Then And Now

When I was a kid, we had a television set and thought we were living high on the hog, even though it was a black and white (few people had color sets yet). It looked somewhat like this one:


The family would sit together in the evenings and we would watch whatever my parents wanted to watch. It was great, the shows were a thousand times better than the junk they put on television these days.
Now days, seems like families don't do that togetherness stuff much anymore, which is a shame. But, they still like to have the latest and greatest television sets and pretend they too are living high on the hog or at the very least, keeping up with the Jonses. They get a fancy LCD HDTV. The pictures are so much better than the old sets and the screens are much, much bigger too. For instance, this one:


An incredible 80,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio and 1080p resolution brings out brilliant high definition details in everything you see. Touch of Color™ design is unlike anything you’ve seen and its other features are nothing short of amazing. Infolink™ RSS feeds customized news updates right to your screen while Auto Motion Plus 120Hz makes sure action scenes are as realistic as possible.And the screen is 40 inches wide! That's a lot of television screen. You wouldn't have to sit close to the set to see this baby and your parents wouldn't have to yell at you for doing so (sitting to close to the t.v. is going to ruin your eyes, young man).
I remember when LCDs were used in calculators and some wristwatches. Now days, it's television sets and computer screens. The pictures are so much clearer, I hate to watch horror movies on these screens, LOL
Get with the times, get yourself one of these LCD screens. You'll be glad you did, and so will your eyes.

Are They Crazy?

When I am not playing poker online I like to watch the pros play it on t.v. I am often surprised at how many of these pros think that there is no luck involved in poker. Are these folks delusional?
I watched two players today that were all in. the first one had an Ace and a King, considered by the poker pros to be a very good pocket hand. The other guy called him with a 2 and a 9, a terrible pocket hand. Why he called the all in bet is beyond me and it was also beyond the comprehension of the poker expert that is on the show. But, call the bet he did. And, to make things even funnier, he won the hand with a pair of nines!
Tell me again there is no luck involved. I've gone and made large bets based on "good" pocket hands only to be blown out by something stupid, either because they caught a flush or got two pairs of low cards. If that ain't luck I don't know what it is. I know one thing is for certain, it sure as hell isn't pure talent LOL

Let's Play

Christmas is coming and it is time for us all to be thinking about getting something fun for our little ones. Of course that means that we, the adults, will have to play with them first. You know, just to make sure that they work *grin*.
If you are a parent of a child (or perhaps you still think you are entitled to play with things) then you might be interested in the latest toys.


This is the WowWee Robosapien Robot with remote control which looks like it would be a lot of fun to play with, no matter your age. Standing over a foot tall, this completely interactive robot has the ability to walk, dance and groove, as well as pick up and throw items. This robotic wonder also delivers several combinations of strikes and chops. The fluid biomechanical motions are amazing. Kids can control all the robotic movements with the easy-to-use remote. Remote transmission is infrared which requires the controller to be in the line of sight of the Robosapien. Program up to 84 different action sequences, and utilize four program modes for advanced operations. As if that weren''t enough, the Robosapien also sports an interactive reflex system comprised of six sensors that detect obstructions. How great is all that? Hours and hours of fun whether you are six or sixty six!
Check out the latest gizmos and have yourself a ball. But, don't forget that you are buying these toys for your children. Wrap them up on Christmas Eve and maybe, if you are real lucky, your child will let you play with them once in a while. Either that or buy two, one for them and one for you!

