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Monday, December 31, 2007

Happy New Year!

We would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year!! We hope you have a fabulous evening filled with fun and safe celebrations. Most of our friends are out of town for the holidays still and so we are going to be lame this year have just have a little party at home with the 2 of us. The baby is in bed so we have started the festivities of eating brownies, playing board games and later we will move onto movies and video games!

We look forward to the New Year and a chance to start fresh with improvements and changes. We have some blog goals and as well as personal goals set. It should be a great year. Happy New Year again and please be safe tonight!


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Sunday, December 30, 2007

Myth Busting Monday - Seven Years to Digest Gum

MYTH: It takes seven years to digest gum

This is one of my favorite myths. I have believed this myth for as long as I can remember.

Here is a statement about swallowing gum:

While it may prove a bit more difficult to break down than organic foodstuffs, chewing gum gets no special treatment from the digestive system. Doctors figure this old wives' tale was invented to prevent kids from swallowing the rubbery substance.[source]
Here is a quote from the myth busting website snopes:
This oft-repeated claim may stem from genuine confusion over a term commonly applied to chewing gum: indigestible. Although gum resists the body's efforts to break it down (hence the 'indigestible' designation), it does not linger in the stomach. Gum is eliminated as human waste in the same way - and at the same rate - as any other swallowed matter. Granted, it comes out the far end relatively unchanged by the trip, but it does come out on schedule.snopes
Although this myth mainly originates by parents telling it to their children, I don't ever remember my parents saying this to me. But I do remember playing soccer growing up, before a game we would always get asked if we were chewing gum and if we were we would have to spit it out, due to the fact that it could be a choking hazard.

After testing this myth myself I am 98% sure that this myth is false.

What are your thoughts about this myth, let us know in the comments

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Thursday, December 27, 2007

Home from the Holidays

Well the blog has been quiet because we went home for Christmas. We went to California last Wednesday and got home on the wee early morning hours of the 26th. Last Thursday we spent the day at Disneyland with my parents. After Disneyland we spent the next couple of days at my husbands house then back to my house and then back to his house. We are lucky to get to see both families when we go home, but it is a little tricky going back and forth between the two. Overall it was a very fun, special and memorable Christmas! We left Christmas night and were supposed to get into Kansas at midnight but due to weather and the lack of crew on both of our flights we didn't get into Kansas until 3:15 am. It was a long trip home and not the way I would have liked to spend Christmas evening. We had domino's pizza for Christmas dinner while sitting in the Denver airport. Luckily our daughter handled the whole thing very well without throwing any fits and so we were all able to stay happy but tired. It was sad to leave because we presently don't have any plans for going back to California, but hopefully some occasion will arise and we will be able to see our families again shortly.

How was everyone's Christmas? I hope it was a special time for you to gather and family and friends. I hope that the true meaning of Christmas was able to ring in your hearts among the material traditions of presents. Merry Christmas to all!

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Sunday, December 23, 2007

Myth Busting Monday - Reverse ATM PIN


MYTH: Entering one's PIN in reverse at any ATM will summon the police

Which was actually not too long ago, I thought it was totally awesome that the banking world would provide such an innovative feature like this to help out all the 'poor' people that get mugged at the ATM. But in finding out about this myth I also found that it was not true and that there are a lot of reasons why a system like this would never work.

Even if police could be summoned via the keying of a special "alert" or "panic" code, they would likely arrive long after victim and captor had departed. There is also the very real possibility that victims' fumbling around while trying to trigger silent alarms could cause their captors to realize something was up and take those realizations out on their captives. Finally, there is the problem of quickly conjuring up the accustomed PIN in reverse. Even in situations lacking added stress, mentally reconstructing one's PIN backwards is a difficult task for many people. Add to that difficulty the terror of being in the possession of a violent and armed person, and precious few victims might be able to come up with reversed PINs seamlessly enough to fool their captors into believing that everything was proceeding according to plan. As Chuck Stones of the Kansas Bankers Association said in 2004: "I'm not sure anyone here could remember their PIN numbers backward with a gun to their head.[source]
I don't know if I could come up with my PIN backwards in a situation like that, and most times I type in my PIN based on the button locations and not the numbers. There is also a problem when if comes to people with numbers that are palindromes; such as 2442, 8778 or 1111, numbers that are the same backwards or forwards. I also found that some people use this myth as a scam:

This may just sound like someone's stupid story but there are fraudsters who will try and use it to their own greedy ends. For instance, one variation they will use is to tell you that you can get cash for free using this method.
Once you have entered your PIN incorrectly a few times (and NOT got any cash!) your card will be retained. Sheepishly walking away thinking what a fool you were, the scammer then retrieves your card from the device they had attached to the ATM in advance.
Having watched you enter your PIN in reverse a few times they quickly switch the numbers around and use your card to make a large withdrawal.[source]
That is just another example of a way for scammers to get your money.
There have been many people that have tried to get their state legislature to pass laws requiring banks to setup the reverse PIN feature but it has never come through. I think this whole concept of having a 'panic' code at the ATM is a good idea but I also think that it would never work; plus, when was the last time you heard about someone getting mugged at an ATM.

What are your thoughts about this myth, let us know in the comments.


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Friday, December 21, 2007

Flashback Friday - Naughty or Nice


This weeks Flashback Friday is all about Santa's naughty and nice list. Last year I was on the nice list and it looks like this year it is the same!


Christmas Naughty or Nice List


Naughty or Nice List


Christmas Naughty or Nice List

You are on the The Nice List


After checking the North Pole database we found you had :



885 nice entries

269 naughty entries


Check your name on the Christmas Naughty or Nice List at JokesUnlimited.com

As Christmas approaches you may want to know if you should be excepting gifts or a big lump of coal!! Merry Christmas!

Please leave a link to your favorite Flashback article from your blog last year!!


