My Favorite Blank

The fine people that make Dr. Oetker’s Shakers are doing a good job at bringing smiles to the faces of kids. Their products are great fun for those that like to find their self in the kitchen baking up something yummy to eat. I have twin 4 year old nephews that are all the time trying to get into something. You can imagine the fun they had when I showed them one of these cool shakers. They both like go grab or hold onto things and in this case, they both wanted to do some shaking. You can find several varieties of shakers from Dr. Oetker and you might want to pick up some before your next birthday party you do for the kids.

This product is really simple and easy-to-use. I like taking sprinkles and chocolate chips and mixing them up or shaking them together and spreading over a birthday cake. This was the original idea I had for the cake and thought this would work well on cupcakes too. If you noticed I said “original” because the plan did change a bit. The twins decided they wanted to try their own combinations of food and we made some interesting combinations on their birthday. I know the candies like M&M’s and Skittles found their way into our creative combinations and sometimes we didn’t even shake our creations on the cake. Instead we just ate the mixed up creations on the spot and they both loved it. This is a fun and affordable way to do something a little different on the birthdays you gear up for. Sometimes we don’t have to spend a lot of money on food and decorations, because the fun can sometimes be found in the simplest things. These shakers were easy and fun and I may have to do this idea again on their next birthday.

I believe they are 10 different types of Dr. Oetker Shaker products you can buy in the store. We created our own combinations and you can too or just stay with the original idea of the shaker you buy. You can check out their website for more information and also learn how to win a $1200 Visa Card for the next weekend you spend with the family. You can enter this contest daily and other prizes are also up for grabs!

The top movies now playing at theaters are as follows:

1. Night at the Museum

2. Terminator Salvation

3. Star Trek

4. Angels & Demons

5. Dance Flick

These are the movies people wanted to see over the Memorial Day weekend. I’m sure there was an increase in sales across the board as the longer weekends usually give people more time to watch a good movie. These movies look pretty good judging by the previews and it should be interesting to see which ones remain in the top 5.

The Night at the Museum looks like a funny movie. It also has a very interesting appeal to see all of these characters from the past come to life for one night. I guess it is just for one night based on the title of the movie, but I haven’t gone to see this one yet. It did very well over the long weekend and this was the top movie in America that people wanted to see.

Monsters vs. Aliens didn’t make the top 5 at the box office, but this movie has did better than any other movie in 2009 so far. It does remain in the top 10 box office sales and it finished at number 9 for this past weekend. The X-Men movie is also staying strong at theaters and it placed in the 6th position.

I hope I get the chance to go see some good movies soon, because this has been a great year to visit a theater or the drive-in for a top notch movie. I haven’t been to a good drive-in since I was a kid. I would like to visit one that is located about 60 miles from me. I think they only show the older movies at this drive-in that is located in Blue Ridge, Georgia. I will have to double check on that or if there is anyone that lives around the North Georgia mountains could tell me if the drive-in located in Blue Ridge shows recent movies or movies that have been out for a year or so.

Two new movies start this weekend that might challenge these top 5 movies. Up and Drag Me to Hell look like solid contenders. Also starting this weekend will be Departures, Pontypool, Pressure Cooker, and What Goes Up. Let me know if any of these new movies coming out interests you. I have watched a few previews on television about these new movies and one or two of them do look like they would be good. Enjoy your visits to the theater or the drive-in this week and be sure to let me know what you go to see.

Where do you find the best online traffic? Where is the best online advertising located? I think you might just find these answers at Ad-Ventures4u and they have a great TE for people that need extra traffic or referrals to their online programs.

I also think Ad-Ventures offers the easiest way to make money online today. You can join and buy Ventures starting at $10 for 10 Ventures and this gets your feet wet and in the game. You don’t have to worry about no monthly fees or any other costs. You just buy Ventures when you have the extra money and no need to put more money into the system once you have your first 10 Ventures.

You just need to surf 25 websites a day and this gives you your earnings for the day. If you miss a day, you just don’t earn for that day, but could still earn for the rest of the week. You get paid your earnings weekly and there is a 24 hour window to cash them out. If you don’t request your earnings in this time frame; then your earnings roll over and it goes toward the purchase of more Ventures. The more Ventures you have is the more money you will earn each week. This system works like a snowball and once it starts rolling down the hill, you have the chance to earn a lot of money here. Not to mention the small business advertising every member is benefiting from while they are a member at Ad-Ventures4u.

