I love Burn Notice

I wrote this post a few weeks ago about the new show on USA called Burn Notice starring Jeffrey Donovan. Well it premiered tonight and I love it.

I won't even be able to give this show the credit it deserves. You should definitely check it out next week. I know I'll be watching.

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Why my last 2 jokes are redirected

I'm redirecting my jokes to my new blog. It's the same blog name except it's on it's own domain. I want to build up traffic and get people used to going to my new site. I'll probably redirect traffic from this blog this weekend. Once I have transferred everything over, this blog will go stale and I won't post on it anymore.

Joke of the week

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I need a new flash drive

I need a new flash drive. I'm starting to run out of room on my flash drive. I need the space for my short stories. I'm writing several and they take up a lot of room. I've been searching all over the internet for coupon codes to a store that I shop at all of the time. I found some great J&R Computer coupons. I shop there all of the time. They have tons of products and great prices. I spent $40 bucks last time for a flash drive, a usb hub, and a firewall for my laptop.

On a related note, I have been writing this week. I'm not writing specific chapters but as thoughts and ideas for each story come to me, I write them down. So I have bits and pieces for each story but no finished chapters as of yet. Maybe I'll spend some time this weekend working on them.

How does a grown woman crap her pants?

I mean really. It happened again. Yes, I said again. And heck no it wasn't me. It's a woman I work with. Here's the kicker, after it happened she told people. Multiple people. "I'm so embarrassed, I can't believe this happened. I have on a Serenity pad but I just went right through it." Ughh.

Apparently she had gastric bypass surgery a couple of years ago. From what I've heard, you should only eat so much food and there is food you should totally avoid. From what I see, she eats anything and everything. All of the weight she lost by getting surgery will eventually come back.

Oh, the pants crapping. Yeah that happens frequently. At least once a month. One week she came to work telling everyone that she had to wear a diaper. lol. It's not funny, but it really is. If anything like this ever happened to me, I sure as heck wouldn't tell anyone.

More comments please

I wrote a post on one of my other blogs about comments. Low and behold, I had extra comments today. I want to see if that phenomenon will continue on this blog. So leave me some comments.

Blog indecision

I still haven't decided when to move this blog to it's own domain. It will be soon though. That's why my joke of the week is on the other blog. I can't have duplicate content on two blogs. Once I do make the switch, I will redirect all of my traffic to that site as well. It's actually the same site, just it's own domain - no blogspot in the title. There are only 3 posts over there so far. I'm working on it though.

Joke of the week

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My niece is building sand castles

My niece is super excited about our upcoming vacation. We're going to the beach and she can't wait. She's never been to a nice beach. We've been to dirty beach with dirty sand and not so clean water. The thought of actually seeing blue water is more than she can handle.

She even went online to look for beach related items and found a website where you can Build A Sandcastle. She went nuts. That's her creation you see up top. lol. I told her it was beautiful. What else is a great aunt supposed to say? Yes, the castle is called Sabrina's Castle. My nieces name is Sabrina too. She's named after me. ; )

We had fun creating her sand castle. Well, she had fun creating it, I had fun watching her. She was laughing and joking the whole time. I think it took her less than 15 minutes to finish. Partially because she changed the colors twice. She chose Beaches because we're going to the beach lol. She's decided that once we get to the beach the whole family is gonna build a sand castle together. It doesn't matter to her that no one in the family is good at it. We're gonna make one anyway.

Our trip is the week after the Fourth of July. I don't know if the poor kid is gonna make it that long.

My short story

I haven't written anything in weeks. I did update my outline of the story. I didn't like the way the story was playing out. I also did outlines of two other stories that I have floating out there. I think I'll finish one of the other stories before I finish the one I was supposed to start first.

Hopefully I'll do some writing this weekend. I have a few really good ideas and I need to get them written down before I forget them.

Psst did you hear

About Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel. What about Jennifer Anniston and Brad Pitt's mom. No. You haven't heard either story. Well you need to check out a site where you can find out all about celebrity gossip and celebrity scandal. Keep up with all the gossip that's fit to print. You can even vote on the stories and leave comments.

Now stop making a face. You know you love to hear celebrity gossip as much as the next person. It's like a train wreck, you don't want to look but you just can't help yourself. Some stories take on a life of their own and do get to the point where you can't stand to hear another word. But admit it, when the police showed up to take Paris Hilton back to court you watched and commented. Am I right? You know I am, stop denying it.

