MIT: Campaign Tracker

Hi, Just a quick note about my campaign on Indiegogo. This campaign has had a brisk start and I want to thank all you have donated so far. If you haven't donated, that is ok, but if you could share this with your friends or colleagues, that would be great!

I am promoting this on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. Does anyone else have any ideas on how to promote something like this. Your help would be invaluable!

Thanks for stopping by and the tracker for this campaign is shown below. Stop by often to see how we are doing!

MIT: Indiegogo Campaign

How is everyone? Hope is all good! By my previous posts, you know about my wife's and I Monarch butterfly raising. We are doing this to help raise the population of these pollinators as the weather, urban expansion and pesticides have taken a toll on these precious and vital insects.

Well, I really want to take it one step further and now we are going to be beekeepers! The only bad thing about beekeeping is it is not free to do like raising Monarchs. So, I have started a campaign on Indiegogo called To Bee or Not To Bee!

If you have not heard of Indiegogo, it is a crowd sourcing site where people help other people with their projects. So, I am asking you for a little help to please donate to To Bee or Not To Bee and help us get our beekeeping started!

Have you ever used crowd sourcing before? Have you ever heard of or used Indiegogo before?

Well thanks in advance and just to let you know that there are nice little perks that go along with donating!

MIT: Monarch Migration Part II

The other day, I posted about where the Monarch Butterfly was in its migration from the over wintering spot in Mexico. Well since then I have found an awesome video made by the Google Earth team.

This video gives a first hand view of the monarchs migration and their path both in the spring and in the fall. This video is outstanding and is easy to understand.

I hope you enjoy this video and remember to plant some milkweed (host plant) and flowers (nectar plant) so we can get the population of the Monarch up again!

Do you have any milkweed on your land? Do you have any nectar plants for the Monarch?

MIT: One World Trade Center Elevator

As you may know, the construction of One World Trade Center is complete and is now the symbol of New York City. and America,  as the previous World Trade Center once was. Technology has advanced tremendously since the original WTC were built.

In One World Trade Center a really cool feature has been added to the elevators that service the Observation Deck. The walls in these five elevators show a time lapse video from Manhattans' discovery to the present time. have included a video of this below.

The video is really remarkable and the parts I like the best are the creation of the World Trade Centers, which eventually disappear also, and the completion of One World Trade Center.

What did you think of this video? What do you like or dislike about it?

 

MIT: Monarch Migration

Well it is about time for Spring and that means one thing! The Monarchs are coming! Yep, the beautiful Monarch Butterfly is slowly making its way from Mexico, where the stay over the winter, up to the northern regions.

My wife and I have been raising, mostly learning, Monarchs the last two summers and we are getting prepared to get started again this spring. Their migration map shows the closest sightings in Illinois, Kentucky and Minnesota. So in around three weeks or so, they should be arriving in Michigan to begin their summer mating before they head back to Mexico this fall.

The reason we raise them is because their population is seriously low and by breeding them we actually give them a 90% more chance to survive to adults.

Have you seen a  Monarch butterfly yet this year? Have you ever raised them?

MIT: Raspberry Pi Daily Published

MIT: Extreme Couponing

I have always been a fan of the show Extreme Couponing! It is amazing that people can use sales and coupons and get so much product for so little or even FREE!

Earlier today, my Wife and I went to Kroger with our bundle of coupons, Now we didn't just take coupons and go, there was a lot of planning to co-ordinate the coupons with the sales and also take advantage of Kroger's Digital Coupons. Although we don't get the savings like they do on Extreme Couponing, because there is no stores around here that doubles coupons and allows unlimited coupons on an item, but we still saved 41% today!

We do get a lot of help from CouponMom.com and KrogerKrazy.com as they have a lot of these combos already planned for us. I would highly recommend using these two websites to help you plan your shopping trip.

Below is a copy of the receipt that shows how much we saved today. As you can see it is a whopping $76.34!!! That does not include the additional rebates we get from Ibotta.com, Checkout51 and SavingsStar.com! These sites will give you rebates on certain items in exchange for you uploading your receipt. They use these receipts for a database of info for retailers to look at.

