Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Lipozene
According to the website, Lipozene is just an overpriced, glorified fiber pill. It contains a glucomannan, a form of fiber that reduces your appetite. It helps a little bit, but not enough to help you lose more than a pound or two. A pound or two? Heck, who goes on a diet to simply lose a pound or two? Never saw anyone do that!
What dieters truly need is to lose a lot of weight, and they need to do it with supplements that truly work for them as well as a plan of action that changes how they eat. Oh, and don't forget some exercise.
Okay, so now that you realize that the product appears to be all hype, what products should you be looking for? According to the site, here are the top three diet pills for 2010:
Apidexin
Phenphedrine
Ephedrasil Hardcore
Check these products out, see how much they will cost and if they are right for your body and weight loss goals. As always I suggest that you take this information to your doctor and discuss it with them before you take them. Do they have side effects that your body cannot handle if they happen? Your doctor knows your body better than anyone, so get their advice.
Also, don't just simply take a diet aid and do nothing else. Try to control what you eat and how much you eat. Get into some sort of exercising plan as well. Again, I urge you to discuss exercise with a doctor, first.
Set a reasonable weight loss goal. Many dieters fail simply because they don't attain the goal they set for themselves. Start with a smaller goal, say ten to fifteen pounds, not fifty! Once you have reached the smaller goal and are feeling better about yourself, set the next level of ten to fifteen pounds. Keep using smaller goals that you can actually reach until all the weight you truly wish to lose is gone.
In the meantime, don't believe the hype of commercials for products. There is no one-pill-cures-all-dieters. Why? Because every body is different.
I Gave Up
I found a good deal on a refurbished monitor for the girls. It comes with a keyboard and a mouse which I truly need. The keyboard, anyway. The monitor is a Dell so it should be a nice durable, long lasting monitor. I have my fingers crossed at least! And the nice part is that it is a 17 inch monitor so that should help my wife with her bad eyesight.
The only bad part of the monitor is that it is a CRT monitor, not a flat screen, so it will require more space wherever we set up the computer. But, the best part was the entire package was only forty dollars and it has free shipping. (Please, God, let UPS find my house this time!)
In the meantime the girls seem very happy to be online with their computer. What I do is, each night before I go to bed, I switch the monitor over to their computer. In the mornings while I am sleeping they are able to do the things they wish to do online. Then, once I am up and have had my coffee and visited with my wife for a while we switch the monitor back to this computer. All is good this way :)
Friday, November 12, 2010
Bid And Buy
I like online auctions, in spite of my recent fiasco with the computer. You can really find some great items on these sites and with Christmas coming up that's even better. When your funds are limited, like mine, any money one can save is always a bonus. More so if you are, like me, buying presents for someone that has a fancy for more expensive items. If I can buy something expensive for a cheap price, all the better for me!
So, I looked into this website and the registration is very simple, as it should be. You can sign up as a buyer or a seller, and quickly be on your way to buying those bargains you see. Everywhere I went on the site from books to wholesale lots I saw that the seller accepts PayPal, just like the other auction site, so this is also a big plus. I like PayPal and they offer the buyer some protection so that's nice as well.
So, give the website a look-see for yourself. Sign up and be buying or selling in no time. And remember, there are NO FEES!. I have to say, I really like that part!
Weird Weather
My body is not able to get used to something that changes so drastically so quickly. Although I like the weather of today, even though it is still cool here in my kitchen it isn't cold enough that I feel the need to run and turn on the heater.
I just wish Mother Nature would make up her mind, Winter or Autumn. Preferably Autumn LOL
Some days it is difficult to sit here and type as my fingers just do not wish to cooperate. But, I do the best I can to update this blog and do my duties as a game chat moderator :)
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Netbooks
I bought an older laptop a while back thinking that was a nice purchase because the computer is portable. It was a nice idea but, because it was an older laptop, the monitor on it doesn't work most of the time. Part of that, I'm certain, is because my daughter used it almost all day and evening and she is careless of how to treat electronic devices. For instance, she sees nothing wrong with coming in the door and tossing her cell phone or Cd player across the room hoping it will land on her bed. The laptop perhaps never stood a chance.
