Search Engine For Shoppers

I'm always looking for new ways of shopping online. Since I first began writing about buying and selling online, I've tried to find the easiest ways of getting exactly what you want. Then I ran across a site called ShopWiki.com and soon realized that I wasn't finding all the online stores with great deals.

This is a great resource for finding all kinds of things online. You can find everything from boots and shoes, to the latest video games on the market. The reason you can find so much more here is because ShopWiki.com scours online stores much in the same way as Google crawls the various websites online.

Another really cool thing about this site is that they offer an easy-to-use gift guide that can help you choose just the right gift for the right person or occasion. This section is divided into two different categories, taking all the guess work out of the equation. And with Mother's Day just around the corner, you can get a jump start on the holiday.

If you're looking for a one-stop-shop for all the things you need and want online, I highly recommend ShopWiki.com. A search engine for the super shopper in all of us.

Online Poker Review Site for Mac Users

Pretty much everything on the Internet is designed for Windows applications, from software to websites. Even so, there are several sites out there made for Mac users. This ranges from music sites to poker sites. One such site is called Mac Poker.

This is a one-stop shop for all things relating to playing poker with a Macintosh. Mac Poker offers links to online articles relating to poker rules and strategies, as well as offering reviews on other sites such as Poker Stars and FullTilt Poker.

Another thing that Mac Poker offers is a list of casino bonuses from around the Internet. Various poker sites offer sign up incentives, and this is a list of just a few of the many. Mac Poker is a wonderful resource for any Mac user who enjoys playing poker online. For more information, Check out Mac Poker and see for yourself.

Bo Pelini Named Nebraska Head Coach

I'm writing this as the news conference is being held. It's official. Bo Pelini has been chosen to be the new head coach for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Pelini is leaving his position as defensive coordinator at LSU to taking on the daunting task as the replacement for Bill Callahan.

Bo Pelini was once the defensive coordinator at Nebraska under former head coach, Frank Solich. When Callahan came in, Pelini was sent out and went on to help LSU get to where they are today.

As a die-hard Husker fan, I'm thrilled to hear that Pelini will be coming back to Nebraska. Bill Callahan had no idea how much we Nebraskans love our football, and when he came right out and said that he was doing away with the old Nebraska playbook and bringing in a West Coast offense, we knew our days were numbered.

I don't expect Nebraska to be the #1 team in the nation come next year, I do know that it's going to take a little time to get things back to where we're used to them being. I do know that with Bo Pelini heading the team, we're going to fight our way back to the top, and it's only a matter of time before the Nebraska Cornhuskers are #1 again.

Nebraska's Head Coach Gets Fired

Well, it's official. Nebraska's head coach, Bill Callahan, has been fired. I can tell you that every Husker fan across the state is throwing a party right now.

When Callahan first came to Nebraksa, he'd been a pro football coach and thought he could run a college team the same way he'd ran his pro team. Doesn't work that way. He apparently forgot that these players were still kids, still in school, and played the game for the love of the game. It's not a business in college ball, it's a passion. Sure, a few of the players will go on to play pro football, but most of them will probably go on to pursue normal careers.

As of right now, there is no word as to what UNL is going to do for a new head coach, but after suffering one of the worst seasons in the school's history, it has to get better. With any luck, next year, Nebraska will be a winning team once more.

Medical problems end football hopes

Well, it seems that my son's football team may be done with the game for the season. The team they were supposed to go up against tomorrow has forfeited the game, and the season.

It seems that there is a nasty case of staff infection going around these parts, and several members of the opposing team are either infected or doing everything in their power not to end up that way.

Tomorrow was to be the last game of the regular season, however, that will not be the case. The only way our boys will be going on to districts is if 3 other teams lose. If even so much as one of them wins, we're done. Needless to say, we didn't have a great season. However, we didn't have a bad season, as we did win our homecoming game. That always make things seem better.

I am praying for the other team and hoping that they all make a speedy recovery. I feel bad for those kids for not getting to finish their season, but I'd hate to see them end up sicker. I'm also praying for their families in hopes that this infection doesn't end up becoming an epidemic.

Maybe I should stop being a football fan. Seems all the teams I root for are going down in one form or another. Naw, I'll be a football fan forever.

Nebraska Athletic Director Gets Sacked

Oh boys and girls, I've got some funny, yet useless, information to pass along. For anyone who's read my blog over the past few months, will know that I'm a die-hard Nebraska Cornhusker fan. However, over the last few weeks, that's not something to brag about.

