tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8935301723262011032023-12-07T19:26:55.482-08:00www.thedan.usDanThomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14653002394217075254noreply@blogger.comBlogger322125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893530172326201103.post-70208884203199146832012-11-11T13:44:00.000-08:002012-11-11T13:44:57.221-08:00My Relationship with StressDuring the week my blood pressure was in the range of pre-hypertension. On the weekends it was normal. I got stress warts on my hand that only went away after taking a full weeks vacation. My job used to cause me a tremendous amount of stress. It wasn't worth it so I quit.<div>
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And so, for the past few years, my life has been relatively stress free. My job, money, working at church, my messy house, none of these things stress me out. Sure there are problems but I just deal with them because I am in control. I make the calls. I think that's why there is still one thing with the ability to control my level of anxiety. When I know that people that I love dearly are making poor or dangerous choices it stresses me out. Try as I may, I'm totally out of control. I can't make other peoples choices for them. My chest tightens and contracts, my jaw clenches, my head becomes cloudy, I have a hard time sleeping at night, but worst of all, I loose my appetite. The thought of food becomes distasteful and I loose weight. Two days of stress and I loose 4 pounds. It's a strange feeling. Under normal circumstances the thought of going a full day, or even two, without eating would be horrifying. But when I'm dealing with a high level of stress even though thought of steak and shrimp is unappealing. </div>
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And so, I question myself. If it's out of my control why do I let it affect me in this way? What does my worrying accomplish? Aren't I just hurting myself? If God is in control am I showing a lack of faith? Why can't I fix this? I just want to fix it. I've found that I can fix most of my problems in life by just working harder. But it doesn't work that way with people and it's frustrating. I was hoping that by the time I finished writing this I would have an inspirational ending, some closure, a solution but in the end I have nothing. In the end I'm just 6lbs lighter knowing that I really need to eat more.</div>
<div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/WorldODan" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/WorldODan" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>DanThomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14653002394217075254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893530172326201103.post-38651279770492420562012-08-07T15:14:00.002-07:002012-08-07T15:14:38.354-07:00facebook - Why I comment so MuchWhy do I comment on so many peoples statuses, pictures, and conversations on facebook? I've given this question some thought and have come to this conclusion. I love people but I don't live with any. I work at home, I study at home, I eat at home, I sleep at home and all the while I am by myself.<br />
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I remember when I first moved out of my parents house.I went from living with 6 other people to just me and in my apartment. At home there was always someone to talk to, someone to sit with, and I never ate alone. There was constant interaction. But then I was all alone. I remember sitting in the uncomfortable silence thinking about all of the things that I wanted to tell people about my day. I would turn the tv on for background noise because I hated the silence, I still do. Sometimes I like to be alone but not for too long and not too often.<br />
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A normal week for me includes me hanging out with friends or family at least five or six nights a week. But still, I'm home all day. I'm not a huge fan of talking on the phone. I really only talk to four people and three of them are family. The only people that text me are my nieces. So what do I do? I use facebook. It gives me enough interaction to hold me over until I can be with people again. It gives me the opportunity to tell people about my day, tell a joke, talk to friends, interact with family. I think that that's why I comment so much on facbeook.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/WorldODan" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/WorldODan" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>DanThomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14653002394217075254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893530172326201103.post-45044447824329224442012-05-23T19:53:00.001-07:002012-05-23T19:53:20.731-07:00Selfish is As Selfish Does"My Mommies not here tonight. She moved to Indiana."<br />
"Oh yea, where do you live now?"<br />
"I live with my Daddy. My Mommy left us for a guy. I don't see her anymore now."<br />
"That stinks. If you were my kid I would never leave ya."<br />
"That's what my Daddy says."<br />
"It sounds like you have a good Dad."<br />
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A guy? How could someone leave their 10 year old daughter for some guy? This isn't the first kid that I've known whose mom left them for some guy. It makes me sick, it makes me sad, it makes me angry. There are somethings that guess I will never understand.<br />
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<span style="color: #0055bb;">devoted</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; text-align: left;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; position: static; text-align: left;">to</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; text-align: left;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; position: static; text-align: left;">or</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; text-align: left;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; position: static; text-align: left;">caring</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; text-align: left;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; position: static; text-align: left;">only</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; text-align: left;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; position: static; text-align: left;">for</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; text-align: left;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; position: static; text-align: left;">oneself;</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; text-align: left;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; position: static; text-align: left;">concerned</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; text-align: left;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; position: static; text-align: left;">primarily</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; text-align: left;"></span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; position: static; text-align: left;">with</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; text-align: left;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; position: static; text-align: left;">one's</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; text-align: left;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; position: