My dream home would be high on hill overlooking the city with plenty of land to just play around on. I would have an indoor and outdoor pool, and huge sports court to be able to play basketball and tennis. It would be three levels so that the parents and kids could be away from each other and rolling curtains that would drape down the large panoramic windows looking out into the foothills. This will serve especially useful once my kids get older and want to start holding get a together at our home. The most important thing thought will be a place where we can gather around the family table and share stories with family after a day at school or work.

I live in the Pacific Northwest and the selection of local and regional wineries has skyrocketed over the last 5 years. This has brought some prestigious awards to some of our local wineries and has created a new cottage industry of wine tours and wine tasting events. These events bring in people from as far away as Arizona, Texas, and California. I have noticed that local builders are accommodating the wine lovers with having built in wine racks in newer homes as a standard feature. Some are built right into the side of the kitchen island and some are more sophisticated and are placed in the basement with their own cooling system to help wines at the perfect temperature.

Whether you are in need of a cosmetic surgery or a simple Botox injection there are more surgeons and Dr.’s who are adding these services as part of their practices. One of the main reasons is that these patients are typically paying cash and there is little to no insurance which is major time consuming event for most Dr.’ s today. They are able to realize better revenue and thus spend more time with their patients for total health care. The cost for Dr.’s has risen for items like medical equipment, staff, and even exam gloves that it pays to make sure you are giving the best care so that the Dr. is not having to constantly recruit new patients.

This story goes to show that my family and I eat out way to much. We were in a Mexican food restaurant and I needed to take my son to the restroom. After he finished I asked him to wash his hands and said Dad, ” I Can’t” I thought that he was just trying to be lazy and get out of washing his hands. Besides, what 7 year old would love to never to have to wash. I looked around the corner and saw the problem. The bathroom faucets had been placed so close to the edge of the sinks that it was next to impossible to actually have your hands under them to wash. This created a problem for us and I am sure for many others that have to use that facility. I guess after a few drinks from the cantina that this oversight is not as problematic.

Taking care of roses appears to be pretty simple, but my experience has been that I cannot get them to last to last more than a few days. Here are a few simple tips to help you enjoy your roses a little longer. Roses do much better when they are in direct sun light. They usually require at least 6 hours of direct sunlight. Roses appreciate lots of water so make sure that you keep them well watered. If your flowers start to wilt, just trim the stems that are under water and you should extend the life. Also, trim away any dead leaves to help them from stealing any nutrients from the rest of the plants.

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For many dark skinned individuals blemishes on the skin can be more visible than that of lighter skin people.Some will go through great lengths to find skin lightening treatments that involve chemicals and other substances. Now from Makari there is a new cream that can help dark skin individuals lighten their skin to help conceal blemishes, wrinkles, and other skin problems. The cream works gradually so that the transition can be seamless and actually help enhance the glow of the skin. This is an affordable treatment for both men and women that offer help in decreasing tough on pigment marks, scars, liver spots and stretch marks.

OK, I know what you are going to say. “Jeff have you spent too much out in the sun?” No, I am in the county fair mood and was thinking about all the animal inflatable toys that will be entering our home over the next week. It is amazing to think, and sad too, that we will spend probably three times what the animal costs at the fair/carnival. No matter how much we tell or children to save their money for items that would use more often, the lure of winning a toy is too great. I would just rather go out to the web and get a better price and save the rest of the money for a funnel cake.

When I lived in Philadelphia one of the owners of the local cheese steak restaurant called “Ginos” put up a hand written sign that stated “Place your order in English” This created quite a stir and got a lot of national attention because of the perceived racial tones. IN the world of high tech what they could have done is used digital signage that could be programmed to say this same phrase in a few different languages then you are communicating in their language. This would have kept the liberal ACLU folks off Ginos back and allowed him to do what they do best which is make cheese steaks. Next time you are in Philly make sure you get one “Wit Whiz”.

We were over at a friends house for dinner and I noticed while we were congregating in the kitchen that they had installed some new under cabinet lighting .It was amazing the difference it made in creating more soft light for the entire room. They were able to modify their existing cabinets and cabinet hardware and do it themselves for a really low cost. This was a great improvement that we will probably look to implement in our kitchen. Since so much time is spent in the kitchen eating area this extra lighting and new hardware will make the room seem and brighter and modern.

Here is a picture of a office prank gone to the extreme. How would you like to go on vacation and find your office furniture wrapped in tin foil. It is not enough that you will need to catch up on voice mail and email, but now your thoughtful co-workers have thought enough of you to wrap your entire office. See below on other office pranks that have been played on unsuspecting office mates only to be outdone by another prankster.
Have you ever tried to clear packing peanuts out of a box. Try getting millions out of your office cubicle. I can only imagine this poor guy was finding packing peanuts months later. What a great prank to get back at your co-worker without damaging the companies office furniture. Of course some people will look for discount furniture when they pull off these pranks. At least this way if you do have to pay some monetary penalty you won’t have to pay all that much.

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When the fire broke out at the Monte Carlo Hotel and resort approximately 120 firefighters rushed to the scene to put out the blaze. The great thing as that no one was hurt and the building is still in good shape from the 26th floor down. The cause of the blaze is still under investigation and there is no word on when the hotel/casino will reopen. Other hotels in Las Vegas will gladly take on the added responsibility of hosting the guests and casino players that would have normally stayed at the Monte Carlo. Had this happened back in the early 70’s you would suspect that a competing casino would be involved, but today most of the bad influence has left the town.

In this uncertain world of real estate you need to have a real estate agent that understands your market and can be your adviser when it comes to house location and pricing. Many Realtors are focused on the sale and may lead to you an area where they properties listed in order to avoid sharing the commissions. In order to avoid this you can ask for a buyers agent and their sole responsibility to represent you and no have other interests when it comes to listing properties. This way you know that are going to fight for you at the negotiation table and have your best interest in mind. Plus, they will be able to provide you with a more custom list of houses rather than the ones that they may have listed.

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I was watching another report about celebs like Lindsay Lohan and Britnay Spears being in the news so much. It seems that we as Americans are so fascinated by those that have made it and then watching them fall has helped to foster shows like Inside Edition. They keep reporting on the battles that Lindsay has with drug rehabilitation and not being able to get clean. They reported that days after leaving one treatment facility she was picked up for DUI. This life in fish bowl cannot be easy for anyone, and let alone for someone who comes from such a dysfunctional family. Now the latest Britnay is loosing many of her close friends because she is spinning out of control and no ones seems to care except to watch her crumble.