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Sunday, December 16, 2007

Myth Busting Monday - Catching a Cold


MYTH: You can catch a Cold by being cold

I am sure that every mother has told every child, at one time or another, that they will catch a cold if they don't wear a jacket or something warm out in the cold.

According to the American Lung Association:

Myth: You can catch the flu or a cold from going outdoors in cold weather.Fact: The flu and colds are more common in the winter months because that is when the viruses spread across the country. It has nothing to do with being outside in cold weather.[source]
On a related note, here is another popular myth about cold cleared up by the ALA (American Lung Association):
Myth: "Feed a cold and starve a fever (flu)."

Fact: This is definitely not a good idea in either case. You need more fluids than usual when you have the flu or a cold. Drink plenty of water and juice, eat enough food to satisfy your appetite, and drink hot fluids to ease your cough and sore throat.[source]

The general consensus on Yahoo! Answers about this myth is that the cold is a virus, something that you have to catch from someone else. Also, most people agree that being cold can influence getting a cold, being cold weakens the immune system thus making you susceptible to catching the cold virus. If you want to read more responses click here.

According to the web site commoncold.org, here are some facts about catching the common cold:
1. Healthy people with normal immune systems are highly susceptible to cold virus infection the virus enters the nose. In volunteers studies, approximately 95% of normal adults became infected when virus as dropped into the nose.
2. Of people who become infected, only 75% develop symptoms with a cold. The other 25% have virus growing in the nose but have no symptoms. They have an "asymptomatic infection".
3. Why people sometimes become infected but do not develop cold symptoms is a mystery. One clue is that in such instances the person may not be producing the normal amount of certain inflammatory mediators, the natural body chemicals which cause cold symptoms. If this theory is correct, then people with active immune systems may be more prone to developing cold symptoms than people with less active immune systems!One study has looked at this question.
- It was found that colds were no more frequent or severe in volunteers who were chilled than those who were not.[source]
I guess once the cold virus gets in your nose it's all over and you are pretty much guaranteed that you are going to get a cold. So in order to avoid a cold everyone should wear nose guards to keep the cold virus from entering your nose.

What are your thoughts about this myth, let us know in the comments.

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Thursday, December 13, 2007

Flashback Friday - Random

Welcome to this weeks edition of Flashback Friday! Every Friday Random Encounters of We re-publishes an article from that week one year ago. This weeks article was when the Random Revolution started. In this article we talked about a few other "random" themed blogs that we run. These blogs are still around today. Random Games has become very popular and hopefully will be getting a face lift soon. Random Super Heroes has its moments when it is busy and moments it is slow. That blog belongs to my husband so he writes on it when he has time and a subject. It is a lot of fun though. Check them out and let me know what you think.


Random

I currently am the author of two blogs. The first being Random Encounters of We. This blog is like the title claims, random. I have funny pictures, polls, money making tips, and articles on whatever strikes my fancy. I can't narrow this blog down to one topic. When I list in a blog directory I put it under Misc. So it is my misc blog.

The second blog is very new and it is a game blog. It's name is Random Games. Come play away your day! Free online games of all types are there for your playing enjoyment. I used to put games on Random Encounters of We but decided I didn't like them being there, they didn't fit with what I am trying to achieve.

Random Encounters of We is my "mother ship" blog. I am slowly expanding (Random Games) and my husband is expanding with some type of super hero/comic blog ( Random Super Heroes). It is new but it has a few things to check out on it.

Now is the time I invited you to share your Flashback Friday. Leave a link in the comment section to the article you would like to flashback in on your blog.


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Lehi Roller Mills


I just got an email about this Lehi Roller Mills gift basket and I had to post about it. I used to live in Utah and I have been to Lehi Roller Mills! It is amazing. My mother grew up in Utah and all of her family's wheat came from Lehi Roller Mills. Lehi Roller Mills has shops that sell mixes for brownies, pancakes, waffles, breads and other things like that. They sell them in pretty bags and some come with cookie cutters, or pans and things. They are so delicious! I have bought a few and loved them. I was so excited to get this email because I totally am going to order some of this stuff for Christmas. I am excited that they also have gift baskets available. If you are interested in baking or have someone on your gift list that enjoys baking, Lehi Roller Mills baskets are a definite! The food is easy to make and delicious. Some of the baskets come with different syrups and jams.I can't wait to get my order!


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Any Tips?


Any tips for getting this very orange crayon off my very blue wall?


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Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Web Hosting

There are so many sites that offer web hosting that it can be overwhelming to choose who you want go to with. Search engines usually provide thousands of options when you search for such keywords. Webhostingchoice.com has made things easier with their quick search box. In the search box you enter all qualifications you want your web hosting service to fall under such as how much you want to be paying for the service, how much of a setup fee you are willing to pay and other basic settings. Web hosting choice will provide a list of those web hosting companies that meet your qualifications. If you are new to web hosting they also offer a quick start guide or frequently asked questions to start you on your way. Before you get overwhelmed with thousands of choice, why don't you be a little more picky and look at the options that are suited to you needs.


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Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Ice Storm





As you may know from the news there is a major ice storm "wreaking havoc" in the Midwest and east coast. Kansas is lucky enough to be the dead center of the Midwest so we are getting pounded with the storm. I took these pictures in my backyard this morning. My husband said on his slow drive to work there were tree branches and bushes down all over the place. All of our trees are luckily still standing right now. I thought it was really pretty how the ice encased every single branch and blade of grass. Our whole yard is flooded and my husband said all the streets are flooded with little islands where the road is visible. Last night on the news they said we were going to get an inch of ice and the storm is supposed to continue on with another on the way. Oh the adventures we will have with new weather we've never experienced!


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Monday, December 10, 2007

Myth Busting Monday - Brains

Humans use only 10 percent of their brains

I have often thought about whether or not this one is true. My thought process as been if we only use 10% of our brain what is other the 90% of our brain for? This first quote shows how easy it is to believe that myths like this one is true.

