1-800-goog411

Don't pay 411 another dime...read below.

Click on the link to see all features regarding this application.. text messaging and maps available if you need

"Life may not be the party we asked for, but while we're here we should dance."

I just thought you might like to know about this.

This is something you will want to have and use ! I still remember when the telephone company charged me $1.50 to get a phone number from information !

My compliments to Google ! Just leave it up to Google to come up with something like this!!!Here's a number worth putting in your cell phone, or your home phone speed dial:

1-800-goog411

This is an awesome service from Google, and it's free -- great when you are on the road.

Don't waste your money on information calls and don't waste your time manually dialing the number.

I am driving along in my car and I need to call the golf course and I don't know the number.

I hit the speed dial for information that I have programmed.

The voice at the other end says, "City & State." I say, " Garland , Texas ."

He says, "Business, Name or Type of Service." I say, Firewheel Golf Course."

He says, "Connecting" and Firewheel answers the phone. How great is that?

This is nationwide and it is absolutely free!

Click on the link below and watch the short clip for a quick demonst ration. http://www.google.com/goog411/

Suggestions from the Captain

Some hints from John Draper, aka Captain Crunch .... if you are not aware of his history, check him out, he is a cyber icon .....

Use a Throwaway Email address when responding to telemarketing or marketing web sites.

Keep your family Email secret and it should contain combinations of characters that are un-guessable by the Dictionary attacks people use to extract your Email for spamming and other things.

Put your home network on a router. A simple consumer router like a Netgear or other WEB SAFE router is all you need to protect your home network.

Never click on attachments you get in your Email, not even if it comes from someone you know. If you DO get an attachment from someone you know, then call or Email them and ask if they sent you the attachment.

http://www.webcrunchers.com/crunch/

He got the Captain Crunch by way of a little whistle, horn, or something, that came in a box of Captain Crunch cereal. I don't understand it all, but if you were using long distance on the phone, and used the whistle, it would somehow keep the line open so you could call anyone, everyone, endlessly, for no charge. As I recall the phone company had him imprisoned, but they wished they had hired him, he told the world how to do it, and it cost them, dearly.

To COKE or not to COKE

WATER
1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. (Likely applies to half the world population.)
2. In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is mistaken for hunger.
3. Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as 3%.
4. One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a University of Washington study.
5. Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.
6. Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.
7. A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen or on a ! printed page.
8. Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast cancer by 79%., and one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer.
Are you drinking the amount of water you should drink every day?

COKE
1. In many states the highway patrol carries two gallons of Coke in the trunk to remove blood from the highway after a car accident.
2. You can put a T-bone steak in a bowl of Coke and it will be gone in two days.
3. To clean a toilet: Pour a can of Coca-Cola into the toilet bowl and let the "real thing"sit for one hour, then flush clean. The citric acid in Coke removes stains from vitreous china.
4. To remove rust spots from chrome car bumpers: Rub the bumper with a rumpled-up piece of Reynolds Wrap aluminum foil dipped in Coca-Cola.
5. To clean corrosion from car battery terminals: Pour a can of Coca-Cola over the terminals to bubble away the corrosion.
6. To loosen a rusted bolt: Apply a cloth soaked in Coca-Cola to the rusted bolt for several minutes.
7. To bake a moist ham: Empty a can of Coca-Cola into the baking pan, wrap the ham in aluminum foil, and bake. Thirty minutes before ham is finished, remove the foil, allowing the drippings to mix with the Coke for a sumptuous brown gravy.
8. To remove grease from clothes: Empty a can of Coke into the load of greasy clothes, add detergent, and run through a regular cycle. The Coca-Cola will help loosen grease stains. It will also clean road haze from your windshield.

FOR YOUR INFORMATION:
1. The active ingredient in Coke is phosphoric acid. It will dissolve a nail in about four days. Phosphoric acid also leaches calcium from bones and is a major contributor to the rising increase of osteoporosis.
2. To carry Coca-Cola syrup! (the concentrate) the commercial trucks must use a hazardous Material place cards reserved for highly corrosive materials.
3. The distributors of Coke have been using it to clean engines of the trucks for about 20 years!

FROM MAUMEE, OR TOLEDO, OR SOMEWHERE

IN MAUMEE, WHEREVER THAT IS ...... DEMO WENT WELL YESTERDAY, EATING AND GETTING READY TO LEAVE FOR NERK ...... SUN IS OUT FOR A WHILE, RAIN PREDICTED.

