I started this so I can critique and give people information about various Internet activities (such as Internet dating, paid survey sites, money-making sites). I am going to give people the information I wish I had whenever I was taking part in some Internet fad. This will probably all devolve into random writings of mine in the future, but for now I will be informative and try to be helpful.
If you're very diligent about not washing food down your sink yet your sink still has stopped draining then use a plunger. Don't call a plumber, don't take the pipes apart, don't try to snake it. It doesn't really make sense because if there's no possibility for a clog then why would a plunger work?
My disposal stopped working months ago so I never put food down my sink drain. If I had leftovers I would throw them in the trash. My sink was getting grimy but it couldn't possibly be clogged. When I searched the Internet there was talk of call a plumber and remove the trap. I had to search for a little while before I found the suggestion to use a plunger. It made no sense to me because there was no food down there so how could it be clogged, but I pulled out my plunger and in under thirty seconds the sink was draining perfectly.
This is a sink plunger. It is not a toilet plunger.
There are plungers that are specifically made for sinks and those that are made for toilets. Most people don't really know about the difference. It's a good idea to have one of each.
Here is a sink plunger from Amazon.
If the plunger that you use for your toilet looks like one of these and you find it difficult to unclog a toilet, then the problem may be that you're using the wrong type of plunger.
This is a toilet plunger. It has that secondary cup on the inside.
Even if there could be food in your sink drain the very first thing you should do is use a plunger on it. If that doesn't work then this article from WikiHow has some other methods for unclogging your drain. I'm not sure why "use a plunger" isn't a ubiquitous idea for sinks the way it is for toilets. When you're toilet isn't working properly you don't immediately try to remove part of the pipe. So for your sink, before using drain cleaner or taking out the trap or calling a plumber try a plunger and see if that doesn't quickly and easily fix your sink.
Candles are a very useful tool for meditation. You can use regular
candles with a specific color, or you can use these gemstone candles.
These candles have gemstones in the wax so as the candle burns the flame
reflects off the gem crystals. These are beautiful and you can choose a
specific gemstone to direct your energy.
I originally found these candles in the natural foods store in my town.
When I searched online for them, "gemstone candles" turned up gem candle
holders. After changing my searches around I finally found these
candles sold through Living Better Naturally. They are made by Angelic
Mercantile. I am writing this because these candles are very neat and interesting and I want anyone who is looking for something like this to have an easier time finding them than I did.
They have a variety of gemstone candles, including rose quartz, kunzite,
tourmaline, lepidolite, obsidian, peridot, and sugilite.
All of these pictures are pictures that I took of the candles that I bought. I am not an affiliate of either Living Better Naturally or Angelic Mercantile. I just think these candles are neat. Always be careful when fishing the gemstones out of the candle wax.
Jewelry in Candles
I am, however, an Amazon affiliate. So, if you don't care about gemstones but still like the idea of finding something in your candle there are these interesting candles available from Amazon. They each have a piece of jewelry inside.
Dr. Liz Wilson is Garfield's veterinarian. Jon has been pining after her
(and going on the occasional date with her) since they first met in
1979. On July 28, 2006 they finally became an official couple!
(Coincidentally, this is also mentioned as Jon's birthday.) Jon is geeky
and awkward and finally gets the girl of his dreams. So, for all of us
that have lost hope: If there's hope for Jon Arbuckle, there's hope for
us all!
"She's one cute chicky-boo. I'd marry her in a second."
Jon and Liz History
Jon has always had trouble getting girls. He occasionally goes on dates, but they never end well. (Consequently, he rarely gets a second date.) He has been enamored of Liz ever since he first brought Garfield into her office, but she wasn’t very receptive
at first. Over the years she has gone on a few dates with Jon but it
never turned into anything serious. Not until July 28, 2006, that is.
This year will be their eight year anniversary. Jon and Liz’s
anniversary is a day for people who haven’t had much luck over the years
in the romance department to celebrate. If this polka-playing
fashion-disaster can get the girl after all of his failed attempts, then
there’s no reason to give up hope. If you already found your
significant other after years of having no luck, then that’s even more
reason to celebrate!
Why Celebrate?
