http://www.island-styles.com/wordpress Random thoughts of a guy with not much else to do. Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:35:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Have you seen the new TV commercials?  The ones with the dancers as smoothy pouring into a cup?  Amazingly creative!!! http://www.island-styles.com/wordpress/?p=122 Seems to me that if the only way Burger King, McDonalds and Jack in the Box can get people to be return customers is by promoting movie-tie-in contests with huge money prizes or vacation packages, their food must not be good enough to attract that return business.  But, we already knew that, ... http://www.island-styles.com/wordpress/?p=121 I recently bought a little bag of something that sounded like it might be tasty.  Parmesan flavored Pita chips.  Now, I remember why I don't buy Pita bread for anything.  Pita pocket bread is a one-trick pony.  It only serves one purpose on this planet.  It is designed to safely ... http://www.island-styles.com/wordpress/?p=120 May 23, 2010, Given the Gulf Coast Oil disaster:To Sarah Palin and others, Now, "how's that workin' out for ya?  You betcha!" http://www.island-styles.com/wordpress/?p=119 The guy that leaves his presentation in the cab:  Why doesn't he just call the cab company and have them send the cab back to where he is standing…..  it won't be more than a couple blocks away.  Knowing how long it can take to actually print out a thick ... http://www.island-styles.com/wordpress/?p=118 I don't like Commander Sulu doing Sharp TV Commercials!!! http://www.island-styles.com/wordpress/?p=117 Cyber Friends are da BES'.  No Ka Oi!!!  I had to do a fund raiser online for my companion dog Buddee the BBQ Dawg, to get him a two-wheel cart/wheelchair/bicycle, because he has Degenerative Myelopathy, which affects the nerves of his back legs, (initially).  The Fund Raiser was a smashing ... http://www.island-styles.com/wordpress/?p=116 I haven't gotten today's mail, but we ARE approaching the goal of $600 for Buddee's Cart, for which I will always be in your debt, and grateful as hell that so many people, (some of whom I have rubbed the wrong way from time-to-time), came to my aid and the ... http://www.island-styles.com/wordpress/?p=114 I don't yet have an up-to-date total, BUT, 8 generous people, one in Australia, have increased the PayPal account to approx. $268.00 as of Noon CDT Wednesday 3/17/10.  Happy St. Paddy's day.  And Thank YOU very very much, on behalf of Buddee.  His condition progresses a little more each week ... http://www.island-styles.com/wordpress/?p=113 Thanks to many of you for your kind thoughts and for helping me do this for Buddee.  Currently, the Paypal fund is up to $150, and there is about $175 or so coming via snail mail.  The Goal is $600 more or less.  Hopefully Eddie's Wheels will have a used ... http://www.island-styles.com/wordpress/?p=112