Del Prado Gourmet Nectars

John from Del Prado was cool enough to do a shout out on Twitter to ask if anyone wanted samples to send him a message.. So I shot him a message, gave him all my info and within 2 days I had 2 cans of this amazing nectar sitting here on my desk. 1 can of pear and 1 can of pineapple. Now, truth be told I am NOT a huge fan of pineapple juice, especially canned pineapple juice because it always tastes tinny and it’s way too acidic, so I set that aside to share with The Kid when I got home later that evening.

I got home and tossed them both in the fridge and when my kid asked me what there was to drink with dinner I pulled both cans out of the fridge and asked him which he wanted, and he chose the pineapple, well.. He nearly downed the whole can in one sip! I managed to get about 1/4 cup of the pineapple and couldn’t believe how Smooth it was, almost creamy and not tinny or even a hint of the acidity you get with other pineapple juices. I split the can of Pear with the kid later that night and it was like biting into a ripe pear, it was absolutely fantastic that I can’t wait to get my hands on more of this stuff. I’m a little bummed that it’s not sold in stores by me, but still happy that it’s readily available from Amazon and I’m no stranger from ordering from Amazon grocery since they tend to have unbeatable deals and they are currently the only place I can get my Senseo cappuccino pods (On Auto-ship baby)

Not only does Del Prado make these wonderful nectars and juices, but they are the founders of The Children of Ayacucho Fund which was established with The Resource Foundation to build schools, dormitories, and orphanages for impoverished children in Ayacucho, Peru.

I will continue to spread the word of Del Prado Nectars, they are absolutely delicious, organic and support a great cause.

Craigslist: the Mecca for scammers

As Many of you know I've been looking for an apartment for over a year now. I have quite possibly The Most inconsiderate family that I rent from.. I rent their basement, they have parties any day they please until all hours of the night, crank the TV and music whenever they're home that in most cases is loud Hispanic music that literally shakes the foundation of the house leaving me absolutely no peace at all. For instance, last Wednesday the kids had spring break, well la de freaking da.. I had to work, but they didn't take that into consideration since their TV AND radio was blasting until almost 1am. Right now, as I'm typing this the TV is cranked so loud I can hear everything. I can complain, sure.. but they don't do anything about it except tell me if I don't like it, to move.. which I'm trying to do.

For months I've been scouring craigslist daily for an apartment, so far I found one.. but even though the owner was a sweet old lady I was not going to pay her $1,100 for her basement.. not to mention I will NEVER again rent a basement apartment.. EVER!

so I get a response to an ad I had replied to on Craigslist and I get this today:

Hello,


Thanks for the response concerning my apartment and the apartment is still available for rent and i want you to know that i do need a good tenant that can take good care of the apartment and make it clean and i want you to know that the apartment is $900 include the ultilites bills and i want you to know that you will have to pay for the apartment monthly fees which means you will have to pay the deposite fees include 1month fees which is $1800 and i want you to know that the apartment is now available and i want you to know that the apartment have been locked just because am not in the country for now because am in Uk doing business and i want you to know that you will have to drive pass the apartment so that you can view the apartment and i want you to know that you can check the apartment at ( E 80th St New York, NY 10116 ) and i want you to know that as soon as you drive pass the apartment you can email me and i want you to know that am a very honest person and i do need a good tenant that will take good care the apartment and i want you to promise me that when you move in you will take good care of the apartment and make it clean as well and the inform of payment for the apartment fees is viw Western Union and i want you to know that is the only way the payment for the apartment can be payed and i want you to know that the keys for the apartment is with me and i want you to email me and hope to read from you soon today and you will have to fill the application form for the apartment .i want you to fill the application form and i want you to know that the apartment is still available for rent and you to know that i do need a good tenant that is very clean and neat that can take good care of the apartment just because am not in the state right now am in Uk and that is why am giving the apartment to a good tenant that can take good care of it and will like you to fill the application form below:::::

I want you to do fill the application form below::::::::::::::
How many are you coming to the apartment:::::
Your full name:::::::
Physical Address::::::::::::::::::
Phone Number/Home/Work:::::::
Do you have Pet:::::::
Do you have Car::::::
When are you moving in::::::
How old are you:::::::::
What is your occupation:::::::::
How many years are you staying:::::

I want you to email me back with the application form and email me as soon as you drive pass the apartment.

Thanks

Tom

This was my response to "Tom"

Please do not email me again, I am looking for an apartment in a certain part of NYC as described in your original Ad, NOT that part of NYC.

Oh, and I'm not falling for your scam anyway.. nice try though creep.

and then I blocked his email address..

GRRRR!

The best thing I’ve heard all day

"When Things got hard, you started looking for something to blame. Like a Big Shadow. Let me tell you something you already know. The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place and I don't care how tough you are it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it...

You've gotta hit as hard as life. It ain't about how hard you hit, it's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward. How much can you take and keep moving forward? That's how winning is done.

If you know what you're worth, Go out and Get What Your Worth. But you gotta be willing to take the hits. And not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you wanna be because of him or her or anybody. Cowards do that and that ain't you. You're better than that."

----Rocky Balboa
The Last "Rocky" Film

If you know me personally, you know that Life has hit me hard more times than even I’m willing to admit, whether you know me or not. Whether you look at this as advise or just inspirational words.. Read it, keep it in mind.. Because this, well.. This here is getting taped to my mirror so I can ‘keep it in check’ every day.

Happy St. Patricks Day Indeed

Whether you're Irish or not you get to celebrate St. Patricks Day.

I'm Italian-Irish, so I get to celebrate regardless.. but this year we've got extra reason to celebrate because my sister had her baby today.. and you can bet we'll never worry about forgetting his birthday.

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