful website that can help educate you on what to do before taking that leap into a home mortgage.



Home Equityis the difference between what your house is worth, and how much you actually OWE on it. It can be very hard to understand. That is why it is very important to have a financial advisor look over paperwork for you and explain things you may not understand. With a home equity loan you can withdraw funds from an equity account when you need them. It is a good idea to take this option ff you need a smaller amount of money available for a short period of time.



When checking out the Colorado and
Massachusetts housing markets on the site, there seem to be a lot more properties in Mass. However, Colorado has more rural properties and Colorado has more property for sale.







Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Free Stuff!

Having a dad who pinche pennies, and having been through a tough financial year, I have really had to watch my spending of late. What better way to do that, then get stuff for free! I found this great freebies site. With tons of free stuff and bargains, this site was made for someone like me. There are even free games. FREE games. My husband loves games, and he (who hates spending money) loves the fact that they are free. Yeehaw!



Rehab, I say GO GO GO.

With all the news of Britney Spears being released from rehab, and that "Rehab" song by Amy Winehouse playing over and over again in my head, I wanted to take a minute to say how important drug rehab really is. It has become a joke on gossip sites because celebs, like normal people have their ups and downs with rehab, but celebs are supposed to be perfect right? So people think it is ok to make fun of them WRONG.



There is a website for a great rehab called Stone Hawk that is a michigan drug rehabilitationcenter. At Stone Hawk the people care about you, and know where you have been because they have been there to. They are all recovering addicts and know you never really get rid of an addiction. Using a drug-free approach (Alot of rehab centers use medications and drugs for detox)Stone Hawk is the most successful rehab center in the country. More than 3 out of 4 people who leave Stone Hawk get clean and STAY clean. The Narconon Program used at Stone Hawk has proved to tbe the only approach that seems to work for some people. Narconon is a non-profit drug rehab program dedicated to eliminating drug abuse and drug addiction through drug prevention, education and rehabilitation.



To learn more about how to enroll in the Narconon program at Stone Hawk,please call
1-888-227-9193 or fill out the form on the website. From someone who has a dad, grandmother, and uncle who are recovering alcoholics, I have faith in these programs.

Free Razor

The following is a sponsored post.

I would love a Verizon cell phone. Verizon has the best options for cell phones, such as that really, really popular Chocolate Phone and those mint ones, not to mention all the ones with the MP3 players in them. However, they are not the best on price. So what do you do then? You want a cool RAZR phone but can’t afford the phone? I’ll tell you what. Head to Wirefly.com



Wirefly has the best selection of phones, such as the Chocolate, Motorola RAZRS and Blackberry Pearls that you can get for FREE with Verizon Wireless service. Wirefly is the number ONE online retailer for cell phones and plans, not to mention a wide assortment of accessories. Currently, when you open an account at Wirefly you can get a free Verizon RAZR, no rebates required from Verizon OR Wirefly. That is pretty sweet! The RAZR is a thin clamshell mobile/cellular camera phone designed and manufactured by Motorola. It seems like everyone and their mother has one.



Wirefly has the best phones at the best price. Hey, you can’t beat FREE, can you? Go get your free RAZR! What have you got to lose? Certainly not money with these deals.

Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Coupons

So I was surfing around for online coupons to spend at the grocery store, and after awhile I stumbled apon a really cool website called coupon cheif. Coupon Cheif offers tons of coupons and deals from a variety of different online stores like Target and Amazon for example.


A friend of mine is considering joining WeightWatchers. I was surfing around the site and found a few WeightWatcher's coupons she can use when signing up for the 3 months savings plan.


Personally, I enjoy shopping at Best Buy and I do it often, so the coupon section for Best Buy suits me great. Luckily for me, there is a rather large selection of coupon offers for Best Buy. I am also considering checking out the Dell coupons.

