June 2007

Pens On The Web..So Many To Choose From!

Are you like me, losing pens all the time? I am forever either leaving them somewhere or somebody "borrows" it and it never comes back to me. Is it possible to have a place where all pens go when they get lost so I can retrieve mine? Ah well. Didn't think so but I tried.

If you are looking for a good advertising or you just lost too many Pens to cope, PensRUs is a great place to find them...LOTS of them. I have never seen so many types and styles of Pens in all my life. They have all sorts of sleek, unusual shapes and styles for your advertising needs. If elegance is what you seek, you are in the right place. I checked out the explorers collection. They even have the streets from Atlantic City or the Monopoly game, which ever suits your fancy. What an amazing group of pens.

They have a wide selection of gift ideas. Plus, you can get a custom quote on their site. You have three easy ways to order on the site: Online, fax or mail in. It's all up to you.

Dilithium Crystalworks-review

If you are looking for a review of the techno stuff online, Dilithium Crystalworks is the place to go. It's a timely blog about those things that are happening now. The author is heavy into secure sites and ways to do that. Privacy is a big issue with him as well. He has a large number of categories to choose from and fills them with wisdom and a bit of know how.

Having been in operation since February 2007, the blog has accumulated a large array of techno stuff ranging from computers to privacy to fun stuff. He does not appear to be a Microsoft fan which is great! You can find out about software and hardware on this site. It's a keeper.

Captain America Is Dead!! Oh No!

The funeral is attended by the large crowd of mourners. Rain is falling and making it miserable for everyone attending. Thousands of patriots have come to pay their last respects for a fallen hero. The casket is draped with the American flag and the pallbearers are recognized by everyone....The Black Panther, Ms. Marvel, Ironman and Ben Grimm. In the eulogy given by the Falcon, he calls for all superheros to stand and honor their fallen friend.

Captain America is dead. He is being laid to rest by Marvel comics in the issue called "Fallen Son" due out sometime after the 4th of July. The hero has fought Adolf Hitler and the Red Skull, leader of the Avengers, who died by sniper fire at the steps of the federal court house.

Now the question remains. How does America do without Captain America?

And The Clinton Critical Statements Go On And On And On

It has been a rather long couple of months having to see the Clinton comments about rivals in a presidential race that isn't even going to be decided for over a year and a half from now. Boy, have things changed since I first started watching the election coverage when I was a kid. (Yes, there were televisions in that era.) In those days, you got political stuff for a few weeks and it was boring, really boring. After a few more years, the political process got a bit more sophisticated and we saw political coverage for several months rather than weeks, also boring after a while anyway. Now days, you get to see the political snipe hunt for years. What a deal! But I digress.

Ms. Clinton is taking potshots at Fred Thompson who, to my knowledge, has not even thrown his hat into the ring. Aren't we getting a little previous here, Ms. Clinton??? Are you kidding me? What is she doing? Trying to damage the opposition who isn't the opposition yet? I get it. If the guy chooses not to run, you only wasted a few stray shots. If he becomes the front runner (not a bad idea) then you have your fightin' face on, gettin' in those hillbilly licks before the cat strikes you, right? Oh brother.

Oh my. How dare Mr. Thompson imply that illegal immigrants would pose a terrorist threat to our country. Wow. How could that happen? Let me see. Oh, how about those super guys that attacked the World Trade Center, huh? I see. They weren't "illegal". Who says. Ms. Clinton, please take a peek at the fact that Castro emptied his jails at one point and sent them to us over the water. You don't think that could happen again? You do not think that some illegals could be that terrorist threat? But they could and likely are. I do see that you use the buzz word "refugee" so that the citizens say "awww" and want them to all stay but it really is a security threat if we do not check them all out. Of course, with the way people are coming into the country illegally, it is possible that we might miss a few...oh, I dunno...TWELVE MILLION or so folks. HELLO!!! Does anyone get a clue here?

Luxury Homes--Search And Find

My dream home is a beautiful 3,000 sq.ft. home with a two car garage and carport. It has 4 bedrooms, a family room, 3 bath., fireplace, fully appointed kitchen, a library, all on about 200 acres of choice property with a couple of ponds. I have no idea where that might be located but I know a place to start looking.

