What you think does matter

What would you do for five minutes of fame? Funny, I spend way too much time trying to come up with ways to build traffic to my blog by coming up with interesting stories about my life, my children and the strange or funny things I see online. But this pictures reminds me that "I do have a limit". What would you do? How far would you go to get 5 minutes worth of fame? Apparently this guy thinks its worth a possible life time of embarassment - after all, nothing every goes away once it has been uploaded to the internet. So I ask you: was this a smart idea? His name has been withheld due to my decision to helping him keep some of his dignity......

I simply desire you..... Ah, I yearn for your sweet tender embrace. Thy scent, the sweet smell of rose peddles fill the air.... Oh how I love you. Come; let my arms hold you tightly against my bare cold shivering chest. Let me whisper sweet nothings into your ear and let us allow our hearts to intertwine in our passion as our two hearts merge and become one. For some reason this reminds me of marriage.... not sure why though? Please Share with others

Please don’t take this the wrong way – I respect and admire what firemen and Police officers do. It’s a difficult and life threatening job. But in fun – you simply have to wonder if they ever think to themselves….. I’ve been through several fires in my lifetime – all when I was a child. You can say I owe my life; my family owes their lives to the men and woman of the New York Fire Department. But while I honor and respect the many men and women – It has to be hard not to think…. “you don’t pay me enough to go in there”.

Having a bad - funny face makes me feel alot better. Having a bad day? Well just remember this: no matter how bad you think it is, someone out there has it worst than you.   Ok so it's not grammatically correct or poetic in how it sounds - but it's true. Which brings me to a ‘thought of the day’ quote I read today at school. "I had no shoes and complained, until I saw a man who had no feet." Sometimes it is all about perspective and perception. Like today - I was feeling a bit low, a bit down on the dumps and then I ran across a picture of my son: I couldn't help but laugh! He had two loose teeth (tooth) and was at his flag football practice. He was doing a very good job of giving it his all when it happened - he ran straight into a kid that had his head down. It took of a two seconds and both of them were on the ground screaming. The kid my son was supposed to be blocking decided to run full into him with his head down. Since he was unable to see wher...

Adventures at Sea World: funny family vacation It’s a sunny day with not a cloud in the sky. The temperature is a cool 68 degrees with a mild breeze that makes you feel good in the sun but chilly in the shade – it’s my kind of day. It’s spring break and the family is going out to one of Florida’s extravagant parks: Sea World. My son has been talking about wanting to visit sea world for about 2 years – I will be honest, it’s not my kind of thing. Ever time my son and wife mentioned “Sea World” I thought – why, it’s like visiting the zoo. I know they have some rides like the Manta rollercoaster, the Kraken and the Journey to Atlantis … but I am not a fan of coasters. Don’t get me wrong, I believe it is all about the family experience. I believe it is about giving my children a wonderful fun filled family vacation they can cherish the rest of their lives. I just couldn’t see Sea World offering that. To me it only brought images of walking around the zoo hoping my son finds somethin...

Usually celebrities are looked upon as big spenders – the epitome of excess. And while for most this may be true, for some it is the complete opposite of what is portrayed in the rag magazine we so love to read to learn about the lifestyles of our favorite stars and celebrities. Celebrities teaching ‘GOOD’ money management tips: Ashley Greene takes pointers on cash-crunching from her dad. The actress told Marie Claire that just because she was in the successful "Twilight" franchise it doesn't mean the fame has gone to her head. "I'm lucky because my dad taught me to be frugal and save," said Greene. "And that's important because I want to know that I don't have to take an acting job for two or three years if I don't want to and that I'll still be able to make my house and car payments and buy food for my dogs.” Jay Leno doesn't spend any of the money he earns from "The Tonight Show." The late-night host revealed ...

I don’t know if I should feel optimistic or sick. Here are a few stories of what a child can accomplish if they put their minds, heart and hands to work. Life is part work, luck and gutsy effort – what is your excuse for not achieving more? 10 Teenage Entrepreneur Millionaires Adam Hildreth In 1999, at only fourteen years old, Adam Hildreth together with his six friends launched the famous English social networking site Dubit. Dubit became one of the most popular websites in 2004. By 2005, Dubit had a net worth of more than 3.7 million dollars. Adam later founded Crisp thinking, which developed software that protected people from online predators, online harassment and spamming. He is ranked 23 in the top 100 richest young people in the UK according to the 2011 Sunday times rich list. Adam Hildreth is estimated to have a net worth of 38 million dollars. Sean Belnick When he was only 14 years old, Sean Belnick created bizchair.com, an internet retailer for all types of furnitu...

How big-time savers do it Studies show 5 characteristics of people who manage to follow up on their good intentions to save. Here's what they can teach the rest of us. If saving more money is one of your goals, you're not alone: In surveys, most Americans list saving as one of their top ambitions. But many don't know how to get started. Saving more, after all, tends to be a big, general goal, and experts suggest that we are more likely to meet our goals if we break them into small, manageable steps. Bringing lunch to work, for example, can be a step toward reducing weekly food costs. Similarly, being more specific in how you plan to save, whether it's from earning more money or cutting back, can also make it easier to take those small steps. Successful savers often mention five strategies when asked how they manage to put so much money away No. 1: They started slowly Overcoming the initial inertia that prevents many of us from saving can be the hardest step....

Saving not hoarding: Child saves Family My personal story about money; how a child that was saving or hoarding and a hungry family. As most of you know I grew up poor. I lived a hard life and my family of seven brothers and sisters and my single mother. It was obvious to most – just by looking at us, that we were struggling and at best we were barely making due. Poverty was a constant in my home and in the neighborhood that we lived in. I remember this one time when I was a very young boy, how in my innocent desire for wealth (to have money) and to escape from the constant emotional hardship of poverty – I started stealing coins from my mother’s purse. Trust me when I say that it was not out of malice, though I clearly understood that I was doing something wrong, my childish intension was simply to have money to save. It all started innocently enough. The first time it happened was when I noticed that my mother was leaving some change in a bowl near her bed. I had just finishe...