Saturday, April 28, 2012

The Jill E Harrington Hanzalik Memorial Fund

http://www.chaseyourdreamsnow.org/about-us/


The message seems simple...it's 3 words...3 words that a women named Jill Harrington truly exemplified through not only how she lived and the way she carried herself but in her actions as well. I wish all of you reading this could have met her because she is not someone you would forget. Her vibrant, happy and full of life attitude was infectious, you couldn't help it when someone like Jill was there.


I was lucky enough to grow up playing basketball with Jill's brothers Adam and Kevin which was how I knew her. I can't really explain how I felt the day I found out that Jill had been taken to the hospital and it was serious. Now just understand, as impactful as I say Jill was, on EVERYONE, this exemplifies my exactly what I am talking about....although I never hung out with her, we always spoke at team cookouts or playoffs games which she wouldn't miss for the world when her brothers were playing, yet the thought that something is happening to her was one of the saddest moments I have ever experienced. You could talk to 100 people from all walks of life around this community and 95 of them would know Jill and the other 5 have either heard of the name or know the family and NOT A SINGLE ONE, and I mean literally not 1 person would have 1 bad thing to say....not one bad story to tell about when she was a kid, not some mistake when she was a young adult and not an embarrassing story from her 20's....
THE LINK ABOVE IS TO THE JILL E HARRINGTON HANZALIK MEMORIAL FUND AND ON THE SITE IS MUCH MORE DETAILED INFORMATION.  IF YOU HAVE THE RESOURCES TO MAKE A DONATION, IT'S A MORE THEN WORTHY CAUSE. USUALLY THE THINGS I AM REVIEWING ARE THE TYPES OF PLACES YOU MAY GO VISTIT, OR ELECTRONICS/APPS YOU MAY USE OR BUY....WELL, THIS IS MUCH MORE IMPORTANT THEN THAT.  I WANT TO LET ALL OF THE PEOPLE WHO READ THIS KNOW THAT IT IS A VERY RELIABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY ORGANIZATION AND I WILL STAND BEHIND IT 110% SO PLEASE IF YOU CAN, MAKE A DONATION AND CHECK OUT THE WEBSITE, YOU'LL BE BETTER OFF FOR KNOWING A LITTLE MORE ABOUT A SPECIAL WOMEN NAMED JILL HARRINGTON. I KNOW I AM.


If you met Jill you were lucky and everyone that knew her should remember that, she still has a husband who isn't going to forget who she was and hopefully, through the work  Adam and many others have done with this memorial fund, not only will she not be forgotten....but the virtues and values that she stood for and demonstrated so proudly, can be shared with ppl from near and far....THAT'S HOW SHE WOULD WANT IT, I'M SURE RIGHT NOW SHE IS SMILING AT ALL OF THE MEMORIES AND TRADITIONS THAT ARE STILL BEING SHARED.

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

VideoSecu Tilt Tv Wall Mount- Purchased from Amazon.com








Purchase Price at time of purchase was about $30, which is a few dollars cheaper then it's selling for right now on amazon.

VideoSecu Tilt TV Wall Mount for Most 32"-65" LCD LED Plasma TV Flat Screen, Sturdy Steel Wall Plate Free HDMI Cable and 6" Bubble Level M43 (Electronics)
I spent a few weeks debating on which tvs to buy for my living room in the new apartment and the bedroom so I def made use of my time debating, comparing, reading reviews from users, trying to gauge not just the cheapest but the best price I could find that was getting good reviews from owners that had the same size tvs I was getting, screen and weight along with an installation that was simple enough that I wasn't going to end up paying some installation guy whatever exhorbanant amount they wanted to spend them whole half hour to get it all set up. 


Well, I was pretty anxious waiting for this one to arrive because it was just SO much cheaper then anything else, anywhere else, AND it was getting the best reviews out of the 15-20 options available other then 1 which had a half star better rating I believe and costed well over 4 times as much. I believe it was 6 times as much actually...about $150. You HAVE to be at least a little apprehensive even with the reviews when something is just discounted so damn much.


