My 2 Cents

Rendition

2008-08-17T17:59:00.001-07:00

I watched this movie last night with my husband. It was one of those movies I loved to hate. It was really good but it made me so angry. At the same time it really made me think. While I think torturing is wrong, there are some instances where people really ARE withholding information that can save thousands. The problem is is that when do they know when someone is truely guilty and truely has information or is just lying to get out of being tortured? It's a tough situation and there is no simple solution. I don't personaly beleive in physical pain torture but at the same time how can I tell the governmment not to do it, when hypocriticly I'd be the first one to be in these people's faces if any of them ever blew up a building my four year old or husband happened to be in. It's a sad situation. It just seems like there should be some way that these mistaken identity or misunderstandings do NOT happen..Terrorists don't mind killing themselves for what they beleive to be a just cause, but dying instantly and being tortured are two completly seperate issues..it's a hard movie to watch.

Recipe Review: Protein Pancakes

2008-08-17T17:51:00.000-07:00

Recipe calls for:

one cup quacker (not sure I spelled that right) oats, non instant.

one cup lowfat cottage cheese.

one tsp cinnamin

one tsp vanilla extract

2 small sugar substitute packets like splenda

3 eggwhites

Blend all ingrediants together in a blender or food processor. Cook on low heat like you would normal pancakes. Heat up 1/2 cup sugar free syrup to pour over.

So I tried the recipe. While it's nothing to write home about in my opinion, these Protein Pancakes are pretty good considering the ingrediants they are made out of. The point of them is to get in a good protein source and whole grain source in the same meal while still having it be slightly tasty. Anyone who is making them probably lifts alot of weights and does intense cardio so they do not expect them to taste like the really good and rich pancakes you'd eat on a "cheat" day.

Movie Review: Felon

2008-08-16T19:21:00.000-07:00

So we went to the movie store yesterday and rented "Felon". I had no idea what it was about until we started to watch it. It starred Val Kilmer, Stephen Dorff, and Harold Perrineau. It was one of those movies that just piss you off the entire time your watching it.

*Spoilers*

Basicly the plot is that Stephen Dorff's charactor and his family are doing great. He and his fiance of years are about to get married, they have a beautiful little boy and just got approved for a large business loan. In the middle of the night someone breaks into their home. Stephen's charactor jumps up and grabs a baseball bat. He and his wife run to their son's room and see that while their son is fine, the culprit had climbed in through their son's window. Hearing a noise somewhere in the house, Stephen's charactor finds the culprit and chases him out of the house. The guy is running but starts to turn around and reach into his pocket. Stephen's charactor thinks he is reaching for a weapon of some sort and wacks him with the baseball bat, accidentally killing him. Now I THINK this took place in California but am not sure,. It was filmed in New Mexico. Apparently, at least in the movie, the law states that you can only claim self defense if the criminal is still in your house. If they are in your yard and leaving, they are no longer considered a threat, so he was charged with murder and went to prison. The movie continues from there and just continues to piss you off. Man oh man did that make me mad. I mean what the hell, the guy that broke into YOUR home, through YOUR son's bedroom and stole your wallet and for all you know wanted to harm you has more rights than YOU do?! Ugh!

Anyway, it was a really good movie because it made emotions erupt inside me LOL

Welcome

2008-08-16T19:16:00.000-07:00

Welcome to my new and improved Review Blog. I will start off shortly with a review on a movie I watched last night. I hope you enjoy my reviews and it's good to be back posting on this blog. I've neglected it as it's been over 6 months since I posted last!

Big Changes

2008-08-16T18:55:00.000-07:00

Well, it's been many months since I posted here last. As much as I love the paranormal, there isn't much market out there for a paranormal blog. Maybe I can pick it up again sometime but I have decided to do a review blog instead. Reviews of food, recipes, movies, games, and other products.

Gold

2008-02-15T03:59:00.000-08:00

Remember when you were a kid, and reading Treasure Island and Blackbeard and watching all those pirates on tv? The one thing they always seemed to be after was gold. Gold was the best treasure they could ever hope to find. I guess that is because for many centuries gold has been a sign of wealth and power. In fact, owninggold bars or gold coins has been known to be the best way to preserve ones wealth. You can invest in many forms of precious metals through the Monex company. Silver and Gold and other precious metals are available to be purchased and either directly deposited into a private bank or delivered right to your doorstep. The best time to buy is now. The Monex company is filled to the brim with service proffesionals who are experts in the fields of precious metal investments.

Ready To Get Back To It

2008-02-15T03:55:00.000-08:00

Been having some stressful times of late but once these are over I am ready to really get this blog up and running. I haven't put much effort into it lately, especially the ghost stories. I had planned on doing them daily but have had a lack of people to discuss the stories with therefore I haven't had any. I will try and think of something. Other than that, not much happening over here ladies and gentlemen. Catch you later

Computer Problems

2008-02-09T16:18:00.000-08:00

I've been having computer problems the last two weeks. Sorry about the no posts. Not much happening here. Had to get a new computer with a new webcam in it. It's pretty neat.

I was watching an episode of Extreme Home Makeover last weekend and the house they were doing was supposently haunted so they brought in a medium to have them ask the ghosts permission to rebuild. Now like the rest of you I love ghost stories and want to believe in them, but come on..this was just pure cheese for tv LOL

Construction Apprenticeships

2008-01-11T16:30:00.000-08:00

If your like lot of people, you have often wondered about getting a job in construction and if the money is as good as they say. You probably even know someone who was related to someone working in construction so they were able to start at the bottom and work their way up because they knew someone. If your wanting to get into the construction business and hope to work YOUR way up to possible manager or foreman one day, why not try one of the apprenticeships that can be found all over the country? There are actual construction training schools spread all through the country that offer internships and apprenticeships. This is a great option. You can work, learn AND get paid.

Not An Eerie Story

2008-01-06T18:14:00.000-08:00

This was posted on the Jonathan Brandis boards in response to people who wonder why even though they beleive it, and want it to happen, they can't communicate or get signs from passed loved ones, I think this is a great response.

"Alright, Christelle. Here's one I can help you with on account of I have experience in this area these days. There are signs out there, and people are seeing the signs, or blowing right by them all the time. Here's something not too many people know, or maybe they do, but sometimes they forget. Sometimes signs and spirits come through, and when they do they maybe don't give you what you want. They give you only what you need. For everything else, you can count on God having a reason. Don't wanna offend anyone by kind of sounding like I really do have some kind of "in," so I'll start it out with saying, "I believe." I believe God really does have a plan for each of us, and each of us is here for some really good reason. If you're thinking you've got some doubts, and you're thinking you're losing your faith, try looking at it from this kind of strange point of view. You're faith is being tested, Christelle. Testing it is something everyone and everything that challenges your faith is supposed to do. Holding on to it when they do, that's your job. You're doing a good job, Christelle. I mean, maybe God wanted you to throw that question out about doubt, and it's part of a bigger piece of some really cool puzzle. I mean, that'd be a good thing, dontcha think? Don't let go of that faith of yours, no matter what happens between right now and the time someone comes one day to help you cross into the Light. Lose the doubt, the faith will see you through"

Ashleigh Aston Moore

2008-01-06T17:59:00.000-08:00

Oh wow..do you remember that movie Now and Then? Well the girl who played Rita Wilson's younger counterpart died of a drug overdose. How sad is that? :( She was 26 years old. Please people, stay off the drugs! I found this out on the Jonathan Brandis message boards. Too many young people, famous or not are dying of drug overdoses and other reasons. It's a sick sad world sometimes.

