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			<title>Those bothersome Google Ads!</title>
			<link>http://www.zenrant.com/blog/index.php/chopperblog/2010/03/03/those-bothersome-google-ads</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 11:49:29 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>chopperguy</dc:creator>
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						<description>&lt;p&gt;This is a Re-post:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We all notice those annoying Google Ads on just about every site we visit these days, including this one. They are all over the place. And you see them and if you even think about them, you think, &quot;Who clicks on these things.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I do. Every time I see a Google ad on a site, I right mouse click a few and open them in a new browser. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;I do this for several reasons. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;1st, I'm on the web anyway, I may as well see if I'm missing something that's relevant to the site I am on. Quite a few times, I have found a &quot;Better Deal&quot; from the ad, and end up being better off in the end by getting my service from the site I got to from the ad. I can easily say that most of my bookmarks are from ad's I have clicked on. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Secondly, with Google ad's, I know I'm not going to be sent to a site that wants to make me larger, smarter, bulkier or more desirable, unless I actually wanted to. I also know that I'm not going to get a nasty disease from the site, like a virus, Trojan horse, worms, herpes, lice, bedbugs, banana fingers and such.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Lastly, the person put the ad's on their site to help support something. Maybe it's a few kids that they need to feed, maybe it's to pay a mortgage, cell phone, car payment, drug or alcohol habit, whatever. I can go to sleep at night, knowing I helped out as many people as I could to keep a flow of money from one of the few companies that are thriving in this messed up economy, and not having to supply that person with government support, because it's reported income, and the Government gets their share! &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;It's a win-win situation for all!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;So, take 20 seconds out of your busy browsing time and the next time you see those &quot;Annoying Google Ad's,&quot; do your part for the economy and open up a few, especially if it's a website you frequent often. They are providing you with something FREE, the least you could do is to help out in the little way you can! You may even find something that you didn't realize you were looking for. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;From the Desk of the Chopperguy, That is all...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.chopperguy.net&quot;&gt;Chopperguy's Domain&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;item_footer&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.zenrant.com/blog/index.php/chopperblog/2010/03/03/those-bothersome-google-ads&quot;&gt;Original post&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is a Re-post:</p>

<p>We all notice those annoying Google Ads on just about every site we visit these days, including this one. They are all over the place. And you see them and if you even think about them, you think, "Who clicks on these things."</p>

<p>I do. Every time I see a Google ad on a site, I right mouse click a few and open them in a new browser. </p>

<p>I do this for several reasons. </p>

<p>1st, I'm on the web anyway, I may as well see if I'm missing something that's relevant to the site I am on. Quite a few times, I have found a "Better Deal" from the ad, and end up being better off in the end by getting my service from the site I got to from the ad. I can easily say that most of my bookmarks are from ad's I have clicked on. </p>

<p>Secondly, with Google ad's, I know I'm not going to be sent to a site that wants to make me larger, smarter, bulkier or more desirable, unless I actually wanted to. I also know that I'm not going to get a nasty disease from the site, like a virus, Trojan horse, worms, herpes, lice, bedbugs, banana fingers and such.</p>

<p>Lastly, the person put the ad's on their site to help support something. Maybe it's a few kids that they need to feed, maybe it's to pay a mortgage, cell phone, car payment, drug or alcohol habit, whatever. I can go to sleep at night, knowing I helped out as many people as I could to keep a flow of money from one of the few companies that are thriving in this messed up economy, and not having to supply that person with government support, because it's reported income, and the Government gets their share! </p>

<p>It's a win-win situation for all!</p>

<p>So, take 20 seconds out of your busy browsing time and the next time you see those "Annoying Google Ad's," do your part for the economy and open up a few, especially if it's a website you frequent often. They are providing you with something FREE, the least you could do is to help out in the little way you can! You may even find something that you didn't realize you were looking for. </p>

<p>From the Desk of the Chopperguy, That is all...<br />
<a href="http://www.chopperguy.net">Chopperguy's Domain</a></p>

