When I received this crystal collectible on my doorstep I felt as if Christmas time was officially here. I felt this even though it isn’t even Thanksgiving yet. Nonetheless, my two daughters and son all gathered around me as I assembled it and gazed it it’s crystal wonder. All this was nothing compared to when we set it on the mantle and saw the tiny houses light up and the train chug around in a circle. This licensed Thomas Kinkade snowman promises to be a treasure in the Riley house for generations.
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I’ve been watching the Showtime series Dexter for the past year or so. Since the first episode I’ve been loving every minute of it. Dexter is a disturbed yet normal acting “blood spatter expert” with the Miami PD. He provides his team with CSI type data to get the murderer. Oh there’s something else, he moonlights as a serial killer himself.
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Recently, now in series 4, they have added the Trinity Killer played by John Lithgow. This is the most perfect casting I’ve yet seen on this show. Currently, Dexter fans are trying to figure out why he kills the way he does. It is profoundly disturbing when he takes a new victim. Whether it is his 6′4″ frame belittling and cussing at a woman until she jumps off a building or bludgeoning a barista in the head with a claw hammer. Continue Reading »
For the past 3 years I haven’t run an anti-virus software program. This has been due to the slowing of my computer that occured when I ran them. I had a few shoestring ways to protect my computer but I was always hoping something would come out to not overload my system.
I am happy to use an anti-virus system that doesn’t slow down my PC. Protection from viruses, email-borne threats, and malware is something we all need but all won’t have due to the slowing of our computer. I have found an antivirus software solution for you to consider: VIPRE® Antivirus + Antispyware.
This software is ingeniously crafted to provide top quality virus scans while leaving your computer virtually unaffected. It makes sense to go without anti-virus software if it taxes your system resources. But I have found this one doesn’t do that so I encourage you to give it a try.
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Vegas was a mixture of movies, family fun and very small amount of lucrative gambling. We stayed at the Gold Coast which is a really nice smaller casino. They regularly send us “comp’d” rooms and sometimes we are able to use them. Our room was on the 8th floor and the kids marveled at the lights on the street from our high vantage point.
We went and saw “A Christmas Carol” which the whole family enjoyed. I did a video review of it and two other movies. Beyond that we enjoyed the buffet for breakfast and dinner each day. We took the kids out on the strip one day and swimming in the hotel another.
By most peoples’ standards, we are boring on vacation. By our own standards, we lived like kings. The last day of our weekend at the Gold Coast, Sarah and I decided to get $25 and play a few machines with the sole intent of losing it all! That ways, we figured, we could just enjoy the experience without a let down. When we were down to about $8 as I recall, we bet the maximum and hit a jackpot of 1,000 nickels! Incidentally that is $50. Having more than doubled our money, we cashed out and used the money for gas and snacks on the way home. A good time was hd by all.
On my recent trip to Vegas I saw three movies: The Box, A Christmas Carol, and 2012. This is my vlog post review of all three.
First of all, The Box. In this film, Frank Langella plays a black suited mystery salesman carrying a black box door to door. He claims that if the homeowners press the button they will receive 1,000,000 dollars. He also makes it abundantly clear that at the same time the button is pressed, someone will die.
Cameron Diaz is one who presses the button and as she does, we see her family plunge into tumult. I could have predicted this when I heard his sales pitch. In my opinion, it starts interesting in a manner of a Twilight Zone but ricochets off into an almost psychedelic genre that is certainly outside the realm of realistic fiction. The answers to this movie’s questions are not as creative as they would have been if they stayed focused on the moral dilemma idea in a real world setting. Having said that, the wardrobe and sets from th 1970’s are compelling and handesome. The director is known for his period pieces and this one is no exception. For adaptation of story and plot, I give it a thumbs down but the images are worth the price of admission.
A Christmas Carol is Disney’s pride of the season. Jim Carrey provides the voice and body grid for Ebenezer Scrooge in Dicken’s timeless classic. From the first scene I was gripped by the images. This 1/2 cartoon 1/2 real life world really lends itself well to the tale. As I always do when I watch this story, I was reminded to put others before myself. The message they always taught me in church is what is going on here. I loved the movie and it reminds a new generation that we sould be reaching out to the “Tiny Tims” and not eschewing them. I recommend this one with a 100% thumbs up. One note of cautiion though: It is quite scary a few times so talk to your kids 7 and under about the purpose of the screaming ghosts etc. They want to show Scrooge how to be nice.
Finally, 2012. While a visual masterpeice worth owning just for rewinding sequences, the story and plot are very shallow and lacking in substance. It is often the case that effects overshadow the plot. One exception might be: Titanic. Every thing is destroyed that we once relied upon. Could this be a veiled commentary on the current state of social security disability? I haven’t much more to say on this film. It was very long and the visuals were pretty but I learned little about the characters and little about myself while watching it. I was hoping a movie about the end of the world would teach me at least a little that way. This one gets a thumbs down from me. Wait for the DVD.
Thanks for watching my VLog on these three movies. I’d love to start a dialog with you on them in the comments.
There is scarcely a company these days without the internet somewhere nearby. Every university gives its students an email address and most companies do the same. An IT manager is becoming one of the most sought after resumes in the computer field. Lewis University has answered the call with its MS of Information Security degree. Their page lists all the classes in the path and they are quite extensive. One I quickly took interest in was “Legal and Ethical Issues in Information Security.”
Along with a changing internet, comes a changing legal front. Issues are changing but some items have already been established as keystone to the trade. In some ways, a good IT specialist is akin to a lawyer. An Information Security Masters can prepare potential IT agents to protect a company while being paid well for it. They are flexible around your individual schedule. If IT interests you, I recommend looking into their comprehensive site and program.
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FTC compliance: Author has been compensated but is unbiased in this review.
