Secondcar Smoke Sucks

by ruBik on January 10, 2010

Well, you have heard of “secondhand smoke”, but you may never heard of “secondcar smoke.”

Secondcar Smoke

Secondcar Smoke

Secondcar smoke is a term I coined this week after being exposed 3 times to smoke from surrounding cars while driving.  The first episode occurred on our first warm, sunny day this week.  I rolled down the windows to enjoy the beautiful sunny day.  I started smelling smoke, but there was nobody else in my car.  It was clearly cigarette smoke, but I was going 45 miles per hour.  The only car I could see was about 8 car lengths ahead of me.  It was not until I pulled up next to it at the next stop light that I saw the driver flick the cigarette butt on the ground next to my car.  That was when it first registered with me that I had been breathing in smoke for about 2 miles while driving behind this smoker.  So much for enjoying my beautiful day…

The very next day, I was sitting at an intersection and noticed the same odor, but much stronger.  I quickly looked around and realized that the driver 2 lanes over was smoking.  He was the only one around that I could see, so it had to be him even though he was about 40 feet away.

Today, the same thing happened again at another intersection.  This time my windows were up, but the smell still permeated my car.  Disgusting!!!

I really have no problem with smokers, as long as I don’t have to breath their poison myself involuntarily.  Here are some agreements that might help us all get along:

1)  You agree to roll up your windows if you are going to smoke while driving.  This should be more efficient for you anyway as you will be able to breath in your own secondhand smoke too.  I agree to roll up my windows when I am jamming to some good tunes.

2)  Don’t throw your cigarette butts out the window – this is called littering and smokers are not immune to such laws.  I agree to not throw my gum out or shoot fireworks out my car window.

3)  You agree to use smokeless tobacco in public.  I agree to not take x-rays or CT scans in public.

4)  If you decide to smoke in public and while driving with your windows down, at least use marijuana instead of tobacco so that I will become as apathetic as you and just not care anymore.

If you too have been a victim of secondcar smoke, then please spread the word about these agreements or feel free to add your own.

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I Need Your Help TODAY!

by ruBik on November 10, 2009

Today is a very important day for us and we are asking for your help and support.  Our charitable foundation, the Agel Cares Foundation, is having a one day campaign to raise money for our projects.

Agel Cares helps provide needed surgeries for children around the globe, including cleft palate repair, club foot repair, and eye surgeries that prevent blindness.  Without these surgeries (and without our help), most of these children become outcasts even in their own families.  However, thanks to our foundation, we can repair each of these problems for less than $40.

Did you get that? For less than $40 you can help provide a surgery to repair a cleft palate in a child.  100% of all donations goes directly to the cost of the surgeries (all logistical and management costs are covered by our company).  Any donation you can provide counts as it all adds up, so do not think that these small donations do not make a difference – they do!

Here is what we are asking you to do TODAY:

1)  Go to AgelCares.org
2)  On the Home page, click on the ‘Give’ button on the bottom right
3)  It requires that you enter the info of the person who referred you – here is what to enter:
Name:  Tim and Julie
City:  Denver
Event (drop down menu):  select ‘Ten Dollar Tuesday’
4)  Note this is a secure website (https) and your information is protected.
5)  Please donate any amount you feel comfortable with (everything helps).  We are asking that you donate $10 minimum, but don’t hesitate to do more.
6)  Please consider forwarding this email to everyone on your list so that we can make this an amazing day!

We appreciate your help.  This cause is very important to us and we need all of the help we can get.

Sincerely,

Tim Berry and Julie Mirr
www.WorldGel.com

p.s.  Also if you are interested in learning more about our business and how it can help you, please let us know.  We are currently doing business in 58 countries and we are always looking for new partners.

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Pancakes in Amsterdam

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If you have not had the pleasure of eating a pancake in the Netherlands, then you are missing out on one of life’s little treats.
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Summer in Telluride Colorado

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We started by driving to Glenwood Springs, CO and staying in a cabin along the river in Glenwood Canyon.  We did some mountain biking along the river trail and also hiked the [...]

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Eating Like a Champ

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Confession:  I love food and lots of it:)
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Not only did I quit racing, I pretty much quit exercising.  Despite [...]

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Tastes Like Chicken

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Quick Mountain Bike Loop Near My House

June 30, 2009

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Top 10 Lifestyle Questions

June 23, 2009

You guys know I am a fan of lists, so here are my latest internet research results.  These are the top 10 questions asked online about lifestyle in the search engines over the past year.

How to maintain a healthy lifestyle
How to live a healthy lifestyle
Why is a healthy lifestyle important
How income affects lifestyle
What are some [...]

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Money Talks and the FDA Listens…

June 23, 2009

Money talks… and the FDA listens to Big Pharma.
How long will we keep allowing and accepting this criminal behavior from our government?  Here are several obvious examples that cannot be defended by the FDA.  Do they realize that we are not stupid and that we can see what they are doing?
Dr. Mercola discusses in detail  [...]

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It’s Good to Be Back

June 22, 2009

For all of you loyal followers, you will be happy to know that I am back.  Unfortunately, all of my past posts will not be back until they have been thoroughly cleaned & scrubbed of any corrupt files.
The short version of the story is that a very bored hacker found his or her way onto [...]

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