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Why everyone would be vegetarian if slaughterhouses had glass walls!

2010-10-11T13:21:00.001-07:00

This video of Paul McCartney is worth watching.

Find out more at Meat.org.

Blogging

2010-09-24T12:12:00.000-07:00

I can't believe how long it has been since I last posted on this blog. As with most sites, this is probably a reflection on my priorities in my life. A lot has changed for me since I last posted. I am now a vegan and most of my energies has been focused on making my life better and healthier.

I am extremely glad I have made a change for the better. Thanks for stopping by.

Redesign

2010-05-14T19:15:00.000-07:00

Wow, my wife has redesigned all my sites. I am extremely impressed with her abilities and happy with the results. She simply has a natural talent for this stuff. Thank you, Mrs NOID.

The good about this is she enjoys the designing part of this and understands codes better than me. What can I say, but I am extremely lucky to have her.

Cheers!

Social networking

2010-05-04T20:35:00.001-07:00

I recently signed up for Twitter and it is actually ok. I get some updates that have links to breaking stories. I haven't joined Facebook. I already belong to Mybloglog, BlogCatalog, Digg, Technorati and Stumbleupon. I hardly use those social networking tools anymore but keep them active to some degree.

I think they are great tools if you are more socially active. In the beginning, I used these tools to help me blog and to learn how to attract traffic. Most of those sites are just self promotion tools now, so I have lost some interest in them. I would still recommend using them if you are a new blogger.

Pet peeves

2010-04-23T01:39:00.000-07:00

This is one of those things that bother me, but probably is hard to relate to. When I shop, I like to try to find the lowest possible price on that item. Doesn't really matter what it is, I just want to get the cheapest price.

Anyways, I purchased some hard to find books that was back ordered for a month. The retail price was $75 at Borders and I used one of their 30% coupon and even got free shipping. There was no way I could get a lower price. Anyways, after waiting awhile the book became available and shipped. I checked Amazon and ouch. They lowered the price by 40% and also offered free shipping. On top of that they don't charge sales tax.

I know it is not a big deal. Just a pet peeve, but I am happy I have the books.

Staying busy

2010-04-06T23:09:00.000-07:00

Things have been busy for me. I haven't blogged as often as I would like. Trying to get my taxes done, move storage, and fix up the house has kept me busier than usual. Any free time I have I try to fit in a movie.

I have joined twitter and it seems OK. I follow a few people and some news outlets for breaking stories. I don't log into it everyday.

;)

Oscars and movies

2010-03-07T22:02:00.001-08:00

Well, I watched the Oscars and really felt disappointed with some of the winners. I thought Avatar should of won and really didn't even enjoy the movie The Hurt Locker. I guess everyone has different tastes. I am happy that Sandra Bullock won an Oscar. Ironic she won the Razzie award for a different movie.

There was a cool song from one of the commercials. I looked it up on YouTube and thought they were great. The diet coke commercial had the Temper Trap singing their song Sweet Disposition. My wife wound up buying the whole album on Amazon for cheap. Someone commented there that this was on the 500 Days of Summer movie but I don't recall hearing it there.

Blogging everyday

2010-02-18T15:01:00.000-08:00

Everyday, I have been blogging on one or more of my blogs. My main site CHESSNOID had its best day ever with over 17,000 hits. Of course that is not normal traffic for me. I blog about the Bachelor and for some reason the fans can't get enough of that show. They continuously search for more information on rumors and extra clips hidden somewhere on the internet. I have almost a hundred comments on that post. Isn't that amazing?

Lately, I have been tempted to sign up for facebook and twitter again. I think I have been going back and forth on this for a few months. I had a friend talk to me about it and he shares the same concerns as me. He doesn't want to be a public person that you can find because he is a private person. I suggested using an alias but does that defeat the purpose?

Blogging again

2010-02-12T11:50:00.000-08:00

I think I am going to start a couple more blogs or sites. My friend just emailed a link that google allows you to make sites for free. Just like blogs. I am not sure what to do just yet.