Wedding

2008-01-05T22:52:00.000-08:00

We all know that planning a wedding can be stressful and EXPENSIVE. If you don't have the money to hire a wedding planner, or would prefer to plan the entire thing yourself, you should check out weddingchannel.com. They give you all the tools you need to plan your perfectwedding. It's a free and interactive site where you can look up local vendors in your area, view photos for inspirational use and creative ideas, and a great online registry setup. You can't beat a free service that can help you make your wedding dreams come true. Drop the stress and get with weddingchannel.com.

Eerie Story 8

2008-01-05T17:37:00.000-08:00

Taken from WW Messageboards

i've never seen a ghost, but i've heard one.

we lived in a really rural part of west tx for a while- real rought and tumble border country in a really rickety old ranch house. that has a wrap around porch. I loved to go out into the yard (it was about 35 acres) and look for rocks (lots of quartz, sometimes you'd find an arrowhead...)
There was this one spot with rock mounds, which looked to us a lot like stettler type grave sites (we had no history of the property aside form what the previous owner could tell us- he inherited it and propery details are more word of mouth down there then documented). one day i found a beat up pocket watch that had some engraving on it (it is illegeble to the naked eye); I looked it up on the net, and the last year that this model was manufactured was 1865.
A few days later our kitchen sink turned on by itself. we made a joke about the ghost wanting his watch back. several times our blankets came off the bed as if they were being pulled away from us to the direction of our feet; we thought it was our dog at first but she was never in the room when it happened, and it always felt like something in the corner to the front left of our bed was staring at us; really creepy and our bedroom was always freezing, even in the summer. We had a porch light that we would make a point to turn off, and if we got up in the middle of the night and went downstairs, it would be turned on. The creepiest thing was if you were downstairs at night, alone it sounded like someone with a cane was walking on the porch. If you went in to use the bathroom you could hear it get closer and closer and then stop right at where you were. there was a window right behind the toilet and I was always afraid to look our of it, so we covered it with a picture

Daily Eerie Story 7

2008-01-04T18:11:00.000-08:00

Ok, so they have not been daily of late. Sorry about that ;)

This one is interesting.

Mary Gene loved her cat skittles. She was 25 and lived alone in a small studio apartment. Skittles was her constant companion. She had had skittles for three years, the same amount of time she had lived in the apartment. One day, she came home from work and found skittles lying cold on the kitchen floor. She had had a heart attack. Mary was devistated.

Fast forward two months. Mary had finally met someone. A handsome, polite young man. She invited him over for dinner. As she began preparing the dinner, her boyfriend sat on the couch. Suddenly she heard him yelp. She came running out.

"What's wrong?" she asked. He held up his arm. It was covered in blood. "Your cat just scratched me!"

Beauty Jobs

2007-12-30T22:40:00.000-08:00

Alot of people I knew through highschool have graduated cosmetology school and gone on to work at the local hairdressing places. It's great to see them happy and enjoying their work and they do a great job cutting and styling hair. I myself have no talent whatsoever when it comes to styling hair or putting makeup on people, let alone myself. However, for those that do, and are looking for a great job opportunity in YOUR area, or in an area you may be wanting to move to, I suggest checking out a new beauty jobs seach engine website called Beauty Jobs. You can find salon and cosmetology openings all over the country.

Daily Eerie Story 6

2007-12-30T22:36:00.000-08:00

I was reading this from a ghost stories website. It's really creepy but i'm not sure I beleive it. If it IS true, it's really creepy and if I was the chick I would have been a LITTLE bit more creeped out than she was and would not have been able to sleep after that message.

My name is Anna and about two years ago I came home from a party pretty late at night. I notice there is a message on my machine. I play it and it says "help me...help me..Anna?" in a quiet, and distant voice. I couldn't tell if it was familiar or not. It skeeved me out a bit..ok ALOT but I just deleted it. It was to late to call everyone I know to see who it was. The caller ID showed it as "Unknown". The call time was 9:50pm. There was another call right before that at 9:45pm but there was no message on the machine.

Later that night I was awoken by my phone ringing. I answer it and it's my sister. She is hysterical. My father had died around 9:30pm and she had called a short while later at around 9:40 she said but didn't want to tell me the news on my machine. I later found out that he clutched his heart as he died and called out for my help, though I wasn't there. Was the call I received from beyond the grave?...

Sorry

2007-12-29T01:09:00.000-08:00

I'm sorry I haven't posted the past few days. Lots of things going on lately with the holidays and all. I'm working on some more daily eerie stories to post so be on the look out for those later in the day. Other than that not much happening, hope everyone had a great holiday!

Onlne Degree

2007-12-20T17:17:00.000-08:00

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Being someone that can't make it to outside the house classes due to scheduling and children, etc, I really take online schooling seriously. When I first started out looking for places that offer online degree, I actually gave up, because there are so many online schools out there to sift through. I asked for advice and was told to forget about online schools and that most employeers would have never heard of the schools when you go to get a job and that your diploma would be worth nothing. Discouraged, I gave up. Then I was told about Capella University. They are a fully online university that was founded in 1993. They offer degree programs in business technology, education, psychology,public safety, etc. The best part is that they are an accredited university. This means that they are cerfitied to teach you and that your diploma is just as good as one you would get attending an outside of the home university. What more could you ask for? Take clases in your pjs if you want, it's great.

Daily Eerie Story 5

2007-12-20T00:41:00.000-08:00

A friend told me that her cousin used to live in a haunted house in Savannah, Georgia. I myself have never seen the house or even been to Georgia but my friend doesn't tend to lie. I don't know her cousin so I can't say the same about her, but the story is interesting none the less.

My friend said that one night her 14 year old cousin was home alone with her little brother who was about 8 at the time. She said that her brother had gone to sleep hours ago and that she was up watching Real World on Mtv. All of a sudden she heard scuffling in the kitchen, and clanking of dishes. She figured it was her little brother trying to sneak some more peanut butter cookies that their mom had made and specifically ordered that he only eat two. Her cousin had the idea to walk up the stairs and say in a very loud voice Gee, I wonder if Jason is still fast asleep. I know he couldn't possible be eating any cookies.." figuring this would scare him into running back into his room. She slowly opened his door when she got to the top of the stairs and almost bit her tongue when she saw that he was fast asleep in his bed. She was pretty freaked at this point and slowly walked down the stairs. She mustered up the courage to walk into the kitchen. There was no one there. There was a fork on the floor, however. Then she heard knocking on the front door. She went to answer the door, and there was no one there. She was pretty much balling her eyes out at this point. Every half hour after that there was a knock on the door. Finally she just ignored it and didn't bother answering. When her parents came home she told them she never wanted to be left alone there again.

I guess one or two more things happened there like someone knocking on her window a few times and her closet door being opened when she knows it was closed before. It's kind of giving me the creeps just writing this and thinking about it.

Daily Eerie Story 4

2007-12-17T19:54:00.000-08:00

I was just given a story by a woman named Candy who told me about how she used to work at a children's hospital. She said that though she loved the kids and taking care of them, the work was emotionally draining and when they lost a child, it was just to much to deal with and she eventually quit. She said that while she worked there, whenever she had the night shift, she always had the creepy feeling she was being watched. She said that she knows it sounds cliche', but you just know when you are being watched. Often times she and her coworkers would hear a little girl giggling in the hallway but no one was there. Not to mention there were no children's rooms on the floor she was working on. One night she swears that she was in the bathroom and heard the shuffling of feet and giggling coming from the end stall. The weirdest thing that happened was right before she quit. She said that she was working late at night and she was the only one walking the hallways. All of a sudden she saw a little boy peer his head around the corridor. She called to him but he didn't move or say a word. When she got close to him, he just disapeared. CREEPY!

