Congratulations if you have just recently became a webmaster for the first time! This can be an exciting time for a brand new website and their owner. Starting your own website or blog takes a little computer knowledge and programming ability, but if you got through that part of the process, it is now time to get indexed in the search engines. Don’t expect to go to number 1 at Google overnight. Even if your website is unique and there isn’t nothing else like it online, it will still take time to get noticed. If you’re comfortable with the way your website is set up and you have plenty of original content on it, now is the time to start promoting it. You can do this in a variety of different ways. The free traffic exchanges is a great place to start. There you can surf and view other member’s websites; while earning credits to promote your own website. Another tip for webmasters, is to look for a web directory submission for free. Many of these directories are free to use and I would avoid spending money on any promotions; until you have exhausted some of the free advertising methods first. Just do a search for “free online advertising” and you should have a month’s worth of results to check out and try for free. After your website has had a chance to produce some traffic numbers, you should be close to getting indexed, by one or more of the major search engines. After you get indexed and see where your website ranks, with other websites that are similar in keywords and search terms. You can then begin looking at ways to invest cash into your online promotions. Try to have fun and read up on all the tips and advice; which is available for new webmasters, who are seeking to get indexed.

A simple trip to the ATM can sometimes be a life-changing experience and it has for some folks. During the holidays, it seems more stress and financial pressures weigh on all of us a lot more. This includes the criminals and other bad people out there, who are looking to steal your money from the cash ATM machines.

ATM stands for automated teller machine. It’s a lot cheaper for companies to use an automatic teller; than to have a live person at each transaction a customer makes. ATM owners and customers both can benefit from the 24 hour automated machines, but even though we have 24 hour access, we shouldn’t really use a ATM in the late, overnight hours. Here are a few tips you should remember, before you decide to make a transaction, using a ATM.

*Use during the daylight hours. Avoid night time withdrawals and balance checks.

*Driving up to a ATM is safer than the walk-up ATM’s.

*Try to use the ATM when a lot of people are around. Avoid being caught alone at a ATM.

*Don’t let your kids get out to make the transaction for you. Always try to do it your self.

*Use your body to screen off any on-lookers who might be watching you nearby or from a distance with binoculars. Always assume someone has a pair of binoculars and is trying to see which numbers you press.

*Avoid typing in your pin number directly. Create several motions and fake strokes; while you enter your pin number at a ATM. Press false numbers hard enough to create a finger print, but not so hard, that you cause the ATM to read the false number. For sensitive ATM’s, just pretend to press an actual number 2 or 3 times in a row.

*Never write your pin number on anything in your wallet, pocket book, or automobile. Keep it stored safely at home (if you must), but we should all have a pin number we can easily remember.

*Take a quick glance of your surroundings, before you exit your car to use the ATM. If someone should suddenly appear on foot, retreat back to car as fast as you can, lock doors, and drive away.

*If using an ATM all alone and a car pulls up with accelerated speed, try to cancel transaction, retreat to car, lock doors, and drive away.

*Take someone with you (adult preferred) if you must make a night transaction or at a business location that is closed for the day.

*If someone should ask or take your ATM card. Give them the correct pin number and don’t try to stop them. No money in your account is worth an injury or something worse from someone who is stealing your ATM card. DON’T GIVE A FAKE PIN NUMBER. If someone is bold enough to take or ask for your ATM card, more than likely they will keep you around, until they get a cash payment. In some cases, there have been noble thieves, who have taken $20 or $40, just so they could pay a bill, buy a meal, or do something for a loved one in need. While noble in their wants, they will escalate things, if you avoid or give false information.

So try to keep these ATM safety tips in mind, the next time you have to use one. Overall, it is better to use your bank and avoid any and all transactions at a ATM. These handy little machines can be our friends and even late at night, they can be lifesavers. Just make sure we are not risking our life when we go to use one. I currently use a ATM about 2 or 3 times per week. I have never been robbed or felt threatened while making a transaction. Most ATM users are good about giving you space, while you use the ATM. In some cases, where a line has formed at the ATM, it’s a little tougher to provide this space. Since you don’t want anyone cutting in front of you. I think we all understand in these cases. Other wise, give your fellow ATM users plenty of space and make sure you don’t do any actions, which could lead to misinterpretation. Happy holidays everyone and I’m sure now you will all be using proper ATM techniques for all of these holiday ATM transactions.

Do the people you work with each day at your job, like to draw names for Christmas gifts each year? Most workplace environments will do the Christmas draw with a $20 gift limit. None of us want to seem like cheapskates, so we all try to buy as close to that $20 mark as possible. To leave no room for doubt on my end, I would usually go to a retail store and just buy a $20 gift card, for the employee I had to buy a Christmas gift for. Some employees may not have the money this year. Finding ways to stretch a dollar can be tough. Especially during the holiday season. Some co-workers may have kids to buy gifts for at home, so buying their fellow employee a Christmas gift is 2nd on their list.

If you hurry, you still have time to order this clever $20 gift for a male employee and will be able to spend less than $10! This is because Buy.com has this Skil 38 Piece Ratchet Set on their Weekly Deals page. I wouldn’t mind receiving a gift like this, if I was an employee at your company this year. I don’t have any immediate needs for a gift like this, but as men, we are always having to fix something. We can never have enough tools. The younger men out there, really needs to start a collection of tools, so they can have a full assortment, before they reach those older years. The older we get, the more things we have to begin fixing.

The reason that makes this gift so special, is because it is normally a $19.99 item, so you’re giving your male employee at work a $20 gift. They will never know, that you really bought it online for the low, low price of $6.99. Be sure to hurry, so you can lock in this low sale price and still have plenty of time to have it delivered by Christmas.

I don’t really miss working a real job that much, since I have started my own home business a few years back. I will admit, when the holidays roll around each year, I do miss the fun employees have at work. I like the fact everyone is in a good mood. It’s fun to be around folks; when everyone is jolly and happy that Christmas is coming and those paid holiday work days are near. Exchanging names at work and getting Christmas gifts for each other is something I miss too.

Now once the New Year gets here and it’s back to work for all the employees. I am glad to be right where I am at home, being my own boss. I wouldn’t trade my work at home for that 1 month of holiday fun at a real job, but for now, I am just a little jealous of everyone. Have a Merry Christmas and I hope your co-worker enjoys the Skil ratchet set!

Once again, we have so many football fans in the South disregarding the BCS Rankings and the other major rankings in college football. They are just giving too much credit to the Pac 10. No matter what it is in life, there is always a good rule of thumb you can follow. If you ever want to get to the bottom of something, just follow the money. Where does the money in college football lead to? For about a decade now, the boosters and a very wealthy and powerful group associated with the USC Trojan football program is where all the money starts and ends in college football. You can just follow the USC football program over the past few years and see how they continue to get way too much credit, for a program that is mediocre at best.