MET THE GUY YESTERDAY WHO HAS CRIMSONCOFFEE ...... COULD NOT BELIEVE HE WAS FROM COLUMBUS, OHIO ....... AND DID NOT CALL IT SCARLET COFFEE ..... HE SAID PEOPLE ASK HIM IF HE IS FROM ALABAMA ...... NICE GUY

BE BACK IN NERK SOON ............

Toledo Demo

6:22 am, getting ready to leave for Toledo. We do a demo there this afternoon at a grand opening of a new Kroger store. Will spend the night there and return tomorrow.

Taking the laptop, so may get on line tonight, if not too tired .....

Anyone out there?

If anyone reads this, and has had, or knows someone who has had, by-pass, or open heart surgery, I would like to hear their comments on .... some recovery, recovery, full recovery, and the various time frames.

I had my surgery, Riverside in Columbus, Ohio, December 11, 2007, and I think I am pretty well recovered, but at times, something pops into my head, an incident or a situation, and I realize the incident/situation is different than it was a few weeks, or even a week ago.

I was "concerned" about driving, must admit, it frightened me at times, actually, it took me quite a while to just leave our apartment. Now, with the exception of long trips, they don't bother me.

There are other little incidents that occur where I realize I have changed.

Would love to hear any comments from those who have gone through this or a similar surgery.

A Good Thought

One day a teacher asked her students to list the names of the other students in the room on two sheets of paper, leaving a space between each name.

Then she told them to think of the nicest thing they could say about each of their classmates and write it down.

It took the remainder of the class period to finish their assignment, and as the students left the room, each one handed in the papers. That Saturday, the teacher wrote down the name of each student on a separate sheet of paper, and listed what everyone else had said about that individual...

On Monday she gave each student his or her list.. Before long, the entire class was smiling. 'Really?' she heard whispered. 'I never knew that I meant anything to anyone!' and, 'I didn't know others liked me so much,' were most of the comments.

No one ever mentioned those papers in class again. She never knew if they discussed them after class or with their parents, but it didn't matter. The exercise had accomplished its purpose. The students were happy with themselves and one another. That group of students moved on.

Several years later, one of the students was killed in Viet Nam and his teacher attended the funeral of that special student. She had never seen a serviceman in a military coffin before.. He looked so handsome, so mature. The church was packed with his friends. One by one those who loved him took a last walk by the coffin. The teacher was the last one to bless the coffin..

As she stood there, one of the soldiers who acted as pallbearer came up to her. 'Were you Mark's math teacher?' he asked. She nodded: 'yes.' Then he said: 'Mark talked about you a lot.'

After the funeral, most of Mark's former classmates went together to a luncheon. Mark's mother and father were there, obviously waiting to speak with his teacher.

'We want to show you something,' his father said, taking a wallet out of his pocket 'They found this on Mark when he was killed. We thought you might recognize it.'

Opening the billfold, he carefully removed two worn pieces of notebook paper that had obviously been taped, folded and refolded many times. The teacher knew without looking that the papers were the ones on which she had listed all the good things each of Mark's classmates had said about him.

'Thank you so much for doing that,' Mark's mother said. 'As you can see, Mark treasured it.'
All of Mark's former classmates started to gather around. Charlie smiled rather sheepishly and said, 'I still have my list. It's in the top drawer of my desk at home.' Chuck's wife said, 'Chuck asked me to put his in our wedding album.'

'I have mine too,' Marilyn said. 'It's in my diary'

Then Vicki, another classmate, reached into her pocketbook, took out her wallet and showed her worn and frazzled list to the group. 'I carry this with me at all times,' Vicki said and without batting an eyelash, she continued: 'I think we all saved our lists'

That's when the teacher finally sat down and cried. She cried for Mark and for all his friends who would never see him again.

The density of people in society is so thick that we forget that life will end one day. And we don't know when that one day will be.

So please, tell the people you love and care for, that they are special and important. Tell them, before it is too late. And One Way To Accomplish This Is: Forward this message on. If you do not send it, you will have, once again passed up the wonderful opportunity to do something nice and beautiful.

If you've received this, it is because someone cares for you and it means there is probably at least someone for whom you care. If you're 'too busy' to take those few minutes right now to forward this message on, would this be the VERY first time you didn't do that little thing that would make a difference in your relationships?

