Today men have multiple options when it comes to helping maintain or grow hair that they may be losing. Starting with Rogaine or Rogaine foam this product was discovered to grow hair by accident. The original purpose of this now topical cream was being studied back in the 1980′s as a treatment for hypertension. As the studies progressed the investigators noticed that it was not meeting the end points for helping to control high blood pressure, but an unusual side effect reported by men was that they were noticing increase hair follicles. This potential adverse event was seen as a much needed treatment for men and women to help them with their hair challenges.
Once Rogaine went generic it eventually went over the counter and now there are several preparations for the hair growth product. It just goes to show that while some chemical entities the true nature of what they are expected to do may lead to other helpful cures. There are several other drugs that have entered the market as a treatment for other ailments other than what they were originally intended to do.

Our summer is coming to an end and the fall season is fast approaching. I don’t think the football fans mind much, because the weather has to cool down some for it to be football weather. All of the teams in the National Football League or NFL are already playing preseason games and tuning up for the start of the new season. It is an exciting time when football is in the air and the pro teams are ready to start playing their way to the playoffs and in hopes of a Super Bowl trip.

If you love NFL football as much as I do; then you know the local channels don’t carry enough games. I like to see more football games than just seeing my local team each Sunday. There is only one way to get more NFL games and you must have Direct TV. They are the only satellite or cable providers that have an agreement with the NFL and if you get the Sunday Ticket from directtv.com; then you can watch every NFL team in action on Sundays! You can watch the games on your TV sets or on the computer if you have the Direct TV satellite system at your house.

I think the NFL games are worth having a satellite dish and most other sports nuts like me would agree. Now if you have to convince the wife to get a satellite dish, you may need a little more than the pigskin to convince her. You can let her know that there is a lot more channels available on satellite than cable has to offer. Cable TV is trying to catch up, but satellite is still the best way, if you want the most channels possible. It seems like there is always a special discount going on at Direct TV. Check the latest DirecTV Offers and try to use that in persuading your better half to make the switch to satellite television. Don’t forget to mention all the movie channels and women’s shows she can catch on the satellite dish and maybe you can convince her that she needs satellite more than you do!

So what is a kidney stone and how much pain can it cause? Can these small little stones really cause a grown man to buckle down to his knees? The answer is “yes” and I know this from experience. A kidney stone can be very painful and it’s amazing how much pain they can cause; when they are so tiny in our bodies.

Normally the severe pain comes when the stone has left the kidney and is making its way down the ureter. When the stone gets trapped in the ureter it can start to cause a lot of problems; like fluid backing up into the kidney. If the stone stays trapped too long, it can cause serious damage to you and the kidney. When the fluid or urine starts to back up, it can cause the kidney to swell-up in size. The swelling of the kidney and no place for the fluid to go, due to the ureter being blocked, can all lead up to a lot of pain and even bring a grown man to his knees in agony.

Normally diet is the main cause of kidney stones and we are what we eat. They are many people that will give you theories and suggestions on what causes kidney stones and how to avoid them. The simple answer for most kidney stone sufferers is that you are not breaking down the calcium in your body properly. When you eat a slice of pizza, eat a chocolate candy bar, or drink a glass of milk, all of that calcium is building up in your kidneys and forming stones. Eventually these stones will leave the kidney and pass down the ureter into the bladder. After the stones get in the bladder, most will not suffer too much more pain. There is some pain that can come from the bladder until the stone exits the body, but this isn’t the really bad pains that most people think about. The really bad pains are the ones that come from the stone being stuck in the ureter and this is where the stone presents the most danger.

Now if the stone doesn’t leave the kidney in a reasonable amount of time or you are not drinking enough fluids, the stone can get too big to pass down the ureter. If this happens, then chances are the stone is only going to get bigger and bigger until it starts to cause pains there. A kidney stone can be the size of a BB or English Pea when it gets stuck in the ureter tube to cause so much pain. If the stone remains in the kidney, it could grow to grape size and really cause some damage to the kidneys. The best way to remove one like this is by having lithrotripsy done. The process of using shockwaves to break up the stone and turning it into sand, so it can pass out the body more easily. Normally you get some sedation for this procedure and you w0n’t feel a thing. You also get some good pain medication in case a few big chunks remain that will need to be passed later on.

