http://bloggrrl.com My World, My Opinion... Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:32:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_1018" align="alignleft" width="124" caption="Harrah's Tampa, Florida"][/caption] I've been reading a few horror stories about the elderly (in Florida) who are losing their homes and proverbial shirts at Indian casino's - namely, the Harrah's Hard Rock Casino in Tampa, Florida. There can be NO doubt that allowing the Hard Rock to escalate ... http://bloggrrl.com/2009/01/06/indian-casinos-a-bane-on-mankind/ Do we really need another Presidential Library? Do we need another structure for George Bush when daddy already has a library? Why not double up? Like father, like son, the apple don't fall from the tree and waste not, want not, does not seem to fit the bill for this ... http://bloggrrl.com/2009/01/05/ha-ha-ha-a-bush-library-for-300m/ Obama.. I'm getting this feeling that Obama us going to be a pretty cool President. As a matter of fact, it's almost as though one feels as though they will finally have a President who actually listens to the people - for a change. I was reading today that Obama had his ... http://bloggrrl.com/2009/01/05/obama-bush-gaza-travolta/ Hate to say it but, it serves you right. All those millionaires who handed Madoff their money to fulfill their need for greed got taken. It's about time you all got a dose of reality. No more private jets, million-dollar homes, $2500.00 dinners and endless credit lines. Just how stupid could ... http://bloggrrl.com/2008/12/31/so-he-madoff-with-your-money/ What would he cry for? Does a man breakdown in public or in private? Does he look into the deep abyss of sorrow and finally give up? If he's faced with his own death, what does he see or think in the final moments? This is what I think of when ... http://bloggrrl.com/2008/12/31/if-a-man-can-weep/ I've got to say that I think Jewel and Christine hit the nail on the head with their comments concerning my article on Gay Marriage rights. Thanks for the comments, as they truly bring to light, the darkness that falls upon those who are perceived to be beyond the "sexual norm". I ... http://bloggrrl.com/2008/11/14/to-the-religious-right/ Let's see, you'll put an African American in the White House but, won't vote on legalizing gay marriage? For all the African Americans in this country, Obama has proved that you can do anything you want, as long as you work for it. Gay people in this country have been ... http://bloggrrl.com/2008/11/10/gay-marriage-no-vote-no-rights/ Happy Birthday to one of my dearest friends. My girlfriend is NOT just a friend but, a warm and thoughtful person. She's very successful and has a lovely family. We've been friends long enough to know what each other is thinking. Our daily "touch base" calls are the staple in ... http://bloggrrl.com/2008/11/09/happy-b-day-girlfriend/ I think it's time someone come up a way to monitor online purchases for subscriptions, downloads and member fees. All too often, I find charges popping up on my credit cards for things I KNOW I canceled months before, however, the company seems to think they can just continue charging ... http://bloggrrl.com/2008/11/05/jumping-through-hoops-to-stop-the-pain/ I've watched my fill of CNN and it's time to go to bed. Undoubtedly, I'll wake up to find that title of Mr. President has taken on whole new meaning, and hopefully, a whole new world. I think back as to where the Republicans went wrong and my opinion is that ... http://bloggrrl.com/2008/11/04/good-morning-mr-president/ So, Ann Rice has seen the baby blues of Jesus. A professed atheist has found the lord - Good God! Rice, who's vampire books catapulted her to fame, has sworn off blood-sucking demons and bi-sexual vampires to reinvent herself as a Christian writer. Good timing, as the vampire market was ... http://bloggrrl.com/2008/11/02/ann-rice-finds-the-lord-never-knew-he-was-mia/ McCain simply does not know what he wants to be when he grows up. I woke up this morning to a new set of Obama bashing commercials funded by McCain. I then caught up on his latest shenanigans on CNN and of course, he's still talking about Obama, campaign finance ... http://bloggrrl.com/2008/11/01/the-mccain-supremacy-or-is-it-identity/ How many out there watched the Obamamercial last night? I tuned into our local Tampa Bay