Monday, March 19, 2007

Big Money Offers

If there is one thing that I have learned from a few of my other blogging friends, it is that you NEED to get out there and promote, promote, promote your blog! You need that traffic coming in somehow. It is very important to get a higher google page rank. Why? Hello! Have you seen the high paying offers that people with high ranking blogshave been able to take of late? There are some huge opps on there right now. I have seen some that are a few hundred bucks. Do you know what that means? That means that someone on PayPerPost is making a few hundred dollars in ONE day. That is INSANE!! So get out there and promote your blog in link back challenges, technorati, research how to get that traffic coming in.



I checked out that ReviewMe website and honestly, I prefer PayPerPost. I hear that while you may get high offers, you do not get them often and the service fee there is 100% while PayPerPost service fee is only 35%. That is quite a difference, especially when the one with the smaller fee gives you more offers and these offers are DAILY. You do not have to wait for someone to summon you to blog about them. ReviewMe is taking more money from YOUR pocket. That is just wrong. Stick with PayPerPost.



For each post written, Bloggers must include a disclosure,stating your post is a sponsored one.

Body For Life Tracker

Since I am starting a four month Body For Life Challenge tomorrow, I a started an account with the body for life tracker website. This is an awesome website that has hundreds of other body for lifers who have profile pages showing their measurements, before and after pictures, progress pictures, what their goals our, their journal entries, etc. I'm totally excited about the whole thing.

PayPerPost

So I just signed up with PayPerPost today, and am very excited about it. My friends have been blogging with PayPerPost for months now and finally got me into it. Who wouldn’t want to get started with such a great site? They offer such great benefits foronline advertising for advertisers and a great way to earn a few hundred dollars a month for broke college students, stay at home parents or anyone that has some spare time.



I’ve read that they have some big plans for bloggers coming up. They say they are gearing up to make some big announcements and enhancements soon. What are they going to be? My hope is that perhaps they will either up the amount of posts you can take an a day or start having a weekly contest where they draw a blog’s name out of a hat and that blogger gets to take a $50 dollar offer. OR, maybe do the same drawing and that blogger will receive $50 dollars, just because they won.



Another interesting option would be to take on more advertisers and put the offers into categories like health and fitness, technology, entertainment, shopping, retail, stuff like that. That way certain people that have topic specific blogs can stay on topic but still make money. Any of these ideas would be interesting, but I can’t wait to see what they have up their sleeves.

Cell Phones

These days people can buy anything online. Even food. Heck, you can even order pizza online. What a great world we live in. When looking for cell phones, people tend to try and go to eBay for cheap phones. I suggest hitting up Wirefly instead, they have the best cell phone plans on the net. Unlike a phone you would buy on eBay, where you don’t know what your really getting into, Wirefly is known for their satisfaction guarenteed attitude and their great customer service. Afterall, they ARE the internet‘s number one retailer when it comes to retailer of cell phones and wireless plans.


In additon to their excellent service plan options with places like Cingular, T-Mobile and Sprint, Wirefly has some of the top selling, most popular and trendy phones that you can get for FREE with service sign up. The Blackberry Pearl, The Motorla Razor and the Chocolate phones are very popular selling phones at the moment. It seems like everyone you meet has a Razor, doesn't it? Now you can get one free with service sign up at an unbeatable price. Wirefly also offers free shipping.


If you are the type of person that just wants a cell phone for emergencies purposes, and don't need all the flashy camera exras or bells and whistles, perhaps one of Wireflys prepaid phones is right for you. Or if you are wanting a more family oriented phone plan, one that helps you share minutse and stay in touch with your immediate family, perhaps Disney Mobile is best for you and your family. Sign up through Wirefly. I hear there are even certain Disney Mobile plans that allow you to check and see where your kids are on a gps type screen. Whatever your cell needs are, Wirefly can help you out. You can’t beat the prices.



Home repairs

So my wife and I were discussing how much we can't wait until we own our own house and can install things like Maxim Lighting,and track lighting. Not to mention ceiling fans and chandeliers. We have been browsing around a website called shop premier that sells tons of cool wall sconces, ceiling fans, track lighting, bathroom lighting, you name it, they have it. Now we just have to get the house!

