Good Bye Chuck!

My wife's step father passed away suddenly this morning. He was 81. In the hospital the nurse was taking his vital signs and Chuck was talking with her and feeling pretty good. As the nurse turned to leave the room, she heard a change in the sound of his breathing. She turned back and found that he was in cardiac arrest. He was gone in moments.

I am glad it was peaceful and not a lingering debilitation. Chuck Burns was such a good man, I am glad he did not have to suffer.






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You Have to Pick Your Sleaze These Days!

It does not matter which news outlet you watch on television these days. You have to wade through the sleaze of Anna Nicole Smith’s demise and the subsequent garbage going on in regard to who gets what and who did what. If you make it past that you have to deal with Britney Spears and her ongoing saga of deterioration. She is to be pitied, but it is tiring to have to deal with when you are wanting hard news. Like the stories about Barak Obama and Hillary Clinton! Now that is some serious sleaze!






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Making Erroll Le Vant More Relevant!

The restructuring of a blog to make it more appealing to those who might advertise on the blog may seem mercenary to some. And I guess it is in some ways. But when the whole reason for creating the blog in the first place was to open more opportunities to make money via blogging, then it would be silly to lay aside three months or so of work. Starting over is not appealing, so the transformation of Erroll Le Vant has begun. We will talk a bit of politics. And a bit of business, and a bit of finance. We will probably end up talking of computers and cell phone and television and other technologies.





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Erroll Le Vant's Top Ten Favorite Comics for 2/14

These were my favorites from the cominc strips for today: Hi & Lois--Chip learns a little bit about girls! Dennis the Menace--the innocence of little boys. Honorable mentions were: Hagar the Horrible; One Big Happy; Family Circus; Beetle Bailey; Mother Goose and Grimm; The Wizard of Id; Ziggy; and Garfield!

What was your favorite comic strip today?

Erroll Le Vant's Top Ten Favorite Attributes of Heartland Country Inn

I spent the weekend in a retreat facility near Brenham, Texas. Here are the top ten features of that camp ground: The rolling hills that surround the facility; The comfort of the houses on the grounds; The view from the dining hall, overlooking the lake; The lake and the stones you can skip on it; The little school house meeting room; The deer sausage that is served on the breakfast buffet; The rest of the wonderful food on the breakfast buffet; The relaxed atmosphere for a retreat; The friendliness of the staff; The Blue Bell ice cream served after supper!

Erroll Le Vant's Top Ten Reasons To Use Gephart Properties

1. Gephart Properties has produced a new sit on the internet featuring Hawaiian properties.

2. The properties include resorts and ocean front vacation homes.

3. Through Gephart you can get a Maui Vacation Rental

4. You can also get accommodations on the Big Island

5. Gephart Properties owns and manages facilities in some of the most desirable locations in Hawaii

6. One of the properties is a three bedroom penthouse in the Waikoloa Beach Resort

7. Another is a 3 bedroom, four bath private split level home in Kailua-Kona.

8. That one can comfortably accommodate eight people.

9. Gephart provides luxurious furnishings in its properties

10. Gephart Properties offer every convenience one would need for a wonderful vacation

Erroll Le Vant's Top Ten Favorite Comics for 2/10

Here are my top ten favorite comic strips for today: Mother Goose & Grimm--evolution of fish; Zits--the end or the war between Walt and Jeremy; Lockhorns; Hi & Lois; Hagar the Horrible; Dennis the Menace; One Big Happy; B. C.; The Wizard of Id;
Non Sequiter

What was your favorite funny paper comic today?

Erroll Le Vant's Top Ten Reasons To Speak At A Men's Retreat

Here are ten reasons I agree to speak at men's retreats: Fellowship with men of another congregation; Get away from the rat race for a little while; Spend some time in devotion; Share some thoughts I had from Scriptures; Learn more from those I was to instruct; To encourage men to be God’s men; To make a difference in a life or two;
To reciprocate for the many who have given to me over the years; To be encouraged to be a better man myself; To serve in ways I am capable of serving.

