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Shopping for life insurance isn’t usually linked to convenience. But as of lately there has been more and more no medical exam products on the market that create an aura of ease around getting a policy. The issue of course is there are a few options out there to choose from. So let’s review one […]
Life insurance companies have been on a roll releasing new products that provide faster underwriting with no medical exam required. There are a few companies competing in this area, Sagicor being one of them. They have a great no exam life insurance product but how great is it? Let’s discuss what you get and don’t […]
I get all sorts of Press Releases, but Potty Mouth takes the prize. What is not to love about a device that attaches to your toilet seat and gives a stern warning if you leave the seat in the upright position? For some reason (and I am 57 years old, so I know a thing […]
After publishing my article last week on the extraordinary urban art Kickstarter project, Tiki Island, I realized there were still things left unsaid about both the project and Kickstarter. These are concepts that cut to the cores notions of art and crowdfunding. While I am by no means the arbiter of what projects are Kickstarter-worthy, […]
On January 25th, three days after his 85th birthday, legendary artist Shozo Shimamoto died of heart failure. A memorial event titled Shozo-ism was held at Hotel Novotel Koshien, Osaka West in Japan on March 13th. Another memorial is ongoing. Quoting Shozo’s first son, Takashi Shimamoto “please visit Shozo’s soul, he would be so excited to […]
As we rapidly approach vacation season, I would like to offer a little tourist information about my hometown of Austin and the nearby Texas Hill Country. This candid insider’s viewpoint includes a few places and activities of interest, including a few details traditional sources may accidentally on purpose neglect to mention. You can find the […]
The USB flash or thumb drive is a way of life, small portable and with ever increasing storage capacity, for many people it has become the weapon of choice for moving data between computers. Most drives are just boring little white sticks, I have bunches of them, and I have no clue where they came […]
Yesterday I found myself with a project and no easy way to solve a problem. I needed to get three other people on a phone conversation, my service does not support Conference Calls, and even if it did I doubt that I could figure out the million buttons to press to get everyone on the […]
I can honestly say that I have a love/hate relationship with the CRU-Dataport/Wiebetech corporation. I absolutely love their products, but I hate reviewing them! Generally when doing a review of a piece of technology you want to give a balanced assessment, the good aspects versus the bad aspects. Unit is badly designed, hard to operate, […]
For Adji, Haleigh, Hasanni, Marc & Sarah: Dear God, I know it’s your Son’s Birthday so, I feel strange asking for a gift; it’s not for me, it’s for the little ones who’s hearts sure need a lift Father, these little ones are lost to us gone without a trace; No one has seen these […]
Chapter 4: Discovery For those who are returning to continue the journey, Welcome back! For those who are just finding us, Welcome to you as well. In the previous sections I have been giving an in-depth analysis of the motion picture Black Snake Moan: By Craig Brewer. It is one of my all time favorites […]
I had been doing some research for the in-depth movie review here at BNN entitled: Movie Review: Black Snake Moan; By Craig Brewer; Art Imitating Life Imitating Art; a Survivor’s perspective and found some rather interesting & promising new studies into the field of PTSD & Anxiety. Even though I have both of these disorders, I hadn’t […]
I will be the first to say that this is not likely a device that your average avid PC lover would want or need as a Christmas present. However it will have a huge fan base with anyone involved with the area of data forensics. Most people have barely even heard of the term, never […]
Stenciling is fun and as the author advocates in this project filled book, anyone can do it. Besides being fun and easy, it is a great way to bring old objects back to life in a new way. After an introduction that gives you the basics of what you need to know such as the […]
 The 2009 Take Action! Tour featured the following lineup: Anarbor Every Avenue Breathe Carolina Meg & Dia Cute Is What We Aim For Following last year’s example, the 2009 Take Action! Tour has chosen Do Something – a charity that raises money to get young people out and working to make a difference in their communities […]
In these stressful times you might find yourself having trouble dropping off to sleep. So many things to worry about, you know? Well if you are in need of a good sedative tonight but are wanting to avoid heavy medication, may I recommend, hot off the presses, the “Republican Road to Recoveryâ€.  Gingerly presented, courtesy […]
On March 6th, 2008 at Chicago’s Park West (a classy, intimate performance space – it has a capacity of around 750) Missy Higgins gave a brilliantly moving performance to a sold out crowd of exuberant fans. Almost exactly one year later, Higgins is back in Chicago for another show, this time at a venue almost twice as large: The Vic […]
“Louis C.K. Chewed Up” was filmed at the Berkley Performance Center in Boston, Massachusetts last March and eventually released by Image Entertainment. Instead of opening with the obligatory salute to the location and the audience, the show opens up with how he misses the word “faggot” and how he used it as a kid and […]
Juicy Campus is Leaving the Building! Well, good news travels fast I must say. I just caught word over on facebook that the college site Juicy Campus will be shutting down in the near future. They are taking the site down and leaving cyberspace and for good lets hope. I, for one, am rejoicing. This […]
As I get older my views on technology have changed, I used to really enjoy exotic gizmos, a watch that had a calculator (which I never used, because the buttons were small) was a prized possession in the 70’s. In the 80’s I traveled a lot by air, I bought a watch with an altimeter […]
Located in Transylvania is a castle with a dark history. Once ruled by Lord John Erdely the castle is now a haven for tourists. Â Or is it? Â His dark powers were legendary and continue to exert their influence today. Other forces are at work as well in a place where servants were once […]
Despite the grip of winter on much of the nation, or maybe because of it, one can’t help but plan projects for the warmer weather to come. A slew of do it yourself design and home improvement books have hit the new arrival’s self at my local library the last couple of weeks. “Trellises & […]
I just finished reading this article and my mouth is still hanging open. Something worse than predators is a greater harm to kids? Well, I should have known. Bullying and Peer Abuse are the root of all evil in my opinion. So, why should this article surprise me? I guess because we are so focused […]
Every landmark writer has a voice. It first appears to the reader as a series of words upon the page, but there is much more to it. It’s not just a trail of ink splotches upon leaves of paper.  It’s the sum of a great many parts. Sometimes it resounds from the reek of old […]
Who doesn’t like Hannah Montana? I’m sure that all the pedophiles in our world enjoy the show, much like in Married With Children when Kelly Bundy is on that kid’s show and the male viewership went through the roof. I didn’t like Billy Ray Cyrus back when he was a real musician and I certainly […]
Who doesn’t love High School Musical? I love Ashley Tisdale, that much is for certain. I don’t like real high school musicals, but I don’t really like musicals that much to begin with. Nonetheless, this series has become a virtual juggernaut and is all over the place. People know the songs, they care about a […]
The Nazis and Fascists who founded the EU and their influence today by Rodney Atkinson This is the audio release of speech given by Rodney Atkinson, brother of Rowan of Black Adder fame, that he gave at a public meeting at the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London in February of 2008. Needless to say […]
One of the items that did not get packed on our move from Calgary to Mississippi was ashtrays, well I am not allowed to smoke in the house, so my ashtrays consisted of a rusty coffee canister, and an even rustier Hibachi Grill. On a side note, a Hibachi can hold a pile of butts! […]
I actually reviewed the NEO some time ago. For those of you not familiar with this ‘gizmo’ it is a highly portable word processor that runs forever on 3 AAA batteries. It has a full sized keyboard, and a small screen that shows 6 lines of text, This may not sound very elegant to you […]
I was doing some internet research the other day and ended up being directed to an older ex-Hollywood writer of some acclaim, a chap named John Boni. He writes a modest blog, likely visited by very few people, and it leans Conservative on several issues he writes about. As often happens, the article I had […]
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