
September 1st, 2010

Charles West
Guest post written by Karen Reuter
I had never been to Los Angeles before so when my granddaughter told me she was going to UCLA for school I was excited to visit her and already started making plans. I just got back from my second visit to see her.
This year she’s a junior and got an apartment near campus with a few of her friends she made from her classes. So she moved in a little before the semester and I thought that would be the perfect time for her to take me around sightseeing again because when I visited before she had classes and we didn’t get to do as much stuff together because of that.
So one of the things we did this year was ride around the city on a sightseeing bus where a tour guide talks on a microphone about what you’re seeing and there’s no roof on the bus. When we were on the bus I had a lot of trouble actually hearing the tour guide talk and mentioned it. One lady that was on there said she got her hearing aides BROOKLYN and another said she sent to miracle ear Jacksonville. So after I went home I stopped by miracle ear CINCINNATI and got some hearing aids.
I was so glad to actually get to spend more time with my granddaughter this time and got to see all of her favorite places to go there.

August 30th, 2010

Charles West
This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Hampton Hotels. All opinions are 100% mine.
If you are a person who is involved in the daily grind of constant traveling because of your job then you should know where to rest your head at when it’s time to crash is essential.
With Hampton Hotel you can feel comfortable with a hotel aimed at giving you a relaxing stay especially when taking a weekend vacation with friends and we all know the importance of traveling with friends.
What’s also cool about Hampton Hotel right now is their doing a lot of daily giveaways of a free weekend stay at any Hampton Hotel. Know how does that sound? I don’t know about you but having a chance to win a free stay at a pretty awesome hotel is definitely intriguing.

So, the details are laid down on this link Hampton Chain of Friends Sweepstakes this is where you can enter for your very own chance to win.
So why not take advantage of this potentially rewarding process?
Just a few questions to think about if you won, where would you go? What Hampton Hotel would you stay at? Who would you bring with you?


August 18th, 2010

Charles West
This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of ampm. All opinions are 100% mine.
I just recently went on to this site ampm (which is a Facebook page) to create my own recipe! What is ampm you ask? Well, ampm is more than just a convenience store. We’ve got a broad selection of hot foods prepared on-site with a do-it-yourself, freshly-prepared condiment bar.
I challenge you to make your own concoction like I did by going to their Facebook page and clicking on the tab titled secret menu tab (which you can see all ampm concoctions). I have to tell you the food concoctions that ampm comes up with is absolutely zany to say the least.
With burgers dawning the names of “Tower of Torta” or “Dough Ray Moo” these guys go completely left field far as what the recipe’s in-tale. For instance the Dough Ray Moo burger is made up of a double cheeseburger in between a split in half glazed donut! Like I said a word to describe these guys zany to say the least.

As I stated earlier I listed my concoction pictured above (which is pending their approval) titled Turkey Pasta Skin. Overall, this is a fun page to be apart of and making food that would probably kill you if you actually ate it everyday is interesting.


August 17th, 2010

Charles West
This guest post from Walter Horn
It’s almost that time of year again. If you’re like mostfantasy football players, you have already been to the store for the latest magazines, you’ve been online to find out the injury updates on all the players, and you have begun talking smack with your friends and/or opponents. But this doesn’t necessarily mean you will have a successful draft. It seems to turn out that the ones who talk the most trash usually perform the worst during the season. Do you want to be that guy? Didn’t think so. But, it doesn’t matter, you’re still going to talk all that trash because that’s the type of person you are. It’s not a bad thing. Some people just like to talk. Other people like to win.
I have devised a killer draft strategy for this season. Once I log-on to my hughs net for this year’s draft and my team name is called, I’m taking a quarterback. That’s right – a quarterback. This whole strategy about talking a running back with your first pick is getting old. It doesn’t work anymore. If you want to win, you have to change with the times. Since teams throw more these days, you’re going to score more points with a QB than a RB. That’s why I’m not only picking a QB with my first pick, but with my second pick as well. I might be laughed at during the draft, but I’ll be the one laughing via internet by hughes net packages come playoff time.

August 14th, 2010

Charles West
Irresistible Smiles is a credible company that knows what their doing when it comes to improving the smiles of those in need. They are a stand up company with lots of transparency, their not some company who seems unreachable by any means. With an easy to reach contact form on the home page along with actual pictures of their office along with a Facebook page it shows the dedication they have to prove to you about their credibility.
Irresistible Smiles’ head doctor is Dr. Safarian who was voted the best cosmetic dentist in the Carmel Valley/Del Mar area by the carmel valley newspaper and that’s one reason why they consider themselves the best cosmetic dentistry in san diego. They offer plenty of services in the cosmetic field such as Dental implants, gum disease, tooth colored-fillings, orthodontics, full mouth restoration, crowns, inlays, and onlays, root canal and oral surgery just to name a few. So if your in that area give em’ a call.

