Redhead Rants

Profitale $25 contest

2008-08-31T14:37:00.003-06:00

Hey ya'll, had to come in and tell you about another blogging contest going on out there in the blogosphere. This one is being put on by Profitale.com, and there's cold hard cash involved. LOL

Here's the scoop:
1st place winner will get $25 cash sent to their paypal account, or they can have one of the other prizes if they aren't into the money.
2nd place winner will get a free 125x125 banner on the site for one month.
3rd place winner will a link in any of the articles on the site that will point to a similar article on that person's site.
4th, 5th, and 6th place winners will get a link on the site's blogroll.

Ok, so now you know what the prizes are, but how do you get in on these prizes? Well, that's the easy part. First of all, subscribing to the site's RSS feed via email will get you one point. Leaving a comment on the contest post or any post published before that one, will get you one point. And finally, writing about the contest on your own site will get you 2 points. It's that easy.

This contest will run through September 21st, 2008. Now is the best time to get into the party and try to win yourself that $25 cash.

Good Luck.

College Football Time Again

2008-08-26T23:49:00.004-06:00

I'm so excited that college football is here once again. And this year is going to be very exciting as the Nebraska Cornhuskers have a new head coach. Hopefully, the Cornhuskers will get back to playing football like they did when Tom Osborne was coaching. I'd like to see the new coach, Bo Pelini, bring some fresh ideas to the game, but it's time to bring back the glory days of the Huskers defense.

The one thing I am hoping for is that the media allows Bo Pelini a chance to really work with his team. He is going to be scrutinized from the first game on, as to whether or not he was the best man for the job. I, for one, think it's going to take a while for the whole team to get back to where they were before Bill Calahan took over.

The first game of the season will be on Saturday. I won't get to watch it, as it's on Pay-Per-View, but being right here in the state of Nebraska, I'll be listening to it on the radio. Sometimes, that's more entertaining. So, here's to a new season of Husker football and better year for the team.

Blog Like A Rock Star

2008-08-21T22:30:00.003-06:00

It's been a long time since I blogged about a contest, but I've found one I've got to talk about. Not because the prizes are so astronomical (but they are cool), but just because of the name of the site hosting the contest. I'm talking about a site called RockStarTemplate.com. I always wanted to be a rock star, but this is as close as I'm ever going to get.

Ok, so let me tell you about this contest. This is RockStarTemplate's first contest, and they are giving away some pretty cool items, er, packages. I say that because there will be 3 top winners, who will be getting more than just 1 thing each.

First of all, the 1st place winner will be getting a gift voucher from Amazon.com worth $50, $20 worth of banner advertising on the site, $15 cash sent to their paypal account, a link to a PR4 website worth $15, and a personal review of their site.

The 2nd place winner will be getting the link to the PR4 website, the $20 worth of banner advertising on RockStarTemplate.com, and $25 cash sent to their paypal account.

And finally, the 3rd place winner will be getting the link on the PR4 website and 1000 Entrecard credits. Plus, everyone who enters this contest will have their link put on the RockStarTemplate site for one full month.

For more information, I suggest you check out all the contest details for yourself, just to make sure you get in all the points you can. This contest will run through September 25th, and the winners will be announced on the 26th.

They Grow Up Too Fast

2008-08-15T22:14:00.003-06:00

Well, it's almost time to send the kiddies back to school. I can't believe that it's that time of year again already. Seems like we just started summer vacation and it's over already. Time really does fly the older you get.

This is my last year of having 2 kids in school. I'm both excited, and saddened at the same time. But, now I'll be able to focus on my daughter who made the cheerleading squad this year. I'm so proud. I was never a cheerleader, I was one of the girls who taunted cheerleaders, and now my baby is one. Talk about irony.

For those of you out there who have small children in your home, relish the time you have with them. My mother and mother-in-law always told me that the time you have with them goes by way too fast, and they were so right. It's gone by way too fast.

If you're getting ready to send you baby off to school for the first time, take as many pictures as you can. The next thing you know is that they're all grown up and getting ready to leave home. Do whatever you can to walk along the journey with them, I promise that you will never regret it.

