Twitter

What is the fascination with Twitter? Is this social media craze driven by highpowered computer companies? Come on, to tell people what you are doing at various points of the day with limited amount of characters seems juvenile. Why does someone in another continent that is "following me" want to know or even care that I am typing about Twitter on my blog. It's a little scary to be giving someone that much information about myself. I thought we were told while growing up not to talk to strangers. We aren't talking to one stranger but hundreds of strangers and we want more strangers to follow us. A social media outlet that could end up endangering the life of individuals. What are the restrictions that Twitter has put in place to prevent children from having their own account? Email address, anyone these days can get a free email account and the parents would never even know, especially with the technology in cell phones. Most teens can access their accounts via cell phone. Who needs the desktop or laptop anymore.
Maybe I am missing this social media craze, maybe I am way off target on Twitter and what it's purpose is. I really don't care if someone is following me or not. I do care if I can make money from this..... In this economy, every dollar counts and every dollar that can be made without extensive manual labor I'll take. I also like this, it's challenging. Trying to find topics to write about that cause my readers to think about what I have to say. Controversy is good, it makes us think and it gives us an avenue to voice our opinion(s). This is my opinion on Twitter, what is yours?

Writer's block (unmotivated)

I have no desire to write about anything today!!! Today, is just one of those days that I just don't feel like writing or discussing anything. It's Sunday, time to realx and spend time with the family. We watched the football games, both of our teams lost, but we had fun together. Like I said, don't feel like writing. Check back tomorrow as we will be posting some more to our blog. Let us know if there is anything that you would like to see.

Interesting Topic

Well, it seems that I am getting to that point in which I need to write about information that readers find interesting. The problem is that I just don't know right now what that is. Is it sports, finance, education...or just random articles. It's tough to stay current with gossip, I just don't have the staff to get the "scoops". There are thousands of blogs out there, roughly 200,000. How do you get to the top of the 100 most popular blogs?

Is creative writing about all types of information the answer. I mean look at "The Onion", they write satyrical articles, some of which you need to actually stop reading and ask yourself "is this for real, or is this made up". Because this is a new blog, it's tough to even know if anyone is even reading this. Which makes it even more difficult to write articles. It's kind of like writing to no one and hoping that one person reads it and actually gives some feedback. So, maybe you can give some feed back, yes the one person that is reading this besides me.

Big Brother

Congratulations to Jordan for winning Big Brother. She is definitely deserving of the grand prize. Not only is she sweet and pure but Jordan played the game perfectly. Never winning anything until needed, the 2nd to last final game and the last game to win Head of Household. She didn't need to scheme, cheat and lie like the rest of them to win. I guess it proves the old addage....cheaters never prosper. I am glad for her and her family, they truly can use the money.
Now, to the showmance..... was it a showmance or really a love connection between Jeff and Jordan. I think a true connection between the two. Jeff seems really sincere and was only throwing the jabs in at the end to break up the tension of the final vote. It will be interesting to see where this relationship goes.
As for the final 3, Jordan...Natalie... Kevin. How is it that Kevin is one of the top 3 final contestants, but ends up 4th in money. He only won 10K in a competition, Jeff wins the 25K americas vote, Natalie wins 2nd place 50K and of course Jordan 500K......

Green Monstah

What do you think the value of the Green Monstah is? For those of you not familiar with baseball or live outside of New England, the Green Monstah is the nickname of the left field wall. The inside of the wall is covered with autographs from Babe Ruth, Hank Aaron, Derek Jeter, and Jim Rice and so on.

College Recruiting

Is there a reputable recruiting/scouting organization/company that anyone suggests for High School football players entering their junior year. What are the basic costs associated with hiring a professional recruiter or scouting agency to get your child recognized? I have done a little research and have found that the best thing a parent can start to do is to have video of their son playing. I have also heard from some high school coaches that, recruiters will randomly stop by various high schools and ask the coach for their top 20 players. The next thing that they look at is the students GPA. If the student doesn't have a good GPA, they won't even look at him, no matter how good he is. GPA's are starting to take priority of whether or not students get scholarships.... for sports. How great is this, that colleges are using grades as the deciding factor.
Is this going to be the trend now for High School athletes to get offers from colleges? In researching for a company to assist your son with his football, what is it we should look for? How do you know if the company s reputable and is really working for your son to get him noticed?

Stretch Marks

Stretch marks are an unsightly appearance for all woman that have them.Stretch marks usally appear when the skin has been stretched. Most stretchmarks appear during pregnancy or rapid weight gain. At first they appear aspink, or reddish brown depending on your skin pigmentation. Over time, theseturn to an almost clearish white color. There are many lotions and creamsthat claim that they can either lessen the appearance or remove stretchmarks, but there is no evidence to substantiate this. The one procedure thathas had the best results is laser treatment. Since the skin is elastic it can expand to accomodate weight gain and some moderate stretching. There is a point in which the deepest layer of the skinactually tears. This tearing causes streaks on the top layer of the skincausing what we call stretch marks. Both men and women can get stretch marksin various areas of the body such as, the abdomen, thighs, breasts and arms.
Stretch Mark Creams
There are several types of creams that can help during the various stages and the reduction of stretch marks. Creams that contain Tretinoin may help reduce thickness and coloration of the stretch mark(s). Creams that contain Cocoa Butter help maintain the moisture in the skin and improving the elasticityof the skin. Most women use Cocoa Butter during pregnancy to help prevent andreduce stretch marks. Other creams that contain alpha hydroyl acids, retinol and retinaldehyde, which is derived from Vitamin A can help the relief of stretch marks by increasing the rejuvenation of the cells.
Stretch Mark Removal
There are numerous laser treatments that can be done to help reduce or removestretch marks. These range from glycolic peels, cosmetic surgery anddermabrasion. Chemical peels remove several top layers of the skin and stimulatethe production of colagen. If you have stretch marks on the lower abdomen, below the belly button, a tummy tuck or abdominal plastic surgery may be done to tighten the skin. During a tummy tuck, the lower section containing the stretch marks is removed. In microdermabrasion, tiny particles are rubbed against the skin removing the discolored epidermal layer of the skin, reducing the intensity of the stretch mark.

