LED Flashlights
Picked up some flashlights today for stocking stuffers and was really amazed at how bright the LED flashlights can be. I had one with me tonight while walking the dogs and I could see across both my yard and my next door neighbor’s yard with this one little flashlight. They are not all that expensive. I think I’ll go back to the store in the morning and buy a few more to keep on hand.
End of Year Charity Donations
A lot of people wait until the end of the year to decide how much they will donate to charities. Sometimes it depends upon the amount of the annual bonus check. Sometimes it depends on how much money they end up spending on Christmas gifts.
I’m hoping to make a generous contribution to an animal rescue organization. These are the people who rescue dogs from puppy mills and find proper homes for the animals. I saw them in action this summer and was very much impressed.
My heart goes out to animals, especially dogs, and hope that some day in the future there will no longer be a need for animal rescue groups because people will be more responsible with their pets, they will have them spayed and neutered, and will not allow them to reproduce for the sake of selling them from puppy mills.
Bachelor Party
One of my buddies from college is finally getting married. For some reason, his fiance wants to get married on Christmas Eve. I think that is a strange day to expect everyone to attend a wedding. In my family we all have so much to do on Christmas Eve that we would just decline the wedding invitation or fuss at the bridge and demand she change the date.
But we are not related and its not my problem. I can go to the wedding because I had enough notice to be able to plan ahead for it.
Our friend, Wesley, wants to throw a bachelor party for him next Friday night. Again, with Christmas right around the corner, getting people together for a bachelor party has been tough. a lot of people have company Christmas parties they have to attend, or shopping they need to finish. But we are determined to send Brad off to his wedded bliss in style.
Cars and Challenges
Someone in England got the idea to pit three guys against each other in very tough challenges and add in the element of cars, trucks and other kinds of vehicles. They call the show, Top Gear, as in the highest gear you can use in a race. It is a clever title, an eccentric cast and some really bizarre challenges. I really like this show!
Have to to thank my friend, Sherri, for turning me onto the BBC America cable channel and this really cool show!
No Politics Here
This blog is about me and my thoughts, but I don’t want to get into politics here. I don’t mind talking about it at the bar or in the locker room at the gym. But I don’t think it is a good idea to talk about it online or at work. So, please respect that and don’t try to bait me with questions.