So why did Jessica Biel leave Europe where Justin is performing? Hey check out the site and read it for yourself.

Another football player in a motorcycle accident

This time it's Lavar Arrington. He's in stable condition with a fractured arm and leg. Plus the assorted cuts, bruises and scratches. I know athletes are regular people and want to do what everyone else does. But I wonder if they realize that they're putting their careers in jeopardy?

Really, what happens if it's a serious injury. Their career is done and everybody can't get into broadcasting and commentating. Yeah there are some guys that are good at it, but some wouldn't have a shot.

I think it's time teams start putting clauses in players' contracts that motorcycles are off limits.

USA's new show Burn Notice

I can't wait for this show to start. I love spy shows. They have always been my favorite type of show. I love the intrigue and the skills that they have to use in order to survive.

First off, do you know what a burn notice is? I didn't so I went to the office website of the show, USA Network's Burn Notice to look it up. A burn notice is a official statement from the agency you work for to other agencies that says you are unreliable. Whoa, just a letter saying nope, don't use this guy anymore. Oh, did I mention that they don't tell you they're sending the burn notice out? Talk about being out in the cold.

It has to be hard trying to survive with no resources at your disposal. At least his home is in Miami. It would be a lot easier to survive in Miami. How do I figure this? Well, if I was in Miami with no money or anything I would do fine. It's Miami, home of nightclubs and celebrities galore. I would get a job at a club and mooch off of some people for a place to sleep.

One of my strong suits is my ability to talk to people. I'm sure I could schmooze my way into a ideal situation until I got on my feet financially. Hey, ain't no shame to my game when it comes to surviving.

I'm ready to pull my hair out

Holy crap, setting up a domain is a huge pain. First I couldn't get the domain set into the correct directory. So it was pulling up another site instead of it's own site. Once I got that corrected, I couldn't get wordpress set up.

Then I couldn't get my widgets set up. The file was corrupted whenever I tried to download it. Finally, I went into my other site and just copied the entire widget file. Now, the site is mostly in place as far as appearance and widgets. I have to decide whether to import these posts to that blog or just start it over fresh.

I'm leaning towards not doing anything. Running a blog is driving me crazy. I'm not technologically inclined so this is hard for me. I'm in awe of people who build their own sites and files. I'm just not that smart.

No news on my blog moving yet

I probably will move my blog this weekend. I was sick yesterday and didn't get onto the internet until late. Between trying to set up my database and put my domain folders in the right place, I didn't accomplish much on the moving the blog front.

Yesterday was horrible and I hardly looked at my computer. I'm also still tired today so I won't be on for long tonight either.

This blog may be moving

I'm not sure yet. I'm waiting for word from one of my pay to blog companies. I plan on moving this blog to its own domain. I've already purchased the domain, I'm just waiting on word whether or not I can move it.

I may have to wait 30 days, in which case this blog may still be active. I'll be cross-posting tons of articles. I can't write the same post on different blogs but I can write complementary posts.

I should know by tomorrow at the latest what is going on with everything.

Boycott the Pittsburgh Pirates?

Wow. I just heard on a local sports talk show that there is an online petition to formally boycott the Pittsburgh Pirates. The date that the projected boycott is to take place is June 30th. It's a home game against the Washington Nationals. I know the Pirates are bad, but geeze. The fans are ready to revolt.

Who decides whogets?

You do. Whogets.com is a free website where you can win prizes. The prizes range in value from $10-$600. There's hundreds of prizes and contests to enter. Wondering who can enter? Anybody that signs up at the whogets.com website can enter.

I know you're wondering how exactly it works right? Well, it's super easy. Just sign up for any contest that you're interested in. This semi-final round lasts between 7 and 14 days. Next is the final round. 7 members are randomly selected to go to the final round. Each person has the opportunity to write a 100 word statement saying why they should win. Who ever gets the most votes, wins. Easy as can be. Just get all of your friends to vote for you and your in.

This site is so super easy it's ridiculous. I was a finalist for a digital camera a few weeks ago. I didn't win but it was fun being a finalist. You should go try it out. Maybe you'll win a prize.

Pirates lose again

Darn it. They lost by 6 runs. The score was 9-3. Roger Clemens made his first start of the year. He got his 349 win of his career. Any other time I would be happy that the Yankees won, but not today. C'mon Pirates, don't get swept!

