Zen

One way to think of zen is this: a total state of focus that incorporates a total togetherness of body and mind. Zen is a way of being. It also is a state of mind. Zen involves dropping illusion and seeing things without distortion created by your own thoughts. Peace and tranquility follows Zen.
In order to achieve Zen or peace and tranquility throughout the body one must surround themselves with peaceful things, like flowers that bring zen From white orchids to blue irises and tropical evergreens. Hard to enjoy these lovely plants and flowers without being tranquil.
Imagine sitting comfortably and looking at these:

Can you honestly look at such beauty and not feel peaceful and calm? Of course not! These flowers could help you meditate and stay tranquil and peaceful and achieve that Zen you desire.
These days stress is all around us trying to kill us all. Order some beautiful flowers from Pro Flowers, kick off your shoes and admire their beauty. Learn to relax and take a break from whatever in Life is stressful to you.

50 Or More

Today was a great day for traffic exchange surfing. I managed to surf all of them and I did at least 50 pages on them all.
One of them have a lot more than 50 but that is because they do brackets surfing there and on the weekends the brackets only last for one hour. Normally the brackets are an all day affair.
So now I am free to do whatever other surfing I choose to do online, like write blog entries. I still have at least one more of these to do today and then I shall be done with my paid posts for this week.
I love writing those paid posts and for this current pay period I will have made eighty dollars. That's a very nice addition to my power scooter fund. I really, really need that scooter.
If you would like to help me get this scooter, here is the Donation button:

Cuff Links

I have not been all dressed up in a suit and tie for quite a few years now but I do remember the attire that went along with it, like cuff links. I like dress shirts that require cuff links, gives a man a chance to show off some bling, cuff links and tie pins are my kind of bling.
Of course besides the usual gold or silver cuff links men typically wear there are also some fun cuff links out there, like the super hero stamp cuff links, either Superman or Batman. Cute.
Of course if you have a few pairs of cuff links or earings you might be interested in this item:

Of course this might also come in handy for the women in your life. I know my wife and daughter are forever losing one earring of a pair, they just take them off and set them down somewhere, anywhere at all without thinking about it I guess. Having a certain place to keep small items is much better, you will not lose them that way.
If you use cufflinks I suggest you go check out the great pairs over at Red Envelope and see if they have some you will like to add to your collection.

A Smile

While on the phone with my wife she asked me to tell our daughter something that I didn't quite understand because all I really heard was cupcakes and something or other. So all I mentioned to the twenty year old girl was cupcakes.
Her eyes opened wide and I passed that along on the phone, as the girl is rather sleepy today so her eyes were not opened much until she heard the word cupcake. Then she started to smile! OMG, a smile!
I told my wife the girl was smiling and of course the girl started denying it in a voice loud enough that her Mom could hear. Then she took the phone and started denying it even more although she was smiling while talking lol
Something about cupcakes...Now I know how to make the child smile :-D

Cracks And Racks

I just finished writing about how humor helps in advertising then found this to giggle at, cracks and racks. It is on a website page that sells snowboard racks. I still have not found what the cracks are but it did make me laugh to look at the webpage.
Winter is coming soon whether we like it or not (I don't) and for many people that means snow or at least a trip to the nearest mountains to play in the snow. That's where snowboarding comes in, it is a popular past time in the snow.
Unless you have a very large truck though you are first going to have to find a way to carry your snowboards and other gear up to the snow. That's why you need a rack! Many snowboarders are also skiers so they have double the need for a rack and this website has racks that can carry both skis and snowboards together. Very convenient.
If you are into skiing or snowboarding or both, I suggest you go look around the Cracks and Racks website and find the rack you need to carry your equipment.
Oh, yeah, when you are done, send me a message if you figure out what the cracks are.

Traffic Is Boring

Since I surf a lot of exchanges I can tell you that frankly, traffic ads are boring. They lack imagination for the most part, posting statistics and pictures of money that you can make. They give you headlines that tell you how they want to make you a millionaire in 2012 or how one dollar can be turned into thousands without any effort at all.This is all fine and dandy if it is the truth but still, these ads generally just make me yawn.
It's time these folks learned some advertising sense. Sex and humor sell. They always did and they always will. Show me a pretty girl, even if it is just her smiling face, I will look at the ad more attentively. (I will really look at the ad if the girl has great legs lol).
Show me a funny picture, a dog where he shouldn't be with a forlorn face or even clowns with cream pies will do. I like to laugh as much as I like looking at pretty girls. Okay, maybe not quite that much but they are close lol
I know these people are trying hard to make a dollar, I am too. But, if they want my dollar they will have to try a little harder and use some imagination.