So, why should you celebrate a cartoon character’s love life? I view
this day as a day for people who have or have had bad luck when it comes
to love. Jon Arbuckle was constantly rejected, and sometimes cruelly
mocked, by the opposite sex. He is socially awkward and loves polka
music. But despite his bad luck with women he would always put himself
out there. He would quickly bounce back after humiliating himself on a
date and keep trying. While Liz took a while to warm up to Jon, they
eventually found love together. Maybe love does happen for everyone
eventually.
Ideas to Celebrate Jon and Liz's Anniversary
If you haven’t already found that special someone, then take a chance and ask someone you’ve been interested in out on a date
Who knows, maybe next year you’ll be celebrating your own anniversary.
Go to a fancy restaurant
While he may be awkward, Jon usually treats his dates to a nice dinner at upscale restaurants.
Treat your date to a polka serenade
Jon loves his polka. Which is part of the reason why he was single for so long.
Dress like Jon Arbuckle
Jon is known for his love of loud and “unique ” clothes. So, wear a giant tie or a brightly-colored plaid suit.
"There was a sale at Clown Town."
Clothing ideas for dressing like Jon Arbuckle Here are some clothing suggestions for dressing like Jon Arbuckle when
he's going on a date. If you want to dress like regular Jon Arbuckle,
his everyday clothes are a plain polo shirt (unbuttoned at the top) and
blue or black pants.
Jon Arbuckle Fashion Strut
This dance is too funny not to include here.
Jon and Liz Song
This is an instrumental song that was featured in A Tail of Two Kitties. You can hear a preview on Amazon.
Watch Jon and Liz's Relationship Unfold
Here are most of the comics featuring Dr. Liz Wilson as Jon and Liz make
the transformation from acquaintences to a couple over the years. These are the Garfield comics that feature Dr. Liz Wilson through the time she and Jon officially become a couple. Watch Jon and Liz's relationship unfold.
Earlier I was reading an article on Slate, The $5 Trillion Coin. It contains a few ideas for how the government can relieve the debt if the debt compromise doesn't go well. This got me thinking. How would a regular person keep bills at bay in order to stay in the black just a little longer? If Congress can't compromise about the debt ceiling, what if they worked together to earn money to relieve the US debt just enough to keep us from defaulting. Here are some ideas I came up with.
Auction off their junk There are 535 members of Congress. Most of them are in their late fifties-early sixties. That's a lot of stuff piling up over the years in their attics. So, why not hold an auction? To reach the entire public, they could post their stuff on eBay. I anticipate great success with this idea because they can have a great deal of free advertising. Every reporter will be eager to talk to any member of Congress over the next few days as debt talks carry on. And there's a type of brand recognition for whatever they're selling. It's not just an old scarf, it's Nancy Pelosi's scarf that's up for auction. Having a famous name associated with an item automatically gives value to that item.
Congress Car wash One of the old stand-bys for school groups to raise money is to hold a car wash. The members of Congress can go to their respective states for a couple of days and have car washes all over the country. Who wouldn't pay $10 to have John Boehner wash their car? They could make a fortune for the novelty of it alone.
Blog for money A blog-hosting website could be created for Congress with ads on each page. It would be like livejournal for Congress. Each member of Congress can blog about what was discussed that day and what important decisions were reached and their take on certain issues. This website would attract high-paying ads because of relatively high search-rank for the names of members of Congress. And there would be a level of transparency in politics that has yet to be seen.
Food Stand Congress could open up a food stand in Washington, D.C., and each of them could take turns running it throughout the year. With 535 members, if two members are working the stand each day, that's only a couple of days a year that each person has to work at the food stand. It would be part of their Congressional duties, so the individual members wouldn't make extra money for working at the food stand. But all the proceeds could go towards paying down the US debt.
Cyberbegging Like the old adage says, it doesn't hurt to ask. Congress could take to the web and ask Americans to donate money to pay down the debt. There are probably lots of people who would be willing to pay a little to help keep the nation's credit rating from taking a beating. Make it easy for them.
So if debt talks continue to be drawn out there are still a few options for handling the debt. Paying off the bills a little at a time is a tried-and-true method that plenty of Americans have used over the centuries. As anybody who has had money troubles knows, every little bit helps.