Back to jail for Paris

My mom and I talked about this today. Paris seemed a little too calm about the whole going to jail thing. We're wondering if the sheriff let her know that he was letting her out early and putting her on house arrest.

The judge in this case is pissed off. The local DA wants him charged with contempt but the judge hasn't pursued it yet.

The strange thing is I do feel kinda bad for Paris right now. Poor child. Here, she thought she had it made in the shade with house arrest. To be sent back to jail is a very rude awakening.

Pirates vs Yankees

Boy is this a hard series for me to root for. I'm a Yankees fan but the Pirates are my local team. How do you root against the local team? The Pirates lost today, I hope it ends up being a series split.

On a much happier note, the Yankees may finally come to Pittsburgh next year. I know it seems way too early to worry about next year, but the Yankees never come here. Those are going to be hard tickets to get. I don't care, if they do come here, I'm going to every game of the series. Even if I have to take time off from work. Priorities and all ya know.

I put my cousins graduation money on his card

My cousin graduated high school last week. I wasn't able to go to the graduation because it was in New Jersey. I made sure to call him to let him know that I hadn't forgotten about his graduation and that his present would be forthcoming. He has a checking account so I was just going to mail him a check. I talked to his mom and she told me he had one of those Teen Prepaid card from Payjr.com. I didn't even know he had one. She told me he has had it for several months. All 3 of her kids have one. It makes it easier to give them their allowance, birthday money, or graduation money.

I asked her what made her give them a card. She said it teaches them responsibility and budgeting. Once they spend their money, they realize there is no more to spend. It helps them budget by deciding what they really want or need to buy with their own money. Not to mention, she can monitor what they spend their money on. They already know that she looks at their accounts and can suspend the card if she wants to. They make sure to stay on the up and up so as not to lose their card.

I'm glad he had the card. It made it a lot easier and quicker to get the money to him.

My uncle uses Spy Sweeper

I just wrote a post yesterday about using Spy Sweeper to keep your computer spyware free. I talked to my uncle today and he started telling me that his computer was running slow and it shouldn't be because of all of the products that he uses. The first one he named was Spy Sweeper. It's cool to write about products that people I know actually use.

Joke of the week

"Exits are Here, Here and Here..."
Part Two

The in-flight "safety lecture" and pre-flight announcements on airplanes are sometimes spiced up a bit at some airlines. Here is the second part of some real examples that have been heard or reported:

"And from the pilot during his welcome message: "Delta Airlines is pleased to have some of the best flight attendants in the industry. Unfortunately, none of them are on this flight!"

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"Heard on Southwest Airlines just after a very hard landing in Salt Lake City: The flight attendant came on the intercom and said, "That was quite a bump, and I know what y'all are thinking. I'm here to tell you it wasn't the airline's fault, it wasn't the pilot's fault, it wasn't the flight attendant's fault. It was the asphalt."

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"Overheard on an American Airlines flight into Amarillo, Texas, on a particularly windy and bumpy day: During the final approach, the Captain was really having to fight it. After an extremely hard landing, the Flight Attendant said, "Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to Amarillo. Please remain in your seats with your seat belts fastened while the Captain taxis what's left of our airplane to the gate!"

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"Another flight attendant's comment on a less than perfect landing. "We ask you to please remain seated as Captain Kangaroo bounces us to the terminal."

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"An airline pilot wrote that on this particular flight he had hammered his ship into the runway really hard. The airline had a policy which required the first officer to stand at the door while the Passengers exited, smile, and give them a "Thanks for flying our airline." He said that, in light of his bad landing, he had a hard time looking the passengers in the eye, thinking that someone would have a smart comment. Finally everyone had gotten off except for a little old lady walking with a cane. She said,"Sir,
do you mind if I ask you a question?" "Why, no, Ma'am," said the pilot. What is it?" The little old lady said, "Did we land, or were we shot down?"

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"After a real crusher of a landing in Phoenix, the attendant came on with, "Ladies and Gentlemen, please remain in your seats until Capt. Crash and the Crew have brought the aircraft to a screeching halt against the gate. And, once the tire smoke has cleared and the warning bells are silenced, we'll open the door and you can pick your way through the wreckage to the terminal."

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"Part of a flight attendant's arrival announcement: "We'd like to thank you folks for flying with us today. And, the next time you get the insane urge to go blasting through the skies in a pressurized metal tube, we hope you'll think of US Airways."