Once your shockwave procedure is over, you will pee out a bunch of sand and blood the first time you go to the bathroom. They don’t always explain this too clearly at the Doctor’s office, but expect to pee sand and blood when you get home. You may do this a couple of times when you first urinate, but the sand and blood usually passes pretty quick.

Don’t get fooled by online websites claiming they know a home remedy for removing kidney stone pains. The only way to get rid of kidney stone pain is to go to the local emergency room and let them shoot you up with a good pain medicine. After you get a pain shot, you will feel much better, but if the stone doesn’t move any during this time, the pain could come back when the medication wears off. Just tell the Doc to give you another shot of pain medication and usually after the 2nd shot, you will be good to go back home and pass the stone at home. This is the only way to remove kidney stone pains. You can prevent these pains, if you eat a healthy diet, lower your in-take on calcium enriched foods, and drinking a ton of fluids one day out of the week. If you pick one day that you drink lots and lots of fluids; then you will flush out any small stones that may be forming and they won’t have a chance to grow in size.

The economy seems to be picking back up a bit and people are starting to spend more money on entertainment again. You may notice this when you try to get tickets for a hot show or a sporting event for your favorite team. The people that put on and host these events only have so much room in their venues, that everyone doesn’t always get a ticket. When you know that the ticket is going to be hard to find or you want to see something everyone else does too; then your best bet may be online. Sometimes you can find companies or individuals that will sell you a ticket to a show that has already sold out to the public.

Dora the Explorer Tickets or Jersey Boys Tickets are a couple of shows that you would expect the tickets to be hard to find. Most of us would start making plans immediately, if we knew one of these events was coming to our local area and we wanted good seats for it. Popular shows like these always sell out or you get bad seats if you wait until the day of the show. Anyone that has ever bought tickets online or at a ticket agency know that people will do whatever it takes to get a ticket to a show that will sell out. We see these stories on the news all the time when someone has camped out all night long, so they could get a good seat. I have arrived 2 hours early before tickets were going to go on sale for a concert I wanted to see. I was 3rd in line and it didn’t feel too good when the store decided to draw numbers to see which people got to buy tickets first. Luckily I met someone in line that got 1st spot in the line-up and they bought 2 tickets for me.

If you do miss your chance to buy a ticket when it first goes on sale and the event does sell out; you can still search online for people that will sell you the tickets. You may have to pay slightly higher in some cases, but don’t think it’s always hundreds more because the event is sold out. Some businesses or people make a marginal profit for re-selling their tickets back to you. You may not want to take chances on the really big events and try to show up the day the tickets do go on sale for them. A special holiday event like the Radio City Christmas Spectacular tickets might not be so easy to find online. Sometimes you do have to make an effort to get in those really long lines, but even if you miss an event like this, I’m sure someone out there will have an extra pair of tickets that can be bought for the right price.

If you or anyone you know is a big fan or likes to use eBay then you must join Big Crumbs! It doesn’t cost anything to join Big Crumbs and this website can save you a lot of money at eBay. You can get cash back on every purchase you make at eBay; if you will simply go to your eBay Homepage through your Big Crumbs account. It just takes a few short minutes to sign up for Big Crumbs and then you can start taking advantage of all the savings they offer eBay users everyday. This is FREE money for those of you that like to shop, buy, or even sell things on the eBay website.

Big Crumbs pays directly to your Pay Pal accounts and they pay each month. It doesn’t matter how big or how small the cash amounts are; Big Crumbs will send you the money each month! I have gotten paid 29 cents before, because this was the amount Big Crumbs owed me for the month. Sure enough, the 29 cents was paid directly to my Pay Pal account.

Anyone that buys or sells merchandise at eBay will want Big Crumbs on their side. You won’t even know they are there helping you, because you just need to go through their page when you go to your eBay account and Big Crumbs will track your movements, so you will get paid from all your eBay activity. Big Crumbs is the only place online that is officially linked up to eBay in an affiliate style program.

