Free Chicken and Coke!

Well, if you missed the last Chick-fil-A freebie, here's your second chance, and no cow suit is required this time around. Just hit this link and enter your info. Hurry though, it's limited to a million entries and we all know how fast that happens online.

What a page name www.freechickenandcoke.com!Enjoy!
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Free your mind, make windshield washer fluid!

It rained today, and I finally had a chance to try out my homemade windshield washer fluid. It works! I know, I know windshield washer fluid is dirt cheap, but a few days ago I decided to do something about a three month old nagging indicator light.

I realized that my mind needed a rest. I had endured exactly three months of sitting in the store wondering what I had forgotten and then remembering as I'm pulling out of the parking lot. Adding a few drops of blue food coloring to a gallon of water and calling it a day was starting to sound really good. However, I did a quick search online, and guess what, the recipe is all over the place.

Here's the general idea.. mix some rubbing alcohol with a lot of water and add a tiny bit of dishsoap. I'm sorry, but I am really not going to measure this stuff out, it's windshield washer fluid. But, it works, and now I walk out of the store feeling free. By the way, go easy on the soap a little bit goes a long way.

Want a few links? Google - windshield washer fluid recipe
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The Hillbilly Tripod

Here's a great weekend project that's pretty simple to make: A hillbilly tripod. This small portable camera mount might look more like a glorified hotdog roaster, but it gets the job done. The goofs here at Recueilli found that the whole project from start to finish takes about 30min. The hardest part was finding a screw/bolt that actually, fit into a regular camera mount.

To make a hillbilly tripod you need:
1 long screw/bolt that fits your camera mount
1 coat hanger
duct tape
wire cutters
needle nose pliers

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1. Use wire cutters to cut coat hanger into 3 equal straight lengths.
2. Use needle nose pliers to bend a small "u" on one end of each piece of wire.
3. Place the bent ends of each wire on screw making sure you leave enough screw to fit your camera mount.
4. Duct tape the bent ends of wire to your screw as tight as possible.
5. Add more duct tape to make sure it's tight.

Remember this is a hillbilly tripod.. don't try and make it look nice, just try and make it work.
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Fun with Cannon in D.

This video is too funny! Comedian Rob Paravonian shows how Cannon in D's cord progression has been used in tons of popular songs.

You might also want to check out:
Wikipedia's list of pop songs based on classical music.
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Which Candidate is Right for You?

Are you as tired of the popularity contest associated with the Presidential Candidates (sponsored by the media), as the rest of America? Well the internet has made it a lot easier to find out which candidate is right for you based on where you stand on the issues.

1. The folks at 2decide.com have created an awesome table listing the candidates' positions on some of the top issues. If you haven't see this it is worth a look. Even better invite a group of friends over print out a table for each of them and then use it to play bingo as you talk politics! Link

2. Fellow blogger Matt Waterman has created a simple way to find out which candidates share your views. You decide where you stand on the issues and his script matches that to the candidates. I strongly suggest you try this out! Hopefully, you aren't too surprised by the results. Link

3. Ok, so this is piggybacking off of #2, but if you are really interested in where others stand on the issues you need to hit up Mr. Waterman's stats page. Basically, everything that is entered into the candidate matching script (#2) is logged. Mr Waterman has set up another script to generate stats from this info. This stats page has real potential. But, these stats could be hacked, there is no limit on the number of times you enter your issues, and you do not have to be of voting age etc. to participate. Link

Hopefully, these sites will help you cut through the popularity factor and get down to what really matters. And remember, a president never ever changes his mind once he has been elected.

Watch...It's just a matter of time before someone designs a widget etc. for facebook/myspace/blogs to display "Your presidential Match". Would you use it if there was one? I probably would.. but, your just going to have to wait until that time to see who I matched to.
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Let them sing it for you

Here's a cool site called 'Let them sing it for you'.

Just enter text and it is converted to musical words using clips from famous songs. It's a very useful site when you need to send ransom notes to blind people!

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10 Trees for $10, and A Good Cause!

Join the NADF! The National Arbor Day Foundation is dedicated to inspiring people to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees. They have a great cause, and to prove it they are giving away 10 trees (free including shipping!) to all new members.

Basic membership costs $10 (which should fit almost any budget) and includes: The Tree Book with planting & care information, a bimonthly newsletter, and 33-56% off any future tree purchases.

These guys really want your free trees to grow, in fact they guarantee it. They also only ship during certain parts of the year, and will modify your order if they think a tree you picked might not survive in your area. So, if you've been meaning to add a few trees to your yard, or if you just want to do something good join the NADF today!

Link: http://www.arborday.org/shopping/memberships/memberships.cfm
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