Chirstmas Gift Pressure

The pressure is on for the holidays are less than two months away. While trying to save money and still come up with a great present, I am giving my children their own free personal website!

My friend told me how to get a free website for personal use. I did and it works.

Blogs are fun but the website allows an even wider opportunity for growth. I collect all my email addresses and send out information to every one at once. I also show case my talent for ink paintings of pets.

So I am giving the kids free personal websites.

I use http://www.gotoerins.com/new370510.html for the websites. It is easy to use.

I gave my sister a personal website for her birthday and she uses it to sell home made folk dolls.

I hope to have a happy holiday by creating the personal web sites for my children!

Money Woes!

I am hosting a VMB 433 USMC reunion in April 2009. These old Marines were on an island in the South Pacific during WWII.

The costs of rooms in downtown Indianapolis leaves me wondering how anyone can afford to travel and have a nice time without leaving broke. My Marines want to spend $89.00 not $149.00. I have to keep looking and hope to find a decent price.

Indianapolis will host the Super Bowl in 2011 and the rooms will be out of sight if not already booked.

I hope to find a nice hotel today. Indianapolis has so many wonderful places to visit and a neat new airport.

The VMB 433 met in Indianapolis once and loved it!

Economy Blues

At my age being one of the retired folks living on a fixed income, the economic news in the last week has left me feeling BLUE.

I am an upbeat person. Very little keeps me unhappy for a long time. But for 10 days my outlook on the economy has left me very BLUE!

How do we look beyond the sad fact that the faith the nation placed in George W. Bush was a waste. He lead us down a declining path. What with a war and money wasted I have turned very very BLUE!

It seems as though the nation is turning BLUE too.

Blue could be good if this mess gets cleared and we recover our sense of well being.

Saving Money

Whether driving the car, watering the grass or leaving on lights, all I think of is the money drain every thing that I do costs. The bill comes due sooner or later.

When doing errands, I plot my trip and go in a circle. When leaving the house, I turn off all lights, TVs and computers. I do not water the lawn only the flowers.

Some of these things help save the planet by using less. I take canvass bags to the grocery. I buy for two weeks to avoid shopping needlessly. Every step helps but the money still vanishes faster.

Selling on eBay has helped bring in a small income. I sell pet items and costumes. I also sell electric and acoustic guitars.

This is fun and keeps me busy.