Hey rabbits and easter eggs are not what Easter is about.
I imagine somebody saw this road kill and smashed a basket next to it.
I love bunnies I promise I do.
On a positive note Jesus died and rose again on the 3rd day conquering death and sin for all those that believe.
If I am not the target for the liberal hippy at this point from the bunny pic and the resurection reference I am not sure what else could make this post any worse for (you know who you are)
East Texas has become a revolving door of fast money. Well, at least parts of it. In the past 5 years Marshall, Texarkana, and Tyler have become mighty popular spots for patent lawyers and the big money companies they represent. This is due mostly to favorable circumstances for plaintiffs of patent infringements in the court houses of these three East Texas towns.
And with each case come a handful of lawyers and representatives who need shelter, food, and a place to work in. Anyone who knows about these 3 towns knows that these are no booming metropolis’ who are accustomed to this sudden influx of business. These are towns where the slightest increase of visitors can completely change the local economy.
The nature of the type of business these teams of lawyers bring deals more with the short term picture rather than long term. Providing lodging, establishments to eat, and office space has become the main focus. Already established motels and local restaurants have already benefitted and others are looking to cash in. Unfortunately, relying on these circumstances for your economic future is like building on sand, at any moment it can all crumble. East Texas, you have a target on your back.
This past March a bill for patent infringement reform was submitted by Senators. In this bill there was one element that theoretically said “East Texas, We’re coming for you!” That element was a little thing called “forum shopping”. The rapid growth of patent litigation cases taking place in places like Marshall, Texarkana, and Tyler the past few years has drawn some attention to the, usually, relaxed atmosphere of East Texas.
As some politicians have gotten themselves involved with slowing down the abuse that is taking place in patent infringement lawsuits by what they call “patent trolls” they have adopted a strategy that, inadvertently, has targeted the eastern part of Texas.
“Forum shopping” is when plaintiffs, or the one’s doing the suing, pick out a court district that is found to be favorable to their type of case. And it’s no secret that these 3 east Texas towns, especially Marshall, have a high percentage of deciding for plaintiffs of patent infringement cases as well as handing out large compensation.
As the law stands now, patent litigation can take place anywhere in the United States that the product or technology in question has been sold. So, when it comes to the big companies that are usually targeted for patent infringement suits, like Nintendo for example, the case can be held in any part of the States.
And, of course, these plaintiffs have chosen favorable court districts. It is no fault of the people of these towns that they have become known to decide for plaintiffs, they just do their duty and go home. But one thing is taking place for sure. East Texas, your being called out.
Usually during Christmas time I have a very hard time buying gifts.
As you get older and your friends and family get older many of them pretty much have everything they want already.
And I sure ain’t going to be buying no one a big screen TV or something like that unless its my wife. I already know she doesn’t want that so not going to be doing that.
Here are a few ideas both local to Tyler and a couple on the internet that work out great for finding gifts.
Tuesday Morning in the shopping strip that you find Cotton Patch restaurant has great affordable gifts to choose from. They are right across from Robert E Lee highschool and may be just the shopping store your looking for.
Don’s TV and appliances is a locally owned TV and appliance store by a good family in Tyler Texas. You have likely seen most of them on their corny TV commercials. If you run in to them in town try to not bring up the commercial, they may have heard that one a time or two. They have good deals on their TV’s and kitchen appliances and if your buying a lot they might drop that price a little more for ya.
Regarding buying Christmas gifts online the neat thing to do this year is buy a unique hand made gift online from a website called Etsy (etsy.com). Some people in my family did this and you may come away with a cheap price tag but a cool gift. Also a website called thinkgeek (thinkgeek.com) offers really off the wall Christmas 2010 gifts like the fresh water fish training kit I bought for my father n’ law last year. For some reason it’s still boxed up.
For a really cool gift idea or two that is kinda pricey you could buy an Ipad for a toddler and spouse. Make it a combo. The stuff adults can do on an Ipad are endless but kids and toddler games are only about $3 each and they are extremely intuitive and educational. In fact I would go so far to say the Ipad will stomp on any of those fake looking toddler laptop games you see at the Tyler Target and Walmart.
Well I hope this has given you a little food for thought regarding this 2010 Christmas gift idea solution here in little old Tyler Texas. And without sounding too holy be sure to support a Christian missionary this Christmas season working in a muslim country.
With Thanksgiving coming around the corner, “Day After Thanksgiving Sales” are coming soon too. If you are not a regular Black Friday shopper you may feel lost and confused. This is the only day a year that traffic is the worst at 3:00 in the morning. If you drive through the town at midnight you will see tons of people lined up around the store.
Many people will camp out at night to get the best sales. But are all the stores worth it to leave your house in the middle of the night? The most popular stores in Tyler on Black Friday are, Best Buy, Wal-Mart, Target, and Kohl’s. The Broadway square mall will have people lining up at different stores but in my past experiences I have not found that great of deals at the mall in Tyler.
One of the biggest lines in Tyler is the line for Best Buy. Best Buy has every kind of electronics for a great price. If you are in the front of the line for Best Buy it can get pretty scary when the doors open at 5:00 Friday morning. They will have huge sales on iPads, and iPods.
