We live in a strange society. Young, 20-somethings hawk hair color on television as if they were old and needed to color their hair. Older celebrities hawk products that, they claim, will make you look or feel younger. Seems like folks cannot make up their minds what age they want to be.
When I was young, old people had wrinkles. They were called "character lines". Since my childhood antics often got me called a character I often wondered if I was going to get all wrinkly like them. Crow's feet were called "laugh lines" which certainly sounds better. What the heck were crows doing on someones face anyway? Your grandparents had these lines, perhaps your aunts and uncles too. If your parents were getting up there maybe they had them as well, but odds are you would be the blame, like you were for their gray hair. Odds are good too that only the females in your family worried about these lines. Men worried more about going bald than wrinkles or gray hair.
Times are much different now. The gender lines have blurred to the point where both genders worry about pretty much the same things. And wrinkles are a big concern for both men and women. There are a lot of products out there that claim to reduce these unsightly lines from your face, but which wrinkle cream is the best one for you?
You could spend a lot of time and money trying them all or doing research about them but, in the end, I think the only thing that would get you is a thinner pocketbook and more wrinkles. Better to use the research done by someone else and choose the product that you think is correct. Let someone else get character lines from too much studying!
So, if you have crow's feet under your eyes or your face isn't as youthful as you'd like it to be then check out the products on the website. Look as young as you feel. Give yourself an added boost without the cost of a facelift.
Monday, May 31, 2010
Stress Is What You Make Of It
Okay, so we are all busy little beavers in a very hectic world. No matter what you do for a living there is stress. Some jobs more stress than others. When you are not stressing about your job, or your family or the world or whatever else causes you grief you stress out trying to find ways to relieve that stress. Vicious circle.
I like to kick back and watch poker on television. Not only because I wish to improve my own poker abilities but because I like the thought that these folks are winning so much money. It's like imagining that you've just won the lottery. Imagine being at the final table and winning, solely by ability, a million dollars or more. Now, imagine the stress the losing hand holder must feel. And, you think you have stress!
Someone Tweeted this link yesterday so I took a gander at it. I am amazed at the end result of the video. Not only is one player holding a poker hand to die for the other player is handling his loss with extreme calmness. He has lost over $300,000 in cold, hard cash and yet he is not screaming and yelling or throwing any sort of a temper tantrum. He is very calmly analyzing what has just happened, how it happened and, hopefully, how not to make the same mistake in the future.
Give this video a look. See if you can learn from these two players how better to handle an enormous amount of stress. Here is the link:
http://poker.iblog24.com/high-stakes-poker/gus-hansen-vs-daniel-negreanu-best-hand-from-high-stakes-poker/
I like to kick back and watch poker on television. Not only because I wish to improve my own poker abilities but because I like the thought that these folks are winning so much money. It's like imagining that you've just won the lottery. Imagine being at the final table and winning, solely by ability, a million dollars or more. Now, imagine the stress the losing hand holder must feel. And, you think you have stress!
Someone Tweeted this link yesterday so I took a gander at it. I am amazed at the end result of the video. Not only is one player holding a poker hand to die for the other player is handling his loss with extreme calmness. He has lost over $300,000 in cold, hard cash and yet he is not screaming and yelling or throwing any sort of a temper tantrum. He is very calmly analyzing what has just happened, how it happened and, hopefully, how not to make the same mistake in the future.
Give this video a look. See if you can learn from these two players how better to handle an enormous amount of stress. Here is the link:
http://poker.iblog24.com/high-stakes-poker/gus-hansen-vs-daniel-negreanu-best-hand-from-high-stakes-poker/
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Watch What You Eat
More than one in five adults has a cholesterol problem. Perhaps it is all the greasy, fatty fast foods that we seem to consume so much of. It could even just be the way we eat those foods, always in a rush, hurry, hurry, hurry. It has to be hard on the body to absorb the right parts of the foods and get rid of the bad parts. Not that all fatty, greasy foods will do you in, but a steady diet of them may increase your chances of having a problem with cholesterol.