Advertisers take note

Commercials on television have always been annoying, either by content or simply because they interrupted my show. But lately, there are two that go beyond annoying if for no other reason than they are beyond retarded.
Viagra: Okay, I get it. Way too many men have erectile dysfunction and your product swears that it can help these poor guys. Okay, that's well enough. However, if I had taken your product and gotten an erection, would I truly want my lovemaking to be in a ceramic bathtub? Nope, damned things are cold and hard. And besides, what good would it do me to have myself and erection in one bathtub while my lover is in a different bathtub? Just how long do you think you can make a penis, anyway?? Get a grip, Viagra!
Dulcolax: In my 58, almost 59, years of living I've had occasion to take this product and I can vouch that it works just fine. However, I have never taken a stool softener and then thought "what a great day to be in a boat in the middle of a lake". Hello! The only place I want to be after using a product like this is close to a bathroom so I can get rid of some waste! I hope nobody swims in that lake those people are on!
Ford: I have written before about the Ford vehicle with Synch, a Microsoft product. I wouldn't trust any part of an automobile, not even a Ford, to be controlled in any way by a product made by Microsoft. However that is besides the point here. What gets me about this commercial is when they show the inside of the car. There, in plain sight sits a lovely piece of equipment that looks exactly like an APPLE IPOD! Couldn't the geniuses at the ad agency have had enough brains to at least use the MICROSOFT ZUNE? LOL
Okay, I feel much better now that I got that off my chest :)

Don't Be Wrinkly

It's rough getting older. You can't do the things you used to do easily and you don't look as nice as you once did either. Only medical people can help with the first one, but there are things you can do yourself about the second one, especially if you are worried about wrinkles.
Funny thing about anti wrinkle creams. Many of them are great for the face and the neck area but they do not work around your eyes. Seems silly to me since that is where many people get wrinkly. Why don't they work around the eyes? The answer is simple. Because 99% of the wrinkle creams are not strong enough. I guess the skin area surrounding your eyes is tougher than it looks. This is probably a good thing though as you want to do everything possible to protect your eyes.
The good news is, there are few products that are strong enough to get rid of wrinkles around your eyes, eliminate dark circles and even reduce puffiness underneath your eyes. This is where eyecream.org comes into play, to help you sift through the hundreds of eye creams on the market and provide the most powerful wrinkle fighting products for the areas around the eyes.
Seems like these days looking all wrinkly doesn't indicate character the way it once did. It just shows that you are getting older and most people (judging from all the ads) don't want that to happen. So, if you are one of those that does not wish to show signs of aging, then you should check out the anti-wrinkle creams that are available. Find one that can help you get rid of those awful wrinkles.
And, if you are not as spry as you used to be then I advise you to see your family doctor so that they can assist you with that. Think young, be young :)

Weekly Update October 26

I tried to be more patient while playing poker, especially in the weekly championship tournament. The results were so-so. 1355 players started tourney and I finished in 570th place. I beat out a lot of players but still am a long, long way from winning the cash.
I finished the week with 41,792 points which is neither all that great but it isn't all that awful either. I started the week losing followed by more losing but by the latter part of the week I was more on the winning side of things.
Interesting side note... Shelly wondered aloud yesterday how would I do if I were playing real poker at a table. I told her I would probably be more cautious with my betting as it would be my own real money I'd be betting instead of online chips. I wonder the same thing myself, but I don't think I am quite ready to take the plunge and go to the casino and find out.
Have a great week everyone :)

It's Not Too Late

If you're getting up there in years, like I am, you might be thinking that time has passed you by as far as Life Insurance goes. The ads you see for insurance are almost always devoted to young people or even middle aged folks. But, there is still time for you, there is available life insurance for senior citizens.
We all know, or should, that Social Security will not give your loved ones enough money to bury you. Heck, they wouldn't even be able to afford a decent wake with the little that SS will give them. It's sad, truly sad. But, you can do something about it and help your family with those terrible expenses at the end. I know they are terrible, I have already had the experience of burying my mother and, believe me, it was not cheap. That was over ten years ago, I cannot imagine how much more expensive burials are these days.
So, if you think that Life Insurance has passed you by, give yourself another chance at it by looking into what is available for us Senior Citizens. Your family will be glad you did.