There are a bunch of get-paid-to-click sites, and a lot of them are scams. Paid-to-click sites are not economically feasible. People who need advertising pay to have their links put up on these sites, and then the site maintainers have to give that money back to people who click on the links. There are a few good ones out there, but before joining a paid-to-click website, check with PTC Talk (http://www.ptctalk.com/scamalert.php) to see if it's a scam.
The one good one that I have tried and know is worth the time is Adverbux (http://adverbux.com/register.php?ref=100815). It has a few get-paid-to-click links, but you can also play games for 1/10th of a cent. You can do this one hundred times a day, so you are guaranteed ten cents a day if you put forth the effort. This doesn't sound like much, but for get-paid-to-click sites, it's good. A lot of get-paid-to-click sites only have two or three links to click, so you can make two or three cents (without referrals). To get more money, get referrals. There will be sites that promise you a lot of money, but these sites don't usually pay out in the end. It's just not financially sound. Always check to see if a certain site has a history of not paying.
Go to Paid to Click (http://www.getpaidtowebsites.com/paidtoclick/) to find a few more good sites. When checking for more, be wary of pages with a whole bunch of ads for paid-to-click sites swearing that they're all the greatest thing in the world. These people are trying to get referrals and may not have reached a point where they can find out if the site will actually pay.
The only way to make a limitless amount of "money" while clicking links is to use a traffic exchange site. With traffic exchange sites you are not actually going to make money from the site but through traffic to your site, either by getting advertising for your business or by having advertisements on your web page.
With get-paid-try websites there are areas with links that you are paid to click, but the get-paid-to-try websites will be handled in another post.
Amazon's Mechanical Turk is the easiest way to make a significant amount of money online. A lot of places allow you to make a few cents a day, but at least Mechanical Turk allows you to make a couple dollars a day. There are always a lot of opportunities to complete tasks.
People post HITs (Human Intelligence Tasks) on Mechanical Turk and you get paid a penny or more to do them. The tasks are usually easy, like visiting a website or posting a comment on a blog or taking a survey. If the task is more involved, you get paid more. It adds up pretty quick, and you can easily make an extra $50-$100 dollars a month, depending on how much time you spend on it.
The trick to using the Mechanical Turk is to find a task that you can do over and over again. On the HITs page, included in each task description is the number of HITs available. Sometimes there will be a few hundred or even a few thousand hits available. This way you don't have to waste a lot of time searching for something that you want to do. If you're confused about the task, though, do it a few times and then wait a day to see if it was accepted.
I am going to make this a series. I'll give a brief rundown of each of my favorite ways to make money online, and then in future posts I'll go into more detail on each one.
Get paid to click : These types of sites are usually tied in with the get-paid-to-try websites. In those instances, there are usually only a few links that you can click. However, you can sign up for paid e-mails, too, which will get you a few more cents. There are a few websites devoted to just paying for clicking on websites, and while these don't make you a lot of money if you don't have a bunch of referrals, you can actually see your earnings grow, which is fun.
Paid surveys : Getting paid to take surveys is not very lucrative, no matter what anyone says, but you can make a little extra money a month. Don't join survey systems that ask you to pay a little to recieve the information to sign up for a bunch of survey sites. It's not worth it. The trick is to find survey sites that actually send out a significant amount of surveys each month.
Get paid to shop : These types of sites should only be used if you do a lot of shopping online. If you already shop a lot online, then this is a great way to get rewarded for it. But, of course, there's no use in spending a lot of money that you would not have spent otherwise if you're trying to make money.
Get paid to write : This is my favorite. If you like to write, then post articles to websites that will pay you for it (or create a money-making blog, whether through Sirgo.com which has a blog function or by adding Google adsense to an existing blog). And some websites that pay you for your articles will provide information from legitimate publishers so that you can try and get your writing published and make more money.
Get paid to try : These will give you a little money for signing up for free trials. Read the fine print, though, and cancel the free trial within the time limit or you will be paying a lot of money. And for all of them, you have to call and cancel, so make sure you have the information on how to cancel.
In future posts I'll go into more detail on each of these methods and provide the names of websites that you can go to.