Elegant Homes website has a fantastic search engine that will help you find the luxury home of your dreams in just the right place. I took a tour of the beautiful homes available with my dream ideas. WOW! They have a virtual tour that tells you almost everything you want to know about the incredible homes right at your fingertips.

One More Day And The Change Is In!

As I mentioned in a previous post, I am changing the look of my blog. The change comes in tomorrow on the 1st of July. I love the way my blog is going to look. It's fabulous. Well, that may be a tad big on the advertising but it really is pretty cool looking for an Arkansas blog from a rather opinionated replanted Arky gal.

One of the things that I am looking forward to is the changeover from Thingamablog to Wordpress. From what I can see, there are some cool differences that Wordpress does that TMG does not do. As I mentioned before, the themes alone are a great deal considering TMG has a very small number and Wordpress has, at last peek, 229 pages of 15 to a page. Awesome stuff, some of it. Some is pretty basic. There is likely something there for almost any person's taste.

So, tomorrow morning it is a brand new day and a brand new blog look all at once. Can't wait to try it out! Taking it for a test run in the morning. YA!

Destination--Chicago, My Kind Of Town

When I was a kid, we had a trip to Chicago, stayed in a great hotel and had several tours including going to Chinatown. It was a blast but when you are a kid you do not really appreciate things like you do when you grow up. So, I went back there when I was about 23 years old. Big difference.

My family and I visited several places while in Chicago but the one that I will always remember is the Museum of Science and Industry. It is loaded with interesting things to do and look at. Ah, I know. Science. Boring. Industry. Even more boring. Not so. That place has a working coal mine, a full sized submarine, a farm, a space center, an internet area and so much more that I cannot believe it would only take a day to see it all.

Okay, this all reminds me of traveling and vacations. If you were talking about Air Travel, I have flown in a jet from Miami to Chicago. That was extremely memorable since I had never flown in a jet before. My whole experience was a twin prop Cessna over an Ozark lake. That ride was incredible. You feel like you are taking off in a rocket. When we landed at Chicago, I wanted to visit it again but we had to catch a commercial prop plane to Moline, Ill.

Counseling, The Placebo Of The Current Generation And Racial Slurs..What A Deal!

I am getting so tired of the whole racial slur, gender slur thing. I am so disgusted with it. A while ago, Isaiah Washington did something incredibly stupid and shot a gay slur at co-castmate T.R.Knight who apparently was "outted" subsequently. (For the record, the word outted seems to be stupid in itself. You would think that intelligent people across the country could come up with better words than that. You'd think.) So, Washington goes through this "You bottom dweller for saying something in the heat of the moment" kind of thing and gets thrown off "Grey's Anatomy" because ABC has no more intelligent life there than those on the cast of the show.

This guy says he will pursue counseling, which in my opinion, is total crap anyway. That appears to be the new placebo for any and all infractions of a "politically correct" nature. What a load. All of this was bad enough since no one apparently wanted to pay attention to the guy making amends...so he says anyway. But now, the racial card has to be played. Are you kidding me??????

Isaiah Washington is now claiming that this was all about race when he got the boot off the show. All about race????? HELLO??? Does no one see a problem with this whole thing? So, a guy says some gay slur in the heat of the moment. From that, despite all he does to fix the problem, he is canned by an extremely anal network and show. And now, it's all about race. Gay slur+Anal show personnel=race problem. Okay, that works....On what planet far from here? GIVE ME A BREAK!

Yep, he's black. Yep, he has no brains when he gets mad. Yep, the whole thing is a total stupidity. Is there no intelligent life anywhere near that show? Network? "I'm sorry, Captain, there is no intelligent life."

Unhappy About Donuts

Frankly, this is, by my own admission, one of the stupidest things I have ever blogged about but.....I am mad at the donut guy. Okay. Okay, I can hear the guffaws already. You may treat this lightly. Unfortunately, I cannot simply because I do not like it when I do not get what I pay for, no matter what it may be. In this case, donuts.

To fill you in, we went out of town on Tuesday. It's about a 120 miles or so from our house although I haven't done the math in a while. I most assuredly could be wrong here. I know at least one person who might actually challenge the mileage but I digress.

This particular trip does not happen very often. In fact, I believe it was about 3 years ago the last time I was actually in that part of the city we went to. It has a donut shop. Now, we do have a donut shop where we live. It's not a national chain or anything, I don't think. It's just your average type donut shop and I do not ever go there. It's out of the way....not to mention that I have absolutely no business eating donuts in the first place. In other words, it's a good excuse not to eat them.