It seems that due to the losses the team has taken over the past few weeks, and the fact that many of the school's biggest financial backers are walking away, the school's athletic director, Steve Pederson, has been fired. Not asked to step down, not given the chance to resign, just plain out fired.

Steve Pederson isn't a well liked man in this state. First of all, when in Nebraska, don't mess with our kids, don't mess with our tractors, and don't mess with our football team. We'll cheer for all different teams in the pros, but there is only one college team to root for in this state. Steve Pederson messed with our team.

First of all, he fired the former coach, Frank Solich. This coach had 9-3 season going, but was fired because Pederson didn't like where the coach was going with the team. He brought in Bill Callahan, who was fired from Oakland Raiders. Since then, we fans have watched our team fall further and further behind in the rankings and the scores.

This year, however, we started the season out with a bang, winning the first game 52-10. Cool! From there, it was just an embarrassment. We were barely beating teams that nobody had ever heard of before, and bigger schools were just stomping the team into the dirt. 2 weeks ago, they played against Missouri and got beat like a kitchen rug.

This last week was a home game against Oklahoma State. The team's former head coach, Tom Osborne was at the game. He led the Cornhuskers in back-to-back National Championships in 94 and 95, then again in 97. Also at the game was the entire 1997 team. We lost 45-14, the worst loss at home since 1958. It was also the first time in the school's 118 year history that they allowed 4 opposing teams to earn 40 or more points in a single season.

As of right now, Bill Callahan's job is still intact. There are a lot of fans who are calling for his firing as well, but the school has decided to let the new athletic director make that decision. Ironically, he also just signed a new 5-year contract with the team, but that may not matter in the coming weeks.

I'm very interested to see how the season is going to end up now. I'm sure there is more than one nervous person wandering the halls of the University of Nebraska in Lincoln.

The Queen of Pink Rides Again

Dani Pink rides again
With latest contest in tow
A special prize she offers here,
From the queen of pink SEO.


A little bear all in pink
Crafted by Dani’s own hands.
Will be the gift offered up,
From the great white winterlands.


The blogosphere will come alive
With cheers for Dani Pink.
As she sends out links of love,
And posts that make us think.


The Queen of Pink has set a goal,
For bloggers near and far.
"Come and join my tournament,
And become a blogging star".

The Huskers get Shucked

My Nebraska Cornhuskers got shucked last night. That had to be the longest football game I've ever had to endure. The final score was 49 (USC) to 31 (Huskers). I was happy to see that we actually made 31 points as it was beginning to look like we were going to get a severe spanking before it was over.

The only upside to this is that USC is ranked #1 in the nation and we weren't expected to win, or even get close. However, it sure would have been nice to have beaten this team. My nephew who's in the military is going to rub this in my face for days. He's a die-hard Texas fan, and any time Nebraska gets beat, he's sure to let me know. LOL

The worst part of the whole this is that I decided to watch the game instead of the Highlander movie. What a mistake that was. I should have just watched the movie and drooled all over Adrian Paul. Oh well, knowing Sci-Fi, they'll be showing it again before too long. I hope so anyway. LOL

Well, I'd better go and dump my football depression into some housework. With any luck, this will be the only defeat we'll have to deal with for the season. If we can win the rest of our games, we'll still have a shot at a bowl game at the end of the year.

Return of the Highlander

Whoo Hoo. I'm a happy little camper!! I just saw a preview of an upcoming movie on the Sci-Fi channel. A new Highlander movie.

I remember when the first highlander movie came out in the 80's. I was totally engrossed and became a huge fan. Being of Scottish and Irish heritage, I found it interesting that one of my clansmen was being portrayed as an immortal. Of course, the whole premise of the movie was total fiction, but it was so cool.

Then, in the late 80's, early 90's came the Highlander tv show, starring the totally gorgeous Adrian Paul. What a babe. He played the part of Duncan McCloud, who was supposed to be a distant relative of the original character, Connor McCloud, played by Christopher Lambert.

Anyway, it seems there is going to be a new tv movie called Highlander; the Source. I'm so excited. I loved the movies and the tv show, so this is going to be a really cool thing for me. The only downfall is that it appears that Connor McCloud won't be making an appearance in this film. Bummer! But that's ok, as long as Duncan is there, all is well.

I know it's kind of weird to get all hopped up over a movie, but I've always been a fan of ancient history, and the ancient tales of the British Isles. I would have loved to have been alive all those years ago, just to see where some of those tales originated from.