Why so fascinated?

2007-12-16T23:08:00.000-08:00

I think if I had to answer why I am so interested in the Paranormal, it would have to be because I am I guess what you would call Agnostic. I want to beleive in everything, but can't fully beleive in anything until I have experienced it or seen it for myself. If I were to see a ghost or experience something similar to that, I would feel less afraid about dying, and know that something DOES go on after death and that we are not just worm food. It's something I think about alot. A little to much probably.

Viva La Mexican Vacation

2007-12-16T23:07:00.000-08:00

For those of you that are stuck in New England this time of year, your dreaming of the warm weather. While the rest of us are jealous that you have snow (Although none of us want the insane amount you have been getting) you are wishing you were in Florida, or on an All Inclusive Mexico luxury vacation. Have you ever heard of the Karisma hotels? My god they are fabulous. They are so luxurious. You can enjoy private beaches, personal butlers, lovey scenery, GOURMET food menus that would rival the iron chefs on the food network. Imagine lounging in a pool with a fool bar right next to the secluded white sandy beaches of the Mexican Riviera Maya. You really should treat yourself to a vacation like this. It comes along once in a life time. Beach beds with retractable curtains, snap to services, sunset margairtas, you really can't go wrong with this sort of relaxation and special treatment. Your the star at Karisma hotels.

Daily Eerie Story 3

2007-12-16T22:56:00.000-08:00

The following story was taken from Vanessa from the WW Messageboards.

"I worked in a house built in the 1880's for several years and saw lots of things.

On occasion, I would see a little boy peeping around the newel post. Comes to find out the lady who owned the house had pictures and this kid was in one of those pictures.

Then there was the woman with the arms. You could only see her from just above the waist down, so from about the height of 3/4 length gloves, and of course her gown and all that.

Lastly there was a black kitty who hung out there. I could hear him squalling and would feel him bump against my leg on occasion. He also liked to claw the carpet outside the bathroom door in the mornings when I would go in there before others got to work.

I know if I'm crazy, others who worked there were too because they would also see the little boy and the kitty.

There was a ghost hunter person who came to investigate a few years back and she claimed to have found an orb. I don't know what I think about that. "

That is some pretty creepy stuff my friends. I often times wonder why I myself have never seen anything..or if maybe I have, and not realized it was Paranormal.

Interesting Meeting

2007-12-15T22:40:00.000-08:00

It was an odd experience the first time I met my sister's boyfriend. He walked into the house, shook our hand, looked in a daze for a moment and said"oh, sorry, I was just noticing a black shadow go past". It was totally creepy but he appologized and said he was sensative to such things. He then went on to talk about some creepy things that happen in his house.

My sister was saying that when she first went over to his house, she noticed some porcelin dolls on a shelf. She looked away for a few moments and then looked back and they had moved. Then she said that he would creep her out by saying that he just saw someone walk past her LOL it's creepy but pretty interesting at the same time.

Capella

2007-12-15T16:30:00.000-08:00

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Have you heard aboutcapella university? Founded in 1993 they are a FULLY accredited FULLY online university. With over 200,000 students from around the world they make it very conveiniant for those of us that can't seem to find that extra time to enroll in a local community college or a big university. Whether your a stay at home mom or dad or a parent who works full time or someone that is just trying to further your career and don't have the time to shower, get into normal clothes and head to a late late night class, Capella is great for you. They offer degree programs in many different areas such as education, business technology, psychology, public health, etc. You can earn these degrees in your spare time, in your pjs if you so wish it. The best part is that Capella is accredited. This means that even though it is an online school, your diploma is just as credible as the one you would have gotten if you had had time to go to an outside of the home university. Thank goodness for the internet. Sometimes technology makes things really great.

A Great Book

2007-12-15T16:29:00.000-08:00

I have been reading another great book about Ghost Experiences. It's called "I never beleived in Ghosts until..." 100 Real-Life Encounters. It's a collection by the Editors of USA WEEKEND. It's really great, there are some pretty creepy stories in there from people who didn't give two thoughts about Ghosts until they experienced it for themselves.

Daily Eerie Story 2

2007-12-15T15:39:00.000-08:00

I am just starting up but I got a few different posts from some WeightWatcher's messageboards people. This is the response I got when I asked if anyone had had any paranormal experiences.

ARAGORNSARGONATH -"I have been stabbed by a cold knife that wasn't there, seen beings on mutiple occasions, had a black three fingered hand grab my hand when there was no arm attached to the hand, and I have been hit on the head with something and then someone was choking me."

LSEIDMAN9 -"When I was incollege, I use to feel that my dad came into the room and would come to talk to me. I would swear he was there"

BELLYRUBZ-"My best friend lives in a haunted house. I have only experienced a feeling of being followed there, but she often is awakened by the feeling of someone sitting on her bed. She grew up in the house and has just learned to live with it. "

Daily Eerie Story 1

2007-12-14T19:38:00.001-08:00

Well I just remembered a story that my mom told me. When she was in highschool, her parents moved into a house in Edgecom Maine. It held my Nana's beauty shop and had a nice deck and was two stories. My moms room was in the converted basement. One night, my mom woke up to go to the bathroom and found blood splattered all over her pillow. She quickly got up and looked in the mirror but there was none on her face anywhere or any other parts of her body. When she went to get back into bed she noticed blood splattered on her dresser drawyer, as if somene had taken a paint brush and let it drip, drip drip into small circles all along it. My mom said it was really creepy because there was no blood on her, her brother wasn't home at the time so he couldn't have played a trick and her younger sister was to young at the time to even contemplate playing a trick. To this day she still doesn't know what it was.

Daily Ghost Stories

2007-12-14T19:19:00.000-08:00

I want to start a daiy ghost stories post. I have never had any experiences myself but am going to start trying to collect them from others and post them onto my blog. I think they should make for some really interesting reading.

Strike Gold

2007-12-14T02:37:00.000-08:00

When I was younger I remember my grandpa having a fewgold coins he kept in a safe and private place. Everytime I visited he would let me look at them but we were not allowed to touch them. I always liked to imagine that my grandpa faught a pirate for them. However, I realize that is not true. Grandpa passed away at least ten years ago now, and I still think about those coins. I think they were passed down to another relative. I have considered investing myself in some gold coins, not just as a collectors peice but as an investment, Kind of a way to preserve wealth. Not that I am wealthy by any means but it would make me feel like it. I was reading up on the Monex Company and they seem like a reliable group of proffesionals that could give me investment advice when it comes to choosing a precious metal such as gold or silver. They would either keep it in a safe bank for me or ship it directly to my door. I think I prefer the directly to my doorstep method the best. Maybe someday I can show them to my grandkids.

Poltergeist

2007-12-14T02:34:00.000-08:00

I love this movie. The first one, anyway. This movie doesn't really scare me. Although if I was watching it late at night, all alone in a house by myself I would probably be a bit freaked out. It's more sad to me, knowing that Heather O'Rourke died so young and that she was only able to get through the Poltergeist movies. The first one was great, the others were mediocre but she loved doing them. It's so sad because i'm sure she would have matured as a young actress and gone on to play adult roles and really get into her craft. Taken away so young. So sad. What really gets to me and makes me sad in the pits of my stomach is the "Carol Anne's Theme" at the end of the movie. There is just something about kids singing choir type music that can really give you the heeby geebies.