There are certain risk factors that may contribute to unhealthy cholesterol levels. For instance, high blood pressure, smoking cigarettes, a high fat diet, and genetics can put you at a higher risk for high cholesterol. Eating healthy and exercising regularly certainly helps to main healthy cholesterol levels, however, many people have found that diet and exercise are not always enough..
Not all cholesterol is bad cholesterol. Some of it is good and your body may need it. How in the heck are you supposed to know which is which? And, once you have discovered that you have a cholesterol problem how do you find the correct cholesterol treatment for you?
You can, if you desire, spend hours, perhaps days, searching the internet or scouring through books at your local library hoping to find a treatment that seems right for you. Or, you can take advantage of someone else that has already done the research already. Personally, I would take the second option. Like most people these days I do not have the extra time do spend doing research like that. I am sure you are one of those harried, overworked people as well.
Take a gander at the products that have been reviewed. Find one that makes sense to you that you think will work on your body. These products are not a one size fits all sort of thing as every body is different. Take this information to your doctor and talk it over with them. They know your body better than you do in these cases and can help you decide if it is right for you or not.
Once you have started with a treatment plan, change your diet as best you can. Make some time for some exercise too. Get yourself healthy. Remember, this is the only body you have, take care of it!
There are certain risk factors that may contribute to unhealthy cholesterol levels. For instance, high blood pressure, smoking cigarettes, a high fat diet, and genetics can put you at a higher risk for high cholesterol. Eating healthy and exercising regularly certainly helps to main healthy cholesterol levels, however, many people have found that diet and exercise are not always enough..
Not all cholesterol is bad cholesterol. Some of it is good and your body may need it. How in the heck are you supposed to know which is which? And, once you have discovered that you have a cholesterol problem how do you find the correct cholesterol treatment for you?
You can, if you desire, spend hours, perhaps days, searching the internet or scouring through books at your local library hoping to find a treatment that seems right for you. Or, you can take advantage of someone else that has already done the research already. Personally, I would take the second option. Like most people these days I do not have the extra time do spend doing research like that. I am sure you are one of those harried, overworked people as well.
Take a gander at the products that have been reviewed. Find one that makes sense to you that you think will work on your body. These products are not a one size fits all sort of thing as every body is different. Take this information to your doctor and talk it over with them. They know your body better than you do in these cases and can help you decide if it is right for you or not.
Once you have started with a treatment plan, change your diet as best you can. Make some time for some exercise too. Get yourself healthy. Remember, this is the only body you have, take care of it!
The Boot
As a chat room moderator I sometimes have to deal with people that really do not want to chat. They would prefer to get booted, meaning they lose their chat ability. They can read but they cannot respond. I do not like to use the boot but sometimes it is inevitable.
Players get cranky and that is understandable. If things are not working properly for them they come to the lobby and either ask why or they vent their frustrations. Venting is fine so long as you don't vent too much or start to bash the site. If you are asked to stop whatever it is you are doing then you should stop and most players will. Some, however think they are above the rules and continue on and on until the mods have no choice but to give them the boot.
Last night I had to boot someone from the lobby. Spent considerable amount of time talking about how he had been on the site longer than any of those of us in the lobby, how the site should make him a premium member because of that tenure, blah, blah, blah.
Then he decided he wanted to argue with one of the mods. That is a no-no. He was warned, twice, to stop. But, on a roll, he went forward. First he got a soft boot meaning that he could log off, log back in and his chat is restored. Normally this cures players. Not this lovely guy.
Immediately upon his return he started back in, arguing about anything and everything and bashing the site. I lost my normal cool and booted him, hard. Twelve hours this time!