I am doing well blogging on my movies blog everyday. My travel and food blog has slowed just a bit. My main CHESSNOID site almost gets posts once or twice daily. I guess it is funny that I never get tired of blogging my thoughts and ideas.

Come July it will be 3 years blogging. I sometimes wonder how long I will actually blog.

Everyday Blog Posting

2010-01-25T23:32:00.001-08:00

I find it easier to post about different things easier than about other things. My movies blog I have actually been able to post on that everyday so far in January. I guess it is easy because I simply watch a movie and tell you if I liked it or not.

That blog has a specific purpose or goal while blogs about my thoughts are a little bit harder to nail down. My main blog I do write about my feelings, but more about my views on the economic and political environment.

This blog, well is just random thoughts of whatever. I suppose it would be like a twitter account. Except it is not about what I am doing next like drinking coffee and eating cake. LOL.

Anyways, thanks for stopping by and do visit my other sites. Cheers!

Random thoughts

2010-01-22T00:49:00.000-08:00

I recently started another blog about food and travel. Just a nice place for me to post pictures. I have to say, I really enjoy posting on it and the posts take longer than usual for me. Check it out if you get a chance. You can get there through Mybloglog.

Still hard to believe we are in 2010. I seem to be much more nostalgic than ever. Must be getting old.

Thanks for stopping by.

New Year Fireworks

2010-01-01T13:19:00.000-08:00

New Blog + Happy New Year!

2009-12-31T03:40:00.000-08:00

I just created another new blog about my travel and restaurant experiences. I am hoping really just to post many pictures of my trips and fun places where my wife and have dined.

Hopefully, I can keep up postings on a regular basis. Long term I would like to have a record of my travels that I can just look back on a blog.

Happy New Years!!

12.24.2009

2009-12-24T14:56:00.001-08:00

It's hard to believe the new year is almost here. It went by awfully quick. For anyone who reads this blog, I do wish you and your family a safe and happy holiday.

Cheers!

Facebook and Twitter

2009-11-29T17:05:00.000-08:00

I have a few social networks I belong to and have been thinking of joining Facebook and Twitter for awhile now. One of the main reasons I want to create one is because I get traffic on some of my sites from them. When I click to see the link, I get stopped immediately and asked to join.

I know it is easy to join, but I am not in the mood to learn a new network and willing to maintain it at this time. Eventually, I will probably give in. For now I am content with MyBlogLog and BlogCatatlog. Some of the other social networks I was on have died: Bumpzee and WeBetUr. A few others I can't think of.

When to sell gold

2009-11-25T13:19:00.000-08:00

I don't have any funds in the stock market. I did invest in some gold ETFs early in the year and it only recently started paying off. However, I sold it off completely and took profits. The plan was to wait for a pull back and rebuy, but that has not happened. Of course, it has continued to go up.

I went ahead and jumped back into both gold and silver ETFs and by the end of the day was up almost 2 percent. I hope it continues to rally into the new year, but I will probably resell before then.

This was a good video to watch on when to sell gold.

Public Bus Fight

2009-10-27T00:41:00.000-07:00

I was just surfing and ran into this crazy video. What makes it interesting is that I think I rode on this bus line when I visited the city.

The fight is apparently over a seat.

Creating blogs that you love to do

2009-10-15T22:26:00.000-07:00

OK, I just got some inspiration from a former fellow blogger. He just got a free food offer to review a restaurant. Now that is awesome. I enjoy food as much as the next guy. I watch shows like Top Chef and wish I could be a judge just so I can taste all that delicious food they make.

Another reason to blog about food is it is easy to stay motivated and write about stuff that you love. Let's see where this takes me.

Being positive

2009-10-12T19:50:00.000-07:00

I think I need to focus on being more positive on my online presence. Even though I feel positive in my personal life, I think online I tend to focus on the negative things in current events. It could be the recession or simply me getting older and caring more about what politicians do and where our taxpayer dollars go.