Lisa Williams

2007-12-14T02:29:00.000-08:00

As far as mediums go, I have to say that I enjoy Lisa Williams the best so far. She just seems so much more (and I hate to say this as I used to love Sylvia Browne but lately it's been true.) sensative and caring then Sylvia Browne. Sylvia has a tendancy to roll her eyes and make her clients feel as though they are somewhat stupid for even asking her a question. Lisa is bubbly and spunky and I really feel like she genuinly cares for her clients even though she has just met them. I'd love to meet her one day. Seeing and experiencing is beleiving for me.

Torza Covers

2007-12-14T02:20:00.000-08:00

Ho Ho Ho! The holidays are here and I am looking for great gift ideas. I found a few that are kind of unusual. I was thinking of getting my father some truck accessories. He recently over the past few months finally treated himself to a new truck. He even picked his favorite color. He had had the old truck for years and years. He isn't very materialistic and doesn't spend alot on himself so it was great having him do that for himself. I found this website called Buy Auto Accessories. They have a huge selection of accesories for his truck such as torza covers, pet barriers, tool boxes, under car light kids, tail light covers, bug sheilds, etc. It's great. They are having a great two day sale right now with free shipping. Just in time for Christmas.

Ghost Hunting

2007-12-14T02:11:00.000-08:00

How many of you have ever read about a haunted place in your area and gone to check the place out? I have done it a few times, mainly at night but always chicken out. For example, my husband and I were in Joplin, Misery(lol as my father in law calls it)and I read about the Peace Street Cemetery and how there was a grave of a vicious murderer at the very back of the place. It is said that some people experience extreme feelings of nausia just walking by the area and others have felt a prescense follow them how. Also it is said that even though there is no known family members alive in relation to the murderer, someone always tends to his gravesite.

Well, we drove by there at night and I had my husband roll down my window so I could take a picture. It was soo dark, I was scared and really creeped out so I took the picture fast and told him to keep driving. It was kind of a bad place to be parked. Many people have been killed in accidents on that road as well. I went back the next day during the day and took a look at it and walked through the place. It was extremely overgrown and full of ticks i'm sure. After about ten minutes of looking i could not figure out where the graves started and ended so I gave up. Nothing showed up in the first picture I took, nor any of the daytime ones.

Another time my friends and I took pictures outside a supposently haunted building in my parents town but got nothing back in the pictures. However, we didn't stay long because there was a house acrossed the street and we didn't want them thinking we were breaking in or something.

Other than that the only other time I did anything like that was when my ex boyfriend, my sister and I drove down to Bucksport, Maine (I am from Maine)to check out the gravestone of Jonathan Buck. I beleive the story goes something like he allowed a woman he had an affair with supposently to be burned or hanged as a witch. She cursed him and an imprint of a foot, her foot supposently, is permanantly on his gravestone. They have replaced the stone once or twice and it still shows up. It's very creepy. However, I was very disapointed to find out that the graveyard itself is gated off so you cannot enter. So I had to try and take pictures of it through a fence. Not easy.

Orbs

2007-12-14T02:06:00.000-08:00

I tell you what, it must take a pretty keen and knowledgable eye to be able to tell the difference between an orb and dust balls and mosquitos. I know that when I took the picture at the top of this page I was sure I had orbs until I thought logically about it and realized it had been raining an hour before and it could have been rain drops on the lense falling off the trees or one of the many millions of mosquitos that plague the Maine outdoors. I noticed on video that the mosquitos bare a great resemblence to orbs.

Roses For Sale

2007-12-12T16:33:00.000-08:00

Are you planning a large event? Maybe a wedding or funeral and need tons of fresh flowers but can't afford to get them from your local flowershop? I know a place where you can get some gorguesswholesale roses, or customized wedding packages. The flowers are freshly cut from the flower farms and sent directly to your day, so you avoid the cost of the flower shop. The flower shops themselves order them from the flower farms who ship to the flower shops in cooler type boxes, causing the flower shops to charge you extra money because they had to pay to get them there. With Fifty Flowers they illiminate the flower shop step and just have the flowers shipped directly from the flower farms after they have been freshly cut and put into bundles in bulk. There are many fabulous flower packages to choose from and the prices are wholesale. You can't beat fresh flowers at wholesale!

Graveyard Rubbings

2007-12-12T05:30:00.000-08:00

Did anyone else ever do these as a child? It's called Graveyard etching or rubbing. My mom used to take us up into the graveyard near our house with some crayons and white drawing paper and we would place the paper against the tombstone and rub the craying over it so that the persons name and the date of birth and death showed up on the paper. I guess you could consider that morbid, although as a kid I never did. The stones were very old back then and are in even worse shape now so I doubt you could even try to rub against them these days. That didn't quite sound right LOL

Aaron's Crossing

2007-12-12T05:17:00.000-08:00

About a month ago I finished a book called "Aaron's Crossing". It was a really great book and I would love it to be a true story. It supposently is. It's about a woman who is walking through a graveyard and senses that there is a presense there. The spirit follows her home and she helps him to cross over. He crosses over and then returns to tell her the story of what happened before his death, and the story of the limbo he was in before she walked into the graveyard. It was a very interesting and sad book.

Las Vegas

2007-12-12T05:03:00.000-08:00

Ah. Viva Las Vegas. My mother would LOVE to go to Vegas. She started out playing Bingo at the local town hall with a group of friends twice a week. This turned into going to Foxwoods Casino once a year with her friend and neighbor. However, her neighbor has been ill the past few years and she has not been able to go so neither has my mom. I think my moms ultimate trip would be to go to Las Vegas. She could gamble, take in the Las Vegas Shows, stay at one of the many awesome hotels, etc. I think it's one of those places that everyone has to go at least once. See the Elvis's, the magic acts, circus circus, Wayne Newton if he is around, etc. There is a website called Best Of Vegas that can help her plan her trip. They have all the best hard to find tickets for Vegas shows and places to book the hotels. Not just any hotels, the BEST hotels. Hence, the BEST of Vegas.

Never Seen A Ghost

2007-12-11T22:39:00.000-08:00

I honestly think that maybe the reason I have never seen a ghost, is that the ghosts know that I would be scared shitless to see one LOL maybe they are trying to spare me the heart attack. You think?

Paranormal State

2007-12-11T22:31:00.000-08:00

I think the show premeired last night. I caught some of it and was totally creeped out. This little boy had been seeing an apparation of a dead teenager. He said the teenager's name was Timmy. It turns out that there was a Timmy that had died in the area nearbye and when asked to point Timmy out in a class picture the little boy did not hesitate and immediatly planted his finger on Timmy. It was oober creepy. I wish I could remember what time it comes on. I tend to get interested in shows and then forget when they are on and miss them.

Orlando Vacations

2007-12-11T22:25:00.000-08:00

If your like me, you can't afford to do the fun Disney vacation every year. Heck, it often times takes an entire year just to save up to go. We all envy those people that go every single year. I know that I do. However, the reality is is that I don't make enough to go yearly. So when I DO go, I want to do everything. Spend two and a half weeks there and hit up Disney, Universal, Sea World, MGM, etc. I need all the savings I can get to do this however. There is a great website called Orlando Fun Tickets that sells discounted theme park tickets. In addition to Disney and Seaworld Tickets, you an also get tickets to dinner shows and restaraunts and special concerts. They are a great resource for those of us who are not made of money but want to have fun like we are.

T.A.P.S

2007-12-11T02:33:00.000-08:00

This is why I like T.A.P.S. Unlike other reality shows about paranormal activity, where practicly the second they step into a supposently haunted place something happens, T.A.P.S rarely finds conclusive enough evidence to clearly say that a place is really haunted. Because there is such skeptisism out there, they go to great troubles to figure out what non-paranormal things could be causing these problems. This means that when they have gone through all possible scenarios and still can't figure it out, it's pretty exciting that it might be something really paranormal.

