THE BIG PODDY'S BLOG
THE RANDOM THOUGHTS OF A MAD ENGLISHMAN WHO SPENT 15 YEARS LIVING IN THE USA
Friday, November 25, 2011
It's Black Friday and Walmart has outdone itself this year
It's Black Friday and Walmart has outdone itself this year, with Compaq Laptops from $188, Nintendo Wii Systems from $99, Blu-Ray Players from $49, and a Garmin GPS with Lifetime Map Updates for under $100! See Black Friday for these and many other bargains that only last a day. http://amplify.com/u/a1ixwo
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Free December Quizzes And Trivia
Who doesn't love taking part in quizzes and testing their trivia knowledge. I put together a collection of 10 3-question quizzes with a December / Christmas theme which I hope you will enjoy. You can find them at http://www.squidoo.com/december-quizzes http://amplify.com/u/a1it15
Sunday, November 6, 2011
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Great Black Friday Special Savings
Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving and in recent years this has become the biggest shopping day of the year in the USA.
Many stores not only have lots of items on offer at ridiculous prices, they also open at ridiculous hours. In 2011 while some stores will open as early as 5am, with shoppers eagerly lining up in their hundreds for hours before that even, some are planning to open right after midnight!
Has it all gone too far? Are you planning to go shopping on Black Friday?
Follow the link to vote in the Black Friday polls, and to see what items are being offered online at crazy prices. For some it's more fun to shop indoors and leave the hustle and bustle of shopping madness to others.
So what's your opinion on Black Friday? http://amplify.com/u/a1gcx4
Many stores not only have lots of items on offer at ridiculous prices, they also open at ridiculous hours. In 2011 while some stores will open as early as 5am, with shoppers eagerly lining up in their hundreds for hours before that even, some are planning to open right after midnight!
Has it all gone too far? Are you planning to go shopping on Black Friday?
Follow the link to vote in the Black Friday polls, and to see what items are being offered online at crazy prices. For some it's more fun to shop indoors and leave the hustle and bustle of shopping madness to others.
So what's your opinion on Black Friday? http://amplify.com/u/a1gcx4
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
The Bournemouth Arts By The Sea festival was a great success this year, boosting customers for a number of local businesses and encouraging tourists to visit this seaside town, according to The Bournemouth Echo.
The Arts By The Sea festival ran from September through to mid October, and featured 74 events, many of which sold out.
One of the events, a Robert Louis Stevenson walk (the famous author lived in Westbourne for some years), usually attracts about 20 visitors, but this time 120 turned up for this event.
The events which are held in a number of locations around the town, including the sea front and lower gardens, are a great boost to tourism in the area and a great reason to visit Bournemouth at the end of the summer season. http://amplify.com/u/a1fn48
The Arts By The Sea festival ran from September through to mid October, and featured 74 events, many of which sold out.
One of the events, a Robert Louis Stevenson walk (the famous author lived in Westbourne for some years), usually attracts about 20 visitors, but this time 120 turned up for this event.
The events which are held in a number of locations around the town, including the sea front and lower gardens, are a great boost to tourism in the area and a great reason to visit Bournemouth at the end of the summer season. http://amplify.com/u/a1fn48
Thursday, October 13, 2011
It's the same in many countries, the population is increasing and there is an increased need for new homes to house them.
In the UK in particular, which is a small and overcrowded island, the Government are caught in a position where they need to build more houses, and at the same time this means destroying parts of the Green Belt which cannot be replaced.
One of My Pet Peeves is that the Government ought to take a lateral view of this, and look for ways to decrease the population, rather than build more homes and allow it to increase further.
Whether this is done by reducing the number of migrants to the UK, to reduce child benefits etc, I don't know, but it's my opinion that the population growth needs to be halted.
I would be grateful for your comments on this on My Pet Peeves where I have added a Green Belt debate. http://amplify.com/u/a1eka5
In the UK in particular, which is a small and overcrowded island, the Government are caught in a position where they need to build more houses, and at the same time this means destroying parts of the Green Belt which cannot be replaced.
One of My Pet Peeves is that the Government ought to take a lateral view of this, and look for ways to decrease the population, rather than build more homes and allow it to increase further.
Whether this is done by reducing the number of migrants to the UK, to reduce child benefits etc, I don't know, but it's my opinion that the population growth needs to be halted.
I would be grateful for your comments on this on My Pet Peeves where I have added a Green Belt debate. http://amplify.com/u/a1eka5
Monday, October 10, 2011
If you haven't found time yet to do something fun for Halloween, don't forget to browse through this collection of Funny Halloween Pictures and crack open a few smiles as you see what some clever people have done to make you laugh through the Spooky Season. http://amplify.com/u/a1edni
My Pet Peeves
Do you have moments when things just drive you crazy and you need to vent and get things off your chest?
It might surprise you to learn just how many other people feel exactly the same as you do about things.
My Pet Peeves is a great place to read all about other people's Pet Peeves and to blow off steam and tell the world about your own as well.
So is it time to get things off your chest? If not now, bookmark this page for when you need to come back and get vocal about the little things that drive you mad. http://amplify.com/u/a1ednh
It might surprise you to learn just how many other people feel exactly the same as you do about things.
My Pet Peeves is a great place to read all about other people's Pet Peeves and to blow off steam and tell the world about your own as well.
So is it time to get things off your chest? If not now, bookmark this page for when you need to come back and get vocal about the little things that drive you mad. http://amplify.com/u/a1ednh
Sunday 9th October marked one year since the death of Zecharia Sitchin, a remarkable man who spent his life trying to unravel the many mysteries from man's ancient past that have remained hidden for thousands of years.
In translating and re-interpreting ancient Sumerian texts, Zecharia Sitchin may have uncovered the truth about man's creation, or if not the truth then something close to it.
His books describe in detail commonalities between the Old Testament, and stories from Sumeria and Egypt, and in my case leave the reader convinced that the history books that we learned from at school are wrong.
If you enjoy reading books like Erick Von Daniken's "Chariots Of The Gods" or about the legend of Atlantis, I am sure you will enjoy reading about Zecharia Sitchin. http://amplify.com/u/a1edn8
In translating and re-interpreting ancient Sumerian texts, Zecharia Sitchin may have uncovered the truth about man's creation, or if not the truth then something close to it.
His books describe in detail commonalities between the Old Testament, and stories from Sumeria and Egypt, and in my case leave the reader convinced that the history books that we learned from at school are wrong.
If you enjoy reading books like Erick Von Daniken's "Chariots Of The Gods" or about the legend of Atlantis, I am sure you will enjoy reading about Zecharia Sitchin. http://amplify.com/u/a1edn8
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
This is a creepy Halloween story, not for the squeamish http://poddys.qondio.com/my-woman-cries-day-and-night - I hope you enjoy it. http://amplify.com/u/a1e324
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