When we do go to that city, it is sort of a tradition that we get donuts. I buy a dozen for the folks who look forward to them as much as I do and a dozen for our house. Sigh. I get this kind of treat once every three years or so. Give me a break. I want what I ordered. Is that too much to ask?

So, I am angry with the donut guy because he paid zero attention to what I ordered and filled the box with whatever it was he wanted to, I guess. It was, in fact, a duplicate of the first dozen instead of the ONE KIND I really, truly wanted to try out. They were so yummy looking. They were New York Cheesecake filled donuts with nuts on top. OOOOH!!! And I was so looking forward to those two, no others at all, just those two little donuts.

The donut guy, somebody I can't even go back to and tell off because I won't be in that neighborhood for...oh probably three more years if it's that soon, didn't do what I asked him to. ARGH!!! I want to scream! I want to stuff a cream filled donut into that guy's face and tell him THOSE WEREN'T THE DONUTS I ORDERED, YOU JERK!!!!!!!! But I can't. My only hope now is that someday, somebody who lives close to that shop goes in there and tells him off for me. That would be so good!!

Affordable Printer Supplies! At Last!

I cannot think of a single thing concerning office supplies that we don't have problems getting a good deal on in our home office. Frankly, the worst is inkjet toner cartridges. I absolutely hate buying a new printer because the ink cartridges are out of this world in prices anywhere you look. Well, almost anywhere.

OfficeSupplyOutfitters or OSO are the exception to the rule. This one is personal. We took a look at the prices on a couple of cartridges for our printers and they are great! Take a look at this HP C3909A black toner cartridge. The price is fantastic!

Thing is, they have loads of deals no matter what you need. They have printer supplies of all sorts, fax supply, HP toner, toner cartridges and inkjet cartridges. Just take a look and see if you can agree that they are great on price.

Each page has savings on them. I do not see how a person can miss here. You do not have to dread buying a new printer with these guys in business, that's for sure.

Supreme Court Rulings Today

In the Supreme Court rulings today, they rejected school assignment plans. This affects Seattle and Louisville, Ky. As appears to be the usual case, it was a split 5-4 decision. The Court believed that those particular school systems went too far in trying to maintain the "racial diversity" they required.

Frankly, when it was necessary to change where children went to school because the black kids only went to black populated schools with black teachers and white students went to white populated schools with white teaches, it was a mostly great idea to bring the one to the other. Kids should be able to have better educations than the black kids were getting the way it was originally.

However, now days the schools are pretty much not-so-hot nationwide or so it seems. There are places where they are coming together with what is called "Magnet schools" that I have found to be excellent in most every way. They teach a curriculum that is forward thinking. They choose to see children as needing a higher form of education than sticking with "See Spot run" type elementary schools. If you can get the kids interested in school, they won't hate it or be bored. Challenge the child and you have a winner.

In another decision, they blocked the execution of a mentally ill prisoner with another 5-4 vote. I have to say that I must agree with that one. No mentally ill person should actually be executed because they simply do not understand the reality of what was done nor what will be done. It is not right. Grats to the Court for that decision in a state that would rather kill than seek other forms of punishment.

A 5-4 decision to abandon a 96 year old minimum price ban came out today as well. Manufacturers were setting minimum prices in agreements so that they would not have competition. The ban having been released, they are allowed to go back to that as long as it does promote competition in the products. If they have accusations of price fixing by a pact it will be evaluated on case by case basis from now on.

How Many Diets Have You Been On? How MANY???

If there is one thing I can tell you about, almost endlessly, it's about diets and what makes them work or not. At least that's what I thought until I read about this book that a guy put out online totally free! He is a meditation expert as well as diet expert. I am not going to tell you anything about meditation because I believe in another way but I do think it would be worth the time to take a look at this person's newest book online.

The man's name is Nick Smith. He decided to place a book online for free to help millions of dieters to find a way to stay with it instead of the usual boring, same old thing every day. He states that you can Lose weight with food magnetism. In the book, he gives you ways to cut off the cravings that trash a diet every time. Mr. Smith uses muscle tone and breathing exercises that get right to the heart of the problem. You need no special equipment. You do not need to get a gym membership. That's a relief for me with a limited income problem.