When Reality Gets In The Way

2008-08-13T22:48:00.003-06:00

Peek-a-Boo. Haha, thought I'd done run off for good, didn't you? Well, I tried, but they found me and dragged me back kicking and screaming. LOL. No, not really. However, I have been running all over creation for the past few weeks.

First of all, my son earned the rest of his required badges for Boy Scouts, and has just had his Eagle Scout Project approved by the big wigs, so now all we have to do is complete the project, tie up some loose ends, and wait for the man in charge to hold his Eagle Scout Board of Review on my son. And you want to know what the worst part about that is??? I won't be allowed in the room, or anywhere around the place, until the BOR is over. I'm totally wigging out here.

But, I have faith in my kid. He's basically a good kid, but he's a typical teenaged boy, and can be a major pain in the......anyway.

Then, my hubby and I took the kids to their aunt's house and took off for a few days. Just the two of us. We had a blast. We went up to the mountains of Colorado and played in a few of the casinos up there. I didn't do so well, but the hubby made up for it. Basically, I put $30 in the slot machines and won a dollar. He put in a dollar and won $30. I told him to give me back my money, but he just laughed and took me out for lunch. What a guy!!!

We played around in Denver for most of the trip. I'm not much for the big city, but we did have fun. In fact, the first night we were there, we got lost. We decided that we wanted something from Dairy Queen and figured we'd find one pretty close to where we were staying. But, noooooo. We drive all over creation for a couple hours and can't find so much as a Sonic. We found a Baskin/Robins, but they were already closed. We were pissed.

Then, the next morning, we went to have breakfast and found out that we had passed a Dairy Queen and 2 Sonics during our night out. Why??? Because they were behind bigger shops and in the corners of shopping centers. Just my luck.

But, it's time to get everything back to normal. School starts next week and we'll start in on our annual routine. This is the last year I'll be working with 2 teenagers. My son, (if all goes as planned) will be graduating in May. He's planning on taking the summer off to work at a Boy Scout Camp, then he's off to the Navy.

After he's gone, I'll be down to one kid. A teenaged daughter, or as I like to call her, Hell on Wheels. Don't get me wrong, I love my baby girl. But she's so much like me that I am scared to death. I was the wild child in my family, and I can see the same thoughts going through her head. She's a handful, to say the least.

Well, that's why I haven't posted for so long. I promise to try and keep up a little better around here. I just have to figure out how to add about 4 more hours to each day, and then I might have enough time for all the crap I have to do. LOL

Learning To Work Helium.com

2008-07-20T13:48:00.003-06:00

I'm always on the lookout for sites that pay a person for their writings. I've found several, but not all of them are as wonderful as their made out to be. One of them is a site called Helium.com. I remember when this site first hit the Internet a few years back, and it had a lot of potential. It was designed so that people could post debates and answer questions.

Now, however, Helium.com is another news article site. You can still create debates and post on existing ideas, but the pay scale isn't all that great. It used to be that you were paid a set amount for your articles, but now you're only paid for incoming traffic. In the four months that I've been trying to make this site work for me, I've made a total of $0.04. Yep, that's right, 4 cents.

I do have to be honest here and say that I would probably have made more if I had added more articles. I've only done 7 articles to date, but I don't want to be one of those people who post simply for the act of posting. I don't know a lot about many of the topics, and the topics I do have knowledge about, already have a ton of posts on them.

I am giving Helium.com a real shot though. I can't say they suck without really giving the site a chance. I can say that I'm not impressed, but I still have to at least try to make the site work. Who knows, maybe I can figure out the formula and make a real go of it.

Joined a new social netowrk

2008-07-17T16:23:00.003-06:00

I'm becoming totally addicted to social sites. Not sites like StumbleUpon or Digg, but sites where others can come together and hang out. Now, some sites are nothing more than glorified dating services, and that's not for me. I've joined a couple sites over the past week that I ended up opting out of less than 2 hours after joining. Why? Because every weirdo on the planet decided to come say "HI". Even when I posted that I was a happily married woman, they still kept coming. 15 of them in just over an hour. Screw that.

However, I've just joined a site called Gather.com, that is really a neat site. It's a really neat place for writers to get together and hang out. It's a place to publish your work, make new writing friends, join in writing groups, and a lot more. So far, I'm very happy about this place. I'm hoping it brings in some traffic to a couple of my sites, but even if it doesn't, it's going to be a nice place to get some writing ideas.