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</div><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://www.zenrant.com/blog/index.php/chopperblog/2010/03/03/those-bothersome-google-ads">Original post</a>.</small></p></div>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>new stimulus plan</title>
			<link>http://www.zenrant.com/blog/index.php/chopperblog/2009/03/04/new-stimulus-plan</link>
			<pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:20:23 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>chopperguy</dc:creator>
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						<description>&lt;p&gt;Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence at the White House. One is from Chicago, another is from Tennessee, and the third is from Minnesota ..&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;All three go with a White House official to examine the fence. The Minnesota contractor takes out a tape measure and does some measuring, then works some figures with a pencil. &quot;Well,&quot; he says, &quot;I figure the job will run about $900: $400 for materials, $400 for my crew and $100 profit for me.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Tennessee contractor also does some measuring and figuring, then says, &quot;I can do this job for $700: $300 for materials, $300 for my crew and $100 profit for me.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Chicago contractor doesn't measure or figure, but leans over to the White House official and whispers, &quot;$2,700.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The official, incredulous, says, &quot;You didn't even measure like the other guys! How did you come up with such a high figure?&quot;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The Chicago contractor whispers back, &quot;$1000 for me, $1000 for you, and we hire the guy from Tennessee to fix the fence.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&quot;Done!&quot; replies the government official.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;And that, my friends, is how the new stimulus plan will work.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;item_footer&quot;&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;small&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.zenrant.com/blog/index.php/chopperblog/2009/03/04/new-stimulus-plan&quot;&gt;Original post&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/small&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Three contractors are bidding to fix a broken fence at the White House. One is from Chicago, another is from Tennessee, and the third is from Minnesota ..</p>

<p>All three go with a White House official to examine the fence. The Minnesota contractor takes out a tape measure and does some measuring, then works some figures with a pencil. "Well," he says, "I figure the job will run about $900: $400 for materials, $400 for my crew and $100 profit for me."</p>

<p>The Tennessee contractor also does some measuring and figuring, then says, "I can do this job for $700: $300 for materials, $300 for my crew and $100 profit for me."</p>

<p>The Chicago contractor doesn't measure or figure, but leans over to the White House official and whispers, "$2,700."</p>

<p>The official, incredulous, says, "You didn't even measure like the other guys! How did you come up with such a high figure?"</p>

<p>The Chicago contractor whispers back, "$1000 for me, $1000 for you, and we hire the guy from Tennessee to fix the fence."</p>

<p>"Done!" replies the government official.</p>

<p>And that, my friends, is how the new stimulus plan will work.</p><div class="item_footer"><p><small><a href="http://www.zenrant.com/blog/index.php/chopperblog/2009/03/04/new-stimulus-plan">Original post</a>.</small></p></div>]]></content:encoded>
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			<title>Unfollowing a Tweetist. Who's un-following you?</title>
			<link>http://www.zenrant.com/blog/index.php/chopperblog/2009/03/03/unfollowing-a-tweetist-who-s-un-followin</link>
			<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:36:41 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>chopperguy</dc:creator>
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						<description>&lt;p&gt;Do you let someone know you are going to un-follow them or do you just split? Seems the right thing to do would be to send them a message, letting them know why you are bolting. Maybe you're trying to follow too many people, or the person isn't posting anything that interests you or they made a post that offended you. Whatever it is, don't just bolt... Give them a reason.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Wanna find out who's following you, or un-following you, and why... &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://useqwitter.com/&quot;&gt;http://useqwitter.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;


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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Do you let someone know you are going to un-follow them or do you just split? Seems the right thing to do would be to send them a message, letting them know why you are bolting. Maybe you're trying to follow too many people, or the person isn't posting anything that interests you or they made a post that offended you. Whatever it is, don't just bolt... Give them a reason.</p>

<p>Wanna find out who's following you, or un-following you, and why... <br />
<a href="http://useqwitter.com/">http://useqwitter.com/</a></p>


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			<title>Are you Ex-military? Leave a comment and tell us all</title>
			<link>http://www.zenrant.com/blog/index.php/chopperblog/2009/02/27/are-you-ex-military-leave-a-comment-and-</link>
			<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 21:36:44 +0000</pubDate>			<dc:creator>chopperguy</dc:creator>
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						<description>&lt;p&gt;Years in: Jan 1991 - Jan 1996, &lt;br /&gt;
Basic Training, AIT - 9 months - Ft. Sill OK, &lt;br /&gt;
Stationed 3 years in Babenhausen Germany, 77th Maintenance Company.&lt;br /&gt;
One year plus, 1st Cav, Ft. Hood TX.&lt;/p&gt;

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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Years in: Jan 1991 - Jan 1996, <br />
Basic Training, AIT - 9 months - Ft. Sill OK, <br />
Stationed 3 years in Babenhausen Germany, 77th Maintenance Company.<br />
One year plus, 1st Cav, Ft. Hood TX.</p>

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