 Anyways, I had NO REASON TO WORRY, THIS BAD BOY SET UP IN JUST UNDER A HALF HOUR BY MY STEPFATHER AND MYSELF, feels solid as a rock up on my wall, very secure in my opinion. The tilt feature is nice as well, and pretty necessary depending on where you have the tv in relation to windows, your lighting etc. Take a little advice, play it on the safe side and spend the few extra bucks to get the tilt or at least swivel. And if it's an option, hell, get both. My 40 inch has now been up for nearly a year, havent had a single problem, get compliments on it all the time and actually have had 2 friends get the same one as this in the last few months. It's a great buy and if your debating on another and this.....don't debate anymore, this is the way to go. 


The ONLY DRAWBACK.... and it's a minor one, it's that stupid bubble level they include free. They really should just take it out and either don't bother or go for including one a few steps up so it's actually level. That's kinda important I think, know what I mean? The HDMI cable thats included is good enough for most ppl, not that long though, measure how much length you need before you don't order a longer one seperate otherwise it'll be a few dissapointing days until you can get to store and get one while your new tv sits on the floor waiting for you, begging to look pretty up on your wall while you strain your neck in bed to still see it.






Monday, April 23, 2012

So, think Snap Dollars is your answer to your dreams or even a tank of gas a few times per month? How about a tank of gas monthy? A single tank, that's not much to ask, RIGHT?


I'll tell ya right off the bat, this is going to be one of the only places, items, things, sites, etc that I have given an almost entirely negative review....the thing is, I intentionally waited 3 1/2 months after starting to use the snap dollars site for that fact. I could tell it was not very user friendly the first day but wanted to see if it got better elsewhere. Sometimes, sites or items have 1 nagging little issue but they blow you away everywhere else, i've even literally forgot the thing that bothered me when someone asked before(about my toshiba thrive tablet actually) Unfortuneately, that was no where near the case here....just kept getting worse and worse until finally, here I am. Snap, you had your chance, we dated, we tried, we gave it another chance, but seriously, you need to get away, go somewhere quiet and far away, let yourself unwind, relax, think, and then start fresh....REALLY, I'M NOT KIDDING. DO IT!!!

Ok, here's the deal. Most ppl find out pretty quick that "reading" (or clicking on and quickly closing) the "paid email offers" is something you should do everyday to add some much needed money to your account. That's pretty much a rule of thumb for any of these types of sites, it literally takes 4 seconds per email, and that's if your just waking up, groggy, half awake, and can't find your delete button. The thing with this place is that they are literally the ONLY SURVEY SITE, ONLY ONE, OUT OF THE 12 I'M TESTING RIGHT NOW, THAT SIMPLY WILL NOT "REMEMBER" MY PASSWORD MORE THEN A FEW TIMES IN A ROW BEFORE IT SOMEHOW GETS DELETED AND IM FORCED TO REENTER IT AGAIN...OF COURSE THAT'S AFTER I'VE ALREADY CLICKED THE EMAIL AND DELETED IT....

AND NOT GOTTEN CREDIT. i FIGURED OUT THAT i LOST OVER HALF OF THE MONEY I SHOULD HAVE EARNED BEFORE I FIGURED THIS PART OUT. 

To make things exponentially worse, no response from "customer service" either. Nothing. Dial Tone. Crickets. That little buzzing sound when you turn the tv off. After the 3rd attempt, I cut my losses on way too much time, effort, honesty, and knew it was time for the big ending, the final scene, the kiss of death, execution was necessary but i'm no killer. If even 1 person reads this and avoids the feeling of putting in a weeks work, finally getting your check in the mail, and getting half what you expected.....well, with the time you put into these things and the little reward it's more like seeing 1/120th of what you expected per week. AND THEN TO SEE THAT HALF OF THAT SHIT WASN'T EVEN CREDITED??? 

Beyond Disappointing. It's to the point that it's comical. BUT, it's only funny because it's not money I was relying on obviously, I know it's hard to believe but there really are ppl out there plugging along, answering hundreds and thousands of questions daily, just trying to make whatever they can, wherever they can and I guarantee you, GUARANTEE YOU, that there's men and women around the states and other countries that have had some heated, pointless, yelling matches with themselves and the computer screen....

because Snap Dollars isn't great, isn't even mediocre, put it this way, if someone told you they are awful, Snap Dollars should publish that and be happy that some news station hasn't found some guy that put in 180 hours and then got a check for $30.14 4 months later.