Come check out my page on Gather.com. So far, I've only added one story. But, I'm hoping to use the site to further my writing abilities. It's time I stopped pretending and got off my keester and did something for real. The only person I've got to blame for me not making any money with my writings is me.

TalkWhatever Recipe Contest

2008-07-12T23:50:00.002-06:00

Hey ya'll. Just wanted to tell everyone about the really cool contest going on at my favorite forum, TalkWhatever. The site has just changed owners, and the new administrators are holding a recipe contest for people of all ages.

This contest will officially start next week and will run for 6 full weeks. There will be several categories, including recipes for Diabetics, low carb recipes, and things of that sort. Each week, the members of the forum will get to vote on that week's best recipe. In the end, winners from each week will face off for a paid family dinner worth up to $100.

As a member of TalkWhatever, I'm really excited about this contest, and others that will be coming in the future. I love a good contest, as I've said here many times, and the new admins for TalkWhatever are looking to bring some great contest ideas to the forum.

New ways of networking

2008-07-07T23:05:00.002-06:00

I'm always looking for new ways of getting my name out there in the blogosphere. I've joined a few blogging directories, a couple social networks, and the occasional meet-and-great. I've had some success with a few of these places, but I'm still not famous. LOL

I've joined Twitter, and it's a ok place, but there are a lot of bugs and it seems that they spend more time down, than online. But, I still check them out, leave my little notes of non-interest, and read the stuff of others. But now I'm gonna try a new place I've been hearing about called FriendFeed.

I've only been using FriendFeed for a couple of days, so I can't really say whether it's worth the hype or not. But, it's free and that always grabs my attention. LOL. The thing I do like about the site is that I can upload all the feeds from all my blogs. Plus I can add my stumbleupon id, my digg id, and any others that I have, so my subscribers can see everything I'm doing.

I'm hoping that it brings in some new readers. I guess we'll see. LOL. If you've got either twitter or friendfeed, add me to your list. You can find me as sapheyerblu at twitter, and ChristineSenter at FriendFeed.

Bringing Back My Dream

2008-06-30T16:23:00.003-06:00

I am so happy I could just spit. Ok, that's not the word I was going to use, but thought I'd better be a good girl. LOL. I'm way happy right now because I've finally gotten one of my very first websites revamped and done in blog form.

In 2003, I started a website for writers called The Prompt Writer. I posted 20 different writing ideas each week, in 20 different categories. Everything was going great until about a year ago when I could no longer gain access to the back end of the site. The site was being hosted by a friend of mine, but I lost contact with her and ended up putting the site on hold. It remained online, but I couldn't do anything to update it.

Well, this past weekend I finally decided to do something about it. Thanks to my friend Garry Conn, The Prompt Writer is back online and able to be updated. I've given the whole thing a brand new look and feel, as well as added all the old writing prompts from the original site.

It's been a long time since I was able to work on this site, and I've really missed it. This is my very first site, and my baby. I thought about giving it up, but I just couldn't do it. It still means too much to me. I invite everyone to come see the new look of my old site. I'm hoping to turn it into one of the best sites for writers, though that's probably only a pipe dream. But I've always said, if you're going to dream, dream big.

Finally made it home

2008-06-25T21:45:00.003-06:00

Ok, kids. I guess I need to get in here and let everyone know that I made it home from Boy Scout Camp. You know what the best part about being home is? Sleeping in my own bed as opposed to sleeping on a flipping cot that gave me severe legs aches all week at camp. LOL, oh and Internet access.

So, let's do a break down of my week at Scout camp. Where do I start? How about the fact that I hadn't even gotten 10 miles outside of town and got a speeding ticket. Yep, I got busted for doing 75 in a 65. Hell of a way to start the trip. But I thought, no big deal, get the bad stuff out of the way and have a great week.

Ok, we get to camp on Sunday afternoon. Got all set up and quickly found out that the place was swarmed with mosquitos AND ticks. They were thick. Why??? Because it has rained so much around that area that there is standing pools of stagnant water everywhere. Then, Sunday night, it rained all bloody night long.