From what I've seen, it looks like the movie will air Saturday, September 15th. I guarantee that I'll be firmly glued to my television. Of course, with my luck it will air at the same time as the Husker game, and I'll be forced to go back and forth between the 2 channels. Depending on how good the game is, will depend on how much time I spend at that channel. LOL

A birthday meme

Several days ago, my cyber-buddy Danielle tagged me for a birthday meme and I'm such a big dork that I just realized it today. LOL

Ok, here's the scoop. I have to explain things that happened on September 17, throughout history. I know a few, but let's just see how cool that day really is, other than the fact that I graced the world with my presence on that day. LOL

Here's how this meme works:
Go to the Wikipedia site and type in your birthdate
List 3 events that happened on your birthday
List 2 other birthdays that you share
And finally, list 1 holiday that falls on your birthday
I'll continue with the rules after I add all this information.

3 Events that happened on September 17th:
1.) In 1630, the city of Boston was formed
2.) In 1908, Lt. Thomas Selfridge becomes the first airplane fatality
3.) In 1984, Reggie Jackson becomes the 13th member of the 500 home run club

2 Birthdays I share:
1.) Hank Williams Sr. (born 1923)
2.) John Ritter (born 1948)

1 Holiday that happens on September 17th:
1.) Citizenship Day

Ok, now for the rest of the rules.

There are 5 slots listed below of those who have been tagged. You need to remove the first one and bump the others up one space, listing your name at the end of the list.

This is a miracle / Mariuca / Mike / Danielle / Christine

And finally, I must tag 5 friends to send this little ditty onto.

My choices are
BlogSire / Silken / Santa / Raven / ManoDogs /

Ok, there you go. All the wonderful details you'd ever want to know about the day of my birth.

The Last Happy Post

Well, here it is. The last day of August, and the last of my Happy Post Challenges. It's been a pretty good month for me and I've had a lot of things to be happy about.

I wasn't sure what I was going to write about earlier this morning, but then I got a phone call that would make my decision much easier. My boss at my "real" job called this morning to let me know that they were closing for the whole Labor Day weekend. Normally, I would have had a 3 day weekend, but today I was informed to "Enjoy a full 4 days off".

Of course, not having to go to my "other" job doesn't mean that I will be slacking off for the next 4 days. No, I've got way to many things to get done here online. Between getting posts done on my other blogs, getting my posts completed for Garry Conn, and working to get things taken care of with BAO, I'll be busy for days to come.

The other good thing is that tomorrow officially started the Nebraska Cornhusker Football season. Yes boys and girls, Mamma Bear is a die-hard college football fan. I'm not much for professional football, but I love college ball. And being from Nebraska, I have to root for the home team. I get all dressed up in my red and white gear and scream at the tv from kickoff to the last seconds of the game. By tomorrow night, I'll have no voice to speak of, (pun intended), and I'll be bouncing off the walls.

So all in all, this is winding up to be a really great month. Gee, I wonder what we should do for next month. LOL

Win a month of free advertising

Hey everybody, check this out.

My friend Garry is holding a little contest on his site. It's actually very simple and the winner will receive a month of free advertising on his main blog. The contest is more of a test, than anything else.

Here's the details. Garry has listed 10 questions on his site and the person who gets the most right answers will win. The kicker is that he says that you can get all the answers from the Internet, so it's easy to get all the answers right. Personally, I did it old school. I didn't go look anything up, I just went with my gut instincts. I know I won't win, but what the heck. It's worth a shot.

Go check it out and get in on it quickly, before Garry posts the answers. And tell him Sapheyerblu sent you.

Schmoozing, on a Sunday afternoon

I am making this my official happy post for the day. Why??? Cause I have been awarded the Schmoozing Award from my little pink buddy, Danielle. Thanks honey!!!



I would like the thank the blogging academy for this honor. I would also like to thank MyBlogLog for letting me spy on those who visit this site. The keyboard for holding up all these weeks, and of course, I'd like to thank all those who keep coming back for more. LOL

Thanks Dani. This is way too cool for me. Now I just have to think of 5 people to pass this honor along to. HHHMMMMMM, who's it gonna be?????

I think I'm going to do it like Dani and pass them out one at a time.

Tagged Times Two

I think my poor little blog has bruises at the moment. I've been tagged twice in the same week. Once by my little pink buddy, Danielle, and by my favorite tracking agent, Ad Tracker.

I will do two seperate posts for these tags, but had to give them both a shout out for their kindness in thinking of me. Thanks girls.

