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I have recently heard several reports that cell phones could be a danger to our little ones. Cell phones are still new to our society and enough time hasn’t passed yet for us to have a clear idea on the health risks associated with cell phone usuage. Apparently they are signs of radiation entering the brain when we talk on our cell phones. This could lead to humans having more brain tumors in the future and that seems to be the biggest concern right now. Since kids are still growing and haven’t fully developed their bone structure yet, it could possibly be doing them more harm than we know. A young child’s skull is much thinner than those in adults and the bone density could be a factor. Radiation from cell phones might be harming us all but the kids might be getting the worse of it.

If radiation from cell phones concern you and now you’re worried about your child’s safety, there is other people out there that totally deny these allegations. Some people say the radiation is so small coming from cell phones that it would take more than 100 years to see any effects from it and these would be the people that use cell phones constantly. Our own sun sends down radiation daily and if you walk outside, you are more than likely getting some. That is the reason we have all of the sun tan lotions and sun blockers on the market to help prevent some of these harmful rays. No one should be spending most of their days in the sun unprotected, because we know this is not safe. Maybe until we learn more about the radiation associated with cell phones, we should limit our use of them each day. Sometimes it’s better to be safer than sorry and I think this would qualify for one of those times.

I like to go fishing during the cool mornings of the summer time. Often it’s too hot to fish during the summer days and if you wait until evening, it seems the light of the day disappears faster than the heat left from the hot summer sun. After the heat has had all night to escape, it’s great to get up as the sun is rising and throw a hook into the water. Grabbing up the rods, bait and slipping on your tactical pants and wearing your lucky fishing hat to a nearby lake or river in the AM is my type of fishing. The weather is cool at this time and it’s so nice to see a lake that is real still and the only ripples you see in the water is from a fish jumping up to eat it’s morning breakfast, from a bug that might have been trapped on top of the water all night long. The mornings are the best time to go fishing and even when you fail to catch one, you still got a chance to spend a morning with nature.

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The way my schedule has been going lately, it’s hard to even find time to eat. I have so much work to do and there just aren’t enough hours in the day to finish it all. Sometimes I wake up and roll right out of bed and come straight to the computer. I will put in 8 to 10 hours of work, before I even realize that I haven’t ate anything today. Usually I get one of those little headaches and when I start wondering where it came from, is when I figured out that I forgot to eat today.

I could use a little more organization in my life and that would help save me some time. I still don’t think I could complete everything I need to do on a daily basis. There is no such thing as weekends in my life right now. I work just as hard and long on the weekends as I do through the week. I guess if we humans didn’t have to eat, that would save me some extra time. However, I do enjoy eating and especially when it’s some really good food. I do try to treat my self from time to time with a really nice meal from a restaurant, but it’s probably going to be awhile before I can do anything like that. So for now, I will just have to keep my nose to the grindstone and keep working as hard as I can and maybe one of these days I will be able to catch up and take a deep breath.

The story of Howard Hughes continues to live on and just as strange and mysterious as his life was while he was alive; it seems to get even stranger after death. It’s been said that Howard Hughes passed away in April of 1976 and I’m not even sure this is correct. It wouldn’t surprise me if the late Mr. Hughes died after this death date and to me that’s a mystery in it self when did Howard Hughes die?

One man in New York tried to write an autobiography for Howard Hughes and had Life Magazine convinced he actually had contact with Mr. Hughes. This turned out to be a false claim and through series of clever circumstances, the man in New York and his friend did get away with this scam for a long time.

When Howard Hughes was reported to have died in April of 1976, this brought in another twist to the legend behind the late billionaire. Melvin Dummars claimed that he picked up an old man in the desert during December of 1967. He picked the old man up near the Lida Junction in the Nevada desert and that man claimed to be Howard Hughes. Melvin Dummars was only 22 years old at the time and drove the billionaire Howard Hughes to the Sands Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. About 9 years later a mysterious stranger dropped an envelope off at a Utah gas station that Dummars was running at the time. He took this letter to a religious group and it was said that the estate of Howard Hughes was to be awarded to 16 individuals with Melvin Dummars as one of the 16. After the courts in Nevada disclaimed Dummars attempts and said the will was a forgery and was not the writing of Howard Hughes, the billionaires money has yet to be claimed today.

