Stranger in a Strange Land

EAT

2009-10-23T14:20:00.000-07:00

Do you ever wish you could just not be hungry? Well, what are your thoughts on taking an appetite suppressant? I don’t know about you, but when my body tells me I am hungry I think I should eat. If I did something to suppress that hunger feeling I think more than just my stomach would suffer.

Save Where You Can

2009-10-23T14:17:00.000-07:00

I had some friends of mine get married here not too long ago and they decided to make their own wedding invitations. They saved a ton of money by doing this and created something special and unique just for themselves. They turned out great and I’m sure most people would not have even known that they were not “professionally” made. Weddings can get pretty expensive, so wherever you can save money can help!

Treatment

2009-10-20T14:51:00.000-07:00

Wrinkle treatment… that’s right, wrinkle treatment. When life throws a wrinkle your way just go to the store and buy some treatment. Read the directions and use accordingly. Oh shoot, I just realized they were talking about skin wrinkles not life wrinkles. I guess you should still read the directions and use accordingly though!

Burn Baby Burn

2009-10-13T14:35:00.000-07:00

The latest and greatest fat burner is out. Now you just have to weed through all of the products and find the one that really works! What fun would it be for me just to tell you which product is the key? So get off of your butt and go to the store and buy all the fat burning products there are until you find the one that works best.

TOO GOOD?!? LET ME KNOW

2009-09-29T15:04:00.000-07:00

Do you know what lipofuze is? OK, good. I have no idea either. But seriously, just click the link and you can find out all you need to know about it. I am a little hesitant however. What if it something too good to be true? What if it is something that I read about and try and then never can live again without it. So… beware of clicking the link because you just never know what it will contain.

NICE

2009-09-29T15:00:00.001-07:00

So some friends of mine have been revamping their backyard for quite awhile now. I finally went over there last weekend to see the final product and I must say that it looks fantastic. They have a beautiful garden area, and nice patio for grilling and a fire pit for some great bonfires. What tops it all off is the outdoor lighting that they put in to bring it all together. It is just a great backyard!

Accidents

2009-09-24T14:34:00.000-07:00

If you were an accident lawyer what state would you want to practice in? New York accident lawyers have a bigger population to draw from and the chances of having more clients is a good thing when you are in the lawyer business. So as I would assume that accident lawyers do not get up in the morning hoping that people have accidents and will come to them for assistance but I guess they kind of have to?!?

Pimples

2009-09-23T08:08:00.000-07:00

Acne Treatments are all the rage! I can not see Jessica Simpson now without thinking about her acne commercial, but if it worked for her it could work for you. So get online or on the phone and clear that face up. And maybe if you call within the next thirty minuets you can double your order and get a free gift as well! So say goodbye to your pimples and hello to your new and improved face.

Filter

2009-09-23T07:58:00.000-07:00

With the changing of the season from summer to autumn it is a good idea to change your furnace filters. They recommend you change it every month or so but who really remembers to do that? I get to it once a year if I am lucky enough to remember. But the thought just crossed my mind so I figured I would type this up an remind people to do the same and you all can thank me when your home’s air is a bit cleaner!

ALARM

2009-09-22T09:50:00.000-07:00

So you have all seen those advertisements on the television for home alarm systems. You know, where the old boyfriend kicks in the door or the masked robber gets scared away by the loud alarm. I love the look on their faces when that alarm goes off. But really, what good would an alarm do if the robber was armed? How fast can the police really get there to protect you? So I would still recommend locking your doors at night because in reality that is probably just as protective as a home alarm system.

Wrinkle is a funny word

2009-09-10T15:06:00.001-07:00

Notice all those wrinkles? Know what that looks like? Bad! You best be getting some wrinkle cream! Smear it on your face and watch the wrinkles disappear. But where do they go? I guess nobody really knows. Is it a cave, or a meadow, perhaps it is like a dormitory? I imagine that it is a nice place for wrinkles to escape the negative connotation that accompanies their name.

Magic

2009-09-10T15:02:00.001-07:00

Get you magic weight loss pill get it while it’s hot! That is right apidexin is that magical weight loss pill that we all are desperately looking for. Pop the pill, lose the weight! Just please do not overdose and get too skinny. I could list all the side effects but what fun is that, all you need to know is that it helps you cut the pounds!

FREE

2009-08-31T07:41:00.000-07:00

So I’ve looked all over for a place with free directory submissions and after some effort I found a few different options. I am not going to tell you where and what I found you are going to have to put in the time and effort too! No, really it was not too hard and all that are interested should not have any trouble finding out how to make it work. Good luck and stay positive!