A short time later a friend came in and started giving the other mod hell for booting his friend, defending the one I booted. I let him know he was bitching at the wrong mod and why his friend was booted. He wanted to argue with me now. I told him that, unless he wanted to follow his friend with the boot process he should stop arguing and go play. Thankfully, he did.
When I boot someone I have to copy all the chat that led up to the booting and put it on a forum page so that the head mod can read it the next day and decide if I was right or wrong or if I should have banned the player for a longer period of time. It is time consuming and none of the mods like to do that "paperwork".
Alas, there are times when one just has no other recourse than to use The Boot.
Players get cranky and that is understandable. If things are not working properly for them they come to the lobby and either ask why or they vent their frustrations. Venting is fine so long as you don't vent too much or start to bash the site. If you are asked to stop whatever it is you are doing then you should stop and most players will. Some, however think they are above the rules and continue on and on until the mods have no choice but to give them the boot.
Last night I had to boot someone from the lobby. Spent considerable amount of time talking about how he had been on the site longer than any of those of us in the lobby, how the site should make him a premium member because of that tenure, blah, blah, blah.
Then he decided he wanted to argue with one of the mods. That is a no-no. He was warned, twice, to stop. But, on a roll, he went forward. First he got a soft boot meaning that he could log off, log back in and his chat is restored. Normally this cures players. Not this lovely guy.
Immediately upon his return he started back in, arguing about anything and everything and bashing the site. I lost my normal cool and booted him, hard. Twelve hours this time!
A short time later a friend came in and started giving the other mod hell for booting his friend, defending the one I booted. I let him know he was bitching at the wrong mod and why his friend was booted. He wanted to argue with me now. I told him that, unless he wanted to follow his friend with the boot process he should stop arguing and go play. Thankfully, he did.
When I boot someone I have to copy all the chat that led up to the booting and put it on a forum page so that the head mod can read it the next day and decide if I was right or wrong or if I should have banned the player for a longer period of time. It is time consuming and none of the mods like to do that "paperwork".
Alas, there are times when one just has no other recourse than to use The Boot.
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Chilling Outside
The weather is finally looking nice outside, sunny and warm. Except, of course, for the wind that blows through the valley during the Springtime. It may look warm but once you step outside and that wind hits you will go back inside and find a sweater or a jacket. But, Summer is coming soon and then people where I live will wish there was a cool breeze coming down from the mountains.
But, it is that time of year to think about kicking back, chilling, relaxing outside on your patio or deck. Whether it is just your family or a few friends over for a get together there is just something nice about being outside in the warm weather. It's also barbecue season and that puts more and more folks outside as well. But, once the meal is cooked, you have to be able to sit somewhere. How's your patio furniture?
With the nice weather and the thoughts of great barbecued meals comes the time to think about the patio furniture. Is it old and weather beaten? Will it stand up to another year of get togethers? Face it, it is time for some new outdoor furniture!
Whether you are looking for simple patio furniture or benches to something more stylish and uptempo, you have to check out this site. Heck, they even have Tiki huts if you want to really look spectacular. (Imagine throwing an island themed party when you have a hut like that!)
You can always add a little romance to your patio life with an outdoor fireplace. Get nice and cozy out there once you've sent the kids to bed. This site has so many nice things, heck, let your imagination run wild.
Get ready for the outside. Summer is almost here!
But, it is that time of year to think about kicking back, chilling, relaxing outside on your patio or deck. Whether it is just your family or a few friends over for a get together there is just something nice about being outside in the warm weather. It's also barbecue season and that puts more and more folks outside as well. But, once the meal is cooked, you have to be able to sit somewhere. How's your patio furniture?
With the nice weather and the thoughts of great barbecued meals comes the time to think about the patio furniture. Is it old and weather beaten? Will it stand up to another year of get togethers? Face it, it is time for some new outdoor furniture!
Whether you are looking for simple patio furniture or benches to something more stylish and uptempo, you have to check out this site. Heck, they even have Tiki huts if you want to really look spectacular. (Imagine throwing an island themed party when you have a hut like that!)
