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The universe works in mysterious and delightful ways. I was just considering buying a bicycle because the car died, the new car is slow in arriving, and I’m currently renting PhillyCarShare cars. By the way, if you live in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and you want a car for short hops to places, check out PhillyCarShare. It’s quite a deal, and you can rent cars for an hour to 24 hours. The hybrid I’m driving has room for two bikes in the back which put me in mind of investing in one.

I was considering getting a bike for rides back from the car share pods (pods are where you park the cars). I didn’t really want a X-speed bike where you ahve to get one of those spandex getups, cool sunglasses and stylish (aka expensive) bike helmets. I was standing in Kmart (aka the Less Expensive) store in te bike section, trying to make up my mind which cruiser I’d invest in. I’ve never been really good at riding a bike, and have always had the most luck on those big wheel jobs that look like their from decades ago. For some reason, all taht extra rubber, wide seat and one speed to figure out, has always equated to my staying upright and alive during the ride.

With all of that said, here comes, XYZ Cruiser Bikes, with those nifty, simple, two-wheelers that are easy to peddle, even easier to figure out and a breeze to balance on, all at a reasonable price. Their advertising is cool, their site has lots of pictures and their website navigation is like their bike — easy. It states in the beginning, you don’t have to live at the beach to ride beach cruiser bikes. And, at 88 bucks for the bike, you won’t go bankrupt trying to get one either.

This bicycle is brand new and sold in the box. Bicycle comes about 80% assembled. It takes about 15 minutes to assemble your brand new bicycle. They do recommend that you spring to have a professional assemble it for you which I think is sensible. They ship by FedEx, so you can get it quick, and away you’ll go.

So, there you have it. I think I’m going to go for the teal/blue model which will be a nice contrast to my new iPod. Music while you cruise. What could be better!

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The Internet has made the world small. That’s my feeling when I blog about a fabric and blind place in Europe that can ship me the exact poles I like to finish off my kitchen. It’s music to my ears and a wonder to my mind that I don’t have to go shopping in a gazillion stores to find what I need. For those looking for things like cushions, curtain tracks, lighting and like, this is a first-rate place. The website is easy to navigate and the it has pictures of everything available.

Terrys Fabrics offers everything from the metal curtain poles I like with the 28mm balls on the ends in contemporary metal styles to vertical blinds.

Unfortunately they don’t seem to ship to the US yet; however, I have a couple friends in the UK who are willing to forward anything I order on to me. They do seem to ship to all European destinations, so it’s no biggie.

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One thing you can say about shopping online is that you can get some really good deals, and the choices are boundless. Not to be overlooked, and actually quite a good deal is the use of online coupons and coupon codes. KeepCash.com comes in as one of the more extensive coupon offerings on the net, and I love to go there before visiting BestBuy, Amazon and now NewEgg.com. That’s right, they’ve got one of the best online discount stores out there for computer equipment and now they’ve made them cheaper. One of the cool things that they’re selling at a discounted price from the Discount Kings is a Raidmax Apex ATX-802BP Black 450W Case which has a $30 rebate. After it’s all said and done, with shipping, it will come out to 29.99. Now you can’t beat that. You’ll find it here.

They have a lot of great sites tied in besides NewEgg including Buy.com, Staples, Dell, to name a few.

Naturally, since we’re a music site, I checked out the music deals and found a good number like Music123 Coupons which I really like and have included here for you to check out and a really cool site with for musicians called Musicians Friend with coupons. It’s one of the world’s largest direct marketers of music gear at some of the best prices and largetst selection I’ve seen in a while.

All in all, KeepCash.com is a good site to get stuff at discount.

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Zlitt is a social bookmarking website which will help you to promote your blog or any other website. Not only you will get many visitors but also a strong backlink. Zlitt also offers you ad revenue sharing, that means that you can earn money by promoting your website through Google Adsense.

Never being one to overlook an opportunity, I was surprised and delighted when this post came up to blog about Zlitt, a new social networking service which fits right into our mission to stay afloat and bring you all the music news while getting more visitors and making money to pay our hosting and adwords bills.

Zlitt addresses all of these needs by offering a social bookmarking site as well as sharing in the profit made by visitors using adsense on their website. Now, if you’re unfamiliar with Adsense, get going over to the Google website and find out more. If you have a blog, it’s worth your while to throw a few ads up. And now with revenue sharing of adsense profits through Zlitt, it’s all the better. If you’re a purist and don’t want adsense on your webist to earn a few extra bucks, you can share through their site. It’s a win-win.

Let’s talk about social networking. These sites seem to be popping up all over. I even put up a Squidoo lens whcih I”m about to add Zlitt to. It’s pretty popular, and I’m always on the lookout for good, new social networking sites to add. Zlitt fits the bill. So, of course, I surfed on over and joined. The breakdown is easy: News, Videos and Images and only two languages – Slovenija and English. So, I checked with my Pennsylvania Dutch friend who was a Russian language major, and sure enough, he could read it.

All in all Zlitt looks good, and we like new because it allows us to establish a foothold as the site grows. It’s a great site and I look forward to posting my blogs growing content on it.

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Online Discount Mart and Home & Garden decor is a great site with all kinds of great stuff to spice up your house. Right now, I just put in a new floor in my kitchen, so I’m looking for different home decor stuff. I’m in that mood. They have a bevy of stuff to choose from from garden furniture to wall, kitchen and bathroom accessories. They have a New Arrivals section that’s to die for with all kinds of neat stuff including that gnome that reminds me of the Travelocity gnome which is so cute. He comes with a little light and is solar powered. They also have wind chimes which I love. I also got the trees taken down in my yard (they were taking over) so I’m looking to add a bit of furniture and a wind chime or two. I really liked the Dragon and Butterfly wind chimes.

I’m looking to add a few nice touches to my kitchen and they have a Citris Decorative Kitchen bottle which looks just grand. I also collect cows, so the Cow Chalkboard would be perfect addition.

All in all, this is a really nice site with all kinds of neat gadgets to accent and enhance your home decor. If you’re looking for ideas this is a great website to start out on.

Check it out. Online Discount Mart

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