Erroll Le Vant's Top Ten Reasons To Use OrlandoVacations.com

1. OrlandoVacation.com can suggest places to spend holidays and vacations.

2. OrlandoVacation.com can provide Disney World packages.

3. OrlandoVacation.com points out that there are many other Orlando theme parks.

4. OrlandoVacation.com can arrange for you to be near the convention center.

5. OrlandoVacation.com makes the planning for your vacation easier.

6. OrlandoVacation.com arranges accommodations at resorts or even homes for your stay.

7. OrlandoVacation.com can arrange for trips to Kennedy Space Center.

8. OrlandoVacation.com reminds us that the Florida beaches are not far from Orlando.

9. OrlandoVacation.com enables you to do your planning right at your computer.

10. OrlandoVacation.com provides top quality customer service!

Erroll Le Vant's Top Ten Favorite Comics for 2/09

These are the best from the Houston Chronicle for today, IMHO!

Number one for today was Ziggy--about the instability in our world today; 2. Lockhorns--Loretta's purse; Family Circus; Hagar The Horrible; Mother Goose and Grimm; Beetle Bailey; Zits; Hi & Lois; One Big Happy; B. C.

Which were your favorites today?

Erroll Le Vant's Top Ten Favorite Deals At Fry's Electronis For 2/09

The sale paper today from Fry's Electronics had these specials: 1GB USB 2.0 Flash Drive for $7.99 (after mail in rebate); 30GB Apple iPod Video Black With portable speakers for $249; 52" LCD Projection HDTV for $999; Sony Cyber-shot 6MP Digital Camera for $197; Turbo Tax Federal Deluxe for $39.99; Norton Internet Security 2007--Free after rebates; 16x16 External Dual Format DVD Drive for $59.99; i02 Digital pen for $149; Tech Ko Paper Shredder for $12.99; 10. Apple Shuffle Pink for $79!

Erroll Le Vant's Top Ten Favorite Attributes of Orlando Fun Tickets

1. Orlando Fun Tickets is the premiere place to find to get tickets to Orlando acctractions

2. Orlando Fun Tickets can provide Disney Tickets.

3. Orlando Fun Tickets offers tickets to other Orlando theme parks.

4. Orlando Fun Tickets is able to get you admission to dinner clubs.

5. Orlando Fun Tickets can make the planning for your vacation easier.

6. Orlando Fun Tickets has the guaranteed lowest prices on all tickets.

7. Orlando Fun Tickets even has tickets to Kennedy Space Center.

8. Orlando Fun Tickets gives you peace of mind about your vacation itinerary.

9. Orlando Fun Tickets enables you to do your planning right at your computer.

10. Orlando Fun Tickets is dedicated to providing to the best possible customer service!.

Erroll Le Vant's Top Ten Favorite Bill Cosby Contributions

Erroll Le Vant opinions on the best Work of Bill Cosby: The Story of Noah and the Ark; The Story of the Buck Buck Champinship of the World; The Story of the trip to the Dentist; The Story of Chocolate Cake for breakfast; The show with the Huxtables singing to his parents on their anniversary; His book on parenthood; His book on aging; The Story of Wierd Harold; The Story of Fat Albert; The show when Cliff Hixtable ran in a race at Penn; The show when Cliff Huxtable tries to figure out his birthday present.

Erroll Le Vant's Top Ten Favorite Things About the Astros' Fan Fest

Baseball returns to Minute Maid Park this weekend. Some of the best college programs will have a round robin tournament. The Astros will conduct Fan Fest in conjunction with the tournament. At Fan Fest Autograph sessions will be held with several players. Fans will get to hear from the General Manager, Tim Purpura. They will also have a chance to ask questions of Purpura. Phil Garner, Astros' manager will also speak to the fans. A card and memorabilia show will alone take place throughout the stadium. Admisssion is just $20 for adults, $10 for kids. The admission will get you into the tournament, the player sessions and the show!

Erroll Le Vant's Top Ten Favorite Attributes of USWeb

1. USweb has methods to help increase your link popularity.

2. USweb—understands that reciprocal links are the best way to do that.

3. USweb—knows that link baiting is effective, but difficult to achieve.

4. USweb—describes link baiting as bringing links to you within popular content sites.

5. USweb—created Blogitive.com to help accomplish link popularity.

6. USweb—has thus built a network of bloggers who will write on specified topics.

7. USweb—connects advertisers with the network of bloggers.

8. USweb—assigns topics and key words for linking to the advertisers.

9. USweb—has made Blogitive a cost effective way to build link popularity.

10. USweb—has made Blogitive a place where bloggers want to belong, as they can make extra income while doing what they enjoy--writing.