You can always add a little romance to your patio life with an outdoor fireplace. Get nice and cozy out there once you've sent the kids to bed. This site has so many nice things, heck, let your imagination run wild.
Get ready for the outside. Summer is almost here!
New And Improved?
Why is it that products hit the market trying to convince the public that it is the best thing ever, only to come out with a new product sometime later saying "new and improved"? If it truly were the best thing ever, how could it possibly be improved? And, of course, there is no way it could be new, it's already been on the market lol
In the internet world, sites are always "improving" their software. I don't know why this is either since, more often than not, all they manage to do is create more glitches and bugs that it may be worth. I wonder if these same people fix their automobiles when there is nothing wrong with them? You know, if something works...leave it alone!
One of the game sites I play on is constantly "improving" their software. They do such a great job that often the site will not load or, if it does, it loads and runs at the pace of a snail. How is that an improvement?
Another one does seek to improve its software and then there are bugs and glitches everywhere. They work very hard at fixing the bugs as they show up which is nice though. They don't take days like some places. I feel bad for the support people that have to do this fixing, even though I know they pretty much brought it upon themselves. Whenever they do an update it is always worth it in the end.
I also feel sorry for chat room mods whenever there is a software update. While these folks help support out by relaying bugs and glitches they also have to put up with irate players in the lobby bitching and moaning about why things are messed up. Game players I have noticed have very little patience for upgraded software. I'm sure that, at times, I am one of those impatient people. Perhaps that is because my brain always goes back to the same thought...If it ain't broken, don't fix it!
In the internet world, sites are always "improving" their software. I don't know why this is either since, more often than not, all they manage to do is create more glitches and bugs that it may be worth. I wonder if these same people fix their automobiles when there is nothing wrong with them? You know, if something works...leave it alone!
One of the game sites I play on is constantly "improving" their software. They do such a great job that often the site will not load or, if it does, it loads and runs at the pace of a snail. How is that an improvement?
Another one does seek to improve its software and then there are bugs and glitches everywhere. They work very hard at fixing the bugs as they show up which is nice though. They don't take days like some places. I feel bad for the support people that have to do this fixing, even though I know they pretty much brought it upon themselves. Whenever they do an update it is always worth it in the end.
I also feel sorry for chat room mods whenever there is a software update. While these folks help support out by relaying bugs and glitches they also have to put up with irate players in the lobby bitching and moaning about why things are messed up. Game players I have noticed have very little patience for upgraded software. I'm sure that, at times, I am one of those impatient people. Perhaps that is because my brain always goes back to the same thought...If it ain't broken, don't fix it!
Saturday, May 15, 2010
FB And Spam
I like Facebook, don't get me wrong. I have nice friends on there as well as family members. It's a nice way to keep track of family that I have either never seen or have met when they were babies (grandkids). It's also a nice way to bug my grown up children that live two states away :)
What really irks me about FB tho is the spam I get. For some strange reason if someone posts a video or a photo everyone in their friends list gets "tagged". So, every time that someone posts a comment on the photo or video then I get an email. I'm not in the video or the photo but I must receive all the comments.
I get enough spam emails on a daily basis, I certainly do not require any more. I wish FB would fix this silly problem. I've wiped out about 40 emails today for a video that I was "tagged" in and I am not in the video. Hell, I haven't even looked at the video.
Stupid FB :(
What really irks me about FB tho is the spam I get. For some strange reason if someone posts a video or a photo everyone in their friends list gets "tagged". So, every time that someone posts a comment on the photo or video then I get an email. I'm not in the video or the photo but I must receive all the comments.
I get enough spam emails on a daily basis, I certainly do not require any more. I wish FB would fix this silly problem. I've wiped out about 40 emails today for a video that I was "tagged" in and I am not in the video. Hell, I haven't even looked at the video.
Stupid FB :(
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