Again, this book is online and completely FREE. Okay, no matter what you thought about dieting, this book is at least worth a peek.

There Are Changes Coming On My Blog!

Recently, I had some wonderful folks on a forum review my blog to see if I could make any changes that would improve the way it looks and operates. You know how it is. You want to put your best foot forward even if it is yours and no one else actually can tell you what to do about it. So, I listened to each suggestion and enjoyed all of them. They all had a certain amount of merit.

For instance, without anyone actually saying so in so many words, they said that the blog was a bit bland. I can see that. It has a couple of colors but there is no excitement to it. No real color. It just sits there. No wonder people aren't all that interested in reading my thoughts. They must think my thoughts are as bland as the blog. Ah, well not really. I mean, I do have some tame thoughts from time to time but the reality is that I love to blast off at any injustice or political boorishness that I can find. It IS plentiful after all.

But the blandness of my blog is sorta Thingamablog's fault. That program only has a few, very few, themes and it simply is really hard to have a great looking blog with that program. However, I love the way it works. If you like bland, that's your baby. On the other hand, if you like a boatload of themes, then check out Wordpress. 15 to a page. 229 pages the last time I looked. Changes almost every day, from what I understand.

So, with all the suggestions in mind, I am here to announce that on July 1st..."tada"....I said "tada"......are you listening? I said "TADA!! Got it? That's better." On July 1st, my blog will have a brand new look. It will have personality, color and will just plain be better, more interesting. The links in the archives will be there for the "bland city" version from all of the previous months including this one. You watch. Then I'll get some folks who liked the bland part best and now won't wanna come back. BAH!!

One thing my old Grandma told me many years ago. She said "Child, you will never be able to please everyone all the time. The best you can do is please yourself and the rest will come naturally." Thanks, Grandma. She was a great gal.

By the way, my husband has a blog that will have a new look too. (He worked on mine and thought how cool that was and decided to try it himself!) This is fun. I love changing things around once in a while. Not husbands though. Yuk! Been there, done that. The one I have now is quite great. No need to change him. But, a new look is fantastic. So, his blog is "I Am Not A Hampster" and it's changing on July 1st as well. And one more thing....Happy Birthday, Husband! You are the best!

Fleas Are Out And About Now! DO SOMETHING!

One of the things that is such a problem for us with three animals is fleas and how to control them. It is almost a never ending situation. Our cats do not go outside but our dog does. And worse, she has flea allergies that have absolutely become a daily problem. We have been having to deal with fleas ever since the year that a visitor to our home brought a flea infested rottweiler. He had so many fleas on him, we thought that he had become a flea himself. By the time we knew about that, it was too late. It took us the better part of a year to recover from that event. Our dog still has problems because of allergies four years later.

What kind of normal prevention can you take? What do you do when the fleas show up no matter what? How do you know you have an infestation of fleas? Is there anything special and different about dog fleas? Cat fleas? What happens if your dog or cat does have allergies to fleas? What about too many chemicals? All of these questions and many more can be answered on the website with a very handy flea control guide. They have an FAQ for related problems too. You know, you cannot have too much information relating to flea control. Believe me, I know. It is and always will be a never ending battle that you can win with the info these folks will give you.

Blair Is Appointed Envoy For Peace In Middle East

Tony Blair, who gave up his post as Prime Minister of the UK Wednesday, is taking over the position of envoy for peace in the middle east. In what I would believe is a rare meeting of the minds, he was appointed by an agreement between The United Nations, United States, European Union and Russia. He is expected to do something no one else has been able to do so far, promote peace between the Palestinians and Israel.

In a statement given out by the four called the "Quartet", Blair will be seeking international assistance for the Palestinians and promoting economic development for them as well. Interesting. Apparently, they are the only needy ones in that group. Blair is expected to also seek international help to address the needs of those government institutions.

I do have to say here that I am skeptical of anyone who thinks they can bring on peace in the middle east because when someone does that, we must be very aware that it is likely that person is the one we have been expecting but not looking forward to. This would be the one they call the "anti-christ" who will woo the people into a strong sense of security when, in fact, there will be no security at all. Peace, until the Lord Jesus comes back, is an illusion of a peace which will not hold for long.