Go back to Vince Young and their underdog team the Texas Longhorns, facing the mighty Trojans and Matt Leniert, who were easy favorites to win the National Championship. No way did the Longhorns have a chance to win this title game in college football. One team that did match up better against Matt Leniert (who has never found his way in the NFL yet) was the Auburn Tigers. The SEC team from Southern Alabama had a couple of good tailbacks in Cadillac Williams and Ronnie Brown; along with a talented QB in Jason Campbell. These 3 players from Auburn have all 3 been the starting RB for their NFL teams (Williams – Tampa Bay Buccaneers; Bown – Miami Dolphins) or the starting QB  for his NFL team (Campbell – Washington); while star QB Leniert from USC has not been able to hold a starter or solid back-up role in the NFL. How could these 3 players be kept from a shot at playing a 1 star USC Trojan team in the title game a few years back? This is simple. The Auburn Tigers was the best team that year and the Longhorns or Trojans couldn’t have beat them. It made for a better game to put the 2nd and 3rd place teams in a National Title Game; than to let Auburn play.

The SEC can’t produce undefeated teams. It’s just too tough, with all the good teams in the Southeastern Conference. When one does manage to “luck up” and go undefeated, it’s a no-brainer to put them on the National Stage in the College Championship Football Game. The SEC has won the last 4 college football championships, because the best talent plays in the South. This is a fact and not a bias southern opinion.

What screws everything up, each year, is people like Kirk Herbstreet, who puts way to much of his air-time on TV, to talk and pump up the Nation about the USC team and the other PAC 10 football programs. Herbstreet doesn’t hide the fact he is (or was) a big fan of the USC football program. His ties with Pete Caroll ran deep and not only did Caroll cheat college football and the fans and players associated with the USC Trojan team, but Kirk Herbstreet played a financial role in this college football scam too. Herbstreet has been paid very well for his tongue and the words he has pushed for on the TV air waves. To promote the Country on the super talent, the super teams, and the super program in Southern California; which make up the Pac10 Conference in college football. The truth is the Pac 10 is very weak and for most years over the last decade or so, the Pac 10 isn’t even one of the top 4 NFL Conferences in college football. I think they may have been 5th best conference in 2 of the last 10 years and the other 8 years, clearly not even a top 5 conference in college football.

So who benefits? Well once everything gets pushed and moved around and USC fails to make another appearance in the BCS Title Game, the power shifts and another PAC 10 team gets rewarded for the bogus rankings, that get pushed on to USC and their opponents; which is mainly Pac 10 football teams.

Have I lost you yet? Well with all of that said, you can still break it down year by year and see how USC is the direct blame. It is their group of wealthy fans and boosters; which pay money to the football program and to the players, coaches, media personalities like ESPN’s Kirk Herbstreet, and to those who hold a vote in the college football ranking system. All of this money gets pushed into places, where USC is guaranteed a higher ranking than any other school who matches their season’s record.

Before I can show you how Oregon is the clear number 1 choice in the Rankings (even though they shouldn’t be), I have to show you where USC plays key roles in this year’s cheating scheme of 2010. It’s really hard to understand how USC could have worked their way into the top 25; when there is clearly 30 teams or more in college football, who are better than them.

USC Trojans AP Top 25 – 14th in the Country. The USA Today Rankings don’t even see them as a top 25 team. How does this happen? First, no way did USC have enough coming back from their horrible season last year, to warrant a top 25 spot, much less 14th! USA Today has it right, since this team has a new coach and no big talent returning. This is the PRESEASON RANKINGS.

Week 1 – USC travels to Hawaii and beats them by 13 points. Even though USC gave up 36 points on defense, they beat a 9 – 3 football team on their own field. This is a descent win for USC. The AP drops USC 2 spots to the number 16 team in the country (little unfair and USC should have kept their previous ranking). USA Today Ranking still does not put them in the top 25.

Week 2 – USC wins at home against Virginia who is a 4 and 8 football team this year. USC wins by 3 points (17 to 14) despite this 4 and 8 football team from the ACC gaining more yards than USC and had 4 more first downs; while playing on the road in a hostile environment. The Virginia Cavaliers is one of the weakest teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference and are actually listed last, in their ACC rankings. AP Top 25 drops them down 2 more sports (deserved it) and the USA Today still does not have them on the Top 25 radar, after winning their first two games. Seems to be a big difference in opinion. One system starts at 14 and now has them 18 with 2 wins and the other just ignores them.

Week 3- USC beats an unranked Minnesota team by 11 points on the road. Now things are getting strange! USC drops 2 more spots in the AP Top 25??? A poll that saw them as the 14th best team in the country and this 14th ranked team wins their first two games, two descent road wins and a shameful home win and again USC drops 2 spots to number 20 in the country. The guys at USA Today still don’t see wasting their ink on them and USC fails for again to make the top 25 teams here.

Week 4- USC travels to Washington State and blows out a 2-9 Pac 10 team. Now the AP 25 Poll awards USC for this win and moves them back up 2 spots to the number 18 team in the country. This is disturbing that USC beats 3 non-Pac10 teams and drop 2 spots each week. Suddenly a Pac 10 opponent appears on the schedule and they get awarded 2 spots in the poll for beating them? USA Today still leaves USC off their rankings. A 4-0 team is not ranked on USA Today; while the AP has kept them in the top 20 all year long and gave them lots of help, by ranking them 14th in the preseason polls. Things really begin to stink here, if it wasn’t already, and here is proof the Pac 10 gets too much credit in football. The AP Poll has found a way to take a shot at the ACC; while giving the Pac 10 a boost. USC loses 2 spots for beating a weak ACC team. Then turns around and awards them 2 spots for beating a weak Pac 10 school. This is part of the math calculations and cheating; which takes place on the Pac 10 side of things in college football.

Week 5-  USC suffers their first loss of the season. They get beat at home by Washington (Pac10 school) . The Huskies are a 5 and 6 team and a below .500 team has just went into USC and beat them on their own home field. You know USA Today will keep them off the list for another week and the AP 25 finally is able to push them off of their list and now the USC Trojans are no longer ranked on anyone’s list as a top 25 school. As you can see, overall record of 4 and 1 isn’t bad, but no competition and with a weak schedule, they have lost 1 home game and won another home game by 3 points, to the worse ACC Team.

Week 6- USC losses for a 2nd straight week. Finally they play a rank team in number 16 Stanford, but should Stanford be the 16th best team in the country at this point? USC and Stanford both had the same record at 4 and 1. USC unranked; while Stanford was all the way up in 16th place with their 4 wins over Sacramento State, UCLA, Wake Forrest, and Notre Dame. They did not have a win over any top 25 team and their 1 loss was to a Pac 10 team Oregon. In comparison, the South Carolina Gamecocks (SEC school) had played 1 less game on the schedule, but they had 1 loss to Auburn and had beat number 22 Georgia (top 25 school). South Carolina is number 19 in the country with a win over a top 25 team; while Stanford has beat no top 25 teams. Right here is a problem. Stanford from a weaker PAC 10 conference is being given more credit than a SEC school; when the SEC team has a victory over a top 25 team. So Stanford because a PAC 10 springboard; which this conference needs, so they can keep up with the SEC. No poll has USC ranked for a 2nd straight week.

Week 7- After losing two straight, USC gets back to winning against a Pac 10 California team who is unranked. The Golden Bears is a 5 and 7 team this year, so another team below .500 for this year. Nothing impressive here and neither poll awards USC for their win; which they shouldn’t have.

Week 8 – USC’ BYE WEEK – The team played against no one. Both polls keep USC unranked.

