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Pharmaceuticles

Green People — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:14:02 +0000

There are so many pharmaceutical companies that sometimes you can have a time choosing which ones or one to deal with. If this country would really take after the ways of of our father country like Italy and France where health care is free, we may have an easier time choosing where to go for health care and meds. I found out that the country that I come from originally offers free health care and free medication. I often wonder that if my ancestors would have known what this country was going to turn into many years after they moved here and dropped us off if they would have come here still. I know that if my future would not have been written in this country I may have been in a much different and probably simpler situation. Maybe I could have had the land that we in our family so desire every day. There is a real need to change things in our lives rirght now and it’s almost like an undying itch to change to something more old country. The old ways of life are not looking so bad right now!!

Small Business For Sale

Green People — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:18:30 +0000

No we are not selling our Whirled Glass business but if you are looking for an opportunity to buy a small business I know a place where you can get your hands on a money maker. I also happen to know where you can take your small business for sale sign and post it for the world to see. Take a few moments and check out SmallBusinessSale.com. If you are in business already or are looking for something to invest in I think you will find exactly what you are looking for there. Take five minutes to check it out and I bet you spend a few hours in awe checking them out.

Broken Bones

Green People — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:13:19 +0000

I wanted to talk to you about a serious problem that is plaguing our elderly. It’s called falling off horses. Thats right. Falling off horses breaks more bones than any other rodeo event that I know of and has broken the spirits of more elderly women in my family that I care to mention. But for the sake of saddles and the sale of saddle seat belts I want to tell you that so far my Memere and my Mom have both fallen from horses and broken bones. My Memere left the scene of a horse accident with a broken arm and fractured shoulder. A few years later, 20 something, my Mom was thrown from her horse and suffered a fractured her tibia. You know how hard it is to fracture that bone?

If you act now you can save a poor elderly person from falling off a horse.

What is wrong with this screen?

Green People — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 04:03:18 +0000

Computer Guy: I will tell you what is wrong .. it needs a new video card installed?

ME: Are you sure thats what is wrong with this computer?

Computer Guy: Yes.

ME: Well how much is it going to cost to replace?

Computer Guy: I should be able to put in a new one for around $600.

ME: Are you serious? Why so much?

Computer Guy: Well this is an older computer and it needs an upgrade to the newest equipment.

ME: Are you replacing ONLY the video card?

Computer Guy: Yes, thats right.

ME: Get away from my computer.

That is the conversation I had with a fellow at one of the local shops that fixes computers. I can do this job myself for the cost of gas to the local electronics store and the price of a video card. I happen to know for a fact that I can get the video card online for about 1/6th of what that fool was going to charge me. So yeah .. I took my computer and left that place never to return.

Packing the Van

Green People — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:54:51 +0000

This week I am setting up the margins in the van to make sure that we are going to have enough room for all of the equipment and for the 6 people that are riding along. This is like the time when I was in band camp ….. I got all of the tactical gear in one spot in the van and I seem to have no more room for anything else. We have to rethink the packing situation for the trip. It is no wonder we always lose things. We take entirely too much stuff with us. When we are only going for a week we will pack enough for a month. But when we are going to take one of those long trips for like a month we only pack enough for a week then we are left stranded with no more clean undies. Go figure.

XBox and the Mac

Green People — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:50:28 +0000

I was reading that there is a way to get files to transfer to your xbox 360 from your iMac. WHAT???? I was like WOW when I heard this. so I went out and finally got the X Box that everyone was begging me to get for the house just to see if it was possible. I’m a Apple Junkie when it comes to things like that. I want to see and show off everything that my Mac can do that your PC can not. It’s just fun to rub it in that my iMac is WAY better than your PC. You have to understand that there is a certain standing when it comes to having the cooler toys. The one with the coolest toys wins.

Read Everything Every Time

Green People — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:35:09 +0000

I found my old paperwork from a disability that I got in the military and I found out that I might be eligible for medicare advantage or at least medicare. The way that it reads on there is I “may” be eligible “if” certain things apply. To me all the stipulation are met by me anyway but I am going to have to contact someone to find out if this is a real option for me since I can’t work that much anymore. This disability has left me in a pretty bad way for the last few years and this is just the good news I need to hear right now. I’m glad that I read everything that was on the packet this time. I would have never known otherwise.

Who is Losing Weight?

Green People — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:30:21 +0000

We are! We are all losing weight like its going out of style. I personally have shed almost 30 pounds so far and I feel great but I don’t really notice the size change. If you have ever wanted to try out something that is going to help you lose weight then check out Slimquick and some of the reviews about the product.