Trade Shows

There was a time when I thought it might be nice to retire from being a custodian and travel around the country doing trade shows and selling things there. My wife and I both thought this was a workable idea, find a product that would sell, go to trade shows and set up the booth and enjoy ourselves. Unfortunately, Life and now my health has gotten in the way and that plan is just that, a plan.
There are a lot of people that are looking for work and that plan may just be workable for them. Trade shows always attract large crowds and, if you have a good product, you could make some serious money at these things.
Besides a great product you also would need some sort of trade show display booth. Easy to set up and take down after the weekend is over and still functional so that customers can see what you have to offer.
My wife and I were going to do something different so that we could do a variety of trade show types. We were going to sell removable tattoos. We sold these at the local swap meet and we did pretty good with them. People could get outrageous tattoos without worrying about getting them off lol
If you have a good idea about something to sell you should look into trade shows and booths. You can enjoy both making money and travelling which is always fun.

File Error

My daughter is not a very happy camper. She has been playing Plants VS Zombies on her computer for quite some time and has really advanced and gotten lots of things that she needs to destroy those awful zombie creatures.
A week or so ago she went to play the game and got an error message about some incorrect file or something and the game refused to load. Not good. She was angry and telling me that if she had to start that game all over from scratch she was going to be totally angry. Well, that wasn't her exact words but her words were not fit for this journal lol (Don't worry, she is 20 years old and can swear if she wants to).
After not playing the game for a week or so now she came to me this afternoon with the disk for the game in her hand and asked me, nicely, if I could reinstall the game when I had time. Guess she has figured that starting the game over is better than not playing it at all.
While my two girls were out to the store I went and removed the files that were user data files and the game loaded right away. Unfortunately deleting those files also deleted all the work that she and her mother had done while playing the game. She has to start over.
The good news is that, now that both of them are back to equal settings they have decided they will have a contest to see who can get the most stuff/highest levels etc. I have no idea what the game does, I have never played it. I hope they have fun so as to take away the horror of losing all their saved stuff.

POS

POS stands for Point Of Sale. For laymans like me that translates to checkout counter usually. You know the place where someone kindly empties your wallet or bank account with a smile and a "thank you, come again" routine.
Checkouts are very automatic these days, with the items you want to purchase scanned for their bar codes and the cash register automatically puts the right price of the item into the add column and the cashier moves on to the next item to be scanned. Very efficient.
If you have a business that is brick and mortar (actual building, not an online business) then you either already have one of these machines or you are searching for one. How about the Epson TM-T88V? This is not a cash register type POS piece of equipment but rather a printer that prints out receipts once the cash register part has finished adding up your purchase.
This POS item is, for my money, more valuable than the cash register because every customer needs a receipt whether to prove to their business that they actually bought the items or, if by some chance something is amiss, they can return the item to the store and prove that they purchased the item there.
If you have a business or are planning on starting one you owe it to yourself to check these POS items out for you. POS Micro has a wide variety of POS items to choose from so you are sure to find the POS items that you need.

Say What?

Okay, so I thought I would do something different with my requests for help getting a power scooter and I posted this blog link on Craigslist. Nothing special there, just the link to the blog with a header that says Please Help.
This morning I get an email from someone named Paul regarding that listing. All it said was "Get real, Pops". Does Paul think I am a scammer of some sort? Perhaps he does and that would be said if it is true. Has society become that black-hearted that we think all people are out to cheat others?
I replied to Paul with something simple, asking him what did he mean by get real. I also suggested that being charitable wasn't his thing at this point in time and may God bless him all the same.
Society just is not the same I suppose these days as it was in the past. Truely a shame.

Document Scanning

If you run any sort of business that uses paper then there is bound to come a time when you need document scanning, whether to share with a client or for legal purposes or maybe even the tax man.
But you won't want to just scan these important documents into any old scanner and printer, you want them to look professional. This is where you need some help and Royal Imaging is the place to go.
They can scan your documents and print them out on A to E size paper, from small receipts to well logs, B&W, color, single sided or double sided, microfilms, microfiche, aperture cards, bound documents, and more. Whatever documents you have they are bound to have the right choices for your needs.
Don't get lost in the hassle of scanning and printing your documents so that they look like you did things with your home scanner and printer. Get professional help and impress the people that you are sharing your documents with.

