Check this out ….
40 Inspirational Speeches in TWO minutes!
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20April
Smile anyone?
Here is your Monday Morning Smile … from the Sound of Music!
After viewing … Go now and make it a FABULOUS day!
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14April
Have You Seen Cynthia Ray?
Many of you may know that my dear friend is missing. She disappeared without a trace in Dallas 8 days ago, Monday April 6th. The Dallas Police have no new leads at this time. It is like she has vanished into thin air.
CYNTHIA THRAILKILL RAY
Age 54 Silver Gray Hair Blue Eyes 5’5” 110#
Car: 2001 Honda Accord SUV
Personalized TEXAS Tags “IXIA”
If you have any information about Cynthia Ray, contact the Austin Police or Missing Persons Detective C’Mon Wingo at 214-671-4248 or call the Dallas police Special Investigations Unit at 214-671-3661.
Since Cynthia is a dual resident of Austin and Dallas the local stations have taken an interest in her story. On Tuesday night, KEYE TV in Austin ran this human interest story with Allen and good friend Jack Gilmore and on Wednesday night, KXAN TV produced a story with additional information from her sister Kay.
06April
All 44 Presidents
This was very interesting to see how they morphed all 44 presidents in less than 4 minutes.
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27March
How to Eat Chocolate!
Did you ever wonder if you were eating chocolate correctly? Yes, I am serious!
My girlfriend Dianne and I discovered this fabulous store called Viva Chocolato! in the Domain here in Austin the other day. Well we have been back more times than we care to admit in the last 7 days! Anyway who is counting? We have sampled their award winning Blue Cheese Truffles, Tito’s Vodka truffles, ChocoCaviar truffles and 99% truffles along with their Diva Salad with Chocolate Balsamic Vinaigrette!
It was there that Dianne bought me a chocolate cookbook aka primer. When we got home with the book in tow we found out that the proper way to eat chocolate is not to chew it, but to let it melt in your mouth. Letting it touch all the taste-buds. If you are a wine aficionado you will understand that is also how you should drink your wine.
As the good students that we are <grin> we tried it and it is true. You really get ALL the amazing flavors that a simple truffle offers. And a truffle can last for several bites and becomes a fabulously filling and satisfiying dessert. In this case, less IS more.
Now the other tidbit of information that Cynthia, the manager told us is that if you eat 1 ounce of chocolate (70% or more) each morning an hour before you eat breakfast you will lose weight. She has gone from a size 14 to a size 10 since November and that is the only thing she has done different. Now that is a food plan we can be excited about!
Okay… back to dinner last night. Wayne, Dianne’s boyfriend arrived and we decided that we would stay in and cook. Little did we know that we would be entertained by the worst hail storm in the Austin area in years. I grabbed my Flip video camera and captured the hail up to golf ball size at my house!
Anyway, after dinner we were teaching … okay sharing our truffle eating knowledge with Wayne. Yes I bought our favorite 2 truffles for each of us for dessert and a box to take with me to share with Vic. How easy is that. Well Wayne was sharing how he learned how to eat M&M’s from Dianne.
Dianne eats M&M’s one at a time because when she was younger she didn’t get them very often and she wanted them to last longer. Well as Wayne was sharing I decided that I had to Flip video his explanation for Vic since he wasn’t with us. So here is the video that Vic saw last night.
Let me know how YOU like savoring your truffles this way…
Enjoy!
28February
Viddler Video of Austin
Did you know that the average person has 1000 digital images on their computer, which is the equivalent of 3-4 years of photos. Savannah took a photo of Austin everyday of his life except two. When we put them all on my computer there were 822 from their collection! Then you add my photos and the grandparents photos which we are still compiling … wow! Thank YOU Savannah and Tyler for giving us exceptional digital moments of Austin.
Savannah did a remarkable job of selecting and organizing the photos and selecting the music. You will laugh and cry and smile again as you reflect on Austin’s life. After all he is safe in the arms of his Heavenly Father.
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Savannah and Tyler have a plate on their coffee table with the saying, ”Life is not measured by the breaths we take but the moments that take our breath away.”
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Austin gave us all many moments that touched our lives and we will never forget.
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You can view it full screen if you click on the 4 arrows in the lower right hand corner of the task bar under the video. And fyi … Viddler does not have a time limit for videos which is why this was not posted on YouTube. Hence why this was not posted earlier as well! Thanks for indulging me….
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…and if you don’t have a FLIP video camera …. GET ONE. http://www.theflip.com
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07February
Google 411
Just leave it up to Google to come up with something like this! I tried it and it works!
Here’s a number worth putting in your cell phone, or your home phone speed dial: 1-800-goog411. This is an awesome service from Google, and it’s free — great when you are on the road.
Don’t waste your money on information calls and don’t waste your time manually dialing the number. I am driving along in my car and I need to call the golf course and I don’t know the number. I hit the speed dial for information that I have programmed.
The voice at the other end says, “City & State.”
I say, “Garland, Texas.”
He says, ”Business, Name or Type of Service.”
I say, Firewheel Golf Course.”
He says, ”Connecting” and Firewheel answers the phone.
How great is that? This is nationwide and it is absolutely FREE!
Click on the link below and watch the short clip for a quick demonstration.
01February
Did You Know?
Click on the link below and you will get a short video from Sony that has very interesting statistics.
06December
