My buddy Oscar made this little video for me. (he’s been a great help with some of the blog posts)
Anyway, listen to to the voice. THATS THE MOVIE GUY! ( Don La Fontaine)
So Oscar emailed him and he replied and did that voice over for me. That is AWESOME!!!!  Thank you so much, I appreciate it.

 

Now what is the video about you might ask?
I’ve been planning for a long while to have my site redone and finally got off my butt and finally contacted my buddy Alex to do it.
So he’s doing a basic template change, along with the logo, and a lot of  programming. It just means it’ll be a hundred times easier  to add and remove things from the website. Nothing major.

Here is a sneak peak. It should be done by the end of February. This is just a first rough draft by the way.

FREEZER BAGS:
They are male, because they hold everything in,
but you can see right through them.

PHOTOCOPIERS:
These are female, because once turned off; it takes a while to warm them up again.
They are an effective reproductive device if the right buttons are pushed,
but can also wreak havoc if you push the wrong Buttons.

TIRES:
Tires are male, because they go bald easily and are often over inflated.

HOT AIR BALLOONS:
Also a male object, because to get them to go anywhere,
you have to light a fire under their butt.

SPONGES:
These are female, because they are soft, squeezable and retain water.

WEB PAGES:
Female, because they’re constantly being looked at and frequently getting hit on.

TRAINS:
Definitely male, because they always use the same old lines for picking up people.

EGG TIMERS:
Egg timers are female because, over time, all the weight shifts to the bottom.

HAMMERS:
Male, because in the last 5000 years, they’ve hardly changed at all,
and are occasionally handy to have around…

THE REMOTE CONTROL:
Female. Ha! You probably thought it would be male, but consider this: It easily gives a man pleasure, he’d be lost without it, and while he doesn’t always know which buttons to push, he just keeps trying.

Thank you Megan for all of these awesome links!

-James

Hi, it’s me AGAIN! I found this today also. I don’t know how often they let you evaluate because I found them today, but I have gotten confirmation emails from all of them. I don’t know if you already have these on your site or not.

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This is one that is supposed to let you test various products.

Recently evaluated products include:

• Handheld and wireless products (PDAs, digital cameras, wireless Internet access devices)
• Consumer hardware (scanners, printers, modems)
• Consumer software (graphics, publishing and printing software, content filtering and Internet software)
• E-commerce (financial services, portals, browsers and plug-ins)
• Internet appliances and a whole lot more.

http://cbs.voconline.com/betasphere/signup.htm

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It’s simple. Just click on the Sign Up button and you’re on your way to being part of the Buzzhead community. Once you’re matched with a campaign, you will receive your Buzz supplies which will include samples of products and information on how to share your experience.

http://www.buzzheads.com/

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Once you have registered for the community, you will receive periodic notifications about test opportunities. These opportunities have limited space and test participant selection is based upon the needs of the test. If you are selected for a particular project, you will be notified.

https://connect3.centercode.com/signup/default.html

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Contract Testing Inc. specializes in sensory evaluations where you the consumer is asked to give opinions about the taste, texture, smell, appearance, etc. of various products. Manufacturers often request that a consumer or sensory test be conducted when they wish to gather information about a new product that they are planning, make changes to an existing product or perhaps substantiate an advertising claim. Some of the products we might test include cookies, soup, frozen and microwavable dinners, cigarettes, mints, soft drinks, soap, detergent, shampoo, mouthwash, and other personal care, food, or household items. WE NEED YOU, the consumer, to help us complete tests and we are willing to pay for your assistance. This can be a fun way to earn extra money and everyone is welcome to sign-up (some restrictions apply).

This requires to go to locations for focus groups.

http://www.contracttesting.com/testit1.html

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This one is for girls/women to test nail products.

http://www.fingrs.com/product_tester.cfm

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As a consumer panel member you may periodically receive emails to participate in a brief on-line survey, provide feedback on new packaging concepts, or take part in in-home product testing. To show their appreciation you could receive new flavorful recipe ideas, first peek at new products, early market launch details to share with your family and friends, and VIP coupons for products distributed in your area.

http://www.franklinfoods.com/consumer_panel.shtml

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Participate in on-line opinion research and perhaps some product tests (Mars, M&Ms, etc.).

http://panel.effem.com/index.php?SES=2c9232d16b410ef8d68db5ea6a852937&chosen_site=2

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Join an existing 450,000 membered panel to test products and to give your opinion. Test&Vote is a rapid, interactive way of improving today’s products and services, letting you hear directly from those who have designed them.