I haven't been able to do much blogging lately as I'm trying to get my posts done for Mr. Garry Conn. If you recall, we struck a deal earlier this month where I write some posts for his BlogWheels site, and in exchange, he's giving me a new domain name called PopularBlogger.com. Of course, that site isn't live yet, as I've got to finish my end of the bargain first.

However, I was supposed to write 100 posts for the site, but Garry has decided that he would like me to stop at 50 and then write another 50 for another of his blogs. Whatever floats your boat, man. Honestly, I'm just happy that someone else out there likes my writing enough to keep me doing it. LOL

Well, I'd better get my tag posts done. Thanks again girls.

Tagged once again.

Remember when we played tag as children. The whole premise of the game was to keep from getting tagged, because then you were it, and heaven forbid you should be "it".

Now, as bloggers, we get all giddy when we find out we've been tagged. I am lucky enough to have been tagged once again. My beautiful friend, Danielle, tagged me with the latest "Tips Train". I like this one, as it's more than just a bunch of links. It's filled with tips from blogger all over the world. Everyone has that one little thing that makes their blog stand out from the rest, and this train gives everyone a chance to make themselves a little better, and a little more exposed.

The rules are simple. Just copy and paste the list below. Read through the list of tips and place a star next to the ones you like the best. Finally, add your link and tip at the bottom of the list and send it on to the next group of bloggers.


Look, read, and learn. - http://www.neonscent.com/ ****
Be, EXCELLENT to each other. - http://www.bushmackel.com/ ****
Don’t let money change ya! - http://www.therandomforest.info/ ****
Always reply to your comments. - http://chattiekat.com/ *****
Spell check is your friend. - http://thingsbymike.com/ **
Be the blog. -http://www.meandmydrum.com/*
Blog about your passions. - http://www.pinkhatseo.info/ *
Write like your talking to a friend. - http://sapheyerblu.blogspot.com/

If we can keep this train a rollin', there could potentially be wealth of information circulating throughout the blogosphere.

To my friends Sire, Silken, and Ryan, may I just say:

TAG, YOU'RE IT!!!!!!!

UPDATE: I was Graced by the presence of the person who began this train. Here is a link to the full list of links and tips. Thanks Grace for stopping by!!!!!

I am NOT an addict!!!

I stopped by one of my cyber-buddies places today, and found this cool little test. It tells you whether or not your addicted to blogging. I've never thought of myself as an addict, but now I know for sure that I'm not.

54%How Addicted to Blogging Are You?

Mingle²

Of course, the first thing I did was to run over here and write a post about it, but that doesn't mean a thing. LOL

My Scout Skit

Ok kids, this is the skit I was telling you all about. There are a few things I have to divulge first as the humor will be lost without these few facts.

The 2 coolest staff members are the camp director, Ernie, and the program director, Jeff. Ernie's a cool guy with a huge tolerance for kids, and a very warped sense of humor, which I like in a person. Jeff is a little person who cruises all over camp in his motorized wheelchair. Though Jeff is small in stature, he's a giant amoung men. When you read the skit, keep these 2 people in mind.

Back in the 70's, when I was a kid, there were a few records put out that sounded like a news report with certain parts being snippets of popular songs. I think the most famous one was a record called "Mr. Jaws". This skit is based on that principal.

The Spirit of Camp Augustine

Ladies and gentlemen, this is your action news reporter, Scoopy Tickledpink, bringing you this late breaking news flash. There have been several reports that a ghost has been sighted here at Camp Augustine.

According to my resources, this camp spirit has been found in almost every nook and cranny of the property. With me now, is Officer Buford Nosenugget.

Officer Nosenugget, can you tell me what witnesses say this spirit looks like?
Like a rhinestone cowboy

And what should our viewers look for when walking through camp?
Knights in white satin

Thank you Officer Nosenugget. I have the pleasure to interview two of the witnesses of this apperition. My first guest is Rollie Noodlepicker. Can you tell me what you were doing at the time you saw the ghost?
Splish splash, I was taking a bath

And when was this?
Tuesday afternoon

Thank you Mr. Noodlepicker. Next with us is one of our local campers, Freddie Farfrompukin. I understand you actually heard the voice of this spirit, can you tell us what it said to you?
Let's do the twist

And what did this voice sound like?
It is the sound of silence

Thank you, Freddie. Locals have brought in experts from different areas to try and find more information on this spector.

