Matt Forte: Loyalty is a Dying Breed in the NFL

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Loyalty and Football.. two things you don’t hear very often. You’ll hear it now and then with the greats.. the John Elways or the Dan Marinos.. it’s very rare.. most people can’t name more than few players who have played for only one team. It’s not only rare, it’s unnatural. It’s the exception to the rule. It’s a business, the NFL.. and most people are aware that you’re only as good as your last season. Have a bad season or get injured and you may be traded or let go… so as a precaution you’ll see many players go for long term contracts to insure their future..albeit through holdouts, rough negotiations, tough agents, etc. Sometimes, you’ll get a guy who is loyal, works hard, doesn’t complain.. and doesn’t get the reward that he and the majority of his fans think he deserves.. and that my friends, is Matt Forte.

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What Type of Driver are You?

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When it comes to driving, everyone has a “type”. You’re an offensive driver, a defensive driver, a courteous driver, an oblivious driver.. etc. In some cases, you shouldn’t be driving at all..  It’s something you’ve come to accept as a driver and you may or may not even know it, so I thought I’d toss out a few types of drivers I’ve observed in my time.

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FACEBOOK SCAM/TROJAN: Receive 2 FREE Southwest Airline Tickets Today!

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I’m just going to start posting as these things show up in my news feed…

 

This is a post on Facebook from various people. The claim is “For a limited time you can receive 2 FREE Southwest Airline Tickets good for any travel within the USA! Don’t wait, this is a one time free gift offered just in time for the Holidays!” . You click the URL, it redirects you to a page where you input information like email address, etc. Of course, the url you’re going to is some third party garbage url. In this case, it was a redirect on http://t.co.

Overall, it’ll say for you to add it to your page and to make a comment for your free tickets. It’ll bring you back to Facebook, you’ll have a post on your personal page with the image I showed above along with the comments you made. Great, right? WRONG

What happens in reality is when you click that URL in the first place, it saves your password/login information to Facebook, redirects you to that third party site where you enter your information which it also logs, and then sends you back to Facebook… you’re feeling great, as if you’ve won something.. and in reality, they’ve won your information. Your personal Facebook information.

With this information they’ll spam your friends, make a few dollars off unsuspecting people clicking on links, etc. So, long story short, if this pops up on your news feed, don’t click it.. if you’ve clicked it, change your Facebook password and most likely other accounts you’ve linked to it (you know, like gmail, hotmail, yahoo, twitter, etc).
I’ll keep posting these as I see them.. just keep an eye out for yourself as well.. if it’s too good to be true, it probably is… especially on Facebook.

The New New Deal: A Way to Help Fix the Welfare System

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“Only thing we have to fear is fear itself” were the words of FDR. Our President through some of the toughest economic times in our country, he was integral in reviving our faith and fervor in our country’s financial standing by soothing our angst, helping our less fortunate and giving us a sense of pride. His administration created the NEW DEAL, a program which effectively created jobs for the millions of unemployed people in the USA. These jobs included building dams, railroads, and highways.

That was then, and this is now. The economic times in this country are definitely progressing, albeit very slowly. The state of the welfare system in the United States is abysmal… It’s definitely a system that needs some work and I think I may have a few ideas for how to help make everyone happy.. some more than others.

 

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Flying While Fat: Who Should We Blame?

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It’s not a surprise that America has a lot of obese people… and that “morbidly obese” stat is growing at an alarming rate. We’ve all read the stories of obese people having to buy an extra seat or being denied a flight because they can’t fit into a regular-sized seat. We’ve also read stories of passengers sitting NEXT to these obese people experiencing various inconveniences such as.. well.. HAVING TO STAND during the flight (really, that just happened on a flight recently from Anchorage to Philly). The problem here is.. who should have to apologize, who should get the blame, and what really should be done about this? It’s time we start addressing this issue on a national level.

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Is There a Pill For That?: Over-medicating Americans

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I’ve always felt that I can live without medication. Sure, in some situations you need it to feel better or get over a sickness quicker but I’ll still avoid it if at all possible. If it’s something that’s not threatening to my physical health long-term, I’ll avoid medication. If I’m sick from the flu or a cold, why numb myself using over-the-counter (otc) drugs. Why bother going to the doctor when you know full-well that you have the flu. It’s not hard to comprehend that you’ll get the flu during flu season or a cold during allergy season and that neither of these problems offer a cure in the least bit. Why do so many people find it necessary to medicate themselves for every little problem? Simply put, it’s a loose combination of being lazy, uneducated and expecting instant gratification.

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How to Hangout on Google + mobile

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This past week saw a wonderful new update for the Google+ app for both Android and IPHONE. One of the major add-ons is the ability for mobile users to join a video chat, otherwise known as a Hangout in Google+ terminology. One of the major confusions that I’ve shared with many of my friends is how to actually get a Hangout going on the G+ app. I’ve come up with a way that seems a bit out of the ordinary but works quite well for the time being until someone tells me a better way or my phone allows me to do it through the app directly.

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Walk to Stop Diabetes: Why I’m Walking and How You Can Help

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When I was growing up my mom told me that my dad goes to the bathroom a lot because he had diabetes. I wasn’t really too concerned primarily because when you’re 10 years old.. your major concerns are how to get G.I. JOE action figures. I was too worried about playing with my friends after school to notice that there was a disease hanging out in my house… slowly deteriorating my father’s life.

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Scam Alert with Craigslist and Stubhub: Be Warned

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Craigslist has for a long time been a great place to find a good deal and probably one of the easiest places for someone to get scammed. As of recent I’ve come across a pretty elaborate scam involving craigslist and stubhub, the ticket broker company, which can cause you to lose quite a bit of cash without really having any idea wtf happened. I’ll explain the scam and give an example of how it works and hopefully it’ll save some people from losing their hard-earned cash.

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