Started a new travel business

I started a new business, a travel business visit http://www.tvtravel.com/ra9496

I'll also get a shorter domain name, something like www.travelseed.com or www.startraveler.com something easy like that.

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WoW

VeBeen leveling some of my older toons in World of Warcraft, some that I almost quit playing because they were a real pain to level until I figured out which quests I should do and which ones I should skip and to never play without rested xp.

The toons that I'm working on now are my warrior 59, warlock 64, Mage 66, rogue 48, and shaman 77! Then I'll work on my Druid 70, hunter 72, and priest 41... Which should wrap up all toons on Exodar plus I'm getting better gear for my 80 deathknight and 80 pally.

Oh boy 0400, half an hour to go before I get off of here!


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Proof Read

It pays to proof read before you post an article on the Internet, because I get in a hurry sometimes and forget to do so leaves me looking like a real dummy by making simple errors such as I when I'm was need like in the post before this on!

I have read a few dozen sites in the past few days and on each one I noticed minor errors which can in somecases change the whole meaning of what your tring to get accross.

So from now on I'm going to really try not to mess up my posts very much, I'm sure from time to time that i'll mess up every now and again.

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Short Time

I down to just four more days until I go home. I'm finishing up my trip working in Harahan Fleet on one of the tugs. It's kind of fun getting to do stuff that I normally get to don't get to do.

I started working days for about nine days and now I'm on nights finishing out my hitch. It's a real change of pace for me to work on a tug and sleep on a line boat (Larry Strain) when I'm so use to working 6 hour shifts on big boats to working straight 12 on a tug.

Anyway I'm going home to see my wife and kids soon, the sooner the better because I'm missing a lot of my boys baseball games! I'm looking forward to seeing them win a few more games, of course I'm happy to just see then play win or not.

Getting a little sleepy sense we are just about done in the fleet and it's only 12:15 am, come on 5:00 am so I can go to bed and have another day out of the way.

I may take a trip when I get home. Booking everything is simple using the tools on my new website www.traveldistant.com check it out and see for yourself book a hotel, rental car, cruise, flight, and more.

I am also working on a membership site once everything gets running like it should! I'm trying to use WordPress MU to allow members to setup their own blogs, upload photos and videos, download member only content like ebooks, post in the forum, and have each blog served with my adsense and clickbank ads!

It's no small feet but it seems to be working alright in the sandbox but I still have some issues to workout on the homepage and membership side.

Well I guess that's enough for now, I'll post more often now that I have an iPhone which makes blogging on the go simple. So simple that a caveman can do it (as the Giako commercials say)!


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Loosing Sleep

We are Southbound on the Mississippi River it's a little after 7 and I'm having a hard time going to sleep!

You see I'm on a boat headed to Harahan to be tied-up and we should have been there around 7 am but we had delay in Armant fleet so now when we get there in about an hour or so I'll have been up for 21 hours.

I have to get on another boat when we get there so the sooner the better because it'll take me about an hour to change boats, another hour or two to get to sleep if there is clean linen and no delay providing I can even go to sleep after being on the back watch!

Anyway I have to be up a 5 am or before so I can eat and get on a tug to learn to work the fleet for 12 hours a day for no telling how many days. Well it won't be real long because I'm due off on the 17th unless I get lucky and they let me work until the 20th or so because I need the extra days!



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Debt an American Way of Life

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My fellow Americans! Is it just me or does the whole world seem to be a little distressed over the rising cost of fuel, food, and the general cost of living? Also the declining job market, low wage increases, companies leaving the good old USA in favor of countries where they can pay far ten to twenty people what they have to pay one of us Americans... plus they work harder and longer which increases productivity.

Now this is just my opinion and should not be in any way a view of reality, but companies like Fruit of the Loom that closes the doors of companies like Vanity Fair should have their products removed form every single shelf in every single store in America. Their company should be burned from the face of the Earth. After all their are other companies that make t-shirts and underwear.

The companies like this are one of the main causes for the lack of jobs and increase of debt in our country. If things don't get better soon some of our fellow people having a strong need to live may start taking things into their own hands by robbing, raping, killing, rioting, and all of the bad stuff that falls into those categories even more than they do now.

Then you have these software companies that charge your an arm and a leg for their games and systems and some even charge you monthly fees helping to take even more hard earned money form the mouths of our nations children.