You get good advertising results because you are showing your websites to a membership base that is mainly people with upgrades or are a little bit more serious about their online marketing. You can benefit from the extra exposure you get from AdVentures4u and also earn a nice weekly income too.

I think this is the top way to make money online for 2009 and it only takes 10 dollars to get started! You won’t regret the time and effort you spend at Ad-Ventures and once you join, you will see what I am talking about. This is a great money making opportunity for everyone and there is already over 20,000 members that see the benefits to Ventures and the AdVentures 4u system. Don’t delay and join right now and start growing your online wealth just a touch faster with Ad-Ventures4U.

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The top teams for the National Basketball Association are coming to a close and only 4 teams remain in the hunt for an NBA title in 2009. Which team do you like to win it all this year in the NBA?

1. Los Angeles Lakers

2. Denver Nuggets

3. Orlando Magic

4. Cleveland Cavaliers

We could see the best basketball in these final games as each team tries to get in the final series of the season. The NBA championship series consists of 7 games and is like the rest of the NBA tournament. You have to win 4 out of the 7 to be the champion and home court advantage can play a key role.

The Lakers and Cavaliers have that home court advantage right now or before they began the series with their respective opponents. It seems like a lot want to see Kobe Bryant and LeBron James play in that final series. I’m not sure why and Kobe Bryant is clearly a better player than King James. They only seem like a good comparision because the NBA voted to give LeBron the MVP award this year. He didn’t deserve it and he didn’t lead the league in scoring or his team to the best record in the NBA. This is the part of the NBA I don’t like and they are a bit corrupt when they try to create these superstars to market around. LeBron James is a descent player on a bad team and really nothing more. The Cavaliers are in the Eastern Conference Finals due to the poor officiating and the stuff they let James get away with.

I would like to see the Magic and Lakers in the final series and this would be a great match up. I know Denver and Cleveland will try everything possible to get in that final series and this is what makes the playoffs in the NBA so exciting.

The Phatband from Charter .vs. DSL

How many satisfied DSL users are out there right now? There is probably a lot; because the old way of doing things with dial-up technology was just too slow and DSL rescued a lot of computer and internet users. Sticking in your favorite video to watch from your computer screen or playing the online games that have tons of graphics was not really possible with dial-up. DSL users can now do those things and it’s a far cry from the slow page loads and having to wait hours for files to download with the dial-up service.

Now we fast forward to 2009 and Charter is unveiling the Phatband for a speedy internet connection. Is it faster than my DSL service? You bet! It makes your current DSL look like the dial up from the 1990’s and Phatband is going to be the way of the future. Actually the future has already arrived for those living in the St. Louis area, because they are already zooming around the World Wide Web with their Charter Phatband connections. You can learn a lot more about this fast internet service Charter is offering from their Ultra60 Information Page.

Are you ready to step up to a faster connection and give the brand new Phatband a try? I know I sure am and I wished they would have started this great new service in Atlanta; instead of St. Louis. It seems the guys from the cable industry are advancing the technology so much faster than the DSL guys. At least when it comes to the technology of speed and everyone that has ever used a computer for any length of time, knows how important a fast computer or fast internet connection is. You can waste a lot of time surfing the Net with a slow computer and it makes life so much easier having that speed.

Watching movies and videos is popular on the computer these days and the new Ultra60 Mbps is going to help these folks a lot. It’s going to make downloading large files a snap. These super high speeds will also be good for telecommuting with mega-files and the list goes on and on for all the things extra you can do from more speed. Uploading pictures at Facebook or watching videos at You Tube will be a breeze. Twitter is another popular online website that won’t give you any troubles with the faster speeds. You can even send Charter a tweet if you want at Charter’s Twitter Feed. I think I would view a lot more videos online, if my internet speed was faster. Can you think of anything you would do more of if you computer suddenly was faster than what it is now? The dedicated gamers that stay up all night playing games will love the new Phatband from Charter and all the possibilities they will have for gaming online.

Charter’s commitment to providing their customers with the fastest internet speeds is about to come true. We will all be able to multitask like we never have before and this is only the start to all the power we will have with our internet connections blazing fast! They are rolling it out now and this new Ultra60 Mbps service will be available in other parts of the country later this year.

