Fishing is coming up around the corner and that means we must pick/decide on a fishing lodge for our 2009 Fishing Trip.
Here are some for discussion (not limited to)... please add comments.
Whitefish and Manitowik Lake
http://www.hiddenriverlodge.com/
http://www.totomenailodge.com/
Horwood Lake
http://www.horwoodlakelodge.com/
Dog Lake
http://www.campmissanabie.com/index.html
http://www.northernwildernesscottages.com/index.htm
http://www.foxsdenlodge.com/index.htm
Lake Biscotasing
http://ritchiesendoftrail.com/
O'Sullivan Lake
http://osullivansrainbow.com/
Mattagami Lake
http://www.greenwildernesslodge.com/
Northern Woods Lodge
http://www.northernwoodslodge.com/
Some items to keep in mind are:
1. How many different types of fish are you able to fish for
2. Are nice boats provided or is it the minimum
3. How much gas is included in the price (one tank, one tank per day, unlimited)
4. Does the happens have electricity, heat, etc
5. How far of a drive is it
6. How many cabins/lodges are on the lake
7. How big is the lake
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Why I choose Apple
When someone tells me they are having computer problems I explain to them that the problems come with owning a Windows machine. Microsoft continues to patch and upgrade a very old operating system and it's truly not Microsoft's fault and more the very ancient logical design of the PC that limits what Microsoft can do.
Anyhow, those that do look outside the box, those that stop following the rest of the sheep will see there are other choices out there besides a windows based machine. Especially now adays when the only choice you have is Windows Vista which should of never left beta (development).
Apple's Mac OS X operating system has been very stable since it was released. It is based on the unix operating system which is what every high secure, highly sensitive servers use because the unix is known to be a very reliable operating system.
Now that I have discussed the operating systems, how about the manufactures of the windows machines versus the apple product. I am given a top of the line Dell laptop computer every two years to use for work. After so many blue screens of death I purchased a powerbook and ran Virtual Machine for those Windows programs. My dell's monitor falls off its hinges, battery is shot and won't keep a charge, key's have came off, the plastic case creeks when you lift it.
My Apple laptop has not faultered once. It always works, it has been 5 years and it works great and I can load the latest operating system that Apple has released on it.
It's a matter of Quality versus Quantity. Everyone says how much more expensive Apple products are over others and I tell them that if you were to purchase a car or a house would you want to pay a little extra for a quality product or are you looking for the cheapest. You get what you pay for.
Friday, January 18, 2008
United States is giving you $800
WASHINGTON (AFP) - President George W. Bush's administration is considering an individual tax rebate of up to $800 dollars as a short term measure to help boost the sagging US economy, a media report said Friday.
Check out the entire report here
Check out the entire report here
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Michigan for Sale
Everyone is leaving Michigan!! People are giving away their homes, going into foreclosure just to get out of this state as they keep raising taxes and utilities to compensate for the far fewer customers and residents.
Schools are closing and consolidating because people are leaving. This has a snowball effect in the worst way.
They say Michigan will hit bottom before they can begin rebuilding but I say we have been at the bottom for a very long time. Look at the United Van Line reports I have below. A high outbound of people since they first starting watching outbound and inbound traffic.
Michigan is only doing good if the automobile companies like GM, Ford and Chrysler are doing good and guess what? They haven't been doing good for a long time (since late 90's) and it shows. So as they go down, they are taking the state of Michigan with them.
We have a senator that concentrates on education and stresses how important it is. Of course its important but you know what else is important? Having students in the class room, not worrying about your kid getting robbed on the way to school by one of the thousands of homeless people that couldn't afford to move out of Michigan.
If there was ever a time Michigan needed a miracle it's now!
So come you big businesses.... how much are you paying for real estate somewhere else (I guarantee you its cheaper here). How much are you paying for those employees? (I am quite sure you could get a good deal on employees here).
GM pretty much rebuilt Detroit... Does someone want to come in and rebuild Flint? It has a very excellent airport (Bishop) connection to multiple freeways, not to far away from Canada and a much better trip for truck drivers to the west (avoiding the I-94 mess).
Check out these reports from a very big moving company "United Van Lines"
2007
States in the Great Lakes region generally showed an outbound trend, according to United’s records. Ranked No. 1 on the high-outbound list last year, Michigan (67.8%) once again captured the top outbound spot.
2006
Ranked No. 2 on the high-outbound list last year, Michigan (66.0%) moved up a spot to tie for the top outbound state on this year’s list. Michigan saw a 2.1% increase over its 2005 numbers.
2005
Michigan (63.9%) – From the inception of the study, Michigan has been an outbound state.
2004
Michigan (60.9%) reached its highest outbound level since 1982
2003
The states that border Lake Michigan were categorized as “high
outbound”: Illinois (60.1%), Michigan (58.1%), Wisconsin (55.1%), and Indiana,
(61.2%).
2002
Schools are closing and consolidating because people are leaving. This has a snowball effect in the worst way.
They say Michigan will hit bottom before they can begin rebuilding but I say we have been at the bottom for a very long time. Look at the United Van Line reports I have below. A high outbound of people since they first starting watching outbound and inbound traffic.