The problem is I think the more negative things I focus on the more I blog about it. Anyways, I will attempt to do that more on my main blog. Cheers!

loving the rain

2009-06-13T11:06:00.000-07:00

Just a rain video I took a couple of years ago. I really like it because it puts me in a happy mood.

Updating all my blogs

2009-06-10T20:00:00.000-07:00

I am even more grateful for what I have now in my life than the last time I posted. I have relocated out of California and transplanted both my wife and me to Nevada. I never thought I would have moved to the infamous Las Vegas. In the last 12 months, I think I have visited about 6 times here. I have not had a bad experience yet.
We haven't finished settling in yet, and I think it will take awhile because we want to do some home improvements before we move in all our furniture.
I think one of the reasons why I feel so good is that it is a fresh start for us. I like the idea of starting over again or reinventing myself. I have had more time to blog and so many things to blog about. I will probably create a few more blogs with a Las Vegas theme.
Anyways, life is excellent and I hope you all the best. We all deserve to live a fulfilling life. I have learned in my 42 years of life, we all must make conscious decisions and take action to make that life for ourselves. I found my true love at a young age who is now my wife and my best friend. I have a great mom. I am healthy. I do thank God everyday for all my blessings. Thanks for coming by and visiting. Cheers!

Gratitude

2009-04-04T13:25:00.000-07:00

I know I am lucky to be where I am today. I will be 42 years old soon and appreciate every day that I get to live with my wife. I am simply happy to be alive and blessed with so many gifts.

I started another new blog and hopefully I will start blogging on all these blogs more consistently. Truth be told, I am very inspired right now and extremely enthusiastic in my new adventure with my wife.

I will update you more later on my new blog My first bank REO. I did put my first post up yesterday. Have an excellent day. Cheers!

Blogger blogs

2009-03-10T18:59:00.000-07:00

I really do like these blogger blogs because it is super easy to post on them. They make them so user friendly that I would like to create more. The only drawback is that you don't get to own the blog or its content even though you created it all.
I do have a regular blog that I created that gets decent traffic, but have had the hosting company go down because of the traffic surges. I would guess that would never be an issue with these blogs.
I did watch the latest UFC and wasn't too impressed with Rampage's performance against Jardine. I have been slowly losing interest in MMA for some reason. It is still entertaining but I just don't get too excited about watching them.

WOW! REALITY STEVE TELLS ALL BACHELOR JASON SPOILER ALERT!!

2009-02-18T03:09:00.000-08:00

OK, Reality Steve just spilled the beans and it really is a jaw dropper. If it is true and we will soon know, then Bachelor Jason is a total jerk and that every girl not picked is the winner.

Go to his site to read it: Reality Steve

or watch his youtube videos:

The Bachelor Finale - Part 1

The Bachelor Finale - Part 2

The Bachelor Finale - Part 3

If his site goes down because of all the hits he going to get, I will reprint it here for you.

My regular blog is down because of traffic and hosting issues but will be back soon. www.totalnoid.com. Cheers!

Bachelor Jason and Reality Steve clues and answers: the WHO and the HOWe

2009-02-17T00:11:00.000-08:00

OK, my regular blog is down but I still wanted to write about this. I think Reality Steve definitely has inside information on Bachelor Jason's series. I read his latest post just now which has about 2000 comments. That is a lot!

He talked about his previous clues and what they mean. Reality Steve:

So what does “K Moon/Rebecca” mean? When I first found out this information, and a friend asked me, “Can you tell me anything without giving it away?”, what I told them was, “This season is not necessarily about the who, but the how.” And I think even someone ran with that and put it in comment section back on either 1/19 or 1/26. So when I posted the first clue of “K Moon/Rebecca”, I thought someone would go back a week, remember the “It’s not necessarily the who, but the how”, and put two and two together. Well, I was wrong. I think there’s about maybe 20 to 30 people who figured out “K Moon” was “Keith Moon”, drummer for “The Who”. Hell, if the clue would’ve been “R Daltrey/Rebecca”, would that have made it easier? I don’t even listen to “The Who”. I just knew I wanted my clue to be “It’s not necessarily about the who, but the how.” So I wikipedia’d “The Who” and used the guys name from the band who I least recognized. I’d never even heard of the guy, so I went with that one. So “K Moon” = The Who.