Your ready to get your website going and your all fired up to do so. You have the energy and will to do whatever it takes to get your Google PR moving up. Where would you begin first? That’s a good question and I’m not sure if it has a true answer or not. From a time standpoint you would be able to help your website faster by getting links directed toward your website. Building up quality content and keeping fresh content pouring into your site takes time. If I wanted to get my PR up as soon as possible; then I would probably go the links route.

You want as many links as you can pointing toward your website. This is the first goal for all webmasters seeking a higher PR from Google. They do state they want quality links and quality in link terms would be that it’s a link from another website that closely resembles your website. It’s not too important when you first start to get related links. You want links of anything and everything to start with and obtaining links that is about a similar subject matter can come later. You can start tweaking your links down the road and boost your link quality then; so for now just get links!

Always do a good job with new content you add to your website. Make sure that your new content does relate to your website and it is important to always have quality content. In terms of quality for content, it needs to relate like links do, but it has to also be beneficial to your visitors. It needs to be something that is unique and isn’t found in too many other places. A lot of this would depend on what your website is actually about and the theme you have going, but it’s up to each webmaster to establish a high level of quality for all the new content they add to their sites.

Links are your best route to obtain quick and positive results with Google. Your content is a way to preserve any rankings you do obtain from Google and the better your content is; the longer the shelf-life of your current PR or Page Rank will be. It doesn’t take much to get a PR 1 ranking with Google, trying to move up and maintaining that PR 1 is the tough part. Try to do something every week to increase your SEO knowledge and applying SEO techniques to your websites.

I know we all have some valuable things in our home. Some items have a price tag that makes them valuable and other things are “one of a kind” like home movies or old photographs of family and friends. We never want a fire or flood to destroy these precious items and I know some home owners worry about that. A criminal breaking into your home and stealing these valuables is what we probably worry about the most. We can stop the worries or at least have less worries with a modern security system installed. It’s worth dishing out a few bucks for a wireless security system versus the lost we would have if some items ever were to get stolen from our home.

I had a wallet I use to carry around with me all the time. I had this wallet for more than 10 years and it was worn out pretty bad. It was my favorite wallet though and I wouldn’t have got rid of it for nothing in the world. Inside that wallet I had a few old coins that I cherished a lot and also it had my typical things like credit cards and driver’s license. That wallet that I loved so much got stolen from my home. I was actually there when it happened, but not much I could do. I was in the bathroom taking a shower when a knock came from the front door. I was the only one at home, so I yelled for the person to come in. They came in and were asking if the house next to ours was for sale and who to contact. I really didn’t have much information to give to the stranger, so I just hollered back and told him I didn’t know. We were having this conversation while I was locked inside the bathroom taking a shower and he was in my living room. He soon left and I finished taking my shower. I didn’t notice anything right away, but later on I would need my wallet. I looked everywhere for it and couldn’t find it no where. I normally kept it on the back of our love seat in the living room and finally realized how appealing it must have looked to the stranger. That person stole my wallet with me in the bathroom taking a shower.

Now I don’t think any security system would have really helped in this situation, but it just shows you what kind of people there is in the world today. Protect America has some great security packages you can get and its affordable security too! I really like the silver package they are offering on their website. For less than $35 dollars a month:

* Talking Control Panel

* 10 Entry Points

* Internal Siren & Door Chime

* Battery Backup

* One Button Arming

* 3 Window Decals

* 1 Yard Sign

*Free Added Bonus (limited time) Sensor Upgrade

I really think this security package would provide everything my home needs. You can find other security packages that are above the silver and some are lower than the silver package. These are the type of security packages a home owner wants for their home, so they can worry less at night and when they are away during the day at work. If you would like more information, please call:  1-877-470-2751 (get 2 keychain remotes for FREE by calling this number)

No big surprise last weekend on which movie was the most seen. The box office sales kept going and going for the new Star Trek movie that made a big splash and is now the number 1 movie in America. I haven’t seen it yet, but it does seem to be a good one and the Star Trek fans are pleased. This movie goes back to the early days and you get to look at things from the beginning. I’m sure it’s an interesting movie and even though I’m not a big Star Trek fan, I would like to see the latest movie that started playing in theaters on May 8th.

The number 2 movie and last week’s number 1 is X-Men Origins: Wolverine and this movie is really doing well. The Wolverine is the most popular comic book character ever and this was decided back in March of 2008. It seems movie goers like the Wolverine and they are turning out in bunches to get a look at this one. I would also like to watch the X-Men and see what all the hype is about here. I don’t fully understand the story of the X-Men, but it seems everyone likes this new movie a lot.