Michigan is only doing good if the automobile companies like GM, Ford and Chrysler are doing good and guess what? They haven't been doing good for a long time (since late 90's) and it shows. So as they go down, they are taking the state of Michigan with them.
We have a senator that concentrates on education and stresses how important it is. Of course its important but you know what else is important? Having students in the class room, not worrying about your kid getting robbed on the way to school by one of the thousands of homeless people that couldn't afford to move out of Michigan.
If there was ever a time Michigan needed a miracle it's now!
So come you big businesses.... how much are you paying for real estate somewhere else (I guarantee you its cheaper here). How much are you paying for those employees? (I am quite sure you could get a good deal on employees here).
GM pretty much rebuilt Detroit... Does someone want to come in and rebuild Flint? It has a very excellent airport (Bishop) connection to multiple freeways, not to far away from Canada and a much better trip for truck drivers to the west (avoiding the I-94 mess).
Check out these reports from a very big moving company "United Van Lines"
2007
States in the Great Lakes region generally showed an outbound trend, according to United’s records. Ranked No. 1 on the high-outbound list last year, Michigan (67.8%) once again captured the top outbound spot.
2006
Ranked No. 2 on the high-outbound list last year, Michigan (66.0%) moved up a spot to tie for the top outbound state on this year’s list. Michigan saw a 2.1% increase over its 2005 numbers.
2005
Michigan (63.9%) – From the inception of the study, Michigan has been an outbound state.
2004
Michigan (60.9%) reached its highest outbound level since 1982
2003
The states that border Lake Michigan were categorized as “high
outbound”: Illinois (60.1%), Michigan (58.1%), Wisconsin (55.1%), and Indiana,
(61.2%).
2002
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
flickr vs picasa vs snapfish vs photoworks vs shutterfly
So many choices to choose from and yet which is the correct one.
Through experimentation of each of these we rate them in this order
1. flickr (owned by Yahoo now) does include an iPhoto plugin to upload pictures
2. picasa (owned by Google now) does include an iPhoto plugin to upload pictures
3. photoworks - does include an iPhoto export assistant
4. shutterfly - does include an iPhoto export assistant
5. snapfish - does not include the ability to export pictures from iPhoto
Flickr is the leader when it comes to online photo storage and sharing (of course they do have the backing of Yahoo). Of course it does have its issues as I find it very cumbersome and not as easy to navigate as it should be. Why can't we create albums within albums... I miss that ability.
Picasa is very convenient being a part of my google account and I do so much with google now that I would love to use them as my photo warehouse as well but they lack a lot of features that flickr has. Also not sure if I am a big fan of them sending the photos to another vendor (right now its shutterfly or photoworks) to have them printed. So its almost like google knows they can manage the pictures better but someone else can take care of the printing. We have had very bad luck with quality pictures coming from shutterfly and do not recommend them what so ever.
Photoworks is a nice system that I wish I would like more but they have a lot of restrictions on space and similar items where flickr and picasa are pretty much wide open.
Happy Birthday Dad
This actually covers my dad and julie's dad both.
January 15th is my dad (dennis hosang sr.) birthday
January 16th is julie's dad (ron sheffer) birthday
Our dad's get older but our love for them just grows stronger.
Happy Birthday
January 15th is my dad (dennis hosang sr.) birthday
January 16th is julie's dad (ron sheffer) birthday
Our dad's get older but our love for them just grows stronger.
Happy Birthday
Monday, January 14, 2008
MyWiseGuys Business Cards arrived
Today I got my new business cards that I ordered from VistaPrint which include my new phone number that is used strictly for the business.
I picked the glossy print this time and love it. It looks far more professional then the 100lb matte finish I had last time and which was a little more expensive.
All in all VistaPrint charged me around $40 for 250 business cards printed front and back (has the web url www.mywiseguys.com on the back). Not complaining because I did do comparison shopping on printing business cards and VistaPrint was the same price as everyone else (even a bit cheaper compared to some) and I now I know I am getting quality with VistaPrint.
I picked the glossy print this time and love it. It looks far more professional then the 100lb matte finish I had last time and which was a little more expensive.
All in all VistaPrint charged me around $40 for 250 business cards printed front and back (has the web url www.mywiseguys.com on the back). Not complaining because I did do comparison shopping on printing business cards and VistaPrint was the same price as everyone else (even a bit cheaper compared to some) and I now I know I am getting quality with VistaPrint.
Monday, January 07, 2008
The Original Six FFL 2007-2008
Well our Fantasy Football League (FFL) is coming to a close. It ended up being myself (The Wild Weasels) versus Mr. Haslock (Broncos) for the Superbowl. I apparantly forgot to send in my lineup do to all the traveling and craziness happening and the Broncos won. Now the Broncos join myself and the Warlords as one of the three teams that have won twice.
In the Toilet Bowl it was Mike (Warlords) versus Drew (Kobra Kai) which ended up being a spanking handed by the Warlords. This gives the Warlords first Draft pick next year.