Netbooks are like laptops, they are portable and are a complete computer. Unlike laptops though, netbooks tend to be more durable and can withstand some bad treatment here and there. Looking at the netbooks on this website I see that, for a bit more money, I could have gotten a very nice portable netbook that has a much larger hard drive and more memory than the PC I bought. I'm sure that one of these netbooks might actually outlast the PC I bought also.
Live and learn, I suppose. A hard lesson too. My wife is happy with the PC I bought her but I'm willing to bet that she, and our daughter, would be much, much happier with a netbook. So, I am now saving my money up for a netbook.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Long Winter
I do not like Winter. Never mind my arthritic problems, I have never cared for Winter. Not even as a child when usually children are hoping for snow. I just never liked snow either I guess lol
I am not looking forward to this Winter if it is going to be as bad as it appears it will be. Give me sunshine and warmth!
Monday, November 8, 2010
Banking Careers
In spite of the recent banking crisis there are still many, many financial jobs available. From the beginner/intermediate level to the advanced, managerial levels. How many, you ask? Well, in the past 2 weeks the website has posted 47,580 new jobs. So much for the employment market looking bleak. Almost fifty thousand new jobs available! One of those jobs may be the right one for you.
Tired of your seemingly dead end job? Tired of hoping that one day soon someone will retire and you can move up the corporate ladder? Give the website a try, take advantage of someone else retiring from a different company. Maybe even get a better job in a city you'd rather live in. The possibilities are boundless here.
Simply looking for a job or posting your resume there isn't all. They offer links to places where you can continue your education as well as professional career advice to help you get where you need to be to succeed in landing a better job.
You owe it to yourself to check into what jobs are out there. Do yourself and your family a favor and move up in the world. Bettering yourself is the dream of all workers so why not take advantage of this website?
If you are one of the lucky ones that are already in the best of positions for your company and are looking to hire quality people the website has options for you as well. Take advantage of those options and hire the very best of employees for your company.
Whether you are a job seeker or an employee seeker this site can assist you in your financial career needs. Give them a look and see for yourself.
Saturday, November 6, 2010
Happy Females
This morning both my wife and my daughter got to use the computer for the first time in months. When I got up and it was time to switch computers I didn't get any hassles out of the daughter, she seemed happy enough just to have spent a few hours online.
I talked to my wife on the phone and she seemed much happier than the daughter about being online so that was great to hear.
Here is the way we will work this until I get another monitor for the wife's computer. When I go to bed (roughly 2-3 in the morning) I will move my keyboard and mouse out of the way and put hers here in front of the monitor. Then I will switch the monitor cable from my computer to hers. All they will have to do is turn the computer on and do whatever it is they do online.
It might seem like a hassle to some people but it is certainly better than the females having a computer and no monitor so no computer use. I liked the idea and they certainly seem happy enough with how it worked today.
Friday, November 5, 2010
Fix Those Circles
I'm sure that part of this is because I have not been sleeping that well the past few days as I've been both ill with a cold of some sort and stressed out with the computer snafu and some other stuff that has been going on. I may be turning 60 soon but my eyes look like those of a zombie. Unless someone wants to hire me to be a movie zombie, it's time to think about getting my tired eyes some help.
I found a website that can assist me in this endeavor. They have spent countless hours reviewing various products available to get rid of those awful dark circles. I know I don't often leave the house and run into other people but still, I like to look as good as I possibly can for my wife and child. So, I shall investigate this website, check out their research and find a product that will work for me.
If you are like me, and many, many others suffering from these unsightly dark circles I urge you to join me at the website. Find something that will work for your eyes too and get ready to start looking not only younger but also better. Nothing wrong with looking your best, be you a semi-hermit type like me or someone that is always out and about running into people.
Eighty-Seven
I have no clue what all it updated beyond the things I recognized right off like the Flash Player, but I can say that it took almost an hour to install them all. That's using a high speed connection. On dial-up I would imagine you would set it up to run all night long and go to bed. Hopefully it would be completed by the time you woke up in the morning.
Before i updated Windows, knowing that would take a lot of time, I added three browsers to her computer so she can pick and choose which one she wants to use. I also downloaded AVG Free so that the computer is protected while she surfs the net. I wanted to download Skype but I couldn't remember her email address for Skype so I guess we'll have to add that one later.
All in all I think it was time well spent. I am so very happy that the computer works. Now all she needs is a new monitor and she will be good to go.