Please Give

This old geezer pictured below with the oxygen tube in his nostrils:

used to be a very active person. These days however he can barely walk out the door before running out of steam. He desperately needs one of these:

This is where you can help. ANY donation would be a Godsend, no matter how small. Please help get this old man out of the house.

Thanks. God Bless :)

Address Plaque

Where I live the city or the county usually comes along every few years and spray paints addresses on the curb so people can find the right address. This is okay usually but not always.
The house I currently live in is facing one street by the address is actually for a different street. The house that used to be here faced the other street and, when that house was demolished and this one built they faced it the other way. The postal office says I must keep the old address so I am stuck there. Whenever I order something and they ship it with UPS or Fed-Ex I always have to explain how to find my house. Sometimes once they get on the property they still cannot find the back house. What I need is an Address Plaque that I can put on this house.
Actually I could use two of these plaques, one for the front of the house and one for the side. That way no matter which direction the delivery person came he could see the address and know where I am.
These address plaques come in a large variety of shapes and sizes. You can get them in an oval or you can get them rectangular. You can even get them that are illuminated so that people can find you at night. They even have some that are for your yard!
Whatever your address needs may be, check out what they have to offer and find one or more that can help people find your address quickly and easily.

Places I Go

These are the places I go to every day either to make a few pennies or to advertise my sites (like this blog) to hopefully make a few more pennies or dollars. I am puttting the here because (a) perhaps my readers will sign up and (b) my computer has been acting up lately and I don't want to lose this info if the hard drive crashes:

I Love Hits http://www.ilovehits.com/?rid=151754
Tezak Traffic Power http://www.tezaktrafficpower.com/?referer=fwidman
Click Track Profit http://clicktrackprofit.com/?referer=fwidman
Sweeva http://www.sweeva.com/ref/fwidman
Dragon Surf http://dragonsurf.biz/?rid=79393
Traffic Splash http://www.traffic-splash.com/index.php?referer=fwidman
Two Dollar Click (PTC site) http://www.twodollarclick.com/index.php?ref=fwidman
Power Cash Stream http://powercashstream.com/?rid=1656
First Aid Traffic http://www.firstaidtraffic.com/?rid=1146
ThumbVu http://www.thumbvu.com/ref/fwidman
StartXChange http://www.startxchange.com/?referer=fwidman
Hit Bandit http://www.hitbandit.com/?ref=fwidman
Surf Skeleton http://surfskeleton.com/exportsplash.php?rid=2113
ClixSense (PTC site) http://www.clixsense.com/?2357020
NeoBux (PTC site) http://www.neobux.com/?r=fwidman

Birth Announcements

When couples have a baby it is a very special time in their lives, no matter how many they may have already had. There's just something wonderful about having a baby. And, of course, they want all of their family and friends to share in that joy. This is where birth announcements from invitationbox.com can be of valuable assistance.
I remember getting a birth announcement in the mail about me becoming a grandfather for the first time. I was so overwhelmed with joy I cried. Of course my sarcastic brain was wondering how I could be a grandpa at such a young age but mostly I was bursting with joy. Heck, I still get quite a kick out of my grandkids whenever one of them calls me Gramps.
Announcements can be very simple or they can be quite elaborate, depending on the parents and their desires. Much like anything else they do as expectant parents, baby showers, buying stuff for the new baby, announcements can show you where their heads and hearts are at.
If I were to have a bay I would probably choose this one:



I is elegant looking and shows a very happy, healthy baby and all the wonderment that babies have. And, it is an affordable card, something all new parents need as the baby is going to be costly there is no way around that, from diapers to baby bottles and formula, the list goes on and on.
If you are having a baby or just had one, let all your family members and friends know about the joyous occasion. Send the best announcement you can find and let them share your feelings.

Strictness

One of the new chat rules that the boss made a few months ago says "No caps allowed". The old rule was that players could use caps sparingly but not for whole sentences. That rule was okay but the new rule is way too strict and we have pretty much adhered to the old rule because it is easier that way.
One of the newer Mods is very adamant about players following the rules, the new rules. I can understand that, that is our job to ensure that players follow the rules. However the past few days he has been overly strict about things.
He went so far as to jump another Mod in the lobby a couple of days ago and that was not cool. If Mods have problems with each other they should talk about it in private on Skype. Not in the lobby for everyone to see and laugh about.
Today a player used to letters in caps as an abbreviation of something and got warned. Ouch. I told the Mod on Skype I am afraid to talk in the lobby on his shift because I use a lot of caps. I was joking, of course.
We really need to get that caps rule altered before he totally angers all the regulars that talk on his shift.