When you see yourself getting skinnier you will really get a confidence boost. I don’t see it per say as much as everyone else, but I get a ton of compliments. Thats can never be a bad thing can it?

Take a Vacation Cruise

Green People — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:26:15 +0000

The wife and I are thinking about taking a cruise that we should have taken a long time ago. I was looking into some of the more exotic cruises and came across some sweet deals on European cruises for about the same price or less than the ones that are closer to our area of the world.

I am gong to have to book something soon. I wanted to surprise her with the tickets but she saw that I was looking at cruises and dug in to the history on the iMac only to find out what I was up to. Good thing I wasn’t surfing anything “bad” that day.

If Ever There Was a Time

Green People — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:21:12 +0000

If ever there was a time for a computer memory upgrade this is the time. We are planning our first outing in Washington and we are all so excited to finally get up there and get things started for the Podcast shows. We have been waiting a long time to get out on the road and get some awesome footage for the show but I found out today that the memory in our laptop is a little too little for what we want to do.

The streaming from the camera to the computer to the web at home is fantastic. But when we went out to a local show this weekend with the laptop there was a little issue with the buffering when it hit the laptop. Technology is fantastic if we can get it to work for us isn’t it!!??!!

Making Sense of a Situation

Green People — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 03:12:52 +0000

I was trying to figure out what the problem was with people that have issues with illegal substances. I figure that if there is something that you need to keep you afloat in life then maybe you should consider the options that may come about for you. If you are in fear of losing your livelihood over something that really isn’t a part of every day life then there are always drug treatment centers that are available to everyone.

I was looking at my younger life and the things that I did way back then that put me where I am today. If it weren’t for the help from others I think I would not be taking the 19th to the 29th off for some first time shooting of the WhirledGlass.com podcasts. In Washington. W00t!

Going Green with Weight Loss

Green People — Wed, 07 May 2008 17:31:55 +0000

No one knows this but you can lose weight and feel better about yourself with and with out the use of things like Phentermine or Hoodia or any of that other stuff. Not that they are bad or not useful but eating has a lot to do with weight loss as does getting help from pills. We all have been on this being Green and Losing Weight kick for a while now. We all figured that if we were going to be on podcasts when we start visiting these glass shops then we should probably look a little better. Ya know the camera does add 10 pounds. I often ask myself how many cameras are on me when I am shooting. It’s not pretty.

So myself and the rest of the people here at WhirledGlass.com and EarthArticles.com have been kicking butt and dropping pounds like crazy just by exercising and eating better Whole Foods, and actually taking the time and energy to prepare meals for the day. I see that we are also trying to think of other ways to manufacture meals for our diet so that we can have a day off from the kitchen. Maybe that is not such a good idea. See how we are all programed to do things easier instead of healthier? Sheesh .. get in the swing of green and healthy will follow.

Because You Want To Lose Weight … Orovo

Green People — Mon, 05 May 2008 19:14:14 +0000

I’m telling you that if you are a chubby chub chub then you need to listen up or keep reading whatever. I know by now you have heard of Orovo right? Well if you haven’t heard of Orovo then keep reading. Are you trying to lose weight? Are you struggling with some part of a weight loss diet or exercise program? So were we. Then I found out that there are things out there that are geared toward helping you lose weight and feel better by cleansing the inside and working with the bodies natural systems to prevent things like over eating and whatnot.

We have all been on diets here at Whirled Glass and we actually started a little contest that we would like to extend to the Whirled Glass Community. If you are losing weight by dieting and exercising, and or you are using a weight loss supplement pill or a whole system, join us in shedding the pounds by commenting on this post. We will add your progress into our chart and update this post regularly. We will even give you the prize if you are the biggest loser. Right now we are putting up $1 per pound that we each lose. The winner gets the pot. And the amount increases per 10 pounds. So when each person goes past a 10 pound mark the amount goes up $2 with a $10 per pound cap. “Biggest Lose Takes All” is what we are calling it so make reference to that. We look forward to seeing who the biggest loser is going to be. So far it is Ern with a whopping 25 pounds lost. Close second is only 3 pounds away. Oh yeah and we are separating the boys from the girls .. just cause girls complain about things like that so we want to make it as fair as possible for the women. Blah!

Public Service Announcement

Green People — Mon, 05 May 2008 19:01:51 +0000

I have to get this out there now and I hope that this post stays here longer than a corset stays on a chicks arm at the prom. PLEASE read this and understand that what I am saying is very real and could be punishable by embarrassment and or public humiliation and possible stoning.