Painful

Playing poker can be painful at times. I just went bet all but 100 of my chips in a pot where I had an Ace high flush only to be beaten with a full house. It's one of those occasions where you almost HAVE to wager with such a hand, even though you know that the full house might show up and bite you, which it did. Such is poker life I suppose LOL
Even though it can be painful, I keep on playing. Maybe that makes me a masochist LMAO

Stop That Drip

Think about your faucets for a moment. Do they drip? Or, do they just look old and funky? Or maybe you live in a place like California where water is a premium commodity these days. Maybe you'd just like to remodel your plumbing areas. No matter what your reasoning, the name you should be aware of is Hansgrohe. Hansgrohe has been synonymous with faucet excellence in the shower, kitchen and bath since 1901. For Hansgrohe, the shower is not just part of a busy day-it energizes your body & soul.
They have a point, a shower should not only be a place to clean the grime and dirt off your body but also it should invigorate your body, calm away stresses and make you feel new again. If you have a lot of aches and pains as I do, it can also help rid the body of some of those with a nice, soothing, massaging action.
Hansgrohe makes a variety of faucet and shower systems that are bound to be right for just about everyone, no matter what your decor is. And, if you own that house, a new system for your kitchen and bathroom can help you sell the house at a better price as much as any fresh coat of paint.
The newer plumbing systems these days are also great at water conservation, important to those, like me, that live in areas where water is in limited supplies at times, sometimes even rationed.
So, if new fixtures are in your future you should consider Hansgrohe fixtures for your needs.

Not a great week

Ended up the week with 34000 points. I played okay but not that good. I lost hands I should have won and made some bad bets. Since most of the games I played I played without distractions from family or the net (meaning I wasn't surfing at the time) I can only blame myself. I need to do better.
I did manage to place second and fourth in two different points play tourneys and got my invitation the the weekly championship tourney. As I type this entry there are 964 players registered with 2 and a half hours to go before the tourney.
I already started this week off badly, losing 1000 of my 1500 points in a sit and go. I had a straight, Ace high. I went all in and got beat by a full house. Crap! LOL
Oh well, another week has started and I will try to play better than lst week...

Time To Save

Summer is, for most people, over and done. Labor Day has come and gone, along with the last barbeque of the season. Time to think about putting the patio furniture away for another Autumn and Winter before it gets ruined by the foul weather that surely is coming your way.
But, before you store it all in the garage, perhaps you should take a real good look at it. How long have you had that furniture anyway? Are the seats still as good as new? Or, is it time to seriously think about patio furniture cushions?
As Fall is in full swing and Winter is rapidly approaching (just ask the folks who've already had snow), now is a great time to look at replacing the cushions on your patio furniture. Why wait until next Summer when the prices for summer type things increases? Do it now and save yourself some cash.
Imagine yourself kicked back next Summer, sitting on some comfortable cushions instead of the old ones that are well worn and you are simply used to them. Imagine the delight of your friends and family as they too enjoy comfort as well as style. Make your patio furniture look good, and you too look good.
Perhaps you think that your furniture cushions will be hard to replace. Look at this image, then give the folks there a try and see if they have the right cushions for you. Free shipping? That right there could save you some serious cash!
Now is the time to save.

That's a lot of pumpkin!

HALF MOON BAY, Iowa (UPI) -- An Iowa man's 1,658-pound pumpkin was the winner -- and record-setter -- at the 36th Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in California.

Don Young, 45, of Des Moines was awarded $9,948 for topping pumpkins entered by 60 growers from California, Washington and Oregon at Monday's competition in Half Moon Bay, Calif.

Event organizers said Young's pumpkin, dubbed the "Monster from the Midway," crushed every giant pumpkin record in the state. It will be displayed at the Half Moon Bay Art & Pumpkin Festival during the weekend.

While a gargantuan gourd, indeed, Young's plump pumpkin would not have made the grade at this month's Ohio Valley Giant Pumpkin Growers Weigh-In where Nick and Christy Harp of Jackson Township near Massillon beat all comers wit the 1,725-pound pumpkin they grew, WJW-TV in Cleveland reported at the time.

