"Murphy was an optimist!"
Heroes Txt Msg October 8, 2007 7:14 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Heroes, Of Interest, TV / MoviesChange is tough 4 us all. But like any good species, we adapt.
Starting to feast on Linderman s leftovers, ur welcome 2 the table.
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Real bloggers always come back October 8, 2007 10:34 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Cool Sites, Of InterestHere’s hoping that Old Silly Bear won’t be gone too long. Emma Watson you say?
Update: 10/18/2007 blip!
1 comment so farWhich prizes are left? October 7, 2007 3:29 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Contest, Of InterestAre you following Darren Rowse’s Problogger Birthday Bash $54,000 giveaway? Here are the prizes with the ones already offered up scratched out.
Hawaii Stretch DVD – Best Hawaii Vacation Bloghand-beaded lucky gemstone necklaces and a bottle of I ALLOW IN WINS Essential Roll-on Oil – Contest Queen3 domain names from namecheap.com (AWARDED) – Groovy VegetarianCD – Zane Tate – Leisure Lab$100 Gift Certificate – site only (jewelry) – Lisa Marie Dias Designs(3) cleaning solution kits (enviro friendly) – Morris Green Cleanvarious cd’s and dvd’s and posters (11) – On Target Media Group2 winners – pick from bargains on site from – The Bargain Queenone month of winner’s choice of business coaching for writers, artists, or entrepreneurs and one month of group business coaching for 8 winners – Center of Muse(3) t-shirts and coaching sessions – Explore Life BlogSEO/Internet Marketing pkg – Freezing Hotone year membership – coaching program – Jill Koenigone full month unlimited assistance from a virtual lifestyle organizer along with a get-back-on-track basket – Mary Jo Rulnick5 Secure Delivery Pro subscriptions for free, for life – Secure DeliverySEO services – SEO Aware$300 AdWords management package and $300 cash – SmallFuel Marketing1 Month of Wellness Coaching (three 45 minute sessions with a certified wellness coach) – The WellCenter GroupLogitech Cordless Desktop Wave Set – Derek BeaucheminKingston 8GB portable USB drive – Geeky SpeakyIt’s Alive Game – Jer GamesEnSpire Series Stand-By UPS – NetLink WebPeppermint Marshmallow Pinwheel Pastries & photo/art – Nika’s CulinariaFrescobaldi Laudemio Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 2006 Harvest – Olive Oil Passionbook and soy coffee – Soy CoffeeThe Logitech G5 laser gaming mouse – StarFeeder20 cigars and starter kit – Stogie Reviewtea package (pot, warmer, tea, spoon) – Tea Party Girlcollectibles from Binions Horseshoe Club in Las Vegas, NV – The Collecting Life$100 Gift Certificate to artisanscup.com – Artisan’s Cup (Teas)2G digital video camera ERV – Associated ContentLogitech G15 gaming keyboard – Blogging Tips4 x 1lb bags of Gimme Coffee beans – Time For Coffee and TeaRhinoskin Aluminum HardCase for Treo 700 series smartphones – Treo Today1 truffle tree (first year care & maintenance) – Truffle Tree$50 cash – [Geeks are Sexy] Technology News$300 cash – 1 Cool FileNew blog installation & customized template package (AWARDED) – Angela Wills$25 Amazon Gift Certificate – Another Old Movie BlogMedia Interview Training (AWARDED) – Author Media Training(3) 6 month subscription to both svcs. – Babble Soft1 new 8GB iPod Nano – Back in Skinny JeansBarefoot Bunny Slippers – Barefoot Parties$25 Amazon Gift Certificate – BazPhoto wallpaper measuring 6 foot x 6 foot – Better Wallpaperblog analysis + 125×125 ad (AWARDED) – Blog About Your Blogone hour blog consulting (AWARDED) – Blog Louder$250 cash – BlogFlux400 word review & feedhost PRO (1 yr) token (AWARDED) – Blogging Fingers$50 cash or a Amazon Gift Certificate – Blogging With Cents1 year – Access for your (3rd-12th grade student) – Book Test OnlineCaddy – Water bottle holder + carrier – BVT ProductsFlickr Pro Upgrade – Cheap Shooter$501 cash – Chitika6 art photography prints – 3 