If you post a comment on this blog you are subject to having your email address put into the Akismet Spam Filter and when you get added to the Akismet Spam List your doomed. This process is only a click away people so please don’t make us do ti. Take some time to read through the whole thing and don’t just look at the pretty pictures.

If you are in the glass business as it pertains to ART and CRAFT or any form of Glass Blowing as it pertains to SCULPTURING glass rods and beads and such into works of art then by all means contact us and get on to the Directory that we have set up. At the least it is one more incoming link to your site. But wait .. There’s More. If you act right now you can get the super discount price or super cheap or bater for a spot on the World Wide Web where all the cool kids hang out. That’s right, We can hook you up. How would you like a Whirled Glass site of your own to display and sell your stuff online? With a free WordPress Blog attached to it? We’re talking a real site here people .. with all the bells and whistles. Get on the horn and get ahold of one of us. Let us know what your idea is and we will let you know how we can get together to make it happen. Cause it’s all about glass thats why!!

Wilmington Popularity Spike

Green People — Thu, 01 May 2008 14:02:08 +0000

There must be everyones dream home in Wilmington because I keep hearing about Wilmington real estate and the low prices of luxury there. There should be a direct flight, train line, and bus line directly there with all of the gaining popularity of that area. Maybe that is the next hot spot but our next hot spot we found out is in California. We will be visiting Washington State for a few days then its on to Clear Lake California where we will be meeting with some of the local glass blowers there to see how they do it in Nor Cal. We are all excited and just cant wait to get out to some of the other places we had planned trips to. It’s nice being in the city that truly never sleeps but it is time for a road trip.

Cleaner Air

Green People — Thu, 01 May 2008 13:53:57 +0000

The air filtration system on our hydroponics room went down the other day and what a mess. You never realize how important changing the air cleaners and filters on that room is until you have a bunch of tomatoes and cucumbers that you can’t eat. We originally set up this green house type hydroponics room outside in the back yard so that we could have our own little garden all year round. It turns out that keeping it self sufficient and out of the harsh sun in Vegas made for some very interesting vegetables al year long. Even with the wind though, and actually more so because of the wind, we had to put a air cleaning system in there and filter the carbons off of the plants. With all of the different varieties of food we have in there it was no easy task. And then the weekend of the broken air system came along.

So we are repairing the air filtration and trying to save the food that we can. This is our food for the year that we preserve and keep for all of our eating needs. It’s hard to let any of it go since we depend on it for almost every meal. And it is supporting 4 people now instead of only the two of us. Kids need to eat to! No more formula for the little ones they are eating real food now. It’s amazing that they can taste the difference in the store bought stuff and our grown stuff. They will refuse a handful of string beans from the store and ask for fresh ones from the garden. Go figure.

Keeping us in line is Uncle Sam

Green People — Thu, 01 May 2008 13:44:45 +0000

We have tons of financial items that we got to claim this year. We couldn’t have done any more to save money this time around since everything seems to be right on the money. Get it? One little item that helped us this year is our financial reporting system that used to keep track of all of our money in and out. It was pretty simple to get a rough idea of the claims we would be making this time around and how much that was going to save us on the tax front.

Not being big fans of giving our money to people we don’t even know, we all wanted to save as much and keep as much in our pockets as we possibly could. Good thing for having a system in place that better kept track of the finances this year. The programs where well worth the purchase and we actually came out ahead enough to take one of our trips already. Eagle Valley near Pioche. Check out more about that on our EA Blog.

Dual Meanings Maybe

Green People — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 03:49:44 +0000

There are always seemingly dual meanings to just about everything. Take Baldwin for instance. When I was younger working at Cedar Point I was often called a Baldwin. This meaning that I was cute or something in that rouged way. That I guess is a compliment if you are familiar with the Baldwins you would think that they are good looking rouged guys and to be called a Baldwin would be a compliment.

Well Baldwin is also decor for homes. Who would have thought that I was being called something that could help to open a door or make a cabinet look great. I guess the dual meaning is closer than you think being that both are a compliment of looks to something else that is necessary.

Get Ahead

Green People — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:00:57 +0000

We have been putting some thought in to taking some of the money we make and generating a small investment portfolio that we can hand over to our kids. Something we have been looking into and we have been dealing with a futures broker. Some of the information we are getting seems a little out of reach for us but having someone to talk to about the things we don’t understand is pretty nice.

