Blogging is Cheaper Than Therapy

The service is shut off as of 2:00 am this morning. This may come as a shock to many people, maybe? My bill was $59.97/month with Dish Network.. not a tough pill to swallow at all. The thing that was bothering me was, am I really getting the worth of those (near) $60 every month, or any month? I don't think so. I paid for the service in my home as a courtesy for my family but even as a family of six, we are not getting the value out of it. Let's break this down, $60/month covered HD channels, 200 channels, local channels, my DVR service and a protection plan. Another option for watching television (if you want new episodes) is using your Playstation 3, XBox, Hulu Plus, Roku, Apple TV and countless other websites and services that deliver next-day programming in high definition for $2/episode. If each episode is worth $2, that is about 30 hours of television per month that would be watched for $60, there is no way my family is watching that much television. For me, I watch mayb

Greetings all! We have arrived at the start of another wonderful summer (hopefully). Summer has always been my favorite season (not because my birthday just so happens to fall smack dab in the center of it) but because of the freedom most people tend to have during the season. Every Summer that I can remember, I remember vividly; the smells, the music, the friends and the amount of joy that I have felt with each Summer's past have been unforgettable for me. My first experience thus far this Summer season was going to Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee. I love live music and the lineup was phenomenal, how could I say no? From start to finish, this was an amazing journey. I found my way from Washington, D.C. to Tennessee with two very nice women I met online from Zimride.com. I am one to trust the kindness of strangers, as it has never gotten me in to any trouble so I wasn't worried about what could have happened. I was surprised by how open, friendly

Good morning, all!           I awoke this morning shortly before my Fajr alarm went off and realized that it was the first of the month. Oh, July; you used to be my favaorite month out of the year, I now despise you. Especially this July, it's going to be a rough one. The weather this morning is gorgeous, the birds are calm, nobody seems to be moving about outside, which is pleasant.         I have been coming to terms with phase two of being an abstergent person. Last year, I went through my entire room and donated, sold or threw away things which once meant something to me. I got rid of many sentimental possessions in the hopes of replacing them with new and better things which would mean even more than those belongings. I was always a pretty sentimental guy, a trait I don't share with many of my male friends. On the other hand, many of my female friends were borderline pack rats so I figured why not go somewhere in the middle? I enjoy a life of simplicity and having ample l