Sure, it may just be a few cents here and there you can save by shopping around - but often it's a LOT more than that AND even one penny saved is indeed a penny earned. I really enjoyed reading this article by Vanessa Cortez found on PENNYWISE - have a read! She will explain how picking apenny up off the ground is equivalent to a $200,000 a year job! Very amusing - but a good deal of sense lurking behind what she says also! Also, check out our EXCHANGE / TRADE forum . List your own trades or look for a bargain! www.dealsucker.com Gathers all the latest deal of the day site deals in one place www.woot.com One item each day at 1am EST www.gottadeal.com Deals collected and posted here - especially busy around major holidays www.slickdeals.net Forum for posting great deals found from all over www.daddyodeals.com More deal posts www.bensbargains.com Bargain hunter site www.bradsdeals.com Nice collection of deals, well laid out Amazon Friday Sale (Fridays Only!) Like an outlet mall sale...

Do we ever have a fun contest for you this week!!! Thanks once again to the lovely one2onenetwork ladies, we proudly present to you: SPOT THE MELEE! You heard all about Melee in my post last Thursday - you are really going to want this prize! First off you can win a copy of their album Devils & Angels, which is awesome! PLUS you can also win a tote bag with the album art printed on it!! How gorgeous is that? Melee has the upbeat tones of the Goo Goo Dolls, the piano passion of Waking Ashland, the happy rock of Queen, and the grandiose arrangements of old school soul. The lead singer, Chris Cron, has a voice to die to - mature, rich and deep. He adds a pure, assured tone to all of the songs that makes Melee a band standing out from the rest of the piano-poppers in the genre. The tracks on this album are largely love anthems about the persistence of love, whether for a girl or the world, amid much of the struggles that face us in this world. Keyboards and guitars wash over the Cron's...

Alright, here ya go! 20 minutes of my finest M.I.A. - Paper Planes (Remix) (4:00) Black - Eyed Peas Pump It(4:00) Katy Perry - Hot N Cold (5:00) Gorillaz - 19-2000 (3:00) Total Mix (4:00)

We don't bail out anyone and watch the world economies tank. Sure, it'll be painful at first because foreclosures will grow, unemployment will get worse, inflation will go through the skylight and your retirement nest egg will be worthless ... but it'll just be a blip. When things get low and other nations' currencies are worthless, we'll use the $700 billion and simply buy the countries at the bottom. I mean, as a taxpayer I'd rather be part owner of foreign real estate than to own billions of dollars of bad debt in mortgage-backed securities. So, on the one hand, we buy bad debt. But on the other hand, nations like Dominica, the Solomon Islands, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Seychelles and Belize will go for pennies on the dollar. Then, as part owner, buy a one-way airline ticket, load up the family and live in quiet solitude on the world's greatest beaches with the calm assurance that you are a US citizen living on US soil. Isn't life at the top great?

Sigh bad day.... don't ask... well if you do, zach@steeplemedia.com. haha Hefner, Madison Split... Playboy boss Hugh Hefner has split from girlfriend Holly Madison. The Playboy blonde confessed the pair had ended their relationship during a video interview with celebrity website TMZ.com. She says, "Hef and I are no longer together." However, Madison confirmed she will be starring in the upcoming series of E! network show the Girls Next Door . The news comes after reports Madison had cheated on the magazine boss. You know what that means? Madison is available! Or is she? Duchovny Leaves Rehab... David Duchovny has left rehab after completing treatment for sex addiction. The 48-year-old actor checked himself into the Meadows rehab center in Wickenburg, Arizona in August in a bid to control his sexual urges. I think we just found him a girlfriend!! Leona Lewis Exclusive Performance... Click [ Here ] to watch! From Pizza Hut to sharing the stage with Jimmy Page at the Olympic...

Someone once asked why Fluffy hangs around with us. It's because she has net worth. She posted this in the forum and I approve wholeheartedly: [ link ]. Thanks, Fluffy.

The Number One team in the American League was the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim; and the Number One team in the National League was the Chicago Cubs. But because of the jacked up postseason play that the MLB has gone to with three divisions, both teams will sit out the rest of the postseason and watch as a wildcard team with a worse record continues. I've said it until near exhaustion: Regular season play is practically meaningless. Since 1995, six National League wildcards have gone on to the World Series. Three American League wildcards have beaten better teams to make it to the World Series. In all, four wildcards have won the World Series. That's great if you're rooting for the wildcard. But think about those poor guys like my father who watch their team play all 162 regular season games, win the division pennant and then lose to some weak wildcard -- and it may be a wildcard from their own division! I enjoy watching baseball. Watching it live is even better. It is a nice...

