Wrangle on in

If you are looking for a good pizza buffet to try out, you should take a short ride on west on interstate 74 to a small the small town of Morton, IL. Located right off the interstate, Pizza Ranch, is a small pizza buffet that offers a wide variety of pizzas along with fried chicken, homemade potato chips, and garlic flavored mashed potatoes complimented with homemade chicken gravy. The outside and inside of the facility gives you the feel as though you stepped into the Wild Wild West. The restaurant is decorated with cowboy boots, spurs, ropes, and old wooden wagon wheels. At just $10 per person, you have complete access to the salad bar, pizza buffet, and fried chicken with sides you want. They also offer personalized pizza order that they deliver personally to your table allowing you to take as many pieces as you would like before putting the remaining amount on the buffet for other customers to enjoy. The food on the buffet is always fresh and hot.

One reason why I enjoy visiting this food establishment is that it is owned by Christian faith people. Anyone wanting to purchase a portion of the franchise must go through an extensive application process. The corporation will then choose who they allow to represent their name by their responses on their application. They do not just let anyone to represent their name. They also allow churches, schools, and other organizations to hold fundraisers to earn extra money for their cause. The give a portion of their sales to the organizations and allow members of the organization to bus tables and attend to guest needs in order to receive any tips left at the tables. I would recommend this restaurant to anyone who is looking for a good pizza buffet to try.

Wreck it Ralph a Hit??

Wreck- It Ralph is an animated film based on an old childhood video game. In this animated film, Ralph is tired of being a bad guy. After being left out of the good guy celebrations and gold medals, Ralph decided to game hop to different games so he too could get a gold medal and be considered a good guy. Little did Ralph know that his game hopping would cause devastation among all the games in the arcade. Hoping to save the day and bring back Ralph before their game would be canceled, Fix it Felix attempts to fix the situation and follows Ralph by the trail of destruction he leaves. It is soon discovered that not all of Ralph’s actions leads to destruction. He soon befriends a young racer and helps her break an evil spell that the characters in her game are under. In the end Ralph saves the day and receives his gold medal and is considered a good guy among all of the other game characters, especially the ones in his game.

I would give Wreck- It Ralph, 4 out of 5 stars. This movie has something for everyone at all ages. It has the cute cartoon characters for the children as well as a little adult humor and mild action to entertain the older crowd. At only 93 minutes, this animated film offers a great story line, action, humor, and an ending that would tug at anyone’s heart.  The different video games featured in this film relates to everyone from many different generations making the movie attractive to all.



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Safelite to the rescue

Recently I went to Chicago for a full day of fun. Unfortunately, after arriving to my first destination, my full day of fun was halted after my car got broken into and my driver side window was busted out. After calling the non-emergency number for the local police station, I used my phone to get online to look up window auto repair businesses. The first business that popped up was Safelite Auto Glass. I had not experience with them, nor have I known anyone who has ever used them. The only knowledge I had of them was the memory of their T.V. commercial and their catching tune. I soon found that access their website was really easy. Their general 1-800 number was listed under their contacts page and was easy to get to on my phone. As soon as I called the number I was put in contact with an actual person and was able to make an appointment with the operator on the phone. I found the operator to be very friendly and helpful. He told me what stores were located close by to where I was at and was able to make an appointment for me that same day. Before the cop arrived to prepare my incident report, I had an appointment made, a quote of how much the replacement window was going to cost, and an address to the nearest Safelite Auto Glass. The operator did give me the option of onsite repair if I requested it. As soon as I walked into Safelite, I was greeted immediately. The receptionist showed me where the waiting room was and offered me coffee while I waited. Before the technician started working on my car, he took me out to my car and told me in detail everything that they were going to do to my car step by step. After the window was replaced, they vacuumed out my car and cleaned all my windows on the outside. I would have to say with Safelite’s fast and friendly service, they turned my unpleasant day into a pleasant one. I would recommend Safelite Auto Glass to anyone who is looking for a window replacement or repair. I would say this company went above and beyond to help me with my unfortunate situation.

Picking The Right Dealership

Picking the Right Dealership

               Over the past week, I have spent a lot of time going from dealership to dealership looking for the perfect car for myself.  One aspect of car shopping that some people do not consider an important aspect of car shopping is finding the right dealership. By finding the right dealership, it can put some ease on the stressing that car shopping can cause. There are many things that I look for when searching for the right dealership to purchase my future cars from.

