Review: Wild at Heart

I obtained this through BookSneeze.com figuring 'why not, it's free' and didn't think much else of it. I enjoy reading and I needed something new, I never expected this extremely detailed account of what makes men tick and how we, as men, can use that knowledge to make sure we do the best we can for ourselves, our families, and our Lord.

I find it very inspiring to read a narrative such as this that is filled with stinging truths and abrupt calls to the mat for each and every man who'll listen.

If you're a man trying to figure out what's a missing, or a woman trying to figure out what's wrong with a man in your life, by all means, this is worth the time it will take you to digest every pointed morsel of information.

Ebeanstalk Review

So I'm wandering around FreeStuffTimes the other day and come across this classified that says I can get an opportunity to try out free kids toys for kids from newborn to 12 years old. I thought, since I have twin 3 year-old daughters and an 11 year-old step-son, this would be something worth checking out.

So I follow the link and sign-up, then get forwarded to the home page. I'm instantly impressed, everything is broken down into gender and age categories. Obviously, with 2 little girls I was most interested in seeing what they might be offering in that vein of things. I found that I was pleasently surprised with the fact that not only are there plenty of toys that a "girly" girl would love to play with, but also thing which a baby boy might like too. As a father, it can get aggravating to constantly be relegated to picking between pink or purple.

This website has it all from books and games, to dolls and building blocks, and there are plenty of educational toys there too. In fact, the only problem the site might have going for it so far as I can see is that there are too many places to link to the age and gender group breakdowns.

At any rate, I think it worth any parent who's got a few years before "teendom" hits to go and check it out.

SWEET NEW SITE FOR JEWLERY LOVERS!!!

So I'm wandering around the web the other day and find a new wicked cool site. First off there's the catchy name, ChunkyBling.com. If you dig interchangelable watches, as in the easy-to-personalize watches that all your friends, or maybe friend's kids, seem to love right now. They also carry a ton of chunky bead jewelry throughout their site. Let me not forget about the motherlode of Swarvoski Crystal rings on the site, that are remarkable to a fault almost.

The jewelry is all pretty sweet looking, and I'd assume it's quality if a name like Swavorski is willing to get involved. I also saw a link on the page if you want to do an online jewelry party. At first I thought that was a little strange, never heard of an online party, but maybe I'll try after all. I mean, who couldn't use a few extra bucks right now?

Smoking Ban Solution

Alright, first off, let me just say that, yes, I am a smoker.

I enjoy an occaisional cigar and I smoke about half a pack a day on average. I understand that these are my choices and that not everyone agrees with them or wants to partake of my habits or the byproducts they may leave, but c'mon, can't we find some middle ground here?

Why does it have to be my way or your way. We have to be able to coexist, and I think I have an answer.

I remember reading an article a few years back now in my local newspaper about the city only having so many liqour licenses available and demand being rather high for them as we had some new resturants and the like opening up at the time. My question is, if we can have licenses for liqour, why can't we have them for the operation of a smoker friendly facility?

Doesn't it almost seem to simple? I mean, the municipalities will charge for them, thereby increasing revenue, the business owners profits, in many cases, will go up, and the facilities that like the new smoke-free era that seems to be dawning needn't do anything differently at all. It truly is simplicity itself.

So please, if you have any comments I would love to see feedbaack on this one.

The Polls are In

>>I wrote this almost immediately following the last election<<

Okay, so another election day has come and gone, no one will know the differnce in a hundred years anyway, but I don't care. I live here, in today's world, not 100 years from here. And neither do you.

I don't get it, my wife, my brother, assorted other people. They are all so put off by any discussion that may even indicate politics that I've pretty much been barred from discussing any of the subject matter with them. I guess it's like so many other things, you love it or you hate.

Whichever one you do, I hope you voted yesterday. I hope you'll vote in years to come. I hope that you find ways to get the information you find important regarding the candidates in your district and on your ballot.

We have a long way to go right now in this country. The Dems are going to tell us that we need to determine a clear exit strategy in Iraq, and fast, no matter how much Pelosi talks about Bi-Partisanship, this WILL happen. Be ready.

On the other side, the Reps keep telling us how great our economy is. And they're right. If you look at it from certain standpoints. But the best measure of our economy is what's happening to the middle class at any given time. And right now folks, we're struggling.

My only point in this post really is just to make sure that we are all informing and educating ourselves, something that I myself do not always do the greatest job off, but I hope you will do better than I have, for yourself, for your children, and for the rest of the country, because we're all in this together. And that's how it effects us all if anyone happens to ask you.