Rewards

Just about everyone these days has a credit card, they are more popular than ever. They are so popular that everywhere you look companies are trying their best to get you to switch to their cards offering rewards to entice you.
These visa reward cards are all over the place so it pays to do a little looking around. The Good Sam card offers rewards that can get you things like free camping and free fuel to cash back. It has no annual fee, fraud protection and a low introductory rate on balance transfers. All these are things that can benefit you as the customer and that is always a good thing. I have seen some credit cards through the years that offered the customers nothing beyond the convenience of having a credit card and that was not good.
Want another bonus? How about a chance to see Tim McGraw in concert? Better yet how about a chance to see him in concert and then actually meet the man? Simply go to the Good Sam link I posted above, scroll down the page a little and you will see this:



Click on that link, it opens in a new page, sign up and grab a chance to meet one of the best country performers around.
Grab a great credit card while you're there too!

Frustration

Last night I went to do my nightly Moderator duties and play a little. Logged in and discovered I have the chat lobby but no games. WTH?? Went onto Skype to talk to the other Mods to see what is going on and discovered I am the only one with this problem. Switched over to the laptop, same problem. My wife also could not get in.
So, I spent the hours looking at the lobby and trying various things like reinstalling the game software, reinstalling Java, restoring my computer to various points in time when everything was working and all I got was frustrated. Nothing I did solved my problem. Finally I gave up and went to bed.
This morning (actually a little past noon) I woke up, turned on the computer, logged into the game site and everything is working perfectly. Okay, I wasted all that time and energy for nothing. I am guessing the problem was not my computer systems but something on the game site end.
I'd complain to someone but I think I'll just be happy I can play my games again :)

Scrubs

When I was younger and went to a doctors office or the hospital seems like all the nurses ever wore was white. Once in a great while you might see one wearing a light blue, but that was rare. Everything for them was white and plain.
Thes days nursing scrubs have changed dramatically. It's as if they have decided it is okay for nurses to look fashionable. I am not complaining, white everything never looked all that appealing to me. Now days nurses can wear better looking scrubs, like this top:

See? Much better than plain old drab white! Not only is this a nice looking scrubs top I'd bet a woman could wear this just about anywhere and no one would even think about it being a scrub top.
Scrubs are not just for medical folks you know. Anyone and everyone can buy these comfortable fitting duds and wear them. They are, as I said, comfortable but also they are affordable. Affordable is always good when you are purchasing something.
So, if you are looking for something fashionable and comfortable, head on over to Marcus Uniforms and see what they have to offer. Just remember that if you are wearing your scrubs out and about the town people may ask you for medical advice. Don't give it to them unless you are a medical professional.

Sad But True

Steel Buildings

People are collectors of stuff, often way too much stuff. We hate to throw anything away, we might need it some day, usually shortly after we have tossed it out. We need a place to store all our stuff, which is why garages these days rarely hold automobiles, they are filled with our precious stuff. What we need are steel buildings that can hold our stuff, maybe even our vehicles.
Steel buildings can be designed in a variety of shapes and sizes to cover just about anything you need protected from plain and simple household stuff to tools and cars, even an airplane. They can also be used for other things like creating a working shop where you repair things to classrooms when you have too many students and not enough space.
Whatever stuff you have that you don't want to get rid of a steel building can cover and protect. Check out the website and see all the ideas they have for use of a steel building. Then let your imagination run crazy thinking about all your personal stuff and seriously think about getting one of these buildings.
If you are like me, living in a house where there is no garage, these buildings can also be a godsend. I have nowhere to store my stuff other than inside the house which only makes a house look cluttered with junk. Like I said, people hate to get rid of their stuff.