Now we are playing a suicide league for draft order and I am willing to bet I will be 4th or 5th pick (because I am 4th or 5th pick every year).
How the suicide league works is you put in a full lineup (1 QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, 1 TE, 1 K and 1 Defense) and you can not pick more then two players from each team in the playoff’s. Who ever gets the most points from there suicide team gets to choose first where they want to sit in the draft, and so on and so forth and who ever got the lowest points in the suicide league gets whatever position is left over. The Warlords are playing but more for fun then anything, it doesn’t count for anything but bragging rights.
In the Toilet Bowl it was Mike (Warlords) versus Drew (Kobra Kai) which ended up being a spanking handed by the Warlords. This gives the Warlords first Draft pick next year.
Now we are playing a suicide league for draft order and I am willing to bet I will be 4th or 5th pick (because I am 4th or 5th pick every year).
How the suicide league works is you put in a full lineup (1 QB, 2 RB, 2 WR, 1 TE, 1 K and 1 Defense) and you can not pick more then two players from each team in the playoff’s. Who ever gets the most points from there suicide team gets to choose first where they want to sit in the draft, and so on and so forth and who ever got the lowest points in the suicide league gets whatever position is left over. The Warlords are playing but more for fun then anything, it doesn’t count for anything but bragging rights.
Sunday, January 06, 2008
Filet Mignon in the Oven
Some us live in cold weather (like Michigan) and don't want to dig out our BBQ grills but still want a juicy steak. So here is a way to cook a Filet Mignon in the Oven.
Note: Prepare your sides for your steaks will be cooked in about 16minutes
Step 1
Add any seasonings that you like and gently rub them into the meat. This will help to keep the flavor in. If you prefer to use a marinade and soak your steak overnight that is also great.
Step 2
You will need to have a large skillet and one tablespoon of vegetable oil. Pour the oil in the large skillet (preferably one that can be place in the oven as well such as an iron skillet).
Heat the oil on medium until you notice small wisps of smoke appear, then place your mignon steaks in the skillet.
Step 3
Sear each steak for 3 minutes on each side. This helps to hold in the natural juices of the filet steaks and also aids in keeping your steaks tender.
Step 4
Place the pan in the oven and bake in a pre-heated oven on 375 degrees Fahrenheit. For a rare steak you will want to bake for 4 to 6 minutes, for medium 6 to 8 minutes, and for well done you will want to bake for 8 to 10 minutes.
Note: Prepare your sides for your steaks will be cooked in about 16minutes
Step 1
Add any seasonings that you like and gently rub them into the meat. This will help to keep the flavor in. If you prefer to use a marinade and soak your steak overnight that is also great.
Step 2
You will need to have a large skillet and one tablespoon of vegetable oil. Pour the oil in the large skillet (preferably one that can be place in the oven as well such as an iron skillet).
Heat the oil on medium until you notice small wisps of smoke appear, then place your mignon steaks in the skillet.
Step 3
Sear each steak for 3 minutes on each side. This helps to hold in the natural juices of the filet steaks and also aids in keeping your steaks tender.
Step 4
Place the pan in the oven and bake in a pre-heated oven on 375 degrees Fahrenheit. For a rare steak you will want to bake for 4 to 6 minutes, for medium 6 to 8 minutes, and for well done you will want to bake for 8 to 10 minutes.
Thursday, January 03, 2008
Holiday Schedule
Here is the current Holiday Schedule (its not set in stone so changes can be made if desired)
Holiday Schedule for 2008:
Holiday Schedule for 2008:
- 2008 Easter at Nicole's
- 2008 Thanksgiving at Denny's
- 2008 Christmas Day Lunch at Dad's
- 2008 Christmas Day Dinner at Mom's
- 2009 Easter is at Michele's
- 2009 Thanksgiving is at Michele's
- 2009 Christmas day lunch is at Mom's
- 2009 Christmas day dinner is at Dad's
- 2010 Easter is at Dennis's
- 2010 Thanksgiving is at Dennis's
- 2010 Christmas day lunch is at Dad's
- 2010 Christmas day dinner is at Mom's
- 2011 Easter is at Nicole's
- 2011 Thanksgiving is at Michele's
- 2011 Christmas day lunch is at Mom's
- 2011 Christmas day dinner is at Dad's
- 2012 Easter is at Michele's
- 2012 Thanksgiving is at Dennis's
- 2012 Christmas day lunch is at Dad's
- 2012 Christmas day dinner is at Mom's
Tuesday, January 01, 2008
Websites straighted out
Another change has happened. I am removing the blog from mywiseguys.com because personal information is being pulled up in relation to mywiseguys which doesn't look very professional.
So I am removing the blog (and any personal stuff) from mywiseguys.com and hosang.org
I still want a place to just jot down those thoughts and share pictures and found blogger.com is the #1 blogging website on the internet. It's also linked to our gmail account which makes it easier for both Julie and I to post to.
So I am removing the blog (and any personal stuff) from mywiseguys.com and hosang.org
I still want a place to just jot down those thoughts and share pictures and found blogger.com is the #1 blogging website on the internet. It's also linked to our gmail account which makes it easier for both Julie and I to post to.
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