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Raines

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Do you ever watch that new show Raines? It’s about a detective, played by Jeff Goldblum, that solves cases by visualizing the victims and talking to them as he works on the clues to their murder? It’s kind of like he’s talking to ghosts throughout the show.

I find the show really strange. I’m watching what I think is the third episode right now. I copied it. I think it’s usually on on Fridays. I didn’t really like the first episode, the second one was better and so far this is the best of all. Maybe it will get better over time but it’s still a different kind of show.

I was just wondering what you guys thought of this show.





Eric Schiffer offered role in Action Comedy

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If you enjoy movies, particularly action comedy films you might be interested to know that Eric Schiffer is currently in discussions to either star or co-star in a new film with a well known A-List star.

It looks like TK Carter has also signed on to co-star in the film too. TK Carter has had roles in Dr. Detroit, Domino, and Showtimes “The Corner”.

In other exciting movie news – there’s going to be new independent release of a Charles Bronson remake. I love old Charles Bronson movies. Filming is set to begin in December 2007 in Glasgow, Scotland, and Eric Schiffer will star in this new film. The remake is currently titled “Death Wish Returns” and if all goes well it should be released in mid 2008.

Hopefully both movies will be fantastic.

Drinking just got healthier

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strawberry-daiquiri.jpgI was watching the news the other day and I heard something interesting that I think anyone who enjoys a strawberry daiquiri or any kind of red berry fruit based alcohol containing drink will be happy to hear.

The news story said that it’s been found that combining alcohol with red fruit berries like strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries or cherries helps to release more of the antioxidants in the fruit making these types of drinks a healthier choice for those that want a refreshing berry based cocktail. Considering the fact that it’s also known that a moderate amount of alcohol (1 drink a day) can reduce the chance of heart and stroke disease this is great news.

I went to the Global news site to see if I could find the actual story, but short of watching the full newscast online I couldn’t find a write up. Perhaps they’ll put it up shortly.

The story was done on the patio and inside a restaurant not too far from here. The restaurant, Jawny Bakers, makes great ribs! I love going there. Chris and I, and many of our friends and co-workers from the hospital, used to go there quite often for after work get togethers, and occasionally even work related parties. It wouldn’t be uncommon to find a few of my friends from the ER department enjoying a meal and a drink on the patio from this time of year onward pretty much any day of the week. I didn’t see any of them as the camera panned the patio in the news story though.

Hmmm I guess you could say that eating at Jawny Bakers might be a healthy choice too since there’s often medical personnel hanging around.

One of the first posts that I did on this blog was about my brand new Magic Bullet blender. I’ve had it for over a year now and the number one thing that we use our Magic Bullet for is to make fruit smoothies. Between my stomach problems and the pain medications I’m on I don’t tolerate alcohol very well these days, but it’s not uncommon for us to add some vodka or rum to some of the fruit smoothies that we make. At least I know now that when we do make a fruit smoothie that’s been enhanced with a bit of alcohol that it’s a healthy drink.

Don’t know how to make a strawberry daiquiri, or want some more great recipes for cool drinks? Check out my niece and her husbands website What2drink.com. It’s full of great drink recipes and ideas. Some of my creations are listed there too!

Looking for a new credit card?

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I haven’t spent a lot of time in recent years looking for new credit cards but I can remember how confusing it was to find just the right one. I mean, there’s so many different types of credit cards out there these days that it can be hard to chose which one will suite your needs best. Perhaps that’s why so many of the people I know have multiple credit cards.

If you’re like me and have had trouble in the past deciding which credit cards suited you best you should have a look at CreditCardSearchEngine.com. They have a wide selection of the best credit cards available today.

They have offers for all of the different types of credit cards available. Everything from Credit cards that offer low interest, balance transfers, cash back, airline miles, gas credits, Rewards, student credit cards, Business credit cards, cards for those with bad credit, fair or average credit cards and sport rewards credit cards.

The site is really easy to use too. For example – If you were to look at the Low interest rate credit card section you’ll see a selection of different credit cards offers from different banks and credit companies. There’s a description to the right of each listing that tells you all about the card, and information directly below the card listing that tells you more about the card such as interest rates, and what level of credit history you need to apply and so on.

Once you find a card that you like you can apply for it right then and there from the description page.

On the main page of the site you can also search for credit cards by their brand or issuer. If you choose to do a search in this manner you can choose from Visa, Mastercard, Discover, American Express, Chase, Citi, Bank of America and many more.

I like the way this site has been layed out, and I think if you were interested in getting a new credit card this would be a great site to start with as it has so many listings, a lot of information about each of the card offerings and you can begin your application right from the CreditCardSearchEngine.com site. Check it out for yourself.

One of the best WordPress plugins ever

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I just discovered a newly created wordpress plugin that you are going to love!

Do you reply to comments that people leave on your blog? Do you reply on the blog itself or by email, or sometimes both? I do a little of each. Sometimes I’ll reply to someone by email, but I want others to see my reply so I’ll copy what I’ve written and copy it into the comment area of the post.

How would you like to have a plugin on your site that lets you comment on your blog and send an email off to the commenter at the same time? Sounds fantastic doesn’t it.

If you like the sound of this new plugin click the link above and read more about it on my tech website WebStyle. Yes, believe it or not I do have a tech website … odd how I tend to post a lot of techy geeky stuff there though isn’t it?

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