The 3rd most popular movie playing in theaters right now is Ghosts of Girlfriends Past. 2nd week in a row that this movie has did well at the box office and it looks like someone finally got a new, creative idea in Hollywood. I do get tired of all the movies that have the same story line and they just have different actors or actresses playing the parts.

Rest of the movies making the top 10:

4. Obsessed

5. 17 Again

6. Next Day Air

7. The Soloist

8. Monsters vs. Aliens

9. Earth

10. Hannah Montana The Movie

I would have thought Next Day Air would have finished higher in the standings, but this just proves how good the movies are right now. It looks like Miley Cyrus barely hung on over the weekend and her new movie Hannah Montana is clinging to the 10th spot. Monsters vs. Aliens has been very strong ever since its release and this movie just keeps racking up the numbers.

Surprisingly Disneynature got the 9th spot on the list with their new movie Earth. This is a documentary and you don’t often see this in the movies. Maybe we have a more educated generation growing up before our eyes and that’s the reason Earth made it up to number 9.

Tom Hanks is the headliner this week and he’s been on all the talk shows and early morning shows promoting his new movie Angels & Demons. I could see this movie jumping over Star Trek for that number 1 position in the box office sales. Tom has did some really great movies in his career and I’m sure this one will be another solid performance from his long list of spectacular movies.

Other movies starting up on Friday will be; The Brothers Bloom; Big Man Japan; The Big Shot Caller; Daytime Drinking; Management; Not Forgotten; and O’Horten.

There was a time you could go to You Tube and grab just about any video and embed it to your website or blog. This isn’t as easy any more and many videos at You Tube are becoming disabled when you look at the option to embed the video. Many of these songs are the original videos or performances of someone famous. I guess this is an attempt to make people pay to download these songs or go to the music stores to buy them.

It seems a bit harsh and we need to look at ways to make it easier on everyone instead of harder. I realize this takes money out of the hands of the music companies and performers, but these guys make more money than they should. They are amongst the upper class in our society and for them to take a pay cut is better than the poor man having to pay for their products.

I think users should have the ability to download songs for free online or go to YouTube and snag a real video or song. It just makes things easier and we need a society that is geared more to helping than charging people. We get “nickel” and “dimed” enough already and it’s time we start looking at free ways to do things. Everyone can still make money and be happy if music is available for free online. The music we hear in our ears everyday should not be another bill that we have to pay each month.

Digital TV has made it impossible to watch free TV now and the only thing left for free is the music on our radios. I don’t think it will stay free much longer on the direction we are heading right now. Let’s help fight for music and keep it free for everyone and give the poor man a hand.

For those of you that like or use the popular website called Tweeter, here is a great contest you can get involved in. All you have to do is leave a “tweet” and you can win a Flip Mino HD! That sounds easy enough, right? Well it is and it doesn’t take much effort to win in this great contest promotion.

Win a Flip Mino

I would like to win one of these great gadgets. I’m always fascinated at the new technologies that come out and this is no different. If you haven’t ever seen a Flip Mino before, you must get a glimpse at this little tech gadget. I like the way it looks and the one you can win does feature HD capabilities!

Who would do such a nice thing? Well that is Ben Behrouzi and he is the one you need to tweet for your chance to win a Flip Mino HD. You can learn more information from his blog that has the same name as his (BenBehrouzi.com). You don’t have to do anything special for your chance to win. Just a simple tweet to Mr. Behrouzi will do the trick and let him know that you gave a tweet for the chance to win a Flip Mino video recorder. I think he will be getting a lot of tweets on this one and you must hurry. The prize will be given away on May 31st (2009); so be sure to get your “tweet” in now. Good Luck!

The top 10 list at movie theaters are being shook up and lots of surprises. I think Hannah Montana’s new movie is the biggest one and it has fallen to number 7 on the list after only 3 weeks. I would have thought this movie would have stayed closer to number 1, but seems fans are not paying to see Hannah Montana or Miley Cyrus.

The movies that movie goers are going to see right now is X-Men, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past, and Obsessed. These are the top 3 movies to watch right now and they took home the top honors at the box office this past weekend. I’m sure X-Men will do well again this weekend and I expect another strong showing for this new movie.