Week 9 – Time to play the number 1 team in the country. Nice for USC to have a bye week, before such an important game. Oregon comes in to USC’s stadium and beats them by 21 points. If you beat a team by 21 points, that’s a convincing win, right? If you beat them by this margin on their own home field, it leaves no room for doubt, that this was a solid win and the home team deserves no credit. However, we now see USC move back into the top 25 AP poll? How could this be? Sure you played the number 1 team in the nation, so you’re expected to get beat. If you only get beat by a field goal or a touchdown, it could show some signs of strength. This did NOT happen! USC got beat by 3 touchdowns and they had home field advantage! Some interesting stats developed in this game too.

*Oregon produced exactly 222 more yards on offense than USC did. That is amazing in it self, but what if I told you that the USC Trojans had the ball on offense for 5 minutes and 10 seconds longer than the Oregon Ducks? Did the Pac10 officials try to help USC win this game? USC had 3 flags threw at them the whole game and they got penalized for only 22 yards. While Oregon got flagged 8 times for 85 yards. Oregon almost had 3 times as many flags against them; and was 3 yards shy of having 4 times the amount of yardage subtracted from them. I believe the Pac 10 officials working this game, was in favor and took bribes to try and help the home team USC to win this game or at least to keep it close.

History of USC Flags and Penalty Yards Before the Oregon Game:

1. @ Hawaii -  11 Flags = 100 yards

2. Virginia – 13 Flags = 150 yards

3. @ Minnesota – 7 Flags = 71 yards

4. @ Washington State -  5 Flags = 39 yards (Opponent 2 flags = 15 yards) Refs Let Them Play Here

5. Washington -  5 Flags = 49 yards

6. @ Stanford – 8 Flags – 53 yards

7. California – 8 Flags – 54 yards

8. Oregon – 3 Flags – 22 yards (opponent 8 flags = 85 yards) Either 1st or 2nd game for USC to have lower flags/penalty yards than their opponent.

I won’t push too much on the corruption angle here. Even though USC got the bye week before playing Oregon and the referees did lend more help to the Trojan football team; than their northern Pac 10 opponents got. Oregon did have 9 days to prepare for this game, but USC still got 5 more, as they benefited from a full two weeks of preparations.

The main point I wanted to make about the bye week and the ref’s giving USC all the calls, is the fact, that USC still lost this game by a considerable margin.

*Homefield Advantage

*Awarded 63 More Yards by Officials wth Penalty Flags

*Controlled Ball on Offense 5+ Minutes

These 3 things in a football game, can help a team to win or make it a closer game than it should. USC got beat by 21 points and gave up 50+ points, to a team that had the football 5 less minutes than they did. In no way should USC should have moved up in the polls.

Now comes the most disturbing part of my debate. I have walked you guys through each week of the season up to this point. After USC loses this game to the number 1 Oregon team, I have them calculated as moving up from no rankings in the AP Top 25, to the number 24 team in the Country. I know my “Week 1″ , “Week 2″, etc.. might be a little confusing, but I first showed the preseason ranking with USC number 14 in the AP Top 25 Poll. Then I start with “Week 1″ for the first game USC played. Based on that result, I go ahead and include the Sunday ranking decision on my Week 1 statements.

If you tracked this online at Yahoo, you would see they go from a “preseason ranking” to a “2″, “3″, “4″, etc… They never list “1″ on their rankings; while I did include a Week 1 on mine.

If you go to Yahoo Sports and look at Oregon’s season, you will see they got credit for beating the 24th ranked USC Trojans on their schedule. I don’t think this happened and I believe USC became 24, after losing to Oregon. I know, I know, that doesn’t make much sense, so obviously I am the one who is wrong and Yahoo has it listed correctly.

If this is true and I am wrong, it only goes to prove my corruption point further with the NCAA, Pac10, and the AP Top 25 Ranking. Why? Because let’s remember what happened to USC before the Oregon game. Nothing! Absolutely nothing happened before Oregon rolls into the Coliseum at USC, because the Trojans had a bye week!

So is the AP Top 25 Poll, trying to convince college teams, coaches, players, and college football fans; that the USC Trojans actually deserved to move up, not 1 to number 25, but up 2 spots from a unranked position, to the number 24 team in the Country, on their bye week?

SEC Teams are commonly losing ground in the rankings; on their bye weeks. It is not uncommon at all for a team who doesn’t play one Saturday, to actually lose spots. To move up, by not playing, would call for a lot of special circumstances. The USC Trojans had only played one team in the top 25 and that was Stanford, who was ranked 16 without a top 25 win; while South Carolina was 19th and they did have a top 25 win. In Stanford’s defense, you can give them credit, since South Carolina had a bye week and had played 1 less game. But if you go that route, it only hurts USC even more, by moving them up 2 spots; while they took a week off from college football.

Oregon has been given credit for beating a top 25 team (24 USC); while USC was ranked at number 18 in the AP, they lost their WEEK 5 Ranking; when they got beat by Washington. WEEK 6 Rankings show USC as an unranked team. They lose to Stanford for back to back loses, and continue to not be ranked in WEEK 7. They get back to winning and beat California, but the AP doesn’t view this as a quality win, and in WEEK 8, the USC Trojans are still not ranked. Now USC goes into their bye week, and the new rankings come out; which vault USC to number 24??? They moved up at least 2+ spots, to number 24 after playing nobody. Over their last 4 weeks of college football, they have lost 2 games, beat a California team, who had 2 losses and no wins over a top 25 school, and a bye week, and was not vaulted to any where after the California win, but received more credit, when they just didn’t play?

This is an obvious attempt, by the AP Poll and their voters, to give the Oregon team, a top 25 win. Oregon should not have credit for beating a top 25 team; when USC moved into number 24, after a bye week. You just can’t go from unranked to suddenly top 24 ranked, with a bye. Even with faulty top 25 win, does Oregon’s resume still look better than the Auburn Tigers? Not only does Oregon have the benefits of being ranked as the number 1 team getting ready to play the number 24 Trojans, but the AP at this point, has Boise State in 2nd place with 11 first place votes to Auburn’s 3 votes! And Oregon with 44 first place votes!

1. Oregon – 44 first place votes – 1 Top 25 Win (Stanford)

2. Boise State – 11 first place votes – 2 Top 25 Wins (Oregon State & Virginia Tech)

3. Auburn – 3 first place votes – 3 Top 25 Wins (South Carolina, Arkansas, LSU)

Now obviously the AP Voters are given some credit for margin of victory, as they should. But let’s keep in mind, this is the standings and votes after 8 games. Oregon has played only 1 top 25 school in 8 games and Auburn has met 3 top 25 schools in their first 8 games. Almost half of Auburn’s schedule has been with ranked opponents, so it’s a little tougher to win by wide margins, when you’re facing tougher opponents.

Auburn’s unranked opponents consist of teams like Kentucky, Mississippi State, and Clemson. They had 2 easy opponents in Arkansas State and and Louisiana Monroe; which they beat both easy by a combine score of 104 to 29.