Monday was hot and humid, which caused major storms Monday night. We ended up in the tornado shelter around midnight, but not because of a tornado. It was because of all the lightning and hail that was in the surrounding areas. One town north of where we were ended up with 8 inches of quarter sized hail. They had to get the snow plows out in order to open the roads.

Tuesday was the only day it didn't rain. But it was very hot and I ended up with a nasty heat rash on my arms. LOL. I have to laugh because it was my own damn fault for not using sun screen or covering up.

Wednesday is the day we cooked our own stuff at dinner. We made it through dinner before it started raining, but all my boys had a blast. Even in the rain, they were running and playing. It was pretty fun. I even got out there and played in the rain. One of the camp directors came down and had dinner with us, which made it even more fun. Thanks Chris, my boys had a ball.

Thursday and Friday were pretty much hot days and stormy nights, but again, we all had a great time. Saturday morning came all too soon, and it was time to go home. I know most of this post sounds like I'm complaining, but I'm not. I had a blast the whole time we were there, and knowing that this was the last time I'll be going to camp makes me want to cry.

If any of the staff from camp is reading this, I want you all to know that the past 5 years have been some of the best in my life. I love you all very much and will always consider you my friends, even if I never see you again. You have made a huge impact in my life, and in the lives of my boys. Because of you, we all know that there are certain things we can do that we never thought possible.

Ernie, Jeff, Chris, Anna, and Mama Bear, I will carry you all in my heart until my last breath.

Oh yeah, one more thing. MMMOOOOOKKKIIIIIEEEEEEE (inside joke)

Getting Ready For Camp

2008-06-07T12:59:00.002-06:00

Wow, I can't believe it's been 2 weeks since my last post. But that's ok. I ended the month by making a full $40 with my Google ads, and that made me a very happy camper. The next few weeks are going to be so busy for me I'm about ready to run away from home.

I'm in the process of getting ready for Boy Scout Camp. This is going to be my last year of going, so I'm going to have as much fun as I can. I will miss all the guys I've met and befriended over the past 5 years at camp, and I hope to see them all again someday.

Getting ready for camp is only part of all the crap I've got to get done. I want to try and get a bunch of posts done and scheduled on all my blogs. That way, even while I'm gone, I'll have new posts going out. The only real bad thing about camp is that I'll have no Internet access for a whole week. EEEEEKKKKKKKKK!!!!!!!!!!

Plus, I've got to get my house in order before I go. My husband and daughter will still be here, and this isn't the first time we've done this, but I still worry about them. Last year, my daughter just spent the whole week with the grandmas, but now that she's made the cheerleading squad, she has to stay home to get to practice. I'm not sure who's going to be taking care of whom. LOL

So, I guess I'd better get back after it. I need to get as many posts done this weekend as I can. I'd like to have at least three posts per blog done before tomorrow night. That might not sound like a lot, but with all the other things going through my brain, it could be a stretch. LOL

Best Google Month Ever

2008-05-24T12:05:00.002-06:00

You'd think I'd be ranting about google right now, seeing as how I got the official bitch slap in their latest PR go round. Yes boys and girls, we went from a PR3 to a big fat goose egg. But honestly, I don't care. This blog was never really about the numbers. It was more about having a place where I could just be myself. Good thing. LOL

Anyway, even though I got booted, I'm still having my best month ever with Google. Now, for those of you who are making hundreds of dollars each month with Google, please understand that I'm still learning all the tricks that come along with making money through Google. I've had a record month. For the first time, I've broken the $30 threshold. I know there are a lot of other people out there who make a lot more than that per month, but this is a personal best for me.

Up until this past December, I'd never made more than $6 in one month. Then in December, I hit the $15 mark. I was so excited, I thought I was going to wet myself. In January, I broke the $20 mark for the month and decided to make that my monthly goal. I figured if I could make at least $20 a month, I was doing something wonderful. Anything over that was a bonus.

Well, now I know how it feels to hit the $30 per month mark. It's awesome. And I think I've finally figured out the trick. At least for me. You've got to have your Google ID on more than one site. I can't say I'll be making $30 each month from now on, but it was so cool to see that number in my stats.

I can't say I'm mad at Google. I'm hurt, but not mad. Yes, I posted some paid reviews on this site, and yes, I knew that Google didn't like that. But I've got kids to feed and several online subscriptions that need to be paid. The one thing that does piss me off is that when Google gives you the smack down, so do the paid review sites. Now that we don't have a nice PR anymore, I can't get any paid posts. It's like I stink or something. Really, I did shower today.