Phish 8.11.09 Toyota Park, Chicago, IL

2009-08-14T07:30:00.000-07:00

Toyota Park 8.11.09

Set I: Kill Devil Falls, Sample in a Jar, Ocelot, Paul and Silas1, Windy City2, The Curtain With, Train Song, Gumbo, Heavy Things, Time Turns Elastic
Set II: Backwards Down The Number Line> Carini, Gotta Jibboo, Theme from the Bottom, Wilson, Also Sprach Zarathustra> Chalkdust Torture, Harry Hood, The Squirming Coil
Encore: Loving Cup

1 Last Played 11/29/1998 (206 Shows)
2 First Time Played (Original)

A Midweek, Midwestern Romp in the Windy City

The return of a Jedi: A rip roaring Trey Anastasio cuts loose and holds nothing back from the very start of set one until the final notes of the Loving Cup encore soared up into the beautiful Chicago night sky. Phish on this Tuesday evening in August delivered a fantastic night of magnificent musical soundscapes and created an amazing, thick and nasty groove for 25,000 plus people to share in and boogie down to all night long.

The opening trifecta of Kill Devil Falls, Sample in a Jar and Ocelot got the show going with the spotlight on two highly promising and enjoyable new tunes with a meaty, rocking Sample stuck in the middle that got everyone to their seats and settled in for the ride that we were embarking on at Toyota Park. Trey, from the very get go had a huge smile on his face and was rocking his Languedoc hard. The next two selections of the first set included a requested bust out of Paul and Silas (last played 11/29/98) and the debut of a new Page number fittingly titled Windy City. The latter was a progressive, rocking, bluesy number that sounded like it would have fit nicely on Page’s solo album. I almost need to listen to this track a few more times to get my head better around the tune, but it did contain some nice Page vocals and great guitar picking from Trey. Two highlights of the opening set were the second performance of The Curtain (With) since returning to the stage this year, and a fantastic run through of the Phish classic Gumbo. Both tunes were a first for me and were played spot on and just a real treat to hear. A very well played and high energy Heavy Things came next and again showed off some great guitar work by Trey taking the song to a new level. The band really was sounding great together, listening and playing off each other’s phrases and creating a wonderful musical conversation. The set closed with another new tune called Time Turns Elastic. This is the perfect set placement for this ambitious song. After this version of the new track I came away with a greater appreciation for it. It truly is Phish’s new rock opus and it is incredible to watch the four of them pull off such a complicated and intricate musical composition in the live setting right before our eyes. The ending of TTE was extended a bit and really raged. It was just a great way to end the first segment of the show.

The second set can really be broken down into two sections. The somewhat awkward, but very well played beginning of the set saw some stand out performances and more great interplay from all four members of the band. The opening Backwards Down the Number Line got things moving and was nicely extended to contain a fantastic end jam section. This segued somewhat choppily into the first Carini of the tour and Carini brought the energy level inside Toyota Park to an extreme level! This selection may have been a shout out to the person with the Carini sign up in the grandstands, but whatever its reason, this version brought the house down with an extended darker jam out to it leading into the “Farmhouse” album cut Gotta Jibboo. The jamming contained in Jibboo was a highlight of the second set, Mike, Page, Trey and Fishman were full steam ahead as one entity taking everyone along on this blissful ride with them. This first portion of the second set, though played extremely well lacked a bit of flow or connectivity that is characteristic of a second set from Phish. It was almost like the band really didn’t have a road map in place at the start and we were kind of headed in no particular direction. This soon changed as we moved into the second section of set two.

Theme From the Bottom, Wilson, 2001àChalk Dust Torture, Harry Hood, The Squirming Coil— If you would have told me that my second set would contain this run of songs I would have been ecstatic and would not have cared if anything else was even played. This stretch of the show was Phish at their finest, creating intense musical canvases and showing off their eclectic musical abilities as a band. We were all buckled up and holding on tight as Phish brought us along on this astonishing musical adventure that they were creating. All smiles and fun! Theme was beautiful and served as the perfect second set “breather” or ballad as Trey and Mike intertwined runs that filled the stadium full of sound and joy. Wilson then revealed his ugly head which kept the energy level of the crowd and band cranked up and when they dropped into 2001 it as lift off! A stand out version of Also Sprach Zarathustra had everyone dancing their asses off and I thought maybe we would get a transition into a Toyota Park Ghost but instead Trey and company ripped into a surprise second set Chalk Dust Torture!! Chalk Dust was ragging and contained a tight jam. Again the energy inside the stadium was kept at an extremely high level with this selection. Yes, Harry Hood! Probably my favorite Phish song, so I was delighted to hear the opening funky notes to this classic ring out into the night air. This version was very well played as the band slowly worked and built the song up to its high peak; in the section before the closing “you can feel good” part the band took a somewhat crazy turn, mixing things up slightly before seamlessly dropping back into the familiar closing Hood groove. Thinking that Hood may just be the end of the set I was thrilled when the opening of The Squirming Coil began. This was a very powerful rendition of Coil and contained some soaring and eloquent piano work from Page to beautifully end the set.