Mesothelioma

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Why dogs hate Halloween

Get Steamed

If you have a pet, especially a small dog like I have, there is always going to be a messy spot somewhere. It's not the dogs fault, sometimes small pets just can't hold it as long as a larger dog or even a human. And, they cannot use the bathroom like a human so they may have "accidents" on your carpet. They will feel bad, or ashamed, when you yell at them and while you are cleaning the accident up. If this scenario sounds familiar to you then perhaps this is the time to think about looking into steam cleaners.
There are many sizes of steam cleaners on the market, from handheld jobs to large cleaners that you might use for the entire carpeted areas of your house. Only you can decide which is best for you and your household.
Don't have a pet? That's okay. There are other steam products that might be better suited for your needs, like home steam irons. More and more people are looking to save money. One way is to stop lugging your clothes to the dry cleaners. Using a pressurized steam iron can give you professional quality results for a fraction of the cost. Who doesn't like saving money?
Whatever your steaming needs, you owe it to yourself to look into these products. Save yourself a lot of money over the course of time and you can enjoy more things. Maybe you'll even spend some of those savings on a new pet.

Sounds like a great place to visit

CLEAR LAKE, Calif. (UPI) -- A California woman said her new memorabilia shop doubles as a museum to display the nearly 700 lunchboxes she collected during the past 25 years.

Debbie Clarke, 52, a former middle school teacher, said The Lunchbox Museum, her weeks-old pop culture memorabilia store in Clear Lake, features lunchboxes emblazoned with teen idols, TV shows, toys and other pictures in cases and shelves safely away from the reach of curious shoppers, The Sacramento (Calif.) Bee reported.

"People come in, and they're blown away because there's so many lunchboxes," Clarke said. "Then they start to look for the lunchboxes they owned as kids. They say, 'It's like walking back in time.'"

Customers said they find it difficult to leave the store.

"I think this is charming," browser Rose Marie Petkovich said. "You can't walk in and just walk out."

Alli and dieting

Whenever I hear the word alli I think of ally, a friend. So, I think the people that manufacture this product had a good head on their shoulders when they named their product. Everyone needs a friend and that is no more true than when you are trying to diet. Dieting can be very, very stressful and having a friend can help to ease that stress.
Now anyone that knows me knows that I have never been on a diet in my life as I have no pounds to lose. But everyone in my family has, at one time or another, been on a diet so I know that they can be one of the most stressful parts of your life. The changing of attitudes towards food, the exercise, the counting calories, there is nothing about a diet that even remotely looks friendly. But, now there is Alli.
I didn't know that much about the product other than what I have seen on television but I have found a site that sheds a lot of light on this celebrity endorsed product and went to check out the alli reviews. I was shocked at what I learned and I urge any of you to go look at these reviews before you decide to spend your hard earned money on this, or any, diet product.
If you are on a diet, I wish you the best of luck. I also urge you to check with your doctor before you do any dieting and exercise. You may be overweight but you may also do more harm to your body by these things. It is always better to be safe than sorry when it comes to your health.

Strange Week

I've not had that much luck at the tables this week. I am almost through the week and I am sitting at around 25000 points. I have played too aggressively and I have paid dearly for it :(
I have a shot at a tourney that may qualify me for a chance at an WSOP tourney which normally is ten thousand dollars just to sit down at so I am hopeful that I can get to that and win. Heck, I might even wind up on television and scare viewers LOL
In the meantime, I have many paid blog jobs to finish and they all seem to be due today so this blog might be a very busy blog for the day.
It's Friday...enjoy your weekend :)

Aging Gracefully

When I was a much younger person men that had wrinkles had "character" while women with wrinkles were just old women. Never did quite get a handle on that sort of thinking, why didn't the women have character too? But, that was then. Today, at least according to all the advertisements I see, wrinkles are no good for anyone of either gender. Everyone wants to look as young as they possibly can. Perhaps they've all been reading Danielle Steele novels and think that, at fifty, you should look twenty.
I personally don't worry about wrinkles, most of my face is covered by a beard and the wrinkles are hard to see. But, I know that many people do worry about looking younger and they are always searching for the perfect wrinkle cream. Wrinkle creams appear to be the latest version of Ponce De Leon's fountain of youth.
Do wrinkle creams work? Yes, they work great. Wrinkle creams have become an essential tool for women and even men who are starting to show signs of aging - the crows feet, smile lines and those amazing forehead wrinkles. They help you look years younger overnight.
Do "cheap" wrinkle creams work? Yes, they work just as well as their 'expensive' counterparts. They are just cheaper. A less risky financial investment. After reading some of the comments that customers have left for almost every wrinkle cream available, there seems to be a 50/50 split. Anti-aging serums work or they don't. What works for me might not work for you. Unfortunately this trial and error process of finding the right wrinkle cream is not cheap!
Now, seeing that some of these creams can be very expensive I have to admit that I am happy I am not one of those striving to look years younger. But, I am retired so it doesn't really matter if I am wrinkled or not. But, if you are one of those still working and trying to look your best then wrinkle creams may be a blessing. If you click the link above you can see reviews of some of the many wrinkle creams out on the market today and get a good idea of which one might be right for you. This can save you a lot of money which is hard to get and keep these days.
So, do yourself a favor and check out the site and get some information. Maybe you can be like a Danielle Steele heroine and be fifty but look twenty.

