Friday, January 19, 2007

Cheap Broadband Deal

With the invention of broadband for internet access it is becoming more and more affordable. It seems actually that broadband is actually the same price as most dial up providers now. Why would anyone still use dial up then if they didn't have to?

Eclipse has a really cheap broadband deal that someone in the United Kingdom should take a look at. With a few packages available and different options it is likely they have a package that is right for you to get some residential broadband. Even if you already have it you may want a better deal. Take a look at their pricing and see if they can do better for you than what you currently have.

Ohio city may rename 'South Park'

MARYSVILLE, Ohio - You don't find fans of Cartman and Kenny on the Parks and Recreation Commission in the central Ohio city of Marysville. The panel has decided it's time to rename a local park that has come to be known as "South Park."

City administrator Kathy House says having a park with the same name as the popular but often controversial cartoon show has become inappropriate.

One member of the parks commission says they wanted to get away from "South Park" -- far away.

So, the board is recommending that the city council approve a change to "Greenwood Park," after a nearby street and apartment complex.

Marysville is about 35 miles northwest of Columbus.

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Motorola Phones

Pretty much when I think of cell phones I think of Motorola. They just seem to have the best ones. From the RAZR to the Blackberry you can usually find a very nice looking phone from Motorola as well as one that provides all the functions you will ever need.

A couple of cool phones they have are the K1 and the Z3.

The Motorola K1 offers photo capability, but it just looks great. One of the cooler looking phones out there right now. The Motorola Z3 allows you to listen to music, call a friend, play a game or use the full screen viewfinder as a digital camera. Very interesting phone here. Definitely needs to be seen.

Escaped chimp gets snack, cleans bathroom

Chimps are the coolest animals in the world. At least I think so. They are so human-like it is scary. Just another story about how they like to do the same things we do.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - An escaped chimpanzee at the Little Rock Zoo raided a kitchen cupboard and did a little cleaning with a toilet brush before sedatives knocked her out on top of a refrigerator.

The 120-pound primate, Judy, escaped yesterday into a service area when a zookeeper opened a door to her sleeping quarters, unaware the animal was still inside.

As keepers tried to woo Judy back into her cage, she rummaged through a refrigerator where chimp snacks are stored. She opened kitchen cupboards, pulled out juice and soft drinks and took a swig from bottles she managed to open.

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Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Teens and Drugs and Getting on with Life

This post is going to discuss something serious between the jokes. I posted those jokes as a way to show that even after I quit drinking and using drugs that I can still laugh at the same things anyone that does drink and do drugs does. Quitting them all doesn't really make you some boring person after you change. By the time you get to the position I was in the change is so good that you will wonder why you wasted so many years doing it. I set myself back a long time by using and abusing alcohol and drugs. You may think that quitting would cost me a lot of friends. Actually that is far from the case. I found out who my true friends were and gained a ton more. I didn't even lose the friends I used to get blasted with. All that happened is that I feel better about myself and actually get crap done now instead of feeling like I wanted to sleep for 2 days to get the junk out of my sytem.

I don't like to live in the past, but htere are a lot of things that I screwed up while abusing drugs. I could be so much further in life than I am now. I am just getting to where I want to be and I would say that I am at least 5 years behind schedule.

There are ways to get out of the life if you want to. You have to want to and be strong enough to do so. Especially before you get yourself into serious trouble not only healthwise, but with the law. Never too early to turn it around. Yeah the stuff is fun for a while, but if you can't control it you will be SCREWED later in life because of the abuse.

Echo Malibu has a unique and positive approach to helping adolescents who need help recovering from drug, alcohol or behavioral problems. The staff is extremely well educated and dedicated to improving the lives of the kids who need someone who will listen to them and help them get back to enjoying life without drugs or alcohol. Teen drug rehab is out there, but you have to have the will to accept the help. If it is your kids you have to be strong enough to talk to them about it. Kids will respond to the truth. Forcing them to do anything like this is not going to help in most cases. They need to understand what is happening to them and you need to be there to support them.