According to the will, Melvin Dummars would receive 156 million dollars from the money that Howard Hughes left behind. While this might be the most famous claim and this was helped with a 1980 movie called “Melvin and Howard“, it is still today the most legitimate claim. I think no one deserves the money more than Melvin Dummars and the courts in Denver now need to overturn Nevada’s ruling back in the 1970’s and let 156 million dollars in the Howard Hughes will go to Mr. Dummars. He deserves the money as much if not more than anyone else on record today. While it’s hard to prove his claims that he picked up the billionaire in the desert back in 1967, there just isn’t enough evidence on record today to disprove his claims. A former milkman from Nevada and now driving a frozen pizza truck in Utah, Melvin has seen his share on the roads I’m sure. He has spent a lifetime on the roads around where Howard Hughes was living and traveling and his story is believable to me. I think the courts need to correct an error in ruling all those years ago and award the money to a man that has probably seen a lot of things on the roads during his days. Melvin is a much older man now; compared to the days when he was in his twenties and working all the graveyard shift hours to provide for his families. I think Melvin Howard is a legitimate person to claim the money from the Howard Hughes estate and let’s hope the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver see it this way. No one can provide solid proof that Melvin Dummars is lying and that’s proof of enough for me, that after all these years that no will has turned up that has been more convincing that the one left by the stranger at a Utah gas station all those years ago.

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There has been some minor touch downs from twisters over the years, but never has a tornado touch down right in the heart of Atlanta. It caused significant damage in the heart of Atlanta and many popular areas were damaged. The Philips Arena, Georgia Dome, Westin Hotel, World Congress Center and the CNN Building were just a few places that got in the path of the twister Friday Night.

No deaths are being reported right now, but we figure we will get to learn more when daylight comes up. More storms are forcasted for the area and more damage may come to Atlanta and the North Georgia area. All the experts have no idea how a tornado would react in a big city like Atlanta. It’s not clear how the twister would go through a city with large building standing so tall. I will update this story further, when more comes available about the tornados in Atlanta.

If life hands you a lemon, don’t make lemonade out of it. That’s the easy way out. Pick that lemon up and toss it right back at life. If you don’t make a stand at some point, when things are going terribly wrong for you, it will just continue. Sometimes you have to put your foot down and take control of the situation. Or you can just slice that lemon up and put it in your cold ice tea! Lemon works great in tea, lemon squares and not bad in cake either. So if your hungry hold on to that lemon; if not toss it like a rock and overhanded too!

Have you found your self on the wrong side of the lemon? Sometimes things just happen and we have no control over them. Your not always going to get a fair shake in life and you do have to tolerate things every now and then. Just remember tomorrow is a new day and maybe you will win the lottery and your life will be happily ever after!

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How is IZEA RealRanks different from the Google Rankings? Google Rankings isn’t just for blogs and they look at all websites that are currently out there. Their system has been a “secret” for a long time now and many claim to know the secrets behind their rankings. I don’t think no one actually knows all the data that determines Google’s Rankings and that even goes for Google their selves! They have also recently changed their ranking system and have penalized bloggers for many different reasons. So why many depend on Google to determine rankings and are still respected in most industries; they do an injustice to the hard working bloggers and their blogs. This void in the ranking system is where IZEA has stepped in and took charge of the situation. Their RealRanks is for bloggers and bloggers only. It’s the only true ranking system I have seen for bloggers and if you’re a blogger needing to really see how your blog ranks; then IZEA is where you want to check all your numbers for the true stats!

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The USA had lost control of a spy satellite up in space. The satellite was out of control and was on a crash coarse to hit the Earth in early March. The U.S. military took action and was successful by shooting up a missle and blowing up the satellite; that contained dangerous fuels on board and sensitve spy technology information. They even have some film footage that was being shown on all the news channels today and you can see the satellite blowing up.

I don’t think the satellite now poses much of a danger for those of us on the ground. I assume all the small pieces will just burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere as they come racing toward the ground. If this mission would have failed and the satellite kept falling, it could have been a different situation and there is no telling where the satellite might have landed. I guess with 70 percent of the Earth made up of water, there would have been a good chance the satellite would have just made a splash some where in the ocean. Luckily we don’t have to find out now and the satellite shouldn’t pose a threat to anybody now. Hopefully the will correct this problem to prevent other satellites from falling back to the Earth. There was a lot of good money that just got blew up today and I think it’s time we start spending those dollars better.