One BIG disclaimer here: I do NOT say or believe at this time that Tony Blair is the anti-christ. We do not know who that is or when he might show himself. We only know that he will be known for who he is when the Israeli temple is rebuilt and the head guy in the world puts himself in the seat in the temple as a god.

For more information on this subject and others, please visit my ministry website at Lura's Bookcase.

Don't Mess With An Ex-Marine!

So, what's right with this picture? Okay, a guy goes into a gas station (sounds like a joke is about to come up, right? Nope. Real story), purchases a lottery scratcher and is scratching it off to see if he won. He feels this hand inside his front pants pocket. Thing is, he had just visited an ATM and withdrew 300 bucks which was residing in that very pocket.

Side note: The guy with the lottery scratcher and the pocket with $300 is 72 years old BUT is also an ex-marine and a Golden Gloves winner and a retired iron worker. Do not mess with this guy unless you want to come out of it with one less hand.

Back to the story. The guy with the offending hand is about to grab the contents of said pocket when the 72 year old takes the offending wrist, punching with his 72 year old fist into the face of the offender who happens to be 27 years old. The manager of the gas station got into the middle of it and stopped this but only after the guy with the hand got belted a few times with feeling.

So, the 27 year old now has a story to tell to his roomy in his cell. Well, maybe not. If it gets around that a 27 year old guy got defeated by a 72 year old guy, he might be the laughing stock of...well, the stocks, so to speak. After that, he might become an easy mark for anyone who wants to practice with a punching bag. Guy with hand in somebody's pocket equals punching bag.

Ummm, looks like that works. Oh yeah. The lottery scratcher was a bust too.

One More Time With Feeling--Bigfoot, You Say?

If I had research grant money, I would NOT be spending it on this search but.....in Manistique, Mich., researchers are going to be on the hunt for...uh, Bigfoot again. The old Sasquatch rises again or so they say. These folks, headed up by a guy named Matthew Moneymaker of the Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization, are going to search the Upper Peninsula of Michigan next month to find the legend. Are you kidding me???

The team is hoping to find locals that have seen what they believe is evidence of such a creature. According to them, they have seen Bigfoot or got so close that they could hear the creature in all but three of 30 expeditions in the United States and Canada. This dude gets around, doesn't he or she. We really do not know for sure about the gender. Just an observation here...unless this creature is a few thousand years old, doesn't there have to be a "Momma bear and a Poppa bear somewhere?" Hey, these guys can hardly find ONE Bigfoot let alone at least three.

The trouble here is that this Bigfoot story has been around for centuries and in all that time, no one has actually cornered the big guy or girl. Of course, there have been the funny folks who just had to do the prank and have some guy in a Bigfoot suit and shoot grainy film for effect.

However, the late Grover Krantz who was a professor at Washington State University, believed in this particular legend. His specialty was cryptozoology, the study of creatures that no one has proved that they exist. In fact, he has a scientific name for Bigfoot, if he really does exist, a "gigantopithecus," a branch of primitive man that could have existed three million years ago. Sounds like a dinosaur.

It's Hot! Go Buy A Refrigerator

So, is it hot where you live? It's really getting hot here in Arkansas. In the 90s every day now. Well, it's June and that means the weather is not going to be friendly for a while. A few years ago in the summer, our refrigerator went on the fritz. We understand it was because of how hot it gets here. The compressor has to work that much harder to keep your veggies cool and not spoil. It quit. Bad timing. Isn't it always?

When the fridge goes kaput, it costs a bundle to get it fixed. A lot of folks will simply go find the best deal on a fridge and dump the old one. But where do you find these really good deals? Consumers apparently tend to search online first for that great bargain before they go out and buy. Normal search engines do not help as much as you might think. It takes a special one to get the type of information needed to purchase that just right appliance. And of course, you were looking for the best price on Frigidaire Refrigerators to replace the one in the kitchen.

Krillion, a specific product search website, has the type of search that you need called "Krillion Localization Engine" which will search out and find the product you want in a local market specifically where you need it to be at the right price. So, when you get your results from the search, get the kids and the spouse and head out for the local appliance store that is selling what you want. It will be right there waiting for you.

Trumpet Scares Citizens Of Salt Lake City

If I wasn't laughing so hard, I would be able to tell you about the poor little trumpet that scared some of the citizens of Salt Lake City recently. So, what happened, you ask? Well, apparently there was this package that was left just outside a fast food restaurant. Ah suspicious.

