Argh! Cable Rates Increasing Again!

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Now I'm just venting but why do cable companies think they can constantly raise rates and keep their customers? With the abilitiy to download just about every TV program or purchase the entire TV series on DVD you'd think the cable companies would be trying to keep customers instead of hiking rates and chasing away customers. I'll be cancelling my subscription / downgrading to the bare minimum as soon as the Australian Open has ended. Honestly the only cable programming I watch on a regular basis are South Park and the grand slam tennis tournaments. And most of those I can catch on the weekends on network TV or get my updates on the web.

Fragrance.net & Working Advantage Purchase

Had a great experience with fragrance.net. The Gucci Pour Homme II cologne I ordered arrived on Christmas Eve. Perfect timing. And yes, I did wrap it as a gift from Santa. I know it's silly. Anyway...fragrance.net had considerably cheaper prices than the retail stores and the Working Advantage discount made it even cheaper. Both are definitely worth checking out.

Great Deals at Tiger Direct

Can never pass up a good deal here. So have to share this with whoever is reading. Tiger Direct has some of the best prices around. I just ordered my 2nd item - a 16G Compact Flashcard. At Tiger Direct it was $79.99. A few days prior to placing my order I went to Compusa and a 2G Compact Flashcard was $69.99 and an 8G was $179.99 (also confirmed on their website). My first purchase was a Sony Digital Living System that I got for more than half price. Definitely worth checking out if you do a lot of online shopping.

Got my 16G CF card right after xmas. It was a great deal, but I just found out that the card reader in my car is only guaranteed to read up to 8gig. Wish I'd known before I placed the order. It still reads the 16gig but it's sometimes slow when pulling up the information. And on really cold days it shows no music at all. I'm hoping that it's a card error and not some bigger problem. Sending the 16gig card back and getting 2 8gigs. Hope those work better than the 16gig.

The Train Wreck Twins - Britney & Jamie Lynn Spears

Is anyone really surprised by the way Britney has turned out? I'm not a fan - can't say that I like or hate her. I did buy the latest CD (my first Britney purchase)and I'm surprised to say that I like it. But back to my point. Who out there can honestly say they are surprised by this? Even before K-fed and kids her behavior was less than classy. I saw the downfall coming when the photos appeared of her barefoot in a public restroom.So Britney hit the scene when she was about 17. Jamie Lynn was around 7 at the time. Makes me wonder if this is an accidental pregnancy or is she simply tired of her sister getting all of the attention? Pretty stupid of her to put herself in that situation. Let's hope this one has a better ending than BS and KF.

My Gym Has Roaches

So I'm relaxing alone in the sauna after an intense workout with my trainer. Something catches my attention out of the corner of my eye. It's a roach the size of my big toe (I wear a size 12 running shoes). It didn't seem to be too bothered by my being there. And I was too exhausted from my training session to attempt to destroy the large bug. I look up again and it disappears just as quickly as it appears. Maybe I'll start a daily roach update. Wish I could tag it or track it and see what it does throughout the day.

Dream Dinners

If you've never heard of it before I think this concept is awesome! In a nutshell - you place your order from the menu. The friendly staff at Dream Dinners does all of the prep work. All you're required to do when you arrive at your scheduled time is assemble your dinners - adding whatever ingredients your selection calls for. And if that's too much for you to do, they even have an option where they will assemble the meals for you. Once assembly is done just load up your car and take it home. Freeze what you don't plan on using. Whatever you don't use just make sure you cook it within about 5 days. What's in the freezer will keep for quite a while. This is my 3rd month - Sept, Oct and Dec. Skipped Nov b/c my Oct meals carried over. I haven't had a bad meal yet. Check out www.dreamdinners.com for details. And if you're in Charlotte, NC check out the Midtown location. It's great for date, or you can go at it solo. You can book private parties as well. And if you're one who eats out a lot this is way more economical. My last order (8 dinners @ 6 servings each) came to about $3.50/serving.

MJB - Growing Pains

First, thanks to MJB for producing a full CD. By full I mean more than 9-10 songs. There are 16 full tracks on her latest release. No interludes or space fillers - 16 tracks. Other artists should take note. I've been a fan since her first release. That being said, I don't like everything she does. The same holds true for a lot of my favorite artists. The 1st 3 songs I can take 'em or leave 'em. But I honestly like nearly every track on this CD. So far my favorite is track 16 - Come To Me (Please).