Archive for September, 2007

What In The AdSense World…?

Yesterday, my leaderboard ad displayed a rare one-banger: an ad for Vitamin Water (I had to look for the link to be sure).

…and I wasn’t the only one that recently pulled a random AdSense ad.

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Florida Student Tasered During John Kerry Speech

Tased and confused probably best describes Andrew Meyer’s recent situation. During a question-and-answer session during a John Kerry appearance, the University of Florida student gets Tased and arrested after he adamately questioned U.S. American Senator Kerry about the 2004 election…oh…and whether or not he and Bush were both members of the secret society Skull and Bones at Yale University.

Tazed University Student, Andrew Meyer – Click here to watch more videos

There are some reports I’ve read out there that say this kid actually rushed the mic interrupting another student mid-question…“Kerry won the 2004 election because of disenfranchisement of black voters and faulty voter machines that produced ‘Bush’ as the winner” and wondered why “President Clinton was impeached because of a blowjob, why not Bush?”. Uh. Hey, man. You can’t say “blowjob”. I mean, you can. But not if you want to not get Tased.

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Campers Enjoy Some Dinner With Deer

In what looks like a viral marketing campaign by sailingtexas.com, Dave Luckenbach and Alison Pryce grab a bite to eat with about a dozen deer. Nothing like some “domesticated” deer over for dinner. If I were a fly on that wall…

Couple Campers Have Deer For Dinner – Watch more funny videos

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NFL Week 2 — WTF Is Happening?

The Saturday Night Live cast should revive the Michael Vick, Really? skit and change its subject to…well, any number of happenings around the NFL will do. I should have known NFL Sunday would be nightmarish when I laid eyes on those gawd awful Pittsburgh Steelers Techmo Bowl throwback unis. If only the Browns had their throwback day this weekend, O.J. could have avoided being arrested.

“Big” Ben Roethlisberger went 21 of 34 for 242 yards to 7 different receivers.

Derek Anderson & Braylon Edwards

Speaking of the Browns…are you kidding me? After a fiery press conference last week from Joe Jurevicius and the release of Charlie Frye, Buffalo brought the thunder. Derek Anderson and Braylon Edwards (aka. Q Smooth) went tit for tat with the Bengals. Add to that the downhill running of Jamal Lewis (aka. Big Jada), and the Browns arguably have a shot at winning some games.

And Ocho Cinco has balls. After taking a flying leap into the Dog Pound and receiving a beer bath, Chad Johnson wasted no time heading back over to make a truce.

AP Photo

Will someone tell me where Maurice Jones-Drew has been hiding? Not only did I boldly predict a 1,500-yard, 20+ TD season from him, but I also put all my chips on MJD in the Fantasy Football realm. I haven’t lost hope yet. But if he wants to hurry up and play some football, I’d be super stoked.

And are the Texans really 2-0? Yep. And Mario Williams really has a fleet of bad-ass cars too (way to spend that check, Mario!). While the spotlight remains on their much improved offense, you can’t overlook the revamped defensive, particularly the front line. Mario, Amobi Okoye, and veteran DE (and San Antonio native), ND Kalu are applying pressure where and when necessary.

After watching most of the offerings of Week 2, I can take few things for granted.

• Steve Smith is indestructible. Who else can get tackled by 5 opposing players, shrug them off like ragdolls, and then rub their face in it with a score? Prolly no one.
• I’ve been a Matt Schaub fan since he was a Dirty Bird. Another of my sleeper picks for the year, he definitely hasn’t disappointed. It would be great if he found some more targets to throw to other than Andre Johnson. With a sprained PCL, Andre might need some help in Week 3. But what do I know, Matt? If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it, right?
• Rex Grossman still sucks. Next.
• Who’s in charge of handing out the NFL Rookie of the Year Award? Somebody just give it to Adrian Peterson already. He’s a frikken stud.

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Friday’s Finds — 09/14/2007

So much has happened this week that I had to contain myself for this week’s Friday’s Finds. Here are a few posts I found rather interesting…and useful. I hope you find the same.

