Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Barilla Whole Grain Taste & Share Giveaway

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Saturday, November 5, 2011

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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

The Garfield Show: Spooky Tails -Giveaway

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Monday, August 15, 2011

Win a Totino's Learn a Ton When School is Fun Prize Pack Giveaway

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Tuesday, July 12, 2011

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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Revabs Giveaway.

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Sunday, May 15, 2011

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    Wednesday, March 17, 2010

    To The Guy Who Tailgated Me For 20 Miles

    To the guy who tailgated me for 20 miles this morning...
    I get it. You wanted to go faster, and given that you drive a Mitsubishi Lancer maybe you are under the impression that you are fast and/or furious. I’m the guy who was in front of you for 20 miles from Alpine Junction to Ithaca, driving at various speeds with the constant being that you were so close to my rear end it felt like I was trapped in a changing room with Richard Simmons.
    We met at 61 mph, a nice speed for Route 13 — fast enough to not take forever and slow enough to go unremarked by the many police who patrol that road. You were unsatisfied and expressed it by staying a cool 5 feet off my bumper. I slowed down gradually to 55 mph. This was one of several opportunities to pass me, but you just slowed down too and stayed back there like you wanted to turn on a Sting album and spoon me. So I sped up again hoping that you’d get the message and let me keep the distance I had won between us…but no, you are a jealous sharer of the road, Mitsubishi Lancer. You caught up. For 10 more miles we were like cellmates and you tried to make me your bitch, but all you succeeded in doing was going 13 miles an hour slower than when you started tailgating me. How did that work out for you?
    Coming down the hill into Ithaca I sped up again, figuring you’d been punished enough. So when you tried to give me the Sneaky Pete again, I admit I lost my cool and touched the brake for the first time. I hope you spilled your coffee on what I imagine were your Faded Glory pleated khaki pants. Then, in the two-lane road in town you didn’t go around. You proceeded to follow me all the way to my parking place before giving me a look and going on your way to, I assume, the DMV where you work.
    I offer you these common sense tips:
    1. Tailgating is a dick move, and it’s even more of a dick move if the guy in front of you is already well above the speed limit on a well-patrolled road.
    2. If you are tailgating someone and they slow down, that’s your cue to pass and if you can’t pass, well then screw you because you are being a dick anyway.
    3. It actually makes sense to leave some distance for you too. Have you seen all the deer carcasses on the road? That’s because cars hit them. If a deer jumps in front of me and I have to slam on the brakes, I don’t want you crashing into me. Based on your body, your reaction time is only fast in World of Warcraft.

    Saturday, March 6, 2010

    Ex Geek Squad Employee Tells All

    Alright, I am a Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) and full time student at New Horizons getting certified in Linux and Cisco Systems. I have lived entirely off of eBay for the past year and a half and last month I decided to take a job on the side to help pay some bills while attending school. I got a referral from my "Placement Coordinator" at New Horizons for a job as a Geek Squad agent at Best Buy. After 3 interviews and numerous certification exams, I was in. I was the only one out of 34 applicants from New Horizons alone to be accepted.

    From day one, I was absolutely amazed at what Geek Squad really does. They are absolutely NOT technicians. Agents are not certified in computer repair or diagnostics! They are certified in sales, customer profiling, and situational tactics. I kid you not! I had to take 2 (100 question) exams based entirely on "expected computer repair costs from urban environments in today's economy" and how to get the upper hand. Needless to say, I quit today after 52 days of work.

    So here is what I have say about Geek Squad:

    1. DO NOT take your computer to Geek Squad for a software issue!

    Reason: Geek Squad charges $70 for a diagnostic (which is a program built into every computer's BIOS, it's nothing special). A "Repair" (which is just removing virus infections or reinstalling the OS if needed) is $130. A grand total of $200. And that's only if you don't care that they wipe the hard drive clean! If you have ANY files that you want backed up, even 2-3 pictures, it will cost you AT LEAST another $100. And the "Advanced Data Management Transfer" that they mention is just dragging and dropping your files onto a DVD and burning it. If your OS is corrupt and you can't get to your files, move the HDD to another computer and drag-&-drop your files over. DON'T take it to the Geek Squad.