Asylum Cams

2007-12-10T22:26:00.000-08:00

Lately i've started becoming addicted to going to the Asylum Webcams again. The farm cam doesn't seem to be working at the moment. That one was my favorite. That creepy doll that would sit in the old rocking chair. We would swear that his arms would wave up and down or he would change positions. I try and not get to excited because with all the pixalation it is very hard to tell when something is really SOMETHING and not just pixals. I think way to many people on the message boards at the Asylum take pixals too seriously.

Better Care

2007-12-10T20:34:00.000-08:00

I have known a few people who have suffered from dimensia, my own gradmother included. Placing a loved one innursing homescan be the hardest decision a child can ever make in regards to their parents or husbands and wifes can make in regards to their spouse. Dealing with dimentia can be hard on both the patient and their relatives. I remember how hard it was for my father to deal with my grandmother thinking that he was his older brother, and her always asking where her mother was, or her husband. It was a very difficult time. If your in the UK area, there is a great website called bettercaring.com. They have great articles and message boards that deal with how to cope with a loved ones illness, what treatments are best for what, the cost of living, etc. You can also do a search on their search engine for the best rated nursing homes in your area. They also have information on in home care nurses as well. It's a great resource for those having to deal with this type of situation.

Paranormal

2007-12-10T20:16:00.000-08:00

So I am really considering redoing my blog into a paranormal website. I LOVE the paranormal. Though I am no expert on the subject, i'd like to post links and articles and photos and other topics. I think it would really open up this blog. So look for me to be dropping this current title soon and renaming my blog to something Paranormal :)

Orlando Vacations

2007-12-10T01:50:00.000-08:00

Now that it's that wintery and snowy time of year up in Maine, many folks are heading south to Florida until the summer time begins again. They normally rent themselves a vacation home for the winter, or have a trailor in an upscale trailor area. There is a great option for them if they want to try something new however, and that is Orlando Holiday Villas. If you go to thinkflorida.co.uk, you can see that you can rent a villa in orlando, and enjoy a luxurious vacation with the comforts of home. Each villa has a living room, dining room, bedrooms and a full kitchen. This means you can cook your own food, instead of staying in hotels and spending all kinds of money on room service. It's a great idea. Many villas are right on the beach. There are many things to do in the area, especially the big theme parks like Universal, Sea World and Disney. So whether your wanting to stay for two weeks or two months, a villa is better than a hotel.

Pizza

2007-12-10T01:43:00.000-08:00

You know, of all the things that they show on tv that are annoying, pizza commercials have to be the worst. I love, love LOVE pizza and it's so annoying to finally ward off a craving only to see a darn pizza commercial pop up. Stuff crust pizza, oven fresh pizza, free toppings, thick crust, thin crust, cheesy bread sticks, etc. It sucks lol. Why can't they just go away? Ahh well..damnit lol

December

2007-12-10T01:38:00.000-08:00

I can't beleive how fast December is happening, I really can't. It's already the 10th, soon to be the 11th. Before I know it, it will be december the 24th and christmas eve. Hall out the holly, put up the tree before my spirit falls again. Seriously, it seems to come faster and faster every year. In reality, it comes the same time every year but for some reason each year we have less and less time to prepare for the event. Then all that build up and it's over in about half an hour.

Beta365

2007-12-05T16:28:00.000-08:00

This is going to sound really strange, but my grandmother actually knows how to use the computer and get online to play online casino games. My own dad can't figure out how to turn the computer on, but my grandmother can get online and make her way around an online casino site! Crazyness. She was telling my dad about this website called Beta365 that she goes to where she can play online poker,slots, video poker, and win large amounts from the progressive jackpot. He just shakes his head as he has no clue what she is talking about. I checked out the site for myself and they look pretty neat. They even have a sports betting facility on the site. It's very secure and safe, so no scams to worry about. They even give you some coins to play with when you first sign up. There are over 80 games to take your pick from when you download the full version.

Water

2007-12-05T16:25:00.000-08:00

I wish water tasted better. I mean I can get away with drinking my 8 glasses of water a day and then drink one or two caffeine free diet sodas(Yeah yeah I know, we've been over this. Diet soda is BAD.)and be good. But I would drink so much more water if it didn't taste just clear and bland. Or make me have to pee every five seconds. I'm still learning when to cut off my water at night. If I drink it within two hours of bedtime I am up going to the bathroom every five minutes for a few hours at night and it is sooo annoying.

Spanish Travelors

2007-12-05T05:05:00.000-08:00

I have a few friends that are from Spain. They DO speak english but it is not their first language and they find it so much easier to communicate with people who speak their own language. Sometimes on websites and over the phone the language barrier can get quite annoying. They are trying to plan a trip over the internet and all the travel sites are in english. Thank goodness for them there is a new website out from hotels.com that is written strictly for those who speak Spanish. It is a great tool. The website is called espanol.hotels.com. Yay fordescuento en hoteles. Imagine if you spoke another language and though you understood english a little bit, it was so much easier for you to speak your native language. Then imagine that all travel websites are in english. It could make it really hard for you. Thank goodness the top hotel travel site on the internet has made it possible to break the barrier.

Diet Soda

2007-12-04T23:43:00.000-08:00

Alot of us have finally realized that Diet Soda is just as bad for us, if not worse than regular soda is. It's funny how we think we are doing well getting a grilled chicken sandwhich, side salad with low-fat dressing and a large diet soda. Well we may be saving calories on the diet soda but were messing up our teeth from acidity and the soda works as a dieretic.

Jim Carrey

2007-12-04T23:40:00.000-08:00

Not sure if I spelled his name right or not, but I am watching the end of some sort of serious movie role he did. I'm not sure what it's called. Most people tend to not like him in more serious movie roles but I really liked The Truman Show. I loved it. I may be the only person who does, but I do. I didn't care for Dumb and Dumber but I think I am the only one that didn't like it.

Car Radiators

2007-12-04T01:19:00.000-08:00

If your sick and tired of going to car fix it places and having to pay insane prices for something that has to be special ordered and takes weeks to get to you, your in luck. I found a great website that sells Honda Radiators and other car radiators at great prices. Why are they greater than normal places? Because at Radiators.com, they get rid of the middle man. They work directly with you and send the products right to your door. At radiators.com they work with local warehouses in YOUR area. This means that there is always products in stock and they are normally shipped in 1-2 days directly to your door. They have years of expertise in all of your radiator needs.

Polariod Cameras

2007-12-04T01:15:00.000-08:00

I went to this amusement park a few years back and had my picture taken with a gigantic snake around my neck. I got the picture back and I looked really skinny in it, even though I was about 215lbs. It's funny how a polaroid can sometimes take off some pounds. This isn't always the case but I would love to get a hold of that camera that was used there. I'd take tons of pictures of myself and be in denial about my weight and size LOL

Body FLex

2007-12-04T01:13:00.000-08:00

I just read Aly's blog about that Body Flex/Shapely Secrets product thing and had to laugh. I had seen it advertised before but had NO clue what it actually was. It is kind of funny, it never dawned on me while I was watching the infomercial that there was no info on the actual excercise itself! LOL too funny. Anyway, I stole the video from Aly's blog and you just have to watch it, it's crazy. This is what the excercises really look like. Glad I didn't spend the money on this crazyness.

