Archive for April, 2006

Mission Accomplished: Visit a Windmill Farm

Thursday, April 13th, 2006

/The windmill farm

Yesterday, I decided to drive a little out of my way to visit the windmill farm and finally fulfill this goal. Unfortunately, it was a bit rainy, but there was also plenty of wind.
To the best of my recollection, this farm had 10 windmills — three on one side of the road and seven on the other.
The trip was nice, though I imagine that a picnic-type adventure in a couple months would have been more enjoyable.

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This post was originally posted at The Smarmy Carny, Novac's general blog.

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Christian Paid E-mails

Saturday, April 8th, 2006

This week, I got hooked up with Christian Paid E-mails. CPE is a paid-to-read program with a slightly Christian bent to it.

Christian Paid E-mails is only the second PTR program I have enrolled in. From what I can tell, it isn't much different than other PTR programs, except the Christian part. The site uses CashCrusader, just as many PTR sites are using these days.

The site offers a page detailing how to get saved, and click confirmations say "God Bless You Always." Another nice thing is that you can (assumably) click away without worrying about adult sites being listed, though I have noticed that a high percentage of the sites have the oh-so-annoying and not-so-subtle True girls-in-bikinis-and-lingerie banners that have already overrun Hotmail and MySpace.

Members who sign up at CPE for free can get payouts after earning $20. Sign up now, and you'll get a nice little $1 startup bonus, which is always a treat. (There are optional paid memberships that will get you lower payout rates, additional referral links, etc.)

Of course, you can also earn money from referrals. Be one of my referrals, and I can get more money too. :)

This post was originally posted at The Smarmy Carny, Novac's general blog.

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Mission Accomplished: Go on a Second Honeymoon

Thursday, April 6th, 2006

My wife and I celebrated our fifth anniversary by taking a brief-but-wonderful 2 day/1 night honeymoon in a city we had never been to as a couple.

We spent a day at a state park, hiking a trail through a gorge that ended at the tallest waterfall in the northeast US. We went to an overpriced restaurant and drank some water before leaving and heading to a more reasonably priced cafe. We visited a museum that was showing Rembrandt's etchings in honor of his 400th birthday this year. We also stopped at a pottery company and toured their production studios.

It doesn't seem like much, I suppose, but having a couple days away from needy children to take a nice trip really is refreshing, and it was a special time for both of us.

In theory, a week-long honeymoon would have been ideal, but due to financial positions as well as our youngest son being less than a year old, we opted for something simple that didn't require a bank loan.

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This post was originally posted at The Smarmy Carny, Novac's general blog.

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Mission Accomplished: Curb My Road Rage

Thursday, April 6th, 2006

I've gone from road rage to road sage.

Granted, I'm not perfect with this now, but I have certainly curbed my road rage. I no longer yell at other drivers for breaking the rules of the road. At worst, I talk gently in their direction, explaining what they did incorrectly.

Whereas I used to quickly get upset over other drivers, I have learned to remain calm and (usually) patient. Other drivers exhibiting road rage merely make me laugh instead of making me furious.

Driving is now less eventful and certainly much less stressful.

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This post was originally posted at The Smarmy Carny, Novac's general blog.

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