Fireplaces

My parents live in Maine. Though it is pretty warm up here in Northern California right now it is still really cold and snowy up where they are. Their fireplace has been taking a beating this year. They have been looking to replace it for sometime and have been scouting out for newfireplaces whenever they can. The fireplace and mantel they have right now is at least 30 years old.


I had heard through a friend of mine that the products.desatech.com website offers a lot of new and trendy fireplace options including natural gas fireplaces, propane stoves and cabinet mantel hearths. The fireplace/stove my parents have now is so black and old fashioned looking. The options for stoves, mantels and fireplaces on this website are so pretty. They would add a nice touch of elegance to my moms living room.

Dump The Scale

Scales are evil, evil contraptions. Especially when someone is trying to lose weight. A person's weight can fluctuate up to five or more pounds from morning to night and will be all over the place throught the day. It can really make or break someone trying to eat healthy, excersize and loose weight if they take the number on the scale to seriously.


Take into considertation, someone who has about 25-30lbs to lose. If they work out hard, eat healthy, drink their water for an entire week. They get on the scale and see they have either stayed the same or are only down a pound or so and are not happy with that and just give up, going back to their previous eating and couch potato habits. This is purely psychological.


That scale is nothing but a number. If they rely solely on that number they will surely fail. Some people understand that their weight fluctuates and can move past it and just keep on eating healthy and working out. However, the majority of people trying to lose weight will get discouraged by the number on the scale and just give up. Do you know how sad that is? If that person were to have taken their measurements as well as their weight the first week, and waited a month to check on progress they would have been more satisfied, for it is the overtime progress that counts, not the day to day progress. Not to mention that in reality, we all want to be smaller and more toned and fined, which means losing inches from working out and eating healthy is a better thing to hope for. Often times if you don't see the number on the scale, you will see the number in inches lost.



The most important thing is to be healthy. Toss the scale. If you can't completly toss it, at least only pull it out once every two weeks or so and don't rely to heavily on what it says. If you continue to eat healthy and excersize and drink your water, you WILL see results. They may not be that immediate gratification we all want to see, but they WILL come. Just keep at it. Don't let a number rule you.

Sunday, March 18, 2007

Win a Wii

Want a Wii? I found a site that is giving away a nintendo Wii.

Who came up with this contest? John Chow himself. His blog helps TONS of peoplemake money online. The contest is sponsored by 1234Pens, they make promotional pens.


Speaking of Wii..So a Wii bud of mine challenged me to see how many times I can say the word Wii in a blog. Hmm...well, let's try it.

Let's get started, shall wii?


Once apon a time, there lived five wii little piggies. The first little Piggy went to market, to buy a Wii. This next little Piggy stayed home, waiting for his brother to bring home the Wii. This next little Piggy at roast beef, dreaming of playing the Wii. This next little Piggy had none, for he was on a hunger strike because his brother hated him and said he couldn't play with the Wii. Well, THIS little Piggy went to the store, stood in line for five days and skipped away with his new purchase crying "Wii Wii Wii Wii" All the way home. How did Wii like that story?
Hmm..ok...well so what WII don't care what you think so nah nah nah.

Saturday, March 17, 2007

More ChaCha feedback

So I found another angry Guide's point of view on ChaCha, and how like aloto f Guides of late has gone from loving ChaCha and thinking it is fun, to saying "Hey, what the @#$#@$?!" Check out this

Ex-ChaCha Guide's

point of view.

Working Out Of Your Home

working out of your home
has it's ups and downs. It certainly has us. While we have mad a decent amount of money each week that has helped us out with groceries and gas and a few bills, there certainly is no magic way online to make millions of dollars. Alot of the things we have done Like ChaCha, has kept us on our butts all day long, in fact, since september I gained about 20lbs just from sitting all day. So it has it's goods and bads. The extra money is good, but how long you have to be ON the computer is not. This is why we switched to blogging. We can still have a life, and still make a few extra bucks. You only have to blog for about two hours a day to really start making some cash with PayPePost.

