Marilyn Mueller » Entertainment/Fun

Lost earring

Marilyn — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:17:47 +0000

I was reading an article on the Internet today about some pro football player from the Miami Dolphins who made the mistake of going to practice with a really expensive diamond earring in his ear and that he lost it during practice. I can sympathise with that, I lose earrings a lot too! Of course, I don’t wear really expensive ones but it is a drag to lose a piece of jewelry that you like…..

The author of the article suggested that a metal detector would find that earring. I don’t know if there would be enough metal in a diamond stud earring for a metal detector to find it. What do you think?

Poor dizzy kitty

Marilyn — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 22:26:55 +0000

I found this video on YouTube about a cat that got an unexpected ride on a ceiling fan! It’s funny and sad at the same time. I’m glad that the cat is OK!

Cinco de Mayo

Marilyn — Thu, 06 May 2010 02:39:41 +0000

As far back as I can remember, I’ve been interested in the Mexican culture. Probably had much to do with the fact that I enjoyed watching Zorro on television as a child. And I think the music is wonderful; it makes me want to dance! I found this great video on YouTube about Cinco de Mayo and wanted to share it with you. Hope you enjoy it!

Summer Reruns

Marilyn — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 13:42:57 +0000

The TV networks have been running ads for weeks about the new season shows and yet we still have a long way to go before the premieres are on the air. I don’t think they need to tease us for over 3 months about upcoming shows. Couldn’t that air time be put to better use?

I’ve been watching repeat shows all summer and I’m totally sick of them. Some of the repeats are the fourth time I’ve seen the same episode. This is ridiculous. The networks are still programming and operating like this is the 1950’s. They need to realize that the viewers have different lifestyles now and quit with the summer reruns.

New Movies

Marilyn — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 00:33:23 +0000

This summer has a great lineup of movies coming out. I can’t believe how many big budget movies are coming to the big screen. Some of them truly deserve or need to be seen on the big screen to get maximum enjoyment, like the new Star Wars and new Transformers sequel. I think I will try to catch a couple of them for matinee shows, when the ticket price is reduced and the day is so hot that it will be nice to be indoors at a movie in air conditioned comfort.

A Very Merry Christmas

Marilyn — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 11:23:55 +0000

Wishing you and yours a very, merry Christmas and the most wonderful New Year in 2009!

Motorcycle vacations

Marilyn — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 03:58:43 +0000

My hubby has been riding his Harley every minute he can get in on it! He loves to ride! He’s been talking about taking a vacation together and signing up for some Motorcycle Tours through the Eagle Rider Company website that he found. They rent Harleys, but they also rent ATVs, scooters, snowmobiles, dirt bikes, and watercraft. They offer self-drive tours, guided tours, and one-way specials. Naturally they also sell motorcycles! I’m sure my hubby would love to be an Eagle Rider on our next vacation!

The Internet is a whole new business

Marilyn — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:08:49 +0000

Things sure have changed a lot in my lifetime! When I was a kid, there were very few opportunities to get the word out about your business. You could advertise on radio, television, mass mailings, and the paper publishing media such as newspapers and magazines. And of course, the most effective marketing possible back then was word of mouth marketing; your satisfied customers telling other people that they know that your business exists and exactly how happy they were with your product or service.

Well, word of mouth advertising was the most successful advertising strategy then, and it is the most successful advertising strategy now. In today’s advertising campaigns, blog marketing adds another dimension to word of mouth advertising.

Blogs were originally set up by people to share their thoughts with their friends and loved ones, and anyone else that might happen to share their interests. Bloggers have developed a social network that is so far reaching that it almost boggles the imagination. Marketing companies like Izea capitalize on that social network by finding bloggers that will promote their client’s products. They have several innovative programs designed to help advertisers promote their products through blog marketing strategies. Izea offers a lot of different strategies, including product sampling, blog sponsorships, and blog posts.

Well, it has been a busy week!

Marilyn — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:18:32 +0000

I have been very busy this past week. I had to go to my Pharmacy Technician classes on Tuesday and Thursday, and on Wednesday I went to a free techniques course for a decorative painting, the technique was “floating colors.” It has been several years since I took a techniques class for that style of “normal” decorative painting. It was a good class, I was glad that I went. The only problem that I had was getting to the class; it was supposed to be a one hour drive but because of unexpected traffic problems (getting stuck in traffic jams due to accidents) the drive took two hours. I had left the house a half hour earlier than I thought I would have to leave, thinking I would get there a half hour early. Instead I was a half hour late!

So that was discouraging, but once I got to class and set up, things went well. I signed up for another free class and one that I have to pay for that is a week-end seminar.

Sports

Marilyn — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:49:53 +0000

Yesterday I was talking with another bus driver during one of the between run lay overs. She was telling me that she likes to participate in the “transportation department” football pool in the fall. She told me that she gets free football picks over the Internet at www.addictsports.com, and that helps her to pick out the best teams to pick for the pool. She was encouraging me to join the pool this fall, and I told her I’d think about it. I’m not sure I’ll still be bus driving in the fall; I’m hoping to have a different job by then!