Now let’s look at Oregon’s unranked teams, since they have 7 on their list, compared to 5 for Auburn. The good unranked teams Oregon beat in their first 8 games; were really no one!  Oregon beat Tennessee, who was able to win their last 4 games of the season to finish at .500. So Oregon really played the Volunteers when they were at their worse. Oregon beat Arizona State and they were 5 and 6 this season. Oregon beat the UCLA Bruins from the Pac 10 who was 4 and 7 this season. Oregon had wins over Portland State and New Mexico who finished a combine 3 wins and 20 loses for the season. And the only other win was against Washington State from the Pacific 10 Division in college football, who was 2 and 9 this season. After 8 games into the college football season, we have a team who beat a top 25 team and 1 team with a .500 record. They had 6 wins over teams who were under .500 and 2 teams with 2 wins and 2 teams with 1 win!

How exactly do you award 41 more first place votes to a team like that, against an Auburn team who has played 3 top 25 teams. Then won against a 8 -4 Mississippi State team, who is now ranked 22 in the country, really giving Auburn 4 wins over top 25 teams in their first 8 games. They beat 2 more .500 teams in Kentucky and Clemson. Beat Louisiana Monroe who had a 5 and 7 record this year and beat Arkansas State who had a 4 and 8 record. Auburn’s worse team two teams were 5 and 4 win teams. While Oregon played two 1 win teams.  Move up the ladder to the next two games and Auburn defeats a SEC and a ACC team (Kentucky and Clemson), who both finished with .500 records in two tough football conferences; while Oregon’s ladder goes into the 2 win teams. I mean really, Oregon played 4 teams in their first 8 games that finished the season with 2 wins or less. Auburn never played an opponent in those first 8 weeks of the season, who would end this year with 4 wins or more.

It’s important to point to this out, because Auburn’s competition level is 100X stronger than what Oregon had to face in these first 8 weeks and yet, they found 41 more first place votes! It’s just ridiculous and even more ridiculous when you see how USC made their way into the top 25, right before the Oregon game on a bye week.

Anyone in the country can compare the Auburn schedule with the Oregon schedule and see which team has faced tougher opponents. Yet, Oregon is ranked number 1 in the country and plays a weak in-state rival with Oregon State; which Herbstreet was quick to point out Saturday night, how this game is not a cake walk for Oregon, even though Oregon State had just got beat 38 to 0 earlier in the day. While once again, Auburn has the cards stacked up against them, as they have to face another top 25 team and play them on a neutral field in Atlanta, Georgia for the SEC Championship Game.

Auburn has already had to sit out of a championship game; while having a perfect season. No fair to make them jump through any more hurdles; when they have clearly deserved the first place votes and should be number 1 right now with a wide lead and some wiggle room.

Contribution by Jonathan Mcmillan

The kids are prepared and my husband Rob is excited, for a trip to Grandmother Walton’s house for Thanksgiving dinner. Grandmother Walton lives in New Brunswick New Jersey. Her house is three stories high and is surrounded by a vast amount of wood land for children and animals to run.

We are expected at 4:00 p.m. In the SUV the children go, along with the dog who is jubilant to take part in the short trip. My husband and I settle in the passenger and driver’s seat and we take 45 minutes to arrive in New Jersey from Brooklyn, NY. When we enter the large Victorian House we are greeted at the door with a bright smile and a warm hug from Grandma Walton. Thirty or more family members are seated at the large and elongated tables that are placed in the dining room and connected living room.

Dinner begins promptly at 4:00 p.m. The succulent and golden turkey is placed on the table, and is carved by my husband. The dinner consisted of velvety mashed potatoes, scrumptious stuffing, delightful cranberry sauce, a fresh tossed salad, and a delicate rice dish.

The desserts were amazing with choices of Grandma Walton’s famous banana split, apple pie, brownies, and a large strawberry short cake. The process of presenting and savoring each dish lasted for two hours.

When the tables were cleared away and the food is placed to the side for anyone who wanted more, family members settle comfortably in the living room to find a movie to watch on satellite television from DirectStarTV.com. The children are in the front playroom, playing with toys of various kinds. The dog lay peacefully at my feet, fully content from his portions of Thanksgiving Dinner.

The rest of the night was filled with watching the movies and talking to family members that we have not seen in a long time. It was a night of catching up on old news and reminiscing on past events. It was a night well spent with plans for next year’s Thanksgiving being made.

It’s really nice to have a question about something and being able to come online and find out all the answers. Sometimes we might not find the exact answers we were looking for, but we end up learning more about a specific subject. How many of you out there can tell me anything about MD Clear? I’m guessing not that many hands went up. If this is the first time you have ever heard the term “MD Clear“, then I’m sure you’re not alone. This was new to me too. Now that I have did some checking around online and read up on a few things, I can see that md clear is about a variety of products and not just one thing.

*MD Clear Scrub

*MD Clear Toner

*MD Clear Mask

*MD Clear Acne Pill

The name MD Clear refers to four things and not just one. Above I have listed the 4 different things that make up the MD Clear line of products. If you focus on the 4th item, on the list up above, you can probably start to see what this MD Clear is all about. This is a way to help your skin and acne problems. A lot of different people in our society suffer from acne. It can be an embarrassing problem to have and especially when the acne is on your face or some other visible part of the body. The good news is that there is a long list of products available at the drug store and online; which can help combat this awful skin problem. If you or someone you know is struggling with acne; perhaps you can tell them more about these MD Clear Products. Also, I hope you was able to learn something new today, because I can say I have!

Running off to the local health store to buy vitamins? It would be a lot easier, if consumers could just buy their health products online. Vitamins and other quality health supplies which we all need for proper, daily nutrition for our bodies. We can’t stick our head in the sand any longer and play the role of the ostrich. I believe the recommended amount of fruits and vegetables is something like 6 servings per day? None of us get that! We just don’t have the time.

This is where those high quality vitamins and other nutritional products can help. Don’t worry if you miss a serving of fruits or vegetables here or there. Just use these vitacost coupons to go buy some discounted health products online, so we can fill in those nutritional gaps. I’m sure if we all ate properly and did all of the correct things in life, we would live to be a 100 years old and feel great. If anyone is able to accomplish that health feat, they probably missed out on a lot more important things, like “life” it self. Enjoy your life, eat as many good things as possible. Too much of any one thing is bad. Eating a variety of foods each day and week is the key to healthy living. Finally, during those busy times, when our healthy lifestyle takes a back seat to our life’s activities. Just make up for it with some of the nutritional products you can order online. This my friends is truly creating a simple life and this blog always promises to deliver that!

Right now it is a cool, sunny day at my house, on a Saturday afternoon. I was thinking back to my childhood days and trying to remember what I use to do on my Saturday afternoons. Back then, we only had 1 day a week, where cartoons would come on television. If you didn’t get up on Saturday mornings to watch cartoons, you wouldn’t get a chance to see them again, until the next Saturday rolled around. So all kids would get out of bed on Saturdays to watch cartoons. Once the noon hour arrived on Saturday, most of the cartoons had ended for the day. Some TV stations would begin showing children’s programs, but they weren’t animated. Just your basic 30 minute sitcoms. Generally there wasn’t too many to watch, but if you got lucky, you might could see 2 or 3 of these non-animated programs for kids.

Small Wonder Theme Song

Remember this show? What about the show that featured a girl who was half human and half alien? She could freeze time, by putting her two fingers together. Did you ever see this one?