The comedy movie of Ghosts of Girlfriends Past did very well with a 2nd place showing. This movie features Matthew McConaughey and Jenifer Garner. I would think any movie with the lovely Jennifer Garner would do well and this one certainly did. I’m sure Warner Brothers is very happy with the 15 plus million dollars this movie took in over the weekend.

Obsessed prove to be a great movie in its debut going to number 1. The top movie in America drop back to the 3rd spot this past week. This movie is in the thriller category and takes a reverse approach on stalking. We often think of men as the stalkers out there, but this new movie gives the woman the lead ropes. A nice and successful working man getting stalked by a female is what people want to see right now and this movie has been very impressive at theaters. I think the new movie Obsessed would be my first choice, if I was going to the theater this evening.

Top 10 Movies at the Box Office

1. X-Men Origins: Wolverine

2. Ghosts of Girlfriends Past

3. Obsessed

4. 17 Again

5. Monsters vs. Aliens

6. The Soloist

7. Hannah Montana The Movie

8. Earth

9. Fighting

10. State of Play

Those are the top 10 movies currently playing at theaters nationwide. Does any of them look good to you?

These movies will have to make way for a new number 1 movie in America this Friday. I’m sure Star Trek will take first honors after the dust settles this weekend. This is going to be a big splash at movie theaters all over the country. I can guarantee that Star Trek will be the number 1 movie at the box office and the only question is; which movie will finish in 2nd place? Are you a Star Trek fan or a Trekie? I know there are a lot of you out there and this popular science fiction program has been gaining a fan base for over 40 years now. Star Trek started in the 60’s and many fans have been watching it ever since. No doubt about this one on May 8th and Star Trek will easily soar to number 1.

If you’re more in the comedy mood this weekend, you can check out another movie making its debut. It is called Next Day Air and this movie should do well this weekend also. Possibly the type of movie that could be number 1, but not a number 1 movie, when it has to open on the same day the new Star Trek movie does.

Enjoy the movies and let me know of the ones you’re watching. I always love to hear recommendations for a great movie you just seen in theaters or to give me the heads up about a bad movie.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANA :)))

Happy Birthday to Ana!

May your next 25 years be one million times better than your first 25 years! Enjoy your very special day and don’t eat too much cake!

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Hey Deliah by Alex

The YouTube Sensation that goes by the name Alex is continuing to sing away over at You Tube. She has an impressive amout of videos she has uploaded and one of her latest ones is the song Hey Deliah. This is a classic song and Alex did a great job singing it. If you can sing this song; please feel free to upload your own version singing this great song and I would love to hear it.

You can see more of Alex’s videos at my other blog Single Source Writing. I have a category there called Alex YouTube and there you can see dozens of the videos this Mexican teen has uploaded at YouTube. Most of them feature her great singing talents and she has taken the You Tube Nation by storm over there. Her friends and people subscribing to her videos increases daily and she has created a huge fan base at You Tube.

Continue to keep an eye on this rising star from Mexico. Alex is only creating a buzz at You Tube for now, but soon I’m sure her talents will take her to new places. It should be fun to watch this rising star continue to shine bright! Pretty soon we will have to compare Alex to the Energizer Bunny, because she just keeps going and going and going…

Free Emoticons & Winks for messenger

Get the latest and coolest smileys to add to your messenger. They are free to download and I’m sure your friends will want to find out where you got these cool smileys, winks, and emoticons. I like having a few unique ones on my messenger and it’s fun showing them off sometimes. If you need a few more smileys or emoticons on your messenger or message forums; then you can get them here for free.

Most people have the standard smileys that come on their messengers or IM (instant messengers). Adding new ones is real simple and takes no time to download. This is great way to give your messenger that extra flair. If you have chatrooms that allow smiley or message forums that you post at regularly; then you can get these smileys to add in those places. The world needs more smiles and here is lots that you can choose from.

Enjoy your new Smileys, Emoticons, and Winks!

New Hannah Montana Movie Wins

The top prize for new movies is the box office and Miley Cyrus had no problems there this past weekend. The new Hannah Montana Movie took in over 34 million dollars and this set a high mark for other movies that may debut in 2009. A lot of good things are being said about the new Hannah Montana movie. It seems most of her fans did like the movie and they may return to the theaters again to watch it.

