G Harold

Monday, December 8, 2008

Laura Bush Killed a Guy Revealed on the Family Guy

The big question though is why she wasn’t charged? In 1963, Laura Bush then 17, ran a stop sign and crashed into another vehicle that resulted in the death of a friend in the other car. Some reports say it was her then boyfriend in the other car. The police report was released in 2000, and noted that Laura wasn’t charged with a crime for the death.

“It was a terrible, terrible thing,” she said. “I know this as an adult, and even more as a parent, it was crushing … for the family involved and for me as well.”

The Laura Bush killing incident was mentioned in a recent Family Guy episode:


Not necessarily a Christmasy subject but the Family Guy angle makes for an excellent segue into the Family Guy video game. Family Guy is a very popular television show this Sony PSP platform video game lets you control the kind of over-the-top action you'd see in the popular cartoon. Play as the loveable Peter, the diabolical Stewie and the charismatic Brian. You'll take all three into a wild group of stories that intersect in typical Family Guy fashion.



The shows popularity makes this an excellent Christmas gift selection.

Friday, December 5, 2008

Concurrent Sentencing Success of Nintendo Wii and Wii Accessories Continues

Nintendo is hoping that strong sales of its Wii console and accessories are evidence that it, at least for now, is immune to the economic down turn and will continue another year of banner sales. Others agree that the video game industry as a whole will encounter lower to no sales loss than any other technology sectors. My definition of a concurrent sentencing success means simply that multiple components of the Nintendo Wii franchise (wii console, wii games, and wii accessories) will continue to collectively be top sellers within the video game arena, which they have maintained since their inception.

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, broke the all-time record for one-day sales for a PC game, including it 2007 entry, Burning Crusade, the first
World of Warcraft expansion by Blizzard Entertainment. With their World of Warcarft expansion package, they are maintaining their lead in on MMORPG video game market with the consistent introduction of top WoW PC game expansion packages.



World of Warcraft, is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game aka (MMORPG). It is Blizzard Entertainment's fourth released game set in the fantasy Warcraft universe, which was first introduced by Warcraft: Orcs & Humans in 1994. With more than 11 million monthly subscribers, World of Warcraft has the world's largest MMORPG audience. They hold the Guinness Book of World Record for the most popular MMORPG game. World of Warcraft was estimated to hold 62% massively multiplayer online game (MMOG)market. Vastly popular, WoW will be a very well welcomed gift idea.


Wednesday, December 3, 2008

97 % of American Youth Play Video Games

If on Christmas Day, you do not wish to end up getting fired as a parent, like Tommy Tuberville of Auburn football, then I recommend that you pay very close attention to the following line:
" 97 percent of American youth play video games."
That's right, 97% of all U.S. kids play video games. The top choice is Nintendo Wii right now, but that is not the only one. Here is another surefire Christmas gift category for you to explore when shopping for your teen. In the case of video games, it is not just for your teen, but for almost everyone. Read Selecting Kid Friendly Video Games as Christmas Gifts for information about selecting games for pre-teens.

Nintendo Wii Accessories for the owner of the Wii Console and Wii Nintendo Games gifts will have your parental gift giving popularity soaring like Tommy Tuberville's did during his glory days with the Auburn Tigers football team.

Wii Music is supposed to be educational and fun. The gamer is not penalized for making mistakes because everything you do is correct. All that you create is included in your final music jam session. There are 60 instruments to choose from. The player can create their own jam session and include sessions created by other players. All the players have to do is to imitate playing a musical instrument to create music. There are endless ways to make music. After you have finished with your musical creation the enhanced video playback mode records your jam. I think I might like this one for myself. It is only available for the Wii platform from Amazon.com.

Tommy Tuberville is out as coach after only 10 seasons at Alabama. Your parental responsibilities last a life time and you know you will really never be fired. Making Christmas a happy time for your family is just something that you like to do. Here is something that will help make it so...





SkateBoarding Still One Of The Most Popular Sports

My friends Mom sits in the car and reads Our Daily Bread when she takes us skateboarding because she can not stand to watch as we ride the ramps. Skateboarding is responsible for thousands of injuries, including over 50,000 visits to emergency room each year, so I understand her concern. Despite that, it remains a highly popular sport among the young, with both boys and girls, therefore, although not electronic, it also deserves a place on your teen Christmas gift shopping list.

The first gift is easy to give them is an easy one, the gift of safety. With the high potential for injury, all adults are concern for the safety of all skateboarders. Safety Tips for Skate Boarders: Tweens and Teens discuss 10 need to know safety tips all skateboarders need to know because safety while skateboarding is essential. Share this information with any one you know who skateboards. Print out a copy and include it with their skateboarding related gift, such as:

-- --

So Mom put down your copy of Our Daily Bread and Dad take some time away from all that you do and go watch what your young skate boarder is doing. It may help you come up with some good skateboarder Christmas gift ideas and also give you insight into what your child is doing.

Monday, December 1, 2008

Parents Will Snoop For Xmas Gift Ideas

Cyber Monday Starts Today

According to ComScore, a retail sales analysis organization, overall for the coming 2008 holiday, Christmas sales will be only slightly more than 2007 purchases. The shoppers who have money are holding on to it and the other shoppers just do not have as much to spend this year. They reported, during the black friday weekend, which closed November 30, 36 percent of shoppers purchased consumer electronics. Slightly over half of shoppers bought clothing and accessories, and 39 percent bought books, DVDs, CDs, and video games.

That places consumer electronics, DVDs, Cds, video games, and books at the top of the what shoppers are buying categories. A 2.2 percent increase or $471B in 2008 Christmas sales is all that is expected. Cyber Monday, which starts today will be closely monitored to see if the current purchasing trend continues. Cyber Monday is the online equivalent to black friday. It is the first Monday following Thanksgiving when everyone returns to work. The traditional kick-off to the online holiday shopping season because purchases from the workplace account for approximately half of all e-commerce spending.

WII + WII FIT, Wireless Headphone, and Wii Music were particularly popular sales item on eBay and Amazon.com during black friday sales. Because of their constant popularity video games are always a sure gift pleaser. The only problem there is selection of the right game. Stay tuned to this blog and I will provide more to help your make a wiser choice.

Electronic Christmas Gift Ideas for Teens

Here is an article that discuss and list popular electronic Christmas gifts for teens. Electronic gadgets are cutting edge and all the rage. You can almost never go wrong if you select the right electronic gadget as a Christmas gift for your teen. Laptop computers, digital camera's and stereo headphones are a few of the most requested recommendations. You can read the entire article here:
Electronic Christmas Gift Ideas for Teens