Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

So today I was fairly surprised that no one came in to ask about the Captivate - Samsung's new phone and AT&T's direct competitor with Motorola DROID X Android Phone (Verizon Wireless)
and Evo...aside from the iPhone.

If someone had told me that we'd see a cell phone with an on-board GPU I'd have said, "Yeah right. Maybe in a couple years." Anyway, it's just odd that I didn't have a single person ask about it today.

HTC EVO 4G Mobile Phone - White

This 4G phone offers a rich mobile Internet experience with a fully integrated suite of services built on the Android 2.1 platform. It operates on 3G and 4G networks and features a large touch screen, blazing-fast processor, two cameras, mobile hotspot capability and more.

Monday, July 26, 2010

Done with Chase

Several years ago Tiff and I closed our account with Texas Bank (probably my best banking experience) and opened accounts with Washington Mutual. Then our government decided to give our tax money money to J.P. Morgan for free. J.P. Morgan used it to buy my bank and switch it to Chase. Six months later...I'm done with Chase.

Reasons I likes WaMu:
People were really friendly and helpful
Free coffee in the lobby
Convenient locations (when we lived in Austin)

Reasons Chase sucks:
People are stuck-up jerks
Color scheme is bland and unimaginative
Located in your local economy-crushing disaster: Walmart

I have enough trouble managing my weight as it is; I don't need to be breathing red-neck fat spores every time I deposit a check. And what makes those Chase tellers to stuck-up? I mean, they work in a Walmart - if it was in Nordstom I'd understand, but Walmart? How Walmart Is Destroying America (And the World): And What You Can Do about It

Anyway, aside from Texas Bank our best experiences have been with credit unions. Any suggestions? Right now we're looking at Genco and C-T.

Sunday, July 25, 2010

aciremA fo setatS detinU: a story of backwardsness

Once upon a time in a land not far away there lived a people that valued hard work, individuality, and giving the finger to everyone else, especially Europe. This people's "rugged individualism" erected a nation more powerful and prosperous than the universe had ever known. Outsiders were welcome to come and participate in the greatest experiment of all time. Common sense and justice ruled the day.

Over time the people lost their common sense. Maybe it was a side-effect of the experiment, or maybe it was the water. No one knows.

What is known is that common sense is the opposite of law, and when people can't use their common sense lawyers can be seen on the prowl.

Lawyers came popping up from everywhere. They seemed to sprout from the earth.

The lawyers, having no common sense, could not understand how to function in society, so they made laws to define what they could or could not do. This made sure that people with common sense were safe from those without it.

But then one day the lawyers realized that they could control everything with their rules. They could already dictate what kind of animals lived where and if a certain person could or could not grow any certain thing or exist at any certain location.

And then it happened! The lawyers decided that outsiders were not welcome anymore. You see outsiders are outside of the law, and lawyers cannot fathom what is beyond the law.

Something had to be done, so all the people in the land that lacked common sense got together to work out a solution. Some painted themselves blue or red to show support for their favorite lawyer. Some people ranted and cursed the outsiders. Some people were completely oblivious and kept watching American Idol.

The people with common sense are puzzled by the whole situation. They sit by wandering what all the fuss is about, waiting for the lawyers to define this thing that they can't define.

(to be continued)

Friday, July 23, 2010

Zombieland

When the zombies come, I'm going to take care of business with a 12 gauge and maybe a machete. Sledgehammers and baseball bats and banjos are for red-necks. Here's a really affordable shotgun that you should pick up if you don't have some kind of weapon to protect your home from zombies or red-necks.

H&R Protector 18 inch

On a side-note I have a list of things I think everyone should carry everyday. Check out my store for some of my favorite things.

I've also made several selections for emergency preparedness, food storage, and biological threats.

Let me know your thoughts.

Monday, July 12, 2010

I'm back

It was a good run, but todayinbrief.com was a waste. So, I'm back to blogger.

Tiff's been working up recipes for meals that cost less than $2 per person. She's planning on sharing our adventures into chinchiness, so keep an eye out for her blog coming soon.

Saturday, May 1, 2010

New Blog

I'll be keeping tabs in two locations for a while:
here
and
TodayInBrief.com

Right now TodayInBrief is just a test. If I like it more then you'll see me phase out this account.

Why switch to a different system?

I want more control over what goes where and how. It's as simple as that.

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Weight Loss

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Collagen is a naturally occurring protein that your body produces that keeps your skin looking youthful. And as we get older and collagen starts to break down, we start to see the effects of aging – more wrinkles, more age spots, more fine lines, sagging skin and our bodies don't have the capacity to slow down this process on its own.

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