This here is world reknown paranormal expert, Dr. Nathaniel Jeffenernie. According to your investigation, when is this ghost most active?
Those summer nights

And what would you suggest people do should they encounter the ghost?
Run, run, run, runaway

Thank you Dr. Jeffenernie. With us now is the great ghost hunter, Hans Hakkenlugie. Sir, can you tell us where this spirit was first sighted?
In the sweet, by and by

And did you see where it was going?
Leaving on a jet plane

Hans Hakkenlugie, ladies and gentlemen. I'd now like to introduce Inspector Bobby Jo Mamma, detective 1st class with the FBIDS, or Federal Beareau of Incredibly Dumb Skits. I hear you've been working this case since the beginning. Has the camp's director made any comments about the ghostly activity here at camp?
He said, "Hey you, get off of my cloud

And what about the other staff members, what have they had to say?
We're not gonna to take it. No, we ain't gonna take it. We're not gonna take it, anymore.

Thank you, Detective. Finally, we have psychic to the stars, Corky FrogRocket, who has spent the afternoon contacting the camp spirit.

Corky, have you learned any facts of the spirit's former life?
She said, "I don't like spiders and snakes

Interesting, is there any other information on our ghost?
She thinks my wheelchair's sexy (we added that one for Jeff)

There you have it, folks. And remember to be on the lookout for the spirit of Camp Augustine.

Skeeters and flies and ticks, Oh my!!

Yes boys and girls, I have made it home from camp. I had a blast this past week, but I'm so glad to be home.

As the title of this post says, I had to fight off all the little creepy crawlies that the great state of Nebraska has to offer. The mosquitos and ticks were just awful. My perfume of choice for the week was "Deep Woods Off". I've come to the conclusion that the bugs love the smell. LOL. However, it was the little biting flies that I had the most trouble with. No matter how much bug spray I applied, they saw me as a walking salad bar.

I will do several posts on my week at camp, including one on the skit I wrote for my boys. Each year at the end of the week, there is a camp wide campfire and each troop puts on a skit for everyone else. Each year, I write our skit so we can say we did something that no one else did. It's a blast.

We spent the week with another troop from Eastern Nebraska. The first night, we stayed on our own ends of the campsite, but by the end of the second night, both of our troops had teamed up to make one great group of kids. I am now known as "Mama Bear", as I took all the boys from the other troop under my wing.

I am glad to be home again, but I wouldn't have missed this past week for the world. Each year I hate the idea of going, but once I get there, I'm so glad I went. I always learn something new about myself, and about the world of scouting. It just goes to show that you're never to old to learn new ticks, er, I mean tricks.

Tag, I'm it!!!

My buddy Silken tagged me the other day and asked me to play along in the 7 Random Things game. My only problem is that I don't know if I know that many others who would want to play along, but we're going to give it a shot and share some of my writing buddies with you.

Ok, the rules of this game seem easy enough, but let's see. Each person tagged needs to write a post of 7 random facts about themselves, and the rules to this game. Then, you tag 7 other bloggers and leave a comment with them, letting them know that they've been tagged.

So, here goes:

7 random facts about Sapheyerblu

1.) My other persona is thepromptwriter

2.) I've written an e-book titled "Written Promptly Everyday" that offers 365 different writing prompts.

3.) I'm a huge ancient history buff

4.) I'm the youngest of 3 girls (and the smartest, lol)

5.) I met my husband on a fishing trip with my dad.

6.) I stole my mother's car when I was 13 and drove it into a neighbor's tree

7.) I've wanted to be a professional writer since I was in grade school.
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Ok, those are my random facts. Now, I have to find 7 people to tag. I just hope I know that many bloggers. LOL

Well, first and foremost, I have to tag my si-ber buddy, AussieSire. Everything I've achieved as a blogger, I credit to him. He's been my inspiration for quite some time now.

I also have to tag my newest cyber-buddy, Danielle. This lady has some big plans for her blog, and I want to do whatever I can to help her out.

In the number 3 spot, I'd like to introduce the world to a friend of mine who runs one of the funniest blog out there. NayNay is a hoot.

I'm also going to add my friend, Matt. He probably won't play the game, but that's ok. This is just my way of letting him know how much I appreciate all the help he's given me.

Number 5 is another blogging buddy called Manodogs. This guy's got the rundown on just about everything.

I'm also adding a beautiful woman who's been a friend of mine for several years now is one of the best poets I've had the pleasure of meeting. Love ya Lorna Lou!!!

And finally, I have to put in Michy. This girl has one the best outlooks on life I've encountered.

Wow, I know more people than I thought I did. LOL