Monday, May 28, 2007

Are You Firing Me?

This video is SO funny.

Enjoy!

Check out this great deal Treo Phone - A must get for anyone who uses Texting!

Here is a listing from eBay that I am selling, I must tell you this is an awesome deal... you won't get such a good price for a Treo Phone without an activation. If you have wanted or have been thinking to get a Treo phone from Sprint for a while, THIS IS THE TIME.. We have this deal only once and we have received only 10 of those phones and they are selling QUICK!

If you want in BID NOW!

Friday, May 18, 2007

Definitely a perspective worth thinking over!

Jay Leno wrote this; it's the Jay Leno we don't often see...

"The other day I was reading Newsweek magazine and came across some poll data I found rather hard to believe. It must be true given the source, right?

The Newsweek poll alleges that 67 percent of Americans are unhappy with the direction the country is headed and 69 percent of the country is unhappy with the performance of the president. In essence 2/3s of the citizenry just ain't happy and want a change.

So being the knuckle dragger I am, I started thinking, ''What we are so unhappy about?''

Is it that we have electricity and running water 24 hours a day, 7 days a week? Is our unhappiness the result of having air conditioning in the summer and heating in the winter? Could it be that 95.4 percent of these unhappy folks have a job? Maybe it is the ability to walk into a grocery store at any time and see more food in moments than Darfur has seen in the last year?

Maybe it is the ability to drive from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic Ocean without having to present identification papers as we move through each state? Or possibly the hundreds of clean and safe motels we would find along the way that can provide temporary shelter?

I guess having thousands of restaurants with varying cuisine from around the world is just not good enough. Or could it be that when we wreck our car, emergency workers show up and provide services to help all and even send a helicopter to take you to the hospital.

Perhaps you are one of the 70 percent of Americans who own a home. You may be upset with knowing that in the unfortunate case of a fire, a group of trained firefighters will appear in moments and use top notch equipment to extinguish the flames thus saving you, your family and your belongings.

Or if, while at home watching one of your many flat screen TVs, a burglar or prowler intrudes, an officer equipped with a gun and a bullet-proof vest will come to defend you and your family against attack or loss. This all in the backdrop of a neighborhood free of bombs or militias raping and pillaging the residents. Neighborhoods where 90 percent of teenagers own cell phones and computers.

How about the complete religious, social and political freedoms we enjoy that are the envy of everyone in the world? Maybe that is what has 67 percent of you folks unhappy.

Fact is, we are the largest group of ungrateful, spoiled brats the world has ever seen. No wonder the world loves the U.S., yet has a great disdain for its citizens. They see us for what we are. The most blessed people in the world who do nothing but complain about what we don't have, and what we hate about the country instead of thanking the good Lord we live here.

I know, I know. What about the president who took us into war and has no plan to get us out? The president who has a measly 31 percent approval rating? Is this the same president who guided the nation in the dark days after 9/11? The president that cut taxes to bring an economy out of recession? Could this be the same guy who has been called every name in the book for succeeding in keeping all the spoiled ungrateful brats safe from terrorist attacks?

The commander in chief of an all-volunteer army that is out there defending you and me? Did you hear how bad the President is on the news or talk show? Did this news affect you so much, make you so unhappy you couldn't take a look around for yourself and see all the good things and be glad?

Think about it......are you upset at the President because he actually caused you personal pain OR is it because the "Media" told you he was failing to kiss your sorry ungrateful behind every day.

Make no mistake about it. The troops in Iraq and Afghanistan have volunteered to serve, and in many cases may have died for your freedom. There is currently no draft in this country. They didn't have to go.

They are able to refuse to go and end up with either a ''general'' discharge, an ''other than honorable'' discharge or, worst case scenario, a ''dishonorable'' discharge after a few days in the brig.

So why then the flat-out discontentment in the minds of 69 percent of Americans? Say what you want but I blame it on the media. If it bleeds it leads and they specialize in bad news. Everybody will watch a car crash with blood and guts. How many will watch kids selling lemonade at the corner? The media knows this and media outlets are for- profit corporations. They offer what sells, and when criticized, try to defend their actions by "justifying" them in one way or another. Just ask why they tried to allow a murderer like O.J. Simpson to write a book about how he didn't kill his wife, but if he did he would have done it this way......Insane!

Stop buying the negativism you are fed everyday by the media. Shut off the TV, burn Newsweek, and use the New York Times for the bottom of your bird cage. Then start being grateful for all we have as a country. There is exponentially more good than bad.

We are among the most blessed people on Earth and should thank God several times a day, or at least be thankful and appreciative."

"With hurricanes, tornados, fires out of control, mud slides, flooding, severe thunderstorms tearing up the country from one end to another, and with the threat of bird flu and terrorist attacks, "Are we sure this is a good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?"

Jay Leno

Keep smiling and have a great day!

Saturday, May 12, 2007

Amazing eBay Seller Story

Here is great story from an eBay member whose mom recently received an amazing and unexpected gift.

Taken from the eBay Chatter Blog

Hi Guys, I just wanted to tell you a heart warming story about my mom Kathy (moms_million_dollar_closet) and a buyer from Richmond, Virginia. Here is the story:

Memspot1 My mom had this really nice vintage 1920's cocktail ring that she was selling and had listed it twice and no one made her reserve, so she listed it a 3rd time and said in first line of description 3rd time is the charm. She had it listed for a starting bid of $400.00, with a buy-it-now of $450.00. The woman from Richmond had sent my mom a message in regards to the description saying how she usually does not do things like this and she had no intention of telling her what to do - but maybe she was not meant to sell it and asked if she should keep it since it is a family heirloom? My mom responded back and told her money is just so tight and she has no choice but to sell it and give it a new home.

It used to belong to her grandmother and she used to use it as collateral for money borrowed from family members - when she paid them back she got her ring back. Unfortunately she currently has no family to ask for help other then me (and I don't work I just sell on eBay for extra money...lol). The next morning the woman in Virginia bought the ring from my mom for the buy-it-now price of $450.00 and paid for it right away through PayPal. She then sent my mom a message along with it stating after hearing your story and the reason why you are selling it, I have brought your ring for the buy-it-now price BUT DO NOT SEND THE RING TO ME!!! Use the money to get yourself caught up and best of luck in the future...

Memspot2 I never saw my mom cry as much as she did that day. She went out and brought this really nice Angel statue named "New Beginnings" and wrote a sweet heartfelt letter to the woman (since she had her address from the transaction) as a thank you for sending her the money and letting her keep the ring.

eBay is not just a place to buy great things at great prices, and find hard to find items. It is a godsend to my mother, it helped her angel find her and give her hope and to know that people do care out there. I just thought maybe you would like to hear a really great heart warming story that took place on the eBay site recently.

Thanks for your time and reading my story about how eBay made my mom’s day and helped her angel find her.