Decorate That Door
Yes, I know it isn't even Thanksgiving yet, but, as you can see by the photo, it's time to think about decorating your door with a new christmas wreath. This will not only make your door look much nicer, it will let all your visitors know immediately that you are in the holiday spirit!
Designed by Frontgate, this Classic Pre-lit Wreath is so realistic, according to the website, even Mother Nature won't know the difference. This meticulous conifer rendition is wonderfully dense for both indoor and outdoor holiday decor. Holiday wreath is crafted with cedar and pine tips on woodsy branches, while Red berries add an understated embellishment and Natural pinecones add a touch of realism. It comes with a 6' lead cord.
And, of course, now that you have a wreath, you really need to check out the other Christmas decorations available. Whether you are looking for some lights to trim your tree or to decorate your house outside or maybe even a display for your yard, this site can help you out.
Get into the holiday spirit now. Shop early and have all your decorations shipped to your door and start decorating the house and the yard. make your neighbors envious this year! Imagine the joy of watching visitors come driving by your house to enjoy all the work you put into your house and yard. Imagine the fun of having people come visit you and compliment you on how nice your home looks during the season.
Don't be an Ebeneezer Scrooge and say Bah, Humbug! Say Merry Christmas, everyone instead!
Success!
Hooked up the new computer to this monitor and it works! Not sure what is going on with the other monitor. What was happening is that it tried to open Windows XP then went to a screen where i had to input the Authorization code for Windows XP. I never saw that screen at all with the other monitor. GRRR.
So, I guess now I will need a new monitor since the extra monitor I have won't work.
Always something...
But, *does happy dance again* the computer works!
Again???
It starts to load Windows XP then gives up, just like the last one did. Then it just sits there playing some sort of elevator music designed to drive any normal person insane after a few minutes of it.
I am hoping that it is because of the somewhat faulty monitor I used with it. I wioll try to use it with this monitor in a little while and see if that is the truth. Maybe I can't see what the computer is doing?
If it isn't the monitor then I will try to re-install Windows Xp. If that doesn't work I might try to use a different hard drive that has Windows XP on it and see if I can at least get the computer to work.
What I do not want to do is send this computer back and start over. I am seriously tired of dealing with this company and UPS.
Dark Circles
Dark circles under the eyes can be caused by a variety of things like lack of sleep or allergies or even getting older. No matter the cause, if you look like someone has given you a "shiner" then you need to remedy the situation. If yours are caused by fatigue, then for crying out loud, go to bed and get some sleep already! Try to find the reason for looking like death warmed over every day and cure it. If it is because you are getting older, sorry, no cure for that.
If you have these awful looking dark circles and they refuse to go away, take heart. There are products out there that can help remove these unsightly circles and let you look like your normal self again. As is often the case with health and beauty products though there are way too many products on the market that claim to be the cure. Which one is the right one for you?
Much research should be done to find the answer to that question. Unfortunately most of us have neither the time nor the inclination to do such research. Thankfully, someone else has already done the research for us. All we have to do is avail ourselves of their hard work.Take a look around the website mentioned and see what products are researched to find one that will work best for you. Very simple, really.
If you suffer from allergies, before you use any product I suggest that you talk it over with your allergist to make sure that it will not cause any allergic reactions. The idea is to get rid of your dark circles, not make them worse.
Get ready to look like your normal self again. Then, only have dark circles if you need them to be there, like playing sports outdoors or dressing up as a zombie for a costume party. No one should have dark circles all the time. Unless of course you really are a vampire.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
A Miracle
I said, I can see you through my window and I will be right out!
I spent a few minutes explaining to this young man why the addresses are so screwy. He left saying he would post this information somewhere back at the warehouse so that in the future UPS delivery people can find me. I hope that is true.
Now the computer, without monitor, is sitting in the kitchen waiting for me to open it up. I hope it works, I really do not want to go through all this hassle any more.
At this point I am thinking that if it works, that's it. No more dealings with this company, to heck with the monitor. I can always buy a monitor somewhere. I just want my girls to have a computer that they can use.
Pray for me!
Pimples And Hormones
But, adults also get acne problems from time to time and I'm sure these are hormonal outbursts as well. Too much stress can drive your hormones out of synch as can a body's natural development of Life, like menopause.