Lets take a look at one of my favorite games World of WarCraft by Blizzard Entertainment! Now this is a company that charges you $19.95 to buy their game and then turn around and charge you $14.95 a month to play the bloody thing. Now here is the kicker... they have over 1,000,000,000 people playing this game but to make it a bit easier we will figure on just one million.

Say one million paid $19.95 for just World of WarCraft not counting The Burning Crusade... which would net Blizzard a few million because the stores have to get their cut. Forget about that let's take that same million and have them pay $14.95 a month and Blizzard makes a whopping $14,950,000.00 a month or a mind blowing $179,400,000.00 a year.

Now if they only charged $5 per month they would still make over five million dollars each and every month and that should be more than enough to run something that they already have setup and running. These greedy bastards have had more than their share and I'm adding to their riches at $179.40 a year for myself and double that because my wife has an account so I pay $358.80 a year!

That's more than my monthly rent, water, and trash all combined. They are not the only software company that is bleeding us dry look at Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo they all want way too much for their systems and too much for the games. The systems and the games should all cost half of what we are being charged.

Oil companies are dry fucking us until our asses bleed and we scream in pain! Sorry for such graphic use of terms but it is how I feel and thus needed for accurate depictions of how I see this matter! Companies like Shell, BP, Chevron, and others have made billions over the last few months, it's no telling how much these kind and generous people have made form squeezing every last cent from people around the world.

Oh, and if any company wants me to remove their name from this list I can be bought for a couple hundred thousand to a couple million... maybe! Just contact me I'll be happy to accept free products like games, systems, electronics, gas, cars, houses, boats, whatever. ;)

BlackBerry Curve

July 17, 2008

A couple of weeks ago I got a BlackBerry Curve and so far it has been a real good phone aside form not having a built in video camera and voice memo which would be really nice. So far I've had no use for the GPS or the satellite radio.

I use it mainly to check my email, check my stocks, make phone calls, keep notes, play a couple of games, listen to music, read e-books, and stuff like that. I would have more use for the video player if I could make my own videos of me and my wife... well it's the truth, the only other thing that I deem worth making videos of are my kids.

Once the new update to the OS comes out some time later this year it is supposed to have video and voice notations capabilities which will be great for perverts like myself. It could come in handy for web-casts and such, or news events like a wreck or shooting.

I only wish that they had more games available along with, the micro SD card slot was easier to get to like the BlackJack that my wife has... having to remove the battery to add or change SD cards really, really, really sucks.

For the price that AT&T charges for the bloody phone it should come with a two gig micro SD card, case with a belt clip, blue-tooth ear piece, and other little odds and ends at no extra cost. That would have been really nice to have had a packaged deal like that... they even forgot to ask if I have a corporate discount, which I do!

I really like being able to sync my BlackBerry calendar with my Google calendar, so I do not need to check my phone all of the time... plus it is a really easy way to share events and such with my wife and allows her to mark events on my Google calendar so when I sync with my BlackBerry my wife and I can keep up to date with events when I'm at work. Things like doctors appointments, the kids school events, movies we may want to watch, a birthday that I would otherwise forget, and other stuff like that.

The one thing that I want the most out of my little BlackBerry Curve is some software for my computer that would allow me to take a DVD movie and make it about 100 to 200 megabytes, make ring tones, make e-books, compile Java games, and so on. One program to do it all would be very nice, be a couple would do... so if some programmer that feels all gun-ho and should create such useful programs please by all means send me a copy of your finished work, I would be happy to like to any such programs from this little post.

So all in all I would have to give the BlackBerry Curve four out of five fingers put them wherever you like. Sorry... I've got a rather odd sense of humor, you'll have to excuse me! I have to get back to World of WarCraft.

Summer Cleaning Fun

July 18, 2008

 Yeah it Summer and time for fun in the sun, but sometimes we get a we get a little lazy, a little wrapped-up in fun, a little to busy to clean out all the old junk at we collect and just lay down with every intention on moving but somehow months later it's still right where we put it down... but now it's been joined by a few friends.

You know the friends that I'm talking about... dust-bunnies, cob-webs, and other little surprises that magically appear out of thin air. No-one ever knows where this stuff comes from, but never-the-less they get there and they need to be removed.

Cleaning during the Summer in just a part of our everyday life and if you do a little each and every day you will have a less stuff to do in the long-run. I rather make a to-do list of all the tasks that need to be done and set a time frame for each task. I try to leave about an extra half an hour to complete each task just in case I need a little extra time to finish a task before I start a new one.