Erroll Le Vant's Top Ten Favorite Comics for 2/06

This was a much better day to get a chuckle: Zits—Jeremy’s disrespectful joust with his dad; Wizard of Id—caught in the act; One Big Happy; Hagar the Horrible; Dennis The Menace; Ziggy; Beetle Bailey; Family Circus; Hi & Lois; Lockhorns.

Did you read the funnies today?

Erroll Le Vant's Top Ten Favorite Comics for 2/05

Today was not a very good day for laughs in the funny papers. But here is the list any way:

1. B. C.—definition of a shindig.

2. Ziggy—non-commercial break on PBS.

3. One Big Happy.

4. Garfield.

5. Dennis The Menace.

6. Close To Home.

7. Wizard of Id.

8. Family Circus.

9. Hagar the Horrible.

10. Lockhorns.

Erroll Le Vant's Top Ten Reasons To Use Ashop Commerce

1. Internet commerce is a rapidly growing industry.

2. There is evidence that professionally constructed on line stores are achieving higher results than the competition.

3. Ashop Commerce offers customers its revolutionary ecommerce software.

4. The Ashop software provides users everything necessary for on line store building.

5. Ashop helps move your on line store to the forefront of functionality.

6. The ecommerce software assures the security for both the merchant and his customers.

7. Ashop software has many vital features, like a shopping cart system and customer support.

8. For a small monthly fee, Ashop can help merchants compete against the web’s high profile stores.

9. The software is so easy to use, customers can set up their online store in hours.

10. Ashop even offers a free trial use of the software.

Erroll Le Vant's Top Ten Reasons Why Troy Patton Should Make the Astros Club

1. He is a left handed pitcher (Andy Pettitte leaving made this more urgent).

2. He has more strike outs than innings pitched.

3. He is a left handed pitcher.

4. He throws hard.

5. He is a left handed pitcher.

6. He is a home town boy.

7. He is a left handed pitcher.

8. He is a hard worker and has improved each year.

9. He is a left handed pitcher.

10. He has bulked up to 205 pounds (and He is a left handed pitcher).

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Erroll Le Vant's Top Ten Favorite Comics for 2/02

1. Garfield--John and his "cell phone"

2. Lockhorns--you can't win

3. B. C.--advice about your choice of surgeons

4. Dennis the Menace

5. The Wizard of Id

6. Blondie

7. Hi & Lois

8. Mother Goose & Grim

9. Beetle Bailey

10. Hagar the Horrible

Erroll Le Vant's Top Ten Reasons for Using A. E. Feldman

Erroll Le Vant’s Top Ten Reasons to use A. E. Feldman, headhunters!


1. A. E. Feldman Associates, Inc. was founded in 1967.

2. A. E. Feldman Associates, Inc. has maintained high standards in the field of recruiting.

3. A. E. Feldman Associates, Inc. remains committed to uphold their positive reputation.

4. A. E. Feldman Associates, Inc. has a record of successful placements!

5. A. E. Feldman Associates, Inc. has a strong relationship many industry leading clients

6. A. E. Feldman Associates, Inc. has earned the trust of many top candidates.

7. A. E. Feldman Associates, Inc. recruiters all had successful careers in the industry they represent.

8. A. E. Feldman Associates, Inc. has a staff that is knowledgeable and skilled in their jobs.

9. A. E. Feldman Associates, Inc. recruits for many areas of industry.

10. A. E. Feldman Associates, Inc. places the right candidate in the right position.

Erroll Le Vant's Top Ten Favorite Stories in The 2/01/07 Chronicle Sports Section

1. Commissioner Says No To Bonds' New Contract

2. Yankees to Host '08 All Star Game

3. Yankees Williams Faces Decision--Bernie offered minor league deal

4. Mets' Williams Sidelined--Pitcher Dave has neck surgery

5. One Class Act---Colts' Dungy

6. Want to See Sun? You Better Look Up---7'9" basketball player

7. Rockets Rely on T-Mac--McGrady keys win

8. A Simply Fabulous Freshman--Kevin Durant of UT

9. UH Extends Streak To Five--Cougars win over Rice

10. Barbaro Transcendant

Erroll Le Vant's Top Ten Favorite Comics for 2/01

These were my favorite comics read in today's paper

1. Beetle Bailey is the winner today for the funny jab at the way we speak.

1a. One Big Happy ties for today because of the play on words.

3. Hagar the Horrible

4. Mother Goose and Grim

5. Zits

6. Family Circus

7. Hi & Lois

8. Blondie

9. Garfield

10. Lockhorns

What were your favorites today?