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Full-Color Postcards for Business or Personal Use!

I’ve written about VistaPrint a couple of times now, and they just keep coming out with cool stuff!  So in the past I’ve written about things like car door magnets, business cards, t-shirts, and I’m sure a number of other things.  Well, today I’m going to tell you about another personal or business item you can get from VistaPrint: Custom Full-Color Postcards!

There are tons of things you could use these for.  Maybe you have a bridal or baby shower coming up and want to send out some really nice invitations.  Maybe you’re running a sale at your business and want to get the word out.  Whether it’s personal or business related, using full color postcards is a great way to grab some attention!

As with everything at VistaPrint, they have a lot of templates you can choose from to design your cards, or you can just use some of the pre designed templates that they have.  Either way, you’re going to get some great looking cards in a short period of time.

They also have two different sizes of postcards.  You can go with the standard size (139mm x 107mm), or the extra large size (216mm x 139mm).

Direct mailings have been a standard way to promote your business for decades now.  And if it is something that you’ve never taken advantage of, maybe now is the time.  Rather than using a printing house that requires you to create thousands of cards that you may not be able to use, you can use VistaPrint to create a smaller quantity.  This way you don’t have a ton of extra cards and wasted money.  You can run targeted tests to see if this is an advertising medium that will work for you.

If you haven’t given VistaPrint a chance, you really should.  They have a lot of really great products for personal and business purposes.

Getting Excited for May

May is looking to start of really well. Ok ok, I know that it isn’t even half way through March and I’m already thinking about May.  Well, March has annoyed me so far and so I’m looking forward to a month that seems to be more comfortable with itself.

So the reason that I’m excited for May is because my wife and I are making a trip down to Oceanside to learn how to surf!  It was her idea originally.  She used to spend all of her summers in California and really misses the beach, so this was a great way to get us both motivated to go down there.

I honestly have no idea what surfing is going to be like. I’ve done a little boogie boarding before, but I wasn’t any good at it.  The most water sport experience I have is water skiing behind a boat.  But either way, I’m excited and it should be a lot of fun!

Ever Had Hosting Problems?

Every now and then I hear one of my coworkers going on about how the host they have is no good and they keep running into problems with it.  I sometimes wonder if they could have made a better choice in their hosting!

That’s why I’m glad that there are sites like Web Hosting Geeks that can review and give advice on what webhosting company to use.

One thing that I really like about their site is that they also give advice for which host to use depending on what your site or project is going to be. This makes them so much better than the other review sites.

So seriously, if you’re in the market for hosting you should check out Web Hosting Geeks. They also give really good tips on their blog!

Where is Spring???

Ok, so this weather is starting to get really really weird.  One day it’s like 70 degrees and then the next we have snow.  Not cool!

I think my sister got hit the worst by this.  She told me that one day she was taking a nap in her back yard in the sun, the next day she was freezing.

I know it’s not just this way here in Utah, it seems like everyone is having some weird weather this year.  Or maybe this is normal and I just forget each year that this is how it goes.  I’m not sure honestly, but it really get’s annoying.  It’s like March can’t decide what season it wants to be in.

Make up your mind March!

Should You Save Your Baby’s Cord Blood?

So I’ve seen or heard of this idea a couple of times in the last couple of years, especially in the news and other things.  But I’ve honestly never really looked into it.  It does seem pretty interesting though!

So why would you want to save your baby’s cord blood?  What good does it really do?  Well, what it can be used for is later in life if your kid develops a disease like leukemia, cerebral palsy, anemia, lymphoma, or diabetes.  They can use the cord blood and stem cells to help them fight off these and other problems.  Pretty crazy!

But of course, not all of these blood blood banks are created equally.  One that looks really good is Cryo-cell. They’ve been around since 1992 and have already helped over 175,000 families to save cord blood samples.

Their simple challenge is this: compare us! In other words, compare them with a lot of the other cord blood banks out there.

Here are 5 things to consider when choosing a cord blood bank: cost (what value do you get), security, financial stability (will they be around long term), certification, and expert industry leadership.