It must be nice for a teenager to be the star in a movie that is number 1 in America right now. I’m sure her dad Billy Ray Cyrus, who also appears in the movie, is very proud of his daughter. Miley Cyrus is hot and Hannah Montana may just be hotter. She also has a music album that is set to debut later this summer. This is one girl that has the world by the hand right now and she is certainly making the most of it.

Top 5 Movies Now Playing

1. Hannah Montana

2. Fast & Furious

3. Monsters vs. Aliens

4. Observe and Report

5. Knowing

The one movie that caught me by surprise is Observe and Report. It has made a nice showing with the fourth spot from last weekend’s box office sales. Judging by the previews it seems this movie is a copycat of the mega hit Paul Blart: Mall Cop. We may be witnessing a new trend here and using police/security in comedies is once again hot. I know the Police Academy movies were very popular in their day and now we see a new trend of movies that are similar to them.

New Movies Playing this Weekend

1. 17 Again

2. Crank High Voltage

3. State of Play

4. American Violet

5. Is Anybody There?

I’m not sure if any of these movies will crack the top 5 movies this weekend. They do add to the solid mix of movies currently playing right now and anyone going to the movies will be seeing a good movie. I think we are seeing the best of both worlds right now and Miley and Hannah should have another strong showing this weekend too.

Do you know any good campfire stories? I know some of the best ones have been told over and over through the years. Most campfire stories are geared to scare you and those are the ones campers like most. I know popular movies that are horror related have helped with a few campfire stories.

If you know of a good story to tell by the campfire; then please pass it along. I’m looking for campfire stories to tell all ages of kids and even some for the adults too. Please tell me your best campfire story and thanks in advance.

Star Trek Movie Launch

I’m sure all the “Trekies” out there will be happy to know that Star Trek has a new movie coming out soon! It’s still a few weeks away before this major blockbuster hits theaters, but fans will want to buy their tickets now. It’s going to be sold out in most theaters nationwide on May 8th; when this new Star Trek movie makes its debut on the big screen. I know the Star Trek fans will be lining up to buy tickets before this movie starts playing, so they can be the first to see what the crew on the Star Ship Enterprise is up to. If you just want to see this new Star Trek movie to look at the ears of Dr. Spock or you really are a true fan of the Star Trek movies and TV shows; then you will need to look for tickets now. This movie will be number 1 at the box office on the May 8th weekend. It might be tough finding a ticket for the May 8th or even the May 9th showings, so it is strongly suggested that all movie goers get tickets now!

Star Trek is one of those movies that fans will go see anytime and anywhere. The legacy began in 1966 with the original Star Trek episodes that were created by Gene Roddenberry. The first showed aired on September 8th in 1966 and ran until September 6th, 1969. I don’t think anyone thought then that this series would be making headlines in 2009 and over 40 years later. There have been 10 other Star Trek movies to come out, so if you haven’t seen any of the Star Trek movies yet; you will want to go catch up now, before the May 8th Star Trek comes out. This will be the 11th Star Trek movie and I wonder how many people could have guessed “how many star trek movies have there been?”; but I’m sure a few loyal fans knew the answer. These will be the same Star Trek fans that will be searching for movie tickets; to make sure they are watching it the first night it premieres.

Other movies won’t have a chance when Star Trek comes out and this movie may stay number 1 for the entire month of May. There are some other good movies playing right now and they will have a tough battle trying to keep up with the newest movie that features the Star Trek Crew. Before I tell you more about this Star Trek movie; let’s take a look at the top 10 movies from last week.

1. Fast & Furious

2. Monsters vs. Aliens

3. The Haunting in Connecticut

4. Knowing

5. I Love You, Man

6. Adventureland

7. Duplicity

8. Race to Witch Mountain

9. 12 Rounds

10. Sunshine Cleaning

No big surprise that Fast & Furious took top honors last weekend. It should have another strong showing this weekend too.  I was surprised to see Knowing drop so far back down to number 4 on the list. I’m not sure if people do not like the new Nicolas Cage movie or perhaps the short title has left them not knowing about this new movie. The previews for Knowing do look pretty good and I would be surprised if people didn’t like this movie. Sunshine Cleaning made a nice showing and this movie finished 10th on the box office list. This may be a movie I have to go see soon, but the R rating doesn’t make it good for children to watch. The children will want to watch Monsters versus Aliens anyway and this is the kid movie of the week!