That tired Ten-Percent claim pops up all the time. Last year [1998], national magazine ads for U.S. Satellite Broadcasting showed a drawing of a brain. Under it was the caption, "You only use 11 percent of its potential." Well, they're a little closer than the ten-percent figure, but still off by about 89 percent. In July 1998, ABC television ran promotional spots for "The Secret Lives of Men," one of their offerings for the fall season's lineup. The spot featured a full-screen blurb that read, "Men only use ten percent of their brains."[source]
Thanks to modern technology, scientists have been able to prove that this myth is undeniably false.

This media darling has been around for at least a century. Fortunately, it's just not true. MRI imaging clearly demonstrates--with fancy colors no less--that humans put most of their cerebral cortex [the brain] to good use, even while dozing.[source]

I was able to find a statement that atempts to justify what people are talking about when they say 'we only use 10% of our brain'
Perhaps when people use the 10% brain statement, they mean that only one out of every ten nerve cells is essential or used at any one time? How would such a measurement be made? Even if neurons are not firing action potentials, they may still be receiving signals from other neurons.[soucre]
I know there are some of you out there that think you know someone who proves this myth to be true, but remember just because someone can use most of their brain it doesn't mean that take advantage of it. I know I have moments when I only use 10% of my brain, but my wife quickly knocks some sense reminds me to use more of my brain.

What are your thoughts about this myth, let us know in the comments.

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Friday, December 7, 2007

Flashback Friday

I thought this article was very fitting with the beginning of December upon us. I haven't started working on Christmas cards yet because I have been baking for 4 days. Today I will get most of the plate delivered and then I can start on Christmas cards. I love receiving picture cards with the update on everyone in the family. I usually keep those. When we get store bought cards with a cheesy note inside, those get thrown away after Christmas. We personally don't send out too many Christmas cards. We don't know too many people and the friends that live near get a goodie plate and they see us all the time so we don't send them cards. Reading this flashback article brought back some great memories of the Christmas party. I am looking forward to going to the Christmas party this year with a new company. I don't know if it will be as fancy as our last company and it is going to be held at a country club, so that is less exciting that a car museum, but it should be a good time! It is fun to be looking back to life a year ago! We don't go on too many baby free dates because we don't mind having her with us. The Christmas party this year will also be a child free event so that will be nice.

Let the Holiday Fun Begin

Well now it's December. You know what that means? It's time for the Christmas cards to start arriving, and Holiday parties to commence! My husband and I recently graduated from college and started "real" life. Now that he is a corporate man working for the man we have our first company holiday party to attend tomorrow evening! I for one am very excited! It is a very formal occasion, luckily for the cruise we just went on I bought a formal dress, so I'm glad to have a second opportunity to wear it. There will be cocktails, dinner and dancing until midnight. Sounds so romantic. This is also be the first real "date" we have been on since having our baby. I look forward to an evening with adults, and adult conversations and being able to stay out past 7 (baby's bedtime). It is at a Car museum, so I'll be sure to take a cool photo or two to share. I'd love to hear about any holiday functions you are attending this year! Merry Christmas!


Now it is your turn, if you would like, to leave a comment leaving a link to your favorite article from a year ago. Let us enjoy your flash back!


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Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Holiday Contest

As we approach the holiday's it is a good time to enter a contest with a chance to win a prize that you can keep for yourself, give to someone else, or use it to help pay for someone else's gift! Starting today and going until Saturday night everyone who makes a quality comment will be entered into a drawing for a Walmart $15 music download gift card. There will be 2 prizes awarded!! The more comments the more entries! I think that this card can also be used at the store to pay for items, but I'm not positive. The walmart website has a huge selection of songs and CD's to download. It is similar to itunes. $15 will get you a lot of great music! On Sunday I will announce the winners and immediately stick the gift cards in the mail Monday morning so it will be guaranteed to arrive way before Christmas. This will be a great way to participate in Random Encounters of We and perhaps earn yourself a gift card! Let the commenting begin!!!

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Accepted!

I just received word that my blog has been accepted into rssHuggers data base. You can check out Random Encounters of We rss page and help support us by increasing our views. There are a ton of new blogs being added daily. They have a random blog button which is fun to randomly look at blogs! That of course totally appeals to us here at Random Encounters of We. We also have a random button on our blog but when you click it, it brings up a random post from our archives. It's pretty fun. So check out our rss page and browse some blogs, and join to start increasing your website traffic!




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Tuesday, December 4, 2007

RSS Hugger


Since going to Germany and suffering our page rank loss I am scrambling to quickly improve our blog and increase our traffic. I was just reading an article over at Blog About You Blog about a free RSS feed program that is designed to help increase your traffic called rssHugger. This peeked my interested as a great way to help restore balance to our blog once again. Blog About Your Blog is impressively in the top 100 feeds on rssHugger.

rssHugger is a new website designed to help the blogger promote their blog and to help viewers find new and interesting blogs. I know it can be a challenge to get your blog exposed to a lot of people, so this is another great way to get exposure. They currently have two options for joining rssHugger. In order to prevent spammers and junk blogs from joining you have to either write a quality post about rssHugger, or you can pay $20 and have your listing guaranteed for 10 years (which makes the price $2 per year!). I am excited about this program and to get my rss page up and running. I love to get Random Encounters of We exposed, and I enjoy finding new blogs to read. This site will be a great help with both. If you are looking to expand your website and increase traffic or just want to browse blogs and find some good ones to read, rssHugger is definitely a good place to go.