static; text-align: left;">own</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; text-align: left;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; position: static; text-align: left;">interests,</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; text-align: left;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; position: static; text-align: left;">benefits,</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; text-align: left;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; position: static; text-align: left;">welfare,</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; text-align: left;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; position: static; text-align: left;">etc.,</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; text-align: left;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; position: static; text-align: left;">regardless</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; text-align: left;"></span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; position: static; text-align: left;">of</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; text-align: left;"> </span><span id="hotword" name="hotword" style="background-color: white; color: #333333; cursor: default; font-family: verdana; font-size: x-small; position: static; text-align: left;">others.</span>
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<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/WorldODan" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/WorldODan" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>DanThomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14653002394217075254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893530172326201103.post-13470566184166801592012-04-18T11:49:00.002-07:002012-04-18T12:00:18.107-07:00McNasty?<span >Occasionally<span style="font-size: 100%;"> I will talk to someone who insist that McDonald's food is "nasty." Now granted, "nasty" is a matter of opinion but let's look at the facts. McDonald's sign boasts that they have in fact served </span>billions<span style="font-size: 100%;"> of customers (68 million per day to be exact). If McDonald's food were nasty how could they have possibly served billions of customers? Whywould that many people buy "nasty" food? McDonald's has over 33,000 locations, of which I've </span>personally<span style="font-size: 100%;"> eaten at a couple of dozen, and has been in business for over 70 years. How could a company that sells "nasty" food have so many locations and stay in business for so long? The answer is quite clear. McDonalds food is in fact both d</span>elicious and cheap. If you say that it is "nasty" than you are only fooling yourself. </span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/WorldODan" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/WorldODan" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>DanThomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14653002394217075254noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893530172326201103.post-17930288141991236142012-04-12T13:47:00.002-07:002012-04-12T14:05:20.235-07:00The Kitchen Chair in the Bathroom<span ><span style="font-size: 100%;">My house is messy. Strike that, I look like a hoarder. I've never been an extremely organized person but this is the worst that it's ever been. It's at a point where I won't let anyone but family inside my house. I've become very good at </span>ignoring<span style="font-size: 100%;"> the problem. I've had moments in my life where my house was clean but they never last.</span></span><div><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;">There's an old proverb about how to boil a frog. If you take a frog and throw him into a pot of boiling </span>water<span style="font-size: 100%;"> he will </span>immediately<span style="font-size: 100%;"> jump out. To boil a frog you have to put him in </span>temperate <span style="font-size: 100%;">water and slowly increase the heat until he eventually dies. That's my house. It starts out clean and organized but slowly and surely things get out of </span>control<span style="font-size: 100%;">. I have laundry hampers but my clothes are on the floor. I have a dishwasher but my dishes are dirty and in the sink. And in my bathroom there is a kitchen chair. You see, I put the chair there so that I had somewhere to put my laptop while I took a bath. I wanted to watch a tv show while bathing. That worked just fine but then I never put the chair back in the kitchen.</span></span></div><div><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span >Adding to my dilemma is my chosen profession. I am constantly buying inventory but sometimes it comes in faster than I can list it on eBay. There are currently 20 stereo components in my living room. I have 20 more upstairs. My dad has stopped by my house a couple of times this week and each time he said, "Dan, you have to clean this up, you have to fix this." So, today I'm cleaning my kitchen. I've been working on it for 5 hours now and it's still not done. It still needs another hour or two of work but it's getting there. Clean and organized may be a pipe dream but better is a possibility. At least I took the kitchen chair out of the bathroom.</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/WorldODan" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/WorldODan" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>DanThomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14653002394217075254noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893530172326201103.post-26861702609123446602012-03-27T21:49:00.004-07:002012-03-27T22:03:27.340-07:00What Wouldn't You do for 3 Million Dollars<span ><span style="font-size: 100%;">What wouldn't you do for 3 million dollars? A friend of told me this story. </span></span><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;">It was years ago and he was spending some time in a half way house. At that point in his life he wasn't exactly the ideal citizen. One of his house mates, we will call him Ed, came from a very wealthy family. Ed was 30 and was to </span>receive<span style="font-size: 100%;"> a 3 million dollar inheritance. In fact, he had been old enough to </span>receive<span style="font-size: 100%;"> it for over 10 years. But there was a catch. Ed had to be clean. You see Ed was a crackhead and his father knew that if he gave him 3 million </span>dollars<span style="font-size: 100%;"> it would end in his son's death. So one of the stipulations on the money was that he had to be clean for 2 years. Ed was always just two years away from being rich beyond his wildest dreams but the crack pipe was always much closer. So, Ed robbed banks. He would take a </span>taxi<span style="font-size: 100%;"> to the bank, rob it, and then take the </span>taxi<span style="font-size: 100%;"> to the nearest crack house for a fix. A fix, what an ironic word. He was always just two years away.