Air

I went out this afternoon, just a short walk to the garbage can. I went without my oxygen, because I didn't think I would need any for that short a distance. I was okay there although I was short of breath once I got back into the house. I admit I made it though.
After a few hours I decided to go out and pick up the mail. This is a bit longer trip, all the way across the street. I tried to walk slowly but I didn't accomplish this at all. I never have walked slowly and doing so drives me crazy. Okay, wait, I lied there. I once walked slowly, I was a little boy with little feet and couldn't even remotely keep up with my stepfather. He was tall and took some long strides!
I made it to the mailbox, already out of breath. Stopped for a moment, as if I was checking the mail, then turned to head back to the house. The neighbor was in the driveway so I didn't want to have to stop and be down close to the ground. I didn't want him to ask if I was okay and I really didn't want his puppy to bound towards me and maybe knock me over.
I made it to the trashcans to rest, throwing out one junk mail piece in the recycle can. That looked normal enough. Then I practically ran back to the back door, inside the house and over to my chair to the oxygen tube.
I really do need that air :(

Boots

Looking out my window I see lots of sunshine and a few clouds, pretty much looking like a typical Autumn day. But I know that these days will not last much longer, the evenings are already chilly and that can only mean one thing, Winter is coming soon. And, when Winter comes, bad weather will surely come along with it.
I am lucky here in the desert because we rarely get snow but in the Winter months we do get most of our annual rainfall so it will be cold and wet. Many people might be shocked to learn that it gets cold here in the desert but it does. It gets below freezing here at night and, often, in the morning hours it is not surprising to find ice on the sidewalks making for a slippery walk at best. This is the time of year that you need a great pair of boots, like the Lowa Tibet Pro Boot.
If I have trouble in the desert of Southern California I can only imagine the hardships of Winter for the other parts of the country, especially the East where months of heavy snow seem to be the norm for Winter. I lived in Minnesota for a while as a kid and that snow was tremendous. Fun for kids, I doubt it is much fun for adults that have to go to work or do grocery shopping type things. They need a great pair of boots too.
Boots are wonderful for Winter because they are generally waterproof, warm, and most have soles that make it easier to walk in tough conditions, like snow. Whether we like it or not Winter, and bad weather conditions, are coming.
Enjoy the Autumn weather while you may, each and every day of sunshine that comes your way is a blessing from Mother Nature. But, get yourself a great pair of boots now to prepare for the curse of Mother Nature called Winter.

Go To Jail Already

I mentioned Ms. Lohan in an earlier post so will bring her up again. The woman just does not seem to understand the system at all. You either perform the community service you are ordered to do or you lose your probation and go to jail. The average person comprehends that quite well and we are thankful there is community service options. I don't know many people that would prefer jail to community service. Obviously Lindsey Lohan is different than the rest of us.
Perhaps she thinks that she is this rich and famous person and therefore should be above the legal system of this country. Perhaps she is an idiot. I have never met the woman so I cannot say for certain which of those is the truth. What I do know is based on what I hear or see in the news. Basically she has not followed the judges orders and is now facing jail time.
Personally I wish the judge would send her sorry butt to jail and get it over with. I get tired of rich whiny people that seem to think they are above the law because they are rich or famous. Good for you, sign autographs for the other prisoners and shut up.
From the looks of things she should have just done the jail time to begin with she would have been done by now. But, no, she'd rather waste the time showing up late and being reported as a no show by the place she was supposed to work at, spending time in court or with her lawyers, things like that.
I will say one thing for rich and famous folks, they sure like to waste the taxpayers dollars with court appearances.

Debt Counseling

The big news story of late, other than whether or not Lindsey Lohan will go to jail, is the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations done by people that are simply fed up with the way things work in this country. Big corporations get bailed out while the little guy is left to face major debt problems and often foreclosures of their homes.
Most people these days seriously are way over their heads in debt, be it from mortgages or credit cards or loans that seemed like a good idea at the time. What most people these days really need is Debt counseling.
When it comes to impacting your debt, there are numerous resources and professionals at your disposal, including debt counseling, debt management and debt settlement. No matter where you start, take the time to ask any company you are working with to explain to you the difference between the three. This is an important first-step in determining how to best help your personal debt problems.
Debt dot com offers a free online analysis of your debts. Simply fill out some basic information like your name and email and phone and tell them just how deeply you are in debt and take it from there.
Whatever debts you are facing, do not face them alone. Get some professional advice on how you can get rid of your debt problems and get back to enjoying life. Worrying over debts never got anyone anything beyond stressed out and older before your time.