The monetary units are in pounds, but you can sign up in the US.

http://www.toluna.com/TestArea.aspx

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UTZ Snacks (U.S.)

Become a part of the Utz Team! When the need arises, you may be called on to taste and comment on a new product or flavor before it goes to market.

http://www.utzsnacks.com/youropinion.asp

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Wild Planet Toy Opinion Panel (U.S.)

We value consumers’ opinions so we’ve created the Toy Opinion Panel™ (T.O.P.) to find out what YOU want! We’re looking for parents AND kids to help us design the toys of tomorrow! As a panel expert, you will have the opportunity to give us YOUR opinion on everything from new toy ideas to your taste in music. You’ll also have a chance to win cool toys! (Parental permission required).

http://www.wildplanet.com/aboutus/top_info.php

That is what I have found today. I hope that you find some of these usefull!

-Megan

–Man who scratch bum should not bite fingernails.

 

 A sliced Carrot looks like the human eye. The pupil,iris and
 radiating lines look just like the human eye...and science
 shows that carrots greatly enhance blood flow to and function
 of the eyes. 

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A Tomato has four chambers and is red. The heart is
red and has four chambers. All of the research shows
tomatoes are indeed pure heart and blood food. 

lin

linee 

Grapes hang in a cluster that has the shape of the heart.
Each grape looks like a blood cell and all of the research
today shows that grapes are also profound heart and blood
vitalizing food. 

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A Walnut looks like a little brain, a left and right
hemisphere, upper cerebrums and lower cerebellums.
Even the wrinkles or folds are on the nut just like
the neo-cortex. We now know that walnuts help develop
over 3 dozen neuron-transmitters for brain function. 

line 

Kidney Beans actually heal and help maintain kidney function
and yes, they look exactly like the human kidneys. 

line 

Celery, Bok Choy, Rhubarb and more
look just like bones. These foods
specifically target bone strength.
Bones are 23% sodium and these
foods are 23% sodium. If you don't
have enough sodium in your diet the
body pulls it from the bones, making
them weak. These foods replenish the skeletal
needs of the body. 

line 

Eggplant, Avocadoes and Pears target the
health and function of the womb and cervix
of the female - they look just like these
organs. Today's research shows that when a
woman eats 1 avocado a week, it balances
hormones, sheds unwanted birth weight and
prevents cervical cancers. And how profound
is this? ...... It takes exactly 9 months to grow an avocado from blossom to
ripened fruit. There are over 14,000 photolytic chemical constituents of
nutrition in each one of these foods (modern science has only studied and
named about 141 of them).

line 

Figs are full of seeds and hang in twos when they grow. Figs
increase the motility of male sperm and increase the numbers
of sperm as well to overcome male sterility. 

line 

Sweet Potatoes look like the pancreas and actually
balance the glycemic index of diabetics. 

line 

Olives assist the health and function of the ovaries. 

line 

Grapefruits, Oranges, and other citrus fruits look
just like the mammary glands of the female and
actually assist the health of the breasts and the
movement of lymph in and out of the breasts. 

line 

Onions look like body cells. Today's research shows
that onions help clear waste materials from all of the
body cells They even produce tears which wash the
epithelial layers of the eyes.

 

1. Golden Retriever: The sun is shining, the
day is young, we’ve got our whole lives ahead of us, and you’re inside worrying about a stupid burned out bulb?

2. Border Collie: Just one. And then I’ll replace any wiring that’s not up to code.

 

3. Dachshund: You know I can’t reach that stupid lamp!

4. Rottweiler: Make me.

 

5. Boxer: Who cares? I can still play with my squeaky toys in the dark.

6. Lab: Oh, me, me!!!!! Pleeeeeeeeeze let me change the light bulb! Can I? Can I? Huh? Huh? Huh? Can I? Pleeeeeeeeeze, please, please, please!

7. German Shepherd: I’ll change it as soon as I’ve led these people from the dark, check to make sure I haven’t missed any, and make just one more perimeter patrol to see that no one has tried to take advantage of the situation.

