Take a gander at the news today

Ahhhh the joys of life. It's a nice day today, real good beach weather. Just wish the news was as nice as the weather.

1: The water level in Iowa is rising fast...
Mandatory evacuations in Cedar Rapids-msnbc.msn.com

2: Anyone who abuses animals for sport and fun, should maybe put them in the
animals place...
Mexican Rodeos in U.S. Criticized-nytimes.com

3: Hmmm..just another hypocritical side of Barack/Michelle maybe...
Racist? Fox: Michelle 'Obama's Baby Mama'-abcnews.go

4: While grocery markets prices higher....
Strong retail sales boosted by rebate checks-reuters.com

5: Here comes the Judge, waiting to be judged...
Sex Photos Put Federal Judge On Hot Seat-cbsnews.com

6: The #1 hypocrite is at it again with a sequel to make more money from others
tragedies...
Spoiler Alert! Fahrenheit 9/11 Part 2-236.com

7: Wearing turbans and kilts, what a site that would be...
But Would They Wear Kilts?-foxnews.com

8: They swing from tree to tree, eat fruit and throw their poop, now they can fish?. Scientists find monkeys who know how to fish-mrgoodpost.com

9: And this should come as a surprise, why?...
Michelle Obama may face jabs in election fight-cnn.com

10: Finally, a rather unique and strange solution to a problem...
L.A. Tries A Unique Way To Preserve Its Water

Going to wander on down to the beach. After all, whats good for the Goose
is good for....well...the Goose!

Gift Cards: May Be A Thing Of The Past

Last Year’s Christmas Gift May Make You A “Grinch”

March 10th, 2008

Filed Under: Business • Featured • Financial

That gift card you got for your hard-to-shop-for-sister, may be a worthless piece of plastic.

Gift cards have been touted as a way to give a thoughtful gift that is less likely to be returned for a refund, because the recipient can go to the store and pick out their tangible gift, for themselves.

But, with the slumping economy and with retails stores filing for bankruptcy or going out of business, completely, those thoughtful pieces of plastic you gave to your friends and family could make that gift card impossible to use.

Right now, there are more than $75 million worth of gift cards floating around waiting to get spent. If it’s a Sharper Image gift card, it’s already worthless, since they filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Never fear, all is not lost. Even though some companies that offer gift cards are closing brick-and-mortar locations, it’s possible that you can still spend your gift on the internet. You better act fact before it’s too late.

As for those of you who thought that giving a gift card was an “easy way out” of getting a thoughtful gift from your heart, let this be a lesson to you: just give cold-hard cash, instead.

Hypocrisy.com