I Am Flattered

Yesterday was not a good day at the tables for me. I started the day by losing almost all of my points, playing poorly. I finally had to give the tables up and wait until 9 p.m. so a "new day" could start as I get 1000 points just for logging in each day. This enabled me to enter a sit and go with ten players, the buy in is the 1000 points I just earned for logging in. These sit and gos are not usually speedy unless you bet all your chips and lose right away but I was more careful and didn't chase after really bad hands. Finally it came down to just two players, me and a person I have seen a few times before in these sit and gos. This person is very tough to read, meaning I can't really tell if his hand is a winner or he's bluffing. So, the points were going back and forth for quite a while, I win some then he wins some.
I was getting sleepier by the moment as my Tylenol PM started to really kick in and thought what the hell I'll just go all in and take second place and the 3000 points I'd win. He called my bet as he had more than enough to cover. I typed in Good Game in the chat box and when the flop was coming up and it appeared he's win I sent the message. Imagine my surprise when, on the river card, I won the hand and almost all of his chips!
I got an even bigger surprise a few moments later when the chat box said that he had sent a message telling me I was a "very good player"! Me? Good? That made me laugh considering the lousy day I had had playing poker. But, since we have played against each other in the past, I truly felt flattered. Hell, I am still feeling flattered this morning. It's nice to know that I may not be as awful a player as I think I am :)

Colon Cleansing

Maybe I'm getting old or maybe I am just paying attention more these days, but either way it seems like there is a lot more talk now about our bodies and or health. Having rarely ever worried about my health maybe I'm just starting to because I am getting old, I'll be 59 next month.
One of the many things I've been seeing and hearing about is colon cleansing. Colon cleansing (colon therapy) encompasses a number of alternative medical therapies intended to remove fecal waste and unidentified toxins from the colon and intestinal tract. I never realized this was so important but I guess a lot of people do and they spend a lot of money on products that will colon cleanse.
There appears to be so many cleansing products out there all vying for your money. But, which one is the best? And, how can you pick the right one? There are four factors one should consider, and they are:
1. Effectiveness & Safety
We know colon cleansers. We know which ingredients are work, which ones are safe, etc. We also know the sneaky tricks used by all too many companies. For example, some companies like to "Dress the Label." This means they list high quality, effective ingredients, but use such miniscule amounts that there is little to no benefit to the cleansing program.
2. Company & Guarantee
Don't buy a colon cleanser without a money back guarantee. Only products that work come with money back guarantees. However, deceptive marketers are getting sneakier. Many companies will advertise a money back guarantee, but when you look at the small print, it's only good for 15 days from the date of purchase. When you take transit time into consideration, that leaves you no time to try the product. Since we purchased each cleanser, we were able to put companies' guarantees to the test. We'll let you know which ones live up to their promises.
3. Consumer Feedback
This is the ultimate test. A company can have beautiful packaging, an excellent web site, low prices, fast shipping and 5 star customer service, but if customers don't like the product, the business is in trouble. Our editors have scoured the Internet for customer reviews. In January of 2009, we added a consumer review forum for each product.
4. Value
How much "bang for your buck" are you getting? There are colon cleansers that work, but are WAY over priced. Why pay 2, 3 or 4 times as much for a product when there are cheaper--and even better-- alternatives available? We've looked heavily into this issue and assigned value rating for each product.
This makes sense to me. Choosing any product that goes into your body is an important decision, as some "great item of the moment" may either do you no good or may harm your body. There's no harm in investigating things that can affect your health and well being.
So, if you are one of those people concerned with things like colon cleansing for a healthier you I urge you to do some research before you ingest anything.