each of 2 – Christina Perduedesign and color analysis – office design (AWARDED) – Color ThemesComplete Blog Contest development package (AWARDED) – Contest Bloggerblog header design (AWARDED) – Cory Millercustom logo design (AWARDED) – David Airey2 LG 20-inch FlatronWide L206WU USB-based monitors – DisplayLinkHow to make PR work online ebook (AWARDED) – distilled: pure website expertiseebook, book for entrepreneurs, and press release & dist. on PRweb.com (AWARDED) – Egg Marketing Blogframed sports photo – Eye On The Ball Images2yr subscription to Nylon Mag – Fashionista TV$1000 donation to charity of winner’s choice – Free Money Finance$25 Amazon Gift Certificate – Freelance Writing Jobs$200 cash – Genealogy Reviews OnlinePampered Pooch Package & Doggie Mommy Pack – Good Doggie$333.33 Cash – Grown Up GeekIpod touch with (8GB) – Help Desk Geekcustom logo design (AWARDED) – Holiday for Every Day1 year subscription to Home Exchange Site – Home Based Holidays1GB iPod Shuffle – I Hate Bad Service6×6 Custom oil painting – One custom full color single pet portrait – Intricate ArtiPod Video or Nano-Extreme Makeover (new LCD, front plate, rear plate & battery) – iPod Repair of Memphis8 GB video iPod nano – It’s Write Now10 articles of 500 words each custom-written to the winner’s specifications (in progress NOW!) – JCM EnterprisesJewel Caddy, “NO Tangle” Jewelry Organizer – Jewel CaddyWhatever Wall Clock – Kim and Jason2 entrepreneurial books by Kirsty (AWARDED) –Kirsty Dunphey – speaker, author, entrepreneur, retired at 27assorted baby and kids items – Lille Punkin’ Reviews$20 Amazon Gift Certificate – Lulu3 night stay in FL condo near Walt Disney World – Magic Vacation Villas25 tubes of New & Improved Mederma (AWARDED!) – Mederma for scars15 x 13 Limited Edition art print – Melissa Roberts3 books of the winner’s choice – Meryl Evans – Content Maven10 coffee mugs – Mighty Mugs16 x 24 poster of one of my photos – Mike Cavarocad spot for pet-themed site – Million Dollar Pet Pixpremium design/dev WordPress package (AWARDED) – Nathan RiceThe Google Story (book) + $10 – No Full StopHome Office Virtual Organization Package (AWARDED) – Organize & SimplifyOrganized Outcomes Remote Stylist Prize Pack (AWARDED) – Organized Outcomescustom WordPress theme (AWARDED) – MiloChild Guard – Personal Self Defense$300 cash – Publicity HoundA Little Twist of Texas book + postcards from travels – Raven’s Roadslinkbait boot camp (AWARDED) – Remarkable Communication3 nights in Sedona, AZ – Retreat and Heal$35 Amazon Gift Certificate – Sea Slugs! Anime BlogSeekZap Premium Directory Submissions (AWARDED!) – SeekZap12 copies SEO Book – Aaron Wall (AWARDED!) – SEO Book$150 cash – Simple Kind Of Life(2) $500 cash and free Premium upgrade subscription for 6 months to SKY.fm radio – SKY FM RadioInternet Radio directory and mp3 (AWARDED) – Street Smart Marketing30-45 second theme song for use in a blog site or website (AWARDED) – Tamra EngleThe Essentials of Trading Course DVD – The Essentials of Tradingtwo FREE nights at a Bed and Breakfast in Puerto Rico – the Palmetto GuesthousePro voice production package (theme, voice, music) (AWARDED) – Tim “Gonzo” Gordon$50 Amazon Gift Certificate – Viral Electronics50 pesos, 2 Jamaican dollars, 5 Canadian dollars, 50 American dollars, and an unused NFL Pro Bowl Ballot from 1994 – Wall Street Fighter5 hours writing/editing services (AWARDED) – Zach Everson
I want Problogger to give STAR $1000 October 7, 2007 8:44 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Contest, Cool Sites, Of Interest, Philanthropy, Touchy SubjectsDarren Rowse of Problogger fame and Lara Kulpa are busy giving away $54,000 for the Problogger Birthday Bash. FreeMoneyFinanace.Com has agreed to help them by giving $1000 to the favorite (US tax deductible) charity of a person who blogs about it and has their post linked by from Problogger by 9am Sunday Oct 7, 2007 (50 minutes from now).