 

8. Jack Russell Terrier: I’ll just pop it in while I’m bouncing off the walls and furniture.

9. Old English Sheep Dog: Light bulb? I’m sorry, but I don’t see a light bulb!

 

10. Cocker Spaniel: Why change it? I can still pee on the carpet in the dark.

 

11. Chihuahua : Yo quiero Taco Bulb. Or “We don’t need no stinking light bulb.”

12. Greyhound: It isn’t moving. Who cares?

 

13. Australian Shepherd: First, I’ll put all the light bulbs in a little circle…

 

 

14. Poodle: I’ll just blow in the Border Collie’s ear and he’ll do it.By the time he finishes rewiring the house, my nails will be dry.

 

How many cats does it take to change
a light bulb?

Cats do not change light bulbs. People change light bulbs. So, the real question is:

“How long will it be before I can expect some light, some dinner, and a massage?”

ALL OF WHICH PROVES, ONCE AGAIN,
THAT WHILE DOGS HAVE MASTERS,
CATS HAVE STAFF!

WHY GOD MADE PETS
They help out around the house…

They protect our children…

They look out for the smaller ones…

They show us how to relax…

They “converse” with each other.

They help you when you’re down…

They are great at decorating for the Holidays.

They have “great” expectations.

They are Patriotic.

They are happy to “test” the water.

They love their “teddies”

They know who’s “BOSS.

AND – They know when we need a good LAUGH!

Thanks Donna!

-Oscar

 

Some More For You!

Take your bananas apart when you get home from the store.
If you leave them connected at the stem, they ripen faster.

Store your opened chunks of cheese in aluminum foil.
It will stay fresh much longer and not mold!

Peppers with 3 bumps on the bottom are sweeter and better for eating.
Peppers with 4 bumps on the bottom are firmer and better for cooking.

Add a teaspoon of water when frying ground beef.
It will help pull the grease away from the meat while cooking.

To really make scrambled eggs or omelets rich add a couple of spoonfuls
of sour cream, cream cheese, or heavy cream in and then beat them up.

For a cool brownie treat, make brownies as directed.
Melt Andes mints in double broiler and pour over warm brownies.
Let set for a wonderful minty frosting.

Add garlic immediately to a recipe if you want a light taste of garlic
and at the end of the recipe if your want a stronger taste of garlic.

Leftover snickers bars from Halloween make a delicious dessert. Simple
chop them up with the food chopper. Peel, core and slice a few apples.
Place them in a baking dish and sprinkle the chopped candy bars over the
apples. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes!!! Serve alone or with vanilla ice cream.

Heat up leftover pizza in a nonstick skillet on top of the stove, set
heat to med-low and heat till warm. This keeps the crust crispy. No
soggy micro pizza. I saw this on the cooking channel and it really works.

Put cooked egg yolks in a zip lock bag. Seal, mash till they are all
broken up. Add remainder of ingredients, reseal, keep mashing it up
mixing thoroughly, cut the tip of the baggy, squeeze mixture into egg.
Just throw bag away when done easy clean up. Fast Deviled Eggs!

When you buy a container of cake frosting from the store, whip it with
your mixer for a few minutes. You can double it in size. You get to
frost more cake/cupcakes with the same amount. You also eat less sugar
and calories per serving.

To warm biscuits, pancakes, or muffins that were refrigerated, place
them in a microwave with a cup of water. The increased moisture will
keep the food moist and help it reheat faster.

Start putting in your plants, work the nutrients in your soil. Wet
newspapers put layers around the plants overlapping as you go cover with
mulch and forget about weeds. Weeds will get through some gardening
plastic they will not get through wet newspapers.

Use a wet cotton ball or Q-tip to pick up the small shards of glass you
can’t see easily.

Place a dryer sheet in your pocket. It will keep the mosquitoes away.

To keep squirrels from eating your plants sprinkle your plants with
cayenne pepper. The cayenne pepper doesn’t hurt the plant and the
squirrels won’t come near it.

To get something out of a heat register or under the fridge add an empty
paper towel roll or empty gift wrap roll to your vacuum. It can be bent
or flattened to get in narrow openings.

Pin a small safety pin to the seam of your slip and you will not have a
clingy skirt or dress. Same thing works with slacks that cling when
wearing panty hose. Place pin in seam of slacks and — ta da! — static
is gone.

Before you pour sticky substances into a measuring cup, fill with hot
water. Dump out the hot water, but don’t dry cup. Next, add your
ingredient, such as peanut butter, and watch how easily it comes right out.

Hate foggy windshields? Buy a chalkboard eraser and keep it in the glove
box of your car. When the windows fog, rub with the eraser! Works better
than a cloth!