The “how” was a bit trickier, but not much. So I went to imdb.com for a little help. Well, let’s see, Kirstie Alley’s character on “Cheers” was named “Rebecca Howe.” Bingo. There’s your clue. “K Moon/Rebecca” = Who/How. I’m a simple man. I wasn’t looking up Kiwi birds in New Zealand, or talking about moons, and orbits, and whatever else got thrown out there. You people really overanalyzed this clue. As for the Rebecca part, I was SHOCKED that nobody would try to link it up with a pop culture reference to one of the most famous sitcoms of all time. But like I said, even if you got that clue (which I think one person in America even suggested that Rebecca was a character on “Cheers”), didn’t mean you’d be able to figure anything out. It all fits in the story ABC is telling this season. No, this season is not about WHO he chooses, but the HOW behind it all.

Now that I have watched the recent episode, and read this last Reality Steve post, I think the jaw dropper isn't he picked Melissa and gets engaged or married to her, but that it is scripted and not true reality TV at all, but possibly Jason and some of the ladies acting out parts or characters in a written story with a specific ending. Looks like Reality Steve will get the last laugh.

Bachelor Jason Mesnick, DeAnna Pappas, Reality Steve, and the FORT spoiler updates

2009-02-16T21:09:00.003-08:00

My regular Chessnoid site went down tonight on my busy traffic days. Every Monday I get my traffic surge because of Bachelor posts. The traffic surge usually lasts until Tuesday. My hosting company that I prepaid for 2 years says I did something that forced them to suspend my account. I called in and asked what was up. The customer service rep said there was a php script abuse flagged on my account. I asked how to fix it and he said a supervisor would have to check it out and that I needed to email my request.
Nevertheless, I still needed to write about the Bachelor. First of all, I think that Reality Steve must be getting a million hits because I got a server error on my end and tried a few times. I will try again tomorrow to see what the 4th clue is.
As far as the FORTers, they are still on mark. Of the last 3 bachelorettes Molly, Melissa, and Jillian, Bachelor Jason decided to let Jillian go in the end.
All 3 girls seemed to have fun dates and they all accepted to spend the night with Bachelor Jason in the fantasy suite. Not all together but separately. lol.
As far as the FORTers, they seem to be batting a 100% right now.
While looking on the web I did find a great screen cap analysis by the JokersUpdate site by a poster named Valen. Here is the link: Valens' screencaps.

UFC 94

2009-02-01T00:31:00.000-08:00

There is a great fighter in the making. If you didn't see it on UFC 94, Lyoto Machida will become a fighter to beat. I think he could become UFC's newest star. Here is a quick clip of the knockout of Thiago Silva. Silva is a tough fighter and was undefeated up until now.

I love to travel

2009-01-16T22:30:00.000-08:00

Last year 2008 was a rough one and 2009 is suppose to be worse, but a good thing is I got to travel a lot. These were previously planned trips before the downturn and I still think of those trips and how much fun my wife and I had.

We went to Seattle, San Francisco, and Las Vegas twice. Truly had a great time exploring the cities. Since tough times are here, we won't be able to go to the far destinations we would like to, but we have decided to get creative and just explore the cities near by. There are a ton of places to go in Los Angeles and we haven't done the tourist thing here yet.

One thing I would like to do is go on a tour bus here. I remember before starting my freshman year in college, Woodbury University sponsored a trip for freshman to take a tour of the city on a double decker bus. It was open on the second level and I remember it being a fun day and meeting my future classmates. I think my wife would enjoy it too if we did it now.

I think San Diego is always a great place to visit too. I lived there for a couple of years near the beach. I remember being able to go fishing off the pier any time of the day. I think a tour bus excursion would be awesome there too and a great way to learn about the city.

