Human Slinky

I saw this the other day on Yahoo and thought it was really kind of neat. I think this guy got booted off of some show called America's Got Talent. He actually has a lot more talent than I have not to mention able to bend a lot more than me.

All is Calm

All is calm in the house right now. My grandchildren are at their other grandparents house for the night last night and will be home this afternoon. The three year old is at his aunt's and uncle's house until January 1st. When I found that out last night I was so excited that I thought I would pee my pants. I mean I can't tell you what it is like in the house without that child. To be honest I can't figure out why anybody in their right mind would volunteer to keep that child for 3 days. I mean he has his good moments but to tel you the truth they are very far and few between. I actually think their would be some hope for him if his Mother would work with the rest of us in making him mind. But she doesn't she seems to enjoy being the martyr having such a bad child but she does. On the other hand I do miss my grandchildren. They are good kids they are just loud and do a lot of talking and fighting amongst themselves. But, isn't that what brothers and sisters do talk and fight.

Going Going Gone

I have officially gone crazy. It has been a very short trip but I finally reached my destination. We have had another stray cat appear at our door. This one is orange colored and not to be offensive but heck the cat is just plain fat. I mean there is no other word for it. I have tried to think of other words but fluffy, big, healthy, large.... Nope none describe the cat other than just plain fat. She is declawed on the front and is very scared of the kids. But heck some days I am scared of the kids too. I mean there are some days that the kids out number the adults in the house when Joy and the "Mother" are at work. I wish I could post a picture but that would mean having to have Jill do that for me and I don't think I will bother her this morning.

Cards for kids

Every year at Christmas I have always seen one commercial that always seems to make a tear come to my eye. This year I just realized that I didn't see it. It is the commercial where the little boy goes up to the Marine and slips his letter to Santa into the Marines hand and the Marine never moves his eyes. This year they had trouble getting all of the toys that they needed for needy children so here is how you can help you can send free E-cards. Here's where to get the month2month free eCards. All you have to do is sign up and send e-cards and a cash contribution is made to Toys for Tots. So let's all do it and send some cards to our friends. Heck we could even send them to our enemies and maybe they would turn into friends.



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

CONTACT:

Bill Grein
Marine Toys for Tots
V: 703-640-9433
F: 703-640-0917
wjgrein@toysfortots.org
http://www.toysfortots.org

Steven Marcus
Month2Month.com
V: 914-933-2638
F: 501-325-9147
smarcus@month2month.com
http://www.month2month.com


Marines Toys for Tots Needs Last Minute Help
Quantico, VA. December 21, 2007 / PR Newswire – The Marine Toys for Tots Foundation is making a nationwide last minute appeal for more toys. Since time is critical as they go into their toy distribution phase this weekend the Foundation is encouraging people to make cash contributions because it allows them to purchase the toys they need to fill in gaps and match the remaining needs.
One novel way to get cash immediately into the hands of the Marines is to send lots of holiday eCards to everyone you know. Month2Month.com, a free eCard website has agreed to contribute up to $50,000 when their cards are sent and received.
Bill Grein, Vice President for Marines Toys for Tots, said: "Cash contributions are critical for us at this time because we can purchase the toys we need and can place them where they are needed most at the last minute. It will help us close a gap in many areas where the economy, toy recalls and even bad weather have caused us to come short of our goals so far. We urge everyone to take advantage of this wonderful offer from Month2Month."
John Aslanian, CEO of Month2Month.com said: "We are expecting to have 1 million cards sent in the next few days that could result in a contribution of up to $50,000. We know that for some the economy might be putting a crimp in their generosity. But what this can do is to save them the cost of buying cards and the postage. We are asking everyone to send these cards, even if they already sent other cards, to help make this a merry Christmas and happy holiday for many more needy children."

Month2Month.com cards are all produced by top-notch artists working in a loft studio just outside of New York City. The cards show great care in design and detail and often take weeks or months to complete. They are all professionally animated often requiring hundreds of frames to get the motion to look smooth and flowing. Month2Month.com is a privately held online greeting company founded in 2005. The site offers free high quality online greeting cards and can be found at http://www.month2month.com.
This year marks the 60th anniversary for the Toys for Tots tradition of the U.S. Marine Corps Reserves. In 2006, Toys for Tots delivered more than 19.2 million toys to over 7.6 million children.