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Monday, December 3, 2007

Myth Busting Monday - Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China is the only man-made structure visible from space

I have always thought this one was true; I thought something that extended for 1500 miles would obviously be viewable from space, but I never realized that other structures could be visible as well.
There are several variations on this folkloric statement, and they're all quantifiably false. Astronauts can spot the Great Wall from low-Earth orbit, along with plenty of other things like the Giza pyramids and even airport runways. But they can't see the Wall from the Moon.[source]
Here is quote from astronaut Jay Apt:
We look for the Great Wall of China. Although we can see things as small as airport runways, the Great Wall seems to be made largely of materials that have the same color as the surrounding soil. Despite persistent stories that it can be seen from the moon, the Great Wall is almost invisible from only 180 miles up![soucre]
And for those of you that have heard the variation of this myth that say you can see the Great Wall from the moon, here is quote from Astronaut Alan Bean:
The only thing you can see from the moon is a beautiful sphere, mostly white (clouds), some blue (ocean), patches of yellow (deserts), and every once in a while some green vegetation. No man-made object is visible on this scale. In fact, when first leaving earth's orbit and only a few thousand miles away, no man-made object is visible at that point either.[soucre]
This myth is busted straight from the horse's astronaut's mouth.

What are your thoughts about this myth, let us know in the comments.

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Extreme Gingerbread House Making!

This is what a six hour gingerbread house project looks like!





Yesterday a friend of mine invited me and a couple of girls over to make gingerbread houses. I should have known that this was going to be a lot more extensive than the typical gingerbread house. This project took 6 hours in total (we did it in two 3 hour segments) It was a lot of fun to make and good bonding time with some friends.


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Saturday, December 1, 2007

Losing PageRank

When I got home from Germany I noticed my PageRank had been slashed in half. I had no idea what had happened, other than I hadn't blogged for two weeks. I didn't think that was reason enough to cut my page rank. I have felt discouraged because of this because there aren't as many opportunities available to lower page rank blogs. Well I just read that google was going through the system and slashing the page rank of those blogs that participate in payperpost and those sponsored programs. Payperpost has been really slow for me for a couple months, and if my page rank is going to be hurt from participating in their program I will discontinue my use of payperpost. My page rank is more important to me than $5 here and there from payperpost. A lot of people do really well on payperpost, but my blog doesn't. What will be interesting is that when you have a high page rank on payperpost you get really high paying opportunities, but if those people are being punished for using payperpost their page rank will be cut and then they won't be getting those great opportunities anymore. We'll see what happens to payperpost. Maybe they can come to a compromise. All I know is that I won't be participating in payperpost anymore in hopes of returning my page rank to 4 and continue my goals of increasing it. Any comments, suggestions or more information would be welcomed.


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Friday, November 30, 2007

Flashback Friday - Survey's

This is our first week doing flashback Friday and I'm very excited about it. Last year at this time our blog was only a few weeks old and our primary purpose was talking about money. I wrote this article about the different survey companies I participate in. Now reading this article a year later I can say I still participate in these three companies. Now is the time of year when I usually cash out to help pay for Christmas presents, but this year I decided not to. I'm going to leave the points in my account and save them up. We are hoping to go on a cruise in a year so I'm going to keep taking surveys and collecting the points and then when I need help paying for the cruise I will cash out. Our Christmas presents haven't been too expensive this year. That is why I changed my normal plan. Once again, if you have any other survey sites that aren't scams, I'd love to hear about them. Happy Flashback Friday!



Are the "make money by taking surveys online" scams?

I would say most of these paid survey sites are scams. A lot of these sites want you to pay them anywhere from $25 up and they will give you a list of survey websites that pay you for taking surveys. A couple years ago when I was in college I fell for this and I paid $35 to get this magical list filled with money making opportunities. After joining about 100 survey websites, I figured out that I had been scammed out of $35. I emailed the website I had paid and demanded a refund. They did refund my money, while all the while I was still enrolled in these survey sites. I participated in as many surveys I could in hopes of receiving check after check. The checks never came so I slowly opted out of a lot of the sites. 3 years later my survey list is down to 3 that I participate in regularly and I do receive money.
The first website is Lightspeed Consumer Panel. At this site you take surveys for points (on average about 75 pts per survey) when you get a certain number of points you can cash in for gifts, gift cards, electronics, and money via paypal. For example to get $10 on paypal (which you can transfer into your bank account) is costs 1150 points. I usually save up my points until Christmas time and then cash in to help pay for my presents. This year I choose not to cash in but if I would have cashed in last December I would have gotten $40 which is 4600 points. It isn't much and it took me 11 months, but it is money that I haven't had to work very hard for and its better than nothing.
The second website is MySurvey . This website also does points for surveys but the point to money ratio is a lot better. Here 1000 points is equal to $10. This website sends you a check. If I would have cashed in my points I would have gotten $50 for my 5000 points. Here you can also cash in for other things such as gifts, electronics, tools, a grill, you can also donate to a charity with your points, it is great!
The third website doesn't give you points, it only enters you into a raffle and they have like 25 winners a month or so. Oh I should mention the other two sites also do raffles on top of the point system for more chances to win things. The third website is NPD Online Research . I take these surveys because I don't mind doing it. They only take about 5-10 minutes and so it isn't a big deal to me that I'm only getting a "chance" to win. Last May I did win $100 which they sent in check form after having been a member and taking surveys for 2+ years, so it balanced out with about as much money as I'm making with the other sites.
None of these sites will get you rich quick, I haven't figured out how to do that yet, but they will get you about an extra $100 a year which is nice for some mad money. And all of you may have more qualifying factors in your life to provide you with more surveys. You fill out a little questionnaire about yourself so they know what surveys apply to you, so everyone's opportunities are different. I don't drink or smoke or have pets or have multiple cars or many kids and so there's only so much to ask me, others with those things probably get more surveys than I do. I hope this helps and will provide you with a little extra money. If you have some other good surveys sites I'd love to know about them!!


I'd like to invite you now to leave a comment and you can include a link to your favorite Flashback Friday article on your blog! I will be making a button this week for Flashback Friday and everyone who participates in welcome to take the button and put it on their site to advertise Flashback Friday!


