Talk Like A Pirate Day

Well, I’m not sure how this one snuck up on me, but I have never heard of this day until yesterday when a client wished me a Happy Talk Like A Pirate Day. Then Justine Ezarik had mentioned on Twitter about it getting out of hand.

It seems that yesterday, every year is International Talk Like A Pirate Day. September 19. How come I have never heard of this before? I was very curious so I entered it in Google and the first result was www.talklikeapirate.com. I guess it’s the official site for the day, so go check it out if you’re as curious as I was.

Did I talk like a pirate? No. But, I did have a good day yesterday!

Happy belated Talk Like A Pirate Day!

Vote: For the Record

Do you know what should be done with the ball that broke Hank Aaron’s record? If you do, you have only three choices. Over at Vote756, you get a chance to decide what should be done. I’m not sure when the vote ends, so get your vote in now!

Bestow It

Send it to the Hall of Fame.

Brand It

Burn an asterisk (*) onto the ball with a branding iron and send it to the Hall of Fame.

Banish It

Put the ball on a rocket ship and launch it into orbit.

Win a Nintendo Wii!

How would you like to win a Nintendo Wii? I’d love to even buy one if I could find them in stores at all! It turns out that CellForCash will give you one if you win in the win a Wii Giveaway!

CellForCash takes old, unused cell phones and will give you cash in return. Depending on your cell phone, type and condition, you could earn more than $100. Why keep old cell phones that you will never use again, when you could sell your cell phone to CellForCash.

I hope if you have a cell phone or two, that you’ll consider checking out CellForCash because of how hazardous they may be to the environment and health. And we use cell phones? Please recycle your cell phone for free!

You may not realize it, but many of those old cell phones are valuable – some much more valuable than you may think. On the down side, all of them contain hazardous substances that can pose a threat to the environment and to public health if disposed of properly.

If your cell phone isn’t listed, there are other options. One option is donating and CellForCash partnered with CellPhone Bank. You can also trade it in at Replacement Phones.

Don’t forget to enter in the Giveaway for a chance to win a Nintendo Wii! It’s very easy. Answer a few questions and you’ll have an entry for the Giveaway. Good luck and recycle!

Sponsored by CellForCash 

Anniversary Prize Giveaway Worth Over $4,000!

David Airey, an Irish designer is giving away over $4,000 of prizes in celebration of his graphic design blog’s one year anniversary. Go check out this logo designer’s site. This is one giveaway you shouldn’t pass up. Continue reading to see just some of the prizes being given away for free!

For the Gold

• A custom logo by David Airey himself. See some of his work in his portfolio.
• A custom WordPress theme by Nate Whitehill.

For the Silver

• A logo design by Tara Roskell. Check out her blog over at Graphic Design Blog.
• Books from Amazon worth $60! A donation from Darren Rowse over at ProBlogger – what an awesome donation!

For the Bronze

• Logo / blog header design by Jonathan-C. Phillips over at Smart Wealthy Rich.
• A Revolution Premium WordPress theme package by Brian Gardner, an excellent WordPress designer and consultant. He has several other great themes, but this one tops them all! I’m actually using this theme here, just modified.
• Blog review and e-mail interview that will be published on Make It Great! with Phil Gerbyshak. Your blog will be critiqued and featured on a PR5 blog!

Bonus Prizes

• Free money! $25 via PayPal, donated by Gayla McCord over at Mom Gadget. I could use some free money, what about you?
• 2GB USB storage key, donated by Jamie Clague over at Terinea Weblog. There are three of these and I would love to get one to replace one that just recently quit working!
• Blog reviews and design help by several people. Just to name a few:
  • Chris Lodge will give a full blog review with deep links and images on Blog-Op.
  • Aaron Russell over at miLienzo has coded WordPress themes and will give a blog review.
  • Lakshmi Mareddy over at Chilligavva will give some expert WordPress blog help.
• Online advertising at several places. Just to name a couple:
  • 125×125 image ad for 30 days over at Smart Wealthy Rich. That’s another prize I wouldn’t mind winning!
  • 125×125 image ad for 30 days over at Freelance Folder. Another prize from Jonathan over at Smart Wealthy Rich – very generous!

This is one giveaway I want to be part of! Why? I could win something that I really want, or I could just give it away here on my blog! Make sure to come back or subscribe to my RSS feed to find out if I’ve won or not. And, good luck to all of you who enter in.

Read more at David Airey’s blog to find out how to enter and to see all of the prizes available!

Spybot: Search & Destroy Easter Egg

A favorite anti-spyware to many has an easter egg inside. Know what it is? It’s a game!

Scanning your computer for thousands of spyware can take a long time when you don’t want to walk away from your computer while it is being scanned. What do you do? Play a game. Just click an icon and you’re good to go!

I found out about this little secret from Mysticgeek at How-To Geek Blogs.