America’s liability charts look like the immigration charts, lots of red ink. The US government cannot pay for what it has already promised to current citizens, which is why you are starting to hear about raising the retirement age, etc. Don’t believe me, look at the US debt clock site below. Look at the bottom at the total UNFUNDED liability number of 110 TRILLION dollars, up another 4 TRILLION. Spend a few minutes looking at the numbers on this site; they are eye-opening.
Hard to believe that Labor Day is coming up and summer will be over. I hope we don’t go directly into winter and that we get a chance to enjoy a nice autumn season this year. Next thing you know the holidays will be upon us, once again, I’m so not ready for all of that. What I am ready for is a round or two of golf at one of the better Myrtle Beach golf courses that I’m hearing so much about.
It seems that Myrtle Beach golf packages are selling like hot cakes this year. Since BP has messed up so many of the other beaches people are flocking to Myrtle Beach for fun in the sun and the ocean. I’ve always enjoyed spending time at Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach is my favorite area of all.
Did you know that you can go to http://www.myrtlebeachgolf.net and book your tee times and your accommodations as well? A one stop shop kind of place, well worth checking out. We still have a little bit of decent weather left in us, at least I sure hope so!
I have been getting so much grief from people concerning the fact that I have not signed up and participated with the well known Face Book community. Face Book seems to be every where you turn these days. So this week end I’ll take a look around and see if it is anything that I can get a handle one.
My in-laws came over to visit last weekend and they brought with them an article that they had printed out from an email that a friend had sent them. The article said that aspartame in soft drinks was linked to an increase in Multiple Sclerosis. According to the article, it was claiming that when aspartame is heated abouve ninety degrees that it turns ino formaldehyde, and consumption of that can cause Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms.
To be perfectly honest, I was very surprised about that, so I got online to see what I could find out about that claim. According to snopes, it is not true, it is a rumor that has been circulating for a long time now. I guess the enemies of the aspartame industry are responsible for that! But while looking it up, I did find an interesting website that dealt with different aspects of Multiple Sclerosis. It had current Multiple Sclerosis News and tips on Multiple Sclerosis Exercise and diet. I don’t know anyone personally who has Multiple Sclerosis, but I’m hopeful that more medical advances can be made to treat and cure this terrible disease. No one should have to suffer like that.
I can remember when I was a teenager, it was so easy to go to a party where there were drugs and/or alcohol being served to anyone who asked for it.
Even the parents of the teenagers often looked the other way when their kids were partying, saying that they’d rather have them doing it at home where they are safe. Because of that, I have had a difficult time letting my own kids go out to parties; I can remember how wild and crazy they can get!
Teenage drinking is no joke; teen addiction statistics are very scary. They seem to be getting worse than ever. In many ways we think that teens have a better life than we do, and maybe that is part of the problem. Maybe they have too much leisure time!
Fortunately, teen rehab info is an up and coming service that can help address the special needs of a teenager who is addicted to drugs or alcohol. But it truly is a sad statement of the times that we even have a need for teen rehab in the first place!
The subject of over-indulging alcohol is often the butt of many jokes. I found this funny commercial on youtube. I think that it makes a fine point about the dangers of drinking too much!
I have to admit that I am really envious of today’s youthful students. When I was in high school, the only way to get the right Math answers was to figure it out for yourself, ask your parents for help, or call the smartest kid in the class and ask for help over the phone. Fortunately for me, the smartest kid in the class was a nice kid who didn’t mind helping me out from time to time.
Since the age of the personal computer, and the Internet have arrived on the scene, there are so many advantages in life for today’s young folks. It doesn’t take very long for them to find out about the many different Online tutoring services that can be used to help kids to understand their homework problems.
Free math tutoring online is available with just a few clicks of the mouse to any Internet-savvy student. I find it amazing what the Internet can do to enrich all of our lives!
I’ve never understood the appeal of platform beds in a bedroom. I think that the only benefit is not having to dust under the bed! I think that is a huge waste of space! I’d much prefer a captain’s bed with storage units underneath, so I could use the area for storage.
Don’t get me wrong, I like contemporary furniture as much as the next person. And I really enjoy the sleek lines of modern bedroom furniture. But I’m also a very practical person who likes to utilize every square inch of space, and to simply seal all of that space off, well that’s just unthinkable to me!
I really like the local Barnes & Noble bookstore. That is one of my favorite places to shop for presents for my family. My mother, brother, and sister are all avid readers, and we always give books to each other for Christmas and birthdays. So I’m always pleased when I come across a great source for Barnes Noble coupons.
When my wife and I go to Barnes & Noble, we can easily kill several hours there, browsing all of the great bargain bin books. My wife is always on the look-out for new books on crafts and new cookbooks. Often she’ll take a few books over to one of the easy chairs and look through them to see if there are any good projects or recipes that she thinks she’ll actually use.
We’ve spent plenty of time looking through the CDs and tapes in the music section, too. Their children’s reading section is designed to appeal to children, to encourage them to stay and read. It reminds me more of a library than a bookstore. I wouldn’t expect a bookstore to encourage people to stay and read and relax, but the atmosphere there really does exactly that!
And I always love the smell of the coffee brewing in the coffee shop!
