Asha Anujeeva

My  mother used to fuss at me all the time about my room being a mess. She would shout up the stairs, “Asha! Clean up your mess!” My teachers would fuss about my desk and demand, “Asha! Clean up your mess!” So, I know what it is like to have things get into a mess and need to be cleaned up, and i was fortunate to have these people help me with that. I learned at a young age that a person of good character will clean up their mess.

So now some people, for whatever reason, are facing financial problems and the way to clean up that mess is to get help from The Credit People.

People who are out of work or who got hurt and have been unable to work are the ones that have my sympathy and deserve help to get back on their feet. They might benefit from working with a credit repair service to make a plan and work their way out of the mess.

The internet can help Repair Your Bad Credit, so don’t give up! Get the right help and you can clean up your mess!

Last night I had a terrible time falling asleep. I’m not sure why my mind was racing. I don’t have any pressing issues to face this week. But I could not stop thinking and planning things, and could not relax.

I tried a cup of warmed milk, in hope that it would relax me. But that didn’t help. So I put the TV on CNN and let Larry King talk me to sleep. Thankfully, Larry did not cause me any bad dreams. LOL

I can remember when I was in college, one of my favorite courses was sociology.  I found that topic very fascinating, so I learned a lot.  One of the things that the professor taught the class, was the “official” definition of what “upper,” “middle” and “lower” classes were.  According to the definition we were taught in class, the “upper class” were people who had really “old” money – many generations of wealth, going back as far as the Mayflower or longer.  The “middle” class were the “new” money people like the Kennedys and the Bushes and most of our political leaders.  These people have had tons of money for several generations.

Those of us who are “self made” wealthy, well, we’re just “upper-lower class” according to that principle.  And, to be politically correct, we no longer call the “lower” class by the term “lower.”  To be politically correct, we call the “lower” class the “working class.”

So it was with much surprise that I read an article on the Internet today at Investopedia that suggests that what I was taught as “working class” is in fact, in many cases, considered to be “middle class.”  Are you as confused as I am?

I’m hoping that my next year’s tax refund check will be a decent one. Decent enough for me to put a large down payment on a new car. My first car was an old VW Beetle and I’ve always had a spot in my heart for the VW Beetle. The New VW Beetle is mighty fine looking and I’m really tempted to go down to the local VW lot and test drive one to see how they feel and ride. A nice rich blue color would be sweet to be driving down the road.

I do like the volkswagen jetta as well, but it just doesn’t compare with my beloved Beetle or “Bug” as we used to call them back in the day. I still see a nice “Bug” going down the road once in a while and I find myself staring them down and almost drooling at the sight of it.

My mother would like to see me in a dodge challenger, I would like to buy American but I have to check an assortment out and see what best fits me and my needs. My Dad has been pushing for a new volvo c30. They are such opposites it cracks me up. Anyway I have almost a year to sort them all out and make a decision so there is no rush, but it is exciting and gives me something to look forward to. The Internet certainly will be helpful in researching this project!

Hey check out this wild looking tiny little thing, the smart fortwo, what a trip!

Since the I saw on the news last week that we were all out of Iraq I haven’t heard or seen much online or on the TV about the “war being over”. In fact the few people that I’ve talked to about this didn’t even know about the convoy that was videoed leaving Iraq.

Last night while doing a bit of channel surfing I did see a news headline that stated that there is actually still 50 thousand of our military troops still in Iraq. What’s going on?

Written by my friend Roosevelt Spence

When the crowd rises en masse to work itself into a lethargic frenzy, that is the signal the Jerry Springer is about to slide down the fireman’s pole and unleash another hour of mayhem. The public living room is about to host people of all walks of life that have secrets that need to be aired to cleanse the spirit of the confessor, even if the audience consists of millions of viewers. Jerry Springer is a master at getting people to bare their innermost secrets in a usually vain attempt at redemption.

The host will begin with some questions to get to the root of the issue and then match the antagonist and protagonist onstage with the peripheral players in these dramas that almost always involve residents from the lower social strata. Sex is the driving issue that fuels these fires and the wronged party will resort to controlled violence in an effort to get some sort of aggrieved payback. The best part is the number of people that have nothing better to do than mess around with the neighbors or old flames and then admit the indiscretions on national television. When surfing the guide on my Cannon Satellite tv, I always look for episodes of “The Jerry Springer Show” to keep me entertained.

Parents want to help their children do well in school. But, let’s face it, not everyone who has kids did well in math while in school, and not everyone can effectively help their child with their math homework. Even 5th grade math can cause trouble for parents. Imagine the horror of “helping” your child with their homework and having it come back as “Fail” by the teacher!

How many blue collar workers have to worry about adding fractions in their every day life? To be honest with you, the only time I have to worry about adding fractions is on the very rare occasions that I am cooking something and I have to either cut the recipe in half or double the size of the recipe.

When I needed an Algebra solver to finish my school work, asking my parents was the last thing I would do. I had a tutor and I knew that the tutor was going to help me find the right answer.

