The Ice Cream Bribe

Image via WikipediaAs a parent I am always looking for ways to motivate my kids to be on their best behavior. This is easier said then done. It seems Joy and I are always on their case about cleaning their room and putting away their toys. We are always challenged to get them to eat something besides junk food.

So Joy had an idea. If the kids behave all week, If they clean their room and not make the baby sitter pull out all her hair then we will give them a special treat. We will take them out for Ice Cream on Sunday Afternoon.

I'm not sure it will work but what the hey I get Ice Cream too. So will try it for awhile and let you know if it works. But even if it dos not I will try to convince Joy to keep trying because hey I get to eat Ice cream. LOL.

Visit London England

If you’re into history like I am then one place you need to go is London England. There are lots of cool places to explore, the tower of London, Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, and London Bridge. Also sites like Piccadilly Circus.

Besides the site seeing London has many fines restaurants and culture to absorb. There is plenty to keep you busy. Then at the end of your long day of exploration you will want to relax in one of the London Hotels. They’re lots to choose from.

London Hotels can range from very expensive luxury establishments to reasonable price decent respectable hotels. Just try to figure out your budget and what part of town is best for you. Personally when I travel I choose my hotel location by proximity to good food. After all sight seeing makes me hungry.

Maybe your different maybe you go by proximity to sightseeing locations or hot nightspots. God knows London England has lots of all of these. London has clubs and bars; it has tourist locations galore and oh yes great restaurants all over. London England is a great place for a family vacation. Plus it is a great location from which to explore other English towns and villages.

Week End Barbeque

Image via WikipediaThis past Saturday was a wonderful day that we spent with good friends. My wife Joy has two friends that are also from the Philippines. Lisa who is married to Steve and who is our children's baby sitter and Josette who is married to Bernie.

Steve and Lisa live about 10 or 15 minutes away and go to the same church we do, but Josette and Bernie live about an hour away. Bernie is in the Navy. We get to see Lisa and Steve almost daily but it is a special treat to see our other friends from Newport.

I'm sad because soon Bernie will get reassigned and we may never see them again. I'm happy for Bernie's continued success but I will really miss them. We have so much in common and are kids are the same age.

Keeping in contact with those you love.

When I was in sales one of the first things that I learned was to make a contact list of all your past and present clients and your potential contact base. You do this to keep in touch and have them remember you. It's a great concept but what about the people who really count what a bout family and friends.

What if we took the time to appreciate the ones we love by something simple like sending Birthday cards. It is a simple little act of kindnesses that means so much to everyone you know. There are so many great people in our lives that mean so much to us that we take for granted.

We will all remember the do or die cards. You know the ones that make you look like a jerk if you don't get, like your parents, your spouse and such. But what about all the other special people in your life. What about your Aunts, Uncles and Cousins. What about people at work or church and synagogues. What about other special people in your community. Sending out Birthday cards to all these people with out an motive like sales people have will cause you to gain respect in the eyes of your piers.

I know your thinking cards cost a fortune but not if you buy them in bulk. That is why I go to cards Direct. I can customize the saying in the card and they cost less. Instead of going to a card shop in the mall and paying $3.00 or $4.00 for one card I can buy in bulk and get the cards as low as $1.50 each.

Happy Mother's Day

To Joy, the mother of my children, a very Happy Mother's Day.
To Nita, Joy's Mom, Happy Mother's Day.
To my Mom, who is with the Lord, Happy Mother's Day I miss You.

Starting a New Website

If your thinking about starting up a new website one of the first thing you must consider is what is the purpose of my website. What do I want to accomplish do I want to sell a product, do I want to educate someone about some subject that I have knowledge. It's like going to college you need to have some idea why your there, besides partying of course. You think what is my major. Well you need to do that with your new website,

After you have a idea in my for your site you need to consider website design. You need to have a web site that is both functional and stylish. It not you will look amateurish and no one will take you serious. You can design your own platform or you can choose a pre-made template and some are free or you can find a top notch service to design the site for you. I suggest a free template if possible to get started you can always reinvest your money and upgrade later.

The 3^rd thing you need to do after your website design is to pick a hosting service to put your web site on. There are many find hosting services to choose from so do your homework and choose wisely. The last thing to do once you know what your site will be about, once you have made your web site design, and after you have picked your hosting package is to promote your site to drive traffic to your site.

Sci Fi Friday

Image via WikipediaI'm excited for Fridays for multiple reasons. First of all the obvious it's the start of the weekend. But most of all my favorite shows com on T.V. tonight.

First my favorite of all Battle Star Galatica, which is much better than original series. But I still like the original as well. Then there is Doctor Who and a new Spin off The Sarah Jane Chronicles. In a few months they will restart up Stargate Atlantis and Flash Gordon. Thank God for the Sci-Fi Channel.

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