Gift Baskets

2007-12-02T22:15:00.000-08:00

Now that we are into December, it's time to start planning out the Christmas list if you haven't already. If you have someone on your list that is especially hard to shop for, you should check into the greatholiday gift baskets at Gourmet Gift Baskets website. They have an excellent selection of baskets such as gourmet chocolates, gourmet cheeses and crackers, specialized theme baskets like Texas themed baskets, men and women specialized baskets, wine gift baskets, beer gift baskets, breakfast gift baskets, etc. There are some awesome deals on there, and you can't go wrong with a treat basket. Imagine if someone gave you a wine and cheese basket? I'd be in heaven!

Snoop

2007-12-02T22:12:00.000-08:00

Snoop dog has a new show on E coming out called Snoop Doggs Father Hood. It looks really interesting. Despite the fact that it is "reality" and we all know how much reality tv tends to be edited and faked, I hope to get a somewhat realistic look into what his life is REALLY like. All we hear is about gansta shootings and drugs but then we see huge ass cribs on mtv cribs so it should be interesting to see.

Hark How The Bells

2007-12-02T22:08:00.001-08:00

Hark How the bells sweet silver bells all seem to say throw cares away christmas is here bringing good cheer to young and old meek and the bold ding dong ding dong that is there song with joyful ring all caroling one seems to hear word of good cheer from everywhere filling the air ding dong ding dong that is there song with joyful ring all caroling dooooooooong. Ding dong ding DONG. BUM. I am truely in the christmas spirit now.

Cash Advance

2007-12-02T21:53:00.000-08:00

Have you ever been in a position where you run out of cash before you get paid again? Sometimes emergencies pop up like car troubles or you are in dire need of groceries or gas money or it's someones birthday or Christmas. In cases like these, there is a great solution to the problem. Payday Advance Loans. If your in the Montana area, there is a website you can go to to apply for online payday advanceloans over the internet. It's called Check City. Get approved and have the money directly deposited into your checking account. Set up a date to pay them back and you are all set.

Andy Griffith

2007-12-02T21:47:00.000-08:00

You know, Andy Griffith is a pretty interesting show. Even though I enjoy I love lucy, I always thought Andy was too country bumpkinish and old school to watch. I sat through an episode about Aunt B's birthday the other day. It was kind of sad. It's not to bad of a show but deffinatly, deffinatly country bumpkinish LOL
Look at how successful Ron Howard became thought. You can't get much better than that. It's sad that old Barney Fife is dead and gone though.

Fudge Bars

2007-12-02T21:40:00.000-08:00

If your having a hardcore chocolate craving but don't want to waste the calories on a candy bar or know that one of those small individual dove chocolate peices will send you into a chocolate binge, you should try a no sugar added fudge bar. They are very, very few calories and it kind of tastes like frozen chocolate pudding on a stick. I can make myself limit it to one fudge bar alot easier than being able to limit myself to one peice of dove chocolate.

Bad Credit

2007-12-02T20:02:00.000-08:00

It can be hard to findBad Credit Credit Cards. Sometimes when your young, living on your own in your first apartment, and you've been at your job for a few months, you start receiving these pre-approved credit card applications in your mailbox. You get so excited that withought even really reading the fine print about interest rates, you dive in head first and get the credit card. Then you max it out before you know it and spend the next few years trying to get out of debt. Trust me it takes just one holiday like Christmas to max out a card. Well there is hope. If your trying to reuild your credit, check out creditcardsearchengine.com. They can help anyone find a credit card, and give tips on which cards would be best for you. Even people with bad credit or no credit.

Emuffin Pizzas

2007-12-02T19:57:00.000-08:00

God I love English Muffin Pizzas. They are so easy. You just buy some english muffins, canned pizza sauce, shredded cheese and whater toppings you want. Then you split the english muffins in half, spoon some sauce over the top, sprinkle with cheese, add toppings and bake at 400 degrees for about 10 minutes. YUMMY! Very low in points and not to bad for you either when you get a pizza craving. I prefer mushrooms, green peppers and one slice of pepperoni on each Emuffin half.

Points Calculator

2007-12-02T19:54:00.000-08:00

Aly just added a WW points calculator java script to her blog, for those of you that are on WW and may not have your calculator or points slider handy. IT's a great tool to use and really neat to have on your blog. Go on over and check it out on the side bar at www.alycatsclaws.com.

Wedding Favors

2007-12-02T19:47:00.000-08:00

When it comes to weddings, my wife and I agree that small and intimate is better than large and stressful. Large and stressful leads to things not going as planned(Murphy's Law), tears of frustration instead of joy, etc. So we prefer to plan things ourselves and help make them happen instead of expecting others to do it for us, just because WE are the ones getting married. One of the fun things about planning a wedding is picking up the gifts for the wedding party. At Wedding Shop's website you can findunique wedding favors and personalize them for your wedding party. You can also find stuff to place on tables like personalized napkins, glasses, cake toppers, etc.

Christmas Ornaments

2007-12-02T19:45:00.000-08:00

Well, this year we are pretty lacking on actual ornaments on the Christmas Tree. We have lots of colored balls, but very few ornaments left thanks to my little three and a half year old. This year we are not even going to attempt to put on our two precious glass ornaments because we are afraid that he will accidentally knock them off and break them. *sigh* maybe when he gets a bit older down the road we will be safe to do such things.

Christmas Specials

2007-12-02T19:37:00.000-08:00

It's that time of year again. The family channel is doing their 25 days of Christmas. It's great. Rudolph, Santa Claus is coming to town, A Christmas Story, Christmas Vacation, Charlie Browns Christmas, etc all will be in. Heck you could turn to TNT on Christmas day and A Christmas Story will be showing FOREVER LOL Tis the season to lick flag poles and want read rider bb guns. Don't shoot yer eye out!!

Optics Planet

2007-12-02T16:35:00.001-08:00

Are you on the nice list, or the naughty list this year? If your on the naughty list, hurry up and start being good! You have a few weeks left before Christmas. You can turn it around! Everyone wants to be on the nice list this year so that Santa will bring them somebinoculars from Optics Planet!
Imagine standing in the crisp snow late at night, gazing at the bright white stars with your new telescope. How nice would it be to be able to look at objects in the microscopic sense with your brand spanking new microscope from Optiocs Planet? Write Santa a letter and tell him about all the great deals. They have the best selection of Optic products on the net, 100% satisfaction guarenteed, and if he purchases something over $29.95, he doesn't even have to come down your chimney, he can have it shipped to your door for free!

Check Out AlyCat's New blog

2007-12-02T00:45:00.001-08:00

Please check out Alycat's WeightWatchers Blog. She revamped the old site and brought it into some greatness! She decided that her old blog wasn't filled with enough quality content, and decided to use it as her weightloss journey journal and post tips and get tips from others on sticking with the WW plan. I think that was a great idea. Check her out.

Find a car in Texas

2007-11-30T23:37:00.000-08:00

It's that time of year again. Christmas is in the air, and were all searching for that PERFECT Christmas gift. Heres a thought. How about a nice looking used car for that teenager who is tired of walking everywhere? Or perhaps the wife wants her own ride? Well, if your in the Texas area, you should check out the Quality Auto Website called Texas Quality. They can help you locate dealerships and locations of used cars. For example if you live in San Antonio, you can do a search and it will pop upUsed Cars San Antonio. They even have a section on the site where you can see how you credit measures up, and what your financial situation will be going into the deal. It's a great tool to use to get yourself a great new car.

Christmas

2007-11-30T23:33:00.000-08:00

We put up the Christmas tree. We went and got a fake one that was pre-lit. It would have been neat to have a real one, but were afraid getting it this early that it would dry out before Christmas and start a fire. That would just be our luck. So we dug out the few ornaments we had left from last years tree(son broke quite a few) and put them high up on the tree so little one couldn't get them. Then we put some fake snow on the tree skirt and hung up lights on the wall and the stockings like they are stairs going downward. It's really cool looking.

