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HOWDY! Welcome to my BOAT, a vessel where I express my life experiences as a sailor, as a father and as a husband. A journal of my interests and opinions on cars, health issues, product and services reviews, gadgets, music, cultures, and current events. A happy husband to my beautiful flower Rose and a proud Dad to my jewels Rye (J. Rylie) and Joops (EJ). I was born and raised in WEst Virginia USA but spend most of my time overseas eversince i have joined the Navy. Hopping from one country to another. I love to travel and that's one advantage being in the service with a bonus of meeting people from all walks of life. But I want to expand friendship more through blogging. I thanked my wife for encouraging me to blog. I want to share my passion and interests in family matters, music, health issues and our life in general..
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Saturday, March 20, 2010

My Son's Scribbles

Here's is a pic of my son's scribbles. All of his drawings look like this but he can explain each drawing in detail. It's entertaining to watch him writing. he holds the pen very fancy and has a very light touch.
See how diligent he is?
Have a great weekend everyone.
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Games Online

Time flies so fast, I can't believe that I am now retired from my 20 years of service from the navy. I am glad that I joined the service because I have a learned a lot of things especially lessons in life. It seems that not long ago, my wife and I are anxiously awaiting to have a baby and look at us now, complete with a girl and a boy.

Now my 4 year old daughter can even play puzzle games and stuff on the computer. I found one of the Miniclips online and she just love playing with it from time to time. My wife would not let her use the computer often because she doesn't want Rylie to get addicted to those kind of games.

My daughter is a girly girl so she love to play those dress up game on the computer. It's funny because every time she would finish one thing, she would call us and show it to us all the time. Do you let your kids play games online?

Hopefully.. No More Snow

During the first day of warm weather, the kids can't wait to go out and play even if the snow was still deep. But I am glad that they did play in the snow because after that, the snow started melting and now its all gone. Hopefully, no more snow will come. Rylie built herself a little snowman without any help from us, she wanted to do it by hereself.
I have to chase my little man because he was just running around.
Here's the snowman she built. It wasn't perfect but she was very proud of it.

Good Credit

Having a good credit is advantageous in finding great deals especially if you are planning to apply for a loan or a credit card. The higher your credit score is, the better deals on interest rates that you could find. I am so glad that my wife and I managed to pay off some debts last year because , each of us have an outstanding credit score now.

There are however circumstances in life that you can't avoid such as emergencies. whenever you accumulated so much debts and wasn't able to keep up paying your bills, your credit score get jacked up and then your credit is down. Good thing is that even if you have a not-so-good credit, you can still avail with bad credit personal loans and other loans for your immediate need of cash.

Just be very careful in agreeing to the terms and conditions, always read the fine prints because there are certain companies who will get you with those fine prints that oftentimes neglected to read by consumer.

Got a Calendar from School

During the St. Patrick's day celebration, the school where I am attending to handed out some calendar for each student. I am glad because I don't have a big calendar at home, only a table calendar that was given by a friend. My daughter had so much fun browsing on it because each picture dhows the stuff that I am currently studying, the nuclear medicine.

I believe there are also pocket calendar at the admission or reception are that they give out. I remember when I tried recruiting, they provided me a box of calling cards and a bunch of pocket calendars so I could give them to the folks that I would recruit too. I did not last in that field though, I wasn't really good at it.
It's nice to have these kind of stuff because through handing out to people they become aware of the services, programs, or products that your company is offering.

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Korean Friend

I was browsing our archives of photos and saw these two shots of photos with a korean friend when we were ready to leave the base. These were taken when he inspected the house that we we were living in. He works at the housing office and we became friends with him. Wish to see you again Mr. Ha.

Make your Home Energy Efficient

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Most people already know about the energy compliance ratings of home appliances but do they really know how the ratings work and if they are getting the most bang for the buck? When I first purchased my appliances, I relied on the information that was presented to me by the sales associate that was processing my order. This program can help you to rate your current appliances and point out better choices for your particular situation. Now you can arm yourself with the knowledge you need to make better purchases that will save you lots of money in the long run.
There are so many factors that have an impact on home energy consumption. Things like windows, doors, insulation, and a whole lot more. Even if you think your home is as efficient as it can possibly be, chances are, with the ever-changing advances in technology, you could most likely be doing much better. It can be tough and sometimes even confusing to figure out how to cut energy costs. You can take the guesswork out energy use by simply creating a free account and getting your personal energy evaluation right now. To get started, simply click on one of the helpful links above.

Pimpin' Your Ride

It seems that most guys have a special bond with their truck. It doesn't matter if it's brand new or been in use for many years. I own a Ford truck, built in the 90s, and it has been of great service to me since I first bought it. The years are starting to take their toll and my old truck is beginning to lose its luster. With all that we've been through together, I can't ever get rid of her. That's why I've decided to fix her up and make her like brand new again. I started browsing the web the other day, looking for parts and ideas. I couldn't believe how many style choices and modifications can be made with the available truck accessories on the market. It's really nice having so many styles to choose from but it does make the final decision even tougher.

A friend of mine replaced his stock grill with a really cool and trendy grill and it doesn't even look like the same truck anymore. Something as simple as that can make all of the difference in how much street appeal your ride will show off. After all, your truck is an extension of you and your personality and you want it to speak on your behalf when you take to the streets.
I've seen some really nice trucks on the web and in magazines and they've helped me to come up with a few really good ideas that will bring my old truck back to life and command a second look from people passing by.
If you're into ground effects, spoilers, body kits, grills, or even special headlights and taillights, you need to stop by CARiD.com. They have a huge selection of parts to dress up almost every type of vehicle on the road. You can check them out by simply clicking on the helpful link above.

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Long Lost Friends

I was looking through some old photos and found this pic of me and my buddy Eric. I knew he was a big guy but didn't realize how big until I saw him in this pic. We worked together in the Navy, about 9 years ago, while stationed Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, California. I don't remember the occasion (probably a Christmas party for work). Check it out, I was sportin' a mustache and had 18" guns in those days.
Have a great weekend everyone.
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My Mentor in Blogging

If it wasn't for my wife, I wouldn't know the joy of blogging. She asked me a lot of times to try blogging before I finally tried it and now I do love it. At first I thought that blogging isn't really a guy thing but I was wrong. It is a great avenue in expressing your thoughts and ideas. I must admit that I still have a lot of things to learn in this blogging hobby.

I asked my wife numerous time about the relevance of web hosting in building your blog and she explains it to me. This technicalities however is not really my kind of thing so she is the one who decides where to get the domain and stuff. One thing that I learned though is that when your web host provider is good, the development of your site is smooth. There are certain providers that seems to have a very complex application and that is what you need to avoid when getting your own webhosting provider.

One of the blog that my wife maintains is from a different provider and she is not very fond of it because she said that the navigation on the site is very hard and features are limited. Now she is thinking to have it transferred to the current provider that both her other blogs and my blogs are subscribing.

If you guys are looking for some help about web hosting and other blogging software for your personal blog or for your business, Web Hosting Fan is the site that I recently been reading along. It offers many valuable articles that would surely answer the questions that you have in mind. They offer information and news on the latest trends for web development, search engines, and other stuff that you need in building your site as well as the traffic in your site.