Remember, you reap what you sow.. What you put into the lives of others comes back into your own.

It came true .......

It was once said that a black man would be president "When pigs fly"

Indeed 100 days into Obama's presidency.......Swine Flu

What happened ................ ?

What happened to the HIJACKERS?

They were all the rage for awhile, now we don't hear from them ............ maybe, the news has something else to cover .............. like the FLU.

Are all the problems in the world created by the NEWS?

And, do GOOD THINGS ever get much coverate?

Food for thought

Not a good Sunday morning topic, but I was channel hoping last night, and many of the shows openings remind me of "lineups" at the Bunny Ranch, with one exception, a Bunny Ranch lineup is more tasteful, with much nicer looking clientele. Where and how do they find so many girls, with such large breasts, who are willing to expose so much?

Kentucky Derby. It was great to see such genuine, sincere jubilation, as that jockey exhibited. In this day and age of million dollar athletes, it was nice to see a man genuinely excited at winning a race. He rode a great race, that overhead shot of him hugging the rail and taking over the lead, and then extending it was great. Nice to see.

Flu. I am concerned that the situation is much worse, and that "they" are keeping it low key so there is no panic throughout the world. I hope that is not the case.

Malthusian Theory, I remember this from high school.

Malthusian Population Trap (Malthusian Theory on Population Growth and Economic Development) Reverend Thomas Malthus published An Essay on the Principle of Population in 1798 which argued that population increases geometrically ( i.e. 1, 2, 4, 8, 16..) doubling every 30 to 40 years while food supplies expand only arithmetically (because of diminsihing returns to fixed factors such as land). This means that each person will have less land to work and therefore per capita food production will decline. Malthus argued that the only way to avoid this is to limit the number of children per family (what he calls negative checks on population). If negative checks do not exist, he continued, then the population will be checked by famines, epidemics or wars (what he calls these positive checks on population).

Something to think about. These are going on in the world now.

Follow up

UPDATE ON LAST ENTRY

Got an EMAIL from my Oklahoma adopted son, Jim. I had forgotten. He played against Rex Kern when he was at Newark High School, and Rex was at Lancaster. Hit him hard enough to keep him out for a play or so, unfortunately, not long enough.

Then, I followed up with my last remembrance of Rex Kern, years ago, he was the West Coast rep for STAIRMASTER.

What a great memory .....

WOW, what a neat memory.

Went down as the GREATEST GAME IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL HISTORY, and, one of the BIGGEST upsets in college football.

The BIG TEN NETWORK does game replays, among other things.

Today, they did, Ohio State vs Michigan, 1969, and so many memories came flooding back.

OSU was on a 22 game win streak, favored by 2 touchdowns, Rose Bowl, so many things on the line.

Michigan had a new coach, Bo, who had played for Woody at Miami.

Referees were NOT wired for sound, straight away field goals (no 50 and 60 yard fieldgoals) and kickoffs that didn't go through the endzone, no soccer style, NO DANCING by the players, they just got up after a play and went to their huddle.

NO delay of game penalties because a coach didn't get a play in on time, we seldom saw the coaches.

I was just great football.

An announcer, and one color guy, who said very little, let the announcer just call the game.

The focus was on the players, not the coaches, on the field, or in the press box, they just played football. What a treat to see and remember.

Rex Kern, Tatum, Dierdorf, Stillwagon.

When they mentioned where a Michigan player was from, it was, most often, Michigan. Likewise, most of the Ohio State players were from Ohio.

And, it was, Ohio State, not THE Ohio State University, I'm getting sick of that, not sure whose idea it was, but it is a definite show of ARROGANCE. Matter of fact, that was when I became a Michigan fan, rather than a fan of The Ohio State University.

Ohio State and Woody, as I recall, went almost two and half seasons without a loss, they were a great team.

It was great to see that game again ....... OSU vs Michigan, 1969.