I remember a few of these shows back then. I know a TV show called Out of this World, was one of the shows you could catch on a Saturday afternoon, back in the 1980′s. The main girl in this show was named Evie and she had special powers and could stop time. It was a pretty popular show and found its way in the syndication network, where it got showed a lot and on different TV channels. Another show back in this time period was Small Wonder. For some reason, it never was as popular as the other children’s programs from the 80′s generation. I remembered this title “Small ‘Wonder” but couldn’t really remember what this TV show was about. So I started to look around online and now after refreshing my memory a bit, I clearly remember watching this TV show.

The TV show Small Wonder was based on a 10 year-old girl, who was really a robot. Her TV dad from the show worked at United Robotronics, a fictional company for the show. Vicki the robot was played by actress Tiffany Brissette. The dad was asked at work to bring the robot home and allow her to live with a real human family, in the hopes she would become more human. I was able to find a episode of Small Wonder online. I have them down below in two 10 minute segments, so you can see the full episode. You Tube only allows users to upload user generated material in 10 minute sections or less. So just start with part 1 and you can see the remainder of Small Wonder in the video labeled part 2 below. This episode of Small Wonder is called the Boss’s Daughter. Enjoy!

Small Wonder – Boss’s Daughter Part 1

Small Wonder – Boss’s Daughter Part 2

I had a good time watching this episode of Small Wonder. I believe the kids of today, would enjoy watching some of these classic TV shows from the earlier days. All of the kids now, who are 20 years-old or younger, has probably never seen Small Wonder or some of these other TV shows we use to watch growing up. TV Land on television does a good job at trying to air some of these classic TV programs. They might not always select the ones you want to watch or you have one that you can’t remember the name of.

Most adults have at least 1 program they remember watching as a kid, but have no idea what it was called. They can only remember small bits of information and would really like to know the title or be able to see it again. I would like to try and help others relive their childhoods, from TV shows they use to watch. If you would like to track down a TV show you use to watch on television as a kid, please leave a reply and I will try to help.

I am currently trying to learn all of the popular and not so popular programs; which use to come on TV. If you was watching TV in the 1970′s, 1080′s, or in the 1990′s as a kid, I might be able to help. As I become more familiar with a lot of these classic television shows, my memory will be more fresh than most. You may be able to give me a few simple hints and I might can name the show, without searching for any information on it. I do have a lot of ways of tracking down these older TV programs and I am trying to learn a few new tricks, so I can help others find their childhood memories, that they left with some TV show that they can’t name today.

What I need for you to do, is leave me as many clues as possible. Try to estimate the years, in which you was watching this TV show. Let me know if you remember the channel, like ABC, CBS, or NBC. We really only had 3 main TV stations back then, but for the newer shows of the 1990′s, giving me the channel or network can help a lot. Let me also know if you remember watching this show in the weekday mornings, afternoons, or nights. Or perhaps it was a weekend TV show and you can let me know it aired on a Saturday or Sunday and if it was at night or daytime. The geography is another good piece of information to tell me about. Remembering which state or what the weather conditions were like. Tell me about any character names or give character descriptions too. If you remember a certain scene, then try to write it out the best you can. You never know which clue will help me to identify your childhood TV show, so please leave all bits of information.

I will try to help each person who leaves a reply and gives me some clues to go on, about a TV show they use to watch growing up, but now have no idea what the name of it was. I’m here to help recover those lost childhood memories and I will do my best for each person. These childhood memories are important for us to remember and it can really be fun, when you finally get to solve a mystery from TV that has bugged you for all of these years. The only thing I need to do now on my end, is come up with a title for my position, of trying to help people remember their childhood memories.

Let me know if you like any of these titles:

A. The Classic TV Investigator?

B. The TV Memories Man?

C. The Childhood TV Memories Dude?

D. The TV Mystery Solver?

E. Other?

Feel free to help me come up with a title for the services I hope to provide to others. What are the services you’re providing? I am going to try and find out the name of classic TV show, in which a person can only remember small bits of information about. People that hope to solve their childhood TV mysteries from the 70′s, 80′s, or even the 90′s; just need to leave me with as many memories or details they can, about these TV shows that don’t come on television anymore. After you leave me everything you know. I will go out and use a variety of different tactics and tools I have access to, so I can come back and tell a person the name of their TV show, provide some information about it, and possibly may be able to dig up a clip, from an old episode, so I can show these people the show they use to like watching as a kid. So if you are ready to solve your childhood TV memories, just leave a reply here and I will get the ball rolling. Please be sure to leave your correct email address; when you leave a reply, so I can ask you questions or seek more information, if I run into any barriers or problems. The more I continue to do this, the more I will learn about classic TV programs, so in some cases, just 1 small clue might be enough for me to solve your TV mystery.

Shoei Motocross Helmet

While online looking through some motorcycle helmets, I found some really cool-designed safety helmets from the guys at Shoei. Professional and some amateur motocross riders are the ones that would want these cool-looking helmets the most. I saw at least a dozen different Shoei Helmets which were above average in the “cool” department. Motorcycle riders 20 and 30 years ago, would never of had the chance to get helmets as nice and sharp-looking as these I found online. Dirt bike riders and other motorcycle owners can take motocross fashions to a whole new level. After looking through several of these dirt bike helmets online, I did come to the conclusion that safety can be very cool.

Safety helmets for motorcyle riders is a law in most U.S. States, if not all of them. The weekend riders who like to go out in group rides, will want to know the motorcycle helmet laws in each state, if your bike group plans to cross state lines. I think we have all seen enough accidents on the roadways to know, that these safety helmets can save lives. Keeping the head protected in crashes is very important. Medical teams have a good chance in saving your life, if you can reach a hospital with a pulse. The riders who choose to not wear motorcycle helmets are at risk for life-changing accidents, if they should happen to fall victim to a wreck on the roads and highways.

Motorcycle Helmets is a good idea for ATV (all terrain vehicle) riders too. The ATV operators who ride their 4-wheelers through the woods, are prone to have their own 1 vehicle accidents. Most laws don’t get involved with asking riders and ATV operators to put on a helmet; while riding on private property in the woods. Just because there isn’t a law in existence, doesn’t mean it is safe to ever ride a dirt bike or an ATV, in your off-road adventures. Safety can be cool and walking away from a crash is the coolest thing of all!

*Important* All Drivers Please Read

I lost a good friend in a motorcycle accident almost 15 years ago. He was wearing a motorcycle helmet, on a street legal motorcycle. The accident occurred, due to another driver pulling out from a fast food restaurant, onto a major highway. The driver wasn’t watching out for motorcycle drivers, so my friend was unable to stop in time, before he slammed his self and his motorcycle into the side of this mini-van. My friend died instantly on the scene and he was 1 month away from his 30th birthday. So please, please, please, be sure to watch for motorcycles; while you are out driving and especially when you’re having to look both ways, to pull out and make a left-hand turn on a major road or highway.

Now that college football is coming to a close with only the bowl games left to be played, what sporting events are you looking forward to the most this winter?

A) College Football Bowl Games

B) NFL Football Games

C) NBA Basketball Games

D) NHL Hockey Games

E) NCAA College Basketball Games

In my state of Georgia, I have a dog in every fight when it comes to professional and college sports. No one sport sticks out for me, but probably having a successful NFL football team is the most exciting. I enjoy the NBA games too and nice to know my local basketball team is better than average. I would hope my pro teams could all make the playoffs this winter and going into next spring.