Our parents both say that we should be thinking about our kids futures. Well I have one question to that. If we should be thinking about our kids futures and that is what parents do … then who was thinking about my future and who did what to set me up with some kind of security? I don’t remember getting any help like what I am being told to get for our kids. Still I want to make sure that they don’t end up in the same situations that I did so I am looking out for their futures. I hope that theirs is better than ours at this point. hehe!!

The Challenge

Green People — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:51:15 +0000

I have issued a challenge to everyone in the group to find out how well they are doing their research and how much other surfing the web they do while we are supposed to be working. I asked everyone to see if they could count the number of private and public drug rehab facilities between Our starting point and ending points for one weekend trip we are taking next month.

We will start in San Diego and end in Reno Nevada by way of San Francisco. There are tons Im sure but I want to see if they are going to make this their top priority for the day or is we can actually get some work done and get the schedule together of places we are going to stop and people we are going to interview and meet. I want the whole schedule done by this Friday and to be totally honest I don’t see if happening. They are motivated to get things done but if you want something done right ….. you know!!

Laptop in The RV

Green People — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:43:45 +0000

The ultra portable laptop computers that are super powerful and rugged can fit just about anywhere. We were even thinking about putting one in the RV for our trips. Little did I know that another plan would arise. I was also thinking about putting a MAC Mini in the RV with a sound system and huge monitor. But then in thinking more about the situation we would do even better with a laptop that we can hook GPS into and anywhere wireless. Not to mention all the WiFi hot spots that are all over the country.

I’m pretty excited that we are going to be able to shoot the show from the road. That has to be one of the coolest things that we have going for us so far. Im thinking about asking AT&T if they will let us try out the anywhere wireless for 90 days just to see how we like it. Hehe .. ya never know unless you ask.

VW Bus Upgrade

Green People — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:38:58 +0000

I was too short to reach the pedals on the bus so I had to put a book under my butt to get i the right position for the drive.

That is the story I heard from a lady that was driving the van that we were on our way to look at. Apparently she put a furniture catalog under her butt so that she could reach the pedals and thought that she was good to go in moving the van out of the driveway and onto the road so that we wouldn’t miss the house. Well the sad thing is that the van is wreaked and we are not going to buy it now. I really wanted a VW van to. I was even willing to settle for this one and get rid of our nice big camper for it. The year was unimportant at this time for this transaction. I just wanted a VW again and this was our big chance. Now … nothing.

Packing for Washington

Green People — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:34:14 +0000

We are heading to Washington in June and we have scheduled a few stops along the way. Eugene Oregon is one that we have been anxiously waiting to get back to. The sisters are going to be one of our first stops before we head on to Washington and check out some of the schools up there for Glass Blowers.

When we were looking for a hotel to stay at I discovered a place that actually showed you the comforter sets that they would be using in your room and if you wanted something different like a different pattern or style you could choose form 4 different sets and they would put it in your room before you got there.

I found out later on … last night .. that we are not going to be able to choose or stay anywhere nice because we were invited by family to stay at their house. :/ w00t. That will save some money but that is not what I had in mind for a “vacation” trip to one of my favorite places to visit. MAybe someday we will get to take a vacation that we want to take.

Camp No Where Weight Loss Fat Camp

Green People — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:23:00 +0000

I discovered that on our tour we are passing these fat camps. I have always thought of weight loss as something that should come naturally and you shouldn’t have to beat yourself up to lose a few pounds.

I can’t imagine not stopping at a few of these places and seeing if we can get a little tour and perhaps a try out. I would like to see what these places are all about and find out if any of us are fat enough to need a place like that. Besides I would like to see which ones are worth talking about and maybe we could set up an exchange with them for advertising.

Green Shopping

Green People — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 03:56:26 +0000

We have been doing a ton of shopping lately for camping gear. We are getting “geared up” for a trip that we have been dying to take all winter. Eagle Valley! Eagle Valley is a quaint little, off the beaten path, camping site that you can drive up to and park for a couple days of fun, camping and hiking. The views are pretty breath taking as well.

I have some pictures from a friends trip up there but none that are digital in nature. (I don’t have them to post on here and show you … yet) When we go in a couple weeks I will be sure and snap a million or two of the scenery up there.

You can read more about the trip and the adventures in camping on Earth Articles where we will be doing mots of our camping and hiking adventure type posting from now on. I finally got the site to where I want it to be so it’s time to use it!!

If anyone is interested and you are going to be in the Las Vegas Area, and you would like to go on a camping trip feel free to use the Contact Us form on Earth Articles to get in touch with ay one of us. We know a ton of great places to go and all the ones to avoid on GP!