Friday, March 16, 2007

Tetris

I remember when the sole purpose of having a GameBoy was to play Tetris. They always showed the commercials with people hooking their GameBoy's together and playing against each other. Those were the days. Remember Uniracers? That was for Sega I think..but god Tara and I used to LOVE playing that together. I love that game and Mariokart. Those were the good old days!

Thursday, March 15, 2007

Techno

Technorati Profile

ChaCha

http://www.jimimorrisonshead.com/2007/02/26/chacha-search-more-fun-for-pranksters-than-searchers/

Check out this ChaCha article. I totally agree with everthing that was said.

Tuesday, March 13, 2007

Berenstein Bears

You know, as I sit here and watch this show with my son, I have to wonder about ceratain things that have always bugged me. Such as, why do they not have names? Sister, Brother, Papa, Mama..those are not names, those are titles. Even cousin Fred has FRED I mean, really. Teacher Jane has Jane, Lizzie is Lizzie, Millie is Millie, I mean what is up with that?

ChaCha Suckage

Ok, so I'm not sure how I feel about ChaCha anymore. Actually, I have always been very skeptical about ChaCha. When my wife first started it back in september, she was a full beleiver, and worked beleiving she would get that six hundred dollars she had accumulated by October. I really figured she was working for free and wasting her time, but when her debit card came in the mail, she cashed out and bought us some dinner and paid the cable bill, I was very impressed.

For awhile, she was making about $40 a day. She was a ChaCha Cheerleader as I beleive they are lovingly called. She worked constantly and stood up for ChaCha whenever she could. Unfortunatly, things started going down hill around November. Invites to become Guides had opened up bringing in a ton more Guides. ChaCha figured out that alot of Guides were making most of their money through training sessions so they cut those back. Then they turned them off for about a week and a half. Then they came back and were back to back. Then they slowed down again. Then they changed it so you do not get paid for being trained anymore, when you did before. You only get paid TO train now. Searches became mostly pranks, and rules were set up making it so you had to be very careful or you may be deactivated. Then invites opened, then they closed and now I am not sure WHAT is going on with them. Then they changed it so that you have to get a search before you can get a training. One search, one training, one search, one training.

I have seen my wife go from cheerful to very depessed about the whole thing. She went from earning $40 a day to earning $10 a day if she is extremely lucky, all in the same amount of time she has always spent on. She is pretty much ready to give up. I don't think I care for ChaCha anymore. I respect those that do, but right now it seems like it is a crap shoot.

Monday, March 12, 2007

Weightloss Pills

They are all over the tv. Even on the radio. I've seen tons of late night info-mercials for fat-trapper pills, Hoodia, Calogel, Hydroxycut, etc. When will the madness end? What I find funny, is that we all buy this stuff, actually thinking it will work. What we often times fail to realize, is that when buying these miracle weightloss pills, it says right on the bottle, not to mention the commercial that sells them, that they are best used with diet and excersize. DUH..you could lose the 2lbs a week the commercial claims with diet and excersize alone. It seems pointless to waste the money. Especially on something that may have potential health risks.



I see alot of hype about Hoodia, but I am afraid to try it. I have always heard Hydroxycut works rather well, yet when I looked up reviews on all of the popular diet pills, there were very, very few positive remarks about any of them. A few people had success, but they were the ones watching what they ate and excersizing anyway. The rest said they were a waste of money. I myself had tried Fat trapper pills and Calogel. The fat trappers didn't trap any fat, and Calogel worked for about a week. That week I was sick almost everyday after taking them.



Weightloss pills, a scam? Probably. Do we need them. I don't think so. What do you think?

Friday, March 9, 2007

Kinda off topic

But right now I am listening to my buddy talk about his fight with his girlfriend. Majorly akward. They are both friends of mine so I am trying to keep careful of what I say. I feel like it would make him feel better if I sit here and trash his girlfriend, my friend, but since she IS my friend, I would rather not to do that. I'd rather not have it come out later when they are happy and not fighting again that I said such and such and her be like you said that?? AHHH!