Joe Johnson continues to hurt the Atlanta Hawks more than he helps. Him making the All Star Team this year is more a slap to the face to Hawks fans than an achievement. It still shows that the NBA community doesn’t recognize what is going on in Atlanta. It’s no wonder when you have the front office, coach and announcers on television continuing to promote Joe Johnson. Joe Johnson just isn’t that good of a player. He his in a system that plays him the 2nd most minutes in the NBA, all his teammates constantly look for him as the “go-to-guy” and the coach keeps calling plays for him. He is a big reason the Atlanta Hawks can’t make that next step up and the sooner the Hawks Team recognizes, the sooner they can start winning more games.

Joe Johnson shoots technical free throws for the Atlanta Hawks and is often on the court with guys that shoot a higher free throw percentage than him. Does that make sense? Why wouldn’t you award your top free throw shooter and give your team the best chance to make those technical free throws? It’s just another clear sign at how the Atlanta Hawks want to create a face for this team. In the meantime, Josh Smith continues to improve and is the heart and soul of the team. Josh Smith is the most gifted athlete in the NBA and the Hawks team just doesn’t recognize his efforts. Josh Smith is the Atlanta Hawks All Star, not Joe Johnson.

The Atlanta Hawks made a great comeback last night against one of the best teams in the NBA; Detroit Pistons. When it came down to the final two possessions for the Atlanta Hawks, coach Mike Woodson called on Joe’s number. Joe managed to shoot a backwards shot and an air ball from the 3 point line. Joe can be seen on a few highlight films making that big shot at the end for the Atlanta Hawks. There are dozens more where Joe Johnson misses the shot or just turns it over and cost his Hawks teammates the game.

Joe Johnson is not an All Star by any stretch of the imagination. He can play a part on this Atlanta Hawks team, but the guy can’t even get in the top 10 in scoring and there is no offense in the NBA which offers success for one player, like the offense in Atlanta. Kobe Bryant would average 40 points a game in this “feature offense” that the Atlanta Hawks choose to run. Mike Woodson seems to be an ok guy, but constantly tells the media after games why the team lost. Hey Mike, we can see why they lost, the question is, why did you leave the same guys out there; when you seen they wasn’t getting the job done? Many of the young players are missing valuable playing time, why we watch a role player in Joe Johnson try to shine like an All Star. The Joe Johnson experiment is over in Atlanta and it has been for some time now.

It seems many got upset because they didn’t get a chance to see history being made. I think we already had an undefeated team to have a perfect season in the NFL and what about the history of brothers winning back to back Super Bowls?

New England Patriots have a lot to be proud of, but their coach isn’t one of them. It was a horrible display of sportsmanship that the Patriots Coach showed, by walking off the field early and not even staying out there with his team until the final second had ticked off. Mike Carey the head of officials tried to get him off the field, but the Patriots coach just continued to do what he wanted to and he just lost a lot of respect around the country.

Anybody can chat with the media and be happy while they are winning. You can really judge someone’s character when they face adversity. The Patriots head coach had a lemon handed to him and he didn’t even come close to making lemonade out of it. I think that team will split up and won’t support a loser like him. The owner of the Patriots should nip this in the bud and get rid of him now. I have never seen a coach act so rude and he didn’t even congratulate the NY Giants in their efforts of winning the big game. You don’t have to mean it, but you still have to give props to the team that just beat you. May New England’s coach ride off into the sunset with his horrible displays of sportsmanship. He better not be coaching an NFL team when they come to the Georgia Dome here in Atlanta, because he will not be having a very pleasant time here.

Good job Giants and I’m sure the state of New York and all your fans are celebrating today! I think the MVP was awarded to the wrong person and the receiver that made that sensational catch was the true MVP of the game!

Sometimes people just don’t watch what they are seeing and that was true when they was bragging on Tom Brady. Randy Moss was what made the Patriots so good. It wasn’t their overrated QB, who missed open receivers all day on Super Bowl Sunday or that poor loser of a coach they have. They failed to use Randy Moss and it cost them! After Brady’s late touchdown toss, they were still hyping up Brady; when it was Moss making the catches that led them down the field. For some reason they felt Eli Manning was the MVP and just didn’t choose to watch the game and truly see who the most valuable player of that game was!

The Eastern Conference won the NHL All Star Game this year in Atlanta. My hometown favorite Ilya Kovaluchuk didn’t score a goal, but we are still proud of him. Marian Hossa did talley one for the East and he was the 2nd Thrasher to be on this years team. It was a fun game to watch and very close. I was a little disappointed at the skills competition the previous night. I thought VS did a horrible job covering the event. Their announcers didn’t seem to know what was going on and it made it very difficult to follow. Maybe ESPN can get next year’s all star festivites and be better prepared than the guys from VERSUS was.