    2. Geek Squad CANNOT do ANY hardware repairs in-store.

    Reason: Any client with a hardware issue must send their unit to service; A: for liability reasons and B: because no agent is trained in hardware repair. It takes AT LEAST 2 1/2 weeks to get a response from service and again, you will be charged to backup files.

    3. Never have an "Optimization" done by Geek Squad.

    Reason: Whenever you purchase a new computer from Best Buy, you are pressured into thinking that the computer already has issues. Best Buy's salespeople will say: "Oh this computer really needs a new PC setup to create a user account and an optimization to speed it up, oh and you HAVE to get an anti-virus program, and you won't be able to type anything without Microsoft Office". It's absolute bullshit.

    Here's what we do for an optimization:

    -Open up the control panel and uninstall trial software
    -Remove unwanted desktop icons and shortcuts
    -Run Windows Updates

    That's it.

    4. Agents DO lie to customers!

    During my fist interview, I was asked by our SSM how much I normally charge to backup someone's files and install an upgraded operating system on a computer with a virus. I said $50, because that's what I always charge. It's not difficult and it doesn't take very long. Well, I was told that the store would charge $600!!! Here's the layout:

    1. Diagnostic and Repair (to find and remove the virus) - $200
    2. Backup Files (drag-&-drop) - $150
    3. Perform a clean install of a new OS - $130 (which would format the HDD and remove the virus anyway)
    4. Purchase the operating system ($120 for a standard edition of Windows 7)
    -If you just want a restore, they HAVE to have your original recovery discs (that aren't included in 50% of new computers) and all they do is put the discs in and hit "Run".

    All for a whopping $600... the price of a brand new badass computer with every bell and whistle available. It's insane, absolutely insane.

    Here's what I was told: 90% of people don't know anything about computers. They know that technology is a huge industry and it is commonly expensive. The fact is, people are dumb, they don't know anything about computers so we have the upper hand. If a customer comes in with a computer and says it's slow, just open up Computer Management, find some random errors and say "Oh yeah, you have a really bad virus, your banking information is vulnerable". And they will pay whatever it takes to get their files back and for their computer to be safe.

    And let me tell you a little secret: There is only ONE tool that Geek Squad uses that isn't readily available to the public. It's called "MRI" and you know what? It's all over the internet. Search for MRI on isohunt.com and you'll find it. Most of the time a new updated version of MRI is available online long before it hits the store!

    So all I really have to say is: Stay away from Geek Squad. If you have computer issues, look on Craigslist, find someone who knows what their doing and get it done quick and cheap. I live in Gainesville FL and know for a fact that there are at least 1,000 UF students that could do everything Geek Squad does in about an hour for $20 or so. Don't trust Geek Squad!!!

    -Ryan MacNeille - thetechstop.info

    Wednesday, March 3, 2010

    Obama Isn't What You May Think

    I have this theory about Barack Obama. I think he's
    led a kind of make-believe life in which money was
    provided and doors were opened because at some point
    early on somebody or some group took a look at this
    tall, good looking, half-white, half-black, young man
    with an exotic African/Muslim name and concluded he
    could be guided toward a life in politics where his
    facile speaking skills could even put him in the White
    House. 

    In a very real way, he has been a young man in a very
    big hurry. Who else do you know has written two memoirs
    before the age of 45? "Dreams of My Father" was
    published in 1995 when he was only 34 years old. The
    "Audacity of Hope" followed in 2006. If, indeed, he did
    write them himself. There are some who think that his
    mentor and friend, Bill Ayers, a man who calls himself
    a "communist with a small 'c'" was the real author. 

    His political skills consisted of rarely voting on
    anything that might be deemed controversial.. He went
    from a legislator in the Illinois legislature to the
    Senator from that state because he had the good fortune
    of having Mayor Daley's formidable political machine at
    his disposal. 

    He was in the U.S.. Senate so briefly that his bid for
    the presidency was either an act of astonishing
    self-confidence or part of some greater game plan that
    had been determined before he first stepped foot in the
    Capital. How, many must wonder, was he selected to be a
    2004 keynote speaker at the Democrat convention that
    nominated John Kerry when virtually no one had ever
    even heard of him before? 