</span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/WorldODan" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/WorldODan" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>DanThomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14653002394217075254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893530172326201103.post-75640363014947005992012-03-07T20:26:00.003-08:002012-03-07T20:42:44.502-08:00Sometimes I take Drugs<span ><span style="font-size: 100%;">Last week, for the first time in my life, I took NyQuil. Well, it wasn't exactly NyQuil, it was actually the much cheaper store </span>equivalent<span style="font-size: 100%;">. I was coughing so much at night that I was waking up without a voice and cough medicine wasn't doing the trick</span><span style="font-size: 100%;">. I took the NyQuil three nights in a row and I slept like a baby. I fell asleep quickly and didn't wake up until morning, 10 to 12 hours later. After three nights of taking the medicine I wasn't coughing much at night anymore and thus didn't need to take it anymore. </span></span><div><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;">But, I thought about taking it. I </span>thought<span style="font-size: 100%;"> about taking it every night for a week. I had slept so wonderfully that even though my cough wasn't a problem anymore I still wanted the NyQuil. I wanted a 2 ounce plastic shot glass of it's syrupy red goodness. I wanted to fall right asleep without thinking about the days events. I </span>resisted<span style="font-size: 100%;"> though. I didn't take it. As silly as it may sound, I feel that taking NyQuil when I didn't need it would be a form of drug abuse. I don't want to depend on a drug, over the counter or not, to fall asleep quickly. I may be alone on this though. I don't really know.</span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/WorldODan" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/WorldODan" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>DanThomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14653002394217075254noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893530172326201103.post-75793613413922906422012-02-24T13:41:00.003-08:002012-02-24T14:30:47.673-08:00Scrapping License?<span ><span style="font-size: 100%;">In an effort to curb metal thefts, Cincinnati's City </span>Counsel<span style="font-size: 100%;"> has recently considered an ordinance that would require everyone who scraps metal to be licensed to do so. Upon hearing this I couldn't help but to remember that last "profession" that Cincinnati City Counsel decided needed a </span>license, panhandling. The panhandling license program was in short, a complete failure. </span><div><span ><br /></span></div><div><span >I don't often scrap, in fact, I've only scrapped once in my life. I had 150pounds of copper wiring that I had been saving in my basement. At $1 a pound it was worth the short trip. When I got to the scrap metal yard I was surprised to see how little metal some of the other people were scrapping. One guy and his young son had a handful of wire and two motors. The wire may have been worth $1 and the motors a couple of bucks each. Personally, I wouldn't bother to drive to a friends house to collect a $6 debt. But to some people $6 is a big deal.</span></div><div><span ><br /></span></div><div><span >I've been the victim of metal theft, three times in fact. The first time was the worst, they broke into my house and stole my copper pipes. The second time they stole a metal ladder out of my yard and the third time they stole some metal that I was going to scrap myself. Being robbed stinks. It made me angry and I felt violated. The crackhead motto is, "A quick buck for a quick hit."</span></div><div><span ><br /></span></div><div><span >Over the years Pawnshops have taken the same kind of criticism that Scrap Metal Yards are now taking. Pawnshops encourage theft. But do they? With the right regulations such as holding times and cooperation with local law enforcement. Licensing people to scrap is not the solution. Blacklisting repeat metal theft offenders, requiring holding times on payments, paying amounts over x amount of dollars in the form of a check, and other such policies are the solution.</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/WorldODan" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/WorldODan" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>DanThomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14653002394217075254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893530172326201103.post-35788290749092825332012-02-21T20:38:00.001-08:002012-02-21T21:12:10.421-08:00Top 10 Stinky Fart Foods<div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span>Some foods cause very distinctive smelling farts. This is my top 10 list of those foods.</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span>Top 10 Stinky Fart Foods</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><br /></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">10. Onions</div><div><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;">9. </span>Brussels<span style="font-size: 100%;"> Sprouts</span></span></div><div><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;">8. </span>Tacos</span></div><div><span ><span style="font-size: 100%;">7. </span>Cauliflower</span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">6. Cheese</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">5. Cabbage</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">4. Broccoli</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 100%;">3. </span>Bologna<span style="font-size: 100%;"> </span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">2. Egg Salad</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; ">1. White Castle Hamburgers</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/WorldODan" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/WorldODan" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>DanThomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14653002394217075254noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893530172326201103.post-50898660679147362062012-02-18T00:12:00.000-08:002012-02-18T00:25:54.179-08:00God and Fools<span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Without out looking at your past I have no point of reference by which to judge your character. If you find yourself saying over and over, don't judge me by my past than your present probably isn't too impressive.</span><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span><span style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 12px;">I shouldn't need to be verbally reminded that you are a different person than you used to be. Your actions should be proof enough. If you feel the need to remind me that you no longer do the things that you used to do than perhaps your time would be better spent working on the person that you are today. I'm not going to pat you on the back for your no longer being a scum bag because that is not remarkable, that is average at best. Be the best father possible, be a loyal wife, give money to the poor, build a pretend rocket ship out of cardboard, kayak down a river, run a race and win. Do something worth talking about. Quit complaining about how people judge you by your past. Only God and fools don't consider someones past relevant and of the two only God can see the future. Today is tomorrows past so build a past that your proud of and quit talking about the one that your not.