1.      It is important to find a dealership that does not have pushy salesmen. Purchasing a car is a big and long term decisions. It is defiantly not one that you want to be rushed into just because a salesman wants to make a sale. If a salesman is pushy, that is an indication that you should keep looking.

2.      It is also important for the dealership to make sure their cars are priced appropriately. One way to check to see if the price is set right is to see how much the car that you are interested in. You can do this by checking the value of the car on kbb.com (Kelly blue book). Kelly blue book will give you the retail price, trade price, and the certified selling price. The dealership should also be willing to negotiate with you.

3.       Lastly, it is also important on how the dealership treats you after the sale is made. A good dealership would offer you some kind of perk, like a gas card or a thank you card in the mail.

These are just a few things that I look for when searching for a dealership to purchase a car from. If a dealership treats you well, they could gain a lifetime customer.

How to purchase a car.....

How to purchase a car…..

Purchasing a new car can be a fun and exciting experience. But it can also be a stressful one. There are many things that you need to consider when purchasing a car.

1.      First, you should figure out what your budget is. It is best to start with writing all your monthly bills down on paper and comparing it to your monthly income. You should also factor in the amount that you would be paying for gas and the increase in your insurance that may occur when choosing a new vehicle. After writing down all of your bills, you should be able to reach an amount of money you could afford to purchase a car for.

2.      Second, you need to think about your finance options. You could choose to get preapproved from a bank of your choice or you could choose to apply for financing through the banks the dealerships work with. Both finance options have their own pros and cons. Getting approved through the bank of your choice could secure financing for a car. Choosing a bank that the dealership of your choice works with could secure a better finance percentage rate.

3.      After figuring a budget and choosing a finance method, you need to do a little research on what kind of a car you would like. One helpful site is Kelly Blue Book (kbb.com). It allows you to see what the trade in value, retail price, and the certified used price of a car is. It also allows you to see what your car is worth as a trade in.

4.      After all your research is done, it is time to seek the car out you would like to purchase. You should visit the dealership, test drive the car, and take it to your local mechanic to see if there are any issue with the car.

5.      Once your mechanic gave the “ok” on the car of your choice, it’s time to make a deal. You should never pay sticker price for a car. Bring whatever research generated to use as a bargaining tool. Once a price is agreed upon, you can purchase your new vehicle.

'Ah' to be a Wallflower

'Ah' to be a Wallflower

       Based on the book written by Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a movie about an introverted freshman trying to find a place in high school. Having a hard time following in the footsteps of his two older siblings and recovering from a tragic year, Charlie, played by Logan Lerman, finds condolence and friendship in two senior step siblings played by Emma Wattson and Ezra Miller. In a series of letters written to a secret pen pal, Charlie describes his experience that he had throughout the school year with the two siblings that included the heartbreaks of relationships, the ups and downs of friendships, and the struggles of growing up and leaving home. Charlie is forced to face his past when his newly founded friends leave for college that puts a light on the thoughts, feelings, and flashes of memories that puzzled movie views throughout the movie.   

       I would give this movie 4.5 stars out of 5. This move seems to have it all, a strong story line with a little bit of humor and emotion. The author found a way to capture a character everyone could relate to and that reminded them of their high school days. The main character, Logan Lerman, makes you feel as though you are experiencing each emotion and feeling with him. In this role, Emma Watson plays a more serious role from her well known role in the Harry Potter series. From this role, she has proven that she could break herself away from Hermione and play a more serious character. This movie is defiantly one that should be seen in theaters and even seen again when it come out on DVD.

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11 Things I Learned....

A few things that I have learned so far in my ACC 255 class:

1. That I could create a website for free. (Always thought that I had to pay for a site.)
2. How to set up different pages with in my website
3. How to place link buttons on my website that would take you to another page on my site
4. How to create/setup a blog.
5. How to create products from my own mind and put them on a website made available to the public for purchasing.
6. How to set up a Gmail account without linking it to my yahoo mail account.
7. How to write a sneeze blog and link different blog postings in the sneeze blog
8. How to link my blog on my web page so that if someone was viewing my web page they could click on my blog and be directed to my blog site.
9. How to create a privacy policy.
10. How to create a widget so that if someone wanted to contact me they could use that instead of my personal email.
11. That I should not wait until the last two days to do my milestones, since there is a lot of work involved in them.