They are selling all size HDTVs for lowest prices yet. Any Samsung laptop computer will be on sale for $150 off. Best Buy will be selling Blu-rays that were released this year for $12.99 and DVDs for less than four dollars. There will be huge sales on Play Station, Xbox, and Wii games.
Target’s parking lot is always over crowded pretty much all day on Black Friday. Target will have a pre-black Friday sale on Sunday, November 21st until Wednesday the 24th. Many sales that they will have are going to be pretty close to the sales that will be on Friday. There will be a huge selection f fun and popular toys for 50%.
The popular Tag books are on a lot of kids (and mom’s) Christmas lists, during these sales you can get one Tag book and get one free. Nintendo DS are on sale of $119. The new Donkey Kong Wii game will include a $10 Target gift card. You can shop for two people with one gift. The Acer netbook is normally $240 but will be on sale for $179.99, and includes a free Tuari Neoprene Sleeve, which is normally $12.99.
You can save up to $90 on Vizio Televisions. Paula Deen cookware set is usually $140, but you can save fifty dollars and buy it for the low price of $99.99. You can save on Christmas ornaments, candles, snacks and food for your Christmas dinner, not to mention all the dishes that it take to cook and serve the perfect meal.
The lines are the worst at Target. The store gets so unorganized. Black Friday seems to be the day that people get the maddest about people cutting in line and people cut in line the most. A hint to all the quick shoppers out there; have someone stand in line the moment you get there and do your shopping fast, that way you don’t have to sit there for a few hours with your hands full of stuff.
We are lucky that Tyler has three Wal-Mart stores and Lindale has one. How the Black Friday sales work at Wal-Mart is not like the other stores. They have separate lines within the store for the popular items and open the items early in the morning.
So at Wal-Mart you don’t have to stand out in the cold for hours at a time. Wal-Mart has movies for the lowest prices around even less than two dollars for movies such as “27 Dresses”, “17 again”, “Bourne Identity”, “Bourne Supremacy”, and “Bourne Ultimatum”. Wal-Mart sells Blu-Rays for only $10 and even some for $5. The Apple iPod Touch will be a big hit.
The selling price will be $225 but it will come with a $50 gift card. The portable DVD players will be on sale for less than $50. Televisions of all size will be on sale anywhere in between $98-$998. What little girl does not like to open her presents from under the tree to find a new Barbie doll? What mom does not love to find great sales on Barbie products? You can find the popular dolls for $5.00 and many Barbie products for a price as low as $4.00. Winter clothes such as fleece hoodies and sleepers are n sale for only $4.00.
The popular Toy Story 12 inch action figures are on sale for as low as $12. Your family can have fun game nights for as low a price as $4.00. Wal-Mart will have video games for as low as $7. The popular Kinect for Xbox 360 is on sale for a low price of $149.00. Wal-Mart can be your one stop shop where you can get gifts for everyone in your family.
Kohl’s doors will open at 3:00am on Friday. Kohl’s has all different things for your home, and clothes for the whole family. Women can get their favorite Bras for a low price and up to 50% off. You can find all different misses clothing for 40-60% off. The popular junior brand MUDD can be found here for low prices. MUDD jeans are on sale for as low as fourteen dollars and shirts for 55% off. The cute junior dresses are on sale for up to 60% off. All women’s outwear are on sale for up to 70% off. You can get all the clothing you need for the men in your life for a low price.
All sports wear is on sale for 40-50% off. Apt.9 wool coats are on sale for a low $20. Apt. 9 men’s nice wool jackets are on sale for a low $119. Men’s Axist Casual Pants are selling for 50%-60% off. Kohl’s has some the best sales for little kids clothing from anywhere from 40% to 70% off. You will love the fun kid’s jumpers, jeans, t-shirts, and dresses.
Kohl’s has brand name digital cameras for as low as $49.99. Get all you need for decorating you house for Christmas for up to 75% off; including candles, lights, picture frame, and tree ornaments. Holiday cards are on sale for 60% off. 22 inch nonstick griddles are on sale for $29.99.
You can get 50% off Faberware Bakeware, Food Network Dinnerware, Food Network Hydration Bottles, and Food network thermal Mugs. Get 60% off of all Holiday Dinnerware. Get all kitchen rugs for up to 60% off. Kohl’s has all the things you need for your home and for cooking the perfect meals at a low price. Kohl’s’ entire stock of video game accessories are on sale for 30-50% off.
I hope these sales will help you shop at the right store for your family’s Christmas wish lists. Tyler gets pretty crazy on Black Friday, all these stores get crowded fast so it may be the one day you willingly set your alarm for 2:00 in the morning.
Facebook Myspace avatar artwork for those who detest Obama
November 14th, 2010I found this great avatar to use as your Facebook or Myspace avatar artwork for a profile perhaps.
As you may know Obama personally hired several outspoken marxist and communists to be czars in hos administration.
Van Jones was hired as the Green Jobs czar. When he wad exposed to be a communist party activist he was fired because he received too much bad publicity.
The Green Party is just a disguised name for the communist party. They hijack something as noble a pursuit as cleaning up pollution and the environment and hide communism in it.
They then call this “social justice” as a more acceptible concept to swallow by the masses while moving the country further towards socialistic and communistic ideas.
Many young people and college students are believing the lies with no grip on US and world history.
It is clear from those Obama hired in his administration that he is a spoke in the wheel towards the US turning away from capitalism and individual rights and freedom.
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