Oh well, it's just more incentive to find other ways of making some money. If anyone out there has any suggestions, I'm all for listening up. Most of the pay per post sites have turned their backs on me, so it's going to take some time. But I'm not a quitter. A whiner yes, but not a quitter. I will find another way, and I'll make sure to pass along any information I come up with. In fact, I'm working a couple new angles as we speak.

String of Tornadoes Hit Eastern Colorado

2008-05-22T15:26:00.005-06:00

Living in Western Nebraska puts me within broadcasting distance of nearly all of the Colorado tv stations. Also, I've got a lot of family and friends that live in Eastern Colorado. So, when you hear that there's a tornado warning in that area, it makes you sit up and take notice.

In the past 3 hours, a string of tornadoes have hit Eastern Colorado, one of which was about a mile wide and traveled for a distance of 35 miles. Along with the tornaoes, was huge amounts of hail from golf ball to baseball sized pieces. As I write this, another tornado has been spotted near a town called Windsor, which has already suffered major damage from an earlier tornado.

For those of you who have never lived through a tornado, let me try to explain what it's like. It's terrifying. Some tornadoes look like long ropes coming from the sky, while the one that hit Windsor earlier today looked like a giant wall of swirling clouds that goes from the sky to the ground, and eats everything in it's path.

According to reports, there has been one death today caused from these storms, but officials haven't given many details. So far today, there have been 6 confirmed tornadoes in the Eastern Colorado region, and from the looks of things, they're not done yet.

Please say a prayer for all those who are having to deal with this situation right now.

18 Years and Counting

2008-05-19T08:38:00.003-06:00

I am so excited, because today is my 18th wedding anniversary. Why am I excited? Because nobody thought I'd be married this long, including me. LOL. But we did it, and we're still going strong.

When my hubby and I first started dating, we were both dead set against marriage. We'd both come from divorced parents, and we were determined not to end up in the same situation. The only way to make sure it didn't happen was to never get married. Then, after a huge fight, my hubby pinned me to the floor and asked me to marry him. He pinned me to the floor because he was afraid I'd come up swinging. However, I was so totally shocked that I couldn't move anyway.

So, on Saturday, May 19th of 1990, we got married. We had the traditional church wedding and all the hoopla that comes with it. And after some trials and tribulations, we've made it to number 18. He asked me this morning if I really thought we'd ever make it this far, and I just laughed. I told him that I had 2 more years to go before I left him for a younger man. He said "Damn, I gotta wait that long?".

I can't say it's been a perfect marriage for the past 18 years, but I can say that it's been fun, interesting, and a hell of a lot of work. I couldn't imagine my life now without him, and I don't think I'd want to try. He's not only my husband, he's my best friend, my soul mate, and my favorite fishing buddy. Some days he makes me so mad that I want to beat him with a stick, but most days he makes me laugh so hard that my sides hurt.

I really am the luckiest woman alive.

I'm Fighting For Air

2008-05-17T13:23:00.005-06:00

OMG, I found a reason to live. LOL. Ok, I'm joking, but I have found a new contest that has me doing backflips in my ergonomic chair. I'm a total contest junkie, but I haven't found any contests lately that make me want to jump for joy. No offense meant to anyone out there, but I'm not into the whole Entrecard thing, and as much as I love free advertising, I'm not looking for anymore free ads spots. Though these are cool wins for a lot of people, I need something with a little more substance. And now I've found it.

Mike from Bloggin-Ads.com is holding an awesome contest. He is giving away 10 $100 prizes, plus giving away 2 MacBook Air Laptop Computers. I've never been able to afford a laptop, and have always dreamed of having one. Now's my chance. I'm so totally into this contest because it's so easy to enter. Bloggin-Ads.com is a great site that has tons of useful information about blogging and some great blog reviews. I love the site.