Privacy

There is no such thing in my house these days as privacy. My wife and I have conversations in low tones in the kitchen and get interrupted by the twenty year old in the living room. This isn't really all that new, she has been doing it for years. Personally I wish she'd get out of the habit.
Today my wife was telling me that once it got cooler she was going to take a trash bag and pick up some loose trash around the house. Part of it is trash that blows into the yard because of the high winds we get here in the desert. Part of it is trash that fell out while my daughter was taking out the trash she collected while cleaning her room. God forbid she should pick the trash up after it falls out of the bag.
As soon as she heard her name mentioned she told her mother she would go pick up the trash, Mom said no. That's when the argument started. Arguments always start that way around this household.
If we tell the child to do something she doesn't want to do she argues or she changes how it should be done. She just likes to be disagreeable to some things. It was okay when she was thirteen or fourteen, it is getting old now that she is twenty.
I really do wish she would stop listening to our conversations. If two people are talking in hushed tones she needs to learn that that means the conversation is none of her concern. I realize that my daughter is female and females often tend to be nosy but this is ridiculous.
No privacy in a household with children, whether that number be ten or one.

The Other Woman

Sounds like I am going to write about relationships gone awry but I am not. Nor am I going to write about divorce. I am actually going to write something pleasant so hang on to your hats.
Take a look, a really good look, around your house. It is not as clean as you would like it to be, is it? You'd love to have a really clean house but with work and family and Life that just isn't going to happen is it? But, there is a solution if you live in Raleigh, North Carolina or somewhere close to it.
You could us the raleigh house cleaning service known as The Other Woman. They have been in business for over twenty years which means that there is no worries about trusting them to take care of your stuff. House cleaning businesses that do not do a good job do not last twenty years!
But say you don't want them to clean your house but you could use some help with other things like running errands or doing your weekly grocery shopping for you. Maybe you need to work and a contractor is coming to the house. You can't be in two places at once but the Other Woman can help with that as well. You go to work and they will be at your home to deal with the contractor or service person. Sweet deal there.
If you're looking for something more than "just another cleaning service," contact The Other Woman by telephone at 919-832-1756. Or visit the website. Then get ready to relax and enjoy their services.

Pfui

No, that is not some odd acronym in the title it is a word. It spells what most people these days spell as phooey. Either way, that describes my early morning.
I had a ride set up to take me to the clinic to get that lab work done. But two things got in the way.
First, I slept like a baby last night. No, I didn't wake up every two hours with a wet diaper, I just woke up every hour and a half to two hours. Not much rest in there.
Then I got up when the alarm went off and had coffee and smokes and did my best to wake up completely. What I got when I was fully awake was some serious stomach cramps.
So, I cancelled the ride to the clinic. Once again I have failed to get there. Dammit.

Rustic Furniture

My bed frame, part wood and part metal has finally decided to fall apart big time. I don't know why, it is only about 20 years old. Things just don't last forever like they used to. At any rate, it is time to go searching for a new bed so I went surfing and found this great website that sells rustic furniture, including beds.
I really like the looks of this one, the Lakeland Cedar Log Bed. It looks sturdy enough to last and there is enough room there for me, the wife and the bed hog dog. Gotta have that extra room for the terrier you know? This bed is made completely out of logs, no metal parts at all which seems good to me too.
Have you checked your bed lately? It might be falling apart like mine. Now is a great time to check out all the wonderful looking beds over at Log Furniture Place. They might just have the perfect bed for you and yours.
It may seem strange to you that I was looking at beds made entirely from logs but consider this thought... How often have you seen historical places with log cabins and the cabins are in better shape than many modern buildings? Logs last a lifetime and then some :)

A Mess

My wife wanted to create a couple of games for Cancer Awareness on the game site. We wanted to set them up in advance so we got the boss to help.
First she made 2 games with the wrong amount. I thought that was her donation lol Then she made the two games and we tried to figure out who to send the money to and how. That was a mess! I hope we got it all sorted out.

BTW, in case you didn't notice:

Got The Time?

I am still looking at watches because, as I posted before, my pocket watch is kaput. I like looking at watches and other types of jewelry or a combination of the two as in mens diamond watches.
You have to admit if you ask someone the time and they look at their wristwatch and show off something fancy looking like diamonds you are impressed. I know I am, how can anyone not be? I guess that is why Rolex watches were such a hit with wealthy folks for years, they dressed to impress.
Can't afford a Rolex? Me neither but there are still some fancy looking diamond watches around that will impress people just as much. Take a gander at this impressive watch:

Admit it, if you had this watch on your wrist you would be anxious to show it off. I know I certainly would be waiting for someone, anyone, to ask me the time of day. And, surprise, this beauty is under one hundred dollars! Yep, you read that correctly, less then a hundred bucks.
Not looking for a watch? So Icy Jewelry has other items to check out. Along with men and ladies diamond watches they also have gold jewelry and stainless steel jewelry. Not simply by one company or designer either, they have many different brands.
Head on over to the website and check it out. If not something for you think about this, the holidays are coming. A special someone in your life would be thrilled with some fancy jewelry for Christmas!

