A Few Freebies For Fun!

(By the way, I signed up for all of these myself.)

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is offering free name and address labels.

http://www.cff.org/getinvolved/mailinglabels/

A free Oatmeal Dark Chocolate cookie from Kashi.

http://www.kashi.com/stealacookie/getmycookie

Receive a free sample of Head and Shoulders shampoo.

https://pgpromotions.archway.com/headandshoulders_leverage/

A free 2009 Calendar from Wildlife Gifts.

http://www.wildlifegifts.com/calendar.lasso

A free sample of the new Ultra Gain with Baking Soda plus money saving coupons.

http://www.startsampling.com/sm/100453/captureAddress.iphtml?item=100453&source=

Free Digilake’s Coffee Cup

http://www.digilake.com/as/shop_content.php?coID=47

Less Than 3 Months to Christmas!

Which means you don't have much time to start sending for your Christmas freebies. I've made a small list of some stuff that's fun and what I think useful. Best of all, it's all free. Enjoy and let me be the first to wish you and yours a Merry Christmas.

CELEBRATING-CHRISTMAS MAGAZINE: FREE Christmas Magazine, Downloads, Crafts, Recipes and more! Everything you Need to Celebrate Christmas.

CHRISTMAS SPECIALS:
Watch 101 Christmas Christmas Videos Online for FREE!

CINNAMON ORNAMENTS:

CLAUS.COM: The Merriest Place on Earth!

DEBT FREE HOLIDAYS HANDBOOK:
Get a FREE Copy of the Debt Free Holidays

DESKTOP HOLIDAY LIGHTS:
Make your Desktop Shine for the Holidays

FEELS LIKE CHRISTMAS:

HERSHEY'S HOLIDAY RECIPES & CRAFTS: FREE Holiday Recipes & Crafts Using Hershey's Kisses!

HOLIDAY CALENDAR: Get a Complimentary Holiday Calendar!

JOY TO THE WORLD VIDEO:

MY CARD MAKER: Create and Print FREE Christmas Cards!

NATIVITY VIDEO:

NEW ORLEANS CHRISTMAS GUIDE: Sign Up for a FREE Christmas New Orleans Style Guide!

RED & YELLOW'S BRIGHT IDEAS: Get Fun Christmas Recipes from the Red & Yellow M&Ms!

REMIND YOU ABOUT CHRISTMAS BOOKLET: Get a FREE "He Asked Me To Remind You About Christmas" Booklet.

SALT DOUGH ORNAMENTS:

SANTA CHRISTMAS PUZZLE:
Get a FREE Santa Christmas Puzzle for Palm OS!

SANTA CLAUS LIVE: Check up on Santa for FREE! Santa Claus Live is a live Internet TV broadcast from The Santa Claus´ Office.

SUPER ELF BOWLING: This Aint Your Daddy's Elf Bowling! This year's elf fest is the biggest and baddest bowl-o-ramanow its payback time 3D style.

THE SINGING CHRISTMAS TREE: Click on an Ornament to hear a Christmas Carol!

America's Got Talent's One Million Dollars Payout

This week on Wednesday is the Finale for America's Got Talent. There are 5 contestants left. On October 1st the winner will be announced. The winner is to get a show in Las Vegas and $1,000,000.00 (one million dollars).

I don't know if anyone notices the fine print when it flashes on the TV screen but just the other day I did. Usually I don't pay much attention to the credits after a TV show but I happen to be sitting at the foot of the bed at the end of the show and got a good look close up. What I saw didn't really surprise me but I bet it's something not too many people know.

The $1,000,000.00 is paid out in 40 years. That's right 40 years.......

Since the money is winnings, the winner will owe tax on it which will be approximately one third. That would leave about $666,666.66. Divide that by 40 years and you have only $16,666.65 a year. Doesn't seem so impressive now, does it? Oh! Don't get me wrong. Extra money is extra money and where I come from that's a big hunk of change.

I don't know if the winner gets paid a fee for doing the 1 1/2 hour show in Las Vegas. That hasn't been mentioned and if it's in the fine print it's too far at the bottom for me to catch it when it flashes on the screen. If someone knows about this, please enlighten me. I would like to know.

Aphorisms

I received the following in an email today and wanted to share. I bet you will nod your head a time or two in agreement with some of these.