Cruise Opportunity

I found a Somali cruise package that departs from Sawakin (in the Sudan)and docks at Bagamoya (in Tanzania).
The cost is a bit high @ $800 per person per day double occupancy but I didn't find that offensive.
What I found enticing is that the cruise company is encouraging people to bring their 'High powered weapons'along on the cruise. If you don't have weapons you can rent them right here on the boat.
They claim to have a master gunsmith on board and will have reloading parties every afternoon. The cruise lasts from 4-8 days and nights and costs a maximum of $3200 per person double occupancy (for 4 days).
All the boat does is sail up and down the coast of Somalia waiting to get hijacked by pirates.
Here are some of the costs and claims associated with the package.
$800.00 US/per day double occupancy (4 day max billing)
M-16 full auto rental $25.00/day ammo at 100 rounds of 5.56 armorpiercing ammo at 15.95 AK-47 rifle @ No charge. ammo at 100 rounds of 7.62 com block ball ammoat 14.95 Barrett M-107 .50 cal sniper rifle rental $55.00/day ammo at 25 rounds50 cal armor piercing at 9.95
Crew members can double as spotters for 30.00 per hour (spotting scope included).
They even offer RPG's at 75 bucks and 200 dollars for 3 standard loads
"Everyone gets use of free complimentary night vision equipment and coffee and snacks on the top deck from 7pm-6am."
Meals are not included but seem reasonable.
Most cruises offer a mini-bar ... these gung ho entrepreneurs offer......... get this..... "MOUNTED MINIGUN AVAILABLE @ $450.00 per 30 seconds of sustained fire" They advertise group rates and corporate discounts......and even claim"FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY"
They even offer a partial money back if not satisfied....here's some text from the ad.
"We guarantee that you will experience at least two hijacking attempts by pirates or we will refund back half your money including gun rental charges and any unused ammo (mini gun charges not included).
How can we guarantee you will experience a hijacking ?
We operate at 5 knots within 12 miles of the coast of Somalia.
If an attempted Hijacking does not occur we will turn the boat around and cruise by at 4knots. We will repeat this for up to 8 days making three passes a day along the entire length of Somalia. At night the boat is fully lit and bottle rockets are shot off at intervals and loud disco music beamed shore side to attract attention.
Cabin space is limited so respond quickly.
Reserve your package before Feb 29 and get 100 rounds of free tracer ammo in the caliber of your choice."
As if all that isn't enough to whet your appetite, there were a few testimonials

"I got three confirmed kills on my last trip. I'LL never hunt big game in Africa again.

I felt like the Komandant in Schindler's list!" --- Lars, Hamburg Germany

"Six attacks in 4 days was more than I expected. I bagged three pirates and my 12 yr. old son sank two rowboats with the minigun.

PIRATES 0-PASSENGERS-32! Well worth the trip. Just make sure your spotterspeaks English" --- Ned, Salt Lake city, Utah USA

"I haven't had this much fun since flying choppers in NAM. Don't worry about getting shot by pirates as they never even got close to the ship with those weapons they use and their bad aim--reminds me of a drunken 'juicer' door gunner we picked up from the motor pool back inNam" --- "chopper" Dan, Toledo USA.

"Like ducks in a barrel. They turned the ship around and we saw them bleed and cry in the water like little girls. Saw one wounded pirate eaten by sharks--what a laugh riot!! This is a must do.

Where are those calls, when you want them ....

I am sitting here, phone in hand, waiting for an 800 call ...

I love to get those ................

Had one a while ago ..........

Taking a survey of older citizens .... (I am one) .... about my insurance coverage and would I be interested in a supplement ............

"Aren't I covered by being in the witness protection program?"

"Ah, not sure about that."

"I was under the impression we were covered by the Federal Coverage Act of 1962."

"Ah, let me get back with you ............... click."

I love those ...................

800 calls

Neat ............
I just had a call from someone who wanted to discuss my car warranty.
So I talked with them.
I told them I had a 1957 Studebaker Golden Hawk.
They seemed surprised that I still had a waranty.
They were even more surprised when I told them I was in a witness protection program in New Mexico, and that the car had apparently been acquired in a drug raid in Lusk, Wyoming.
They seemed like they didn't know where to go.
Gosh, that was fun ................
They finally hung up .............
Now, my warranty will lapse ..... I loved that car, had it in 1959.
Love some of those calls ........ thanks, Gin and Tonic ....

ALBANY, N.Y. – Michael Vick has a place on a minor league football team if he can get reinstated by the NFL.
The Albany Firebirds, an arenafootball2 franchise, have offered the 28-year-old quarterback a one-year contract at the league standard: $200 a week plus a $50 bonus for a win.
Vick quarterbacked the Atlanta Falcons for six seasons before being convicted of bankrolling an interstate dog fighting business.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has not said if he will lift Vick's suspension after he completes a 23-month prison sentence. Vick goes from federal prison to home confinement next month.
The Firebirds' contract offer requires that Vick donate $100,000 to a local humane society.