I really like some of the college kids we have playing in the NCAA college basketball games this year. Over the last several years, the Georgia Bulldogs basketball team has not been a lot of fun to watch. They did manage to win a SEC title, during the year, where a tornado went through Atlanta, during the SEC college basketball tournament. Georgia was big underdogs that year. Since they had to play two games in the same day, due to the tornado damage at the Georgia Dome and games were moved to the Georgia Tech campus in Atlanta, it made it that much more special.

I believe the NFL is still the most exciting winter sport. They just don’t play many games and their season is very short. I really love watching NBA basketball, but you do get to watch 2 to 4 games per week, in most cases. The best sport I will be looking for this winter, will be determined on which one of my local teams in the Peach State are doing the best, in regular season or post season play. Which winter sport has got you most excited this year?

Each week, the folks from Buy.com conveniently lists a variety of products on their weekly sales page. Online shoppers can quickly check-in each week, to see what they have on sale, for any given week. To locate these special bargains on the Internet, just go to Buy.com and look for their Weekly Deals section. From there you will see a number of different things, which can be bought for less than their already low prices.

No big surprises that Buy.com would be offering several different things in the video game department, on this Black Friday in November. I’m not sure the exact year on when the video game craze started with the popular gaming systems, like the PS3 or Playstation 3 and its rival gaming console, the Xbox 360. It is true that video games have been the top seller for over a decade now; when it comes to holiday gifts for kids and adults, in the entertainment section. I don’t believe a parent could go wrong with either one of these choices, if they are out searching for a new video game for their kids this Christmas. I have owned a Playstation before (the first one), but I have never got to try the Xbox.

I believe, I would select the Xbox Video Game, if I were buying for myself. I also saw this cool-looking Xbox 360 Chatpad for video gamers to have a way to input text. I don’t know if this is the first keyboard for a video game, but it is certainly the first video game keyboard I have seen.

Now gamers can use a full keyboard system to communicate with other players. This is just one of the video game accessories you can find at Buy.com today. They have other popular accessories to offer consumers too. The newest video games or controllers to get with your 360 Xbox or another gaming system, is also up for grabs today. I have already seen a large increase in online traffic today.

Remember this is Black Friday and the day shoppers are suppose to go offline and buy up all the deals at the real stores and shopping malls. This next Monday we will see in late November is what we call Cyber Monday. This will be the busiest day of the year, for online traffic, as most consumers will be shopping online. Judging by the amount of traffic I am seeing today online, I believe we could see some major online retailers and other websites shutting down this Monday. As the herd of online shoppers, all come online at the same time. I have problems with checking my emails on the weekends, so I fully expect to have a few email issues on Cyber Monday. Good luck with your bargain hunts online or offline. If you do have the Xbox currently hooked up to your television at home, see if this 360 Chat Pad for the Xbox is something you or your child needs.

*Good News and Bad News*

The Xbox 360 Chatpad is in stock and ready to be shipped out for FREE shipping and handling! This is the good news. In order to keep this hot, new keyboard item in stock, for other families who like to shop at Buy.com, there is a limit of 2 Xbox Keyboard Chat Pads per order. This is the bad news, if you were needing 3 or more of these Xbox accessory items.

Once you have spent all day eating turkey, dressing, stuffing, vegetables, biscuits, and cranberry sauce on Thanksgiving Day, you don’t need this food anymore. So feel free to throw it outside for the dogs to eat Thursday night or you can throw it out on Friday morning. Then call the local pizza delivery place and order a couple of pizzas for everyone to eat on the Friday after Thanksgiving. This is what you do with Turkey Day leftovers.

Or is it? No, none of us want to throw away all of that uneaten food from Thanksgiving Day. We can safely wrap this food up and store it in the refrigerator. As Friday and the weekend after Thanksgiving comes, we can slowly take out small parts and microwave them up. It’s really just as good to eat it the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, etc… times as it is on that original day, we feasted on this huge meal.

There are a lot of creative recipes online, for preparing new dishes with your Thanksgiving Day leftovers. Just go to one of the major search engines and do a search for “Thanksgiving leftover recipes” and you should find a lot of different things you can prepare, with Thursday’s leftovers.

Please don’t forget about all of the hard work, our Thanksgiving Day Chef (Mom) went through to prepare this meal. We can not give Mom enough “thanks” for all the time she spent on preparing this huge and tasty feast. Mom probably started Wednesday evening cooking and preparing a few things, so she would have a head start on Thursday morning. She woke up Thursday morning and did a lot of work, to have this big meal ready to eat shortly after lunch.

I was just joking about the pizza and throwing away your Thanksgiving leftovers. However, since Mom usually does have the stove tied up on Wednesday nights and the family does have to eat something for dinner on Wednesday. A lot of families will call the pizza place, for a pizza to be delivered for their Wednesday dinners, before the big Thanksgiving afternoon dinners. I use to work at a couple of different restaurants; which delivered pizza and this Wednesday would always seem like a Friday night for us.

I have heard that deep fried turkey is very tasty and delicious. I have never tried to eat deep fried turkey before. I am going to go search for a few tips or deep fried turkey recipes now and see if I am able to fry a turkey, after it has already been oven-baked. I hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving Day meals and suffered just as much as I did, with over-eating.

For those families who ate pizza the night before, your bodies sure did take in a lot of calories over the last 3 days (Pizza Wednesday, Thanksgiving Day Thursday, and Thanksgiving Leftover Friday). When you wake up Saturday morning, you might want to try and do a little yard work or go shopping this weekend. Try to fit in some exercise and work off a few of those calories, most of us took in, over the past 3 days. Don’t forget now! Your body will treat you right, if you will just make a little effort to treat it right. Be sure to come back here and let me know what you did, to work off the extra weight. Please reply back with any deep fried turkey tips too, if you know of any good ways to prepare deep fried turkey.

The first picture will not be that shocking to teens, because they probably see it each week at school. I believe this first picture is more for the parents and they will be able to see how powerful this photo really is, of a school bus in the background. While two teens conduct business at school, right in front of this big yellow school bus.

This picture is powerful in many ways. We are looking at one or possibly two lives in the process of being destroyed. The person selling these drugs at school would be sent off to jail for a very long time, if they were ever caught. They would find it tough to secure a job in the future, with a record of going to jail or prison for selling drugs. This person also would run the risk of the adult giving them these drugs to sell and they might think this teen drug seller is telling the police about them. The adult could panic and become paranoid and might want to try and harm this young teen, who gets caught selling his or her drugs. This is not something that only happens in the movies. This happens in our everyday lives and there is a good chance, the local high school in your area has this type of activity going on periodically. This picture also captures the fact it is a bright and sunny day outside. This is the way a drug buyer feels, on the day they first get their drugs. It’s all good on the purchasing day, but that bright sunshine can quickly turn to gray skies.

This next picture should be shocking for teens and their parents. Unfortunately the teens who are using drugs, never actually get to see this in real life. I was hoping if I could show this picture to a few drug and alcohol addicted teens, it might give them the strength to quit this dangerous cycle they’re currently in. Remember, there is professional help from a teen drug rehab facility in your area and these folks have been trained to help you stop this dangerous and deadly addiction.