Have an excellent day. Cheers!

Blogging 101

2008-12-02T20:36:00.000-08:00

I just started to blog again on this test blog. As you can see there aren't a lot of posts. I don't want it to make it too redundant with my other blogs, so I will just blog my thoughts here.

First of all, I started 2 other new blogs on blogger. One is about movies and the other one is about basic credit card stuff. I love to write so posting consistently will be easy for now.

I am trying to create some income sources and blogging is one of those ways. I have read enough that I should be able to create even more blogs and hopefully in the process create an actual income stream. We will see if it works.

Oscar De La Hoya vs Manny Pacquiao

2008-12-01T19:49:00.000-08:00

This fight is happening this weekend. I like both of these fighters so it is hard for me to root for one over the other. I think both bring strengths into the fight.

I think Pacquiao is quick, consistent, and throws a high number of punches. This is how he has basically beat up all the other great Mexican boxers in the lower weight classes. I also think he has a strong will and won't give up.

In regards to Oscar DeLaHoya, I think his strength is his jab. He definitely comes in bigger, taller, and longer reach advantage. His weakness is his endurance. He seems to putter out towards the end of the fight plus he isn't consistent with his jab. The last fight he had with Forbes, he did show more jabs consistently. I really thought he was doing a tuneup fight against Floyd Mayweather who is still retired.

I wouldn't bet on this fight, but if I had to pick a winner, I think the Goldenboy will win by decision because of his size and reach advantage. Hopefully, it will be a great fight. If Pacman wins, then I think he will truly be the best pound for pound champion.

Black Friday

2008-11-27T23:55:00.000-08:00

I forgot I had this blog set up. I created a new blog and have posted there pretty much everyday. If you want to check it out the link is: www.totalnoid.com

I am amazed at how easy it is to navigate inside the google blogger. It is super easy to set up and you can pretty much blog about anything.

Anyways, I will try to post here as well. Maybe I can use this blog just to post some of my smaller posts.

Tomorrow is a big day for retailers. All day today on TV they kept talking about how people are waiting in line to get some great deals. I hope it works out for everyone. Personally, I would not be able to sleep on the sidewalk waiting to get in. I hate the shopping crowds and avoid the malls like crazy. More power to those who can do it. They deserve to get some excellent deals.
Cheers!

Web traffic, technorati 69, mybloglog, blogcatalog, romlet, webetur, stumbleupon, digg, viral link

2007-09-24T17:07:00.000-07:00

I know we all want to build web traffic without a doubt. That way we feel more satisfaction in the stuff we write. At least that is the way it is for me. So as far as blogs go, I am still an infant not even 3 months old. Writing a satisfying blog does require you to read a lot more than writing. Understanding everything you read is even more difficult. I want to share everything I am learning because I know we are all in the same boat either in generating traffic, having ideas to post about, or just increasing your social network.

I love the fact the MyBlogLog + BlogCatalog are already set up for newbies to browse other blogs and that there seems to be many technically web inclined people that are willing to help you if you just ask. The little Romlet widget I installed does send me some traffic which has surprised me because it is just there existing with little avatars. I do submit my blog posts on WeBetUr, but that doesn’t really get much traffic. I really wished they were more user friendly or had a faq section. I think if you want clarification, you have to search for it in the forums and I am just not that guy who wants to become a site expert for my intended purposes. Bumpzee never really worked for me. I can’t really say anymore than that.

Recently, I started getting a spike in traffic because of stumbleupon and digg. Also, this is a fast way to find sites, pictures and videos that might be of interest to you. I am really starting to understand it more. I think there is some type of strategy in making it work to get similar interested people to read my blog. I just haven’t figured it out. I also signed up for Blogrush just like you, and to be honest, I don’t see in my stats one person being referred from it. I will probably removing the widget within a week. It seems to be just hype in self promotion which they have done a great job for themselves, but I haven’t benefited in anyway.

