Chief Prognosticator

Can you believe that Reality TV has been around for almost 2 decades? No seriously - you remember The Real World back in the 1990s? The more amazing part is that the genre is as hot as ever. If you love reality TV, then check out this site which has all the Reality TV Updates you need, when you want them. Reality Bug has all the scoop on the Reality Shows you love. Show synopsis, show news, and even (my favorite) info about Casting Calls for existing and upcoming shows! Wow!

Chrysler’s latest offer, valid until June 2, 2008, is a new gimick that just might hep increase their sales. Buy a new car, truck or SUV and get a debit card to buy gas. Via the card you only pay $2.99 a gallon for the next year! That’s quite a hedge — imagine if gas went up to $5 or $6 a gallon! For a 15,000 miles per year use on a 13 MPG Chrysler Aspen, you’re talking about over 1150 gallons of fuel. If the price rose $2 over the $2.99 level (it’s already almost $1 over), Chrysler would be on the hook for $2300 in losses! I suppose that’s not too much more than current rebates, so really it makes business sense.I don’t know the details, but I’d guess the card would be like a credit card where you’d get a rebate on the price of gas (100% above $2.99). If that were the case, Chrysler might make some money on the interest for unpaid monthly balances, so it could end up costing them a lot less!

“Web design, money and life!” — that’s why I am writing about a cool design blog named Stylish Web Design. Let’s start with the Web Design aspect. I love web design and am always looking for new ideas and tricks to use on my websites. The Stylish Web Design blog has great articles on everything from Blog Syndication to user accounts administration. Fresh ideas, new methods, and the latest programs are what you will learn about on this great site. For example, do you understand how Windows Defender works or that there are different levels of usage depending on setting? If not, read this article on spyware community and get the straight info you need to make the right computer settings and optimize your experience.

Next comes the money! As you’ve read here, I love to write about money and investing. The Stylish Weblog has a growing number of articles on finace and entrepreneurship. Read about the ways to start your own business and get inspired. All these things have to do with Life, of course, and on the site you’ll read random observations and ideas about the world around us. Check it out and leave a comment on what you think.

Have you seen one of these kiosks in your local mall? Its a kiosk where you can shop for and download music. It can be put on a memory stick or even burned on a CD. I think its a great idea but I didn’t see any chatter on the Internet yet about it. Has anyone else seen one of these machines? The next time I go to the mall, I will take a photo or write down the company’s name that owns it. What a fresh idea!

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Did you notice or did it sneak under your radar? I’m talking about the new way Music is being sold in stores. Sure it’s old fashioned CDs but now they are being sold with the digital copy (MP3) included in the purchase price. Of course you can easily convert a CD to MP3 once you get it home, but these new packages include the digital download with the CD Price. Another trend is to sell a “cheap” ($9.99) CD only price (that’s significantly less expensive than CDs were a decade ago) and an “enhanced” release ($14.99 or more) with included music videos, exclusive content, or concert footage. Will these new techniques be enough to keep the music CD alive? Nah, but it has at least slowed down the decline.

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Do you know who Virginia Dare was? She was the first English baby born in the New World. She signified a new generation of immigrants who would eventually colonize an entire continent. So my question is, who will be the Virginia Dare of the 21st century. I’m talking about the moon or Mars! Eventually (maybe not in the 21st century, but then for sure in the 22nd century) a baby will be born outside of Earth. That will be itself a new era in human civilization. Who will it be and where will he/she come from?

Repeat after me — “Consolidation is Good”. No seriously, consolidating your debts can be a great way to get a handle on your debts and feel like you have a fresh start, but it only makes sense if you’ve learned from your past and don’t use it as a time to rack up MORE debt! If you are serious about never getting in debt again, check out TheCreditExchange.com to learn about genuine forms of debt consolidation and debt management. Their debt referral services will connect you with the financial companies who are waiting to help you. They also have a wide variety of financial services like credit analysis, credit counseling and financial planning available for you through their affiliate network.

Seriously — what’s going to happen if and when coastal waters continue to rise and start to reclaim inhabited land? I mean, what happened to New Orleans could only be the start. What if Manhattan, Miami, Galveston, and other major coastal cities start to be encroached by rising cost lines. Sure the rise would be gradual but there would come a point where the effect would be noticed. What could be done then?