I think that this is where all kinds of stuff goes.

The Siren Call of Google

I use Google Adsense on my site to try to get people clicking on ads so that I can pay to keep a lightbulb or two on – and – after many headaches of the site getting all kinds of broken for some reason or another – it seems to work pretty great.

I have made upwards of dollar!

Baby Bumpercar is dancing.

For a dollar.

That he will never see.

The nuttiest magical thing is that along with some other sort of alchemy – the ads are content specific in what they tend to show. (The nutty part is about to come – if you were wondering where it went . . .) And – every time that I come to my site – I’m like Wow! I’d love to know more about this thing – or – that thing that is being advertised. It is obviously something that I am interested in – since I did the writing . . . So – maybe – I’ll – just – click – and . . .

NO!

As the site owner – the one who sets the context that the ads are at least partially derived from – I am the one person in the world who isn’t allowed to click on any of the ads on the site. It would be disingenuous cheating.

So – sometimes I find myself doing a Google search for the thing that is advertised on my site to find out more about it . . .what a tangled and circuitous web we weave when honesty is in the mix.

Come to me . . . Click my Ad . . . Get kicked to the Adsense curb.

No thanks Google. I’ll just root around – here – on my own until I get my info the old fashioned way – which means asking the librarian to help me – of course!

Starting off right

Today – I had everything in the works to start my new year off right. I dropped baby-style off early at daycare and went straight to the Y to get down with some swim-time. Some serious swim-time.

First I had to deal with not having my Y card. I had hidden my wallet in the car – because I didn’t have a lock – but – they were nice and said that I could get a new card next time.

I went down and down and down into the locker room and changed into my trunks (my swim trunks) and proceeded to take the obligatory shower that you have to take before being allowed to get into the pool. The shower made me freezing – all kinds of freezing. I scooted on tip-toes to the pool to find that it was full. Then – still freezing on my tip-toes – I found another – less full – pool!

I went in to survey the land.

Then – right as I was about to get in – the lifeguard yelled “Swim-Cap.” I did the look around – then point to my chest – “Me?” thing that people tend to do when random proclamations are blurted out in the world. He continued with “You have to have a swim-cap to get into the pool. You can buy one upstairs.”

I then went and dried off . . . changed . . . and went home.

Once home – I made 3 strips of glorious bacon, some scrambled eggs with cheese and diced sauteed onion and a big piece of toasted sourdough bread with a little butter and jam.

It wasn’t the way that I planned to start the day – but – it seemed to work out fine for me.

Chick-Fil-A Free Spicy Chicken Biscuit

Alright . . . I’m not trying to be a shill for Chick-Fil-A here – but – I was just on a site that had an add for the upcoming Spicy Chicken Biscuit – and then I saw that it was actually for a free Spicy Chicken Biscuit – and – I clicked as quick as a bunny.

I was supposed to be taking a break from the internetting – but – decided that this was worth hopping back into the fray to let you know. I am basically screaming from the highest mountain.

Maybe you read my review of the Chick-fil-A – Spicy Chicken Sandwich – Review?! Where I gushed and gushed about how much love I have for that sandwich? Well – if you did, then you can understand my excitement. Otherwise – maybe you should go and read my review – before you decide if you want a Biscuit – or not.

Here is a hint . . . You do want a Biscuit – you want it really bad.

Basically – you can go to this site: http://www.getspicychicken.com/ and . . .

Make your reservation for an EXCLUSIVE premiere tasting of the Spicy Chicken Biscuit. From January 3 to 8, 2011, Chick-fil-A® is giving a limited number of FREE Spicy Chicken Biscuits to customers who make a reservation. It will not be added to the menu until January 10, 2011.

I am the saddest bird in the tree – though – as my closest location for getting Biscuits is 60 miles away. I told myself that I wouldn’t drive anything over 55 miles to get one – so – I am out of luck – – BUT YOU PROBABLY AREN’T!

Go to the site – make your reservation – get your Spicy Chicken Biscuit and then let me know what a baboon I am for living so far away from Biscuits.

I await your reports.

If I am ever in the vicinity of a Chick-Fil-A during breakfast hours – and – it isn’t Sunday – then I’ll get one. I promise – I will.

2010 Recap-Best-of-Greatest-Posts!

Alright . . . all of the plants have been watered, the oven is off, animals have all been given their instructions, the trash has been taken out and all of the lights around headquarters. We are officially closing up shop for the remainder of 2010.

Did you have a good year?! I really hope so. I think that for the most part everyone around here did. At least those are the early reports coming in from all of our field ops. I rust in my field ops. because they are ops-er-iffic!

Now – some of you get twitchy when breaks are taken (which is understandable . . . I miss me when I go to bed at night (a joke)) – – so – – I’ve had Robot go through the last year and pick out 10 nifty stories. Here they are in no particular order, I hope that you love them.

You are our best friend.

Thanks,

– N.Bumpercar

Paintings are in the air!

Huzzah!

Yesterday all of the paintings that were ordered for the holiday season were gently pushed out of the door and into their fresh new lives to live with the families that ordered them. I am hoping that they are as loved at their new homes as they were here at Headquarters.

Thanks ten times ten for everyone who got one!

As soon as I am able – I will start putting them up here on the site for everyone to see what they missed out on – and – fingers are crossed that soon these (along with some other nifty things) may start making there way into the store for all year around Bumpercar buying!!

Ever the optimist and always extremely grateful,

N.Bumpercar