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Now Playing in Green Bay - The Three Stooges

August 06, 2008 By: admin0 Category: Commentary, Humor, News, Sports 1 Comment →

Waffeling aside, if your MVP Quarterback wants to return after getting you one play from the SuperBowl, do you:
A: Welcome him back?
B: Make Lame Excuses to Not Welcome him Back?
C: Try to Pay him $20 million to stay retired?
D: Trade him to another Team?
E: None of the Above.

The current Green Bay Packer management has choosen B, C and now appears to be trying option D. This situation is WAY out of control. The general feeling among everyone that we have spoken to is the they have ALL lost any respect for theese three clowns, and when that happens in Green Bay, you might as well GO PACK, your bags! If egos could have been left on the sideline, Brett Favre would be back on the team and all would be well with the world. This fiascon seems to have sent ripples of disruption throughout the entire NFL and even the world. The pieces are all over the floor and the public is going to want to know EXACTLY who caused this mess and why. I doubt the lame excuses we have heard so far will stand up in the court of public opinion. These three stooges need to remember who owns that team! If Roger’s lays an egg on Monday Night Football next week, heads will roll!

America says goodbye to a Bud

July 14, 2008 By: admin0 Category: Commentary, News No Comments →

156 years of family history ends today as ownership of American held Anheuser-Busch (BUD), brewer of Budweiser changes hands to Belgian-Brazillian company InBev (INBVF) in a 52 billion takeover deal. The company headquarter will remain in St.Louis, MO.  Asset liquidation to help finance the deal may include sales of many of the A-B properties including Busch Gardens and Sea World. Support America; brew your own beer!

2007 Honda Goldwing For Sale

July 08, 2008 By: admin0 Category: Commentary, News, Sports 1 Comment →

buy 2007 honda goldwingHere’s a chance to buy a great, lightly used, well serviced 2007 Honda Goldwing. Hard to find Dark Blue Metallic color (not offered in 2008) and over $3,000 in additional accessories. Under 7000 miles. Showroom condition. CLICK HERE for full details and photos.
Located between Green Bay and Appleton, Wisconsin.

Staycation - Vacationing Close to Home

May 24, 2008 By: admin0 Category: Commentary, Home Bars No Comments →

Just a few short years ago, it was nothing to dump ten bucks in the gas tank and drive five hours for a two night vacation in the northwoods. Today that trip, financially speaking, is no longer a great idea. The trip burns about 20 gallons of gas for the round trip and today that will run over $78.20 (and rising) leaving much less cash for food and entertainment.
Unless you have a large stash of disposable income, vacationing away from home is fast becoming less practical for many families. So what’s the solution?
Take a Staycation! Staycatioing is fast becoming the “green” way to save green while investing your money into home improvements. Stay at home and invest the money you’d normally spend on a vacation into an unused space in your home; like a basement home theater or for summer months your backyard. Sure many people feel trapped by their daily grind and just have to get away for a vacation, but what if everything you ran 100 miles away to enjoy was right in your own backyard?
Taking a staycation has many advantages:

  • No long “are we there yet?” drive.
  • No speeding tickets.
  • No traffic hassles.
  • Clean facilities nearby.
  • No crowds.
  • Quick escape when weather turns ugly.

Taking just one staycation per year can not only save money, but also helps the overall gas problem. With the number of people out there today, we all need to start doing our part.

relaxing gazeebo tentOnce we got to our vacaton destination, the things we enjoyed the most were simply sitting under the tent and next to the fire, so rather than spend hundreds of dollars each year on the long trek to increasingly congested campgrounds and resorts, we decide to bring the best of the resorts to our back yard. Now we have our own relaxing gazeebo, jacuzzi and fire pit right in our backyard.  

Money spent on a vacation is gone the day your vacation ends, but money spent on items you can continue to use keeps providing fun and enjoyment year after year.
Backyard hot tubWe decided a few years ago to start using the money we normally put aside for vacationing for improving our back yard. We first erected a fence, which for our rather large back yard was equal to a winter Mexico vacation we had planned to take. The next year we again stayed home and installed a Jacuzzi hot tub. Now we can feel like we’re in Mexico every day of the year!

This year we are continuing our staycation tradition adding more trees and a 12′x24′ garden garage with an attached 10′x12′ greenhouse. The greenhouse will help us offset the rising price of fruits & vegetables, allowing us to become less dependent of store bought produce.

This year, try taking a staycation, you’ll find it more relaxing than an expensive trip!
Tell us about your staycation experiences.

Hydrogen Fuel to the Rescue?

May 14, 2008 By: admin0 Category: Commentary, News, Tools No Comments →

With Gas Prices Soaring our of Control, we’ve been cautiously looking at way to improve fuel economy in order to save gas & money. The obvious way is to SLOW DOWN! But even at $3.75/gallon I still see idiots tearing down the road at 80mph in their SUV or pickup truck. My neighbor’s kid just pickup a Cadillac Escalade with a 26 gallon fuel tank. Good thing he still lives at home with Mom & Dad becuase it’s going to cost about $100 to fill that beast.

So, how else can you increase gas mileage? 
The answer is not gas pills, fuel additives or other “snake oil” solutions, they just don’t work.
run your car on waterBut we did find a site that claims you can use ordinary water to extend your fuel economy. It’s based on the old science project which demonstrates how electronysis breaks down water into it’s component gases, two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen. The ingenious device we discovered simply uses your cars electrical system to generate hydrogen gas “on the fly” and injects it into the intake manifold.
The $49.95 plans, which claim to work on 99.9% of cars is a fun tech project that will teach you all about this cool new fuel while extending your cars efficiency by 40 percent! 
Become a hydrogen fuel expert and run your car on water for under $50. 

Is High Gas Cost Driving You to Drink?

May 10, 2008 By: admin0 Category: Commentary, Home Bars No Comments →

If so, put down the bottle and step away, although gas prices are getting out of hand, there is some GOOD news to report! Lumber prices are at an all time low! The housing crash has resulted in stock piles of lumber and the lowest prices in years. Now is the perfect opportunity to load up on building materials and add that indoor or outdoor home bar or rec room addition. Here is the best deal on home bar construction plans.
dont drink and driveEntertaining at home will help save gas and with the recent rise in grain prices, will help save money from the higher cost of beer at your local tavern. It also keeps you from being liquored up behind the wheel, and that’s a good thing! So, entertaining at home will not only help save gas, it will help increase the value and enjoyment of your home. So get busy! And as always, stay safe & have fun!