The classic Stones cover Loving Cup encore sent everyone back out into the night and to the lots happy to have just witnessed such a magical musical experience that only Phish can deliver. High on the fact that Phish is back and sounding absolutely phenomenal for us all too once again share. Tuesday night saw Mike filling the stadium with his thunderous bass, Fishman keeping magnificent time all over his drum kit, Page being the master that he is on the ivories and Trey absolutely shredding and nailing everything played. As apparent from the Chicago show and the incredible start of the second leg of the summer tour, it is very clear that the force once again is strong.

-Jeff Klenske-

I want to talk to Samsonite!

2009-08-07T13:12:00.000-07:00

I want to talk to Samsonite! Fly me to the moon… but really if I were to be flying to the moon or any other destination I would be flying with Samsonite luggage! It is some of the best luggage available. Samsonite luggage is stylish, well constructed and affordable. All in all just a great product and I would recommend it to any traveler looking to purchase new luggage. You will be able to take it along with you on many trips.

You say face cream, I say Ice Cream

2009-08-07T13:04:00.000-07:00

Remember, do not confuse day face cream for ice cream or an ice cream topping. Yes, it may in fact taste fine, but trust me, it definitely is for topical application only. I also can’t imagine there is much nutritional value to it either. So smear it on your face and then go get yourself a bowl of ice cream and all will be better.

HUNGRY!

2009-08-04T19:44:00.000-07:00

What is there to eat around this place? Cereal but no milk! Hot dogs but no buns! Good thing I can grab for my weight loss pills and just order a pizza. That is how it works is it not? So next time you do not feel like cooking or there just isn't anything to eat in the pantry call for a pizza and take a diet pill. Life is great!

Red Light Tower

2009-07-30T06:01:00.000-07:00

There was this one time in college that a few friends and I were driving around on some country roads. After awhile I asked “does anyone know how to get back to the dorms from here?” Somebody in the backseat spoke up and said that “it was easy; all we had to do was look for the red lights on the cell tower.” Ok, no problem then I thought. But then as I was driving in the direction of that cell tower I noticed about 8 other towers with red lights in all different directions. BUMMER!

The Glory Days of Grade School

2009-07-20T10:06:00.000-07:00

Remember in grade school when you had to do different art projects? Whether they were cardboard displays or collages I always enjoyed these creative projects. It was a welcomed break from the reading, writing and arithmetic. I also was a big fan of recess and gym class back in grade school. I wish businesses today had playgrounds and assigned times for its employees to go outside and play some kickball or four square.

Summer Time RV

2009-07-20T10:04:00.000-07:00

There are a variety of options available when it comes to looking for rv insurance. Many of your major car insurance companies offer insurance on recreation vehicles as well as insurance on boats and motorcycles. The summer is a great time of the year to get out and enjoy time in your rv traveling across the country. I would suggest getting multiple quotes and then deciding on what plan fits your needs and budget best.

New Shoes

2009-07-10T08:16:00.000-07:00

A new pair of shoes can be a great feeling for your feet. And recently I purchased a fantastic pair of Dansko Shoes and my feet love me! They are so comfortable, stylish and affordable. I would most certainly recommend a pair to anyone looking to buy a new pair of shoes. They have a lot of different styles to choose from and they all are stylish and super comfortable.

Pearls

2009-07-10T08:11:00.000-07:00

When thinking about what to get his new wife a good friend of mine walked into a jewelry store not knowing what he was going to walk out with. He knew he would be a little lighter in the pocketbook when he came out but he was not sure exactly even what type of jewelry he was looking for. When it was all said and done he ended up purchasing some pearl jewelry, a beautiful necklace that I am sure his new wife will absolutely love.

More diet pills

2009-06-11T18:27:00.000-07:00

So I realize I blog about this often, but I have to tell you about best diet pills ever! Again I have to wait to tell you the name of this magic pill but soon it will be out and everyone will be able to enjoy easy weight loss. Just be patient and give it time. You will soon see what it is I am talking about and our population will no longer have to worry about our weight... but maybe we will have to worry about something else like memory lose, but I forget why it was I bring this up.

Fatburner

2009-06-08T12:34:00.001-07:00

They call it a fatburner. Really? Is that the best terminology we could use? It just sounds awful to burn fat if you ask me. I don’t like to burn anything, it usually smells and always tastes bad. From now on it should be called fat reducer or fat eraser, even fat decreaser is better. Not sure why this came into my head today, maybe it has something to do with the cookie I just ate.

Crazy Stuff!

2009-05-31T19:28:00.000-07:00

So the best weight loss pill ever is called li*@#!ky. That is right, I can't reveal the complete name of this amazing new pill because it is only being tested top secretly on a select group of people. All I can say is that the results are amazing. Three hundred pound men are now weighing in at 75 pounds and ladies are even losing more weight. Liza a 38 year old mother of 4 went from 214 to 7 pounds after two weeks of taking the pill. Crazy stuff!