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A plane was taking off from Kennedy Airport. After it reached a comfortable cruising altitude, the captain made an announcement over the intercom, "Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. Welcome to Flight Number 293, nonstop from New York to Los Angeles. The weather ahead is good and, therefore, we should have a smooth and uneventful flight. Now sit back and relax...OH, MY GOD!" Silence followed, and after a few minutes, the captain came back on the intercom and said, "Ladies and Gentlemen, I am so sorry if I scared you earlier. While I was talking to you, the flight attendant accidentally spilled a cup of hot coffee in my lap. You should see the front of my pants! A passenger in Coach yelled, "That's nothing. You should see the back of mine!"

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Heard on a Southwest Airline flight. "Ladies and gentlemen, if you wish to smoke, the smoking section on this airplane is on the wing and if you can light 'em, you can smoke 'em."

Keep your computer spyware free

SHX OGUONPR ZI RWP MAEJ ZUSBO-VCJSFPX OPKJCBLUSBP SGDURMPR. I know what you're thinking...what the heck?!?! Hey, it's a secret code which contains a secret message. Curious as to what it says? Keep reading to find out.

Well what it says is "SPY SWEEPER IS THE MOST AWARD-WINNING ANTISPYWARE SOFTWARE". How cool is that? You're probably still thinking what the heck is this chick talking about? Spy Sweeper...that's what. What exactly does Spy Sweeper do? It's a spyware detection, blocking and removal system.

Now anyone who spends any amount of time on the computer knows how malicious spyware is. Downloading music, movies, photos or other files are notorious avenues for spyware. Spy Sweeper will detect and delete those threats before they even see the light of day on your computer. You don't have to shut down and restart your computer multiple times either. With Spy Sweeper it only takes one sweep and your computer is clean.

Get on over to Spy Sweeper and keep your computer spyware free. Don't let your personal information become compromised. It's free for 30 days with a money-back no questions asked guarantee. What more could you ask for? What, you need another incentive? How about free customer support both online and over the telephone. Now it doesn't get much better than free. Think about it, we love our computers and must keep them healthy and spyware free.

Paris is out of jail

Not too shabby Ms. Hilton. Only 5 days in the pokey. I know for her it probably seemed like a lifetime. I don't necessarily think she was given preferential treatment. Apparently, they did consult with the judge who originally sentenced her before agreeing to let her wear a ankle bracelet.

Most people are wondering what's happen with her jail house memiors. How can you write a jail house book while sitting in your living room sipping on a latte?

A new source of blog income

I'm always looking for ways to increase my online income. I think I found something new. It's called AdVolcano. What's so great about it? Well for one thing, publishers can price their own ads. And you have control over your design. So you don't have to worry about something that will be out of place on your site.

Another positive is that your ads are set for a fixed term. So no worrying about links expiring or being renewed. You already know how long your internet advertising is good for. There is also a benefit for advertisers. You know in advance how much and for how long your ads will run. This makes your advertising budget a breeze to figure out.

I can't wait to sign up for this and make some more money. More money is always good.

Jerome Bettis opened his restaurant today

Unfortunately, it was a invitation only event. The restaurant is called Grille 36 and it's on the North Shore over by the stadiums. There were Steelers players past (Kordell Stewart) and present (Hines Ward and Mike Logan). Also Steelers President Art Rooney II was there.

The restaurant is in a great location. Like I said, it's right next to both of the stadiums so I'm sure the place will stay packed. There are 50 flat screen tv's to watch the games on. Plus a patio with a great view of the city.

I can't wait to go see what the place is all about. I'll probably wait a few weeks before I do go though. The first 2 or 3 weeks will be packed with fans and people hoping to see celebrities. After that, it should calm down a bit. I also plan on making sure the Pirates are out of town. Otherwise, the place will be jam packed with people trying to get a bite before or after a game.

Edit: Casey Hampton and Eddie George were also in attendance.

Now Paris has to worry about staph?

As everyone in the U.S. knows now, Paris Hilton went to jail. Most people don't feel sorry for her at all. But, on tv today they did a report about staph infections and MRSA running rampant at the jail she is at. MRSA is a type of staph infection that can lead to infection. Ummm, gross.

I'll be the first to admit that I'm not a fan of hers, but I don't wish her any harm either. I hope the jail stocks up on StaphAseptic. StaphAseptic is sold at all major drug store chains and helps kill the mrsa before it can lead to an infection. If you would like more information on mrsa check out staphaseptic.com.