So, several citizens watched the package, thinking it might be something to alert police about. Talk about new found paranoia. The police show up and bring the bomb squad. Two hours they check out this package. For several blocks around, no one can go in near "the package". After a while, they decide it ain't gonna blow itself up so they did. Blow it up, I mean. With a robot. Mr. Tooty trumped his last trump.

Ya gotta hand it to 'em. They really got in there and saved the day. The terrorist plot to blast a trumpet to pieces. Don't know if the nation can handle another one like that.

What Do Ya Use Pancake Batter And Toothpaste For?

This came up in a news story recently. So, what do you use pancake batter and toothpaste for? Well, I wouldn't use them together for anything. Yuk! But a few enterprising inmates at a city jail used that combo for what looked like mortar. Didn't really think that mess would look like mortar together though.

Who woulda thought? It did fake out the local law enforcement for a while but nothing stays hidden for long. They found it over the weekend. But because of that little trick, new steel plates are being put into the inner walls of the jail cells in Scott City, Mo. now. So, what DID they use toothpaste and pancake batter for, hmm? Apparently, inmates removed a block of the wall in the jail and made a nice hole so that a female inmate could visit a male inmate in the next cell over. It wasn't for the purpose of gaining freedom. Well, that would be because they can't get out due to the steel plates in the outside walls.

Guess that means the next round of inmates will have it a bit tougher. No pancake batter for you guys tonight!!

Bumper Stickers! Customize Yours

I love bumper stickers. They usually have the greatest stuff on them. Most of them say something funny, some type of sage advice or just promoting a business or event. This is a great way to advertise because lots of people are going to see a bumper sticker. Did you know that your bumper needs stickers? Oh yes!

This website, CustomizedStickers.com, has what you are looking for in bumper stickers and window stickers. The artwork is good. You can have any size you want, any shape and any color, any design. It is all what you want. Did I say colors? Unlimited color choices. Do you need ideas for a super design? They can handle that too. How about photo quality? That's the way they design the bumper stickers and window stickers for you.

CustomizedStickers goes the extra mile for quality and for a better price. Does your business need a boost in advertising? Time to check out the sticker people.

Giuliani Slamdunks Mr. Clinton

Rudy Giuliani slamdunks former Pres. Clinton for his soft shoe approach to the terrorist bombing of the World Trade Center in the 1990s. Then he let loose on the Dems since they seem to be pretty laid back about the war on terror themselves. The actual words he used were "weakness and naivete" when it comes to dealing with the terrorists.

Giuliani told about 650 business people that terrorists didn't hit the U.S. for the first time in 2001. It was 1993. Just because they did not succeed does not mean they didn't try. He accused Clinton of treating the 1993 attack on the World Trade Center as a criminal act instead of a terrorist attack. Apparently, Clinton's big comeback on that attack was to say that it was a "big mistake" instead of really acting on it. After that, terrorist attacks occurred at the Khobar Towers in Saudi Arabia, in Kenya and Tanzania and on the USS Cole.

Guiliani stated that with those attacks, Clinton did nothing. Bin Laden declared war and Clinton didn't hear it. He is suggesting that the current Dem candidates are wanting what Clinton wanted, to go back, to relive the past instead of going forward and dealing with the threat.

In the past, Guiliani has defended Clinton but now he is saying that the Dem Pres. candidates are giving up on the war and giving the terrorists the U.S. timetable to retreat.

That would be a major mistake, speaking of big mistakes. It is time to have someone fresh in the White House. We do NOT need another Clinton. By the way, I do not think we need Mr. Guiliani either. It's a real toss-up right now. If I were to pick my front runner for President, it would be former Senator Fred Thompson. After that, more than likely it would be Mr. McCain. I have no other picks. If either of them does not get the nomination, I have no idea why I would vote except to vote against Clinton or Obama.

Moving Time Is Crazy!

The worst possible time for things to go wrong is when you want to move from one place to another. I hate moving. I would do most anything to get someone else to do all the work. It is such a stressful time and everything always goes wrong.

Well, how about calling the International Movers? Service Network is a website that gives you the options to find the right people who will be there at the right place at the right time. They are a quick, easy matching service so that you do not have to hunt and search for the moving company yourself at a time that is already stressful. This online help service does it all for you. It takes the nightmare of finding just the right company to do your job away.