No one likes acne, I'm certain of that. As a teenager you can survive the horrors of it a little easier because all your friends have the same problem. But, if you're an adult it gets a little tougher to deal with because not everyone around you is suffering from this awful hormonal acne.
So, off you go, searching for a cream or a wash that will help you rid yourself of these zits. Unfortunately, most of the stuff you find is designed for teenagers and don't work all that well to begin with. What you need is something more powerful, something that can clear up your skin! What you do not need is even more stress to put your hormones further out of synch.
You can spend hours scouring pharmacies and the internet looking for the product you need or you can be wise and simply click the link above and visit a website that has done the research to find the information that you need. Read their reviews and see what each product does. Find out how much does it cost to purchase it online at the cheapest available price. Saving money is always a good way to reduce stress.
Don't be the pimply-faced person you were as a teenager. Fight that hormonal acne with products that will attack the acne and get you quickly back to looking normal.
Different Day, Same Garbage
I am not totally unhappy. I did give up waiting for the UPS man to deliver the package from Hades and go cash my monthly check so that I can pay the rent. Want to ensure that I continue living in the house that no one can find!
So, now that I am back home I can continue waiting for something that surely is not coming today. With my luck the man came and found no one home in the half an hour that we were gone. *sigh*
Another bright note for the day was that I got paid some money for writing assignments. Thirty five dollars into my PayPal account. I have almost one hundred again which will certainly be great as Christmas shopping time is getting nearer.
I hope your day has been a great day too!
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
Like A Prune
While the dehydration process that prunes go through is something none of us will ever have to go through, the sunshine we all love to soak up can, somewhat like dehydration, turn out skin into something resembling a prune. Years of sunshine, hard work and stress, even too much crying or laughter can all start to wrinkle our skin. For many people that's okay. But for most people they don't want to look like a prune, they want to look young and smooth like a plum.
We don't have access to a time machine that can take us back to all the moments in life that wrinkled us up so we have to rely on a little help from health and beauty products to smooth those wrinkles up. But, what is the best anti wrinkle cream and where can we find it?
You are online at the moment reading this so i think it is safe to assume you have internet access. You can spend countless hours looking at products that are on the market (and still probably miss some) and hopefully find the results you're searching for. Or, you can do the smart thing and check out the website that has already done the research for you, topwrinklecream dot org!
The site has reviewed the products so that all you have to do is find one that fits your specific wrinkle needs and your pocketbook and be on your way to a younger looking, less wrinkled skin. Simple, easy, fast!
Why should you avail yourself of the website and it's services? Think of it this way, remember all the times you had to do research for school or work? Remember how many times it made you frown? I wonder how many wrinkles, or the beginnings of them, that research gave you.
Look more like a plum and less like a prune, get some anti-wrinkle cream. Oh, and when you're done applying it, eat a prune. they really are good for you and they do taste wonderful.
Oh, Brother!
Called UPS and got someone I could barely understand. has UPS sent their Customer Service section to India? Had a tough time explaining to the young lady that this is the third or fourth time in three months that UPS could not find my house.
She then tried several times to convince me that I needed to go to the UPS warehouse and pick the package up. I spent as much time trying to explain to her that I cannot do that as I do not have a car nor a way to get there!
Finally she took my cell phone number and information. Now I am waiting for the local company person to call me so I can explain (again) how they can find this house.
This computer purchase has gone well beyond the purchase from Hell! This had better be a damned good computer!
Health And Money
According to their How It Works section, The ShareWealth.com Affiliate Program is strategically designed to help you market and promote the world's leading health and beauty products to make the highest revenue possible. When you join ShareWealth.com as an affiliate, your online revenues will sky rocket by promoting only the finest health and beauty products, with the highest quality ingredients proven to work. The ShareWealth.com Affiliate Program also lets you track real-time statistics with the best tracking software in the industry.
Sounds like an excellent opportunity to make some extra money while at the same time providing people with the health items that they need to buy. So it is a win-win situation. We can all use a little extra spending cash.
If you feel like this is something that is doable for you then I suggest that you go look at their website and read all the information that's there and see if it is a right fit for you. If it is then sign up and make some money doing something good.
Like I said, so many people looking to improve their health. So many opportunities available, so much extra cash in your wallet!
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
No Surprise Here
According to the UPS website they package is still "out for delivery". To where, UPS? Timbuktu?