There are a lot of different ways of entering Mike's contest, including digging or stumbling the contest post, leaving a comment on one of his posts, or writing a post on your own blog about the contest. Which, as you can see, I'm doing right now. This contest will run through June 13th, which also happens to be Friday the 13th. Plus, according to Mike's post, this is just the beginning. He is going to be announcing something else wonderful in a future post. I'm so excited. LOL

So, run over to Mike's blog and get yourself signed up for his contest. You could win $100 or a laptop. Of course, I'm going to be winning the other one, so be prepared for that. LOL. Ok, I don't know that for a fact, but I'm going to give it my all. I'm fighting for a MacBook Air, and I intend to win. :)

Dealing with bloggers burnout

2008-05-08T23:28:00.002-06:00

Hey ya'll. It's been awhile since I stopped in, so I thought I'd better do something over here to make it look like I'm still among the living. I've been going through a major case of bloggers burnout the past couple of weeks, and haven't done much with any of my blogs. But, I'm starting to come out of it a bit.

I've been hanging out at a really cool forum called TalkWhatever. I don't usually do forums, as I never feel like one of the gang, but this place is different. They even let me have my own section for writers. That was totally cool. So, I've been the forum leader at the Writer's Block section. I've been hosting writing challenges, talking about ways to earn money through writing, and that kind of thing.

I've also been doing some writing on my own. Nothing that I'll ever publish anywhere, just some stupid stories to keep me from just giving up all together. I had to do something to get my mind out of the funk it was lounging in. Sometimes, I get to a point where everything I write has to sound like a fricking commercial. I think that was why I was getting burned out. I had to go find something to do to get my creative mind back on track.

I hate trying to be so "professional" all the time. I've never been the professional type. In fact, I've always been the kind of person who fought against the establishment. Had I been born 10 years sooner, I'd have been a hippy for sure.

So, anyway, I will try and keep this site updated a little more often.

Modernizing my life

2008-04-20T21:21:00.002-06:00

I'm an old fashioned kind of girl. I've always been partial to the "log cabin" look of my home. But I've often thought about doing my home in a more modernized look. Something with a little more sophistication and class to it. So I decided to start looking at some modern furniture.

I found some pretty cool things, and a few things that were way beyond my taste. I'm not really into all that geometrical stuff, but I did see some beautiful leather beds that looked pretty nice. That's something I could definately get into. They also had a couple really cute nightstands that would look good in my house as it is.

I'm never going to be the kind of person who goes totally modern. But I now know that there are some really nice modern pieces out there that match my taste in furnishings. Maybe my taste is a little more sophisticated than I thought.

Longest week ever

2008-04-19T22:00:00.002-06:00

This last week has been the longest one ever for me. I've spent the past week helping my mother move from a big house she's lived in for the past 15 years, into a little 2 bedroom trailer. I told her she needed to downsize before we started moving her, but she didn't get rid of near enough stuff.

I took it upon myself to move most of the big stuff for her, and now I'm paying for it. Guess what! I'm not as young as I used to be. I found out that I've got muscles that I haven't used for a long time, and I hurt bad. I lifted a desk, a big overstuffed rocking chair, several kitchen chairs, and even several dressers. I feel like I got hit by a mack truck.

My sister has been living with my mom for the past few months, trying to help her out with bills and that kind of thing. So, not only did I have to move my mom's stuff, but my sister's as well. I had no idea one person could stash so much crap into one little bedroom. Nor did I know that my little pick up could carry so much stuff. I think the box of my truck is slightly wider than it used to be.

But, we finally got them both moved into their new house. It makes me feel a little better as she's a little closer to me now, and with my sister there, I don't have to worry about her being all alone. But I swear that if she decides to move again, I'm renting a U-Haul.

Search Engine For Shoppers

2008-04-15T21:38:00.002-06:00

I'm always looking for new ways of shopping online. Since I first began writing about buying and selling online, I've tried to find the easiest ways of getting exactly what you want. Then I ran across a site called ShopWiki.com and soon realized that I wasn't finding all the online stores with great deals.

This is a great resource for finding all kinds of things online. You can find everything from boots and shoes, to the latest video games on the market. The reason you can find so much more here is because ShopWiki.com scours online stores much in the same way as Google crawls the various websites online.

Another really cool thing about this site is that they offer an easy-to-use gift guide that can help you choose just the right gift for the right person or occasion. This section is divided into two different categories, taking all the guess work out of the equation. And with Mother's Day just around the corner, you can get a jump start on the holiday.

