Bitter cold!

Some of my work requires me to be outside and let me tell you; today was bitterly cold! More bad news, tomorrow morning is supposed to be even worse; about zero degrees and some wind to make sure it penetrates my clothes. I dread it, but what the heck. I’m tough and I have done it many times before. I made a choice many years ago to give up my easy but more stressful office job to work at something much harder, and with less creature comforts, but more rewarding. I  haven’t regretted it, but sometimes on a super cold morning I can’t help but remember that always warm office and the hot coffee that was always waiting in plentiful supply…….

Use your heart to choose your art

Most of us enjoy art, and we want the walls of our homes adorned with something tasteful, and preferable unique. Some of the most desirable art to me is from  Shepard Fairey. They have heartful art for your artful heart, including a large collection of out of print  Shepard Fairey Art that will make your mouth water.

You can search through their large selection by year, price, or you can choose collections; such as 20th anniversary retro or 3 face offset poster. These are high quality art pieces, and very collectible since they are out of print. You need to act soon, before they are all gone. It's a chance in a lifetime to own these tasteful  Shepard Fairey Prints. Imagine your friends envy when they see them on your wall!

If you have been wondering what to use your income tax refund for this year, let me suggest that it's time to spice up your home with some new art. Check out Shepard Fairey Prints online and speak to a live expert. Let them help you choose something for your home that you will treasure for a lifetime.

Its easy to find the best web hosting service for your site, here’s how

So you have a website, but you don't get enough traffic. What can you do to make sure people visit your site? You need to use a good webhosting service. One that is dependable, affordable, and has great technical support in case you need it.

There are many web hosting services out there, and many do a good job. Some however do a great job and are very affordable. How can you choose among so many? There is a website now called  WebHostingRating  that lives up to their name; they rate hosting services for any application you can think of. You can search through hosts rated for Linux, Windows, Best Budget Hosting, Colocation, Email, Multiple Domain, and many more.

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Is our life here spent for little more than to impress others?

The world is made up of two kinds of people; the followers, and the ones who blaze their own trail. Some people have the need to constantly please others, and some have the need to impress and be noticed.

I have always taken great pride in going my own way and not following along behind others. I am aloof from the ways of the world, and rarely bow to peer pressure. I am tough and proud of it. Well, except that in one of my recent rare brilliant mind flashes, it came to me that we are all striving to please others. We just have different ways of going about it.

Its true, some of us to seem to go our own way and make our own trails, but in the long run isn’t it mostly to please, impress, pay back, outdo, or amuse others? You have to think things through to a deep level to realize this. That’s why it took me so long to get it done. We work to live, but we work extra hard and long to have a nicer home, nicer car, money for frills and thrills; some of which we truly desire, but most because we think others will be impressed.

Try to think of how you would live if you was the only human left in this world. Nobody to impress, nobody to overcome, nobody to outdo, no jealousies, no desires other than to take good care of our own self and life. Hmmm I think we would live in a house that was easily taken care of, drive a car that was practical for our circumstances, and eat exactly the foods that we love most. A huge house would be impractical. We wouldn’t use the extra space so no need to have it to add to our cleaning duties.

My wife and I probably live closer to the practical no-nonsense kind of life that I am talking about than most people do. Still, we sometimes steer certain parts of our lives according to things that we think will impress, or at least not offend someone else. I guess that is just people trying to fit into society. Much better to fit into God’s scheme for us that the Bible states in this way; “Be no part of this world”. It seems impossible, but it doesn’t mean that we can’t be part of society, or that we have to ignore others. It means that God and his way comes first and foremost, and that we shouldn’t yield to the temptations of envy and jealousy that make us want to have more than our fellow man.

Beta blockers can save your life

It occurred to me recently that I am getting older, and therefore more prone to having a heart attack. I also don't eat right or exercise enough. I decided that its time to take matters into my own hands and try to take preventive action to help my health stay good. I have started taking fish oil and checking my blood pressure to make sure it remains within bounds. If I do start having problems with high blood pressure, a doctor will probably prescribe beta blockers for me.

What beta blockers do is to control how your body responds to some kinds of nerve impulses, therefore regulating your hearts contractions, beat rate, and the force with which it pumps. What this does is to help lower high blood pressure or relieve angina.

Beta blockers are one of the most potent medicines in the fight against heart attacks, and may be taken in tablet, capsules, liquid forms, or even by injection. There are several kinds, and some beta blockers are even added to eye drops to treat glaucoma.

Heart attacks no longer have to be inevitable. Now with modern medical care we can easily get regular check ups and treatments that can give us many more healthy years of life.

Collectibles can be a way from rags to riches, or not

I have been watching some of the tv shows about collectible items, and its amazing how much some of them are worth. If a person could only know what was valuable and what was not, and where to sell the stuff, I have no doubt that you could make a good living. Unfortunately its usually the items that don’t catch your eye that are most valuable. Some of the antiques that look so valuable to me, don’t seem to be worth much at all. But a simple dish or knick knack may be worth hundreds, or thousands.

We like to watch “Pawn Stars” on tv. It’s amazing how much Rick knows about so many things, but sometimes even he gets fooled. Some of the items that come into the pawn shop look like something I wouldn’t even give up room to in a garage, but they may be worth a mint. There was a lottery ticket signed by George Washington that someone brought in to the shop last week. It was in perfect condition, and certainly didn’t look like it was more than 200 years old. Rick thought it was a fake, and so did I. It wasn’t. It turned out to be the real McCoy and was very valuable. It has simply been cared for and was in pristine condition.

The Antiques Road Show is also interesting to watch. Some of the people walk out crushed that their treasure is not a real treasure, and some walk out richer than they ever hoped to wish. It would be nice to understand what is valuable and what is not, but I think its nearly impossible. There are of course experts in every field, but probably no-one understands it all. Oh well, guess I’ll have to work for a living…

Find your way through the maze of debt, back to financial freedom

So many people now are the victims of our sluggish economy. One day we have a good job, a nice home and car; and the next day all we have left is debt. We can't give up, life goes on and we must go on also. The answer is finding some  debt relief to give us a chance to move on with our lives. One recourse is filing for bankruptcy, but that will ruin your credit standing for many years, making it hard to ever have a productive life.

One approach that is proven to work is  debt settlement. It is best for people who have large debts and are wanting to avoid bankruptcy. The way it works is like this. A debt settlement company will do  debt negotiation with your creditors to get them to accept a lesser amount of money to settle your debt to them. Most creditors would rather take less than to lose it all if you take bankruptcy.

This method is great for people who have little or no chance of ever paying back what they owe. It gives a way out to people who wish to do what they can to settle their debts. It also gives the creditors a way to avoid total loss of their money.

Examples of people that this method might help are people going through a divorce, a death in the family with expenses incurred, people who have lost their means of income, medical emergencies, or a business that has failed. If you or someone you know is facing a situation similar to these, be sure to check out United Debt Counseling. They can help you to get the ball rolling toward financial freedom once again!