Now if you like to shop and play around at eBay; then chances are you do other shopping online too. Well the news just gets better, because Big Crumbs can help you save money on all the popular online stores! Here is just a small list of some of the stores you can start getting cash back from any purchases you make online:

*Wal Mart

*Target

*K Mart

*1-800-Flowers.com

*Avon

*Barnes & Noble

*Bass Pro Shops

*Best Western

*Best Buy

*Buy.com

*Callaway Golf

*Circuit City

*Comp USA

*Disney

*Expedia.com

*Famous Footwear

*GoDaddy.com

*Home Depot

*HSN.com

*Jos A Bank

*Kodak

*Nickelodeon

*Office Depot

*Office Max

*Old Navy

*PETsMart

*Saks 5th Avenue

*Sports Authority

*Staples

*ToysRus

*Walgreens

*Weight Watchers

*Yahoo Games/Personals/Hosting

This is only a small sample of the stores and websites you can save money from with Big Crumbs. I’m sure everyone has spent money at one of these stores in their lifetime and probably have spent money at several of them over the last month or so. Shopping online is great and convenient to do, but it’s even greater when you use Big Crumbs to get cash back on every purchase you make. I’m not sure how they can do it, but they do give everyone money back; when you shop at any of the stores that fall under their umbrella. If you didn’t see your favorite places to shop online listed above, be sure to check and see if Big Crumbs doesn’t cover them too. They are a lot more places they can save you money; while you do your online shopping.

Big Crumbs also has an excellent affiliate program and you can earn money that way too and all you need to do is share Big Crumbs with your friends and relatives and help them save money when they shop online. You help them save money; while you can earn money as an affiliate of the Big Crumbs program. Make sure to sign up for Big Crumbs now; before you ever make another purchase online again. This is very simple and no expertise is needed when it comes to saving money the Big Crumbs way!

Thanks to the powers of the Internet these days; we can quickly and easily track down cheap life insurance online. Or I should say we can track down a lot of life insurance quotes and find the rate that best fits into our budget. None of us want to think about our last day on Earth that much, but it is important to think about the people you’re leaving behind. Life insurance is a way to insure that your family can continue on with their current lifestyles, even if your not around to help out anymore. We never know when our last day might be, so getting a good life insurance policy now is a good way of relieving your stress and concerns about the welfare of your family.

You will find numerous life insurance quotes when you begin your online search. You don’t have to settle for the first rate that gets quoted to you and I would make sure you get lots before making a commitment to any insurance plan. In most cases we will be looking at the cheapest prices. A cheap price isn’t always followed by great benefits in your life insurance packages. The benefits is the first thing we need to get a scope on and try to figure out how much money will our loved ones need, if we were no longer around to provide for them. Sitting down with your spouse or even the whole family; if you have teen and adult children involved and discussing it with them can be very helpful.

After we are gone and all the funeral costs are paid up, we need to make sure there is enough money to go around, to keep the household running normal for as long as possible. If you can get a price tag on that amount of money; then you will have a better idea of what type of term life insurance might be best for your family. It’s never convenient or easy to have these discussions with our family, but taking the time now could be the best move some of us ever make in our lifetimes.

It’s been a long and agonizing search for family and police as they tried to locate a young 11 year old girl that got kidnapped back in 1991. Her name is Jaycee Lee Dugard and her story is much like the movie of the week, but in this case it’s a true story.

The young Jaycee was on her way to a bus stop back in 1991 when a car made a U-turn and came back to grab the frightened little girl. Two people were inside the car and Jaycee’s stepfather saw the whole thing unfolding. He quickly chased after the car, but soon saw it vanish from his view. After contacting authorities and getting a massive search underway, the hunt for Jaycee Lee Dugard had begun.

It didn’t take long for Jaycee’s teacher at school to know she was missing and the announcement was soon made official at school. There really was no need for the announcement since some of the children had witnessed her abduction too and the buzz was already spreading like wildfire at Jaycee’s school.

You can still go on the Internet now and see all the websites that show Jaycee missing and many of them have not been updated yet. This is because the 11 year old girl has now been found and her status can now be changed to “found”. It was just this week when she entered a California Police Station and told them who she was. I’m sure many on staff that day didn’t even know who Jaycee Dugard was but it wouldn’t take long for them to figure out who she was.