The weekly Update

Last week was strange as far as poker playing went. I had a lot of ups and downs, either playing like an expert or a complete doofus. But, all in all it went well :)
My final bankroll for the week was a whopping 47275 points! I almost made it to fifty thousand!
I played well Sunday morning/afternoon and thought I was ready to tackle anything that came my way in the Weekly Championship Tournamnet. Wrong! I placed 988th out of 1253 players. I didn't even survive the first half hour of the tourney. But, as I told Shelly, there is always next week!
I already placed second in the points tourney which is how you qualify for the weekly so I won't complain that much :)
Have a great week everyone!!

Fancy Car Parts

Most of the people that actually read this blog, and I know there are some readers, know that lately I have been highly involved with playing poker online. My better half would quickly point out that I play too much poker online LOL But, I do enjoy the games and I really enjoy the game when I am playing for money. I watch poker on television every chance I get too, watching these lucky people that have paid a ten thousand dollar entrance fee and wind up at the final table where they walk away with hundreds of thousands of dollars and the winner gets a million bucks or more! I dream of a day like that, where I am a big winner. And, when I win, I think of fancy cars that I can buy with that kind of loot, like a fancy Ferrari, a car that not only looks great but is fast too. I like to drive fast!
But, with a fancy Ferrari, like any other automobile, comes the time when you need to repair it. Then what? You need to find a place that specializes in Ferrari parts. No car ever made doesn't break down somewhere, somehow, it's just the joy of car ownership.
Of course, if I won enough money to buy a Ferrari I'm sure I wouldn't mind shelling out the dough required to fix it. A car that just sits, doing nothing, is not worth anything. It must be drivable!
No matter what the car needs, having the right parts is of utmost importance and this site has lots and lots of Ferrari parts to help any Ferrari owners get through those fix-it times. They even have some shades for your fancy Ferrari so it looks even cooler while sitting around waiting for you to drive it. I'm sure the shades help keep the interior cooler so you don't burn your backside when you finally do get the chance to drive the car :)
So, if you are a Ferrari owner, they might be able to help you out with the parts you need. If you are like me, you can still keep dreaming of owning a Ferrari :)

Strange Game

I've been losing my butt all day. Either beaten by flushes or low cards. I finally caught a flush, king high. Went all in to be beaten by a guy with 5-8 who ended up with a full house.
I just lost all in with an Ace-Jack to a guy with Jack-3. WTF??? Strange game, poker LOL

I'm Tired Of You

I use this expression a lot when I'm playing poker. People that make outlandish bets and then I fold only to find out they had diddly squat. They just wanted everyone to fold so they win the pot. This irritates me no end. So, I wait...
Once I have what appears to be a great hand and they make some stupid looking bet I say "I'm tired of you" and I go all in. I love taking points away from donks.
Looks like I am in a round now with two of them, this should be interesting. Which donk will win first? LOL
(While typing this one of the donks went all in and lost all his points and is gone. One down, one to go)
I'll be back later to write a post for money :)

It's That Time Already

Maybe it's because I am retired, maybe it's because I really don't do much other than play around on the computer all day long. Maybe it's because I am getting old. Who knows? But, it is Holiday Season already. Seems like not long ago I was blogging about the holidays. *sigh*
'Tis the season to bring out the goodies so everyone can get fatter. Too many treats, too much delicious food, too many people embarrassed to say no. If you are one of those people that gain weight during this time of year then read on.
Everyone I know would like to lose at least some lose belly fat. Not me, as I am skinny as a stick, but everyone around me would like to lose weight.
If you Google 'fat burner' you will get about 4,500,000 results! How are you supposed to find good information about fat burners with so much bad information out there? What if there was a site that took all the information out there and put things into perspective? Certainly that would help, right? Well, there is such a site and you are welcome to visit it and see what information they have gathered and then decide which fat burner program is right for you and your wallet. In this day and age, that wallet is becoming more and more important to watch.
So, there you have it. Take a gander at yourself in a mirror. If there is some excess fat that you'd really like to get rid of, now is the time to do it. Before the Holiday Season makes it worse!