August 14th, 2010

Charles West
Suffering from an eroding hair line can be horrifying especially at an early age so the thoughts of seeking an opinion or consultation on what to do with your hair line is vital. I know your probably saying hair transplant cost is extremely costly commanding from $2,500 to $9,000 price range.
But let me ask you did ever think to yourself the amount of money you could spend in finally ending your hair loss problem once and for all, compared to spending up to $10,000.00 annually on bunch of temporary fixes? It makes more economic sense to save your money and just get it over with.
I’ll give another example like when it’s time to re-pave your driveway, most people do the cheap quick fix which is paving your driveway with asphalt. Is it cheaper? Yeah, but will it truly solve your problem for a long time to come? No. Its better to save your money and pave the driveway with concrete because it last longer. I hope you understand my metaphor and consider taking care of your problems once and for all not just to solve something quickly to get by day to day.

August 12th, 2010

Charles West
I thought I had to post something quick for you viewers out there who happen to blog, who either get paid to do so or are at least inquiring information into companies who actually pay you for your services. Well, I myself have ran into a problem with the latest scam of a company Paying Post or Blog Advertising Store– as their reffered to now. They are using blogger’s time and energy along with their platforms (websites) to spread the word about advertiser’s and their products and in return they aren’t paying.
They have a bs policy that consist of a payout threshold of $100, once you reach that threshold you are paid on the 1st of the month through your Paypal account (given that you’ve hit the mark before the 1st of the month). Well, as I found out this isn’t the case in fact this is far from the case, these guys are simply not paying. Here it is the 12th of the month and I still haven’t received the money they owe me (which is $158).
Something told me to just Google the company and see what comes up, sure enough bad publicity was all over the search results. I went to this one forum that had every single person that commented basically state to others that they had a payout problem and that the company doesn’t respond when you contact them– you can find the forum here with my comment as well.
So in a nut shell, if you are a blogger like myself and actually inquire some knowledge on making money doing this, you must stay cognitive to sham companies like this so you won’t waste your time and energy like I have unfortunately. Soon, I will release a post listing all the official paid to blog websites that at least I have dealt with.
Here’s some more links to articles talking about Blogadvertisingstore.com being a SCAM:
http://www.reviewstream.com/reviews/?p=92095
http://everythingandanythingblog.com/2009/11/06/paying-postblog-advertising-store-is-a-scam/
http://www.blogging-girl.com/2010/05/17/blog-advertising-store-aka-paying-post-is-a-scam/

August 12th, 2010

Charles West
Posted by Darwin Garza
By far my favorite television show that I watch on the channels my cable tv offers is Investigation Discovery 48 Hours Hard Evidence. This show covers true life crimes and events that have taken place all around the world in many different states and countries. The show is hosted by several big name television reporters. My favorite is Maureen Maher. She really has a way with words and her jackets are to die for. There is no need for me to record this show, because if I missed a show they are always replaying them. The show goes deep into the topic and interviews the victims, the accusers and the police that worked on or closed the cases. The emotions are deep and some of the stories are very heart breaking. From murder to baby selling this show delivers the truth on these cases. 48 Hours Hard Evidence is shown all through the day and even late at night. The show not only tells about the case but tells about the victim, how the family is affected by not having that person around anymore. Many of the shows that are broadcasted I have heard about in the news but not in the detail that this show puts out.

August 11th, 2010

Charles West
Contribution by Katheryn Raymond
My kids are very excited today and they are not alone. It is time to start shopping for them to return to school. We received our list of school supplies in the mail yesterday. I told them we would start shopping first thing in the morning. My kids were up and dressed before me, which is strange because they normally sleep late. My daughter made sure the younger kids were dressed. All I had to do was get dressed and then we were going to grab breakfast from a fast food restaurant. As I came down the stairs, my kids were waiting on me. My oldest daughter held the supply list in her hand. I told them get in the van. I needed to set the Home Security alarm before we could leave to go shopping. We picked up breakfast and decided our first stop would be the office supply store. They are having a sale and we have a lot of paper, pens, and notebooks to buy. After we pick up these items, we headed for the mall to purchase three new backpacks. My goal was to complete all of our school supply shopping in one day and I succeeded.

August 4th, 2010

Charles West
Thanks for the guest post by Neville Mcintyre
Were you ever curious to good family style options for eating out? On nights when it is children’s choice, the first and only opinion is Chuck E. Cheese. Although it may seem that this caters to only kids, you may want to bring additional quarters so you too may enjoy your evening.
Before leaving the house, as we always do we are sure to activate our security alarm. We also just found out how to get home security safes in Massachusettsso that we can store our valuables when we are gone. The kids are always ready to run out the door and get to Chuck E. Cheese as early as possible. The menu options are limited to pizza and appetizer options, but the pizza is wonderful and the appetizers are great for little hands.
If you are blessed, you also get an awkward moment with Chuck E. Cheese himself making an appearance, and his reception is generally a welcomed one. The establishment caters more around family fun, than the food, which is what makes going here so exciting and very loud. There are many options for adults, too from skeeball, basketball and additional location specifics.
One of the best parts of the night is feeding in your tickets to the counters to see who got the most from a night of family fun, but of course, the kids get the tickets and the wonderful prize. Chuck E. Cheese is a wonderful bonding experience and time spent with family.