I can remember in 5th grade math I had a really inspiring math teacher.  She went above and beyond the call of duty to make sure that everyone understood the reasoning behind the method.  At the time I can remember thinking that there was never going to be a real life need as an adult for knowing about adding fractions or about converting decimals to fractions.  And I think that many girls felt that same way at the time.

In my Algebra 2 class, I can remember that I was the only girl in the class.  I really felt that the school system was letting the girls down and not living up to their responsibility to make sure that the girls got just as good an education as the boys did.  It seemed to me that girls were expected to do poorly in math, and therefore very little effort was being made to help them do better.  I think that if more of an effort had been made to show girls “real life” scenarios that they could relate to, for example relating the math to cooking, sewing, shopping for bargains, managing finances, then the girls would have been a little bit more interested in learning. 

I’m sure that sounds sexist, but for the era that I was in school, it really would have helped the girls a lot.

I saw this guy on a news program and immediately went onto YouTube.com and looked the video up. I was surprised to find so many videos regarding preachers that are caught on tape with strong words coming out of their mouth. But this guy is the best, check it out.

I have noticed that there seems to be a greater amount of commercials on the TV advertising Mesothelioma Attorney services for people suffering from this Mesothelioma Disease that is receiving so much attention. Ten years ago I’ll bet no one would have a clue as to what a Mesothelioma Lawyer would be used for.  I know that I wouldn’t have.

I know most families have to deal with at least one family member that is suffering from some type of serious illness or disability. Our family is dealing with my uncle suffering and recently diagnosed with Mesothelioma. It seems that when he was serving our country in the US Navy he spent time in a submarine and was exposed to this disease at that point. How disturbing to know that he put his life on the line for all of those years for his country and now he is dealing with this horrible disease.

A good website to check out is survivingmesothelioma.com if you know someone who may make good use of it.

Sometimes it just doesn’t pay to be perceived to be the smartest person in the office.  Today my boss told me to check out the web hosting hub reviews and determine which one would be the best one to get for our office’s website.  Now to be perfectly honest, I know what a web host is, but I have no idea what a web hosting hub is!  I’m a little bit aggravated because I feel that the boss is either trying to make me look stupid, or is trying to take advantage of my good nature by asking me to work beyond my job title’s responsibilities are.

Seems to me that I’ve read a few books about verbal self defense in a business situation that resembles something like this scenario.  I think I’m being set up and am not quite sure what to do about it.  I think I’ll need to dig around my bookshelves tomorrow for that book and re-read it.  I hope it has some good advice about how to get out of this gracefully!  If I can’t find it, I guess I’ll have to spend the day doing some research on the Internet about the subject and try to make some sense out of it all!

Guest post written by my buddy Brian Josephson

Have you ever been frightened when your pet has fallen ill? Perhaps you do not have pet insurance and cannot afford to run to the veterinarian whenever your pet is sick. Sadly, this is the truth for many pet owners. Just like these pet owners, I cannot afford to run my pet to the veterinarian all the time either. So, my solution has been to use medical pet websites with my wildblue satellite internet connection.

Using medical pet websites has proven to save me thousands of dollars. I cannot emphasize how helpful websites like www.petmd.com are. One time, my kitten was vomiting everywhere in my home. Not a pretty scene, I know. I was scared that my kitten was about to die, and I could not afford to take her to the veterinarian. Using a medical pet website, I was able to look up her exact symptoms. It turns out she just had consumed too much of her pet food and had a stomach ache! She was nowhere near dying, but I was still relieved. The website also suggested ways that I could take care of the kitten, to ensure that she would get better.

I am so grateful for medical pet websites. They have saved me and other pet owners thousands of dollars in the long run. More importantly, the lives of our pets have been saved!

Tameka Darrell is the author of this guest post.

If you live in a community that is family friendly and full of young and vibrant children you may be among a community of individuals that is committed to not only seeking justice for those that are victims of crime but that are incredibly dedicated to the prevention of crime. I myself being a parent of three young and lively children have made it a personal goal of mine to make sure that my home and my neighborhood is safe for my children to run around in and play in without being threatened by those predators that can make a neighborhood or home seem unsafe. My children have the right to be out and about and play with their peers in the place where they were born and I will make it so that they can have a safe place to play. Of course it is of utmost importance for us adults in the neighborhood to make this possible because an environment like this will not just materialize by itself. One of the most important ways to protect the home is with a ADT home alarm system that can be set when we are away from the home and while we are sleeping. I myself and every one of my neighbors has installed a home security alarm system as a first step it combating neighborhood crime.

I really love how the Internet can give you a glance into other countries all over the world. Google has a few great translating sites that come in handy, but it can be time consuming and frustrating at times, so I try and stick to countries that I can understand the language better. Australia has always fascinating to me, I’d love to be able to go there at some point in my life time.

Today I had a bit of time to cruise the “net” and found an insurance company in Australia that I took the time to read a bit about. They offer affordable life insurance for their customers, along with accident and illness insurance, income protection insurance as well as cheap funeral insurance which is something that I wasn’t even aware of it’s existence, but it makes sense, anything to make life (and death) easier to deal with, right!