Thursday, March 8, 2007

Linkage

So we all are looking for new ways to make some blog friends and help each other out as far as getting traffic and linking goes. My friend Jim introduced me to link trains. This one originated at
ALGOCO Cash Machine


***Begin to copy here*** 1. Write a short paragraph at the beginning of your post and link back to the blog that put you on the list in the paragraph. This isn’t a suggestion. You need to break up the duplicate content string. Someone took the time to add you so the least you can do is give them an extra linkback. 2. Copy the list of originals below COMPLETELY and add it to your blog. If you would like a different keyword for your blog then change it when you do your post and it should pass to most blogs with that keyword. 3. Take the adds from the blog that added you and place them in the “Originals” list. 4. Add no more than 7 new GENERAL blogs to the list in the “My Adds” section.


My Adds:


My Running Journal
Beer Belly Blog
Fitness Gadgets
Work At Home Dad
Cooking With Amy
Blogging For Dollars
The Thinking Blog


The Originals:



Building A Healthy Body, One Day At A Time
AlyCat’s Claws
Blogging to Fame!
My life and everything else

Code Pink Of Peoria
Crystal Clear
Brad Stephenson
Aczafra
Heavens Lair
The Buzz Queen
Meridiancrest
Seo Tricks
Kegerator
Delayed News
world peace
Retro 80’s & 90’s
Burned By The Man
business and finance
Religious Fanatics
crazy forum
News Stories
Stupid Criminals
From What I Heard
National Lawsuits
Jimi Morrisons Head
Internet Serious Business
Celeb News
Auto News
celebs
JMH Techtronics
small business news
Pencil Thin
Toil
That boy ain’t right!
Candid Quips
SEO This!
No Average Mom
Simplify Every Obstacle
AGLOCO Cash Machine
Funky Olive
Life In Reality

Blogvertising!

My wife has turned me on to the blogging universe. She has her own blog with payperpost and found a new website called Blogvertise. It's awesome, unlike payperpost it sends YOU offers and they pay you weekly. You do not have to wait for an entire 30 days to get paid for your work. You can sign on as either a blogger, to review people's posts, or sign on as an advertiser and request that people write entries about your products or website. What a great deal! It's a win win situation. This is an outstanding way to make some extra money, while helping others generate traffic to their websites. I can't wait to get started!

Still going strong

So I have been doing the Body For Life workouts for awhile now and I am still going strong. I feel ALOT healthier. I have decided to DITCH the scale and only bring it out once every two weeks. I should not be measuring my progress by what that stupid old scale says. The number on the scale is not everything. I will take progress pictures in a few weeks so we can SEE what progress I have made.


Well, I am off to go eat my breakfast of two eggs and some diced potatos. Mmmmm! More later!

Wednesday, March 7, 2007

American Idol

So I have been watching pretty closely this season since the silly auditions and I have to say that I am kind of disapointed. They really picked a few people that just cannot sing very well at all. I am not the best singer, but uhh, I didn't audition so nah nah nah. Lakeesha rocks, I still enjoy the beatbox kid, I really like the goth type girl with the red stripe in her black hair, melinda doolittle, but the rest are kind of like eh, take them or leave them. And is Paula even a judge anymore? She repeats the exact same thing for each contestant "uhh..well..you know..your beautiful" As if that is supposed to make them feel better? lol yes, because looks are everything Paula *eye roll*. I really do like Paula though. At least I actually AGREE with Simon this season.

Linking to me

Here is a link that links to my blog lol

Monday, March 5, 2007

AlyCat's Claws

looking for a fun and groovy blog to read and check out? Check out AlyCat's Claws. This is one of my favoritest blogs out there. I can dig it. Can you dig it? Sure you can.


Friday, March 2, 2007

The Gazelle

Hmm, so I'm not so sure STILL how I feel about this peice of equipment..I will watch the Tony Little Infomercials and think wow, these machines are pretty awesome. I prety much convince myself that I NEED one.. However, then I take the time to look up reviews on the machine I find that alot of people actually prefer standard ellipticol trainers to The Gazelle. Alot of people compare the Gazelle to the early nordic-trak ski machines. I think it would be a fun machine to have around, but I really still want my husband to buy me an ellipticol :)