justxploring's Blog

To those of you who have experienced placing ads on sites like Craig's List or in your local newspaper's classifieds section, you will understand the reason I'm writing this today.  To others, this is a suggestion to save you a lot of time & aggravation.

After you write your ad, make sure you state a few simple rules.  See note at bottom. 

Example:

Modern 6 piece bedroom.  Includes headboard (queen) triple dresser, mirror, 2 nightstands, TV armoire with storage drawers - $500  Looks new.  Black lacquered finish.

Plush pillowtop (both sides) queen size mattress & box spring $75

includes sturdy metal frame with center support & wide casters

No tears, stains or sags.  Not new, but in great shape.  Have original receipt.

Note:

I am not a bank. No checks. No credit. Cash only. (must be U.S. Dollars with U.S. Presidents)

I am not a credit union.  No deposits.  Payment must be in full at time of purchase.

I am not a storage facility.  Cannot put on layaway until you have the money.

I am not Allied Van lines.  Make your own delivery arrangements.  Bring your own muscle, blankets & rope to secure furniture.  I have trouble even getting out of bed.

This is not 7-Eleven or Denny's.  I am not open 24 hours.   Florida is on Eastern Daylight Time.  So "I'll be there between 1 and 2" does not convert to 7:30 or 8.

All items should be carefully examined.  I am honest & will show you every scratch.  However, once you move it, you own it.   I don't care if you dropped it, got caught in the rain, it doesn't fit into your home or match your carpet.  Sorry if it falls off your pickup or flies off the roof of your car, but there are vans for rent at Home Depot for $19.95.

Have a nice day! 

I hope a little sun shines on the many families who are struggling. 

http://www.miamiherald.com/video/index.html?media_id=3096063

All politics aside, Miss North Carolina is much prettier than Miss California IMHO.  Miss North Carolina won both the swimsuit and the evening gown competitions and, after all, this is a beauty pageant!   Maybe Miss California came in second because she wasn't the best choice.  However, she certainly is getting a lot of attention!  She said on a TV interview "I feel like I won. I feel like I'm the real winner.  I really do."  That's assuming an awful lot, isn't it?

Frankly, I think Perez Hilton, the judge who asked the controversial question, is an obnoxious little queen and I'm also not a proponent of gay marriage.  However, Carrie Prejean assumes she would have won the competition had she given a different answer.  Personally, I think she sounded like a bimbo and didn't answer the question which was about states legalizing same-sex marriage.  "Um, we live in a land that you can choose same sex marriage or opposite marriage...."   Really?  We do?  Even the question said "Vermont recently became the 4th state..."  so she apparently didn't listen very carefully to it.   I thought we had 50 states, so that means we live in a land where you cannot choose same sex marriage.  So, to me, she was demonstrating her ignorance, especially since this has been such a hot issue in her own state. 

"God was testing my faith."   As long as she's going to bring up God & Christianity, maybe she should also read the passages in the Bible about humility.  She lost.  Case closed.

It's ironic that I'm writing about a beauty pageant, since I view them as silly sideshows.  That would have made a great question.  "Do you feel that beauty contests objectify women and teach young girls that appearance is more important than intellect?"  LOL   Anyone who disagrees, tell me the last time someone accepted a Nobel or Pulitzer wearing a bikini.

A polar bear attacked a woman at Berlin Zoo Friday afternoon after she climbed a fence and jumped into its habitat during feeding time, police said Saturday.

One adult polar bit her several times after she plunged into the moat, police said.

Zoo workers tossed rescue rings toward the woman to hoist her out and distract polar bears swimming nearby, said Goerg Gebhard, a Berlin police officer.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/04/11/polar.bear.attack/

Kudos to the zoo keepers who rescued her.  I'm also relieved to hear no bears were harmed. 

Maybe the woman is mentally ill...or maybe she just wanted her 15 minutes of fame.

 "In the real world they're shuttin' Detroit down."

Listen

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gyz-DbYuRp4&feature=related

I saw this on the evening news a couple of nights ago and thought it was really funny.  People were jumping out of their cars on the highway as money flew around in the wind.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090322/ap_on_re_us/trail_of_cash

Here's another link if the above one doesn't work.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jUlxskMzxxWxPwWQEL0uHIqH29xwD971NB1O1

So tell me, would you turn it into the police?  I wonder if a good lawyer could argue that the money was thrown away like trash, so whoever picked it up has rightful ownership.  NBC reports that's not true and that the DEA is calling it "evidence in a drug investigation."  (or maybe one of the Drug Enforcement Agents is behind in his mortgage!)   

http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/DEA-Wants-its-Evidence-Back.html

So here's a good lesson for you.  Wear a disguise next time you plan to take a trip down a California freeway.  You never know when someone will decide to throw thousands of dollars out a window.

Sometimes when I watch TV, I feel comforted knowing the horrific crimes are only make believe.  Then I read a story like this and realize there's nothing worse than what happens in the real world.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090318/ap_on_re_eu/eu_austria_fritzl_trial

The subject of this blog entry probably doesn't make sense, that is, in a sensible world.  After all, how can something that's legal be a scam? Apparently credit card companies that previously offered cardholders high limits can lower them without cause, resulting in fees for exceeding the credit limit. 

I haven't been a "victim" of this (yet) but when I read this article, it made me want to check all my credit card limits.  I just don't see how this practice can be legal or even possible, unless the cardholder misses a payment. 

http://finance.yahoo.com/banking-budgeting/article/106716/How-to-Blow-Your-Credit-Limit-Without-Spending

I was discussing my niece's new baby with one of my sisters and used the term "great aunt."  To tell you the truth, I never really thought about it.  I just sign cards "Love, Aunt Nancy"  The baby will turn 2 next week.  I doubt if he will read the card.  Having said that, genius does run in the family! 

Well, she pointed out that my use of the word great is incorrect, since the father and mother of the baby's mother are called grandfather and grandmother.  So that means I should refer to myself as the baby's grandaunt since he is my sister's grandchild.  Hmm...

I suppose she is technically correct, but from what I can find online, the 2 are interchangeable. So what's your opinon? 

On a personal note, I figure I can sign "Nancy" if I want to, because if the parents don't know who I am, then there's no point in sending a card in the first place.  LOL  I'm still wondering if I need to send a gift, but that's a whole other story!   My family makes me do this  sometimes.

 I read this press release today. 

The Florida Lottery announced today that MEGA MONEY™ winner Mary Poor claimed the $500,000 MEGA MONEY jackpot drawn on February 20.

Poor chose the one-time, lump-sum payment option for her winnings in the amount of $359,472.00. The winning MEGA MONEY Quick Pick ticket was purchased at Publix, located at 18900 N. Tamiami Trail in North Fort Myers. The retailer received a bonus incentive of $1,000 for selling the jackpot-winning ticket.

Do you think Mary should change her last name? 

I'm sipping on a cup of Yogi Egyptian licorice mint tea and on the tag is printed

Open up to infinity and you become infinity.

One blue T-shirt, medium.  One red T-shirt, large.  One gray T-shirt extra large.  One velour sweatsuit.  A pair of cotton socks.  A pair of wool socks.  A cotton blanket.  A wool blanket. 

......about an older person winning the lottery, remember this photo.   If I take a flight, I want this man at the controls. 

http://www.newsday.com/media/photo/2009-01/44544102.jpg