    He outmaneuvered Hillary Clinton in primaries. He took
    Iowa by storm. A charming young man, an anomaly in the
    state with a very small black population, he oozed
    "cool" in a place where agriculture was the antithesis
    of cool. He dazzled the locals.. And he had an army of
    volunteers drawn to a charisma that hid any real
    substance.. 

    And then he had the great good fortune of having the
    Republicans select one of the most inept candidates for
    the presidency since Bob Dole. And then John McCain did
    something crazy. He picked Sarah Palin, an unknown
    female governor from the very distant state of Alaska .
    It was a ticket that was reminiscent of 1984's Walter
    Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro and they went down to
    defeat. 

    The mainstream political media fell in love with him.
    It was a schoolgirl crush with febrile commentators
    like Chris Mathews swooning then and now over the man.
    The venom directed against McCain and, in particular,
    Palin, was extraordinary. 

    Now, nearly a full year into his first term, all of
    those gilded years leading up to the White House have
    left him unprepared to be President. Left to his own
    instincts, he has a talent for saying the wrong thing
    at the wrong time. It swiftly became a joke that he
    could not deliver even the briefest of statements
    without the ever-present Tele-Prompters. 

    Far worse, however, is his capacity to want to "wish
    away" some terrible realities, not the least of which
    is the Islamist intention to destroy America and
    enslave the West. Any student of history knows how
    swiftly Islam initially spread. It knocked on the doors
    of Europe , having gained a foothold in Spain .. 

    The great crowds that greeted him at home or on his
    campaign "world tour" were no substitute for having
    even the slightest grasp of history and the reality of
    a world filled with really bad people with really bad
    intentions. 

    Oddly and perhaps even inevitably, his political
    experience, a cakewalk, has positioned him to destroy
    the Democrat Party's hold on power in Congress because
    in the end it was never about the Party. It was always
    about his communist ideology, learned at an early age
    from family, mentors, college professors, and extreme
    leftist friends and colleagues. 

    Obama is a man who could deliver a snap judgment about
    a Boston police officer who arrested an "obstreperous"
    Harvard professor-friend, but would warn Americans
    against "jumping to conclusions" about a mass murderer
    at Fort Hood who shouted "Allahu Akbar." The absurdity
    of that was lost on no one. He has since compounded
    this by calling the Christmas bomber "an isolated
    extremist" only to have to admit a day or two later
    that he was part of an al Qaeda plot. 

    He is a man who could strive to close down our
    detention facility at Guantanamo even though those
    released were known to have returned to the battlefield
    against America .. He could even instruct his Attorney
    General to afford the perpetrator of 9/11 a civil trial
    when no one else would ever even consider such an
    obscenity. And he is a man who could wait three days
    before having anything to say about the perpetrator of
    yet another terrorist attack on Americans and then have
    to elaborate on his remarks the following day because
    his first statement was so lame. 

    The pattern repeats itself. He either blames any
    problem on the Bush administration or he naively seeks
    to wish away the truth.

    Knock, knock. Anyone home? Anyone there? Barack Obama
    exists only as the sock puppet of his handlers, of the
    people who have maneuvered and manufactured this
    pathetic individual's life. 

    When anyone else would quickly and easily produce a
    birth certificate, this man has spent over a million
    dollars to deny access to his. Most other documents,
    the paper trail we all leave in our wake, have been
    sequestered from review. He has lived a make-believe
    life whose true facts remain hidden. 

    We laugh at the ventriloquist's dummy, but what do you
    do when the dummy is President of the United States of
    America?

