Mom’s Beverly Hills Smile
Posted on January 28, 2008 by Ching under Family, Life, Sponsored Post.
Here’s a conversation Brian and I had in the car on Friday night..
BRIAN: It would be cool to work for Viega, but I would be traveling a lot.
CHING: And that’s bad?
BRIAN: We haven’t been apart for more than a week. I couldn’t do it.
[ It was actually two weeks back in 1999 but whatever. ]
CHING: You’re such a wuss. My dad did it for three years.
BRIAN: Yea, but I love you too much.
CHING: You don’t think my dad loves my mom? He paid $30K for her beautiful teeth even though she didn’t need them. If that’s not love, I don’t know what is.
BRIAN: But that was for sexual reasons!
[ Inside joke. We both busted up laughing. ]
CHING: I’m so going to tumble this!
BRIAN: Don’t! Your mom will kill me.
CHING: She brought it on herself.
[ More laughter in the car… ]
Not to pick on mom but her Beverly Hills smile, a work in progress over the last two years, is now complete. She is so proud of it that she tends to over-share. Who can blame her, though? Her teeth are absolutely perfect and truly something to behold.
Anyway, mom had her smile makeover done locally by Dr. Coad. For those can afford it, you can get a true Beverly Hills smile from Beverly Hills dentist Dr. Maddahi. Dr. Maddahi performs smile makeovers using advanced dental techniques including painless air drills, miniature cameras, and digital x-rays. Now, you too can have a perfect smile like my mom’s!
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The Post Office Ate My Mail
Posted on January 27, 2008 by Ching under Life.
This is what happens when you send a packet of poutine gravy by mail. The mail sorter gets hungry and eats it! LOL.
Many thinks to our Canadian friends, Chris and Kim Feifel, for the wonderful Christmas wishes. Even though the poutine gravy didn’t make it. It’s the thought that counts! 🙂
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Actor Heath Ledger Dies at 28
Posted on January 23, 2008 by Brian under Life.
I am sure that by now you all have seen the headlines and watched the new and know of the tragic death of actor Heath Ledger. Personally I was a big fan of his and found him to be one of the more promising actors in the world today. Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday of a possible drug overdose in a Lower Manhattan apartment.
The Academy Award-nominated actor was 28 and was found naked and unresponsive, facedown on the floor at the foot of his bed by a housekeeper trying to wake him for an appointment with a masseuse, Police are saying that they found prescription pills next to the bed that looked to be for Anti-Anxiety and Sleeping Disorder and believe that this may be an accidental overdose.
Police have stated that no note was found and there was no indication of foul play and they believe by all indications that this was not a suicide. Ledger was found at about 3 p.m., and was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency personnel about 3:30 p.m.
A crowd of onlookers, photographers and reporters gathered outside the apartment building after news of Ledger’s death was reported. Police officers were called in to guard the doors from news crews, paparazzi and anyone else wanting to get too closer glimpse of the actor.
Ledger’s family called his death “very tragic, untimely and accidental”. Heath’s father Kim announced on the Australian news “Heath has touched so many people on so many different levels during his short life, but few had the pleasure of truly knowing him.He was a down-to-earth, generous, kindhearted, life-loving, unselfish individual extremely inspirational to many.”
The autopsy that was performed this morning and so far the evidence is inconclusive as to the cause of death. According to officials it could take up to 15 days for the information to be accurately determined.
Heath ledger left behind a 2 year old daughter from his girlfriend Michelle Williams as well as other assorted family. He was a gifted actor, a great person and will be missed by the world.
Our Hearts and Blessings go out to his family and loved one.
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Custom Mailing Labels
Posted on January 22, 2008 by Ching under Sponsored Post.
The one thing that I love about my insurance company is that every year, around the holidays, they send me these pre-printed, self-adhesive mailing labels with my name and address on them. Brian and I both get one, and then we also get ones with both of our names on them. They are really helpful because we used to have to handwrite our name and address on our mailing envelopes. If you have a lot of bills like we do then handwriting your name and return address on envelopes is a tedious process, which is why the free mailing labels were such a lifesaver. The only downside is that we are using holiday-themed labels throughout the year. We don’t really care, though, because it saves us time. We use them anyway.
A couple of months ago, right before I got some more from my insurance company, I ran out of these. I had to handwrite a few. It didn’t take long before I finally decided to purchase some address labels from Vista Print. I am really glad I found their web site! The labels are not expensive at all. They start out at only $7.99 and you can customize them or design your own altogether. No more holiday mailing labels in the middle of summer!
Of course, as luck would have it, I got some new mailing labels from my insurance company so I didn’t have to buy my own after all. But that’s okay, I will save the ones from the insurance people for emergencies because the ones from Vista Print are much, much nicer.
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Cloverfield Revealed
Posted on January 20, 2008 by Brian under Movies, Reviews.
Well I took advantage of the weekend lull in my schedule and went to see Cloverfield. Let me tell you that I was a little disappointed in the movie. I was impressed with the special effects but that was about it. The camera footage was very nauseating and was almost a little too much to watch. The monster was pretty cool but you don’t really get to see too much of it because the the camera footage is so jerky and bad.
As I stated before, I was excited to see this film because it was a J.J. Abrams film. However, I was worried about this being just a Sci-fi version of the Blair Witch Project and I was right on. The story was not complete, it did not tell us where the monster came from. It did not really tell us if the monster was destroyed. It gave no real explanation of the creature other than it was really big, dropped little bugs that could infect you with something that made you explode and was damn near indestructible.
When the credits rolled there were so many people just sitting in the theater wondering if that was it. As the music started people slowly got up and walked out but still looking at the screen like they were waiting for more to happen. I sat and waited till the very end just in case (but mostly because I was disappointed and wanting more). My wife was with me as was my father and my wife looked at me after the credits and said quite disgustedly “What the hell was that”. Then I had to listen to how dumb that was for the next hour. Now I am going to have to go see at least 4 chick flicks to make up for it.
All-in-all, I was a little disappointed in this film as was most of the people that I saw in the theater. This was not J.J. Abrams best in my opinion.
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