The Next Morning or the Next Day

Here is a picture the teens never do see. Why? Because the night before they went out with a few friends and had a little too much to drink and tried to drive. Or they simply found a combination of illegal drugs and prescription pills and decided to make them a little drug cocktail. For whatever reason, this teen didn’t come home last night when they were suppose to. Now they are laying dead some where off the side of the road and waiting to be found. Or their friends made a quick call to 9-1-1, due to this person not being responsive and the emergency workers could not revive them on the scene. This teen is now dead at the hospital, as the family waits for the funeral home to come and retrieve the body.

In most cases, a teen who uses drugs and alcohol gets depressed. In their state of depression, they often fail to clean their rooms. A messy room is not always a sign of a teen who is using drugs, but it can sometimes point to a depressed child. Not only did this teen leave their messy rooms for their parents to clean up, but they also left their self some where and now they can never return home again. If you just see this bedroom as another messy high schooler’s room, there really isn’t much to think about. If teens will look at this picture through a parent’s eye and understand this is the image parents see and remember; when their son or daughter never returns home.

This image never has to take place in your household. You can prevent your Mom and Dad from ever looking at your room; knowing that you will never sleep in that bed again. You will never throw your shirt in that white clothes basket again. The radio will never be heard from your ears again. Those necklaces hanging on the wall and the collection of hats hanging from the bed’s posts, will never be worn again. Don’t put your parents through this image or unimaginable sorrow they will feel; when they have to enter your bedroom, because they know you won’t ever again. A local teen rehab center is probably just a phone call away or one email away, if you find one on the computer. Reach out to send that email or to make that phone call to them. Stopping can be very hard, if you try to do this solo. These drug and alcohol professionals can usually give you other medicines; which will help with all of the withdrawal symptoms you will start to experience. Once you do make the choice to quit.

The teen addiction statistics are very real. These stats affect every family who has a teen or young person living in their household. When a teenager decides to drive a automobile and they are under the influence; then the whole community can become affected by these drug problems; which normally start in the school systems. We all need to send our children to school, but just educate them the best way you know how, so they can make better decisions. If you suspect your teen of using some form of drug at home, a friend’s house, or in high school. Then please seek professional help and see what steps you can do, to help your child, before anyone has to get hurt. Trying a drug once or twice is not an addiction, but can still have deadly results. It’s time community leaders everywhere step up and stop the adults who brings this trash to our kids at school or somewhere else.

I’m sure shoppers are making out their game plans for Friday now, as I write up this blog post. The Friday after Thanksgiving Day is the busiest shopping day of the year. Then after this weekend, the Cyber Monday Online Shopping begins to get busy. On Cyber Monday, is the day there is more people online than any of the day of the year. Most are probably people at work, who take time out during the lunch breaks, to shop for items they didn’t find on the Black Friday deals.

I have seen a couple of stores who plan to begin their Black Friday Deals at the earliest time possible. This would at midnight and if it started any earlier, it would still be Thanksgiving Day. The first minutes after midnight, shoppers will be flocking to these stores, that are offering the Black Friday Sales at their stores. These same folks who go shopping at midnight, might be the ones who continue to stay up, so they can arrive at 3 a.m. to find a good parking place or a place in line close to the door. I never seen any Black Friday ads for a 3:00 a.m. sale this year. I did catch a couple offering the 4 a.m. Black Friday bargains. Just about all the popular stores will have the lights on and the doors unlocked at 5 a.m. local time, for the start of the busiest shopping day of the year.

If you plan to get out there at 8 or 9 a.m., which use to guarantee you a few of the early morning deals, this will be too late. The stores have tried their best to prevent the long lines, for their super cheap items; which they will have a limited supply of. In the past, a lot of people have got hurt, angry, cried, injured, excited, happy, or some other feelings of their rush into the stores, as the doors were being unlocked. In order to prevent injury to customers and the store employees who have to open up these doors, for the mobs that gather outside. Most retailers have sought earlier and earlier opening times, trying to cut down on the numbers of greedy shoppers, herding outside the front door.

Luckily it’s a whole new ball game on Monday; when a lot of online retailers will be slashing prices for the Cyber Monday shopping excitement. This Monday, shoppers will not have to worry about finding a good parking place or getting in a long line, to snatch up the first deals of the day on Monday. All you will need is your computer, a few of the major retailers saved to your favorites and you’re all set. I think most online shoppers will have about 5 to 8 different windows opened on their computer screen, so they can quickly see which online retailers have the lowest prices. Online shoppers will need to have their credit cards handy and ready to type in their name, shipping address, and the information from your credit card. Not only do you need the 16 digit number from your credit card, but please be sure to check out the 3 digit number on the back of your credit card. This number can sometimes get worn away and it is hard to read. Be sure you know this 3 digit number now, so you will not have any wasted motions on this Cyber Monday in late November.

If you plan to shop on Cyber Monday or on any other day this year for Christmas gifts, I have a good way you can save money. This is completely free to do, free to sign up for, and all U.S. citizens living in the Statesare elgible to use my money saving tip. If you live in England or the U.K, Australia, or Canada, you are also eligible to join this free money saving website! Since you will be spending money online shopping this year. Why not join a program, that covers all the major retailers, where they will award you cash back for all of your online purchases? This free program is called Big Crumbs and they have just recently went over the 12,000 retailers mark! This means, that over 12,000 different websites online that offer products or services online for sale, is under the huge umbrella of the Big Crumbs system for saving you money.

This is the way Big Crumbs works and it is good for someone who plans to spend $20 online, $150 online, or thousands of dollars online this holiday season. You just find the retailer you want to buy from, by going through the Big Crumbs main page. Once you go to Big Crumbs and click the “shop now” button from the Big Crumbs web page, your online activity begins to be tracked, without any noticeable differences to the Internet shopper. You locate and buy all the items you want from that online retailer and your job is done! Unless you have a 2nd website you want to visit, then just return to the main Big Crumbs page, located your next shopping website, and go from Big Crumbs to your 2nd online retailer and this 2nd shopping website will be tracked too.

A week or two later, the Big Crumbs program will kick in and a cash-back reward is given to these shoppers, who went from Big Crumbs to their online stores; which a consumer made a purchase. Your cash back amount will range in different percentage points, based on different retailers and what they decide to return to Big Crumb members. I use GoDaddy.com as one of my hosting services online, for a couple of my blogs. I can spend about $20 for a 6 month renewal fee and a few weeks later, I will get $2 back from the Big Crumbs system. This might not sound like a huge savings, but when you see how easy it is, to join Big Crumbs for free and just using their website as a launching pad, to arrive at your shopping destinations online, it becomes a no brainer for most consumers online.

Big Crumbs will hold back your first month’s payment and then begin making monthly payments to your Pay Pal accounts online. The best part about getting paid by Big Crumbs, is the fact they will pay you any amount that is owed to you, for any certain month. If you earn .11 cents or $11 dollars, you will get paid either amount to your Pay Pal account. Pay day is normally around the 15th of the month, give or take a few days. I have received .22 cent payments before, because I had earned that amount from the Big Crumbs system. Whatever amount they owe you, I can guarantee that they will pay you, once the time arrives for them to pay their members. No minimum amounts to earn here and you want be waiting months and months, to try and reach any cash minimums. You just focus on earning money at Big Crumbs by sharing this program with family or friends or just use it yourself to get cash back rewards online. Shopping online has never been easier or as rewarding; when you use this powerful rewards program for shoppers on the World Wide Web!

