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Black Friday Sales

Once again, we are in the home stretch to Black Friday. Once again, I will be getting up early to brave the cold (and the other shopping idiots) to claim my share of the savings. This year I don’t plan on buying a big screen TV so I can skip the rat race at Best […]

Windows Vista = ME V2

If you haven’t seen the new Apple Get a Mac ad,go and watch it. This is the best one yet. I love the line about “don’t ask what Vista can do for you, but ask what you can buy for Vista.” “If your printer does not work with Vista, buy a new one.” But they […]

Plane vs Car

A cool video for your Friday enjoyment

HANS Disclaimer

I now own Hansen Natural Corporation (HANS) stock. They are the makers of the Monster energy drink. After missing last quarter’s targets they had a sharp decrease in stock price, so I figured I could ride them back up as the energy drink market seems to be growing in leaps and bounds…

Start a Bank of America Checking Account…

And receive $100! It’s amazing the cost of advertising these days. That a bank will spend $100 to acquire a new customer that may leave after the check cashes is pretty risky… I haven’t decided if I’m going to sign up or not since there is no local branch. I do know that I have […]

Let’s Talk Houses

As most of you already know, our house is on the market for sale. While going through the process when we bought our last house, I thought to myself that it would be great if there was a way to discuss properties on the market with other potential buyers. I know I can see new […]

GM Goes Hybrid

GM is the first full size truck manufacturer to release a hybrid model. Gains of 40% fuel efficiency in town and 25% overall. Not bad, not bad at all… Technorati Tags: GM, hybrid

Flight of Terror

I might have posted this story before, but it never gets old. I’m not quite sure what I find so fascinating about the recount of the Gimli Glider but the suspense of the writing is rather good.

The World We Live In…

I had a very disturbing incident happen on Friday on the drive home from work. About halfway home at an intersection waiting for the protected turn, I was the first car in line. While waiting for the light I noticed a young girl cross the street right in front of me. She must have been […]

Mondays….

Boy, I hate Mondays…