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Keep toilet seat clean, every bachelor needs this

Bachelor pad must have!

As Al Bundy once said, every man deserves a real toilet and that toilet is a Ferguson. But for those that cannot have a Ferguson the quoted “King of Toilets”; you can make your normal average day to day toilet just as easily accessible and functional with this Self Lifting Toilet Seat. I am sure I always had an idea for this in the past since as men, we have all grown accustom to some woman telling us we need to put the toilet seat down after lifting it up. And how many of us are just as guilty of just pissing right into the bowl with the toilet seat down?

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Did you miss breakfast? No problem, head over to Flakes!

Flakes - movie coverWe are a nation lacking sleep.  I would rather sleep that extra 15 minutes than eat breakfast.  Do you eat breakfast?  If your like me, then you probably miss the most important meal of the day, EVERY DAY!  (The whole sleep topic will be discussed in another post)  So why do we leave out this most important meal of our day to get our day started?  I don’t have an answer to that but I do have an answer for having breakfast.

I recently watched a movie called ‘Flakes’, it is a comedy love story trying to over come all odds.  Go rent it, its a pretty good movie.  I found the most interesting part of the movie was the business concept on a breakfast store serving ONLY cereal.  So simple yet how come there aren’t franchises yet?  This is the next business opportunity that could explode like what Starbucks did for coffee.  Coffee was something you could have prepared to drink at home, at the office or picked up at any mom & pop donut store.  Starbucks took coffee to the next level; offering multitude of choices and alternatives.  From cappuccinos, lattes, frappacinos to now even iced tea varieties.  The pure convenience of having coffee anytime of day to any where you live and marketing it as the trendy thing to do became a phenomenal money maker.  No more is coffee constrained for the morning or the typical sleep depraved coffee fanatic.  It is available to all!  Worse of all, coffee is not even supposed to be healthy for you.

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How to say “I hate you” with iPod Shuffle

ipod shuffleI was reading an article on Gizmodo about the iPod Shuffle being placed in a popsicles as a prize.  I immediately began to think how I always hated the Apple iPod Shuffle and thought what a stupid gadget it was.   Sure, it is small in size, comes in a multitude of colors now, much larger date capacity and of course it is an digital music player from Apple and that is all that makes it great.  However, its greatest downfall is summed up by its name, Shuffle.

If I hated someone, I would purchase an iPod Shuffle and give it to them as a gift just to annoy them.  To let them upload songs onto a mp3 player and unable to choose certain songs you wanted to listen.  Oh the agony when you are stripped of choice!

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Dining with hidden charges, I also deserve tips and gratuity.

the hidden fee (tip jar)A meal at a casual restaurant such as BJ’s or TGIFridays. Rowdy crowd. Good atmosphere. Drinks. Good times.

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iPhone metal plate covers, hot accesory or not?

iphone silver metal plateWith the Apple iPhone, comes an ocean of options when it comes to accessorize your new gadget. From the next Bluetooth headset to cases to earphones to screen protectors but here is something I have not seen yet. iPhone metal plate covers that lets you distinguish the look of your device. These metal plates are made from 99.9% gold foil plus EMI fiber and removes 95% of electromagnetic waves. The plate covers are for the front and back and come in two different color options right now; silver and gold.

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Thank you, your hard work is not appreciated.

For the past few months, I have been working shorthanded and understaffed covering an entire metropolitan region/district all by myself since my direct supervisor decided to leave and pursue further education.  This is all great as I am basically automatically promoted to his position, however, my current director (soon to be promoted, might I add) has been grilling me.   All I heard during this promotion process is what he expected and what needs to be done because of the piss poor condition my service area has done, blame predecessor, but it took over a month for an offer letter to be formulated.  Add insult to injury, the offer came to me as a shock as it compensated less than my predecessor.  A big low ball offer for my services.

I had to renegotiate and altogether this process took another 3 weeks.  Sure, I renegotiated to the same pay rate and was also promised to be retroactively compensated for the month I had already been acting in the promoted role and working understaffed.  In the end, nothing was retroactively reflected in my paycheck and I have to train a new assistant.  Training is not bad as it will reflect my ability to teach and lead but I expect it to be at my pace.

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I dream of calling without limitations… Apple Execs please listen.

Apple + Skype = Happy Consumers!I have been using my Apple iPhone for a couple months now and it is a great gadget, even though I have not even did any modifications such as using the JailBreakMe application. Clearly the iPhone has alot of computing power yet it is severely crippled but for me, it is such an upgrade of bounds and leaps from a Nextel i830 phone that did not even have a camera that I am mostly satisfied with the stock iPhone.

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More Than 35 Minutes to Riches…

Money StackEvery so often you come across an article that inspires you and you absolutely find every tip essential. This was the case when I browsed onto Yahoo!’s own financial news where they had an article on money saving tips so you can have more spending power.

I have read many money and financial blogs but this article absolutely puts it all together. It might have some misleading facts or misnomers but overall, it is a blue print to financial success. This all start with responsibility. You have to take ownership of your finances and do not depend or rely on other sources. Having all your finances squared away; making sure you have the best rates available; or being able to budget and save money from all aspects is key.

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