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Employee Checking

Where do you go when you need to screen a new employee? I mean, you do screen them, don't you? The days when you could hire someone off the street just because they looked like a decent sort of person are long gone. With all the advances in technology and so much financial information being stored on computers you can't just let anyone you don't trust have access to these things. It could completely ruin you and your business.
Fortunately, there is a place online where you can go and do your employee screening. They can do Criminal Background Checks, Pre-Employment Screening and even Drug Testing. I'm not quite certain how they could do drug screening online, we haven't become that advanced so I assume they must do these things in person, using a lab that is close to your community.
They have been in the screening of people business for over twenty five years, which in my book makes them seem very trustworthy. You can't stay in business that long without doing something correctly.
So, if you need some employee screening tasks done, or perhaps you are a landlord and want to know what kind of tenant someone may be, these folks can help you sort things out.
Accurate Information Systems, Inc. is their name and screening of people is their game. You can visit their website or you can contact them the old fashioned way, by telephone at (800) 295-7109. The choice is yours.

weekly Update

Looks like I forgot to do a weekly update on my poker playing. OOPS! I cannot retrieve the exact amount I finished with but I can say that it was a bit over 30,000 points.
I also placed in the top five of a points tourney and got an invitation to the Weekly Championship Tournament. That was the good news.
The bad news was that the weekly tourney was huge! It's the largest amount of players I've seen in the championship tourney, 2,340 players! I finished in 243rd place. I think I did okay :) I really need a butt though, these tourneys can be long and drawn out and since I have no cushioning back there I hurt like the Dickens when I finish. Now, if I ever win the money I'm sure I won't complain about a sore butt LOL
This week started off very well but has since settled into mediocrity. I play some games very well and some I play like a complete buffoon. I have to work on that.
More good news...I just checked my paying site and I have eight assignments to write between now and the 16th. That's forty dollars :)

Spice Up That Room

Take a look around your house. No, really, take a good look at your living spaces. What do you see? The same dull furnishings you've had for years. It's comfortable, right? Like an old pair of gloves with holes in the fingers that you cannot possibly bear to throw away. But, it's time! Time to change your living quarters and I have just the place to show you how with some great contemporary furniture.
This place has furnishings for places both large and small so you're bound to get some great ideas for your place no matter where you live. They could even decorate a jail cell LOL
They offer a lovely 196 page online catalog for you to browse through, showing you all sorts of furnishings for your pleasure and delight. From very fancy to downright simple they have lots and lots of furniture for homes. And, just to show how nice things are they even show real people enjoying themselves in these nicely furnished rooms. I hate looking at furniture when you cannot actually see someone relaxing on it. Makes me wonder just how uncomfortable it might be. But, you'll not have this worry with their catalog.
So, take another good look around your living spaces. Then, click on the link above and see just how much better you can make those living spaces of yours.

World Series Predictions

I entered this contest for a chance at ten grand. Hey, it's free to enter LOL

Sore, very, very sore

I finally got to bowl yesterday. First time I've bowled since May and my old body is letting me know that it is sore, very sore. Mostly it's my bowling hand. My wrist feels terrible.
But, it was fun to bowl and hang out with the other bowlers. I am happy that I joined this league because everyone in it is just there to have some fun so it's not cuthroat and competitive like the mens league is. And, I bowled good for someone that's been off for month.
I established at 157. It might have been higher but I pretty mcuh ran out of steam by the third game. Part of that may have been because we bowled unopposed and we were going pretty quickly.
The biggest concern was that I was tired so quickly. My teammates kept asking me if I was okay, and they sounded very concerned about my health. I've got to get more exercise during the week and build my stamina back up. I don't want to be scaring people who are supposed to be having fun LOL
Have a great weekend, everyone :)