Head for the website. It is so easy. Just put in what you need...where you are moving, where you are moving from, how much weight and the search engine does the hunting for you. They take the mystery out of the situation. You know how it is. The moving company has to be trusted. They usually have hidden costs that you only find out as they load your precious belongings onto the van. This is not the time to find that out.

These folks have what you need at a time you need it most. Just check out the site.

Australian City Is Getting Serious About Dog Problems

The Australian city of Melbourne is getting totally serious about crime scenes that involve animal attacks on humans or on pets. Animal Control officers are currently being trained to collect DNA samples and clues at the crime scenes where attacks have occurred. The trained officers get swabs, gloves and other equipment in order to collect all sorts of evidence from fur, saliva, blood and eliminations. This way they can track down dangerous animals and their owners.

A small dog was attacked and killed by vicious dogs as it was being walked by it's owner in 2004. The officers were able to track down the offenders by the DNA from feces and their fur. They were destroyed as a result. The owner of the dogs was fined some $7,000 plus for failing to control his dogs.

The new kits available now for the animal control officers will make such cases easy to deal with in the future.

Car Buried For Fifty Years Undriveable

Someone thought that it would be a great idea to bury a car in a time capsule so that in the year 2007, when there would be no more gasoline used, they could look back to 1957 and enjoy those days. Unfortunately, the car is undriveable. However, the gasoline that was buried with it in two 10 gallon containers may well be valuable to scientists.

A 1957 Plymouth Belvedere was buried in a time capsule with the gasoline and other items they believed would be interesting to those who opened it this year. The car, muddy and almost unrecognisable, was unearthed in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at the courthouse on June 15th.

Wedding Favors And Decorations At Affordable Prices

When it's time for a wedding, one of the things that is so much of a problem is the cost. Yikes! Weddings cost a whole lot of money, time and effort these days. But the bride always wants things to be perfect for her special day. So, people do not want to let her down in that area.

Going online at the Internet Wedding Superstore, you will find those special favors for that coming event. These folks have it all covered at affordable prices so that more attention can be paid to other things. When they say superstore, they aren't kidding. This place is loaded with items particularly geared for weddings like personalized wedding favors, the table decorations, place card holders, toasting glasses, cake toppers and lots more.

Then they have a full line of favors that are unique as well as cookie favors, wedding bubbles, wedding bells, wedding cameras and all sorts of decorations. In addition to all that, they also carry attendant gifts for bridesmaids, groomsman, for parents, for children that are part of the wedding party, frames and albums for after the wedding.

That isn't all. They also carry apparel like tees and tanks, sweats, footwear, PJs and a whole assortment of other things to wear. For the ceremony itself, there are unity candles, guest books, ring pillows, flower girl baskets and more. And for the showers, they have the planning books, magazines etc.

This place has just a whole lot of what you are looking for when you plan that incredible wedding.

Ex-EPA Chief Bombarded With Boos For 9/11 Safety Questions

The woman who headed up the EPA during the Sept.11th disaster and the aftermath was hit by boos and accusations about her assurances that the workers onsite were able to breathe safely. She was confronted by critics who say that the area was not at all safe for workers who were trying to save as many survivors as possible. Then they were working to clean up and to unearth bodies in the aftermath of the most horrendous disaster since Pearl Harbor's attack by the Japanese.

For three hours, the former EPA head, Christie Whitman, faced charges by the chairman of the meeting, Rep. Jerrold Nadler and her critics who stated that the statements that the area around the World Trade Center was safe to work in were giving people a false sense of security when, in fact, it was quite dangerous to be there breathing without safety equipment. The confrontation became quite heated at times.

Whitman did maintain that the workers were warned to use respirators while in the rest of Manhattan it was safe to live and breath the air.

"There are indeed people to blame. They are the terrorists who attacked the United States, not the men and women at all levels of government who worked heroically to protect and defend this country," Whitman said.

However, since the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center government reviews of the EPA actions are critical and state that they failed in many ways. For instance, a study of the ground zero rescue workers shows that fully 70 percent of them have some sort of respiratory illness. In a separate study they found that rescue workers and firefighters came down with sarcoidosis, a lung-scarring disease, at five times as high as in previous years.