Hormonal Raging

Life with two adult females is, to say the least, interesting. Most times are pleasant enough but if one is on their period things can get argumentative at best. If both of them are periodic these are the days I really wish I could leave the house and take a very long walk lol
One of my Facebook friends posted that he is going to be a daddy again and I congratulated him. Someone else posted that they have their fingers crossed that this baby is a girl. I almost feel like telling George that if he has a girl to enjoy that girl while she is still little. Because once those hormones kick in and she starts having her cycle God only knows what you will have on your hands, still an angelic creature or the Spawn of Satan.
I never have figured out what is up with hormones and teens. I raised four boys first time around and when they hit puberty they too were way different than they had been. Some were way too rowdy and argumentative (you'd think they were having a period lol) and some were just simply rebellious without wanting to fight you at every turn.
With my daughter she was a very sweet child until she started her cycle. Then she became, often, a little bitch from Hell. You couldn't say much that didn't totally upset her to the point where she would either want to scream and holler or she would cry. Sometimes I think that hormones are God's little joke on human beings.
I wish my friend George the best, no matter what gender he gets with this baby he is going to have his hands full eventually. I just hope the baby is born healthy and normal.

Cool Shades

While I wear prescription lenses so I can see properly I am not against leaving the house in a regular pair of shades if they look cool enough. I can see okay in them I just cannot read without my regular glasses. If you're going to wear sunglasses they should definitely look cool, like the ones made by julbo.
Julbo sunglasses are designed for the sportier person in mind, with lenses that should withstand the elements and still give you clear vision. They also have some shades that are for people like me that lose their sunglasses a lot, like these:

These glasses sport an adjustable shock absorbent nose bridge insert and temple inserts for perfect grip, along with three sets of interchangable lenses to provide versatility. They also can be made for a prescription so that makes them even better!
So don't just head out into the sun wearing any old pair of shades, get yourself som Julbo sunglasses and look way cooler than you probably are.

Traffic

As I wrote previously I have been using some traffic exchanges to advertise a couple of sites including this blog. And I have noticed a few odd things while surfing ads that truly make me go hmmmmm.....
Since there appear to be so many programs out there that will make you a millionaire with little or no money to start with why aren't there more wealthy people surfing the internet? And, if these programs work so easily and so well why are these millionaires still advertising it? Why aren't they relaxing somewhere? How man millions do you need to make to be happy?
Some of the ads allow you to add your own photo to make it seem more personal and that's not a bad thing. But, I wonder how many of these advertisers actually look at the photo they are using? I am amazed at how often the photos look more like mug shots from the police department than a personal photo. And on at least one ad there are two people pictured. I gotta say, when I first looked at it it made me laugh. They look more like they belong on a page that says "Have you seen these two serial killers?" My daughter looked at that ad and immediately wondered Why is that one in the woods? LOL
In spite of just how long the internet has been around there are still some that seem to think they are still advertising in magazines. They not only want your name and email address they want a telephone number. What the heck? Are they not only going to spam me to death they want to hound me like a telemarketer too? No thanks!

What these ads really need is to keep everything simple. Show me what you are advertising without making me scroll all over the page to figure things out. Simple is best.
Oh, yeah, they also need more pretty girls to look at so I actually want to look at the ads :)

Stomach Cramps

Ugh! I woke up today with some nasty stomach cramps. Maybe it's sympathy pains for my wife who is suffering through her monthly gift from Mother Nature. I just wish they would go away and quickly!
Speaking of that gift from Mother Nature, there is a blessing in that gift. Although she is suffering with nasty back pains and such, my wife has not complained about sinus headaches. She suffers with those every day due to her allergies so it's nice to get a break from those I am sure.
Hope all of you are feeling better than my wife and I...

Boxing Week

I am not entirely certain what Boxing Week is other than six days wherein retailers have huge sales so that they have less inventory to count when it is inventory counting time. But, a sale is a sale and those are always good for consumers. More so, I suppose, right now because let's face it the economy is a bit sluggish at this time.
The Source, a website I have discussed in the past is now having a sale. From computers to gaming to TV and home entertainment, there are always lots of goodies at The Source. I like this store because they do offer such a wide variety of products. I never know what I am going to be looking for or when so a store like The Source is great for me. I am sure that this store will be great for you as well.
The Source also has an Outlet center where you can find such things as an Apple IPhone or an Iluv hi-fidelity speaker dock for the IPad, IPhone or IPod. They even have an Atomic wall clock that shows the temperature indoors so you can see why you need to turn on that air conditioner or heater.
Go, take a wander through their webpages. You might just find that item you have been thinking about buying. But it, make yourself happy.

