Gary's Blog

I just had to post this as my Mom sent it to me.

One Light Bulb at a Time

A physics teacher in high school, once told the students that while one grasshoper on the railroad tracks wouldn’t slow a train very much, a billion of them would.   With that thought in mind, read the following, obviously written by a good American.

Good idea . . .. one light bulb at a time.

Check this out. I can verify this because I was in Lowes the other day for some reason and just for the heck of it I was looking at the hose attachments. They were all made in China. The next day I was in Ace Hardware and just for the heck of it I checked the hose attachments there. They were made in USA .

Start looking.
In our current economic situation, every little thing we buy or do affects someone else – even their job. So, after reading this email, I think this lady is on the right track. Let’s get behind her!
My grandson likes Hershey’s candy. I noticed, though, that it is marked made in Mexico now. I do not buy it any more. My favorite toothpaste Colgate is made in Mexico now.   I have switched to Crest. You have to read the labels on everything.

This past weekend I was at Kroger. I needed 60 W light bulbs and Bounce dryer sheets. I was in the light bulb aisle, and right next to the GE brand I normally buy was an off brand labeled, “Everyday Value”. I picked up both types of bulbs and compared the stats – they were the same except for the price. The GE bulbs were more money than the Everyday Value brand but the thing that surprised me the most was the fact that GE was made in MEXICO and the Everyday Value brand was made in – get ready for this – the USA in a company in Cleveland, Ohio.

So throw out the myth that you cannot find products you use every day that are made right here.

So on to another aisle – Bounce Dryer Sheets . .. . yep, you guessed it, Bounce cost more money and is made in Canada. The Everyday Value brand was less money and MADE IN THE USA!  I did laundry yesterday and the dryer sheets performed just like the Bounce Free I have been using for years and at almost half the price!

My challenge to you is to start reading the labels when you shop for everyday things and see what you can find that is made in the USA – the job you save may be your own or your neighbors!

If you accept the challenge, pass this on to others in your address book so we can all start buying American, one light bulb at a time! Stop buying from overseas companies!

(We should have awakened a decade ago.)

Let’s get with the program. help our fellow Americans keep their jobs and create more jobs here in the  U. S. A.

This may be my last post until the New Year as I want to re-do my blog and update the software.  I had planned to do this over a month ago and got involved in other more pressing projects.

So I wish you a very Merry Christmas to those who believe in Christmas.  I wish the rest of you a very merry holiday season.  May 2010 bring you all the joy and happiness that you deserve and you do deserve the very best.

Back in November I started sharing with you information I was learning on how to promote your business on the Internet.  Since it appeared, to me, that no one was interested in that, I stopped.

Blogs serve to main purposes:
1. It allows us to share our thoughts and experiences with others in the hopes that they will gain something from us.
2. It allows us to offer our readers products and services that may help make your life more productive and interesting.

I have always been interested in healthy living which includes good nutrition and eating right.  In fact I believed in healthy living so much that in the past I joined many different MLM nutrition companies in the hopes of making some money providing great products to others.

However, to me, the products were too expensive for the end user and similar products could be found at a much more competitive price.  So I stopped promoting them.

I still feel MLM or network marketing is one of the most viable business models for the average person to get ahead.  It is just that it is very hard to find the right products with the right company with a fair compensation plan.

To that end I mostly stay away from companies that require a monthly purchase to qualify for compensation.  If a company has a product or service that requires a onetime investment under $250 and makes its money from other than the investors (us) then I become interested.  I also like the company to have some sort of innovative product or service that has a huge market.  Finally, I prefer it to be very easy to get people to join me or require only a small number of people to join me in order for me to make some decent extra money.

To that end I have found two such companies.  On requires an investment of as little as $5.  However, I would recommend starting out at a higher level as the return on your investment (ROI) with come quicker.  Learn more at http://techageofct.com.

The other company requires a onetime investment of under $230.  It has a very unique product, which I do not have to sell, I am actually part of the company structure and benefit from their sales, kind of like an investor.  I do need to find one person to join me in order to earn up to $1,281.15 monthly.  The number of investors is limited so those who see the vision benefit the most.  Learn more at http://vip.lifechangingactions.com.

On another note:

As you know the USA is in a very challenging time in our history.  We have a government who wants to provide for everyone at the expense of our freedoms.  If you are open to look at all sides of the issue, you will study all viewpoints.  If you feel everyone is entitled to food, shelter, medical care, etc, without having to give anything in return then you might just as well stop reading my posts.

Yes, a small minority of people are unable to take care of themselves and it is up to each of us to help them.  However, it is not up to the government.  The job of the government is to provide us the conditions to allow us to live as we choose.

I just watched a short (under 6 minutes) uTube video (if you can’t see it below then go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VP2p91dvm6M) about a person, Lieutenant Colonel Allen West, who is running for Congress in Florida.  If he truly believes in what he is saying then he deserves all of our respect and admiration and support.