I fear that it will not be arriving at my house any time soon. They can't find my house in the bright sunshine I doubt that they will be able to find my house now that it is dark. And to make things worse, the porch light is burned out.
I think I am going to start asking people I buy things from if they can use the US Postal Service. At least when they don't wish to deliver things to my house they leave me a note in my mailbox saying go and pick it up at the post office.
Pay Day Advances
Bills are due when they are due, not when you have a payday. Often bills, especially utility bills, are not due on the first of the month but rather towards the end of the month. Not sure why that is, maybe Edison and the Gas Company pay their people at the end of the month.
Sometimes you find something that you really want or need and it is on sale but the sale will be long gone by the time your payday rolls around. Times like this have been agonizing in the past but they do not have to be agonizing any more. Payday is a week away? No problem! Just get a payday advance and purchase the item on sale or pay that bill that looms over your head.
Is it expensive to borrow this way? Not really. Here is an example I found on the website:
The cost depends on the state in which you reside. For example, in Utah a $100.00 loan due back in two weeks would cost you $17.00
Sure, you could probably borrow that one hundred dollars from a friend and skip the seventeen extra, providing of course that your friends are not all in the same boat as you are, living from payday to payday. What are the odds of that? Slim to none I'm sure.
The service is out there, take advantage of it. You can even apply for a loan over the phone, just call (866)294-4672 and get started. The process is quick and easy either way that you do it, website or telephone.
Why wait for payday if you truly need some extra cash right away?
Here we go again
Have they been to my house with their package? Of course not! Wonder what their excuses will be this time? Can't find the house? Left the package on someone elses porch?
Maybe they will do the right thing and call my cell phone so that I can give them directions to my house behind a house. Nah, that would be sensible.
Monday, November 1, 2010
Impossible
I think we all know someone though that it always seems impossible to buy for. If they want or need something they just go and buy it. When you ask them what they want for Christmas (or their birthday) they are at a loss for words.
This is where online gift cards can come to the rescue. Giving that hard to shop for person a gift card might seem a little tacky at first but think of this before you shake your head no. How many times have you bought this person a gift only to discover later that they had returned your gift and bought something else with the money? Which is tackier, them returning your well thought out gift or you simply getting them a gift card so they can buy whatever it is they want?
And, if you like the idea of these gift cards, you can always buy one for yourself. Use it the same as a pre-paid credit card and shop safely online for yourself. No need to worry about giving out your credit card information online, as the gift card will have a specific value and no more.
Check out the cards that are available and the stores that you can use them in. Give that impossible person a gift they will truly enjoy getting!
What A Night
It started off with coughing fits. Something appeared to be stuck in my throat and it wouldn't shake itself loose. I tried eating a piece of bread, drinking plain ordinary water instead of coffee, I even tried gargling with warm salt water. Nothing worked.
I took some Tylenol PM and headed for bed and sleep. The coughing had subsided and I thought the worst was over. Wrong!
I managed to sleep for a few minutes when I was awakened by the cough again. This time there was no stopping it. It just went on and on and on. And it managed to disrupt the rest of my body's systems.
I won't go into terribly sickening details here, just suffice it to say that at one point I was using both the toilet and the waste can in the bathroom, at the same time. Even that didn't slow things down.
All that happened was now I was coughing like crazy and shivering as well. Even under two very heavy blankets and laying beside a nice warm puppy I was shivering. I was constantly in and back out of the bed. I feel sorry for my lovely wife, I have no clue how she managed to get any sleep with me doing this.
Finally the coughing slowed down and I managed to drift off to sleep. Suddenly I was awakened by a noise. It was my wife's alarm clock which I rarely ever hear. The night of torture was seemingly never going to end for me.
It was 9 a.m. and a few minutes later I finally managed to go to sleep. All of my dreams had to do with body parts so I can only imagine that I was hurting from all that coughing.
My wife let me sleep until around 3 in the afternoon, bless her soul. I was awake when she came into the room but was afraid to move enough to get up. Head to toe seemed to hurt. Even my hernia hurt!
It has been almost three hours since I got up and I am still feeling aches and pains everywhere. I am not coughing as much as I was last night so I am thankful for that. I do cough from time to time but that seems to be my normal cough.
If I never go through another night like last night it will be more than fine by me.