My Time Knitting

Guest post of the week by Bradley Guthrie

After years of wanting to try I finally decided to learn to knit. I can recall many different moments in my life were I watched people knitting and truly longed to be able to knit as well. My grandmother used to knit everyone in my family a scarf for Christmas. After moving to the city as an adult I have always used public transportation. It seems that there is inevitably someone knitting on the bus or on the train. But I had no one in my daily life that knew this skill. I was forced to learn on my own.

After a dizzying number of failed hours with knitting books I went scouring the internet. To my surprise there were an amazing amount of knitting resources on the internet. I was able to watch instructional videos which made the whole process make a lot more sense. Before I knew it I was knitting and purling like a professional. It was almost two years ago that I really got the hang of this craft and I have not been able to put down my needles since.

I love knitting because I can easily take the needles and yarn with me. Time that used to feel wasted is now so productive. I enjoy knitting on the train, at the park and even while watching my Dish TV.

"I have been paid for this guest post."

Steve Carell Is The Best Employee On Television

Guest post written by my buddy Judy Guerrero

My job is a boring one. There's no way to get around that. I accept it for what it is. I do my work and get out of there. It's not so bad because I can go home and watch my favorite actor, Steve Carell, in The Office. The show makes fun of all that happens at work, and my job suddenly doesn't seem so bad anymore.

There is a British version of The Office, and this show was a spin-off of that one. I am so glad that Steve Carell grabbed the lead role by the horns and gave it new life. I've seen him in movies, but it's a great to see him every night on my satellite television that I got after researching Satellite VS Cable.

He's a comedian with an excellent sense of timing. No one would every imagine that something as simple as a show about an office would generate so much humor. The show has a massive fan base, and I know that Steve Carell is the reason behind this. He uses witty dry humor that just keeps you laughing over and over.

Steve blends well with the cast, and the show has been very successful because of this chemistry. This is the main reason that the show has lasted for all of these years. Anyone that works in an office can relate to this office humor.

"I was paid for this guest post."

No More Blues

Guest written by our friend Trent Horton

There are no more blues being sung in St. Louis, that's for sure, not with the kind of defense not seen since the Great Wall of China kept out a bunch of thieving Mongolians. No sir, the St. Louis Blues don't even allow shots on goal, that's how stout their ramparts are. We're talking the fewest shots total in the NHL. And even if some lucky puck shot were to get through, guess what happens next. That's right, red hot and burning goalie Jaroslay Halak, that's Halak with one L and a thousand invisible but not silent W's, is stopping everything in his way like a punctuated period. That is how Halak rolls, and when the Sharks and Bruins come to town he is going to shut them down too.

So confident that we are on the way straight to drinking beer out of Lord Stanley's mug that I have signed up for NHL Center Ice with my basic package I get from direct tv dvr packages. Normally I am content to catch the game on internet streams, but now that I've got a high definition TV, only the highest picture quality will do. Now I watch my defense bring the pain and real folk blues to all the suckers in the NHL every night from the comfort of my couch and overweight dog which I occasionally use as a seat cushion.

"I have been paid for this guest post."

Using our DVR for School Purposes

Authored by Leandro Delgado

As a home schooling mom, I am always looking for ways to supplement the curriculum I use with my children. Thanks to our satellite TV DVR that we got after comaring "directv versus cable companies", this is easier than it has ever been. I can record programs for them to watch that coordinate with what they are studying in school and we watch them when it is convenient. If we are studying Christopher Columbus in two weeks and a program comes on discussing his explorations, I just record it. When we get into the meat of the curriculum, we will take a morning and watch that instead of using the school books. It works perfectly for us.

When my children show an interest in a topic, I try to include that in their curriculum also. To expose them to a wide variety of topics, I will often record educational programs with the DVR. When we finish our school work early, we sit down and view one of these programs together. As a result, my son has developed an interest in aerospace technology and my youngest daughter has shown an interest in landscape design. We are now studying both in school. Without my DVR, this may not have been possible. The more my kids are exposed to, the more they learn. My DVR makes this happen.

"I have been paid for this guest post."

The Real Jersey Shore

Written by my friend Teodoro Martin

One night, while watching my new setup from www.BestChoiceTV.com, I saw a program entitled "Jersey Shore." I should be honest. The people on that show disgusted me to the fullest way somebody could ever be disgusted. Basically, the program depicts a bunch of drunken idiots as the cruise the boardwalk, beach, and bars in Seaside Heights, New Jersey. They get into trouble. They get into fights. Then, they talk about it! As if they are sports commentators on their own stupid lives. Yet, I kept watching. Was it Snooki? Or, The Situation, and whatever situation he was situating? No, I remained interested because of the surroundings. I have lived most of my life in Trenton, New Jersey. It took watching those morons on satelite TV to know I hadn't experienced all that Jersey had to offer. So, my next day off, I jumped in my car and drove to Seaside.

Seaside Heights is nothing "Jersey Shore" depicts. If you forget all the booze, rides and rollercoasters, it is mostly just a beach community. The boardwalk is nothing but a tourist trap; there to bring in tourists and sap them of their on-hand cash. As for the beach community, many people live there year round. They can't wait till autumn, when all the tourists, and more importantly, the "Jersey Shore" production crew, goes home. I respect that.

"I was paid for this guest post."

The View

The ladies of The View

The View. Well, what can I say. I do turn it on once in awhile. I'm not usually home to even watch. When I do, it's to support Elisabeth Hasselbeck. She is my favorite on the show. Joy Behar is so opinionated and doesn't want to hear what anyone else has to say. She can really turn me off. Barbara Walters is not much better in my eyes. But, I do enjoy listening to what Elisabeth has to say. That is if they give her a chance to speak.

CBN

I was just watching CBN (Christian Broadcasting Network). They are celebrating 47 years of broadcasting. WOW! I didn't realize they had been on TV that long. They were going back to the beginnings. It was quite interesting. I remember when my children were young, back in the 80's, I would watch the show quite often. CBN can help keep you informed on news as well as wonderful lifetime stories. Turn the station and give them a try.

Re-arranging the Furniture

We have been busy moving the entertainment center from the family room to the living room. Also moving the DVD player and other stuff and hope we got it all hooked up right again. We get our new big 51" TV Friday. I can hardly wait.