Today is the 300th post I have made on this blog! Unfortunately, I'm fairly certain that my grand total number of hits is probably still below that. In any case, it's cool that I have stuck with this blogging thing and I intend to for a while to come. Who knows, maybe someday I'll even have a double digit number of readers.
I'm also at a bit of a crossroads. I'm tempted to make my blog more specific. To this point it has been all over the place. I could focus on fitness topics full time, the PGA Tour, or something else.
I'm open to ideas, let me know what you are interested in reading.
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Thursday, February 28, 2008
Monday, February 25, 2008
New Rules For Women
I've found one of the best diet pills. I recently got ahold of a copy of Lou Schuler's new book, "The New Rules Of Lifting For Women". I'm a huge fan of the male version so I thought I'd take a look at this one because my wife asked me to help her find a workout routine.
The book is great and if you are a woman or know one that is looking for a great workout plan, then I highly suggest picking it up.
I haven't finished it yet but so far it lives up to it's counterpart in telling you the way things really work and showing you how an what to do.
The book is great and if you are a woman or know one that is looking for a great workout plan, then I highly suggest picking it up.
I haven't finished it yet but so far it lives up to it's counterpart in telling you the way things really work and showing you how an what to do.
Hey, Don't I Know You As Someone Else?
Something crazy happened to me the other day. If you know me, then you know I have a terrible memory. Well for once I avoided embarrassment in regards to that fact.
I was in Kroger picking up a few things when I saw a guy that I knew. It was my wife's old principle. (She used to be a teacher). So I wandered up to say Hi. I wasn't loud or confident in my greeting because I have messed this up enough times to be cautious, and thankfully I didn't say anything too stupid.
He started talking and clearly recognized me, however the things he said didn't mesh up with him being who I thought he was.
Turns out he is a guy that used to work here in the office who had quit recently. Not someone I knew well but had seen around.
I just think it's pretty funny to mistake a stranger for someone and then end up knowing the guy afterall from someplace totally different.
Well, thats a day in the life of being me.
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I was in Kroger picking up a few things when I saw a guy that I knew. It was my wife's old principle. (She used to be a teacher). So I wandered up to say Hi. I wasn't loud or confident in my greeting because I have messed this up enough times to be cautious, and thankfully I didn't say anything too stupid.
He started talking and clearly recognized me, however the things he said didn't mesh up with him being who I thought he was.
Turns out he is a guy that used to work here in the office who had quit recently. Not someone I knew well but had seen around.
I just think it's pretty funny to mistake a stranger for someone and then end up knowing the guy afterall from someplace totally different.
Well, thats a day in the life of being me.
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Monday, February 18, 2008
Ways To Save Money If You Aren't Even Trying
I read this article recently called "7 painless moves to save $1,000" on msn. Check out the great advice below:
(here is the article)
1. Look for discounted dinner en trees.
Honestly, if you are still eating out often enough for this to matter, then you either don't need to save money or you aren't really serious about it yet.
"I'll have the fillet mignon, but I have a coupon..."
2. Return unopened, unused items
Or maybe consider NOT BUYING things you don't need. AND who buys things and never opens them? What people do this?
3. Look for extra grocery savings
Honestly if you are trying to save money and you haven't figured this one out yet, then you need more than an MSN article to help you...
4. Check out materials from the library
Ok this is a good idea, especially for DVD's. I've been doing this for a long time. I'll give them this one.
5. Bundle cable, phone, and internet services
OR perhaps GET RID of cable and internet services and use only your cell phone so you aren't paying two phone bills. I did without cable for a year to save money and probably shouldn't have gotten it back, but hey, nobody's perfect :)
6. Negotiate with monthly service providers
Not a bad idea, but the part that makes me laugh is that the examples they give are your "alarm company and lawn-care person".
And while your at it, consider talking to your butler about a pay cut.
7. Stash money for easier savings next year.
Yes, you read that right. The best way to save money is....(drum roll)...to save money.
With advice like this out there for free I fail to understand how the average American family is rolling in debt.
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(here is the article)
1. Look for discounted dinner en trees.
Honestly, if you are still eating out often enough for this to matter, then you either don't need to save money or you aren't really serious about it yet.
"I'll have the fillet mignon, but I have a coupon..."
2. Return unopened, unused items
Or maybe consider NOT BUYING things you don't need. AND who buys things and never opens them? What people do this?
3. Look for extra grocery savings
Honestly if you are trying to save money and you haven't figured this one out yet, then you need more than an MSN article to help you...
4. Check out materials from the library
Ok this is a good idea, especially for DVD's. I've been doing this for a long time. I'll give them this one.