I would like Problogger and FreeMoneyFinance.com to give $1000 to Shangri-la Therapeutic Academy of Riding (STAR). $1000 will cover more than half the cost of a class of 4 riders for 1 session.
STAR’s mission is to foster personal growth and achievement by providing educational, recreational, and physically challenging therapeutic experiences using horse related activities for persons with disabilities.
Our oldest son, Tommy, has Asperger’s Syndrome. We blog about it at Asperger Teen. Tommy has lived a life of being told "never." He did not speak until about age 3. At age 6, we were told he would never read. At age 10, we were told he will never function in society and to lock him away in a home. The nevers go on. Tommy has surprised the world today is a well-rounded, good natured, polite 17 year old. If I never announced his Asperger’s, no one would ever guess. He has succeeded were many expected him to fail. We have STAR to thank in part for that.
Tommy’s success comes from the incredible support system that surrounds him. Shangri-la Therapeutic Academy of Riding is an important part of this support system. STAR has nurtured his love of animals, given Tommy confidence, and really helped his social skills. Tommy is now hoping to go to college to study in vet school!
As an independent consultant, I have broken many of the rules required for success. As such, we live with constant cash flow problems. Without STAR’s Rider Sponsorship Program we would not be able to participate. Whenever possible, I try to encourage donations to STAR because I believe in the program and by encouraging donations I feel I have giving back where they have helped me. I do not have the means to give directly. Whenever possible, I give my time to help STAR through efforts like our Blogathon blog. I have seen many more than just my son touched by their love. It is difficult to drive through Knoxville and not see a license plate with a reference to STAR or see someone wearing a STAR t-shirt. Their success and growth can only continue through the generous donations by people like Darren Rowse, Lara Kulpa, and FreeMoneyFinanace.Com.
Please consider STAR for the $1000 charity giveaway. Thank you!
7commentsSo good! October 6, 2007 10:28 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Cool Sites, Of Interest, PhilosophyArtistry! Neon Bible is the type of work I awe. (thanks GoldenFiddle!)
Make sure you click around a lot! (particularly the hands)
add a commentWomen’s legs sure do look sexy when they wear high heels October 5, 2007 8:09 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Health, Of InterestWant to see why high heels hurt women’s feet? Is it worth it?
add a commentMy Entry to the Problogger iPod giveaway October 5, 2007 7:50 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Blog, Contest, Of Interest, PoetryMy entry for Problogger’s 6th giveaway is:
iBlog for iMust
I met a guy from Oz
Tim Miller his name
Of SpyJournal fame
We have never met in person
But are friends all the sameSee I was trying out
This fad call blogging
Tim said its more than a game
Blogging is not a fad
It’s here to stayPeople make a living
In this digital world
Publishing their own word
Tim advise, “Check out problogger
A site by Darren Rowse.”Problogger showed the way
Follow these rules
And you can make your pay
In the comfort of pajamas
Sitting at your computer all dayI have yet to make a dime
But Darren must be doing ok
For it’s Problogger’s birthday
And good ol’ Darren
Is giving $54,000 away
Remember, they just needed a poem with the word "problogger" or "Darren" in it. The poem did not have to be a literary masterpiece although there are a couple of gems! At the time of this post, Darren Rowse and Lara Kulpa had 416 entries for their iPod giveaway which includes 4 iPods and 1 iPod makeover. You still have 4 hours to enter.
1 comment so farBrowncoats will rise again! October 4, 2007 5:48 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Firefly / Serenity, Of Interest, TV / MoviesOne year ago almost to the day, the web was filled with this quote:
"There’s no sequel, no secret project regarding Serenity or somesuch and I’m not even sure how anyone thought there was talk there. So let’s put that to bed and smother it with a pillow" says Whedon. [Source, WHEDONesque, a community weblog discussing the work of TV maker Joss Whedon]
So, it is not without irony that today we get the announcement of a possible Serenity 2.