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Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Happy Wordless Wednesday


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Sunday, November 25, 2007

Myth Busting Monday - Water Drains Backwards

I wanted to start Myth Busting Monday with my all time favorite myth:

Water drains backwards in the Southern Hemisphere due to the Earth's rotation

Here is one quote I found while researching this myth:

Not only is the Earth's rotation too weak to affect the direction of water flowing in a drain, tests you can easily perform in a few washrooms will show that water whirlpools both ways depending on the sinks structure, not the hemisphere. [source]
In researching this myth I found out about something called Coriolis force, here is the wikipedia entry which gives a big, long technical definition and explanation. Basically the Coriolis force is the force that one spinning object has on another object in motion; an example of the Coriolis force is the spinning earth causes tornados and hurricanes in the northern hemisphere to spin counterclockwise and clockwise in the southern hemisphere. This might lead one to think that the same effect occurs with draining water but here is a quote I found about the relating the Coriolis force to draining water:
The Coriolis force is so small, that it plays no role in determining the direction of rotation of a draining sink anymore than it does the direction of a spinning CD. [source]
Here is an explanation from snopes as to why water draining in the direction is does:
Toilets and sinks drain in the directions they do because of the way water is directed into them or pulled from them. If water enters in a swirling motion (as it does when a toilet is flushed, for example), the water will exit in that same swirling pattern; as well, most basins have irregular surfaces and are not perfectly level, factors that influence the direction in which water spirals down their drains. The configuration of taps and drains is responsible for the direction of spin given to water draining from sinks and bathtubs to a degree that overwhelms the slight influence of the Coriolis force.[source]
I have always wanted to call someone in Australia and ask if their toilet bowl flushes down clockwise or counter clockwise, but now I can avoid the huge phone bill that would result by knowing that a toilet bowl flushes a certain direction depending on how it is made.

What are your thoughts about this myth, let us know in the comments.


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Shopping Online

A lot more people are doing their holiday shopping online these days. I personally prefer to shop in stores and get my gifts that way. However, I do enjoy Ebay every now and again. When I am looking for presents for my husband or myself and I don't mind them to be second hand, I first go to Ebay to see if I can get a deal. This Christmas I have purchased a couple presents from Ebay and Amazon and I am looking into a couple more. I'm all about a bargain! Do you get your gifts online? What sites do you use to shop online?


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Fun New Segments

Starting this next week at Random Encounters of We are some fun new segments. While we were in Germany Random Encounters had its first birthday! yay! Happy Birthday to us! This was a major milestone for us and a good place to bring in some fun, new articles. Every Monday will now be "Mythbusting Monday" where my husband will tackle some well known and not so well known myths floating around. Then on Friday's it will be "Flashback Friday." I will be going through our articles of the week from a year ago and picking out my favorite one to feature. I will add to, or make some changes and comments on that article depending on how my opinions or information has changed. Under the comment section of Flashback Friday you are also welcome to post a link to your favorite article from your blog from a year ago. I think it will be a lot of fun to relive the past, help each other with traffic, and see what we were talking about a year ago. I think these 2 programs will be a fun addition and a great way to add some structure to the blog. Any comments, suggestions, or opinions will be very welcomed!


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Crazy Holiday Shopping

I love to do my holiday shopping! Black Friday is very fun for me. I don't get up to be at the stores at 4am unless there is something I absolutely have to have, but I will make it by 6am (which is early for me). This year the three of us went together. We didn't want to leave our daughter at any friends houses because they were planning on shopping also so we brought her along, and it wasn't a big deal. There were some things at Target we wanted to get, but we have to drive an hour to get there. By the time we got to Target the games we wanted were gone but we were able to get some movies we had wanted. We stopped by Kohl's but the lines wrapped all the way around the store so we decided to not even bother. Things were crazy, store shelves were empty, and people were throwing things around but it was a fun time! It really gets you in the mood for Christmas! Did you go holiday shopping and fight the crowds? Or relax at home after a very tasty holiday?


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Friday, November 23, 2007

Our Thanksgiving Food





These are the dishes we took to our friends house for Thanksgiving. We took a fruit plate with dip, chocolate cheesecake dessert, raspberry and pineapple jello salad and a potato casserole (we call them funeral potatoes). It was a lot of fun and we had a lot of good food! It was very nice to have a stress free holiday not having to prepare everything myself, although we are missing not having all the nice leftovers so we may be making our own turkey this weekend to make up for it!!


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Thursday, November 22, 2007

Happy Thanksgiving


Happy Thanksgiving to all of you who are celebrating it today! Since we don't have any family near, we are going to a friend's house for Thanksgiving. This means I don't have to do the bulk of the cooking. I will be taking pictures of what I did take.

This is a good time to share what I'm Thankful for. I'm thankful for my family, my husband's job and all that it provides for us, my home, to live in the USA, to have nice friends that would think of us on Thanksgiving, and I'm thankful for all the other incredible blessings in my life. I know that I am blessed and I'm glad to have a holiday to express it. I hope all of you have a fabulous Thanksgiving, or a great Thursday depending on where you live.


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Tuesday, November 20, 2007

Police Gear

I don't know how things work in the world of police officers. I don't know if they have to provide their own uniform, but I do imagine they need several pairs of everything. There is a website where you can buy your 5.11 tactical police gear. If you are an officer in need of more uniform clothes, check it out. From browsing the site it looks as though they carry a lot of different clothes and products. It is your one stop uniform shop.

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Monday, November 19, 2007

Some Beautiful Sites in Germany

Our hotel was in a big park that had a lot of beautiful historic buildings. This pretty fountain and building were in that park. We were lucky to see this fountain on, because a couple days after this picture they turned off the fountain to prepare for winter. It was freezing cold, so none of the other fountains were running.
This is a burned out church in Hannover, Germany. It was blown up in the war and only the exterior walls are still standing. It was beautiful to see.
This is in the small town on Rinteln. It was a very pretty town. I love the old buildings and architecture.
I love these windmills. They aren't working anymore, but they are open for tours. When we came across this windmill it wasn't open so we settled for pictures.
This last picture was taken in Rothenburg ob der Tauber. This town is definitely the place to visit in Germany. It is old and historic and very beautiful!! Here is where I found my cuckoo clock that I bought. When it arrives in the mail I'll be sure to post a picture.

