Makeover!!

A really big Thank You Louise at Adori Graphics!
She did an awesome job making over my blog! I'm glad to have my own unique layout. Off to enjoy the 30 inches of snow.

Penn State Victory Roar!!

I'm so proud of my Penn State Nittany Lions Football Team! They played hard and beat a very good LSU football team today in the Capital One Bowl. I was so glad that Daryll Clark and the other seniors went out in style. I think Daryll has been given way too much of the blame for our lack of success against highly ranked teams. If anyone is to blame it is the Penn State coaching staff for the way they game plan for those tough games. We should be cruising into those games with a swagger in our step and a knockout punch in our pocket. Instead we tip toe in and play "not to lose" and of course that is usually what happens. We save any trickery or gadget plays until we are down by 3 touchdowns in the 4th quarter and the other team knows that we're too desperate to run it up the gut. Don't get me wrong..... I love JoePa and the gang of great coaches we have, but sometimes I think Joe Paterno downplays our talent too much. When the players hear these humble messages all week heading into a big game they start to believe what they hear and they get intimidated rather than the desired humbleness that Joe is looking for.
Now I must wait another 8 months for Penn State to once again return to the field. I am sad that the season is over, but I'm proud that my team fought a good fight and made a good showing for the Big Ten Conference! Let's hear that Penn State Victory Roar!!!

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Wordless Wednesday: Best Seat In The House

Cutting the cord (well, not really)

Today we are taking our cable boxes back to our cable tv provider. We downgraded our service to limited basic cable. It is a bittersweet occasion as we will be saving $50.00 per month on our cable bill, but we will also be losing many of the channels that we enjoy watching. Fortunately many of those shows we will miss are available for online viewing. So looking at the cable bill, I wondered how prices in the Baltimore, Maryland area compare to those rates around the nation. We were paying $75.00 for regular cable tv with nothing fancy. The only premium channel we subscribed to was the Big Ten Network. Our high speed internet is also through the same company and once our promotional time period is over in a few months the high speed cable modem will cost us $75.00 per month. What are you paying in your area?

Here's my wish for Cable TV providers (I know it will never happen, but it's nice to dream)........

I think some cable company should come out with a "pay per channel plan." This plan would consist of being a custom cable plan for each subscriber. You would choose each channel you would like to subscribe to and you wouldn't get a bunch of channels you don't even watch. Here's what I would see for our potential pay per channel package here at our house:

• ABC
• NBC
• FOX
• CBS
• CW
• WBS
• ESPN
• ESPN2
• Big Ten Network
• Disney
• Nickelodeon
• Food
• TLC
• Animal Planet
• Lifetime
• Lifetime Movie Channel
• E!
• PBS
• FOX News
• CNN
• Weather Channel
• CMT
• Gospel Music Channel
• Hallmark
  

So there you have it. Less than 25 channels and I imagine your list would be less than 25 channels that you watch as well. So most of us are paying way too much for way too many channels that we will never watch. Tell me what you think about a pay per channel system. Thanks for stopping by my blog today!

My Favorite Place to Chow Down

I'm so excited!!! Later this week I am headed to Pennsylvania for lunch. I'm meeting my parents at Infinito's Pizza Buffet in York, PA. This is my favorite place to eat; in fact, for my birthday this year when given a choice of where to eat, I chose the 75 minute drive North to Infinito's. Here's why I love Infinito's.........

• Their food ROCKS!!! Their pizza is always fresh and tastes great! They serve many different yummy kinds of pizza as well as pasta and breadsticks. Since I'm the furthest thing from a vegetarian I haven't tried their salad, but my wife and son enjoy their fresh salad bar. Before feeling so full that I must waddle out the door, I must enjoy their dessert pizza and cinnimon rolls.
  
• Aside from having great food, they carry my favorite drink on tap........ Yay Mountain Dew!!! I drink like a camel so it is nice to be able to walk up to the tap and fill my cup with bubbly goodness time and time again.
  
• Since I usually meet my parents at Infinito's I hardly ever pay for my own meal, but if I did it wouldn't kill my budget as their prices are more than resonable. At just $5.49 for all you can eat and only slightly higher with a drink, their prices are perfect for a pizza and pasta lover like me.
• Just in case bathrooms make or break a restaurant for you....... Infinitos does a great job of keeping their bathrooms as well as their entire location very clean.
  

I was not asked or paid to review Infinito's, but I didn't want to be selfish and keep this yummy buffet a secret. I've eaten at other pizza buffet chains that will remain nameless, and the other buffets do not even come close to the quality of food that Infinito's has to offer. Check out their website today at http://www.infinitospizza.com . I hope that they continue to grow their chain and one day open a location near Baltimore, Marland! Check, it out today, you won't regret it.

Wordless Wednesday Daddy's Girl

Isn't my dog adorable? Oreo loves her Daddy.

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