• Tyler Ingram has experienced a large fluctuation in his Technorati rank as of late. I have as well. I’ve finally reached the “Top 10K” status (thank you, thank you, *bow*bow*), but for a few days this week, I dipped down to 5,082. Tyler has made it easy to monitor your Technorati rank with his Technorati WordPress Plugin. I plan on adding it to my blog; he just released version v0.2. Be sure to check it out, and download it for your blog.
• Josh Alper over at The Feed discusses how the New England Patriots got off easy for cheating despite the fines and the potential loss of draft picks. Shame on you, Bill Belichick! I wouldn’t be surprised if he started walking around in shame with that hood pulled over his head. Apparently, he’s pretty tight with Junior Soprano.



• The Michael Vick apology on eBay ends today. The current bid is $10,200. The proceeds from the auction benefit The Humane Society of the United States’ (HSUS) efforts to end dogfighting and other forms of animal cruelty through its Animal Cruelty Response and Reward Fund. If you haven’t seen his notes…they’re just some points jotted down on an Omni Hotels notepad. Kinda impressive despite a bad situation.
• Ms. Danielle offers up another option for advertisers to make money online from a place where people are already looking to spend. You can buy text link ads on Amazon…one I’m definitely considering. I already use Amazon Associates, and I’m pretty happy with the results I get from that.

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Does Freeze It Relieve Muscle & Joint Pain?

Not often do I get an opportunity to try a product listed in PayPerPost. I mean, it’s one thing to sample the services provided by a web-based service (i.e. student loan consolidation information, web hosting); but when I receive a product in the mail asking me to give it a try, I couldn’t resist.

On Monday, I received two samples of Freeze It, which is an all-natural topical pain relief gel. All-natural? What’s in this stuff?

• Aloe
• Vitamin E
• ILEX, an herbal extract from a South American holly shrub. ILEX is used around
  the world in various health & wellness formulations. Helps to enhance the effects of the pain relief ingredients.
• 3.5% menthol – Pain Reliever
• .2% camphor – Pain Reliever

The enclosed pamphlet also claims that Freeze It is “greaseless, stainless, and no lingering odor”. Anything with menthol has a lingering odor…or at least that’s what I thought.

Regardless, I thought I’d give this stuff a try. Considering I’ve had a number of products rubbed on my back and knees throughout high school and college — and post collegiate “ol’ fuhtbawl injury” rehab for a degenerative disk in my lower back — this might relieve my lower back pain. I volunteered a friend to act as masseuse. She can attest to the three claims above, and my eyes didn’t burn as if I just swallowed a large glob of wasabi.

The herniated disk in my back is not too severe. But it does cause pain to shoot into my hip right where my waistline and buttock meet. The pain relief lasted about an hour before the effects wore off. However, I say that loosely. The pain didn’t come back full force. And I was able to fall asleep before I could start experiencing any discomfort. I’d say this was a viable alternative to a few Aleve and a glass of water…and many other pain relievers on the market. And it’s relatively inexpensive. This stuff gets a thumbs up from me; I’ll be using it again soon.

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The Mailman Delivereth

Alzheimers Memory Walk Flair & A Little Something For A Rainy Day

Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk
Only a month away, the Alzheimer’s Association Memory Walk in San Antonio will raise awareness and funds for Alzheimer care, support and research. And because I have experienced the disease first-hand, I decided to become a team captain and form a team of friends and family to do our part. Last week, I received my Team Captain Kit complete with infomation and fundraising ideas, and some purple shoelaces (which I totally plan on sporting that day).

You can help us out by donating to our team, IN MEMORY OF…. And my offer still stands…I’ll match your donations up to $100; and for you bloggers, I’ll include a backlink on my site to yours with a minimum donation of $15.

Meguiar’s Ultimate Quik Detailer Ultimate Review
My review on Meguiar’s Ultimate Quik Detailer has been referenced on several car forums. Since then, many have offered up their own words of amazement…and one video where a guy compared it to 3 other products (including sprays and waxes) on the hood of his Denali. Pretty slick.

Well, the folks over at JMPR Public Relations sent me a little thank you package that included some useful Meguiar’s products: Meguiar’s Quik Wheel Detailer, Meguiar’s Gold Class Car Wash (which I had just run out of with my previous wash), and Meguiar’s NXT Generation Tech Wax. I have yet to use the wax, but if my car looks as wet as the G35 on the box, I might…well, I might get “excited”. I’m just waiting on some Hankook 19″ tires, a cordless Black & Decker drill or two, and maybe a week in a Bugatti or Bentley. But I’m not holding my breath…and beggars can’t be choosers. Thanks, JMPR and Meguiar’s!

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