Jaycee went missing from Lake Tahoe, California and its been 18 years since anyone from her family has seen her. She is now 29 years old and has 2 girls of her own that are ages 15 and 11 years old. It appears the same man that took her 18 years ago is also the father of her two children. Over the years Jaycee has built a bond with her kidnapper; even though he is a married man and his wife also took part in the kidnapping. Both of them have been arrested now and both gave non-guilty pleas to the judge in California. It seems that Jaycee’s bond might be the reason this case has went unsolved for so many years now.

Jaycee’s two girls were with their father on the Cal Berkley College Campus and were speaking religious messages. An alert security guard on campus that was the campus police took notice and this is what led to the eventual kidnapping case to be solved. Jaycee has spoken to her mother and stepfather and apparently her first words to her mother was “I have babies now”. For the most part Jaycee is healthy and seems in good spirits as this 18 year old mystery is coming to a close. They are still lots of unanswered questions and it should be interesting to see what details come out over the coming weeks and months from the Jaycee Dugard kidnapping case.

She was living behind the house out in another structure before she turned herself in to authorities. Neighbors have reported seeing children living in tents in the backyard and police were called to the home back in 2006. The guy that kidnapped Jaycee was even on parole and had a parole officer that would visit the house. The officer claims that there was no signs of children living at the house and never thought twice about their visits to the home.

The whole story has a familiar sound to it; when you think about kidnapping a young girl and a religious guy getting away with it for so long. The early parts of this story on Jaycee Dugard sound a lot like the Elizabeth Smartstory that had a happy ending too or at least as happy as it could have turned out. Elizabeth Smart was found with a guy preaching religion and her capture lasted for several months before she was rescued by an alert police officer in California. Elizabeth’s story seems to pale in comparison when you think about being gone for 18 years and the fact that Jaycee has raised a 15 year old daughter and an 11 year old daughter during her captive years. I’m sure this story has caught the attention of the Smart Family and they are keeping up with Jaycee’s case and reflecting how it is so much like their daughter that got took from her home while sleeping one night in Colorado.

I guess we will have to wait for more details to surface in this case and I’m sure the family wants as much privacy as they can from the media right now. I would think this story will make its way to Hollywood and we will get to see a movie on the Jaycee Dugard story one day. I think this is one bright thing Jaycee and her daughters can look forward to and the money that comes from any movie or book deals should be enough to help get Jaycee’s daughters a good education and a big head start on forgetting their past. If Jaycee had some feelings for her kidnapper; then those feelings are probably even stronger for the 2 girls and everyone will have their eyes on the California judicial system to see what punishment gets handed down in this case.

Nano Cordless Laser Mouse

I have never used a cordless laser mouse or any other cordless mouses for that matter. The way technology is going these days it doesn’t surprise me any. Especially the wireless tech gadgets and these are popping up all over the place these days. It wasn’t too long ago when we got our first cordless telephone. I’m sure Alexander Graham Bell and his friends never saw that coming!

It’s too bad that Mr. Bell and other early inventors are not still with us today, so they could have witnessed some of tremendous strides man has made over the years. The wireless technology and GPS systems are some of today’s most modern advances in technology and we sure have came a long ways since the telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell.

The Internet and our computers are amazing inventions too. Obviously Bill Gates knew what he was doing when he developed the mouse for our computers. That technology hasn’t changed much over the years and you can only find slight differences today. The laptop computer (another wireless tech gadget) doesn’t have the standard mouse our desktop computers have. They work on a touch pad and I’m not good at navigating those mouses. I do prefer my mouse on the desktop, but the wireless mouse that has been created for notebook computers does interest me. I would love to try one of these mouses out and see how they perform. I would like a wireless mouse for my desktop and see how much better it is; than the ones that have a wire attached to them.

I’m not sure of all the retailers that carry wireless mouses. I ran across this one at Buy.com and found it on sale there. More than likely they have them cheaper, than anywhere else you will find them online. If you plan to buy one or currently use a wireless mouse; please let me know what you think about it. Do you recommend other computer users to get one of these mouses, that don’t have to be plugged in to our computer towers? I think a wireless mouse would help me and especially if they make these for desktop computers. I do know one thing. All the new wireless technology is going to make camping in the woods a lot more fun!