</span></span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/WorldODan" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/WorldODan" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>DanThomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14653002394217075254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893530172326201103.post-39858821886001958322012-01-01T21:48:00.001-08:002012-01-01T22:30:52.030-08:00828 Questions About MeThere is an app on facebook that allows people to answer questions about their friends. For every question that you answer you earn points. You can then use those points to find out who answered what questions about you. So far my friends have apparently answered 828 questions about me. Being a bit compulsive at times, I took all of those questions and put them into a spread sheet and here are some of the results:<div><br /></div><div><b>Do you think that Dan is a good friend? (19 Yes - 0 No) </b></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Do you think that Dan can drink a Gallon of water? (6 Yes - 0 No)</b></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-weight: bold; white-space: pre; "> </span>I am pretty quick <a href="http://youtu.be/l1435m9z3w8">http://youtu.be/l1435m9z3w8</a></div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Do you think that Dan could be a Celebrity? (9 Yes - 0 No)</b></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-weight: bold; white-space: pre; "> </span>And as soon as I track down and marry a Kardashian I'll be one.</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Do you think that Dan dresses well? (17 yes - 6 N0)</b></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-weight: bold; white-space: pre; "> </span>73% say yes. That's better numbers than the Kardashians are pulling.</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Do you think that Dan should sing Karaoke? (3 yes - 0 No)</b></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-weight: bold; white-space: pre; "> </span>I have. I sang "Single Ladies" by Beyonce. It was terrible. </div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Do you think that Dan can dance? (9 Yes - 9 No)</b></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Half of you are wrong.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Do you thin that Dan is fun to be around (23 yes - 0 No)</b></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-weight: bold; white-space: pre; "> </span>23 of you are correct.</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Do you think that Dan cried while watching the Titanic? (9 Yes - 0 No)</b></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-weight: bold; white-space: pre; "> </span>Oh yea, well I've never even watch that movie so shut up.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Do you think that Dan has ever had stitches? ( 3 Yes - 6 No)</b></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Maybe this will answer the question. <a href="http://vimeo.com/2855753">http://vimeo.com/2855753</a></div><div><br /></div><div><b>Do you think that Dan has ever lied in an interview (6 Yes - 6 No)</b></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>I have never interviewed for a job that I didn't get and I didn't lie in any of them.</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Do you think that Dan has ever played beer pong? (6 Yes - 0 No)</b></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-weight: bold; white-space: pre; "> </span>I don't think any of you know what beer pong is. I don't drink.</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Do you think that Dan has ever punched someone? (3 yes - 3 No)</b></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-weight: bold; white-space: pre; "> </span>Yes I have. I once punched my brother Phil in the face. He still fears me. Bahahahaha</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><b>Do you think that Dan has ever used steroids? (0 Yes - 12 No)</b></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-weight: bold; white-space: pre; "> </span>Girl look at that body, girl look at that body, I work out....</div><div><br /></div><div><b>Do you think that Dan is a good athlete? (6 Yes - 0 No)</b></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="font-weight: bold; white-space: pre; "> </span>Not only that, I'm steroid free as well. Amazing I know.</div><div><b><br /></b></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/WorldODan" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/WorldODan" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>DanThomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14653002394217075254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893530172326201103.post-34156611106736149532011-12-29T21:09:00.000-08:002011-12-29T22:42:20.421-08:00A Yuppies Guide to Rap Music (A top 10 list of Rap Music Themes)<a href="http://images.inquisitr.com/wp-content/2011/05/cassidy-murder-arrest.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 440px; height: 349px;" src="http://images.inquisitr.com/wp-content/2011/05/cassidy-murder-arrest.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Many of you have by now probably heard of a new musical style known as "the rap music." As I am sure that none of you are interested in listening to said music I have taken it upon myself to share with you a little about this emerging genre. The following is a list of the most common themes found in said "rap music." I hope that you find this list as helpful as I did when relating to those in the "ghetto" culture. </div><div><br /></div><div><span>TOP 10 MOST COMMON THEMES IN "THE RAP MUSIC"</span></div><div><span><b>10.</b> Their relationships with Friends and Family</span></div><div><span><b>9. </b>Acts of civil disobedience </span></div><div><span><b>8.</b> Illegal substances such as "the weed"</span></div><div><span><b>7.</b> Having fun at a friend's house or a local establishment </span></div><div><span><b>6.</b> Their favorite color of rag (as to what they do with these rags still remains a mystery to us)</span></div><div><span><b>5. </b>Diversifying their investments in things such as automobiles and precious metals</span></div><div><span><b>4. </b>Drinks made of Alcohol and the many ways by which to consume them</span></div><span><b>3. </b>Entrepreneurship, the act of making "the Benjamins"<br /></span><div><span><b>2.</b>Their Female associates and the many activities that they participate in</span></div><div><span><b>1.</b> Their current and past position on the socioeconomic ladder and their many feelings relating to such</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/WorldODan" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/WorldODan" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>DanThomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14653002394217075254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893530172326201103.post-89962629317620017472011-12-28T16:48:00.000-08:002011-12-28T17:36:36.724-08:00Why I Hate Grocery ShoppingI walk through the door and am immediately confronted with my first decision. Only two choices, cart of basket? Will I be buying much? Will any of those items be heavy? I pick the cart. That was easy. I arrive in the produce section. Should I buy apples. <div><br /><div>"Last time you bought apples you didn't eat them all. Don't buy apples." I say to myself.</div><div>"Maybe I'll just buy two apples. But buying an entire bag is cheaper. No, just two apples. Wait, which apples are cheaper? I don't know what the difference is between these apples. I wonder which ones are cheaper. I'll just buy the cheap ones and hope for the best." I am confident that I can eat two apples.