This is just basic cleaning, not organizing, and decorating. It does not take much time, energy, or money to get the job done. A rag, a trash bag, some glass cleaner and Pledge is all that's really needed. Just take a couple of minutes twice a week to wipe the dust off your things, clean the computer and TV screens, throw away junk mail, trash, and other items that have been left lying around the house.

It may only take you three to ten minutes to get everything done unless your a little behind and then it could take a few hours to a few days to get everything back in order. Remember to do a little here and there, but whatever you do be sure to finish what you started before you move on to the next task.

Cleaning is a part of everyday life, I'm not the cleanest person just ask my wife! When I start cleaning I get the job done fast and done right so I can go about my business. I know what needs to be done, I make a plan of how and in what order I'm going to do it and I get it done. It's a real pain sometimes but I know that if it's not done that roaches and other pests are going to have a field-day.

You can make a kind of game out of your cleaning... like say you have ten tasks to do and you set yourself a time limit to do each task, you can award yourself a set number of points, you can even give yourself bonus points if you finish a task sooner than expected. Another thing is set it up where you and your partner if your married rewards each other with sexual delights for each task that is completed with a finishing act when all the tasks are done.

Well that's all for now, I'll have more short and to the point articles to come later this month, but not much later as this month is almost over. I should have had more articles done by now, what happened... damn World of WarCraft!

World of WarCraft (Blood-elf Bandit Mask)

World of WarCraft is a great game, a little over priced to buy and a few dollars per month more than it should be... but a great game none the less! There are so many cool things in World of WarCraft and even more ways to make gold than you can shake a stick at. the Blood Elf Bandit Mask just happens to be one of those rare cool things that is totally useless bit looks cool, does not bind to your toon, and sells for huge amounts in the auction houses.

Farming The Blood Elf Bandit Mask can be done with both Alliance and Horde characters. It is really easy to do using the Draenei, I proffer Hunters because of the use of pets and ranged attacks make it easier to find the Blood Elf Bandit and kill him in hopes that he drops the Mask.

Just in case your not a big fan of the Draenei other races can get there with a lot of running, some fighting, a couple of boat rides, and a flight of two... maybe even some swimming and maybe even death for some. Why because the Blood Elf Bandit is in Azuremyst Isle and appears at random locations along the roads and sometimes in the woods just off the roads.

The Draenei start close to this area! Here is what I would do if I were going to farm this item... first I would create a human and level to about level six to ten, run down to Booty Bay a neutral town and find a spot by a mailbox.

Next I would create a Draenei Hunter and level to about fifteen to twenty so that you can have your pet and a few skills to make the task a bit easier. At level twenty you can get Aspect of the Cheetah that makes you move a bit faster, this would be a big plus. I should only take you about twenty-four hours of game play to reach level twenty if you do all the quests and kill everything that is in your range.

Once you find the Bandit and he starts dropping the masks try to get as many as you can, take breaks... farm for the mask for an hour or two then go work on your skinning, mining, herb gathering, cooking, first-aid, or whatever... or just have a little snack and a cold drink before going at it again.

I once farmed over twenty of these in six and a half hours with about a five to ten minute break each hour, I was a level 21 Draenei Hunter with a level 20 pet. I was able to tear through the bandit with ease without even getting hit sometimes. I was stupid and deleted the toon before I remembered that it was the one with all the masks... I selected it by mistake and even typed delete, this really happened at about four am after working on another toon most of the night and getting to level sixteen.

That morning sucked because when I got out of bed and took a shower I sat down, logged in, and looked for my toon. I was socked to see my level 21 hunter going, I was blown away be my lose of the twenty plus masks... I figured that I lost around  2000 gold or more.

Any way here is a link to a site where you can find more information on this item, like where to farm it, maps of the area, how to get there if your horde, and so on. It's all really simple and just takes time to farm... you do not have to have a high level toon but it sure speeds things up a bit.

Here are the sites to visit for more information on this item... Thottbot, The Best WoW Gold Guide. This should have you well on your way to making some serious gold or at the very least have some cool looking twinks, have the item enchanted to make it even cooler.

You Know You've Been Playing World of WarCraft Too Much When

Are you a die-hard World of WarCraft player? Do you sometimes see abbreviations for words in the media, road signs, bill boards, on other web sites, and automatically associate them with terms form World of WarCraft?