A problem with drugs or alcohol can dramatically affect a person’s life and their family’s life too. It isn’t easy to stop a drug abuse problem, but it is possible to rid yourself of drugs forever. By reading this blog post now; perhaps you’re the person wanting to quit or you may be looking to find help for a friend, relative, or someone you know that is addicted to drugs.

The first step is always the desire to want to quit drugs or alcohol. The person that is addicted to drugs is the one that needs that desire the most and it all starts with them. A Drug Treatment Center is the first place the patient or the person addicted to drugs will need to visit. This will put them in touch with professionals and people that care about trying to get them on the path of a drug-free life. It is very difficult to stop using drugs without help and everyone should find that helping hand to stop their drug-using problems. The success rates and stories go way up; when people reach out for help and don’t try to stop using drugs by their self.

A person on drugs must change their living habits and environment to be successful. Drug rehabilitation should always start with the home or the environment these individuals are a part of everyday. Our surroundings is often a big part of why we became addicted to drugs in the first place. A good Drug Treatment facility can give us an escape and put us on the right track to recovery. Changing your environment is so important to the recovery process, that often you can take up residence at a drug treatment center and they will board and feed you for the initial phases of your drug rehab. The first few days is always the worse and a person that is addicted to drugs will need the most restraint possible to get over the side-effects from not having drugs in our system no more. Trying this process alone or at home doesn’t always work and people do much better at a facility that is designed to deal with these specific withdrawal problems.

The people around you are very important too. Keeping the same friends may prove to be difficult if they are abusing drugs too. Surrounding yourself with non-drug users is the best recipe for long-term success. Family members and neighbors can be a bad influence to a recovering drug addict. If these people have access to drugs or have helped you in the past; then it is important to know these are the people that present the most danger to you. Normally you can do a better job with distancing yourself from friends that are users and it is good that you do so. Staying away from anyone that might tempt you with drugs or alcohol is the best move any drug addict can make.

There is help available for people that want to stop their drug abuse. That first step is often the hardest and if you can make that step today; then you can start that road to a recovery process. This will do you and your family a lot of good and there is never anything positive that comes out of a drug abuse problem. It isn’t easy to do, but people do recover from drug problems. Just take the day-to-day approach and each day you go without using drugs, that will be one day you’re closer to rejoining society again. All of those depression feelings will clear up, after you have stop using drugs for an extended period of time. You can get your life back starting today!

If you like pizza and who doesn’t? Then an interesting story is breaking out of Louisville, Kentucky today. The owner and founder of Papa Johns Pizza was on a mission to find an old car he once owned. John Schatter had to sell his car to help his father keep a tavern going; while using the rest of the money to start Papa Johns Pizza.

He sold the 1971 Camaro back in 1983 and looking at it 26 years later, I think he made the right decision. I think most of us would sell our car today, if we knew we could turn the cash into a successful pizza chain. Papa Johns does make a great pizza with a very tasty pizza sauce. Adding in a pepper to each order has been a little trademark of Papa Johns and those peppers called peperoncini are great with Papa Johns Pizza.

It wasn’t easy to track down this 1971 Camaro and John did go to great lengths to find it. It turns out that the original buyer back in 1983 no longer had the car, but did help track down the people he sold the car to. These people still had the car and good thing they did. John wanted the car back so bad, that he posted a 250,000 dollar reward for the person that would deliver him the car back. After paying this hefty reward for his beloved car back, John did take care of the other guy that helped him locate the car. This man received a nice $25,000 for his efforts in helping the owner of Papa Johns Pizza to find his old Camaro.

Papa Johns Pizza stores all across the land are offering a free pizza on Wednesday (today) to anyone that owns a Camaro. You will be hard-pressed to find a better pizza out there and if you haven’t never tried a Papa Johns Pizza; then today would be a good time to start. Especially for those that own a Cheverolet Camaro and can get a free pizza!

I guess many of you are wondering what he will do with the car now? John actually had a replica on display in the Papa Johns Headquarters located in Kentucky. He will now replace that car with the actual car he had to sell 26 years ago. People visiting Kentucky for years had the KFC tourist attraction that people travel to each day to see where the first KFC restaurant was located and where all that good chicken started from. The success of Papa John’s business has made this another tourist attraction in Kentucky and you can purchase Papa John stock on the NYSE (PZZA). The stock price is up today and selling for just a shade over $24 a share. You can’t buy Papa Johns Pizza in every U.S. state and they are still growing as a company. I do think this is an attactive long-term stock to buy for those wanting to get in the pizza business through Wall Street.