Shrek

2007-11-28T20:20:00.000-08:00

Shrek's Christmas Special is on tonight. It's only half an hour long so I think we may watch it. Then after that How The Grinch Stole Christmas is on. YAY! The animated chuck jones version. I LOVE that version. The big movie version was ok, but nothing beats an old Chuck Jones classic my dears.

Medical Supplies Online

2007-11-27T02:27:00.000-08:00

Are you disabled and unable to go to the drug store often to get yourhome medical supplies? The perfect solution would be the Allegro Medical Website. Allegro has a large assortment of medical supplies you can order directly from the website and have sent to your door. There are items such as diabetic supplies, Polar Heart monitors, Blood pressure monitors, Carpal Tunnel computer gloves and much much more. You can even find maternity and baby care items. Not to mention a great selection of gifts such as large universal tv remote controls,alarm clocks, baby gifts, books etc. Currently you can save up to 68% on holiday gift items.

Points Calculator

2007-11-27T02:22:00.000-08:00

Why is it that my darn points calculator hasn't come in the mail yet? I ordered it from ebay two and a half weeks ago. Let me tell you that it is very hard to calculate points without one. I do my best and I just am pretty much guessing from general knowledge of the program right now, but it would be better on my waist line to know for positive that something was really three or four points and not seven points. Sometimes something you think is low in points ends up being like 15 points so you just never know.

Done Well

2007-11-27T02:16:00.000-08:00

I am really excited. I have done really, really well this week with staying on plan. I used my flex points but stayed within daily points otherwise and worked out almost everyday and drank tons and tons of water. I lost six pounds. Whoot! Six pounds dude. I am psyched. I plan on keeping up the good work. In a year and a half I could be at goal weight and be a skinny minnie. I can't wait! Gonna keep it, gonna keep it up this time.

Big Tvs!

2007-11-26T00:35:00.000-08:00

You know, I know alot of people that are going to get themselves gigantic tvs this year. A friend of mine got up at the crack of dawn on Black Friday and practicly got malled by an older gentlemen while trying to get in line to get a samsung 40 inch LCD big screen tv. He didn't end up getting one and was very disapointed. I told him that that is the huge problem with Black Friday. They purposely order only a limited supply of the advertised item and figure while you are there you will purchase something else. I told him that there is a new search engine called Krillion that he can go onto and search for stores in his area that are currently (Currently as in up to date results daily) housing the tv he wants. This way he knows for sure that the store has the item he wants because they frequently update their search results.

Christmas Time Is Here

2007-11-26T00:28:00.000-08:00

When I was adding some songs to my new music player on my Myspace, I found some songs that really kind of touch you and bring a tear. At least that is what they do to me. One of them is the Charlie Brown's Christmas song, "Christmas time is here". Another major one has to be Judy Garland's version of "Have yourself a merry little christmas". She has such an amazing voice. I really want to make a point to see that movie that that song is from.

Myspace

2007-11-26T00:25:00.000-08:00

Working on updating some stuff on the old myspace today. Adding some Christmas graphics and music and what not. It's funny, this has nothing to do with Christmas but I found a rotating animated Pee Wee head LOL it's pretty awesome. It's not Christmassy but i'm gonna put it up there anyway. Pee Wee rocks. Can't wait until the bring the new Pee Wee movie to the big screen.

Black Friday

2007-11-21T20:09:00.000-08:00

It's that scary time of year again. Thanksgiving and then tomorrow is..dun dun dun. BLACK FRIDAY! AHHHHHHHH!! You know what that means. People getting up at the crack of dawn and driving miles to get to the stores. Waiting in looooong lines outside the store before it even opens and then being pushed and shoved around by people who want to get in before you. Everyone is wanting that same item that is drasticly reduced in price to bring in customers. Then they only order a certain amount of that particular item and figure if the disapointed people don't buy THAT item, they will buy something else while they are there. It's really kind of sad and frustrating. That is why I enjoy purchasing items online. Alot of people are doing that these days. It's just so much easier to sit at your computer, click on the item you want, add it to your shopping cart and pay with paypal or your credit card and have it shipped directly to your door.

If your one of those lovely people that give us the option of buying items online through your online stores, you are going to want to check out the shopping cart software from Ashop. They can help you add a shopping cart to your site that is equipped to accept paypal and other forms of payment. With this ecommerce software you can build and design your online store anyway that you like. I'm telling you, people LOVE being able to shop online. It's a lazy world and sometimes we just don't feel like driving, leaving the house or even getting dressed to shop. With this type of technology we can shop in our pjs.

Crescents

2007-11-21T19:18:00.000-08:00

We decided to save the crescent rolls for another meal. Darn those crescent rolls. They are a holiday staple at tables but they are so small and probably about three points each so you could eat like six points worth of teeny tiny crescent rolls and not feel full. So we decided since we already have potato and stuffing at the table we don't really need another carb to be tempted by. Were gonna save them for a different meal.

Ham

2007-11-21T19:17:00.001-08:00

Ham, Ham, I love Ham. I'm absolutely positively wild about Ham. I can't go around it, I gotta eat through it, beautiful fabulous super duper ham! Well, not really. I am more of a turkey person, but everyone around here likes Ham so that is what we end up having each year for Thanksgiving. It's not to bad, it's spiraly and has a sugary sweet glaze lol ahhhh

Online Casinos

2007-11-21T18:01:00.000-08:00

If your like my mother, you love going to bingo. Or rather, "Beano" as they call it at the town hall she attends in Maine. She also loves going to Foxwoods in Conneticut and playing the slot machines and the big bingo games they have there. If your not familiar with Foxwoods, it's a gigantic hotel/casino. You can see it from miles away, the hotel is so high. She also enjoys playing slot machine cd-rom games on her computer and the free ones online. She has considered checking out some of the great pay casino online websites that there are out there, but doesn't want to be taken in by a scam or pick one that is shady. I told her about this website that I recently blogged about called Pro360. Pro360 is a website that reviews online casinos. It kind of has a ranking system in place for you to view.

The casinos are placed in order of best ranking to lowest ranking. You can see how other players and website editors have voted for the sites and view a complete summarry of each review if you wish. The sites are rated by max bonus, certificates, editor ratings and player ratings. Out of 100, the first two sites on the list were rated 100 in editor ratings and 95 and 81 in player ratings. Pro360 filters out all the best of the best for you from the thousands and thousands of online casinos out there.

Thanksgiving

2007-11-21T17:53:00.000-08:00

Well today is also Thanksgiving, forgot to say that in my WeightWatcher's post. Since I Did sooo well yesterday I am being really concious today of what I am eating. I am having roasted chicken, mashed potatos, green beans, cranberry sauce, stuffing and a reduced fat creasant roll. Then a little peice of pumpkin pie for dessert. If I HAVE to I will dip a teensy bit into my flex points but don't want to get to crazy as I said I did so well yesterday and it was very motivating for me.

Blogging For Cash

2007-11-21T17:43:00.000-08:00

Who would have thought that when blogs first became popular a few years back that one day we would be able to get paid to blog? Well now there are many sites that offer you that opporunity, as long as you have daily quality posts that you have written yourself and are not just writing strictly sponsored posts. This can be a great means of extra Christmas money, bill money, mad money, etc. It's hard to make a living strictly blogging, but you could use the money you make blogging as your savings for Christmas, bills, a vacation, college fund, etc. Some people make about 90 dollars a week. That is pretty darn impressive for blogging!