There were a lot of famous people watching the All Star Game in Atlanta. I saw Garth Brooks there and he was helping raise money for charities. It was a very fun weekend with the NHL in town. I hope that the NHL will select Atlanta in the near future to host a future all star event. From all that I am hearing now; it seems Atlanta was successful in holding the event this year. Ok, I guess the NBA All Star Weekend is just around the corner and I can’t wait to watch that out in New Orleans. The NHL and NBA has the best All Star events and baseball would be third with the homerun derby. The NFL hasn’t quite figured out a way to put on a great All Star event like the other sports have.

Who is your choice to win it all in this years big game? I think most people think that the New England Patriots will win the Super Bowl in Arizona. Since no one has found a way to beat them yet and they have already beaten the New York Giants this year; they would be a safe pick. I’m not sure the Patriots can beat them 52 to 0 or some of them lopsided scores they have posted this season. The New York Giants have a good team and Plaxico Burress might be the secret weapon.

Manning has to find his big play receiver all during the game. This is how you beat the New England Patriots. Pass on them and keep moving the ball down the field. Don’t try the run game and try to shorten the length of the game. Take it to them and try to get out to a lead. If the Giants are leading the game heading into those last 15 minutes of the game; I’m not sure Tom Brady is good enough to take that kind of pressure. Randy Moss has clearly been the MVP of the league this year and is the main reason the Patriots are perfect to this point. The Super Bowl should be a good game and I look forward to watching it!

Is American Idol losing it’s steam? I don’t see as many blogs or advertisements on the computer or television for them like you usually see at the start of a new season. I wonder if its because of the earlier start than last year. I believe it was last year or the year before when they started on Super Bowl Sunday. That was big advertisement for them and to come on the coat tail of the most watched sporting event every year. I’m sure the people involved with American Idol didn’t purposely choose to go before the Super Bowl and would have love the Super Bowl attention to their show.

No matter how you cut it, American Idol is back and I’m sure millions and millions of people all over the world are tuning in to hear the amazing performances by the great amateur singers they have and to laugh at the ones that have no singing talent whatsoever. I don’t have much talent as a singer, so I know where my talents would land me on American Idol. I would be one of those people that wouldn’t even get to finish their song and would be begging to the judges “oh wait; it gets better, just let me finish”. I guess you can either sing or you can’t. It should be interesting to see what new star emerges from the smoke of American Idol the most popular show on the tube and almost watched by as many people that tune in for the Super Bowl each year.

Bloggers are helping each other everyday by swapping links and comments on one another’s blogs. This is a great way to show traffic coming to your blog and building up the subscribers you might have to your blog. You don’t want to be blogging about something and no one ever reads your blog. You want your voice to be heard by as many people as possible. So getting your blog’s link on another blog or website is a great way to drive more traffic to your blogs. Each time you get your link on somebody else’s webpage, is the chance that more people will be coming to your blog from that link.

Now the search engines love this stuff and they look for websites that have a lot of links directing toward them. If the search engines see a lot of links pointing toward your blog, they then rank your blog high in the search engines, thinking that you have some good information that people are wanting to see. Once you get your blog or posts from your blog high in the search engines, that is when you can really start to attract more and more readers to your blog. People from all over the world then have the opportunity to land on your blog and read your thoughts and ideas. I like the fact that I can give credit and applause with my blog to people or things that need it. I also like the fact that I can vent in my blog, when I see something that is wrong or just not fair in the world we are living in. Attract more people to your blog and exchange links with fellow bloggers. Anyone that would like a link to this blog, just needs to leave a reply and I will be sure to to throw a link pointing to your blog.

The same day Michael Vick has just been sentence to 23 months in prison for dog fighting charges, the Atlanta Falcons will have the national stage on television tonight against the New Orleans Saints. The Falcons don’t have much of a chance of winning the game tonight, so a lot will be dumped on the organization tonight.

It doesn’t take a genius to see how the Falcons could find their self in such a mess. Arthur Blank’s ideas of building a football team have not been no where near playoff football in the NFL and his desires to win a Super Bowl will never happen. You can’t build a football team on character. You have to start with talent and you can tweak the character issues later. The way Mr. Blank started the process, any football fan could tell right from the start it was doom. You must have talent on your team, before you can even think about winning in the NFL. The Atlanta Falcons continue to make the same mistakes over and over. They will need to search long and hard for a good GM once the season has ended. There is no way you can let the current GM keep his job, while he continues to pick one bad draft pick after another one. It should be interesting to see where the Falcons go in the post-Vick era.