We got one heck of a rain storm this afternoon. We need all the rain that we can get but all at once is just crazy. I was driving into town and was almost struck by several branches and trees that were coming crashing down left and right. I had to stop at one point and go out in the rain to pick up and move one tree that was across the road, blocking traffic from both sides. Got soaking wet, but I got there.
It really does pay to know some one who can help with your PC issues. I have become spoiled by our ITs at work that are at our beck and call when ever a computer problem rears its ugly head. They aren’t always as quick about it as I’d like but at least they do what they can, with what they have. Budget cutbacks have made their department a nightmare to work for, so I have to cut them some slack in that area.
I enjoy picking their brains when I have the chance to. They know all about dedicated server issues, the best managed hosting information and colocation particulars that most people, like me, know little or nothing about. We have a few people in our family that are pretty good with computers but they are always busy or have an attitude (this family is always having an attitude with somebody) and can’t always be counted on.
I wish that I had had the insight, back in the days of choosing a profession/occupation to have gone to computer school. There will always be a need for computer help, just like there will always be a need for an Undertaker, depressing but so true.
I come from a long long line of addictive personalities. I can’t think of anyone in my family that isn’t addicted to something! Of course, some addictions are more socially unacceptable than others. Most addictions have some kind of support group that can help people to overcome that particular addiction. Unfortunately, for those with addictive personalities, the addict needs to be addicted to SOMETHING, so it is a matter of re-directing that addiction.
I’m not really sure if society is creating more addicts, or if people are simply becoming more aware of the addictions and doing something about it. I would feel very safe in saying that everyone that I know has at least one person in their family with addiction problems. Unfortunately, most of them don’t admit themselves into any kind of drug rehab or alcohol rehab programs. I was talking to a friend last night about told me that he was going to check into joining a drug treatment program. He says that he’s addicted to pain medications and wants to get off of them and needs help with that. It takes a lot of soul-searching to come to that decision. I wish him the best of luck!
I found this on youtube, supposedly it was a banned commercial. I thought it was cute, and see no reason for it to have been banned. I wonder if it was just titled as banned to get attention? What do you think?
The American tradition began after World War II and the building of the transcontinental highway system in the United States- the day trip. The time when the family gets together and drives off to some exciting destination for a day of fun, thrills, and relaxation. We live in a nation where work is the mainstay of life and we are expected to keep our noses to the grindstone five days a week anxious for Friday when the whistle blows at five o’clock signaling that work is done.
The family prepares for the Saturday day trip or maybe it is the Sunday day trip. Regardless, the day trip is as American as apple pie. Packing the car with food and water, extra clothes, perhaps a first-aid kit, and the absolutely necessary sunscreen. The last thing to do is to set the home alarm system before leaving the house. It’s a good thing we found such an inexpensive home security system.
I remember growing up in Southern California the wonderful day trips my dad would take us on. One of the more memorable was the time we went to Lake Arrowhead and Big Bear Lake nestled in the mountains above the Los Angeles basin away from the smog and endless traffic jams. The clear mountain pine air filled my nostrils and the sun glistening across the lake gave it a surreal look. The two lakes sit side-by-side and are as different as night and day. Arrowhead is more untouched and beautiful than Big Bear Lake. But both lakes have appeal in their own right. I remember seeing a wild wolf for the first time crossing the road in front of us and realized how natural and unspoiled nature is amidst the sprawling mecca of modern society.
Last year I noticed that the bees were building their nests really high up in the trees. My father had taught me that meant that a winter was coming that would have a ton of snow. And boy, last year we really DID have a ton of snow!
This year the nests are very low to the ground. I’m going to predict that we will have a winter with much less snow than last year. It will be interesting to see if that is the case. Right now, with the temperatures in the triple digits, I’m trying to stay cool by thinking about snow! How crazy is that?!
My father tells me that Myrtle Beach is a golfer’s paradise. There are hundreds of golf courses there, and a lot of other entertaining things to do; shows, amusement parks, and the lure of the clean ocean beaches. He’s suggested that we join him and my mother for a long weekend there in November.
My wife and I were looking at the http://www.horizonmyrtlebeach.com web page to get a better idea of what are the Myrtle Beach best hotels for being able to spend some time at the beach, but also be close to the shows and amusement parks. I’d like to have a Myrtle Beach hotel that is set up like a condo – with several bedrooms and a kitchen and living room. We could share that with Mom & Dad to split the expense, but also have room to spread out and relax.
I enjoy watching funny videos. I found this today on youtube. It was listed as a funny commercial; I didn’t think it was very funny until the very end. Then, I got it. I like Pepsi, don’t you?
My wife has been on a mission to find comfortable shoes for at least the past year. She decided that a good place to shop for comfortable shoes would be a store that sells medical uniforms. After all, she reasoned, most of the people who work in the medical field and wear nursing uniforms are probably on their feet most of the day and have found the secret to comfortable shoes.
So she tells me that she is looking for a local place that sells nursing uniforms and medical scrubs and wants me to go with her to check out whether they have good comfortable shoes that she can wear to work. I agreed to go with her, but mainly to try to keep her from spending a fortune on ugly shoes!