I absolutely love camping. Hanging out around the campfire, hiking, swimming, being with family and good friends. Sleeping in a tent, or if the weather is nice outside under the stars. Eating food made over an open fire. There is nothing better than that.
The one thing that I learned over my years of camping is that you have to have good gear to make it fun. Cheap gear can spoil a great weekend faster than a good case of the runs. From flashlights, to durable clothes, and comfortable footwear. You have to have the best, or else you are taking a chance on a ruined trip. That is where 5.11 Tactical gear comes in. They have what you need, at the prices you will like.
L8R
Thursday, May 21, 2009
In difficult times
Everyone should have a credit card that they can use in times of emergency. It can be difficult choosing a credit card. We all know that. Click on the link listed here could help you out.
Namaste.
Namaste.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Time for Spring Cleaning
Yes, Spring Cleaning time is here. Hurrah!! I can hardly wait for spring cleaning. It is the most exciting time in my life.
And if you believe that, I have some swamp land that I think that you will be interested in. You see, I have a lot of stuff that needs to be junked. I have a basement full of stuff that is on no use to anyone. Especially not me. So something has to happen. Something has to go. And it has to be the junk in my basement.
Junk Hauling is such a unglamorous way of looking at the people who are going to be my saviors. I like the idea of having someone else move this junk out of my house. Yes, I have gotten older, and a little heavier so to have someone else slog up and down the stairs to my house moving this crap out of it has a certain positive tone to it. I was talking to my Father in Law about some of the stuff he needs done at his house the other day and he is all on board with this also. He is also looking for quotes from Demolition Companies as he has a couple of sheds on his property that he would like to have torn down.
We were looking on the web for junk removal and came across Junk Removal in San Diego, which is unfortunate because we live in Pennsylvania. Guess that my search will have to continue.
And if you believe that, I have some swamp land that I think that you will be interested in. You see, I have a lot of stuff that needs to be junked. I have a basement full of stuff that is on no use to anyone. Especially not me. So something has to happen. Something has to go. And it has to be the junk in my basement.
Junk Hauling is such a unglamorous way of looking at the people who are going to be my saviors. I like the idea of having someone else move this junk out of my house. Yes, I have gotten older, and a little heavier so to have someone else slog up and down the stairs to my house moving this crap out of it has a certain positive tone to it. I was talking to my Father in Law about some of the stuff he needs done at his house the other day and he is all on board with this also. He is also looking for quotes from Demolition Companies as he has a couple of sheds on his property that he would like to have torn down.
We were looking on the web for junk removal and came across Junk Removal in San Diego, which is unfortunate because we live in Pennsylvania. Guess that my search will have to continue.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
More advertising ideas
When you write a blog you are always looking at ways to get your site url out to the masses. We, blog writers, are sick that way. MLW still doesn't understand why I do this. I have tried to explain, but just smile and shrug my shoulders now.
That all being said, I have friends who have made up bumper stickers, and business cards that they hand out along with buttons and pins etc. The one idea that I really like is having Printed T Shirts made up with the logo for your blog. I have one friend who has done this and has been pretty successful with it. He sells them on his site and makes a little cash to go along with it.
Sounds like a win-win situation to me.
I envision legions of people wearing Promotional T Shirts with the logo from my blog on them. Or maybe just my smiling face with the url under it. We have a number of festivals on the river here in Harrisburg where I could hand the shirts out. Or I could just put a link on my site and do as my buddy has been doing. Hmmm. Either way I think that I am going to Make T Shirts my next area of advertising attention.
What do you think?
That all being said, I have friends who have made up bumper stickers, and business cards that they hand out along with buttons and pins etc. The one idea that I really like is having Printed T Shirts made up with the logo for your blog. I have one friend who has done this and has been pretty successful with it. He sells them on his site and makes a little cash to go along with it.
Sounds like a win-win situation to me.
I envision legions of people wearing Promotional T Shirts with the logo from my blog on them. Or maybe just my smiling face with the url under it. We have a number of festivals on the river here in Harrisburg where I could hand the shirts out. Or I could just put a link on my site and do as my buddy has been doing. Hmmm. Either way I think that I am going to Make T Shirts my next area of advertising attention.
What do you think?
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Have we talked about Chester Cheetah?
Have you take a good look at Chester Cheetah lately?
You know, the Cheetah in the Cheeto's commercials?
Yeah, that Chester Cheetah.
Is it me, or is this new one kinda creepy?
