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So I am sure all of us at one point or another have troubles getting out of bed when that alarm goes off. I have decided to share some of the techniques I use and have heard of other I know use that work pretty well. Some are mildly annoying others are obnoxious and some are just shocking! Here are my Top 5 techniques to get myself out of bed:

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It has been awhile since I last posted, life happens. I have noticed recently how things have been going so smoothly in my daily life. A couple years ago it was not like this, I had a void, something wasn't right, and something was missing. I just couldn’t put my finger on it. I now know what it was, why it was causing these problems, and how I came to cope with it. This can be of a great help to most but may be difficult to get used to at first. To introduce myself; I naturally have these characteristics: Read more

    The dreaded white ring. It can make a beautiful antique look like an old outdated piece of firewood. White rings and water marks (usually a white haze on the finish) are caused by too much moisture building up underneath the finish, either from water or heat damage. In this short article I will share a few easy steps you can use to do away with those terrible looking marks on those otherwise perfect pieces of furniture you own: Read more

Ok, so many people have been very critical of the TV show on FX called Testees.  Only four episodes have aired and already the dislike has begun agressivly. Testees is a new show aired on FX written by one of the main characters of a TV show called Kenny vs Spenny, Kenny Hotz. Kenny Hotz sense of humor is crude and not everyone will enjoy it. Read more

So I am a big fan of Microsoft. Before all the critics leave I must let you know that I own Apple products and have friends that work for them. I equally respect Apple but get a lot more out of MS products. Anyway I ran across some news of new Windows 7 UI development. Check out the screenshots:

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I quit smoking about a year and a half ago but still have an addiction to nicotine. After pulling up some quick facts at http://www.adha.org, it is clear that tobacco and nicotine are very addictive, deadly.... and popular. We all know how bad nicotine is in all its forms. Lung cancer, throat cancer, heart disease, asthma and the list goes on. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (USA) says nearly 46 million Americans are hooked! How is it that I managed to play into smoking? I had taken up smoking in the summer of 2006. Random smoking led to occasional smoking which led to moderate smoking... you get it. Read more