Archive for January, 2010

Ten years out

Tuesday, January 19th, 2010

Where will we be in ten years?

It’s an interesting question to pose at the beginning of 2010. Ten years ago, most of us were still getting used to the idea of MP3 players and cell phones. Now they are ubiquitous and far smaller, faster, cheaper, and nicer than the clunky 2000 models. Movies were just entering their current Fantasy genre craze, and politics were just about as they always were.

Ten years out I see wearable computers becoming the norm that fully access the web, the phone, and any other information that is just about anywhere. The best models will have screens built into sunglasses that can be controlled by eye movements. Movies will be in the middle of a sci-fi genre resurgence. And politics will still be just about as they always were.

Eye circles

Monday, January 18th, 2010

Don’t waste the time, money, and pain to make your face brighter and younger-looking. Just find the right cream to get rid of those dark circles that appear under your eyes. Getting plenty of rest, staying out of the sun for long periods of time, and an appropriate face cream can do miraculous wonders for your eyes and the dark circles that sometimes appear under them.

Pain and Misery

Monday, January 18th, 2010

The world is empty and full of pain and misery. That’s right, in just about 24 hours, I had to witness both the Cardinals and the Cowboys crash and burn in a brilliant explosion of mediocrity that, like the sun, was painful to look at. My only hope is that Favre is at the losing end of a monumental shellacking and that he finally just goes away.

Face Off

Saturday, January 16th, 2010

No need to go through all of that messy, painful, and expensive cosmetic surgery. Besides, who wants to go through all of that just to end up looking like Nicolas Cage or John Travolta? Nobody, that’s who. Just find the perfect mixture of anti wrinkle face creams to get that young and healthy look back. Also, don’t forget to stay out of the sun and get plenty of exercise. That will help your skin too.

Lucas Android

Saturday, January 16th, 2010

Well, you learn something new everyday. Today, it was that George Lucas and the entire LucasFilm behemoth actually owns the word “droid”. Huh. Very interesting. I suppose he owns the copyright on terms like “Jedi” and “Hoth” too. Geez. Speaking of George Lucas though: Do you think that he’ll ever get around to directing another movie. Not just another Star Wars movie or TV show or whatever, but an actual other movie. I don’t think he will. He’s got more money than most small nations, has shown no interest in doing so in decades, and has been involved with some critically panned movies over the past couple of decades. If only he could be forced to start with something original and care enough to tell a good story. If only most people in Hollywood could.

Affordable Disney?

Saturday, January 16th, 2010

Did you know that there are Disney World hotels that are affordable? I’m not talking the Grand Floridian, but there are still hotels on the property so you don’t have to travel an hour just to get to the parking lot. I would guess that this time of year makes it even more affordable and with the weather they’ve been having, I think they would want to drum up business so they can fill the beds even in the freezing cold.

If I could choose between Disney World and Disneyland I would probably choose Disney World because it feels less crowded. Just FYI

Good Tax Habits

Saturday, January 16th, 2010

I got my W2 the other day (making $5000 less in taxable income than I thought – OH YEAH!) and now I’ve got to get around to finding forms and filling them in. I like to start out by doing an estimate (over estimating all income and underestimating all deductions thereby freaking myself out) and then I make a list of all the documents I need to get actual results. Then as those come in I place them randomly around the house so that I can’t find them until April. I might modify the practice this year so that they are all in one place but that the place is secret so that I still can’t find it till April.

The worry of never finding what I need and having to file an extension gives me a little thrill.

Horse Gear

Saturday, January 16th, 2010

Horses can be quite expensive. We’re not talking about just what you need for the horse, like food and shelter. We’re also talking about what you need to ride the horse like a saddle and helmet and even breeches. Getting the longest lasting materials for the lowest price should be your goal so make sure to look long and hard and even ask your fellow animal lovers about their experiences and recommendations.

Vomit

Saturday, January 16th, 2010

For some reason when I offered to list all the synonyms of ‘vomit’ to my daughter last night after she had experienced the event first hand for the first time, she declined. I was just trying to make conversation. But even at the tender age of 2.5, we humans instinctually know that listening to someone say things like barf, hurl and yak will not make us feel better.

I have just raised the quality of this blog at least 10 pegs by writing about vomit.

Blind by the light

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

Without a quality set of blinds a well-furnished room can look just normal and plain. Blinds can add a dramatic style to any room or any area of the house as well as ensuring your privacy behind the windows. We all want windows in our homes. No one wants to live in a box, but once you have windows, you need blinds to cover them up. Get good ones that match your personal style and taste.

Bacon-y Bacon

Wednesday, January 13th, 2010

If you should wrap food in bacon to make it taste better, how do you make bacon taste better? It’s a question that’s been haunting both cooks and eaters for millenia. How do improve upon perfection? Eventually there seems to be a limit in to how good a food can taste. No matter the effort that is expended, there is a law of diminishing returns when it comes to bacon and bacon-enhanced foods. Only an infinite amount of bacon could make a drastic improvement to the taste of bacon and that would result in the end of all food as we know it.

Think on that… yeah…. think about it.

Grow your business

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

The best way to grow your small business is to actually grow the space that your business occupies. A new metal building may be just the thing to jump start your company in this temporary economic slowdown. The best part about metal buildings is that they are quick to build and much less expensive than a traditional brick and mortar type building.

Avatar follow-up

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

I really can’t believe how many people are praising the merits of Avatar. As I said in my previous review of the movie, I think that it is pretty much terrible. I am in the strange position of still encouraging people to see it because it looks so good, but it is a terrible story. It’s an uninteresting story that we have all seen or heard many times before.

The thing I find amazing is that people are calling Avatar a ‘good’ movie. I think the phrase that you’re looking for is a bad movie with great special effects. Or maybe, a boring movie with amazing special effects.

Home quotes

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

Even in this economy you can’t cut out all of your expenses. Home insurance is a very important part of your life and going without it could cost you a lot in the long run. Make sure that you don’t cancel your home insurance even if things start to get bad. Instead, make sure that you get the absolute best deal that you can with home insurance quotes for all of the things in your home that you need to protect.

Expansions

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

The world makes its money with expansions. Buy a car, fine. You can get out the door without it hurting too much if you know how much you should really be paying. But they get you with the expansions. All the little features that add on to the bill. Video game systems have come down in price recently, but you don’t get the full set that you used to. Used to be that the Nintendo came with 2 controllers, a gun, 2 games, and everything else that you needed. Now the systems only come with 1 of the 4 controllers that you need, no gun, and usually, no game. Even board games are released with only a portion of the game before the expansion gives you full access to the entire board game. And what are movie sequels, prequels, reboots, etc., but expansions.

Expansions, they’ll get ya. That’s right Blondie. Get ya, get ya, get ya. One way or another.