APHORISM: A SHORT, POINTED SENTENCE EXPRESSING A WISE OR CLEVER OBSERVATION OR A GENERAL TRUTH; ADAGE

1. The nicest thing about the future is that it always starts tomorrow.

2. Money will buy a fine dog, but only kindness will make him wag his tail.

3. If you don't have a sense of humor, you probably don't have any sense at all.

4. Seat belts are not as confining as wheelchairs.

5. A good time to keep your mouth shut is when you're in deep water.

6. How come it takes so little time for a child who is afraid of the dark to become a teenager who wants to stay out all night?

7. Business conventions are important because they demonstrate how many people a company can operate without.

8. Why is it that at class reunions you feel younger than everyone else looks?

9. Scratch a cat and you will have a permanent job.

10. No one has more driving ambition than the boy who wants to buy a car.

11. There are no new sins; the old ones just get more publicity.

12. There are worse things than getting a call for a wrong number at 4 AM ...like, it could be a right number.

13. No one ever says 'It's only a game.' when their team is winning.

14. I've reached the age where the happy hour is a nap.

15. Be careful reading the fine print. There's no way you're going to like it.

16. The trouble with bucket seats is that not everybody has the same size bucket.

17. Do you realize that in about 40 years, we'll have thousands of old ladies running around with tattoos? (And rap music will be the Golden Oldies ! )

18. Money can't buy happiness -- but somehow it's more comfortable to cry in a Corvette than in a Yugo.

19. After 60, if you don't wake up aching in every joint, you are probably dead!

Top Secret Recipes

Do you love Snicker Bars or Girl Scout Thin Mints? Would you like to know how to make them right in your own kitchen? All you have to do is sign up to receive the weekly recipe reminder email from Top Secret Recipes. All recipes are created by Todd Wilbur. There are also how to videos starring Todd himself. I've come to look forward to these emails and I'm always curious of what the next recipe will be.



To sign up just click on this link:

http://www.topsecretrecipes.com/home.asp


Once at the Top Secret Recipes website look to the right of page about half way down and you'll see where to sign up. Enjoy!

A Trip Down Memory Lane - Remember When?

I was organizing some photos yesterday when I came upon one that was taken in December, 1995. It was a birthday wish for my son who was turning 14.

Our local Shell station allowed personal messages to be placed on their gas price sign and I had taken a picture of the Happy Birthday message as all moms do to remember each special occasion for their children.

Take a good look at that picture. 99 cents for a gallon of regular gasoline! And to think I complained about the price - a whole dollar for a gallon of gas. What was the world coming to?

Well, gasoline around here is anywhere from $3.49 to $3.79 a gallon. What's that, more than a 300 percent increase in only 13 years? Too bad my income didn't grow with the gas prices. . . .

It's Time To Order Your Christmas Catalogs!

That's right, you need to order them now so you will get them in time to order and receive your items before the big day. Here's my list of my favorites. I will update the list as the catalogs become available.

Sears (What's Christmas without Sears' Wishbook?)
http://www.sears.com/shc/s/ordercatalog_10153_12605_Wish%20Book?adCell=A3

Discovery store
http://shopping.discovery.com/CS/RequestCatalogView.html?section=s

Hasbro
http://shopping.discovery.com/CS/RequestCatalogView.html?footnav=catalogrequest_cat

Miles Kimball
https://www.mileskimball.com/MilesKimball/CustomerService/CatRequest.aspx

Swiss colony (I have to have this catalog before it's time to decorate for the holidays.)
http://www.swisscolony.com/catalog/request_catalog.jsp

Lakeside
http://www.lakeside.com/catalogreq.asp

Country Door
http://www.countrydoor.com/catalog/request_catalog.jsp

Current
http://currentcatalog.com/CatalogRequest.asp

Lillian Vernon (Lillian Vernon has many unusual items.)
http://www.lillianvernon.com/custserv/signup.jsp

FAO (This is the ultimate WISH book!)
http://www.fao.com/custsvc/request_catalog.jsp?PIPELINE_SESSION_ID=2078dbe9d89d484b0148c02ffbcc357c

Harry & David
https://www.harryanddavid.com/gifts/store/BECCatalogRequestView?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10002&krypto=ru72cy17cbrLICeRSo4z8g%3D%3D&ddkey=http:BECCatalogRequestView

Things Remembered
http://www.thingsremembered.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/RequestCatalog?storeId=10001&catalogId=9951&langId=-1?catalogId=10001&storeId=10001&langId=-1&topCat=1

Vermont Christmas Catalog
https://www.catalogs.com/order.asp?id=1696

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