When the time comes that I get to take a trip to the “Land Down Under” you can be sure that the Internet will come into play for the majority of my needs in order to make it the best trip ever!

I’ve been watching a television program on the Animal Planet channel about how horrible puppy mills are. Apparently a pet store called Petland has been selling a lot of sick puppies to consumers. This television show documents an investigation into the problem. It’s very sad to see how many dogs are being abused, and I have to say that I’m really surprised that Petland is still in business!

I have long hair, and I really like it, but I don’t know a lot about how to fix it up in different styles.  I wish that there were some beauty salons that offered classes in how to style your own hair!  I’ve seen some really pretty hair sticks on the market, and I’ve even bought a few but I don’t have a really good “feel” for how to use them to take full advantage of them and make my hair look really pretty with them.  Sure, I’ve gone to you tube and seen a few instructional videos about how to use them, but I’ve always done better with a “real live” instructor doing “hands on” instruction.  I don’t have a lot of patience for practicing on my own hair because my arms get so tired of having them up for so long while I’m practicing!

Answers given by 2 nd grade school children to the following questions:

Why did God make mothers?

1. She’s the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.

2. Mostly to clean the house.

3. To help us out of there when we were getting born.

How did God make mothers?

1. He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.

2. Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring.

3. God made my Mom just the same like he made me. He just used bigger parts.

What ingredients are mothers made of ?

1. God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and everything nice in the world and one dab of mean .

2. They had to get their start from men’s bones. Then they mostly use string, I think.

Why did God give you your mother and not some other mom?

1. We’re related.

2. God knew she likes me a lot more than other people’s moms like me.

What kind of little girl was your mom?

1. My Mom has always been my mom and none of that other stuff.

2. I don’t know because I wasn’t there, but my guess would be pretty bossy.

3. They say she used to be nice.

What did Mom need to know about dad before she married him?

1. His last name.

2. She had to know his background. Like is he a crook? Does he get drunk on beer?

3. Does he make at least $800 a year? Did he say NO to drugs and YES to chores?

Why did your mom marry your dad?

1. My dad makes the best spaghetti in the world. And my Mom eats a lot.

2. She got too old to do anything else with him.

3. My grandma says that Mom didn’t have her thinking cap on.

Who’s the boss at your house?

1. Mom doesn’t want to be boss, but she has to because dad’s such a goof ball.

2. Mom. You can tell by room inspection. She sees the stuff under the bed.

3. I guess Mom is, but only because she has a lot more to do than dad.

What’s the difference between moms & dads?

1. Moms work at work and work at home and dads just go to work at work.

2. Moms know how to talk to teachers without scaring them.

3. Dads are taller & stronger, but moms have all the real power ’cause that’s who you got to ask if you want to sleep over at your friend’s.

4. Moms have magic, they make you feel better without medicine.

What does your mom do in her spare time?

1. Mothers don’t do spare time.

2. To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long.

What would it take to make your mom perfect?

1. On the inside she’s already perfect. Outside, I think some kind of plastic surgery.

2. Diet. You know, her hair. I’d diet, maybe blue.

If you could change one thing about your mom, what would it be?

1. She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I’d get rid of that.

2. I’d make my mom smarter. Then she would know it was my sister who did it and not me.

3. I would like for her to get rid of those invisible eyes on the back of her head.

My cousin’s girlfriend Bri has been raving about how much she loves her new magnetic bracelet.  She said that it has helped her arthritis tremendously!  So I started doing a little bit of research on magnetic therapy.  I couldn’t believe how many ailments magnets are supposed to help! From headaches, backaches, insomnia, stress, to diabetes!   Bri told me that she bought her bracelet at the billythetree.com website.  So I’ve gone online to check them out. 

Their prices certainly seem reasonable enough, and they have a good shipping and satisfaction policy.  I think I’ll order one for myself and see if I notice any difference in how I feel!  Sometimes I wonder if these things “work” because of the placebo effect, so I’m always curious, yet cautious.  What is your experience?  Do you have any magnetic jewelry?  Has it improved your life?

I was looking for a video on you tube of Aretha Franklin singing “I’ve got the music in me” but couldn’t find one!  While looking, I found this version of her song “Think” that was adapted and changed to be a message about drinking and driving!  I’ve never heard this version, I thought it was great!  I hope you enjoy it too!  AND take the message seriously too!

My dear great-aunt decided it was time for me to be more creative and gave me a ton of fabric that she had collected over the years.  She said that it was time to pass the torch of fabric collecting on to a younger family member!  Some of this fabric is beautiful and I can see why she would be attracted to it.  Some of it though, is just plain ugly!  Naturally she didn’t put any labels on any of it telling me what the content is, or the yardage, so I guess the first thing to do is measure it all out and pin small notes on them telling me how much fabric there actually is!  Then I have to figure out what to actually DO with it!