This is a horrible time to buy a new tv, imo.  I don’t want to spend much money (less than $500) but I would like to get something of some quality.  The market for mid level tvs is shit.  it seems that you can easily pickup an old non-hd/ed crt for less than $500 or you have to spend more than $2k for a plasma.  I’m just looking for a 40″ or 42″ tv, so I don’t need anything major.  I would be willing to spend up to $1k if it was hd quality and I knew it was going to last.  I’m very curious why the major players don’t take advantage of the mid market for tvs… it’s wide open

It’s been a long time since I posted.  I assure you I’m not dead, I
just have been in sort of a rut for posting, lately… anyway, if you’re looking
for a tasty chicken wrap, try making this:

1 Chicken Breast
Some lettuce
A couple slices of pepper jack cheese
Some mushrooms (optional)
A couple tortillas
1 cup good quality mayonnaise
1/4 cup hot chili paste (recommended: Sriracha Hot Chili Paste)
1 lime, juiced
2 tablespoons chopped cilantro

1. Mix the spicy mayo by combining the mayonnaise, chili paste, lime
   juice, and chopped cilantro. Stir well and refrigerate until ready to
   use.
2. Grill the chicken breast
3. Slice the grilled chicken breast into strips
4. Spread some of the spicy mayo on the tortilla
5. Add lettuce and mushrooms (optional)
6. Place the pepper jack cheese on the lettuce
7. Add a couple of the grilled chicken strips
8. Roll up and slice in half

The recipe for the spicy mayo was taken from Tyler’s Bacon Wrapped Scallops with Spicy Mayo recipe

I’ve been advertising Property Center for about a month now, and I must
say that targeted ads are the way to go, for me.  I have a pretty
limited monthly advertising budget so every dollar counts.  At this
point, I have been using the major online ad networks (Google, Yahoo,
and msn) as well as a private ad network (FM Publishing).  I also contacted
specific websites with hopes of targeting their user base. 

The major ad networks and FM Publishing are awesome.  They allow a person in
my position to set a limit of how much to spend and where to place
those ads.  The search engines do it via keywords, while FM Publishing
allows you to pick specific sites in their network.  The search engines
go one step further by allowing you to pay only per click, rather than
impression, as FM Publishing does.  Both programs give you decent
information about how your ads are performing.  I’m personally amazed
at how many people actually legitimately click ads.

I haven’t had the same type of luck with the specific websites that I
contacted directly, however.  They seem to be stuck with older
advertising models and required a substantial advertising investment. 
Unfortunately, that is out of my capabilities at the moment, so I
continue to rely on blogs and newer advertising models.  I believe that
sites that are still using older models (give us $5-10k and we’ll
create a custom program for you) are really missing the boat on
advertising revenue.  I think they could make much more money by
allowing each advertiser to customize their specific ad program and
spend any amount that they want on it.

I personally think that just getting people talking about your product
is one of the best forms of advertising that you can do.  So it’s
definitely useful to keep up with newer techniques like using digg and
del.icio.us.  Also, I truly think that private ad networks like The
Deck and FM Publishing will become more popular over time.  They show ads
specifically targeted to the visitors of the websites in their
network, rather than a couple pages that might contain keywords.  Also,
the private ad networks take the overhead out of managing individual
advertisers.  Rather than sites having to implement their own
advertising program framework, they can just join an ad network and
instantly serve relevant ads to their users.

Btw, if I could advertise w/ The Deck, I would.  I just don’t think that specific advertising network would reach my target audience, unfortunately.

What can I say other than I am amazed by the creativity of Lee… if you have some time, check out his all wood puzzles.

I might have forgotten this gem, but alas Phil just reminded me… over the weekend, I found out about a type of picture named the jowler.  There’s even a website related to jowlers…

All you need to do to make a successful jowler is to relax all of your facial muscles, shake your head, and have someone take your picture.  The result is a cross between amusing and scary.

If you get a chance, check out this band, NARCOTOURIST, from Cali… I like their music and their lead singer rocks!