channel and there was Obama looking very Presidential. My buddies were betting on whether he'd sit behind a nice mahogany desk with Americans flags, flanking gold drapes, in the background or, would he sit ... http://bloggrrl.com/2008/10/30/obamamercial-the-review/ Probably one of the easiest topics to blog about is kids and pets. I have a cat and don't have kids, I have focused on one blog, which captures (what I believe) is the perfect mix of pics and text. Thoughts Fur Paws is a pretty nice blog. It's broken down into ... http://bloggrrl.com/2008/10/30/blog-review-thoughts-fur-paws/ Blogger Scott posted a comment praising Blog Catalog. As Groucho Marx once said "I'd never be part of a club that would have me as a member", however, Blog Catalog looks to be the exception. It offers a social community of bloggers, tools, widgets and is stuffed with a bunch ... http://bloggrrl.com/2008/10/27/review-blog-catalog/ I'm trying to figure out what Blogging without a Blog is all about? One of the archived articles is all about how to copy and paste in Wordpress -huh? If you're blogging and have no clue how to copy and paste text then you you've been in the dark way ... http://bloggrrl.com/2008/10/26/blog-review-blogging-without-a-blog/ Yesterday, I was hunting and pecking my way around the net to find an accurate link popularity checker. As many may know, you can get a dozen different results from the various link popularity checkers. After spending a day comparing the numerous link checkers, the most accurate one I found (thus ... http://bloggrrl.com/2008/06/19/checking-link-popularity-via-icon-interactive/ No doubt, the writing style on Bloggrrl has changed a bit and the topics are no longer confined to writing just about "blogging for money". It's funny, but readership will go down if Bloggrrl has too many ads displaying and increase when ads are decreased.  In addition, the post on Gay ... http://bloggrrl.com/2008/06/17/blogging-for-dollars-how-to-make-money-blogging/ Good news! Gay couples are lining up to get married. It's about time that gay people are recognized and afforded the same rights as everyone else. Now, if you have a problem with gay people getting married then don't read this blog, in fact, just go away completely. If you're a ... http://bloggrrl.com/2008/06/16/gay-marriage-its-about-time/ I got this great idea! I had to visit LA and decided to drive across country in three days, as opposed to flying into LAX in four short hours. I just bought an H2 Hummer and wanted to break her in. So, we get into the car and began our ... http://bloggrrl.com/2008/06/16/going-green-with-envy-over-green-machines/ I have a friend who loves to gossip about celebrities. If it's celebrity related, he's got the skinny on the latest celebrity news. One of his favorite sites is Perez Hilton's "Celebrity Juice" blog. He spends more time on Perez' site than on Google. He likens the Perez blog to ... http://bloggrrl.com/2008/06/15/spice-up-your-blog-with-celebrity-sightings-and-reviews/ Time to take stock of what's FREE and what works. I found a site, which ten's of thousands are using to host their sites and blogs for free. Mind you, you have to know a thing or two about a thing or two in order to use 10GB. The site offers the following: 20 ... http://bloggrrl.com/2008/06/14/free-web-hosting-by-10gbfreehostcom/ My cell phone minutes climbed to over 6,000 last month (a record for me), as Verizon now offers an unlimited calling plan. As I no longer have to watch the minutes I use on a monthly basis, I can talk to anyone for as long I wish. In fact, I'm talking ... http://bloggrrl.com/2008/06/14/im-blue-over-bluetooth-at-times-2/ I have a dirty little secret I'm going to let you in on. You see, I haven't gotten into the habit of using Google Reader until fairly recently. I've been using my Yahoo home page to read my feeds. It's a bad habit, and absolutely not recommended. A big ... http://bloggrrl.com/2008/06/12/are-you-losing-rss-subscribers-because-of-one-little-issue/ My package of incense arrived yesterday from the people who sent me this email. I have to say, they were very prompt. They also have a great product. The incense came with some extra goodies, pictured below. I have put the purple button magnet on my refrigerator as a conversation ... http://bloggrrl.com/2008/06/11/i-funded-a-cult-but-my-house-smells-great/