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2012 Will Be The Year Of Micro Blogging

David — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 04:38:40 +0000

After blogging for almost 10 years, I still find myself not keeping a good rhythm, so 2012 will be the year I focus on micro blogging from here.

I have always thought the biggest problem for me was the time it took to prepare what I thought would be a good blog post. So one solution is to just blog from the hip and see where that goes.

Christmas Eve in Mississippi

David — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:34:30 +0000

Spending the day watching the weather, something like 30 counties under a Tornado Watch.

To the West it is snowing in Dallas, this could make for an interesting Christmas Holiday here.

Hopefully the Tornado’s will stay away and we can just enjoy the family and food tonight and tomorrow. It is certainly a lot different since the kids are grown up. We are going to see the new Sherlock Holmes movie tomorrow as a family.

Need To Lose Weight

David — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:49:18 +0000

Ok, I admit it, and that has to be the first step. I need to lose weight. Over the years I have continues to gain weight and use my medical problems as an excuse, well no more. I have started and stopped losing weight on several occasions, but this time I WILL succeed.

I have decided to lose 30lbs and do it with a very simple diet plan that has worked before. I am cutting back on calories and increasing calorie burning activities. That is it, the whole deep dark secret diet program.

And if I can get back down to a 32″ waist I will be thrilled.

Wish me Luck !

Christmas Tree Ornaments

David — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 16:24:10 +0000

Every year since we have been married my wife has purchased Christmas Tree Ornaments for each of us, plus one for us as a couple.

Then, she did the same thing for the kids. So, we now have enough hand picked Christmas tree ornaments that we have no room for some of the old standards.

Of course I did not realize when we moved into our new house this year, which has a cathedral ceiling in the family room that this would come into play at Christmas.

Now can have a BIGGER Christmas tree!

I never, ever, would have thought of that on my own, trust me, lol.

Oh, I guess the one good thing is I think I finally have her convinced to use an Artificial Christmas Tree!

Fun Stocking Stuffers

David — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:22:36 +0000

One of the fun things to do in the Christmas Shopping frenzy is to find Fun Stocking Stuffers.

It can be a little bit of a challenge depending on the person, but it is always fun to try and find small, inexpensive stocking stuffers. Of course, online shopping has made this a lot easier, but the real fun is shopping the old fashion way for these items.

Christmas Tree Sales

David — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 23:02:42 +0000

Over the last few years it has been reported that live Christmas Trees Sales continue to decline, while artificial Christmas Tree sales are growing.

There are probably a lot of reasons for this including the time it takes to shop for a tree and the ability to haul it. Plus as with almost everything else, online Christmas tree sales are sure to make it easier. Why run around town fighting the Christmas tree sales when you can have a Christmas Tree delivered to your door.

And just think, it may be the last Christmas Tree you ever have to buy.

Led Rope Lighting

David — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 19:07:15 +0000

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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Mens Straw Hat

David — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:10:26 +0000

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.

Singulair

David — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:21:14 +0000

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

Spring in Mississippi

David — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:04:06 +0000

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.

SignTheGoogleGuestBook – David Was Here

David — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:25:27 +0000

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.

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Asthma Inhaler

David — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:48:56 +0000

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.

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Dorothy Hamill Haircut

David — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:39:13 +0000

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 !

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More YouTube and less Television

David — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 15:24:18 +0000

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.

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Santa Claus Tracker

David — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 16:22:29 +0000

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.

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