If your answer is yes to these simple questions then maybe, just maybe you play just a little bit two much World of WarCraft.

1. D.O.T | Department of Transportation is easily mistaken for Damage Over Time, a popular effect in World of WarCraft.
2. When you refer to people you don't like as MOB's.
3. When you refer to your buddies as my hordies.
4. When you go to the bank and try to deposit things other than money.
5. You refer to your co-workers as NPC's.
6. You refer to your vehicle as your mount.
7. Chores around the house is thought of as grinding.
8. You suddenly feel the urge to brake out into an 80's dance.
9. You go into the grocery store looking for Savory Deviate Delight.
10. You go into clubs and bars looking for fights.
11. You go into the Airport and ask where the flight point is.
12. When you write to people in real life you use abbreviations like... ppl, lol, rotflmao, nube, df, omg, tmi, mats, and the list just goes on and on.
13. You look for reasons to miss school or work just to stay home and play the game.
14. Your forty and over weight, don't take a bath but once a week, get off of your computer just to get something to eat (may come from the fridge below desk), use the toilet to take a dump, take shower Tuesdays, and pee in a jug.
15. Have posters of the game all over your room.
16. Have World of WarCraft plates, glasses, clocks, watches, tooth brushes, lunch boxes, sheets, action figures, books, and cards.
17. When on a date you ask your date what WoW toon they are and if they answer the faction that you don't like you dump them.
18. If you become a hunter in hopes of taming a wild beast such as a bear.
19. You go into a shop and ask if they have any epic gear.
20. You spend time thinking of ways to make more gold and forget to pay the power-bill.
21. You make have thirty level 70 toons and pick on new guys.
22. All you dream about is how sexy that Blood Elf was you saw a few hours earlier.
23. You place an ad on a dating site looking for a SBEFM NS WLSAL... (Single Blood Elf Female Non-smoker, who likes sex a lot)! What else could it be... gee people.
24. You go to the pawn shop to and ask to buy items like Lightbringer Faceguard.
25. You buy every guide that comes out and refer to them daily.
26. Your whole life revolves around the Game.
27. You don't think $14 a month is too much to pay per month to play a game.
28. The lack of a single player option does not phase you.
29. You spend real cash to buy weapons, armor, and gold from others or pay others to power-level your toon.
30. You only go out side when you have to go to Walmart to get another Game Card or the latest expansion out.
31. You want to make war not love.
32. You feel that your life is not complete unless your in the game.
33. The only friends you have are the ones in your guild and you know them all on a first name basis.
34. You never talk about anything unless you can make a refence to World of WarCraft... i.e. Jim tells you he got a promotion at the pace where you both work and you say that you got promoted three times last night refering to your guild rank.
35. On reaching level 70 you jump for joy, do a back flip. and run around the house nacked.
36. You want everyone you know to bare wittness to you soloing a five-man dungeon.
37. Heving sex wastes your gaming time.
38. Your kids have to fight to get you to play ball with them.
39. Your wife/husband devorcies you because you rather spend time playing the game and you could care less.
40. Your late for a ferual because you had to complete a few quests and hit the next level, then the next, and maybe start a few new quests.
41. You dress as a Night Elf for your wedding.
42. Your know all of your favorite classes skill by heart.
43. You rather play World of WarCraft all day than anything else.
44. You want the Wrath of the Linch King to be out now and would be willing to pay a lot extra just to get it.
45. You hang out in message boards and chat rooms waiting for a chance to show off just how much you know about the game.
46. It pisses you off when a newbie asks a question that everyone should know... even if you asked the same question when you started.
47. You only have enough money in your account for a little food or Word of WarCraft and you opt for World of WarCraft.
48. Hell has frozen over and you peel your butt lose from your chair to freshen up a little before you go at it again in a few hours.
49. You name your real life kids and pets after your WoW toons.
50. You don't want to hear that your time could be better spent doing something constructive.

Well that's enough for now, I have some more but they tend to get some what dirtier as I go on. So I've optted for the cleaner shorter aproach, it still covers a broad range of things and many of them are true and that's the sad part... funny but sad none the less.

So that's all for now please check back often for more insite into the zanny World of WarCraft mind of this blogger. I also cover many other topics like Guild Wars, Diablo II, Web-design, Making Money, Sex, Business, Movies, Music, Books, Software, eBooks, Life, and much more.