Germany overall was a very fun time. It was very beautiful. All the trees were multiple colors and the leaves had began to fall. The weather was freezing and rainy, but it was incredible. Two week ended up being a very long time. I'm very happy to be home and start preparing for the holidays. This trip certainly helped me be grateful that I live in the USA, I love my home and where I live, I appreciate the food I think of as normal and I'm grateful for a non feather pillow on my bed. I'm ready for Thanksgiving!


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And We're Back!

We got back from Germany on Friday night. We had a great time! Germany is very beautiful! It was freezing cold there, but regardless we did a lot of exploring. My husband was there on business so during the day it was just me and my daughter walking around and seeing the sights. On the weekend we took some driving trips to see places we really wanted to see. We took a tour of a castle in Buckeburg, explored downtown Hannover, and took a 4 hour drive to see Rothenburg ob der Tauber. It was incredible. I am now overloaded with laundry and unpacking. As soon as I can get a handle on things today, I'm going to post a couple pictures of the highlights of our trip. Thanks for sticking with us while we were away. Last night I checked some of this blogs stats and things remained constant and improving while we were away. Thanks for the patience while we were away. Also, later on today I plan on announcing some of the new programs Random Encounters of We will be starting this next week! Exciting things are happening!


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Thursday, November 1, 2007

We're off... for a time

This blog will be quiet for a little while coming up here soon. We are leaving for Germany Friday for 2 weeks and as a result I won't be posting. I don't know what our internet situation will be so if I can post free of charge, I definitely will. If I can't, I will be spending my money on better things like German chocolate! With the poor exchange rate I have to pick and choose!! :) We will be returning home on November 2nd and I will be sure to tell you the highlights of the trip. I'm going to try and be brave and do some exploring while my husband is working (did I mention this is a business trip for me, and vacation for me!) I tend to be a wuss in foreign countries so I'm hoping that most people speak English and this is isn't too complicated to ride the trains and things. We have never been to Europe so this will be a completely new experience. Wish me luck we are off to Europe!


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Wednesday, October 31, 2007

Happy Halloween!!

Happy Halloween everyone! May your plans for tonight be fun and safe. We are meeting some friends for early trick or treating and then we will be home passing out some treats. Be careful of those passing out tricks!! Have a fabulous evening of haunting and scaring!


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Tuesday, October 30, 2007

Time Sure Flies

When I was younger my Mom used to always tell me that I was growing up too fast and she wished she could keep me her little girl. I always thought this was funny because to me time was going slow. School was hard, and I had friends to play with and activities to attend. Time wasn't flying by for me. Then all of the sudden I was getting married and graduating from college, and it seemed time did fly by. This week was my daughter's second birthday and boy, has time flown by with her. It seems we just brought her home from the hospital and now here she is a big two year old. She is becoming very independent and she definitely has her own opinions about things. I'm sad that she is growing up so fast, but I'm so proud of her and how grown up she is and the and delightful young lady she is turning into. I now really understand my Mom's position when she told me time was flying by.


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Saturday, October 27, 2007

Time to Prepare

My family has been having a family crisis this past week. My father found out his sister is in the hospital and this next week she may pass away. These events have led me to ponder the consequences of death on a family. My Aunt has no money and no way to pay for any of these medical bills and potential funeral bills. For this reason it is important to have life insurance. When you pass away your bills don't disappear and putting on a funeral and taking care of those arrangements cost thousands of dollars. That would be an awful burden to place on your family you have left behind.

There are many companies and websites that can help you get your life insurance set up. One of them is called Life Insure. They have several policies and have a system of giving you an instant quote depending on how much life insurance you want and where you live. I have heard that you should have at least five times your yearly salary.

My husband has life insurance that we pay for and his company gives him some life insurance but we aren't nearly covered enough. I don't have any life insurance and I need to get some. If anything were to happen to me and my husband I would want my daughter to be financially taken care of for a while. I'm going to get a quote for my husband at Life Insure and if you don't have any insurance, maybe you should look into it also.


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Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Holy Storm, Batman

We have been experiencing some crazy thunder and lightning storms lately. Luckily I have overcome me fear of thunder, but now it is plain annoying. They always happen in the middle of the night and end up keeping us awake all night long. There are incredible amounts of lightning. There are about 10 strikes before the thunder even has a chance to come from the first one. The other day it was raining and as we were going home from grocery shopping there was the most beautiful double rainbow. I really wished I had my camera to show you. It was very bright, all the colors were very vivid and it was beautiful. We certainly have experience different weather here in Kansas than we did in California.

Speaking of California, our prayers and hearts go out to those who have lost their homes or know people who have lost their homes. It has got to be a very scary thing to be evacuated or told to be prepared to be evacuated from the fires. My sister's sister-in-law's house burned down and it has been sad for that family. I hope that everyone is well and know that we are praying for you.


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Saturday, October 20, 2007

Thinking about Blogging

Think Before You Blog

This is very funny because it rings true in my ears. This is the reason that I decided to make my blog random. I don't know enough about one topic to continue a blog about it, and I didn't want to post trash just to fill the space. This way I can blog about meaningful things that aren't related.


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Website Review: Deal Locker

There seem to be more and more website popping up that are dedicated to help you, the consumer, save money while shopping. Deal locker is no exception to this rule. Deal locker is a social network for sharing online coupon codes for thousands of stores online. Almost every store has coupon codes available to you. At the moment toys are the big shopping item at our home and so I checked out the coupons for toys. There is also a Deals and Coupon Blog that is packed with deals, freebies, store giveaways, and deals that aren't for online shopping. "Deal locker is dedicated to friends helping friends get deals!"