Blues

I guess I have the after Christmas blues right now. Because to tell you the truth I just wish right now that the earth would stop and just let me off. I would get back on later. Well, if I felt like getting back on. Right now at this moment I am not sure I really want back on. There is always something it seems going on and I am just really tired. Tired of putting up with the 3 year old in the house and his mother and well... Just tired. Hopefully tomorrow will be better has to be cause I am not sure it can be worse.

Whee and Whopee

Hey have I got a deal for you. If you are in to the Nintendo Wii and you have a ton of friends you need to enter the Myndnet Wii Contest and just maybe you will win yourself a free Wii. Could things get any better? My grandchildren are about to die they want a Wii. But I think they need to wait a little while they are only 8 and 9 and I am not sure they have the coordination for the Wii. They have trouble walking and chewing gum at the same time. But now I just might think about trying to get a 1,000 members to sign up and if they do then well who knows I just might get into Wiil.

Kids Kids Kids

The Grandchildren have been watching their DVD's they got for Christmas. If they are not watching movies they have been playing their DS game systems that they got for Christmas also. I just had to go in and rescue my grandson "Z" he was having one of his temper fits of sorts. He just lays and seems to make what we call a dead cow noise. I am here to tell you that it drives us all crazy. I don't know why he does it but it just about drives me right up a wall. Now he is not happy because his brother is playing the DS game that he wants to play and his sister is playing the other game and the only new game left is Hannah Montana and that game "is for girls".

Then there is the 16 month old that lives in the house. I am telling you that her mother is a card carrying idiot. Just look up the words idiot, crazy, stupid in the dictionary and I guarantee you her picture will be there every time. She got home from work last night about 11:30 - 12:00 and then she goes into her room where her kids are also sleeping and turns the light on and turns the TV on and then will leave the TV on until probably 3 or 4 AM in the morning while she sleeps and the baby will lay there in her crib and watch the TV most of the night. Then she is so sleepy and crabby all day long. We have tried to tell her mother that this is what happens but she only gets a crappy attitude and won't listen to us.

Pass the test

I met a lady the other day at the school bus stop while I was waiting for my grandkids. Her husband was transfered from another state and they just recently relocated to Florida. She has been taking classes to be a Real Estate Agent. She was about finished with her classes but was getting concerned about taking her Real Estate Exam having moved from one state to another. I mentioned to her that I knew people who had taken courses which would help her with the test. These courses not only show you how to study for the test but they actually guarantee that you pass the test on your first try. Real Estate tests are not only based on the National laws they are based on your state laws so Compucram will customize the test for the state you are trying to get your license in. Right now they have a special price on the program for the state of Florida of only $49.00. So I am telling her what have you got to lose? If you take the test and don't pass it on your first try they will give you your money back. I mean it is a win win situation.

It is over

Well, Christmas is over and as much as I really love Christmas I am glad it is over this year. Yesterday was a nightmare with the 3 year old and his mother. I learned a new Dutch word "Trut" that is my new name for the mother. You will only know what I mean if you understand Dutch. But since you are so nice I will give you a hint. It is spelled kind of like this b_ _ _ h. If you fill in the blanks you will have it. We started passing out gifts and gave his little sister the first gift and the first thing out of his mouth was "What about me" he says this every time somebody get something and he wants it too. It just about drives me crazy and trust me I don't need anybody to drive me there cause it is so close by I can just walk there. Now we have to get things put away. The kids were really happy with their Christmas I think. They have to make room for the new stuff so we can get it all out of the living room. But then hopefully life will get back to a more normal basis. But to be honest I am not sure what normal is anymore.

Let the Search Begin

OK, for all of you people out there that are looking for the better search engine the time has come. You need to check this out. Their moto is "If you can't find it by using this site it doesn't exist" I can believe it I have done several searches and have found results on everything I have searched for this morning. The way it works is that it actually searches the entire world wide web for your results. It also weeds out spam so that we are not bombarded with that issue. The plan is to launch this site on Monday New Years Eve. So Happy New Year and start the new year off with a new way to search the web.