All of these movies and new movies coming out like Hannah Montana that starts this week will be in trouble when Star Trek starts playing in May. I think the Hannah and Miley Cyrus fans will flood the theaters this weekend and this movie will be tops at the box office. They may just hold that spot until May 8th too.

The new Star Trek movie will be about the early days of James Kirk and the USS Enterprise. I guess the creators will be taking a “Star Wars” type approach and rewinding the years back. This worked well for Silence of the Lambs too and I love the move Hannibal Rising. Star Trek will be a major hit movie and possibly the only thing standing in Hannah Montana and Miley Cyrus’s way right now is this new science fiction movie that will be huge!

I hear the lakes and rivers are full of fishermen right now and they are catching a few. I haven’t had the time to wet a hook yet, but would like to soon. I like to fish for bass or catfish. If I don’t have much luck with them, just give me a few worms and I will fish for bream next to the shore.

Have you ever fished or ate bream? I pronounce it “brim” but the proper spelling is bream. Bream or Brim are a very good eating fish and really the best tasting fish out of fresh waters. The big problem with bream is catching them large enough to eat. It is tough to find big bream, but when you catch them “eating size” then it’s fun fishing for all.

Kids love to bream fish and you get bites quick. Just put a small hook on and a little bit of a worm or cricket and they will tear it up all day long. Typically you just have to cast a few feet from the bank and the bream will find your bait. It’s easy to catch bream and the younger folks will fish for hours if they are getting bites from bream. Taking them to deeper waters and trying to land bigger fish takes patience and not all fishermen have the patience to wait for the big one to strike.

Feel free to share your fishing stories here and let me know if you have ever eaten bream before. Great eating fish and you will like it better than catfish.

The financial rewards of someone serving a board position can be very lucrative. The larger companies that have a board members helping oversee their company and working with the CEO in many cases are great paying jobs. Before you get caught up in the pay for being a board member, make sure you have the time and are responsible enough to hold such a powerful position. I think I would be a perfect candidate for a board position, since I have no spouse or children in my life right now. LIGHTSHIP RESEARCH is an excellent website online for those that are seeking a board position in Corporate America someday.

DO YOU WANT A BOARD SEAT?

According to Lightship Research Co. www.lightshipresearch.com. There are approximately 60,000 publicly traded companies and an additional 20,000 private companies with boards of directors in the United States. This results in a total of 80,000 boards nationwide. Experts estimate that the average board tenure lasts approximately eight years, meaning that in any given year, up to 10,000 board seats must be filled.

The board is responsible for planning the long-term future of a corporation and work side by side with management. Together, the board and the management strive to align long-term goals and the company’s vision with attainable short-term objectives. The board will often work closely with the CEO - the relationship between board members and the CEO/management team is complex and very important. Before even considering accepting a board seat, you may want to ask yourself:

• Do I believe in the cause/vision of this organization?
Am I at the particular stage of my life to add the responsibilities of board membership?
• What can I personally contribute to the board?
• What do I hope to gain from being a member of the board?

If you are interested in learning more or would like to become a board member you may want to consider http://www.lightshipresearch.com

There wasn’t any surprise that the NBA’s best basketball player made it into the Basketball Hall of Fame on his first try. Michael Jordan was a sure lock for the Hall of Fame and he joins other great NBA players that played before his time. This is a great tribute and honor for MJ and I know there are a lot of basketball fans living around Chicago right now glad to see number 23 finally in the NBA Hall of Fame. Michael Jordan voted in the Hall of Fame isn’t that shocking of a headline for anyone that knows the career of Michael Jordan. He amazed us in the North Carolina uniform he use to wear in college and it didn’t take him long to become a star in Chicago for the Bulls. He won a couple of Slam Dunk Titles and one of those dunks is locked in everyone’s memory; due to the logo that Nike created for him. Michael “Air” Jordan is going to be remembered long after his days on Earth are done. It’s too bad that future generations won’t get to see this magnificent athlete play in person, but they will have plenty of footage of the games he did play so well in for so many years.

Michael Jordan was the headline name to make it into the Class of 2009. Two coaches were also voted in today and they were the Utah Jazz and Rutgers Women’s basketball coaches. The other NBA players that share this honor with Jordan, were John Stockton from the Utah Jazz and David Robinson that played and won championships with the San Antonio Spurs. It’s a great day for the Basketball Hall of Fame that added 3 super players in Stockton, Robinson, and Jordan. All 3 deserved it and I’m glad to see all three made it in now.