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Friday, October 19, 2007

Blog Reviews

If you have noticed the past couple of days I have been doing blog reviews. I think doing blog reviews is a good way for me to see different ideas, templates and placing of page elements and compare what works and what doesn't. With my blog reviews I give my input about the blog and any suggestions I may have to improve it or new ideas for the blog. I'm new to blog reviews but I am enjoying it. Random Encounters of We is a page rank 4 blog with ever increasing numbers of subscribers and technorati "faves" so a link from here would definitely be a benefit. If you are interested in having your blog reviewed on Random Encounters of We please email me at randomencountersofwe@gmail.com with the details of your blog and the url. If you have an aspect of your blog you would like me to focus on or at least point out I would be happy to do that. A blog review from me only costs $25 and you can pay by paypal. Thanks to the blog that have already purchased a review from me and I look forward to meeting more of you through a blog review.

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Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Blog Review: Allinanchor

Overview

Allinanchor is an internet marketing blog. This blog is pumped full of so much information that it will definitely take a couple times reading to get caught up. This blog is very user friendly in the sense that the terminology and language can be understood by the average person. This blog will definitely help you improve your blog, your blog's traffic and understanding of internet marketing. Through my wanderings of Allinanchor I have become very interested in what the author has to say and so it will definitely be thrown into my reading rotation.

Structure

This very organized blog is in a three column template made up of blue and cream hues. It is very neat and clean, making it very easy to read. The posts are a good length, not too long. I find that I am more willing to keep reading blogs with posts that aren't too long. These posts are informative and a great length. The sidebars don't include anything distracting to the content, so that is nice.

Favorite Post

My favorite post on Allinanchor is about SEO entitled SEO is Easy. I have said on multiple occasions that I don't really understand the ins and outs of SEO. This post definitely sums up the basics of SEO in language I can understand. It also puts a different perspective on SEO than I have read on other blogs by saying that "SEO isn't hard, it's expensive." I found that interesting.

I think if you are trying to improve your blog and learn more about how to market your blog, this blog will definitely help your efforts. I look forward to reading more and continue to read Allinanchor.

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Monday, October 15, 2007

Blog Reviews: Lisa Reviews

Overview

Lisa Reviews is a blog where Lisa "reviews on the things you want to know about." On this blog Lisa reviews products, movies, books, stores... pretty much anything. It is really interesting going through the various items and getting her opinion on that item. There were a couple movie reviews on her blog of movies I had seen so it was interesting to read her opinion of them.

Structure

This blog has a three column design with a blue color pattern. Things are neatly organized. The sides bars to display widgets of the various social sites she is a member of such as MyBlogLog. If you scroll all the way to the bottom of the page she has neatly organized her recent posts, recent comments and ads. I really like this format for a blog. She also has some tabs on the top to help the readers navigation. One of the tabs contains her categories. I really like this feature, it really keeps the side bars neat and clean to have a separate location for all the different topics she reviews.

Favorite Post

My favorite post was her review of the movie Flushed Away. She says she took a while to see it because she heard bad reviews. I haven't heard any reviews of it, but it also took us a while to see it, and I thought it was hilarious. We enjoyed it as much as she did.

This blog is full of great items and reviews and worth checking out. I always like to get a second opinion on things so you may find it here. If she doesn't have something you are looking for on this site, perhaps you can email her and ask her to do a review of something for you, that could be a great new tactic to get the readers involved and bring in more traffic. Head on over and check out Lisa Reviews.

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Wall Brackets

We don't have a huge TV but it seems that most people in Kansas have a giant TV in their basement. Since we don't have one, we like to be friends with people that do (just kidding). It just so happens that a lot of our friends do have really big televisions in their basements. Plasma screen televisions are the new thing and the best to have. With spending so much money on a television you better have your television securely fastened to something so it doesn't fall and break. There are now Plasma Wall Brackets to help you securely fasten your television so you won't ever have to worry about it crashing to the floor. You better make sure you have something very sturdy and reliable like these brackets so you won't have a major tragedy and some angry household members on your hands. At Dekomount they have many different types of brackets and can help you select the proper bracket depending on the make of your screen and size of your television. Check it out.


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Blog Review: My Thoughts, Ideas, and Ramblings

Overview

After spending some time browsing and reading and discovering on My Thoughts, Ideas, and Ramblings I have come to the conclusion that this is a blog I would enjoy reading on a weekly basis. This blog is written by a stay at home Mom who could be anyone's best friend. In this blog she talks about daily life happenings in the life of a stay at home mom. She has several projects and blogs she is working on at the moment as well as a couple kids, so you know she is busy.

Structure

My Thoughts, Ideas, and Ramblings is very neatly organized with a three column template. There aren't ads or any other distracting items in the side bars. I like the blue color choices for the background and side bars. The top tabs provide easy navigation.


Favorite Post

It may seem funny that I have chosen a rather odd favorite post from this blog. It is entitled What the??? but it is my favorite because everyone can relate to this. At one point or another the utilities company has claimed that everyone is late with a bill or didn't pay their bill. Everyone has probably fought with a utility company over a bill at some point. I think posts like this is what makes this blog so relateable (is that a word?) and fun to read.

Take a few minutes and head over to My Thoughts, Ideas, and Ramblings for a genuine good time with a lady that cares.

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Sunday, October 14, 2007

A Great Time of Year

I love fall. I love when things start to cool down. The weather starts change. The leaves and plants start turning pretty colors. There is a wonderful fall scent that fills the air. It is a great time of year. Fall also means that some of the year's greatest holidays are coming. Halloween is very fun for us. We totally get into it. Our house is somewhat decorated. We put up some lights and thing but then I got sick so I stopped decorating. Thanksgiving is a very yummy holiday. We are excited to have our own Thanksgiving this year with the just three of us. It is fun to have big family gatherings, but when your family is new and little it is exciting to celebrate on your own. Then Christmas is a great time of year, so much happiness and charity throughout the world. New Years is nothing special, but fun. It is a great excuse to get a couple days off of work. Fall is the great door opener to a fantastic year end. Happy fall everyone!