I believe in live and let live ....... but Vick has stepped over the bounds.

NO ONE, should him become involved in ANY sport, anywhere at anytime. What he did and was involved in, is INEXCUSEABLE.

He was given the OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFETIME .....

AND HE BLEW IT ................. BIGTIME

TO ME, THERE IS NO PLACE FOR HIM IN ANY ORGANIZED SPORT VENUE

NO EXCUSE FOR WHAT HE DID .......................

PERIOD.....................

HOW STUPID WAS THAT?

Beyond my comprehension that ANYONE, would simulate 9/11 ............. and for it to be ONE of his fleet of airplanes ............... the president ................. is even more astounding.

He admits is was a MISTAKE.

I think it goes beyond a mistake.

It was more of a travesty.

Wonder how many other "mistakes" have been made!

Joe Conforte

In reply to an email last week, yes, I did know Joe Conforte some, through dealing to him and seeing him around town on some of his "marketing" jaunts.
He would pull up in front of the club, cordovan colored Lincoln convertible, cashmere topcoat, cigar and a large bankroll. At the Primm, we always kept his favorite cigar and liquor on the back bar, just for when he came it. He spread money around.
He presented the image, perfectly, of who he was, and what he did.
He was a back line player, jumped in and out, and he was tough to beat. He was a promoter and knew how to play and work the system, and stay one step ahead of the law.
The old Triangle Ranch, trailers, land in three counties. When one would get too hot, he would move the operation to another county. He drove the DA, Bill Raggio to distraction. Raggio finally went in one night, without proper authority, burned the place to the ground. I think he eventually went in too politics.
Apparently, Joe did everything proper. Every night, receipts, money taken in, all the proper paperwork, all on the up and up. But then, at the end of the night, he would burn them all.
When he was sent to prison in Carson City, tax evasion or something, he was immediately taken to the Blair House in Virginia City and put on a work party.
Then, in prison, in Carson City, he was involved in the casino, where he bankrolled a few games. Of course, gambling is legal in Nevada, so it was OJT for some of the inmates. But they forgot, felony conviction and you can't work in a casino.
It was always reported to be the most honest game in the state, if you got thrown out of there, you had no place else to go.
One issue of true magazine, there is Joe, cigar, alligator shoes, red alpaca knit sweater, shooting craps. But we know that was for the picture, he wouldn't shoot craps on his own table. He was also on the cover of Rolling Stones.
He did well for a cab driver from San Francisco, made millions, owned his own town in Nevada, had friends in HIGH places, owned many a politician, spread his money around. He now lives in Brazil, and our government won't let him come back for a visit.
Oprah did one of her shows at the Mustang Ranch one day, and it was so popular that they stayed and did an additional day.
They all loved Joe. I remember one mother they interviewed, loved Joe, credited him with saving her daughters life. "If Joe had not turned her in to a prostitute, I don't know where she would be today." That's the truth, she said it.
Joe got "first count," and the casinos get "first count." Joe got caught, so the IRS got him.
In a casino, you lose your money, and get nothing ...... at Joe's, you get something in return for your money.
I must admit, I liked Joe Conforte, had cofffee with him a couple of times when I was on a break, and I knew his bodyguard a bit.
They should let him come back for a visit, he probably has a few million buried somewhere, they should let him dig it up.

What a difference a song makes .....

The start of the makeover ......

Amazing part, she's been singing most of her life and no one heard her.

Donny Osmond wants her to appear in Vegas with him.

He wants to sing to her ....... and then ....... her to him. I wonder if she is a Mormon.

Anything to rekindle the Osmond family name ............

Marie does dolls and Donny does ............... well, whatever ....

More Susan Boyle

Where was she all her life? I find it hard to believe that no one noticed that she could sing well. Unless she was only singing in her shower, someone, somewhere had to hear her and realize she had a tremendous voice.

With all of the opportunists in the world I just cannot see how she was not "discovered" before.

Maybe she has a friend that is a ventriloquist, with a good voice, and she is just mouthing the song.

And, who decided the "never been kissed" thing?

I can't imagine her doing it.

I think there is a lot more to her story than we have heard.