Now the final numbers and tracking the famous 1971 Camaro goes as follows:

*John sells the car in 1983 for $2,800 to the original buyer (money used for father’s tavern in Jeffersonville, Indiana and to start Papa Johns Pizza)

*Original Buyer sells the car for $4,000 in 2004 (approx.) to Jeffery Robinson in Flatwoods, Kentucky

*John starts massive campaign to track down the black and gold Camaro and even offers a $250,000 reward

*Original buyer sees an interview with John on a preseason NFL game this month talking about the hunt for the car

*Original buyer contacts John and the person he sold the car to and helps reunite the man and his car

*Jeffery Robinson collects the $250,000 reward by selling the car back to John and the original buyer gets $25,000 for his efforts

All 3 men in this story profit from one very famous 1971 black and gold Camaro! Let’s look at this in terms of money spent and the money they earned by coming in contact with Papa.

1. Original Buyer buys the car for $2,800 and profits $1,200 when he sells the car for $4,000. Gets rewarded an additional $25,000 for helping track down the person he sold the car to. Total Profit: $26,200

2. Jeffery Robinson pays $4,000 for the car and sells it back to John for $250,000. Total Profit: $246,000

3. Papa John buys the car for $$$ (unknown) and sells the car for $2,800. Money used to help dad’s tavern and to start Papa Johns Pizza. John has to pay out $275,000 to retrieve the car. Total Profit: -$272, 200 Plus earnings from the Papa Johns Pizza Franchise which calculates into the millions based on the value of the franchise. Real Total Profit: Priceless

This is truly a story everybody wins in and I think all 3 parties are very happy about 1 special 1971 Camaro from the Blue Grass State of Kentucky. Not to mention the free pizza that every Camaro owner in America can take advantage of today or where they have a Papa Johns Pizza franchise.

Have you ever worked at a Papa Johns restaraunt? If so, then please be sure to share your stories on your work experience there. Do you like the food as an employee? How is John as a boss? Do you feel that Papa Johns Pizza is as good as Dominos Pizza or Pizza Hut’s pizza?

Have you ever ate Papa Johns Pizza? Please be sure to give feedback on how good you think their pizza really is? How do you think it stacks up against the other guys in the pizza market? How would you rank todays most popular pizza places?

1) Papa Johns

2) Pizza Hut

3) Dominos

4) Little Caesars

5) Cici’s Pizza

6) Other?

Since doing this blog post it has made me a bit hungry and I am craving a little Papa Johns Pizza. I think I would have to rank them (Papa Johns) first at this moment on my rankings. I would put Dominos in 2nd place, Pizza Hut in 3rd place, and Little Caesars in 4th place. Based on price and value for the almighty dollar, I do love Cici’s Pizza’s “all you can eat” buffets and rank them first on value with the $5 large pepperoni pizzas Little Caesars sells each day as 2nd on the value list. All 5 of these popuplar pizza chains do make great pizza and you should try them all. Let me know your favorite places to eat a good ol slice of pizza from.

I’m a big fan of any movie that is based on a true story. It seems the crime movies like Goodfellas, Casino, and the ones on Al Capone are a bit more intense than some of your other true story movies. I will always sit down to a movie based on John Dillenger and I love the 1967 Bonnie and Clyde movie that rarely comes on television. I may just have to buy Bonnie and Clyde at Buy.com and add it to my movie collection.

All of these crime movies are real life stories and people really did lose their life to these criminals that we view as icons or heroes now. I guess we can blame Hollywood for this, because they are the ones that have us rooting for these bad guys on screen. I don’t know of anyone that is rooting for the police (good guys) to catch these criminals on the run.

I do think one fascination we have with them is money. Most of these legendary bandits got their hands on money and lots of it! They did very little work to earn it. In most cases these men and women were very brave, but never did the physical labor it would take to earn this much money back then. Even today money is hard to come by and I think we all think about robbing a bank or a casino to get our hands on some fast cash. I know one good job at a bank would help me out with my bills. It would be nice to go shopping and buy anything you wanted, instead of having to find a sale to shop for. The power that comes from money is what gave these bank robbers and thieves the ability to form partnerships, gangs, and even corrupt a city if you think about Al Capone’s power. This power spills on to us and we root for them to get away with it and not get caught. After all, we would want a few cheerleaders and helpers if we were running from the law and trying to hide a huge stash of cash.