Tired, Or Lazy

I am tired today, just as I was yesterday. Perhaps it is laziness but I don't think so this time.
I have been spending a lot of time online using traffic exchanges lately and looking at all those ads may be wearing me down. You know when your eyes get tired the whole body seems to follow.
But, I am more or less having fun with these exchanges, promoting one of the PTC sites that pays and also promoting this blog, as well as the game site I chat moderate on.
I haven't seen any real results yet from all this surfing but I shall try to be persistent and give the exchanges a chance. In the meantime I have earned a few dollars on them so that's a plus all by itself.
In the meantime, I am tired...

Failed

Tried to go this morning to the bus stop so that I could go to the clinic and get the lab tests done that the doctor wants. Not happening, I failed :(
Felt okay when I woke up and all but barely made it to a fourth of the way down the second block. Not good :(
Looks like I am going to have to find a friend that can pick me up at the house and drive me over there. Cannot afford the cab fare for that distance :(
It sucks to get this old and crippled up :(

If you hadn't noticed I am feeling like quite the failure today :(

Power Scooter

Please Read and Help If you Can
I can no longer leave my house without a lot of assistance so I am trying to save for one of these scooters:

Please Read and Help If you Can

This is why I am here on these traffic exchanges, to help me earn money. It's also why I use a lot of PTC sites. But, it is difficult to save money with a income of 1100 a month for a household of 3 people :(
So, I thought perhaps fellow surfers could help me get this scooter. I really miss being able to go anywhere. Heck, I had to take a taxicab just to go to the medical clinic 2 blocks from my house. That was a very, very sad day for me.
If you wish to help, please click the donation button, any donation gladly accepted, it all adds up. If you cannot help, that's okay. Maybe say a small prayer for people like me that cannot do what we used to do.

Thanks for reading and God Bless :)

Doctor Visit Part 2

So I went to see the doctor. First off I embarrassed myself with a taxi driver. I thought the doctor's office was a tad farther from my house and didn't think I would be able to walk it so I called my usual taxi driver. He picked me up, I told him where I was going and he was wondering why I didn't just walk over there since it is less than three blocks from the house lol I felt really stupid!
The doctor visit went well. He gave me a quick exam and we spent some time talking, unusual for a doctor but nice to see. He gave me the usual stuff, reflexes, leg and arm strength, stuff like that.
Then we got down to brass tacks. We discussed the inhalers I have been using since I left the Er and he wrote me a new prescription for them. Wow! I was happy! I thought I was going to have to work hard to keep those. We also discussed my smoking which is always a given with doctors. He asked if my quitting was a possibility and I laughed and rolled my eyes. He just nodded and that was the end of that discussion.
He ordered a whole bunch of lab work that I must now do soon because he (and I) are curious as to why my weight has fallen quite so drastically. Twenty pounds is no big deal for most people but if you weigh 103 it is a very big deal indeed :(
So, lab work next, continue with the inhalers and the oxygen for however long I get to keep that and hopefully better health awaits...

Doctor Visit

Tomorrow is the day, I get to see the new doctor for the first time. I am hoping all goes well. He needs to see what a crippled up, out of breath, old geezer I am so I can continue to get the right medicines to help my breathing.
To that end I am going to leave my oxygen at home so that when I am there and he is listening to my lungs he can clearly see just how much I need the medicines and the inhalers.
Because I am not totally idiotic I will take the inhaler with me, in case of a real emergency. I also will take all the prescription information so he can see what it is I am taking and the one that I ran out of already.
The only hard part of this plan of action is to get out of the house without the oxygen. I went to cash my check on Friday and the daughter threw one hell of a fit when she found I was not planning on taking the oxygen tank. It was definitely one of those days when I wished she would remember she is twenty and I am sixty, not the other way around.
I am thankful though that she at least cares enough about me to throw a fit when I want to do things like that. We did end up taking the oxygen tank but it stayed in the taxi while I went into the place to cash the check and get the rent money order. I did not tell her that though, so both of us were happy :)
Wish me luck at the doctor's office...