Whitman continues to say that what she has stated about the days after the attacks was that ground zero needed the respirators but that away from the site, it was possible to get back into normal living.

Beautiful Sunny Puerto Penasco--Ready For Vacation?

I have been to Mexico before but not to this beautiful area called Puerto Penasco, Mexico. I looked up this great site that has rentals for people who are in the area. From the pictures, this place is fantastic with wonderful beaches and awesome rentals. Rocky Point Real Estate will have what you are looking for in accomodations when you choose to vacation in Puerto Penasco.

My personal favorites are a couple of their Las Conchas homes that just take your breath away. The first one is an absolutely gorgeous Santa Fe style three bedroom. The price is also incredible and completely affordable for a family or a business trip of several folks. It is totally awesome. A Rocky Point vacation is just right for you and the whole clan.

But then I saw this huge mansion-like two story home that has 7 bedrooms and 5 baths. Unbelievable. It sits right out there near the ocean. The view is amazing. It has a larger price but is very worth it when you consider what all you get. This is luxury living!!

These folks are there to make sure your vacation accomodations or your business trip is high class all the way. There ocean views, fully equiped kitchens, satellite television, internet access, even woodburning fireplaces. Rocky Point vacation rental homes and condos have exactly what you are looking for. It's a dream vacation to a dream place.

Auction Selling An Auction...What??

Two guys who were fed up with the fees that eBay was making sellers pay, started their own auction online in 2003. It's called MightyBids.com. It was not charging the fees for listing and other misc. items that eBay did. They only charged when an item actually sold. Unfortunately, that cost them plenty and now are unable to keep the site going. So, what do you do with an auction site that needs to be sold? Why, you put it up for auction.....where else? On eBay.

MightyBids.com went up on Thursday night. As of today, it stands at 44 bids with a current price tag of a pretty paltry $25,100 with the undisclosed reserve not met as yet. But the sellers are confident that it will go for a much higher rate. They claim that MightyBids has 100,000 members, rates a Google PR of 5, #1 on Google.ca where they live in Canada. There are 9 domains included as well. Not a bad deal for the right person or people. With a little advertising, it's likely to get popular, especially among those who are tired of eBay and their constant need for cash. Fees raise quite often on eBay.

One of the owners had gotten completely fed up with eBays fees because he was selling art work and even though he only sold a few pieces, the fees were costing about $1,200 a month for 50-100 items being listed at a time.

Luxury Home Office Furniture

I have to admit it, I'm a gal looking for a discount deal. On this site, I think that if you are looking for luxury as well, you are in the right place. These items of furniture look awesome. I have no doubts that each item will fit into a beautiful home just nicely. The website is easy to navigate with no confusion whatsoever.

At Great Priced Furniture, you will find what you need at prices they say are affordable. I call the things at this site my dream stuff for my dream office which I intend to have soon. On the site, they tell you to make a list of what you need, identify your requirements in home office furniture and don't buy just by appearance. Ah, I would have trouble with that one since I love to look at pieces like they have but I would be strong and buy what was functional as well as really great looking. Another thought. Financing. They can help you there too. GE consumer financing is available with up to 12 months free of interest or payments.

So, what do you need? They have desks, bookcases, chairs, computer armoires, storage and filing cabinets plus more.

You know, in past years, the home office was something someone wanted to have as an extra. Now, it's a necessity for so many folks. When it becomes that, then it should blend in nicely with the current decor of the person's home. This company can do that for you. So, what do you need? Just ask them. They probably have it.

Media Could Change Word Usage

I have to say it. I have a major gripe with any media that uses the word "fetus" when it is obvious that it should be "child" or "unborn child". The word "fetus" de-humanizes the child that is unborn which, apparently, is the objective. In this case, I am referring to the report of the Ohio woman who was missing and recently found dead. The boyfriend, a police officer, was arrested on two charges of murder. Why two charges? Because the unborn child she was carrying is considered a life in the eyes of the law in this case.

I have to admit, the law is really skewered on this issue. It is so confusing for the law to say one thing here and another somewhere else. What I mean is....in this case, the unborn child is a life. Therefore, officials will charge the guy with two counts of murder.

On the other hand, it is okay and legal for unborn children, in the first three months of existence, to be called "fetus", be de-humanized, and then the mother can have a so-called, guilt-fr