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Easy to Book

As my trip to Germany approaches I have started thinking about a couple side trip I would like to take. Easy to Book is a great site to look up hotels in other countries. For example the link will take you to the site for hotels in Amsterdam. That is one of the places I am wanting to take a little trip to while in Germany so I have had some fun looking that up.

When we were choosing our flight options one of them had a lay over in London. I was hoping maybe we could make it a longer lay over by staying a day in London. If we were to do this I could also book my hotel at Easy to book.

You may have also noticed from reading this blog a couple of months that I love Broadway shows. Easy to book also has some New York hotel deals you can check out if you are headed there. We are wanting to take a quick trip to NYC to see a new show that just opened last week. We'll have to keep checking out the deals to see what we can do.


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Saturday, October 13, 2007

Sick

I am sorry I haven't been posting much lately. My daughter and I are sick and so my brain hasn't been functioning normally and I honestly just don't feel like posting. My husband is off camping this weekend and so it's just us sickos at home trying to take care of each other. Hopefully Monday I will feel like my old self again and we can start a new week with a great attitude and high hopes. If you are looking for something fun to do you can always check out my free online game blog. People have been known to spend hours having fun on Random Games.


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Tuesday, October 9, 2007

Happy Wordless Wednesday


The sign approaching Alcatraz.


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A Napkin Holder

One would think after four months of living in our new home we would have come across everything we need to live comfortably adequately. We have packed for trips and unpacked our things and just plainly lived and yet today we came up with three things we still need (besides a couch, that's been obvious from the beginning). We firstly need a napkin holder. Now I don't know why this took so long to discover. We have been putting a pile of napkins in the middle of our table for months now and it bothers me everyday, but I have never thought of a napkin holder. Today at lunch when my husband went to get more napkins out of the cupboard he said "we should get a napkin holder." Well duh! Why didn't I think of that.

The second thing that we thought of that we need we actually thought of a couple weeks ago. We need a toilet brush. For Christmas many, many years ago we received a bottle brush (don't ask me why) and so we have been using that as our toilet brush. Well I think I'm finally old enough and responsible enough to own a real toilet brush.

The third thing we though of because we have been doing a lot of yard work lately trying to make our landscaping beautiful. It is far from it right now if you were wondering. Anyway, we need a rake. It would be really helpful in evening out the dirt where we are going to put sod and in pulling out all the weeds everywhere.

It's funny how long you can go with some basic items. This weekends shopping trip we will be sure to include these few items as well as the normal things we purchase on a weekly basis. I wonder what we will come up with next that we need.


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Sunday, October 7, 2007

A Link from John Chow

So I haven't been John Chow's biggest fan but lately I decided to bury my negative feelings and try to learn from the man. A couple days ago he wrote a post about eating at Union Gospel Mission which is a soup kitchen in Vancouver. He said that everyone who donated money to the mission to help them feed the hungry for the upcoming holidays would receive a link back from him and he would match dollar for dollar all the donations. I thought this would be huge to get a link, after all most people know how great John's stats are. I decided to donate so I could get an impressive link from John Chow to this blog. Yesterday he posted the results of the donations and the lists of people who donated with there link and there was my name proudly displayed near the top of the list. It is great to have a link from John Chow to here and it hopefully bring little rush of traffic! Thanks John!


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Friday, October 5, 2007

Halloween fun!



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Gumtree

A large majority of the readers of this blog come from different countries than the U.S. Right now I would like to turn my attention to those of you from London. Have you heard of Gumtree? It is an online community that is a lot like classifieds. Some of the topics in the Gumtree are places to rent, and jobs in London.

I love to visit sites like this because there is always so much to learn about. It seems people are always in need of something and Gumtree definitely has that something. My husband and I are currently browsing the market for a car at an affordable price. I love to go to online communities where people lists things like this that they have for sale.

Going to Gumtree to check out what your community in London has for sale, for rent or for any need you may currently have is a great way to support your community and your neighbors. There are hundred of listings in tons of topics. Whatever you are searching for, I'm sure it is there.


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Wednesday, October 3, 2007

Speaking of Jewelery

I have started to think about the upcoming holidays and the gifts that need to be purchased. I often to buy jewelery as gifts because I wouldn't know what to buy. Last year my husband and I did attempt to buy some necklaces for his sister and it turned out well. This year I think we may attempt jewelery again.

I think earrings are probably a safe bet to buy for people for a gift. Shopping.com has some great selections of earring sets, from hoops, to beads, to studs; white gold and yellow gold. There are some beautiful earrings with Sworovski crystals in there, and others with different gemstones. There is a huge selection with great prices. There are a lot of different styles and I'm sure you would be able to find something for a special someone in your life on this site. I may go pierce my ears just so I can have a pair!


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Becoming a Pearl


It takes 3-6 years for a clam to make a pearl. There are differing factors that can cause the pearl to be made faster or slower such as the size of the irritant it is trying to get rid of but it basically follows that 3-6 year time line. Just as a beautiful pearl takes a while to form and become a piece of elegant jewelery so does a website that intends to continue to improve and become better. This website has just launched its forth template in 11 months. We are constantly working to become bigger and more beautiful. We strive to publish quality content that will help people. We try to have fun, interactive contests to get people involved and participating in the site. We have reached some level of success with having 19+ subscribers and getting steady comments and participation. I hope it doesn't take 3-6 years for us to meet our introductory goals of 25+ subscribers and $200-300 per month, but we will do what we need to, to continue to improve so we can meet those goals and reach for higher ones.

In honor of this new template while I was on vacation I cracked a pearl out of a clam and put it on a necklace. When I can get a good picture of it I'll add it to this post.
Any feed back on this new template would be appreciated. We are still ironing out some wrinkles in the sidebar to get it organized better, any opinion there would also be appreciated. Thanks!




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