5. Bundle cable, phone, and internet services
OR perhaps GET RID of cable and internet services and use only your cell phone so you aren't paying two phone bills. I did without cable for a year to save money and probably shouldn't have gotten it back, but hey, nobody's perfect :)
6. Negotiate with monthly service providers
Not a bad idea, but the part that makes me laugh is that the examples they give are your "alarm company and lawn-care person".
And while your at it, consider talking to your butler about a pay cut.
7. Stash money for easier savings next year.
Yes, you read that right. The best way to save money is....(drum roll)...to save money.
With advice like this out there for free I fail to understand how the average American family is rolling in debt.
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Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Golf Is Expensive
Even now when I have equipment that I am pretty happy with I find that I still have to buy 50 things to start the season.
I need:
New golf balls - And unfortunately I played really well with a couple of the expensive kind that I found in the woods last year, so now I want those.
New gloves - It takes at least two to get me through a season.
New Spikes for my shoes - I've gone years without changing these out before, but I can't possibly see how that did anything but hurt my game.
So I need to spend a ton of money just on golf "perishables". At least I like my clubs at this point. I'd love to buy some new irons someday but I'm not unhappy with the ones I have. They're just old, and I think it's mostly operator error when things go bad.
Mostly.... ;)
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I need:
New golf balls - And unfortunately I played really well with a couple of the expensive kind that I found in the woods last year, so now I want those.
New gloves - It takes at least two to get me through a season.
New Spikes for my shoes - I've gone years without changing these out before, but I can't possibly see how that did anything but hurt my game.
So I need to spend a ton of money just on golf "perishables". At least I like my clubs at this point. I'd love to buy some new irons someday but I'm not unhappy with the ones I have. They're just old, and I think it's mostly operator error when things go bad.
Mostly.... ;)
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Texas
I don't think that my kids are ever going to believe that Texas is a real place. I have a tendency to stick to the same jokes once I've found ones that I like. This happens because things almost never stop being funny to me no matter how many times my brain encounters them.
When Kylie was younger she used to ask the same questions over and over and over and over, and was never satisfied with the correct answer no matter how many times you gave it. So out of boredom I started giving nonsense answers once it had gone past my point of patience. "Texas" was always my answer of choice to questions about where something or someone was or went to and before long became my answer to everything.
So now I have to try hard not to say "Texas" to every question my kids ask. I'm sure it annoys them at this point and I don't want to get to the point where I'm the annoying Dad that always makes the same stupid jokes over and over. Luckily my oldest is only 4 so I have time to change this bad habit.
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When Kylie was younger she used to ask the same questions over and over and over and over, and was never satisfied with the correct answer no matter how many times you gave it. So out of boredom I started giving nonsense answers once it had gone past my point of patience. "Texas" was always my answer of choice to questions about where something or someone was or went to and before long became my answer to everything.
So now I have to try hard not to say "Texas" to every question my kids ask. I'm sure it annoys them at this point and I don't want to get to the point where I'm the annoying Dad that always makes the same stupid jokes over and over. Luckily my oldest is only 4 so I have time to change this bad habit.
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Another Edition Of....
What in the world is it?
Today our topic is Coaster furniture.
My first guesses were, roller coaster seats, coffee tables with glass tops( no coaster needed), and furniture literally made from old coasters.
Roller coaster seats seems like a small niche market so I'm guessing that one is out since I saw this advertised online. I doubt the company that makes those need to drum up much business in that way.
Coffee tables with glass tops seems to be the most normal option. The only problem is that what idiot would market glass top tables in this manner? Seems to me that they should have better selling points than that if they want to stay in business.
Furniture made from coasters seems like just the thing you might find someone trying to sell on the internet, but who would buy such a thing? I'm presuming that some sales have been made that paid for the advertising so whatever this is must be at least a semi-successful business already.
So my guesses are probably way off as usual. Time to go find out for sure. Click on the link or scroll down for the answer.
Well they fooled me. "Coaster" is just a brand name. The way it was written I took it to be a descriptive word, not part of the name.
Oh well, until next time.
Today our topic is Coaster furniture.
My first guesses were, roller coaster seats, coffee tables with glass tops( no coaster needed), and furniture literally made from old coasters.
Roller coaster seats seems like a small niche market so I'm guessing that one is out since I saw this advertised online. I doubt the company that makes those need to drum up much business in that way.
Coffee tables with glass tops seems to be the most normal option. The only problem is that what idiot would market glass top tables in this manner? Seems to me that they should have better selling points than that if they want to stay in business.
Furniture made from coasters seems like just the thing you might find someone trying to sell on the internet, but who would buy such a thing? I'm presuming that some sales have been made that paid for the advertising so whatever this is must be at least a semi-successful business already.