If you seal an envelope and then realize you forgot to include something
inside , just place your sealed envelope in the freezer for an hour or
two. Viola! It unseals easily.

Use your hair conditioner to shave your legs. It’s a lot cheaper than
shaving cream and leaves your legs really smooth. It’s also a great way
to use up the conditioner you bought but didn’t like when you tried it
in your hair…

To get rid of pesky fruit flies, take a small glass fill it 1/2″ with
Apple Cider Vinegar and 2 drops of dish washing liquid, mix well. You
will find those flies drawn to the cup and gone forever!

Put small piles of cornmeal where you see ants. They eat it, take it
“home,” can’t digest it so it kills them. It may take a week or so,
especially if it rains, but it works & you don’t have the worry about
pets or small children being harmed!

*INFO ABOUT CLOTHES DRYERS*
The heating unit went out on my dryer! The gentleman that fixes things
around the house for us told us that he wanted to show us something and
he went over to the dryer and pulled out the lint filter. It was clean .
(I always clean the lint from the filter after every load clothes.) He
told us that he wanted to show us something; he took the filter over to
the sink, ran hot water over it. The lint filter is made of a mesh
material – I’m sure you know what your dryer’s lint filter looks like.
well,…the hot water just sat on top of the mesh! It didn’t go through
it at all! He told us that dryer sheets cause a film over that mesh
that’s what burns out the heating unit. You can’t SEE the film, but it’s
there. It’s what is in the dryer sheets to make your clothes soft and
static free — that nice fragrance too, you know how they can feel waxy
when you take them out of the box, well this stuff builds up on
your clothes and on your lint screen. This is also what causes dryer
units to catch fire & potentially burn your house down with it! He said
the best way to keep your dryer working for a very long time (& to keep
your electric bill lower) is to take that filter out & w ash it with hot
soapy water & an old toothbrush (or other brush) at least every six
months. He said that makes the life of the dryer at least twice as long!

-Oscar

P.S. Repost Due To Technical Difficulties

P.P.S. Thanks Rhonda!

“These pics were taken in the Suntree area of Florida ~Viera~ south of Cocoa & Titusville.

A Sand Hill Crane couple recently had an exciting addition to their family. When they built their nest near the water’s edge it immediately drew attention of passers by. Soon there were two eggs sitting on top of the nest and the mother on top of them.

The really curious passed by the site every morning and would stop their cars to get out and see if there were any new cranes yet. Many brought cameras of all shapes and sizes and would stand near the water for long periods of time hoping to catch a photo of the hatching.

Robert Grover, a dentist, didn’t actually catch the birth but, he sure did capture some fabulous shots of the Momma, Papa and baby (the second egg never hatched). Then he put together a slide show with music that is just too good to not share it.

Click here to check it out.
Thanks Cat!

-Oscar

P.S. This Is A Repost Due To Technical Difficulties.

Or so they claim. Some of the sites listed are pretty good, and I must say I frequent many of them on a daily basis.

The internet has changed all of our lives, hopefully in a more positive direction. You can use these sites just for entertainment or you can use them to change your life. Many of them you visit all the time but it’s time to look at them another way and harness their power…..more

So what are your secrets to winning contests? If you care to share any, just leave them in the comments section.

I think one of the main constants would be roboform – the automatic form filler. I have the free, older version that you can download here.

http://www.jfsdaily.com/software/AiRoboForm-4-6-8.exe

Here are a couple of replies that I got:

“I have two folders, one is for sweepstake sites ( those that give out sweepstakes to join ) which I mostly go to for one time entries, or to add on to my second folder, daily entries. So I try to go to the daily entry file every day and enter sweepstakes that I have filed there to enter every day, or every 24 hours. If it’s something that I need a code for, I write it in my desk planner so I can look back at it when I do the daily contest. I use a automatic filler ( the old Gator ) for most of my entries, saves time.

I treat it like it is a “work at home job”. I take my sweeps seriously and I organize accordingly, but at the same time, I say have fun entering

Ellen in Colorado

P.S. Thanks for all you do James, I know it is hard work.“

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“James, the biggest help that I know of is the “Roboform”. hell I wouldn’t do half of the contest without that little tool. I would say on about 95% of your contest, Roboform will work, the other 5% usually are not to bad on filling out manually. I only spend maybe an hour doing about 80% of your contest, well the ones I would like to win!
Wayne”

Thankd for this one Vicki.

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