    Monday, February 1, 2010

    Saturday, January 30, 2010

    A Cultrual Crisis... not a Healthcare Crisis

    Dear Mr. President:
            During my shift in the Emergency Room last night, I had   the   pleasure of evaluating a patient whose smile revealed an expensive shiny gold tooth, whose body was adorned with a wide assortment of elaborate and costly tattoos, who wore a very expensive brand of tennis shoes and who chatted on a new cellular telephone equipped with a popular R&B ringtone.        While glancing over her patient chart, I happened to notice that   her payer status was listed as "Medicaid"! During my examination of her, the patient informed me that she smokes more than one costly pack of cigarettes every day and somehow still has money to buy pretzels and beer.        And, you and our Congress expect  me to pay for this woman's health care?  I contend that our nation's "health care crisis" is  not the result of a shortage of quality hospitals, doctors or  nurses. Rather, it is the result of a "crisis   of culture",  a culture in which it is perfectly acceptable to spend money on  luxuries and vices while refusing to take care of one's self or, heaven forbid, purchase health insurance.  It is a culture based in the irresponsible credo that "I can do whatever I want to because someone else will always take care of me".        Once you fix this  "culture crisis" that rewards irresponsibility and dependency, you'll be amazed at how quickly our nation's health care difficulties will disappear. 
     

    Respectfully, 

    STARNER JONES,  MD

    Monday, January 25, 2010

    Life In A Nutshell


    30 Second Rule





    Sunday, January 24, 2010

    Wednesday, January 13, 2010

    ObamaCare - Still Trying To Screw Us Over

    Mathew Staver, Founder and Chairman
    Liberty Counsel

    You and I have just witnessed one of the most corrupt legislative
    sessions in American history. Now we have learned that one of
    the key "experts" pushing ObamaCare was also bought and paid for!
    Please read below- Mat


    The New York Times has exposed Jonathan Gruber, a professor
    of economics at M.I.T., as having published an article on their
    Op-Ed page supporting ObamaCare without disclosing that he had
    an ongoing consulting relationship with HHS.

    The Times noted that Professor Gruber had signed a contract
    obligating him to reveal such relationships. It would have
    been impossible for him to "forget" his consultancy - he had
    nearly $400,000 worth of lucrative contracts with HHS at the time!

    ++But wait - it gets much, much worse...

    Popular blog site Firedoglake revealed last Friday that the
    Obama Administration has paid Gruber more than $780,000 in TAX
    DOLLARS to make the public case for health care reform!

    Jonathan Gruber's work has been extensively cited by the White
    House, Members of Congress, and the media continuously since
    ObamaCare came onto the scene, but NOT ONCE did anyone in
    the administration disclose he was on their payroll!

    Here's Gruber's lame explanation: "All my editorials or
    public reports have been done on my own time." I guess
    he expects us to believe that his views weren't influenced
    by the nearly one million dollars he's gotten so far!

    ++More "Chicago on the Potomac"

    The Jonathan Gruber revelation is just the latest public exposure
    of the graft and dishonesty which has characterized the way the
    Obama/Pelosi/Reid power axis has advanced ObamaCare. Given
    what we know, can you imagine what else is under the table?!

    Just before Christmas, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
    ystematically bought off every Democrat member of the Senate who
    could possibly derail his crucial cloture vote. When all the
    "bribes" were handed out, Reid had the required 60 votes to
    choke off debate in the middle of the night.

    The congressional leadership and the Obama White House arm
    twisters have literally drug our nation down to the level of
    a cheap banana republic! They know their popular support is
    plummeting. They have become desperate and will stop at nothing.

    Honest Americans have been nauseated as we have learned:

    ** Senator Mary Landrieu (D-LA) received $300 million in extra
    federal spending for her state in what critics derisively
    called "The Louisiana Purchase."

    ** Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) accepted a deal exempting his state
    from new Medicaid costs and several other long-term perks.
    Nelson's purchase has been dubbed the "Cornhusker Kick Back."

    ** Many other bribes and "special provisions" affected the states
    of Vermont, North and South Dakota, Wyoming, Massachusetts,
    Hawaii, Michigan, Florida, and Connecticut.

    But perhaps most painful of all, we have watched a smug Harry
    Reid justifying his corrupt acts by suggesting it is every
    senator's DUTY to get pay-offs for their votes!

    "If they don't have something in it important to them, then it
    doesn't speak well of them," Reid said in a post-cloture interview.
    So much for the integrity of the United States Senate!

    ++On top of all the corruption, ObamaCare is unconstitutional

    If you wondered why Harry Reid rushed his 2,074-page bill and its
    383-page "Manager's Amendment" through in the middle of the night
    with just hours to read them, then here's at least one answer...