Now I like the non crime movies that are based on true stories too. I am a true story junkie when it comes to movies. I really like them all and they are very few bad movies out there that are based on true stories. It just seems like the ones that involve a crime are the most interesting and obviously I’m not alone; since Hollywood mainly goes this route on their true story movies.

Currently there is some high profile names involved in crimes making the news headlines today. I can’t wait to see some of these future movies and see how they come out on the big screen. One of the most recent true story movies was the one based on Natalie Holloway and her trip to Aruba. That is a pretty good movie, but this is one movie where you are rooting for the good guys (police) to catch the bad guys. I think we are all rooting and praying that people like Natalie Holloway and Jon Bonet Ramsey get the justice they deserve. We could use more true story movies like the Elizabeth Smart case, that did have a happy ending.

Search Engine Optimization or SEO is so important these days to webmasters and anyone that owns their own website. An effective seo tool can impact any web site’s traffic or listings in the search engines. A few good tips can go a long ways in helping a webmaster get on the first page of the major search engines too. I wanted to know what some of these tips may be and see what my readers think about SEO tips. If you have done anything that gave your website a boost in the search engines; then please feel free to share that SEO knowledge.

I think meta tags and incoming links work real well for higher listings in the search engine results. These 2 things can make an impact and especially for a brand new website. It’s always a good idea to have quality information on your website and this is the first rule of thumb to getting ranked in the search engines. If you get lucky and get links coming in that are related to the subject or niche of your website, you can get a big boost with linking. I don’t think webmasters should swap links and try to just get incoming links to your website and prevent the number of links going out. This is pretty much my knowledge of the SEO game and I look forward to hearing some good SEO tips from you!

It was a moment in time that will never be forgotten for many Georgia residents that are fans of Little League baseball. A little team from Warner Robins, Georgia was taking on the world in baseball. They faced some really good teams back in 2007 and was beating them all. It came down to 2 teams and only 1 could leave the field in victory. It was Warner Robins against the Little Leaguers from Japan and the score was very tight. It took just one swing of the bat from a player wearing the gold and red from Warner Robins to give Georgia a little recognition on the World Stage of Little League Baseball.

His name was Dalton Carriker and it was him that hit the ball over the fence for a walk-off home run that settled the 2007 World Series. Dalton wasn’t just a hero to his teammates, coaches, friends, and family. Oh no, he was a hero for every resident living in Georgia that day and Warner Robins put the Peach State on the map. A year later a group of young boys from Columbus, Georgia did that exact same thing and they brought the 2008 World Series title home to Georgia. The Little League success has been awesome in Williamsport, Pennsylvania the last 2 years and now we have a new team to stand behind.

The 2009 Warner Robins team is representing us in great honors with their superb play. The manager Randy Jones has the boys swinging the bats and pitching lights out baseball in Williamsport. They have just now completed the first pool play and they finished with perfect 3-0 record to advance a step closer to becoming champions. Everyone in Georgia is rising to their feet’s again and watching a group of young men leading us to fame that can be seen all over the world.

They had to beat out some good teams to win the state title in Georgia this year. They also met the challenge of our bordering states trying to represent the region at Williamsport. The team from Tennessee was really good and this was their closest Southeastern game they had on their way to Pennsylvania. Since arriving in Williamsport, the manager Randy Jones has watched his talented crew of sluggers knock off a team from Iowa, Washington, and Staten Island, New York. The team from New York was the other team in their pool A bracket that advanced to the next round. So we may see a rematch here and the team from Staten Island is very good too. 

Justin Jones who is the son of the Coach Randy Jones has played like a super star on the diamond. His time on the pitching mound and the power he has provided at the plate has really helped Warner Robins to this point. The guys that make up the batting order from 1-3 have all been impressive. You don’t lose nothing when you see the next 3 guys in the Warner Robins batting order either. The power continues at the end of the line-up and these guys are more than capable of parking one out of the park. Warner Robins has an impressive blend of hitters and pitchers in their line up and they have a great shot of winning the 2009 Little League World Championship. They still have some other good teams wanting to prove they belong too and everything will get decided this week in Williamsport.