Cryo-Cell stands out in all 5 of these categories and are worth checking out if you are going to be having any kinds soon. You can check out their current offer at their website and learn more about what they can do for you!

Bought Some Glutamine!

I know I’ve written from time to time on this blog about my health goals, fitness, and all that kind of stuff.  Well, last week I bought some glutamine.  For those of you not familiar with Glutamine here’s the kind of thing it can help you with:

• Supplementing with glutamine can help give your immune system a boost
• Glutamine can help increase growth hormone levels
• Glutamine is used to help maintain cell volume and hydration
• It also helps with digestive health.

Digestive health is actually one of the main reasons why we bought it.  I read on a site somewhere that it can help cure ulcers.  My wife had one of those last year that really messed her up, so we’re hoping that using glutamine mgiht help that whole mess heal a little bit.

Anyway, there’s a random personal update for you.  By the way, if you want to find the best prices on supplements like glutamine, check out SupplementPricing.com.  They compare prices for a supplement from multiple stores so you save money!

Dating Site for Horse Lovers

Everyone has interests, some more fanatical than others.  And hey, when you’re looking for someone to date, you should be looking for those common interests as well right?

That’s one of the great things about the internet is that you can find sites that are just in the one niche that you care about.  Well here’s one for you: a dating site for horse lovers!

The name of the site is Equestrian Cupid and I think the name says it all: it’s a dating/friend site for people who are into horses and all things equestrian.  So if this is what you’re into, it might just be the right dating site for you.

Unlike a lot of dating sites out there, this one has a completely FREE sign-up. No monthly or yearly subscription fees. Just sign up and start finding friends that share your common interest in horses.

They are an exclusive community for equestrian singles and horse lovers to find new riding buddies, pursue the country lifestyle, discover uncharted trails, find the best riding areas from others that have the same interest, and also possibly find someone to share your country pursuits with!

They’ve been around for a couple of years and have had great success in this area.  So seriously, if this is your area of interest or passion, check them out!

One Thing I Love About the Internet - A Story About Saab Parts

You know what I love about the internet?  You can always find a site that specializes in exactly what you need.  Well, maybe not always but most of the time right .

So here’s a great example: a friend of mine has a Saab.  He really likes this car, but I’m not sure if he has an easy time finding parts for it when he needs to.  So just the other day I learned about this site called SwedishParts.net which carries all sorts of Saab parts. So now, if he ever has a problem and needs to get a part, he’s good to go! If you have a Saab or Volvo, you’ll want to check these guys out as well!

Anyway, just a short random thought for you today about one reason why I love the internet!

I Need a New Cell Phone

My cell phone is having major problems.  It’s really random, but it just shuts off whenever it feels like it.  As you can imagine this makes it hard to receive calls sometimes because I won’t even know it’s shut off and may have missed a few calls.  Not cool.  Case in point, I just pulled it out of my pocket and it decided to turn off again!  Grrrrr….

So it’s time for a new phone.  My wife and I have been looking at a couple of different options, comparing plans etc.  I’m not overly satisfied with the free TMobile phones that I’ve gotten from them, in fact that’s what I have right now and it’s having problems. Other than that though, TMobile has been pretty good to work with as a cell phone company.

But I’m thinking that we’re going to switch providers in a few months once our contract expires.  We’ve been looking at a few AT&T cell phones and they look pretty good. There are also some really good
Sprint phones as well.

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Bloggled’s Be a Hero, Save a Blog Contest

Bloggled, a blog backup service, is running a contest that looks to be pretty cool.  And the prize?  A free iPod touch or Cricut machine.  You can guess which one would be my preference

Bloggled is a simple service that allows bloggers to backup their personal or business blogs for free.  And right now they’re just trying to get the word out about what they do, hence the contest.

So really, if you have a blog you should check these guys out.  Can you imagine how frustrating it would be if you lost all of the info on your blog because you forgot to back it up?  That would be one frustrating day that’s for sure!

The contest is today only, and they’ll be giving away prizes every 2 hours.  So hurry and enter the contest!

Here’s a link for the details: http://www.bloggled.com/win-prizes