</div><div><br /></div><div>The pressure in my head is starting to build. My eyes widen and I grip my cart a little tighter. Where to next? I try to remember what it was that I needed. Do I have rice? Am I out of mustard? No, it was toilet paper. I scan the prices trying to determine the best deal. Wait, here it is, the cheapest toilet paper. But no, wait, they are only one ply and I have to have two. The large packs seem to be cheaper per roll so I concentrate my energy on them. I'm now gritting my teeth. My eyes feel like they are drying out. Why aren't these all priced per ply? How am I supposed to figure out which is cheaper? Single roll, double roll, single roll? I wonder how much toilet paper costs at Walmart? I hate shopping.</div><div><br /></div><div>As I leave the paper isle I can't help but to wonder if someone is going to hit my cart. It's practically a blind turn. I make it but just barely. I browse the packaged meats. I wonder if the deli turkey is cheaper but it is on the opposite side of the store? I can't remember what the online ad said. Are any of the deli meats on sale? Wait, do I need soap? I passed the soap isle 6 isles ago. I now have a headache. I try to take deep breaths and start repeating the same phrase to myself over and over. "It's going to be ok. It's going to be ok."</div><div><br /></div><div>There are too many people here and this store is too big. I look in my cart and am disappointed with my decisions thus far. 5 pizzas, ice-cream, pop-tarts, apple jelly, toilet paper, 2 apples, a 12 pack of jello, and a pie. Why does my cart always look like I'm buying for a very small party? My entire body is tense. I can feel the pressure in my chest building. I don't feel like I have much food in my cart but I'm ready to go so I check out. I hope I don't have to do this again any time soon. Wait, ketchup, that's what I needed. Oh well, I guess I'll just eat my hot dogs with mustard. I should have bought some bread.</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/WorldODan" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/WorldODan" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>DanThomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14653002394217075254noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893530172326201103.post-7150009277591702862011-12-25T22:34:00.000-08:002011-12-26T08:41:39.693-08:00Friggan Awesome Blog<a href="http://reddogreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/One-dollar-bill-Back.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; ]" src="http://reddogreport.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/One-dollar-bill-Back.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><div><b><span><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span>This Blog is Rated PG-13 (only slightly though)</span></b></div><div><br /></div>Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, what do all of these words have in common? If you said that they all end with the word "day" than congratulations, your mom would be proud. But there is a second but perhaps less obvious answer. All of these words were created to honor gods. For example, Friday was named after Frigga, the goddess of married love. I know what you're probably thinking, "that's pretty Friggan awesome," and I would agree.<div><br /></div><div>Do you have a friend with a venereal disease? On second thought, don't answer that. "Venereal" is however yet another example of an ancient god in modern culture. The word "venereal" is named after the goddess Venus, the god of sexual love. I know that the thought of venereal diseases in unpleasant so for just a dollar....you can find an example of yet another ancient god. Horus, his entire body didn't make the cut but his eye does make a guest appearance on the back of the one dollar bill.</div><div><br /></div><div>Do you celebrate Easter, ever been to Minerva, Ohio, seen a show performed at the Apollo Theater, eaten a Mars candy bar, had a muse, ever had something made of vulcanized rubber, or suffered a panic attack? All of these things were named after ancient gods.</div><div><br /></div><div>So the question is this, as a Christian do I need to either rename all of these things or never again, eat a Mars candy bar, celebrate Easter, feel the emotion of panic, call the days of the week by their names, get a venereal disease or go anywhere named Minerva? Now, the last part may be easy because Minerva Ohio is over 200 miles away, and not getting a venereal disease is just a good idea in general but the rest of these things may prove to be rather inconvenient. After all, Minerva Kentucky is much closer and I don't know what to call Sunday if I can't call it Sunday anymore. I could try to give it a Christian name and call it Jesusday but I'm afraid that may just confuse people. So what is the solution?</div><div><br /></div><div>The apostle Paul put it this way in 1 Corinthians 8</div><div><i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>"So then, about eating food sacrificed to idols: We know that “An idol is nothing at all in <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>the world” and that “There is no God but one.” For even if there are so-called gods, <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>whether in heaven or on earth (as indeed there are many “gods” and many “lords”), yet <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>we live. But not everyone possesses this knowledge. Some people are still so accustomed <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>to idols that when they eat sacrificial food they think of it as having been sacrificed to a <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>god, and since their conscience is weak, it is defiled. But food does not bring us near to <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>God; we are no worse if we do not eat, and no better if we do."</i></div><div><br /></div><div>In other word's, it doesn't matter. The issue is not if you call it Friday, or Easter but rather do you worship the goddess Frigga or the goddess Easter? If you can say no than feel free to keep the names because it doesn't matter. As Paul would say, eat but worship but worship the true God.</div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/WorldODan" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/WorldODan" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>DanThomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14653002394217075254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893530172326201103.post-76451316661650687752011-11-28T20:12:00.000-08:002011-11-29T15:33:56.953-08:00I Got What Ya Want, I Got Wat Ya NeedI'm single and facebook knows it. It's my fault, I told them. Apparently facebook finds this to be a correctable problem though because a high percentage of my personalized ads are for dating sights. "Single and looking?" "Mature women," "Single Parents," they have them all. "Looking for a Relationship in Cincinnati," Yea that's right, they know where I live too. It's my fault, I told them.