A buddy of mine came to visit a few weeks ago and we had planned to go out to the ocean and go fishing, water skiing and knee boarding. We were both so excited to spend some time away from home and have some fun, and go wild. We made a list of things we needed not just for the road trip but for the trip on the water as well.

It took a lot of thinking and gathering to get everything we needed but we did it. Before we knew it we were out on the open road on the way to the ocean front with my buddies boat hooked to the back of the truck ready to rock and roll on the water. When we finally got to the boat dock, my buddy noticed that his lanyards were old and rusty and needed replacing as soon as possible.

I searched Google through my phone to find a good deal on lanyards, and it didn’t take much time at all to come across a site that offers lanyard pins at a great price, so I immediately ordered some for him without him knowing at the time. When it arrived shortly after, I wrapped them up as a gift, knowing his Birthday was in a few days, and gave them to him before he had left to go back home.

He was so happy to have them for his boat, I couldn’t be any more thrilled to know I helped my buddy out, when he least expected it. It might have been a small item, but its something he needed and the price wasn’t something I couldn’t ignore.

I’m tossing out (actually I’m recycling) my local phone books. There are so darn many of them and they just take up a lot of room and don’t get used, as long as I have access to the Internet that is.  When I need to find or get information about some one or some place I get it quickly while I’m online. I can’t even remember the last time I looked anything up in any of the paper version phone books. So out the door they go and a good riddance.

Like earlier today I spent some time online looking for a decent San Francisco auto repair center. I went to repairpal.com and found several that seemed to match my needs. My Honda Accord which is my only means of transportation is in need of a new timing belt and I don’t want to use any of my charge cards that I have in my wallet for several well known auto service centers. I’m determined not to use any of my credit cards, it’s a challenge but it’s working for me. So far I haven’t had to use a credit card since September of last year, not even for Christmas!

A close friend of mine I used to attend school with, is coming to visit me in a week or so from Colorado. I’m so excited to finally spend some time with him like the good old days. We used to hang out after school and play guitar and the drums together with some other friends who also played various instrument’s. We ended up calling ourselves the “Under Dogs” shortly before school had ended our Junior year in school.

We all have kept in touch over the years but my friend whom is coming to visit, is my closest friend out of them all. We had talked about incorporating something different then what we were used to, but couldn’t think of anything, until I had came across a site on the net, that had excellent boss pedals. Something I never thought of purchasing or even messing with. But after reading about it and talking to my friend who is coming to visit, I have decided to give it a go and try it.

I ordered one and it had arrived at my door step in no time, for an unbelievable price. When it arrived I immediately opened it and started messing with it and to my surprise I’m enjoying it to the fullest. My friend is excited to try it out himself, and add some spice to our music. He should be here in a few hours, and I’m so excited to hear what we can come up with to share with the old Under Dogs, and the world.

This has been the perfect week to do some spring cleaning. The house has become such a cluttered mess that I feel the need to get right down to business and move some stuff as well as getting rid of some things that are really just taking up my much-needed space. With several family members (if everyone shows up it could be up to 11 people) expected for Easter dinner tomorrow afternoon, it has really made be aware of my clutter situation.

I had to take a bunch of stuff downstairs, but first I had to move around some of that stuff first. It was like taking a trip down memory lane when I came across the boxes of stuff from the major insurance company that worked at for so many years back in the day. All the stuff from the town parade that I was in charge of organizing and getting people involved in from this insurance company, all the way down to getting the vinyl banners printing to use for occasions just like the town parade. Those were good times. I learned a lot from working there, made a lot of friends and connections that I still care about and utilized from back then.

My mother has been after me to look around for the best insurance coverage for myself. I have been meaning to start this process for over a year and just keep pushing it aside for other matters that keep coming up. So today I found the site for a company Paradiso Insurance that I took a look around at. I found it to be a very user-friendly site, they even have a Virtual Agent that you can click on to provide you with all kinds of information. I love that you can get a free quote right online, so much better than having to call around to different agents that have been located in the Yellow Pages.

I know that having a life insurance is very important. We have all heard horror stories about people who didn’t have any coverage and in their passing have left their loved ones in a terrible mess and I wouldn’t want that to happen to my loved ones. I’m going to get off my butt and get this task taken care of and will also get my will planned out and taken care of. Might as well get it all over and done with and get my mother off of my back and there will be one less thing on my list of things to get done.