One of the great sites that offers you the chance to earn cash by blogging, is Smorty. With Smorty, you submit your blog url, and within 72 hours your blog may or may not be approved. If it is not approved, they will give you a detailed explanation why and give you tips on how to fix it. If your approved, you can begin accept offers that are placed in your account member section. The amount of money you get per offer depends on the pr and traffic popularity of your blog. My blog is currently a 1 so I get 6 dollars per offer. Others with higher blog pr get more per offer. It's great, the first day I got approved I got five six dollar offers. You must submit an offer before you can accept the next offer. My posts were approved within three days and I will get paid for them by the end of the week. It's great!

So Proud

2007-11-21T17:40:00.000-08:00

I'm so proud of myself. I finally managed to stay within my points for an entire day. That is not alot, and doesn't seem like alot to people that do the WeightWatcher's plan perfectly, but for me, who has struggled with starting over daily for the past four years this is huge. It's motivating me to stay within my points for another whole day, and when I make it through today, it will motivate me through tomorrow, and the next day, and the next day, and then when I weigh in next Wednesday, the loss I have will motivate me to keep going and keep going. It's a beautiful thing. I lost 54lbs with weightwatchers in 2002 but gained it all back plus some in 2004. Now I have 110 lbs to lose. It's a lot longer journey this time so It is taking all I have to stay focused. But stay focued, I beleive I can now. One Day At A Time.

At Home Work

2007-11-21T17:30:00.000-08:00

Do you work from home? I know that I myself do blogging on the side for extra cash, but wish I had a special talent like jewelery making or knitting so that I could sell my items online. Perhaps you already have started selling your items on your own site or sites such as ebay and other auction sites. If you DO have your own site, maybe your looking for a way to spice it up a bit. If that is the case, there is a great ecommerce software on the market. Ashop is a great resource, because with Ashop, you can design and build or re-build your website from the ground up. They offer a great shopping cart software that is CRUCIAL if you have your own online business site. Do you know why this is crucial? It's because millions of people shop online. It's so much easier than wasting the money to put high priced gas in your tank and driving to a store that probably doesn't even have what you want. When you shop online, you simply purchase the product, and then it's shipped directly to your door. When you have shopping cart software on your website, all anyone has to do is select the product they are interested in. Then they are taken to a secure check-out page where they input how they want to by. They have the option of credit cards or paypal. (Who doesn't have a paypal account these days?)Then they input their shipping information and it's all completed.

If you don't have this software already, you NEED to get it. Let's face it. These days no one wants to use the phone to make an order. They want to use ecommerce software. Virtual shopping carts are all the rage. Get your shopping cart software today.

Kira

2007-11-21T17:27:00.000-08:00

You should go and check out my friend Kira's blog. She has just started out blogging and like me, could use some links to her site as well as just general readers. She lives in Maine like I used to so it's pretty chilly up there right now!

A.E. Feldman

2007-11-19T04:36:00.000-08:00

Have you heard about A.E. Feldman Associates? They are one of the bestexecutive search firms you will find. They have a great track record of placing the perfect people in the perfect positions. They are dedicated proffesionals in their line of work and they have maintained a very high standard of customer service and satisfaction. The best part, and the part that makes the most sense, is that the recruitors themselves have worked in the fields or specialtys that you are looking for workers for. Since the have that experience and know what to look for, of course they will find you the best possible person for the job. They help you fill positions nationaly from middle to executive and top level management.Practice areas include legal, legal support services, risk management, human resources, etc.

Dead Malls

2007-11-19T04:22:00.000-08:00

I found this really cool new website called Dead Malls. It talks about and has pictures of hundreds of malls acrossed the US that are dyng or have since died. Check out the site for your Mall, right here.
I couldn't beleive it when I saw that the Auburn Mall in Maine was on there. I have only been to it a few times but have to agree, I always thought it was extremely small and outdated. Check out the Dead Mall's blog

Why?

2007-11-19T04:01:00.000-08:00

Why is it so hard to stick to healthy eating? I know that dieting is wrong and that just simply cutting back and moving more is the way to go but for some reason it is so easy to get stressed out and head straight for those cookies or chips. I wish I had another vice like reading too much LOL or excercising to much. That would be awesome. Oh to have a food vice, how much does it suck? Way to much. Doesn't smell as bad as cigarette smoke but it still hurts your body in a negative way.

Cosmetology Schools

2007-11-18T20:51:00.000-08:00

My sister wants to be a cosmetologist, so she is attending one of the localcosmetology schools in her area. If your in the Minneapolis area, you have the opportunity to attend one of the best cosmetology schools. It's called Regency. Regency is the fastest growing beauty school in the nation. There are now over 30 campuses acrossed 9 states. The atmosphere is that of a proffesional, high style salon. Part of the training process is that clients are offered discount haircuts, colorings, waxings, perms, etc that are done by the students with their teachers present. This gives a life experience to the school.

Rubs the lotion on..

2007-11-18T20:50:00.000-08:00

Man, I'm sick of that song. My friend plays it over, and over again. Then makes me watch the video on youtube all the freakin time. "It rubs the lotion on it's skin...or else it gets the hose again....dooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooo ooo". I could deffinatly live withought seeing the darn thing again hahahahahaha. Oh well. Such is life.

Slip n slide

2007-11-18T20:49:00.000-08:00

Hmm our neighbor gave us a free slip n slide that they never used. It has a little blow up pool at the end of it. It is pretty cheap looking but hey, it's getting hot and it was free, so we are going to give it a try and not look a gift horse in the mouth. Know what I mean vern? ;) It should be interesting to see Travis and the little girl next door using it. I remember when we were little we barely made it down to the end of the thing. IF we ever made it.

Themed Gift Baskets

2007-11-18T20:31:00.000-08:00

I've been making out my list and checking it twice. For the people that I can't seem to figure out what I want to buy them, i'm going to purchasethemed gift baskets. My father loves mixed nuts and chocolate, so what better gift than a themed gift basket from flowershop.com that has mixed nuts or chocolate covered nuts and berries? From luxury robes to flowers and gourmet food baskets there are a number of gift baskets to choose from. I personally like the gourmet food baskets. Chocolate covered ANYTHING sounds good to me right now, I don't know about you. The cost is decent as well.

Maine Blogger

2007-11-18T01:34:00.000-08:00

Ever wonder what it's like up in Maine? There is a great blog out there called 33 is the new 23 about life in Maine, skiing, snow, sponsored posts, the mountain, etc. It's a great little blog.

Adventures in Hong Kong

2007-11-18T00:53:00.000-08:00

Adventures in Hong Kong is a blog written by a pretty lady who is, as she says, trying to survive in the mother-HOOD lol. She's located in Hong Kong and she writes about happenings in her everday life, as well as sponsored posts and posts about excercise.

Lilaguide

2007-11-18T00:51:00.000-08:00

If your a new parent, the job can be very, very overwhelming. You need new baby clothes, toys, places you can go that offer post natal excercises, if your pregnant you need maternity clothes, etc. There is a great new search engine called Lila Guide. Lila Guide is the best new form of parenting resources online. You can do a search for baby shops in your area and see what other parents have to say about the particular stores. You can look up services such as mommy playgroups, breastfeeding help, etc. There are over 120,000 reviews of different stores and services on the site by moms and dads like you.

Great New Blog

2007-11-18T00:39:00.000-08:00

So I've found a new blog buddy. It's this funny gal who has a blog with a pretty funny name. I know EVERYTHING-just ask my hubby is a blog named by a woman who is searching for her identity outside the mother and wife role. She has some great reviews, tips on life, parenting and some random funnyness. Hit her up.