The things you hear about on the news these days really do make you shake your head and wonder who is in charge. This is so true when it comes to America’s legal system and the differences you can find in each U.S. State. You can just look at a couple of NFL players to see how bad things have gotten in our society.

I will start with Plaxico Burress from the New York Giants. He is currently in the NFL headlines and his story is making news all over the country. His crime on America may sound a bit serious, but actually the only person that got hurt was him. He took a hand gun into a nightclub in New York City and the gun accidentally went off. Who knows if he pulled the gun out or not. Who knows what his intentions were that night, when he decided to carry a gun into a NYC nightclub. He is a very rich and famous man and perhaps he had the gun for protection? That makes sense, right? Well sometime during his visit that gun did discharge and he shot himself in the leg. This was very dangerous and someone could have been seriously hurt. It turns out that he was the only one that got hurt and now he has been handed his sentence for the crimes he committed that night. He got 2 years in prison and this won’t be easy for someone that has gotten everything they ever wanted in life (for the most part). A 2 year sentence may not seem like that big of a deal and perhaps you think this sentence does justify his crime.

Now let’s go south to the sunshine state in Florida and see what another NFL player did and what his crime and punishment was. Another NFL wide receiver found his self on the wrong side of the law in Florida and this was because he hit a man with his car. This man died from his injuries that NFL wide receiver Donte Stallworth caused. It really doesn’t stop here and it does get worse. The reason Mr. Stallworth ran over this man in Florida was because he was drunk behind the wheel. His drunk driving led to the death of another human being and I’m sure Stallworth wishes he could have that night to do over again. Regardless of how bad he feels, he still ended the life for another innocent citizen that didn’t deserve to die. What did the justice system do for justice in this case? They gave Donte Stallworth a 30 day sentence in jail; which he only served 23 days of that sentence and now he is a free man. Can you believe that? I can’t believe how justice didn’t get served in Florida and with all due respect to Donte Stallworth, he really should still be sitting in jail for his actions of drinking and driving.

There really is no comparison to Plaxico Burress and Donte Stallworth’s crimes, because Stallworth wins this contest easy. The sad part is how Burress will have to be locked up for 2 years while he only hurt his self and Donte not only hurt someone else, but he killed them! The NFL must take up the gap here and hand down a far more serious punishment against Donte Stallworth. The NFL has announced that he is suspended for the entire upcoming NFL season, but is that enough? I think Donte Stallworth doesn’t deserve no more football time on any body’s team and I hope no NFL team will have him again. I believe in given guys a 2nd chance and I fully support Plaxico Burress and even Michael Vick coming back to the NFL, but you don’t get those 2nd chances when you kill someone. What NFL crimes will we see next?

The song is pretty good (You Light Up My Life) but this handy product that Buy.com has available on their website right now is pretty good too. This Rechargeable Spotlight is something every family should own in their household. I use to carry one around in my vehicle when I drove more and about every 3 or 4 months I would find a good use for one of these spotlights. They generate a strong beam of light that seems like it goes for miles and miles. You can really see a long ways with one of these spotlights. They really come in handy when you have to search for something in the yard or in the woods after dark. These spotlights make nighttime navigation very simple. If what your looking for is out there; than one of these powerful lights will find it.

This one is made by Dorcy and it does come with a rechargeable adapter for A/C and D/C. You can check around online, but chances are you won’t find one with this quality for under 20 dollars; unless you go to Buy.com to pick one up. No need to worry about shipping and handling charges, because it’s totally free to get this delivered to your door. Normally this is a $30 item, but if you act fast you can save 50%! Now would be a good time to get one for the car or your home while it is currently on sale.

I like to go fishing in the evenings. When the fish are biting good, I don’t want to leave even if the sun is going down. These spotlights come in handy for night fishing. It’s not easy putting on a hook at night, but the problem is solved with one of these powerful lights. Keeping an eye out for snakes and other critters that roam at night makes these lights great for fishing too. You will find several uses for a spotlight like this and you’ll be glad you picked up one when you have to put it in use.