I hope this gives you some incentive to start couponing and helping your family save some money.

Do you use coupons?  If so, how long have you been using them?

MIT: Obama Countdown

If you noticed in the side bar, I have installed a countdown calendar. It is nothing special, but what it is counting down sort of is. It is counting down the days until President Obama is out of office when the next POTUS is sworn in on Inauguration Day in 2017.

If the candidates can start campaigning now, then I can at least look forward to when the current President is replaced. I am not going to say anything bad about President Obama just that I cannot wait for him to leave office and someone to get in and take control of Washington, D.C.

Right now I like Rand Paul. I loved his Dad and what he stood for and wanted. I believe Rand Paul has some of his beliefs and more.

Do you have a early favorite for POTUS? Do you even care? Let me know by commenting below.

MIT: Culver 's Concrete Mixer

The title says it all!  Culver ' s Concrete Mixer are super delicious! Mine is Heath Bar and Butterscotch. ...yum! My wife is having the flavor of the day which is the Peanut Butter Cup!

I recommend Culver ' s to everyone and if you don't have one in your area, find one!

Do you like Culver's? What is your favorite fastfood restaurant?

MIT: Prop Making

In an earlier post, I said that I have a lot of interests and hobbies. Now I have not perfected all of these interests, but I at least know enough to use most of the hobbies that I have. Next is a list of some of the hobbies that I am proficient at.

• Polymer clay artist
• Mold making
• Casting of plaster
• Jewelry making
• Spray paint art
• Miniature making
• Diorama artist
• Paper mache artist

Now, why did I list all of these hobbies? Because when I can use all of the knowledge from these hobbies, they are perfect to use in Prop Making! Yes, prop making! I will be making some props soon and display them on here. 

What are your hobbies? Do you have an idea for a prop I can make? If so, let me know!

These are some of the jewelry items I have made!

MIT: Mobile Posting

Well this is new for me. I have just down loaded Blogger on my phone which will give me the ability to make posts from anywhere at anytime.

For instance, I can post pictures and videos instantly while I am metal detecting! Like the pictures below.

So far I like this, it will give me the ability to give My Immediate Thoughts...immediately!

MIT: Metal Detecting

I have a few hobbies and lots of interests. I like to try new things all the time. My latest interest and newest hobby is metal detecting. I recently purchased a White's CoinMaster Pro, like the one pictured below.

I have taken it out a few times now and I can tell you I am hooked! I am still trying to learn the sensitivity and where to set it, but I am getting better. The first time I went out it was in my own yard. I found some change and a bunch of other metal treasures! Everytime since I have always found at least one penny! I keep all of my treasures in a glass jar to see what I have collected!

I look forward to when I find some real treasure like an old coin or a piece of history! Below are some videos I think you might like to watch about metal detecting and the White's CoinMaster Pro. So you have a metal detector? If so, what kind and what is the neatest thing you have found?

MIT: Guardians of the Galaxy

Well I am going to start off with something easy. Guardians of the Galaxy came out in December of 2014. My wife had seen some one on Facebook give this movie a big thumbs up! So we decided what the heck and rented it. We didn't remember seeing this movie advertised for the theaters, but that doesn't mean much as we miss a lot of movies advertised.

First of all, Guardians of the Galaxy has the most awesome soundtrack! I have downloaded the sound track and listen to it frequently. I am not going to divulge to much about the details of the movie, because I can't really do that with out giving away what happens.

All I want to say is this is a must rent, I even bought it, if you haven't seen it yet! Have you seen it yet? If you have, leave a comment and let us know what you thought about the Guardians of the Galaxy!

This is my favorite guy from the movie, Groot! As the video shows his vocabulary is not to extensive at all. But it is amazing how you can almost understand what he is saying from the tone and deflection of his voice. By the way, Vin Diesel is the voice of Groot.

Welcome to My Immediate Thoughts or MIT!

Hi and welcome to My Immediate Thoughts!

As the title of this blog says, I will be posting my immediate thoughts about interesting things I see or hear about. I hope you will find this entertaining and worth while!

So, I hope you will come back frequently and check out My Immediate Thoughts!