If you're looking for a one-stop-shop for all the things you need and want online, I highly recommend ShopWiki.com. A search engine for the super shopper in all of us.

Only A Mother

2008-04-11T22:52:00.003-06:00

Only a mother would drive all night,
So her children might have some fun.
Only a mother would stave off fright,
And allow her children to run.

Only a mother will hide her tears,
As her children continue to grow.
Only a mother will face her fears,
As her children press to let go.

Only a mother would wave good-bye,
As her children fly from the nest.
Only a mother can happily cry,
As her children were given the best.

By: Christine R. Senter
(c) 2008

90% Say No To Paris Hilton

2008-04-01T22:37:00.002-06:00

This is just a stupid tidbit of information. But, I thought this was interesting enough to want to post about it. Don't ask me why, I just felt that this was somewhat "newsworthy".

I was playing with my StumbleUpon tool bar, looking for something to catch my attention, when I ran across this really cool site called BuzzDash.com. The premise of this site is to show peoples reactions to different questions in real time. Basically, it's a polling site, but there are hundreds upon hundreds of different polls.

I decided to go with the entertainment polls, and was having fun when one popped up that kind of caught my attention. The question was a simple yes or no. It asked that if Paris Hilton was looking for a new best friend in which to do another show with, would you want to be that friend. Including myself, 144 people have so far answered the poll. Amazingly, only 10% said YES. 90% of the people who answered that poll would rather not be her friend.

Now, that right there has to say something about what we find entertaining, or don't. Of course, as I said, only 144 people voted, but I thought it was strange that only 10% of those people said yes. You'd think that it would be the other way around. I can't say much, though. I said no too. LOL

Ok, that's enough of my babbling. Please return to you regularly scheduled blogging duties.

Springtime in Nebraska

2008-03-30T10:02:00.003-06:00

Well, you can tell that spring is officially here. No, not because of the buds on the trees, or because my tulips have already broken through the soil. No, it's because it's snowing, AGAIN!!!

We have a saying around here. If you don't like the weather, stick around a minute, it will change. But, for those of us who have lived around here our whole lives, we also watch out for the annual Spring Blizzard. In recent years, we haven't seen as many, but it looks like we could be in for one this year.

Yesterday, it was 60* outside, and just beautiful. Today, it's only about 30* and there's snow everywhere. The good part is that we need the moisture. Our part of the country has been in a drought for the past 5 years or so. So, I have to look at the good side of this.

Oh, well. At least I know it won't last long. It will probably be all melted away be tomorrow afternoon. And then we can all go muddin'. Whoo Hoo.

My First Google Payment

2008-03-28T21:23:00.002-06:00

I am so excited. I just got my first Google payment. I'm doing backflips in my ergonomic chair. I opted for the direct deposit and when I went to check my Google stats for the day, I found the words "Earned Since Last Payment". Payment? What payment? So, I went to my bank account, and sure enough, I GOT PAID!!!

Ladies and gentlemen, I'm here to tell you that it takes a lot of hard work, a lot of long hours, and a lot of patience, but you can make money with Google Ads. And here's the trick. Don't put all your eggs into one basket. I didn't earn that money by dabbling with one or two sites, I did it by maintaining several sites. That's why I don't get over here to write all the time.

When I first signed up with Google ads, I thought I'd be old and grey before I saw my first payment. Well, that happened, but at least I'm still young enough to enjoy it. LOL

Toilet Girl's Boyfriend Arrested

2008-03-27T15:59:00.003-06:00

I am so shocked about this next load of crap. Ok, the end of last month, authorities in Kansas found a woman who had been sitting on the toilet of her boyfriend's house for 2 years. She'd been there for so long, that her skin had began to grow around the toilet seat.

Well, because her boyfriend had waited so long to call the authorities, he was charged with a misdemeanor, citing endangerment to a dependant adult. And that's where the story ended, or so everyone had thought. Well, not so fast.

It seems the boyfriend was once again arrested this past Sunday. According to court documents, the boyfriend was arrested, not for endangerment to the girlfriend, but for exposing himself to his neighbor's teenaged daughter. OMG

So, while the entire world wonders what was going through the mind of the woman who sat on the toilet for 2 years was thinking, shouldn't someone ask about the boyfriend? I think he needs more help than the girlfriend.