My technorati is up to 69 and I just got a technorati blog reaction from a new blog that included me in a viral link. I have decided to do it again. This is easy to do and long term I do believe it has many benefits. I have met many bloggers with similar interest through viral linking and continue to visit their sites. If you want me to add you, just let me know and I will do so, but to actually benefit everyone involved you should be prepared to participate and cut and paste it post it on your site somewhere. To me, this is like the end of the movie and credits start to roll up. Most people get up in the theaters and leave which is cool, but others like me and my wife like to stay until the very end when the lights turn back on.

For anyone new to this, you cut and paste this to your site in a post as links not as textt, making sure you add yourself and maybe 5 more bloggers you like. When others do the same, you get a “link” pointing at each other’s site. This is the part I believe that actually increases your technorati authority. If you have already have a link with that blogger through a blog roll or previous viral link, you will not see any increases from that person when they do it because technorati only counts the site one time in a 6 month period regardless of how many links to that site. The only benefit from that is you extend the link for another 6 months. You can read my earlier post about their explanation here. Increasing your technorati is just a tool to get a higher ranking which in the long term will help you get more traffic. I have noticed all these different things have helped increased my traffic with both new and repeat visitors.

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Doctor Housing Bubble Blog: Dissecting a County of 10,000,000 People: The Housing Demographics of Los Angeles.

2007-09-07T21:23:00.000-07:00

Doctor Housing Bubble Blog: Dissecting a County of 10,000,000 People: The Housing Demographics of Los Angeles.

MMA Randy Couture and stock market update 8-28-07 5:30 pm

2007-08-28T22:11:00.000-07:00

Well I have a lot of reading on the last UFC. It was an impressive win for Randy Couture. I think everyone has to be impressed what the 44 year old MMA fighter was able to accomplish. This wasn't a lucky one punch fight. He did a great job utilizing all his skills.

Get more pictures like this from SHERDOG.COM

From what I read on MMA Weekly, Randy Couture broke his arm when he blocked a kick from Gabriel Gonzaga. This fight reminded me of when Randy defeated Vitor "the Phenom" Belfort, another Brazilian who dominated the mma scene early in his career.

I use to wonder how much these fighter made. With the internet you can find out if you look. From MMA Punch, they published the stats:

The Nevada State Athletic Commission has release the figher payouts for UFC 74 and by no surprise the main man, The Natural, took home the largest share of the $755,000 payout pie. The numbers below include base pay plus bonuses for those fighters who won.

Randy Couture: $250K
Georges St. Pierre: $140K
Frank Mir: $66K
Renato Sobral: $50K ($25K currently being withheld by the NSAC)
Gabriel Gonzaga: $45K
Roger Huerta: $34K
Joe Stevenson: $32K
Marcus Aurelio: $30K
Patrick Cote: $24K
Thales Leites: $18K
Clay Guida: $14K
Kendall Grove: $12K
Josh Koscheck: $10K
Antoni Hardonk: $8K
Kurt Pellegrino: $8K
David Heath: $6K
Ryan Jensen: $4K
Alberto Crane: $4K

Total UFC 74 Payout: $755,000

I believe the popular fighters like Randy and Georges St Pierre may possibly get a cut from the PPV sales too. Those numbers are usually never published and not reported to the NSAC. Now the next UFC fight is on September 8 on Spike TV @ 9pm and it is FREE and will showcase Dan Henderson vs Quinton Jackson. This should be a great fight. It can go either way, but I think Henderson will take it.

Now, on a different note, bad news shook the market down dramatically today. I think the numbers speak for themselves today. All three indexes opened down at the beginning and never looked back as it plummeted. :(

DOW	13,041.85	-280.28
NASDAQ	2,500.64	-60.61
S&P 500	1,432.36	-34.43

CHESSNOID

2007-08-19T14:26:00.000-07:00

I am just checking this out. My regular site is www.totalnoid.com
I know alot of people use this blog because it is convenient. Check out my site and tell me what you think. Thanks, Chessnoid