According to the guys over at Moviehole, Tudyk told them that a sequel could be happening. … the way Tudyk talks it sounds like the entire cast would be more than willing to come back. That includes Nathan Fillion, the crew’s intrepid Captain Tightpants. [Source, Cinema Blend]
Coincidentally, I was listening to the Serenity soundtrack on XM’s Cinemagic just the other day thinking it is about time to re-watch Serenity. I would really love to see another movie! Somehow I doubt we will ever seen Serenity 2. I really wanted to see the series continue because it seemed like they had some serious subplots setup that needed to be played out. I didn’t realize Alan Tudyk played Sonny in I, Robot! (Are they really considering a sequel to I, Robot?!)
2commentsOrweillian of the Day October 4, 2007 1:22 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Conspiracy, Of Interest, Privacy, Security, Touchy SubjectsAll those cameras and now "give us your keys."
People in the UK who encrypt their data are now obliged by law to give up the encryption keys to law enforcement officials…[Source]
Note: I have not confirmed the above against any other sources.
add a commentPer capita there are more surveillance cameras in the UK than any other country in the world…
The average city dweller can expect to be captured on film every five minutes…
Problogger’s iPod giveaway is up! October 4, 2007 12:37 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Contest, Of InterestIf you are following Darren Rowse’s $54,000 giveaway, then you may be interested in knowing that the iPods will be given away in the next 24 hours. To enter, write a poem (read the post for the specifics! Follow the rules!) before noon Oct 5. They are accepting entries based on doing not literary quality so even if you do not fancy yourself a poet, you should do it. Good luck!
3commentsYou have 3.5 hours for a chance at one of 24 prizes October 4, 2007 8:41 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Contest, Of InterestProblogger has announced its next round of prizes. Before Noon (EST), write a blog entry with a "blogging" "tip" then post the link to your entry in the Problogger comments with a note on which prize you would prefer. Only one entry per person and it has to be new material.
As a reminder, once you win a prize in the $54,000 giveaway, you cannot win again. Make sure the 24 prizes are appealing to you!
add a commentProblogger’s 4th giveaway is listed October 3, 2007 9:53 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Contest, Of InterestProblogger‘s Birthday Bash has announced its fourth prize. You could win TWO 20-inch FlatronWide L206WU USB-based monitors provided by DisplayLink by creating a post and linking back to the kickoff post then going to the DisplayLink post and adding a comment with your link and the word DisplayLink below it (case is important!).
http://realityme.net/2007/10/03/probloggers-4th-giveaway-is-listed/
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Remember, once you win a prize, you cannot win any others so make sure you are entering for prizes you want.
These monitors are USB monitors and some people have expressed concern that lag due to limitations of USB speed could make these monitors less than adequate for gaming. This video by ndíyo shows some great potential for these monitors. I found it very exciting! Of course, Engadget has some words.
add a commentIMPORTANT! You can only win once! October 2, 2007 9:07 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Contest, Of InterestProblogger has announced their 3rd giveaway! The first 25 people to send an email receive a tube of Mederma scar treatment. What is important is the eligibility note on the post!
In answer to some questions I received about who can enter and further rules about eligibility: Please keep in mind that the winners of today’s first and third prizes will not be eligible for any other prizes during the duration of the giveaway, and it’s going to be like that for the entire event, so if you’re not really interested in a particular prize, it’s probably best not to enter for it. The reason we do this is to give the greatest number of individuals a chance to win something. By all means, if you’re interested in more than one prize, enter for more than one, but know that if you win anything, that will be the only item you win.
So, think before you jump! Make sure the prize is one you want.
Update: Darren Rowse has a full list of prizes and sponsors.
add a commentProblogger’s 2nd giveaway is up October 2, 2007 4:51 pm
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Contest, Of InterestDarren Rowse is giving away $54,000 in prizes. The 2nd giveaway has been posted.
add a commentThe first 500 people to go to SeekZap at this special ProBlogger submission link will receive a free premium directory listing ($50 value) for their site/blog! [Source]
Get a piece of $54,000 this week! October 2, 2007 9:57 am
Posted by Doug McCaughan in : Contest, Of InterestDarren Rowse of Prologger fame is giving away USD$54,000 in celebration of Prologger’s birthday. Subscribe to the feed to be informed. The first giveaway was posted an hour ago. It is 12 copies (to 12 people) of Aaron Wall’s SEO Book ($79 value). Simply comment "I love SEO!""I LOVE SEO!" on Lara Kulpa‘s post The First Giveaway Begins within the next 6 hours.
UPDATE: Laura points out that case is important. Pay attention to the details and follow instructions to a T bloggers!
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