    Right there on page 1,020, the tyrannical Senate majority
    insists that no future Congress can repeal or otherwise
    amend the section on "Independent Medical Advisory
    Boards."

    You will probably remember that socialists mocked Governor Sarah
    Palin for calling such independent boards "death panels." Yet
    Governor Palin was correct in her assessment - what else would
    you call boards with the power to grant or deny life-saving care
    using some pseudo-scientific "cost-benefit" formula?

    Carefully hidden away in Reid's version of ObamaCare is a section
    that gives these boards far more power and permanence than the
    Constitution allows to ANY government entity!

    ++ If this bill becomes law, Liberty Counsel will challenge its
    constitutionality in court!

    Every version of ObamaCare we've seen so far is unconstitutional
    because:

    1) Congress has NO authority to force every American to
    carry insurance coverage, and,
    2) Congress has NO authority to fine employers whose
    policies do not have the mandated coverage.

    Nancy, if this monstrous healthcare bill passes, it must
    be strongly challenged in the federal judiciary from the moment
    of its birth. Liberty Counsel will do exactly that!

    ++But for now, especially since there is an increasing outcry
    against ObamaCare's corruption, we MUST continue to make Congress
    hear our voice!

    We are going all out to BURY Congress in protest over
    this endless procession of dirty tricks. And it looks like
    ObamaCare is more vulnerable than ever due to the recent
    sordid revelations of bribery and scandal.

    Americans nationwide are expressing OUTRAGE at this overt
    manipulation and total lack of integrity. Reid, Pelosi and
    Obama have proven they will do anything to get this government
    takeover of our medical industry.

    Now more than ever, the socialists and abortion advocates need
    to understand that WE HAVE NOT GIVEN UP and will resist to the
    very end! If Reid loses one vote in the Senate or Pelosi three
    or four in the House, then ObamaCare will not pass!

    Here's what I'm asking you to do...

    #1 - Fax Your Senators TODAY!

    Even if you have done so many times already, help us continue
    flooding Senate offices with protests until the final bill passes
    or the liberal coalition cracks. Go here right now:

    http://www.libertyaction.org/r.asp?U=24046&CID=310&RID=23388694

    Of course, we always encourage you to send your own faxes if you
    prefer. We have provided all the information you need to reach
    the key senators here:

    http://www.libertyaction.org/r.asp?U=24047&CID=310&RID=23388694

    #2 - Fax Your Representative and Key "Blue Dog" and Pro-Life
    Members of the House TODAY!

    Even though Congress has not yet re-convened in 2010, staffers
    and their Members are keeping a keen eye on message traffic.
    They know this bill is hanging by a thread!

    http://www.libertyaction.org/r.asp?U=24048&CID=310&RID=23388694

    #3 - Continue to pray that this bill will be miraculously derailed.
    Pray for God's deliverance from being forced to pay for abortions
    and from the overt deceit and trickery that has become the norm
    from the Obama/Pelosi/Reid power axis. PLEASE keep the heat on,
    especially now that we have been shoved aside! Go here to raise
    your voice in protest:

    http://www.libertyaction.org/r.asp?U=24049&CID=310&RID=23388694


    Now is NOT the time to be silent. Join like-minded Americans
    who will make the 111th Congress realize that this power-play
    WILL be the undoing of anyone who votes for the ObamaCare
    Abortion Bill!

    God bless you,

    Mathew Staver, Founder and Chairman
    Liberty Counsel

    P.S. This battle is not over, no matter how much the Pelosi/Reid/Obama
    power axis wants us to think that it is. Now that there are
    nearly daily revelations of corruption and a number of serious
    challenges to ObamaCare's constitutionality, anything can happen!

    Thursday, October 29, 2009

    Fix Your Facebook News Feed


    Step 1: Install Firefox.
    2: Install Greasemonkey Add-On.
    3: Install this Greasemonkey script.
    4: Reload/Refresh your Facebook page.
    5: Enjoy a clutter free news feed!
    6: Share this page with everyone.

    *You'll know if it's installed properly and working if you see
    (FB Purity hid: 0 app [ Show ] 0 extra [ Show ] )
    in the upper-right corner just underneath the search box. You can show and hide blocked items with a single click.

