Useful websites

I ran across a list of great ‘undiscovered’ websites from PC Magazine and thought I would post some links to what I found to be the ‘most useful’.  Here is a link to the original article if you wish to have it.

PC Magazine – The Top 100 Undiscovered Web Sites

OK there you have the complete list, here are the best in my opinion on the list, or at least the most useful:

Billshrink – Assists in finding a cell phone plan that is more cost effective

How to Clean Stuff . NET – Fairly self explanatory, helps with how to clean items

Stockhouse - Loads of information about stocks and the market

RerpairPal - Helps identify what certain automotive repair costs should be

Something Store – Want a surprise?  Buy here and they will send you a random something

Catalog Choice - Get only the catalogs you want in the mail, get rid of junk mail!

Gazelle - Get cash for old electronics and gadgets

Hope you enjoy, comment if any were useful!

Bonus – Stop Junk Mail Petition

Best parking place

Sunday afternoon I made a trip to the grocery store to pick up some meat and accessories (also known as side dishes) for supper.  This was just one more usual trip to Kroger, our much beloved grocery store.  The trip was fairly uneventful, parked the truck, went inside, picked up a few fruits, some cereal, some misc items, then made the usual long stop in the meat department.  I don’t know what it is about picking out the meat but it usually takes the longest amount of time.  There are so many cuts and types, it just gets a bit overwhelming sometimes.  I finally chose some pork ribs and went on my way.

Upon reaching the parking lot I made an observation which prompted this blog post, I finally discovered the best place to park.  This does not just mean that there is a single place, but possibly I have found the most ‘ideal’ spots.  I parked next to the cart corral!  My reasoning is that if a person is less likely to leave a cart out here because it’s so close, there is not a car on one side to ding a door, there is usually one reasonably close to the store entrance, and well when you leave the store the corral is close to the vehicle.  Since a person really ought to put the cart up, it’s very likely that a trip would be made to the nearest corral anyway.  Let me know what you think, I think this is a great discovery!

Cart Corral from cycle60’s Flicker site

Sweet Ride

Most everyone likely knows this but mother Mopar herself has delivered on the 2009 Dodge Challenger.  This is likely a bigger deal for me than most simply because I love those cars from back in their day.  I really don’t have a point here but I was sitting here thinking about what to write tonight, and I thought maybe it would be helpful if this Blog provided something helpful to anyone that finds it here.  So in the process of doing this thinking, I thought about the Challenger I saw last Saturday, I think it was Saturday anyway, and also thinking about my wife Megan’s text message today stating that she saw one today.  Then I thought I would do an Internet search for Dodge Challenger giveaways and post some links so people can sign up to win a car.

Seriously, how cool is that?  Read my blog and have a chance to win a car.  All I am out is a quick Google and a few seconds of writing.  I should be hired as some sort of marketing guru for creating such pandemonium with little to no effort.  I know of few blogs that are offering giveaways of cars, and of those that might be trying to create such a ‘value’ (for lack of a better word), let them learn from this sweet example.

Here are the links…

http://www.tnt.tv/sweepstakes_alt.jsp?contentId=40474

https://www.intellisweeps.com/Lithia.aspx

So it’s a little disapointing that I only found two links, there were more than two sites but most were all headed to the same place.  That’s still two more chances to win a car than most blogs our there I think.

In case you don’t know what a Dodge Challenger is (and no it’s not the Dukes of Hazzard car) here is a pic of the classic…

1972 Dodge Challenger

No Sleep till Brooklyn

Just wondering if anyone else is like me, seems like I go through this phase of staying up later that I should, being tired in the afternoon, then about 10PM or so I get this second wind and I can actually be a bit more productive.

I would have thought this was a college/high school thing but it doesn’t seem to go away.  I think I could get most things done best at approx 10PM.  Trouble with that is most people that need things done that want to pay for them are in bed   On second thought maybe that’s a benefit…  Either way just sharing some thoughts.

The graphic below I nabbed from another site but it has it’s original URL so can’t see getting in too much trouble for using it.

I think I fall somewhere short of the center.

(video reference in case the blog post confuses the reader, just trying to watch out for everyone )

First Post!

After numerous threats and such (and a bit of personal desire) I’ve decided to start a blog.  I enjoyed writing random thoughts and such several years back but for some reason gave it up.  I’m not sure what types of things I will write about, but here recently I’ve had some ideas that I thought “I should blog that”.  Of course without a blog that becomes very difficult to do.

In the meantime since I haven’t thought of much, here is some tunage for your entertainment…

We just bought the CD with this song on it and love it, it would be a shame not to share.