<div><br /></div><div>But what if I were engaged? How would that change facebooks view of me. Yesterday I changed my relationship status to engaged. And what was the new facebook ad of choice? Credit Cards. I must admit, I found this to be both amusing and slightly disturbing. Apparently facebook thinks that I can't afford to get married. Just in case marriage is affordable facebook has also suggested that perhaps I should also get a new car. I'm not sure about this whole being engaged thing. Being engaged is starting to get expensive and I haven't even found the girl yet. Maybe I'll go back to being single. At least those ads had pictures of unrealistically attractive "girls in my area." </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/WorldODan" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/WorldODan" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>DanThomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14653002394217075254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893530172326201103.post-11993550845708618702011-11-16T18:57:00.000-08:002011-11-16T20:27:39.555-08:00Breastplate of Laser TagAnd another fun filled 5-8th grade Thrive class has come to an end. We spent 10 weeks playing games, doing worksheets, acting silly, eating snacks, and most importantly learning about the armor of God. This week, to celebrate, we all went to Skallywags and played three games of laser tag. There were 11 kids and me. Laser tag is fun. It is fun if your a kid and it is fun if your an adult. The first team we played were the latter and we destroyed them. Quite frankly I was surprised at how well the kids did. The second game they split us in half and the third we once again played the young adults as a team.<div><br /></div><div>We lost. The grown ups beat us this time, kind of. They cheated. They cheated a lot. One of their players in particular covered his front target with a sweatshirt and turned his back one so that it was facing inward. Quite frankly I was surprised. The guy who was running the place asked him multiple times to fix it but to no avail. After the game ended I found out that some of their other players were grabbing the kids vests and then shooting them. Nearly every one of my kids came out of the game saying the same thing, "Wow, they cheated." The guy who was running the place apologized for the other teams behavior. It's too bad that the other team wasn't in Thrive because if the had been they would know about a piece of equipment that was much better than a laser tag vest. It's called a Breastplate of Righteousness. Luckily all of my kid were wearing theirs and choose to do the right thing. They didn't retaliate by cheating, they didn't call names and they didn't complain. They left smiling knowing who really won. No matter what the numbers said, the kids won the last game because they chose to do the right thing.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/WorldODan" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/WorldODan" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>DanThomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14653002394217075254noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893530172326201103.post-840053034784405892011-11-16T11:49:00.001-08:002011-11-16T14:53:03.396-08:00TV Hot ListNow and again people ask me what kind of girl I am looking for. I don't know how to answer that question. None the less, here are some lovely ladies from TV that I find attractive. A large percentage of what I find attractive about them is their personalities (or at least the ones that they protray on their respective shows). This is a short list because I don't particularly like most of the ladies on TV. These are in no specific order.<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://dvdmedia.ign.com/dvd/image/article/712/712907/dharma-greg-season-one-20060615045450209_640w.jpg">Dharma</a> - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dharma_%26_Greg">Dharma and Gregg</a></div><div><a href="http://cdn3.hark.com/images/000/001/945/1945/original.jpg">Pam</a> - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Office_(U.S._TV_series)">The Office </a></div><div><a href="http://www.history.com/images/shows/bios/american-pickers/american-pickers-danielle-cushman.jpg">Danielle </a>- <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Pickers">American Pickers</a></div><div><a href="http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTQzMDA2NjM4Ml5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwNDczMzI5Mg@@._V1._SY314_CR49,0,214,314_.jpg">Whitney</a> - <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitney_(TV_series)">Whitney </a></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/WorldODan" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/WorldODan" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>DanThomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14653002394217075254noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893530172326201103.post-22574409531543958672011-11-06T16:02:00.001-08:002011-11-06T16:18:03.700-08:00Because Every Little Girl Should Have a DollBeing a kids pastor I get the opportunity to talk to so many amazing children. Children are so often underestimated. Their passion is written off and their ideas ignored. After all, they are just kids. But they aren't "just" kids. Kids aren't just potentially good adults. Kids can be great right now. <div><br /></div><div>There is one little girl in my class who had a big idea. You see, there are little girls in the hospital who don't have any dolls, and every little girl should have a doll. So she had an idea. She would knit hats and scarves. She makes them for dolls and she makes them for people. For $10 you get a set. For every $100 she earns she buys an American Girl Doll and gives it to a little girl in the hospital who doesn't have one. So far she has bought 2 or 3 dolls.</div><div><br /></div><div>Her dad told me that this was all her idea. It's a big idea that could have been blown off. After all, she is just a kid. But with the support of her parents she is doing it. She is changing the world one American Girl doll at a time. I can't wait to get my hat.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/WorldODan" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/WorldODan" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>DanThomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14653002394217075254noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893530172326201103.post-35372240761829306892011-08-20T20:10:00.000-07:002011-08-22T10:34:22.067-07:00Bowling with Bumpers<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://cadillaclanes.net/images/elements/KidBumperBowl-Photo.jpg" />
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<br /><div>I’m not a good bowler. In fact, I’m quite terrible. Not only am I not good at it, my friends mock my bowling style. They say I look like a monkey. I’ll never forget years ago when I took a girl bowling for our first date and I bowled a 55. I’m lucky I got a second date after a performance like that. I never did get a third date though, she got engaged and not to me. If only I had bowled with bumpers.</div><div>
<br />Saturday, for the first time in my life I did just that, I bowled with bumpers and it was great. No more embarrassing gutter balls. Sure, I still bowl like a limp wristed orangutan but the results are now quite different. Now instead of getting gutter balls I hit the pins. And it’s not that I don't deserve the gutter balls. I do. While I was bowling I couldn’t help but think about the concept of Grace.