Paris is so thin that she can not afford any type of infection. Poor little rich girl.

Bloggerwave update

This is way late and I really feel bad about it. When a company messes up (or we think they do), we're quick to condemn them. But when everything turns out fine, how fast are we to come back to their defense?

Bloggerwave sent an email that said misunderstanding had been cleared up. It was a PayPal problem that has since been cleared up. Bloggers have been paid for the posts that they did. I had been paid for my original posts, but not for the latter. As of last week I was paid for all of my posts.

I do wish we had been updated sooner about the problem and potential solutions. I heard about everything from word of mouth. Once the ball starting rolling, there was no stopping it. But as they say, I guess alls well that ends well.

Stephen King is at it again

I remember one of the first Stephen King novels I ever read was Pet Sematary. That book scared me half to death. I couldn't believe what I was reading, but at the same time I wondered if it was possible. I also remember that the ending totally freaked me out.

I didn't read any more of his books until Misery. Another creepy type of tale that keeps you totally tuned in. I mean, who could put the book down once they start reading? I didn't even mention Carrie. I know plenty of girls looked towards the sky when they won prom queen. Who doesn't remember the whole bucket of blood falling from the ceiling. My friends and I still tell jokes about this movie.

Now we have the new 1408 Movie. This is one creepy looking movie.



John Cusack plays a best selling novelist who routinely discredits paranormal events. When he goes to spend some time at the Dolphin Hotel, the manager warns him about room 1408. He becomes the first person to stay in the room in years. Now he must go from sceptic to true believer and try to survive the night.

The 1408 Movie sounds like vintage Stephen King. This will make an excellent date movie. I have to have somebody to hide behind while watching the movie! Watch the trailer and tell me you don't get goosebumps.

My short story

I didn't work on my story at all this week. I have to get busy. Maybe I need to get ticked off again. Whenever I'm upset or ticked off, I get extra motivation and type my little heart out.

Sigh, this probably means that I have to do around 4 chapters this week instead of 2. Blah.

I have some money I need to move around

I've made some money over the past couple of months and now I need to decide what to do with it. Right now, it's sitting in my account languishing. That's about to change though.

I've been looking around emoneycentral.com looking for high rate savings and CD accounts. My current savings account is paying less than 2% interest. By surfing around this site, I've been able to find some savings accounts paying over 5%. Now that's what I'm talking about.

I know that some of the money is going to be used for my stock funds. That's why I was interested in the "Sell in May and walk away" article. I'm not an active trader, so I won't be doing this but it is still an interesting concept to keep in mind. Even though I buy and hold, at some point, some of the stock will still be sold.

I love sites that help me make more money. I wonder if I can get in on one of these free money deals too.

A commercial I love

About 2 weeks ago, I wrote about a commercial I hated. This time, it's a commercial I love. I don't even know what the commercial is selling or promoting. I just know I really like it.

It starts off with an orchestra and the rapper 50 Cent goes up on stage and starts saying how he loves Beethoven. He starts conducting the orchestra, then they go from classical to his song "In Da Club". It's a well done commercial and I really like it. I hope to see this one more often.

Edit: It's for Vitamin Water. I've only seen the commercial once. This is one I wish they would show more often.

Yanks vs Sox

Every time I turn the game off, or miss a little bit of the game, A-Rod does something great. Of course today, it's a homerun in the top of the 9th. A game winning hr I should add. The Yanks won 2 out of 3 but still trail Boston by a boatload. At this point, they have a better chance of winning a wild card spot.

You'll be seeing stars

One of the best presents for little boys is astronomy equipment. At young ages, they're still impressionable and looking up at the stars is a great experience for them. Here's a new present that sure to please, a Meade MySKY which is similar to a skyscout .


What's a MySKY you ask? It's a interactive, hand-held multi-media guide that will allow you to view and instantly identify over 30,000 celestial objects with the click of the button. What could possibly make a better gift in the middle of the summer? Kids bored? Put them outside with this and they won't want to come in. They'll be sure to want to camp out all summer long and gaze at the sky.

You can find this item and many more astronomy related items at OpticsPlanet.net. Spend $29.95 and get free UPS shipping. Who knows, maybe you'll like using it just as much as the kids.

Roger Clemens

Has a fatigued groin?!?!?! There's so much I could say about that but I won't. Unbelievable.