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Led Rope Lighting

I have been contemplating changing the lighting in my office. Led Rope lighting looks like a pretty good option, but the research keeps leading me to other things. I need direct light with a small lamp, and then I would like the rest of the room lit with less of a direct light affect.

When I started looking at the home led lighting there are all types, and there is also indoor Fiber Optic lighting, and this looks very interesting.

We have some lights at work, I hate to call them flashlights, they are tubes with led lights in them that are rechargeable and the base is a magnet. So if you are working in a dark area, you can just place the light on any metal surface and it is very bright. The impressive part is how bright they are, without being a blinding direct light. I never thought led lights could be that strong.

I have the feeling this research is going to take me some time, if you have any information on either led rope lighting or fiber optic lighting that is affordable and functional for a home design, please drop me a comment.

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March 29th, 2008 — By David — Filed under: Blogging, Ramble On Comments (0)

Mens Straw Hat

Every year about this time, I tell my wife I need a Mens Straw Hat. And every year, usually about the time I pull my Fedora out for winter wearing, I realize I never got my hat. I probably have close to 100 Baseball Caps that I wear year round, but I want something a little different.

So this year will be different. I am officially in the market for a good Straw Hat.

Last time I was in Bass Pro Shop they had a few decent looking hats. The problem was either they had band around the hat I did not like, or they did not have my size. The style I am looking for is basically a Fedora, made of straw. Not some goofy looking floppy straw, but a good lookin hat, just made of straw for the summer heat.

So you have a good place to buy a nice Straw Hat for summer, let me know.

Tags: Baseball Caps, Bass Pro Shops, Fedora, Mens Straw Hat, Mississippi, Straw Hat

March 28th, 2008 — By David — Filed under: Blogging Comments (0)

Singulair

It is being reported in the News that the FDA is investigating Singulair and the reports of mood changes, suicidal behavior in people taking Singulair.

Why did this get my attention?

Well, if you have listened to any of the drug commercials these days. It is absolutely ridiculous. Most of them sound like the side effects are worse than the condition you are taking them for. A couple even mention the risk of cancer.

Now, why would you take Singulair, which is an asthma medication, if the side effects sounded worse than the asthma?

I realize some medicines have side effects that are bad, but are still worth the risk for the condition we are taking them for. I have done Chemotherapy, I truly understand. It just seems that there should be a line somewhere that we can draw to stop some of this.

Reminds of my rant just a couple months ago about my wife’s Asthma Inhaler

Tags: Asthma, Asthma Inhaler, Chemotherapy, FDA, Medicine, Singulair, Suicide

March 27th, 2008 — By David — Filed under: Blogging Comments (1)

Spring in Mississippi

We are only a week into spring and I am already tired.

We have had some beautiful weather over the last week, the flowers are blooming and the yard work is already causing work.

I spent 2 whole days cutting and mowing. I just love the big lot, until it’s time to mow and trim, lol. Oh yeah, it looks a lot better. But before I could mow, I had to put a new battery, solenoid and carburetor on the riding lawn mower. Of course the bad thing is I don’t mind working on the engine as much as I do all the tree trimming and cutting.

Tags: Lawn Mower, Mississippi, Spring, Weather, Yard Work

March 26th, 2008 — By David — Filed under: Blogging Comments (0)

SignTheGoogleGuestBook - David Was Here

Well I must say this is the most interesting Blog Meme I have seen. Garry Conn started it over at Blog The Internet.

Just make a post and title it with SignTheGoogleGuestBook - Your Name Was Here

It’s the first search engine Guest Book I have ever seen, now let’s see if we can get listed there with some of these other fine Guests. SignTheGoogleGuestBook might just be the craziest Blog Meme ever.

Tags: Blog Meme, SignTheGoogleGuestBook

February 19th, 2008 — By David — Filed under: Blogging Comments (1)

Asthma Inhaler

My wife went to get her asthma inhaler and was told by the pharmacist that her particular asthma inhaler was no longer being prescribed and they would get her a new one. No big deal I guess, except the reason they gave.

Seems the asthma inhaler she has been using for 10 years is bad for the environment!

Environment, hey, what about her lungs? She has been breathing this stuff in for 10 years?

I gotta look into this, something just ain’t right here.

Tags: Asthma, Asthma Inhaler, Medicine, Pharmacist

January 31st, 2008 — By David — Filed under: Blogging Comments (0)

Dorothy Hamill Haircut

Is everything going retro, or am I just getting that old. I swear I have seen a couple young ladies with a Dorothy Hamill Haircut recently. Of course, I guess this should not surprise me. They don’t want to admit it, but a lot of the hairstyles today are retro hairstyles.

And the music is the same way, I hear kids all the time talking about Classic Rock bands like they were just discovered. Hey, did you hear the NEW Aerosmith song, it’s the bomb man !

Tags: Aerosmith, Dorothy Hamill Haircut, Dorothy Hamill Hairstyle, Retro Fashion, Retro Hairstyles, Seventies

January 9th, 2008 — By David — Filed under: Blogging Comments (0)

More YouTube and less Television

I have spent the last 4 days at home enjoying the Holidays. One of the things I noticed is that we tend to go to YouTube for video entertainment instead of the Television. We have already seen all the Christmas classics a thousand times and there is really nothing on TV.

We used YouTube a lot over the last few days. The kids (teenagers) love to dig up silly videos and show them to us and we can find stuff for them that they have never seen.

A good example is Rich Little. I remember Rich being a great impressionist from when I was a kid. Well now there is Frank Caliendo and the kids could not believe anyone was ever as good as Frank. Well, thanks to YouTube I found some Rich Little videos and showed them.

I think Frank Caliendo would do better focusing on Videos Online instead of a 30 minute TV show (Frank TV).

Try it, go to YouTube and search for some of that old stuff you liked, you may be very surprised at what you find.

December 26th, 2007 — By David — Filed under: Blogging, Ramble On Comments (1)

Santa Claus Tracker

It’s that time of year again, and the technology sure makes it easier than ever to have an accurate Santa Claus Tracker.

The Norad Santa site has to be considered the Official Santa Tracker.

So make sure to bookmark it and help the kids keep up with Santa Claus.

December 23rd, 2007 — By David — Filed under: Blogging, Ramble On Comments (0)

Monster Energy Drink

This is definitely my new favorite drink, the Monster energy drink is one of the few energy drinks that I really like the taste. The can is easily recognizable with the monster energy drink logo being what looks like the letter M scratched out of the can. And their marketing slogan is Unleash The Beast, oh yeah!

The Lo-Carb Monster is my favorite, in the blue can.

They have a pretty cool website too. Obviously these companies have learned the power of the Internet when marketing, especially to the 18-35 males.

December 20th, 2007 — By David — Filed under: Blogging Comments (0)

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