The old Chester was always hanging with kids, being cool, messing things up. This new one is rather sinister. Telling people to stick cheetos up sleeping peoples noses. While he, Chester, is giving a stewardess a back rub.
Or what about the one where he is all of a sudden playing chess in a laundromat? And he tells this woman to toss cheetos into a dryer full of whites. What happened to Chester? Where is the good time cheetah? What horrific thing happened to turn him into a night dwelling trouble maker?
That is way to Quentin Tarentino for this guy.
Something else to keep me awake tonight.
Namaste.
You know, the Cheetah in the Cheeto's commercials?
Yeah, that Chester Cheetah.
Is it me, or is this new one kinda creepy?
The old Chester was always hanging with kids, being cool, messing things up. This new one is rather sinister. Telling people to stick cheetos up sleeping peoples noses. While he, Chester, is giving a stewardess a back rub.
Or what about the one where he is all of a sudden playing chess in a laundromat? And he tells this woman to toss cheetos into a dryer full of whites. What happened to Chester? Where is the good time cheetah? What horrific thing happened to turn him into a night dwelling trouble maker?
That is way to Quentin Tarentino for this guy.
Something else to keep me awake tonight.
Namaste.
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Brad's really bad day
So I am talking to my friend Brad yesterday. Actually, he called me on his way to work. And he procedes to tell me how his day has gone from bad to worse.
First he wakes up and takes a look at his aquarium and sees that all of his fish are dead. For some of us, this wouldn't be a major concern, but Brad has had every kind of aquarium that you can think of. He has set up fresh water, and salt water tanks. He has had fish from the most common to some really expensive fish. This particular tank had just goldfish in it. It was a fresh water tank, there were no saltwater fish in it. Just goldfish. And they were dead. Not the way to start your morning.
The rest of his morning was spent arguing with his daughters, and then going to work. But we kept coming back to setting up another tank. He just can't decide whether to set it up with fresh water, or saltwater fish. He has the equipment for both, but he isn't sure if his wife will agree to the expense of the live coral. Though that is the way he is leaning right now. You can set up some really interesting tanks using salt water.
First he wakes up and takes a look at his aquarium and sees that all of his fish are dead. For some of us, this wouldn't be a major concern, but Brad has had every kind of aquarium that you can think of. He has set up fresh water, and salt water tanks. He has had fish from the most common to some really expensive fish. This particular tank had just goldfish in it. It was a fresh water tank, there were no saltwater fish in it. Just goldfish. And they were dead. Not the way to start your morning.
The rest of his morning was spent arguing with his daughters, and then going to work. But we kept coming back to setting up another tank. He just can't decide whether to set it up with fresh water, or saltwater fish. He has the equipment for both, but he isn't sure if his wife will agree to the expense of the live coral. Though that is the way he is leaning right now. You can set up some really interesting tanks using salt water.
House hunting
Lots of folks are out there house hunting right now. The prices for housing has come down considerably from last year. The economy tanking is one reason, another is the number of foreclosures out there due to the kinds of home loans were originated previous to the fall of 2008.
My son and his girlfriend are looking for a house right now out in California. And not having much luck with it. It isn't that they aren't putting in any effort, they have been looking at house after house. And they have been putting in offers, I think that the number is up to 6 at this point.
No, I think that they need a better realtor. So,being the meddling Dad that I am I turn to my friendly seach engine and put in the keywords "good realtor." Interestingly enough, with it not being a very specific search I come up with a realtor in Austin, Texas. And if everything I am reading is accurate, I like the way that Austin Realtors think.
The website talks about the partnership between the buyer and the realtor. A win-win proposition. Honesty, integrity, communcation. I like these concepts. And I wish that they kids had this where they are looking.
But that is just me being a meddling Dad.
My son and his girlfriend are looking for a house right now out in California. And not having much luck with it. It isn't that they aren't putting in any effort, they have been looking at house after house. And they have been putting in offers, I think that the number is up to 6 at this point.
No, I think that they need a better realtor. So,being the meddling Dad that I am I turn to my friendly seach engine and put in the keywords "good realtor." Interestingly enough, with it not being a very specific search I come up with a realtor in Austin, Texas. And if everything I am reading is accurate, I like the way that Austin Realtors think.
The website talks about the partnership between the buyer and the realtor. A win-win proposition. Honesty, integrity, communcation. I like these concepts. And I wish that they kids had this where they are looking.
But that is just me being a meddling Dad.
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