Tony Brewer

I remember the big to-do a few years back when the White House provided the Obama girls a wonderful playground, right on the White House grounds for them and their friends to enjoy while President Obama is in office. Of course not any of today’s extrodinairy playgrounds would do for the first family, a lot of thought and effort went into to this children’s playground and safe haven. With the “GREEN” issue such a hot topic in everyone’s lives they made sure that they went with a company that makes an effort to preserve our environment. That is where Rubberecycle came in and fit the bill perfectly.

Rubberecycle is know for their rubber granule products that are unique in the fact that they are made 100% from old used and unwanted tires. Their rubber mulch is totally environment friendly, extremely safe, and very economical. Three big and important points that led their company right up to the White House and in the news, big time.

They don’t limit their products various aspects of playgrounds. They also manufacture their rubber products for Landscaping and Equestrian Arena Footing as well. They have a very interesting and enlightening website that I would urge anyone to check out and see what Rubberecycle is all about and all of their unique products that are in high demand these days, being “Green” and all.

It looks like we are catching a small break with the price of gas this past week. At first I just thought it was one station, but the further I drove the more gas stations that I passed all sporting a lower price. We were almost to the point of hitting the $4 mark and now we are seeing the prices around $3.69. I can only hope that they keep going down and down and then down some more.

VH1 has come out with an interesting show “Mob Wives” that I’ve been watching when I have the time. It is only up to Episode 4 right now, so it is just now really catching my full attention. This four woman that they are following around and filming are quite an entertaining group of some of the hard core mob members in the Stanton Island area in the beautiful state of N.Y. I love the accents and the phrases that come out of these women’s mouths, and the one they call Drita is one nice looking broad and she definitely rules the roost.

So there is something about this Reality Show that has drawn me into watching it and actually paying attention to it, which is always the case with many shows that end up on my nice 42″ Flat Screen TV. I wish that I had bought this particular TV years ago. What a difference!

I generally don’t have the time or the opportunity to watch the early morning talk/news programs that are always at each other’s heals, nipping and sometimes biting for the morning “ratings” that are so critical for these types of shows. But on occasion I have had the pleasure to watch an entire four hour program. But I do catches moments here and there and have recorded some of them to watch later when I could spend the time dealing with all that goes along with that chore.

Anyway, The Today Show just announced that Meredith Vierra is leaving the morning crew on NBC. It seems like she just got there, I mean really, man how time is flying by these past couple of years. I remember when Katie Couric left the show, you know I still haven’t seen Katie Couric since that fateful day that she said good-bye and walked out the NBC door and waltzed into the CBS doors. One day Matt Lauer will be leaving, but he insists that that will not happen any time soon, but we shall see won’t we.

Most of us are not seeing any improvement, what-so-ever in the economic crisis that has so many of us in a world of trouble in so many ways. Most of the hiring freezes are still holding strong, making it extremely difficult for folks to find gainful employment in the fields that they have become accustomed to, went to school for and enjoyed for most of our lives. People are turning to furthering their education, spending what little money that they have to pay for this education that we have been told is necessary to get the jobs that we’ve been told are available for those that are qualified for. Only to find that all that time and money was wasted because they still can’t find employment for what they just went back to school for. I would be plenty ticked off if that were to happen to me, I can tell you that.

There are positions available, I’ve been told, in many of the nonprofit jobs. I remember when I thought that non profit jobs meant that you worked and you didn’t make a profit from it, only the company! It sounds silly, I know, but it’s true just the same. I just didn’t understand why they labeled these nonprofit career opportunities the way that they did.