<br /></div><div>Grace is getting something great even though you don’t deserve it. Grace isn’t earned. Grace is bouncing your bowling ball off of the bumper and getting a strike.Thank God for bumpers, thank God for grace.
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<br /><a href="http://ebay.com/">Ebay.com</a>
<br /><a href="http://half.com/">Half.com</a>
<br /><a href="http://amazon.com/">Amazon.com</a>
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<br />Let's say you have a CD that you don't listen to anymore and you would like to sell it and get a few bucks. If you sell the CD for $9.99 how much do you make? Let's break it down.
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<br /><a href="http://ebay.com/">Ebay</a>
<br />Sale Price: $9.99
<br />Listing Fee: $.50 (30 day buy it now sale )
<br />Finale Value Fee: $1.30
<br />Paypal Fee: $.59
<br />Profit: $7.60
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<br /><a href="http://half.com/">Half</a>
<br />Sale Price: $9.99
<br />Listing Fee: None
<br />Finale Value Fee: $1.50
<br />Profit: $8.49
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<br /><a href="http://amazon.com/">Amazon</a>
<br />Sale Price: $9.99
<br />Listing Fee: None
<br />Finale Value Fee: $ 3.29
<br />Profit: $6.70
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<br />As you can see there is a large discrepancy between how much you make when you sell your CD on Amazon vs Half vs Ebay. But there's more. Amazon credits you $2.98 for shipping a CD while Half only credits you $2.39. On eBay you get to set your own shipping cost. But even after taking that into account Half is still by far the best value for selling your $9.99 CD.
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<br />But what if you don't want to sell a $9.99 CD? What if you want to sell a $999 flat screen television that you got for Christmas but never took out of the box. Half doesn't sell flat screen tv's so they aren't an option. That leaves you picking between ebay and amazon. Let's break it down.
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<br /><a href="http://ebay.com/">Ebay</a>
<br />Sale Price: $999
<br />Listing Fee: $.50 (30 day buy it now sale )
<br />Finale Value Fee: $54.45
<br />Paypal Fee: $.29.27
<br />Profit: $915.28
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<br /><a href="http://amazon.com/">Amazon</a>
<br />Sale Price: $9.99
<br />Listing Fee: None
<br />Finale Value Fee: $81.36
<br />Profit: $917.64
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<br />In this instance it looks like Amazon is the best choice. But is it? What about shipping? Amazon sets a flat cost for shipping while ebay allows you to calculate it by the buyers distance. In this instance Ebay is still most likely the better value. So, is your head now hurting from all of these numbers? You're probably asking yourself "How am I supposed to figure this all out?" It's easy. There are calculators that do it for you and here they are. Now go make some money.
