Asha Anujeeva

This is the photo that was used to illustrate an article about companies who allow employees to take a nap during their day. I really wish that I could take a 30 minute nap every afternoon. I know that I would be more productive if I could rest for a bit.

But my first thought when I saw this photo was that some giant PacMan characters were on the rampage, devouring people!

Talking with my sister last night, she confided that she was depressed about summer coming to an end. When we were kids, we used to go to the beach quite a bit. If we weren’t at the beach , then we were at the river or at the community pool. Now that we are grownups, we are lucky to get to Myrtle Beach once during the summer. That is just not enough water to refresh my soul. The water re-energizes me, clears my head and makes me feel refreshed. I need http://www.horizonmyrtlebeach.com more than once a year.

I’m trying to talk her into booking a Myrtle Beach hotel with me and getting away at the end of September for a long weekend. I would love to spend four days in the sun and sand and on the golf greens with my sister. That would be heaven.

Finally, after almost an hour of persuading and whining, she agreed to look at some of the Myrtle Beach best hotels and consider going away for 4 days. I hope she follows through on her promise and calls me back tonight to finish making plans.

My computer is becoming more important to me every day. I look forward to coming home every night and getting online – almost as much as I look forward to eating a nice dinner!

Everyone I know has been to the beach for their week of vacation by now. Once Memorial Day comes, it’s like the gate has opened at the racetrack – everyone bolts for the beach. This year, I’ve been to the beach twice, but I’m not satisfied with just two trips. I want to go to a Myrtle Beach hotel at least one more time.

A quick look at http://avistaresort.com and I know I will find the perfect resort for a 4 day weekend. Four days is a good visit to the beach. You can enjoy the sun and sand and also play golf at least once on a quick getaway.

The Labor Day holiday weekend is just a few days away. If the hurricane heading west across the Atlantic does not spoil everyone’s long weekend, it’s not too late to book resorts in Myrtle Beach and set up a tee time on one of their world famous gold courses. There is still time for summer fun, even at the end of summer.

A friend of mine who works in Nashville is working as a volunteer at this Mutt Strutt. She was telling me about the great success they have had in previous years raising a lot of money and having a lot of fun with people and their pets. It is all for charity and is a different kind of fund raising event. I wonder if it would work in this area?

There is a theatrical production that has my interest. It’s a play based on the back story of the Wizard of Oz. It has been extremely successful and is making a ton of money.

Wicked is a Broadway production that has been on Broadway and also has toured nationally for several years. It is an “open-ended show,” which means it will continue running as long as it is making good money, and it has been playing to sold out audiences for almost every performance the past 4 years.

This play has actually been grossing more than a million dollars every week for over 7 years, whether the show has sold out or not. Wicked broke the record for highest weekly box office gross in Broadway history, at $1,610,934.

The Comedy Channel is usually good for a laugh or two when I find myself clicking through the cable channels looking for a quick show to watch. Laughter is after all the best medicine!

Tosh.O is one of my favorites shows that I watch on The Comedy Channel. I try to catch it at least once a week. Tosh.O is funny and nice on the eyes! Check him out, if you get the chance.

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!

Here is a new portrait of two of my friends. They worked with a professional photographer to take this publicity shot.

My dilemma is that I don’t think it is very flattering of her and don’t know how to tell her that without hurting her feelings.

She is a very pretty woman and is madly in love with her boyfriend. So I can see why she likes this photo. But I wish she was not posed so awkwardly, and her shirt is not flattering at all. In fact, at first glance I thought it was an apron.

What do you think?

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.

Since the weather wasn’t all that great over the weekend I took a drive around in my old neighborhood and strolled down memory lane for a few hours. The house that I grew up in is totally different on the outside these days. I’d love to be able to go inside and see how it looks in there, but I’d never get the nerve up to knock on the door and ask. But once in a great while I’ll drive by and check the place out.

The front porch is now enclosed and another house has been built where we used to play in the side yard. It was the perfect house and yard to grow up in. My mother and father took a lot of pride in keeping the place looking nice even with 5 kids running around creating havoc. My mother had the most wonderful window flower boxes in stalled in the windows on the front of the house. She was very proud of how her window boxes looked all year round. And plenty of neighbors were envious of her taste and talents and went out and purchased their own garden window boxes to experiment with, but hers always looked the best.

I’ve just discovered Robert Earl Keene. This man is a great songwriter! I had no idea his work has been covered by so many big name artists as well as his own very successful performing career. I hope to hear him in a live show if he comes to this area.

I can remember seeing the movie Deliverance and the only scene I enjoyed was the dueling banjos scene. The rest of the movie was just too creepy for me.

I found this video of the dueling banjos just now and thought I’d share it with you. Hope you enjoy it.

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.

The Animal Planed Channel has some really good shows that I try and watch when I can. Today they were showing The Ugliest Dog contest. Man you should have seen all the varieties of ugly dogs that they had competing. The bad thing is that I had to leave before the judging was completed, so I don’t know who won.

Thanks for the guest post by Esteban Vinson

My two children are very active and greatly enjoy the fact that they have afterschool programs that they can attend. They not only are able to get of the house almost every day, for a good reason, they are able to make friends and learn life skills that can benefit them for the rest of their lives. One thing that is good about the fall is that there are great deals of different spots they can participate in. Being the loving parent that I should be, I try to attend each and every one of their meets and practices that I can. Working and going to school online makes this opportunity easy for me, and it makes them extremely happy. The lovely weather in fall means that although it may be a bit breezy, it won’t snow yet, and it won’t be scorching outside. To me this is the most memorable time of year.

My son is greatly involved with wrestling and foot ball. My daughter loves cheerleading. They both go to the same school and only one grade apart, so it makes it wonderful to be able to see them both have fun at the same time. I just set my wireless security alarm, get them ready, and head out the door. This is part of what makes my family great, and I am proud to say it.

Lewis Black always makes me laugh!

Guest post by Terrell House

I love eating at Maria’s Mexican Restaurant. It is located in Platte City, MO and is an authentic Mexican restaurant. It is much better in atmosphere, service, and taste than any Mexican restaurant I’ve ever been to. They have a wide variety of foods to choose from. My favorite is the enchiladas, or the fried ice cream.

On my birthday I went to Maria’s to eat. It was about 6 o’clock in the evening. I made sure to set my adt Security alarm before I left the house to go out to dinner, because you can’t be too careful these days. Once we sat down, the employees sang Happy Birthday to me and had me wear a special birthday sombrero hat, which is extremely large and colorful. Then they took my picture with a polaroid camera and put it on their famous Sombrero Wall. The entire wall is covered with people in photos wearing the special sombrero.

Maria’s is very quick to serve you and they are always accurate and friendly. You couldn’t ask for a better Mexican restaurant. I absolutely adore the place.

Contribution by Michale Greer

Dirty Dancing would have to be favorite chick flick that I sit down and watch all the time. If I catch it on the tv I got after I researched satellite tv installation near Indianapolis, I always stop switching channels and watch it until the end.

You can’t help but fall in love with Patrick Swayze in this movie. He is an amazing dancer and his character is such a nice guy. You watch him and Baby learn to dance together. They end up falling head over heels in love and make a perfect couple. They have chemistry that many people have trouble finding when filming a movie. This is one case where they work great together. This movie is one that always makes me wonder what happened after it was over. Did this wonderful couple stay together or go their separate ways?

I guess that we will never know, but I will always enjoy watching them fall in love and dance together all over again. It is a movie that I will share with my daughter when she is old enough to appreciate it. I take every chance that I can get to watch this one when I find it on.