So my guesses are probably way off as usual. Time to go find out for sure. Click on the link or scroll down for the answer.
Well they fooled me. "Coaster" is just a brand name. The way it was written I took it to be a descriptive word, not part of the name.
Oh well, until next time.
Tuesday, February 05, 2008
Van Wars : Episode Three
We had our first experience today with trying to go somewhere with all three kids. It didn't go too badly but Kylie was a little upset at having to sit in the back of the van and Kerrigan was pretty upset at NOT getting to sit in the back of the van. Despite this Kylie was not willing to switch seats with Kerrigan. Giving her sister something that she wants just isn't in the cards yet.
Brock slept through the whole ordeal. In fact he is still sleeping in his car seat now, albeit in the house. Speaking of his car seat, I still really like it, but the one issue we have had is that it doesn't lock into it's base very easily. You have to spend a decent bit of time pushing on it from various spots to get it to click in solidly. The market research I did never mentioned this but I'm just hoping that we will get the hang of it.
Now that we have three I can foresee spending more time at home as a family. I can't even think about trying to take all three someplace by myself. I have no idea how my wife is going to manage it when I go back to work, but I'm sure she'll surprise me, she usually does.
Brock slept through the whole ordeal. In fact he is still sleeping in his car seat now, albeit in the house. Speaking of his car seat, I still really like it, but the one issue we have had is that it doesn't lock into it's base very easily. You have to spend a decent bit of time pushing on it from various spots to get it to click in solidly. The market research I did never mentioned this but I'm just hoping that we will get the hang of it.
Now that we have three I can foresee spending more time at home as a family. I can't even think about trying to take all three someplace by myself. I have no idea how my wife is going to manage it when I go back to work, but I'm sure she'll surprise me, she usually does.
First Pick In The Overdraft
Not that long ago, we got a bit of a shock. Our bank charged us a bunch of fees for overdrawing our checking account. It was annoying the way that they did it. The processed all the debits first and fined us for each one and then after that, they put our deposit in. Turns out they always do things this way to insure maximum penalty fees. I'm sure all banks do this.
So having learned my lesson I signed up for overdraft protection. This is a nifty thing that banks offer so that they can fine you less, but do it all the time. You get charged $5 a month for the service no matter what plus a $3 fee anytime you use it. It's better than getting hit with 3 unexpected $25 fines on one day but in the long run the bank makes even more money this way.
So did I really make a smart decision?
So having learned my lesson I signed up for overdraft protection. This is a nifty thing that banks offer so that they can fine you less, but do it all the time. You get charged $5 a month for the service no matter what plus a $3 fee anytime you use it. It's better than getting hit with 3 unexpected $25 fines on one day but in the long run the bank makes even more money this way.
So did I really make a smart decision?
Life Insurance
I didn't really know the difference between term life insurance and whole life insurance until very recently. Even now I doubt I could recite it to you if I had to, but all I know is that the stuff we have is the right kind.
I spent some time reading the paperwork and checking the internet to look up the stuff on the contract and it turns out that I bought the right thing. It isn't terribly cheap and no one likes to think about stuff like that but it is important.
Think about your family and look into it as soon as you can.
I spent some time reading the paperwork and checking the internet to look up the stuff on the contract and it turns out that I bought the right thing. It isn't terribly cheap and no one likes to think about stuff like that but it is important.
Think about your family and look into it as soon as you can.
Manliness Training
Now that I have a boy, I've decided that we need a few changes around here. With two older sisters around, this little guy is going to need some help along the way. I've already been warned about little boys like him playing with dolls and wearing princess dresses.
Clearly we will need to have regular manliness training around here. I've already had him watching The Three Stooges as well as American Gladiators and the Super Bowl. I've even shown him a little of the PGA Tour to get him started. Too bad X games were over before he was born. Testosterone is in the house. No need for progesterone! :)
Nevertheless my task is set. Manliness is the only option. ;)
Clearly we will need to have regular manliness training around here. I've already had him watching The Three Stooges as well as American Gladiators and the Super Bowl. I've even shown him a little of the PGA Tour to get him started. Too bad X games were over before he was born. Testosterone is in the house. No need for progesterone! :)
Nevertheless my task is set. Manliness is the only option. ;)
Saturday, February 02, 2008
Brock Stephen Burgel
7 pounds 4 ounces, 21 inches long. Born at 10:29am on January 31st, 2008.
The Lord has truly blessed us greatly, beyond all that we deserve.
My four year old daughter prayed so hard for a little brother and the Lord heard her and answered her prayer.
(Daddy prayed plenty too, just to help out the cause ;)
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