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<br /><a href="http://www.rolbe.com/ebay.htm">eBay Fees Calculator</a>
<br /><a href="http://www.rolbe.com/half.htm">Half Fees Calculator</a>
<br /><a href="http://www.rolbe.com/amazon_marketplace.htm">Amazon Fees Calculator</a>
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>The IQs of Famous People:</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span">78</span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Muhammad Ali</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span">86</span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Andy Warhol</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span">98</span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">George Bush Sr.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span">99</span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Howard Stern</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span">105</span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Janeane Garofalo</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Ronald Reagan</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span">110</span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Al Franken</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><b>114</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Kobe Bryant</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><b>122</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Courtney Cox</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><b>123</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">George W. Bush</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">John Kerry</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><b>132</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span">Jodie Foster</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span">Nicole Kidman</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><b>133</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">John McCain</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><b>134 </b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Al Gore</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><b>135</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span">Arnold Schwarzenegger</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><b>137</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Bill Clinton</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><b>140</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span">Hillary Rodham Clinton</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span">"Madonna"</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span">Shakira</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>142</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">Steve Martin</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><b>143</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span">Scott Levy "Raven"</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><b>147</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Rush Limbaugh</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><b>150</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Ben Sten</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Bill O'Reilley</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><b>151</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Bill Gates</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><b>152 </b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Paul Allen</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><b>154</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span">Sharon Stone</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>156</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span">Jimmy Carter</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">
<br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><b>160</b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span">Stephen William Hawking</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span">Quinton Tarantino</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>187</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span">Bobby Fischer</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span">
<br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>190</b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><span class="Apple-style-span">Philip Emeagwali</span></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/WorldODan" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/WorldODan" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>DanThomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14653002394217075254noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893530172326201103.post-71342520750128008172011-08-05T20:34:00.000-07:002011-08-05T21:44:46.969-07:00A Cowboy hat kind of Day<div style="text-align: center;"><img src="http://www.kidshalloweencostumes4u.com/pimages/large/kids-cowboy-hat-brown.jpg" width="400" /></div>Today I wore a cowboy hat to the park. It just felt like a cowboy hat kind of day. Plus I was going to a Westside festival (The Delhi Skirt Game) and I didn't want to blend in. Heaven forbid anyone mistake me for a regular Westsider. I'm not really a regular anything though so I guess that's a given. I saw a ton of people that I knew, some that I recognized and some that were dressed in drag. When a guy in a wig and makeup waves at you and says remember me from church it can catch you a bit off guard. I did remember him but it took me a couple of minutes because I had to re-imagine him without the blond wig, eye makeup and skirt. I even met some new people which is something I tend to do. The cowboy hat helps with that as well.<div><br /></div><div>Fast forward to the end of the night because the rest was pretty uneventful. I was leaving. You're not allowed to live there because it's a park and those are the rules. I was getting close to my car when I started to pass by a large group of teenagers. The guys were angry and the girls were antagonistic. If you know me well than you know I have a strict, "no fighting in front of Dan," rule so I stopped to observe. I'm a bit ADD so after about 30 seconds I quit observing and got involved. I talked the one guy down and got yelled at by a very angry teenager girl. That girl was day time television material. I can't remember exactly what she said but it was something along he lines of, "You don't know me." which coincidentally I agree with. One of the other girls told me that she liked my hat. I liked her better. Another guy started yelling at the casual observers to walk away. This was the perfect opportunity to tell him about my rule. "You do understand that I can't walk away and let a couple of kids punch each other. I just can't let that happen." He assured me that it wouldn't. He seemed like a nice kid but I didn't believe him.</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm pretty good with angry teenagers. You would be surprised what you can do with the right words, a Cowboy hat and an excessive amount of confidence. The first guy started to walk away only to be pursued by the antagonist. He got up in his face and challenged him in the typical punk kid way, "hit me, go ahead, you flexin? hit me." Apparently, "flexin," is a term used to describe the act of trying to impress a girl. I kind of like that term. It reminds me of a couple of gorillas banging their chests but I regress.</div><div><br /></div><div>I needed to go home so this was as good a time as any to put this situation to rest. I stepped in between them and said with my best authoritative voice, "Walk away. Both of you, walk away." I pointed just in case either of them were unclear as to were away was. And that was that. Since I made them both walk away, no one lost and both of them saved face. It was the perfect solution. Then, I went home.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/WorldODan" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/WorldODan" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>DanThomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14653002394217075254noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893530172326201103.post-73717238220780557692011-07-25T20:51:00.000-07:002011-07-25T21:26:31.968-07:00That FeelingI'm not sure how to describe that feeling. Some people live for it. They seek it out at all costs. When your young you feel it much more often. Some people, when they get older, they go so long without it that they forget what it's like. It's something very similar to nervousness, a knot in the stomach. Your heart rate goes up, the adrenaline pumps through your body and you can't think about anything else. Tunnel vision ensues. There it is, you want it, you need it. But it's not yours yet. There needs to be a plan. There will be risk. There has to be risk, but how much? How much risk is acceptable? And let us not forget about the competition. There has to be. It's part of the game. It lends to the excitement, it heightens the thrill. But will you get it? Will this feeling end in victory or bitter defeat? Both are distinct possibilities. Neither can be ruled out. Only time will tell but until then, the feeling. <div><br /></div><div>Sometimes I forget that that feeling exists and other times I can't get rid of it. I love that feeling, I hate that feeling. And when you least expect it, it manifests. Do you ever get that feeling?<br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/WorldODan" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/WorldODan" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>DanThomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14653002394217075254noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893530172326201103.post-19513238932069735392011-07-06T19:06:00.000-07:002011-07-06T19:18:11.313-07:00PremonitionsIt was one of the more eerie experiences in my life. It happened years ago but I still remember it. I was getting ready to pull out of a parking lot but was waiting on the car in front of me. Then, out of nowhere I had this thought, "I'm glad I'm not them because they are getting ready to wreck their car."The y pulled out, and BAM a car hit them. Was it just a strange coincidence or did I actually know? Are premonitions real and where do they come from?<div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/WorldODan" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/WorldODan" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>DanThomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14653002394217075254noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-893530172326201103.post-18562646160646517732011-06-26T21:42:00.001-07:002011-06-26T21:45:39.024-07:00How do you make a paragraph break on facebook<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >How do you make a paragraph break on facebook?</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;">Hold the shift key while you push Enter</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/WorldODan" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/WorldODan" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>DanThomshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14653002394217075254noreply@blogger.com2