Fantasy Football

The thrill of owning and managing your own football team has begun for millions of men. Remember that this is called Fantasy Football for a reason... it is fantasy. Crying for 20 minutes because you gave up your next years first round pick and third round pick inorder to pick up Tom Brady only to see him out for the season within the first 10 minutes is not necessary. This happened last year in a bar we were at watching the Patriots and all the other teams play. I am surprised that all cell phone carriers services didn't crash....
For the well being of all NFL players, I hope that scenario doesn't play out again. Although, I am not sure that is the same feeling that some of the Fantasy Football owners feel. Wasn't Fantasy Football designed to be fun? The preparation that goes into who to draft, when to draft, what position to draft first, is too stressful. Pounding your fist on the table as you watch some team name "ball scratchers" pick Adrian Peterson first jsut doesn't seem fun. Did you actually think because you had a top 4 pick that Peterson would still be available?

A.L. East Wild Card

Well, it looks like the Yankees will win the American East division this year. Who is going to take the Wild Card in the American League, Red Sox, Rangers or Tampa Bay Rays? Personally, I think it will be a close race between the Red Sox and Rangers. The Tampa Bay Rays are out especially after the performance they put out against the Red Sox in the last series. The Yankees might win the division, but I don'think they have the pitching or the depth in the lineup to win the short series once the playoffs start. If the Red Sox win the wild card, then they should have the better lineup to win the short series.
The Rangers are playing excellent baseball right now and are really pushing the Red Sox to win games. Going into Sundays games, the Rangers are trailing the Red Sox by 2 games in the wild card race. The strength of the Rangers schedule compared to the Red Sox, gives the Rangers the edge. If the Rangers can be within 2 games of the Wild Card leading Red Sox when the Red Sox vs Yankees series starts, it will be a very interesting last couple weeks of baseball.

Convicted Rapist

How does a convicted rapist, get sentenced to 50 years in prison and only serve 10 years of that. Does anyone in the judicial system look into any of this before they let someone out of jail. Then he commits almost the exact same crime and get 6 months. Look at the outcome form this psycho.

Pet rescue

This is for my wife.....
To everyone and anyone that loves pets, please either adopt or rescue a dog or cat. There are soooo many pets that need to be rescued and saved. We just rescued our 2nd dog last week. This makes our family count at 2 sons and 4 dogs. If you think it won't work, just think this, death is just around the corner for that animal. The shelters that are "no kill" are reporting that as much as 43% of the animals that are taken in are euthenized (this number is not confirmed).
Zoe, who we just rescued came to us with an ear infection sooo bad that her ears were so cauliflowered, she looked like a heavy weight boxer. The previous owner was using some over the counter liquid to help her ears for the past several months. You try and live with an earache for 2-3 months. We took her to the vet, 5 minutes after the owner left and the veterinarian said that her ear culture contained pretty much every bacteria, fungi, germ, dirt that a dog could have. Needless to say, less than 1 week later, her ears are clean and the quarter sized open sore on the top of her ear is completely gone and she hasn't even scratched at her ears once. Did we have the money to do this, no, just like everyone else that is trying to make things work. Here is what does work.... this is what we were told by the veterinarian..... "anything that you can do for Zoe is better than what she is going through right now." "You might not be able to solve everything right now, but lets prioritize what we can do to get her where she needs to be over the next couple months."
So please talk to your friends, relatives, co-workers and see if they have or know of a dog or cat that needs to be rescued. If they don't have anyone then check with your local humane society or shelter.

NFL opening week

Well, Thursday officially starts the 2009-2010 National Football League (NFL) season. The defending Super Bowl Pittsburgh Steelers will host the Tennessee Titans. This game could be the defying moment of the season for each team. Win and you have defeated one of the top ranked teams in the NFL. Tennessee, you beat the Steelers and your season is already a success, you just defeated the Super Bowl Champions, (sorry not sure if I can say or use Super Bowl).
If I can throw in a personal note here, thank you for getting rid of Kornhouser ... Kornheiser ... Kornasshole.... he never had anything to say that had any substance. The only information that he said that was of any help was for Fantasy Footbal League. Gruden will bring the true "Madden Style"back to football. Telling us exactly what we want to hear... the good ole hitting and football terminology.

Best Burgers in Tampa

By far the best burger in Tampa is Cody's Roadhouse bar burger. You can only get this if you are either sitting at the bar, in the bar area or sitting on the deck. The burger is perfect all the time. For approximately $2.00 you get an approximate 4 oz burger topped with lettuce, tomato, onion and their special burger sauce (reminds me of the bigmac sauce).
This burger is by far the best for your money as well as taste. In this economy, Cody's is doing their part in cotributing and helping those in this tough economic time.