For those eBay members out there, you can use Big Crumbs to save even more money, from the low auction bids you win there. Please don’t think that Big Crumbs will not have your favorite online websites to shop at on the Net. Remember they have over 12,000 retailers that currently fall under their massive umbrella, for saving computer shoppers cash. This upcoming Cyber Monday, would be a great time to make your first purchase, using the Big Crumb money saving system, which anyone and everyone can join for FREE!

I have already mentioned that eBay is one of the websites you can save money at, by using Big Crumbs. Here is a few more, that I think a lot of shopping will be done, on these popular Cyber Monday websites:

*Wal – Mart

*Home Depot

*Bloomingdales

*Cabelas

*Coldwater Creek

*Dickies

*eBay (Australia)

*eBay.ca (Canada)

*eBay.uk (United Kingdom)

*Footlocker

*Gap

*HSN.com or the Home Shopping Network

*J.C. Penny

*Kohls

*Lord & Taylor

*Macys

*NFLshop.com

*Nike

*Old Navy

*Overstock.com

*QVC.com (another home shopping TV channel)

*Saks Fifth Avenue

*Sam’s Club

*Sears

*Target

*Timberland

*Tractor Supply

These are just a few of the popular places, I figured most of you would know. Any of the stores listed above, you can visit their websites online, go to their store from the Big Crumbs page, and be eligible to get cashback rewards from the smallest online orders, all the way up to your huge, high dollar purchases online. I know since Christmas is mostly about the kids, check out some of these online stores you can save money at, when you go shopping for your kids or the gifts you buy for your grandchildren this year.

*Babies R Us

*Best Buy

*Buy.com

*Circuit City

*DisneyStore.com

*EA Store

*eToys.com

*Kmart

*Microsoft Store

*Posh Tots

*SmartBargains.com

*This History Channel

*The Discovery Channel

*Toys R Us

Just some of the retailers that caught my eye at Big Crumbs for parents and grand parents, who want to buy something nice for their children and grand children for this upcoming 2010 Christmas Day. I could go on and on and on, naming the different online stores, you can save some cash from, if you simply use the Big Crumbs page, to make your way to these online retailers.

1. Join Big Crumbs for FREE Now

2. Check the Long List of Online Retailers

3. Click the “Shop Now” Button from Any of the Big Crumb Stores

4. A New Page Will Open Up and Redirect You To the Chosen Store

5. Browse Around and Load Your Carts Up

6. Buy the Items in Your Online Shopping Cart

7. Wait About 1 to 2 Months for Your Pay Pal Account to Get Paid From Big Crumbs

That’s it!

These simple 7 steps, will allow you to get back some of that money you spent in December. Big Crumbs does hold back a month, to all new members and then begin paying each month. So if you ever should decide to quit the Big Crumb system, you would be eligible to receive 2 more months of payments. I believe most of you holiday shoppers, will be getting your cash back rewards, in the middle of February. A few of you may receive payment in mid-January and a few others might get their first pay day from Big Crumbs in mid-May.

This Big Crumbs program will work now, this weekend, on Cyber Monday, or any other shopping you do online 365 days a year. No matter how little or frequent you buy things over the Internet, you should always use Big Crumbs before you make those online purchases. Absolutely no hassles to use and its free money you get back!

The Amazon.com website does offer a link at Big Crumbs, but currently they are not paying any cash back rewards or payments to your Big Crumb referrals, who buy something at Amazon.com. And speaking of referrals, you can earn extra money, by passing your Big Crumbs referral link, to your friends, family, or any online contacts you have on the Internet. The downline program at Big Crumbs reward up to 3 levels deep in your Big Crumbs downline. So this can be a good money-making program, for those who want to promote it during the holiday season or any other times of the year. If you have a lot of shopping friends, you may want to join Amazon and become a referral for them and then you can promote any of the Amazon products online, for some extra cash!

There is a thin line that currently exists in today’s high-tech world, when it comes to parental safety for their kids and our kids own privacy. A parent trying to protect their kids from online harm, can also be invading their child’s privacy. It has been a debated subject for years now and I don’t think my one blog post is going to solve this debate. I understand parents wanting to use a keylogger software program, to track their kids online activity. This modern software allows parents to go online late at night and see which websites their teens have been going to. Since Mom and Dad can’t be around 24 hours a day to monitor their teens, they can get a hand from technology. At some point a parent has to begin handing over trust to their young teens, who will be living their own lives one day soon. While a parent can have complete trust in their teenagers, often it is their friends who lead them astray. We never know what things are being taught in the homes of our children’s friends and this is always an alarm for the daddy and mama of every household.

Then you have the flip side of the debate from the kids and teens perspectives. Why should their parents track their online activities; when they are safely sitting at home in the living room, home office, or in their own bedroom with a computer? How much trouble and mischief can they really get into online? We as parents might be aware of several ways a child can get in trouble online, but they don’t. In most cases, teenagers are chatting to friends online through one of the popular social networking websites or have some form of instant messenger they use. A few emails here and there and the rest of their online surfing takes them to things they are interested in. Kids have a lot of ways they can stay busy and entertained while being online and none of them are bad or would go against any parent’s wishes. If they learn some sort of parental tracking software has been downloaded to their computer, they can become offended in 2 different ways. One way is the trust factor. It’s only natural for the younger generation to think we don’t trust them, if we do any moves to check up on them or check-in to see what they are doing. The other way our teens can become upset with us, is from just being nosey. We all need a little bit of privacy in life and the privacy borders go a lot further out for a kid or young adult; than it does for the older people in society. We all need to be free to let our hair down, without the risk of being judged  by someone else. Even if the judge is one of our parents.

Do you have opinion on the subject? What extent of high-tech teen protection do parents need to use for their 14-year-old daughter; who frequently uses the Internet at home? What about the 16-year-old son, who enjoys his texting and talking habits on the cell phone? Are parents being protective or is this a case of intrusion and invading their kid’s personal privacy space? I have seen our own Government and local authorities misusing today’s technology for their personal gains. Not every parent is going to use these new tools of today for the best interest of their child. They will use it for their own gain or for a lack of parental guidance they have not provided their kids with in life.

On the other hand, our children’s safety is the most important thing. We can’t always blame the neighbor’s kid or our children’s best friends for them getting in trouble. The biggest fear for parents is the ability of strangers to be able to communicate with them on the Internet. It isn’t hard for a online predator to slowly gain personal information about your son or daughter online; while they strike up conversations. This threat can reach any age and can cause harm to anyone. The bad people out there know our teens are more vulnerable, so they are more likely to target them than another adult online. It’s hard to explain these threats to our kids and this is where parents have to step up and do whatever it takes; to make sure their son or daughter never gives out too much information online or try to meet these online strangers in person.

I don’t have all the answers, but I can see where both sides stand on this sensitive subject. The bottom line for parents is to put their children’s safety first. Today’s world is much different than the one we grew up in. Let’s just make sure our child hears about these awful stories on the local TV news and they don’t become the 6 o’clock news story!