*Music.Life blog is always the place to win on Wednesdays!!! Head on over tomorrow for your chance to win a really cool album and other prizes!!!! *Don't forget WISEOZ - new riddles and challenges up almost every day, stage 1 begins at 8pm EST usually! Friday the first ever team item hunt begins! GO FIRE EATERS!! * SPOTWINNER now with prizes EVERY DAY!! Use my referral code if you sign up if you want to be in my referral draws if I win something big! -1300731 "October Music Giveaway" 1x iPod Touch 16gb 1x $100 iTunes Gift Card 3 x $25 Gift Card 10x $10 Gift Card 100 x 1000 Spot cash Plus daily prizes including (Monday) 8gb Nano + 2 x $25 gift Cards, (Tuesday) 8gb iPod Touch, (Wednesday)$100 iTunes Gift Card + 2 x $25 Gift Cards + 1000 Spotcash, (Thursday) $100 iTunes Gift Card, (Friday) 8gb iPod Touch, (Saturday) $100 Amazon Gift card + 2 x $25 Gift cards (Sunday) Bluetooth Microcomponent System + 2 x $25 Gift cards. * We have also now MERGED the CONTEST LIST forum with Winners...

Alright, a quick post after an absence of a few days. I am home recuperating after a total knee replacement. Here it is, by the numbers: 1 orthopedic surgeon, 1 total knee replacement 12 red roses 1/2 mile covered with my walker (a new word in my vocabulary is walkering--I no longer run, skip, trudge, limp or even plod--I walker)! 5 blue latex gloves, blown up into balloons by the grandsons 40 staples to hold my knee together 40 pain killers 3 physical therapists 10 sets in each group of leg exercises 1000 frequent flyer miles so as to be surprised by a visit from my son 8 gallons of gas used by my daughter in her chauffeur duties for me 21 blood thinning shots I have to inject myself :( 100 miles away from home 4 nights of prepared meals brought into us by friends 2 TEDS anti embolism stockings 1 pampering husband, 1 fussing mother, dozens of prayer and thanks sent up to God. And good grief, Joe, I am afraid I just couldn't get into your Whack the Patella game!

"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects." (Robert A. Heinlein, quoted from Time Enough for Love , p. 248)

It is that time of the year for the annual announcement of the Messianic Peace Prize. If you missed last years selection, head over to the following [ link ].

Congrats again to Sandi! She won the last Dish contest. I'll try to do another one before the holiday season... We'll see :) DWTS Contestant Misty May-Treanor Injured... U.S. Olympic beach volleyball champion Misty May-Treanor, who is competing this season on Dancing with the Stars , has been injured, ABC confirmed. "Misty May-Treanor sustained an injury on Friday and received immediate medical attention," the network said in a statement issued to Usmagazine.com. "Despite previous reports, she did not break her ankle. ... She is resting comfortably at home. Doctors will reevaluate her condition on Monday and determine the outcome of her participation on the show." Cyrus Celebrates 16th Birthday at Disneyland... Pop singer and television star Miley Cyrus celebrated her 16th birthday at Disneyland in Anaheim, California, last weekend, the amusement park said. The bash took place Sunday, weeks ahead of the teen sensation's November 23 birthday. Disneyland said...

Well 133 comments later and here we are! It's time to announce the winner! Before we get to that, the final prize is a $9.09 gift card to a store of the winner's choice! And before you ask, remember there were 2 days where I doubled or quadrupled the entries PLUS I threw in $5 because of the days I did not post. And now, here's the breakdown of how many entries everyone got! JoJo31- 48 fleur_de_lis-20 shawndiaz- 19 Sandi- 14 bechoo- 9 unruli1- 9 Zach- 4 Scoutmom- 2 Redhatty- 1 Now, how the heck did I pick a winner? Well each entry was given a random number and I picked a number out of a hat. That number was.... 73! So now the question is... who's the lucky winner? And the winner is................... Keep going! SANDI!!!! Congrats Sandi! You won a $9.09 gift card to a store of your choice! I'll email you with the details! Stay tuned, the NORMAL Dish will be later today!

Here is what is up this week - tell me what I am missing! 1. SPOTWINNER - I won another whopping 10c this week! I really hope someone from here won the $1000 gas card, what a great prize! Keep us posted on your wins! To be included in future draws if I win something good, make sure you use my referral # when you sign up! 1300731! 2. TANGA - Show up at 10pm EST for puzzle mania! Play bottom feeder! 3. WISEOZ - a few interesting challenges coming up! One is a team 'hunt' which sounds like a lot of fun. Plus hopefully there will soon be a set written by me running - stay tuned. Don't forget to check the forum post for help, discussion and general WiseOz chitchat! Especially good for challenges with multiple winners! 4. Odds and ends - every once in a while stuff www.whogets.com Check in about once a month to sign up for new giveaways. If you get nominated to win, they will email you and then you usually have at least a week or 4 to get people to vote for you. Whoever gets the...

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