Trouble at the Bar (joke)

A guy goes into a bar and says, "Quick, gimme a beer before the trouble starts!" The barman looks around the sleepy bar, shrugs and hands the guy a bottle of beer.

The guy drinks it fast. "Quick! gimme another beer before the trouble starts!"
The barman looks at the guy oddly but hands another beer to the guy.

The guy drinks it fast. "Quick another beer before the trouble starts!"
The barman hands him another beer, with a frown on his face, but hands it over reluctantly.

Again, the guy drinks it fast. "Quick another beer before the trouble starts!"
The barman replies, "Look pal, exactly what trouble are you talking about?"

"I haven't got any money!"

Become a Good Looking Man by Dressing Well

Belisi's Sharp by Design Blog is dedicated to helping men make themselves look and feel better about how they look. Men by nature aren't very fashionable and those that are learn it for the most part. This blog will help you become more fashion oriented simply by reading it.

Don't worry. No one will think less of you for taking the time to learn this stuff. Who is going to know? What you learn could literally change your life. I'm serious about this. It is amazing how much a sense of fashion improves your chances with ladies, as well as how clients perceive you in the business world. I cannot stress this enough. The first impression is pretty important when out at a club, or when trying to make a pitch to a client. Dressing like a slob gives people the impression that if you don't care enough about how you look fashion wise, that you probably don't care too much about many other things.


This pill allows you to fly (joke)

LOL!

A man went into a bar in a high rise. He saw another man take a pill, take a drink, walk to the window and jump out. He flew around for a minute and zipped back into the bar.

As the amazed newcomer watched, the man repeated this twice more. Finally the man asked if he could have a pill. The flier said it was his last one. The man offered five hundred dollars to no avail, so he made a final offer of a thousand dollars. The man said that it was all he had on him.

The flier reluctantly gave in, took the cash, surrendered the pill, and turned back to the bar. The man took the pill, took a drink, went to the window, and jumped out only to fall to his death. The bartender walked over to the flier at the bar and, wiping a glass, said, "You sure are mean when you're drunk, Superman."

Tuesday, January 16, 2007

Wirefly Announces the Ten Most Popular Cell Phones of 2006

Topping the list of course is the grand daddy of them all the Motorola RAZR. The Verizon one at #3 is actually the phone I have and they are correct in putting it up there as one of the top ones of 2006. The phone is just great. Click the link to see their list of the top 10 cell phones of 2006.

Before the 2006 cell phone campaign, Wirefly predicted the 5 cell trends expected to become even more popular in 2006. Showing how they fared in the previous link it appears that they were right on target. 9 of the top 10 phones they sold in 2006 were camera phones. They also made claims on the smartphones by Cingular, the trend of producing cell phones for kids, and the expansion of GPS services on cell phones.

With the year behind us it is clear that technology is advancing much faster than I am. Even when I do get the latest new gadget it seems like I am still a step behind. This year after finding the Wirefly site I’ve come to find a much better resource to keep myself up to date on all the crazy cell phone trends and stay ahead with the research.

2 Dumb Fishermen (joke...a bad one)

2 dumb fishermen decided to rent a boat on a lake for their favorite sport. After fishing for 4 hours at various places around the lake with no luck at all they decided to try one more spot before calling it quits, Suddenly things started to happen, and they caught their limit inside of twenty minutes. paul said, (Hey we should mark this spot, so next time we will know where to come,) Jim says good idea, and he took out a can of spray paint and made a large X on the floor of the boat....to mark the spot.... With that paul says, why did you do that, now anyone who rents this boat will know where to fish.

Advantage Office Suites

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Internet. Serious Business.

This little blog just got rolling, but I find the concept pretty hilarious. It is basically a blog about how to post on message boards. It discusses fads, Internet lingo, popular message board videos and pics, and even gets into ways of how to survive on a message board. I expect this blog to become one of my regular reads in the future.

If you find the psychology of message boards and the way people tend to display their superiority over other posters funny, take a look at Internet. Serious Business. for some tips, and a few laughs.