    Monday, October 12, 2009

    HIGH SCHOOL -- 1959 vs. 2009






















    Scenario 1:
    Jack goes quail hunting before school and then pulls into the school parking lot with his shotgun in his truck's gun rack.
    1959 - Vice Principal comes over, looks at Jack's shotgun, goes to his car and gets his shotgun to show Jack.
    2009 - School goes into lock down, FBI called, Jack hauled off to jail and never sees his truck or gun again. Counselors called in for traumatized students and teachers.















    Scenario 2:
    Johnny and Mark get into a fist fight after school. This is so true, I had to pass it on!
    1959 - Crowd gathers.. Mark wins. Johnny and Mark shake hands and end up buddies.
    2009 - Police called and SWAT team arrives -- they arrest both Johnny and Mark. They are both charged them with assault and both expelled even though Johnny started it.















    Scenario 3:
    Jeffrey will not be still in class, he disrupts other students.
    1959 - Jeffrey sent to the Principal's office and given a good paddling by the Principal. He then returns to class, sits still and does not disrupt class again.
    2009 - Jeffrey is given huge doses of Ritalin. He becomes a zombie. He is then tested for ADD. The school gets extra money from the state because Jeffrey has a disability.


    Scenario 4:
    Billy breaks a window in his neighbor's car and his Dad gives him a whipping with his belt.
    1959 - Billy is more careful next time, grows up normal, goes to college and becomes a successful businessman.
    2009 - Billy's dad is arrested for child abuse. Billy is removed to foster care and joins a gang. The state psychologist is told by Billy's sister that she remembers being abused herself and their dad goes to prison. Billy's mom has an affair with the psychologist.

















    Scenario 5:
    Mark gets a headache and takes some aspirin to school.
    1959 - Mark shares his aspirin with the Principal out on the smoking dock.
    2009 - The police are called and Mark is expelled from school for drug violations.. His car is then searched for drugs and weapons.

















    Scenario 6:
    Pedro fails high school English.
    1959 - Pedro goes to summer school, passes English and goes to college.
    2009 - Pedro's cause is taken up by state. Newspaper articles appear nationally explaining that teaching English as a requirement for graduation is racist. ACLU files class action lawsuit against the state school system and Pedro's English teacher. English is then banned from core curriculum. Pedro is given his diploma anyway but ends up mowing lawns for a living because he cannot speak English.






















    Scenario 7:
    Johnny takes apart leftover firecrackers from the Fourth of July, puts them in a model airplane paint bottle and blows up a red ant bed.
    1959 - Ants die.
    2009 - ATF, Homeland Security and the FBI are all called. Johnny is charged with domestic terrorism. The FBI investigates his parents -- and all siblings are removed from their home and all computers are confiscated. Johnny's dad is placed on a terror watch list and is never allowed to fly again.























    Scenario 8:
    Johnny falls while running during recess and scrapes his knee. He is found crying by his teacher, Mary. Mary hugs him to comfort him.
    1959 - In a short time, Johnny feels better and goes on playing.
    2009 - Mary is accused of being a sexual predator and loses her job. She faces 3 years in State Prison. Johnny undergoes 5 years of therapy.

    Thursday, October 8, 2009

    Gator Taters


    Tuesday, October 6, 2009

    Challenging Puzzle

    A blonde calls her boyfriend and says, "Please come over here and help me. I have a killer jigsaw puzzle, and I can't figure out how to get Started."

    Her boyfriend asks, "What is it supposed to be when it's finished?"

    The blonde says, "According to the picture on the box, it's a rooster.."

    Her bo
    yfriend decides to go over and help with the puzzle.

    She lets hi
    m in and shows him where she has the puzzle spread all over the table.

    He studies the pieces for a moment, then looks at the box, then turns to her and says,

    "First of all, no matter what we do, we're not going to be able to assemble these pieces into anything resembling a rooster."

    He takes her hand and says, "Second, I want you to relax. Let's have a nic
    e cup of tea, and then " he said with a deep sigh, . .. . ... . ..




    "Let's put all the Corn Flakes back in the box."