For this rainy (where I am, anyway) Friday afternoon, there’s nothing better to do than to stop for a minute and watch a video that might help you sell your house!

Happy weekend!

Last night, President Barack Obama delivered the first State of the Union Address of his presidency. The centerpiece of the speech was the emphasis on job creation. Acknowledging that the economy still needs help, the President laid out plans designed to help encourage more jobs. In addition to highlighting some of the projects in the pipeline, he also pointed out that he plans to offer tax breaks to companies that hire more workers. Employment is a big deal, since it affects many other aspects of the economy.

Employment wasn’t the only focus of the State of the Union last night; President Obama also accepted responsibility for some of the mistakes he made his first year. He also reminded us that fixing two wars and a financial catastrophe is not something that can be done in only one year.

Other plans Obama offered included thoughts on developing alternative energy technology, education reform, health care reform and financial reform. It’s an ambitious list, but the President is in it for the long haul — however long the American people let him stay in for.

The E*Trade baby strikes again, this time reminding us all that the lottery isn’t, in fact, a retirement plan.

Happy Friday!

This is a fairly old MasterCard Debit commercial, featuring MacGyver. I loved it, though. Always a classic…

Happy Friday!

O Holy Night is one of my Christmas carols/hymns. And, while I usually like to hear it sung straight out, this version from South Park really killed me. So, enjoy a little Christmas cheer.

Happy Friday!

One of my favorite Christmas songs is “Carol of the Bells”. And I love the Muppets. So enjoy this video in the spirit of the season.

Happy Friday!

There is a lot of clever advertising out there. I love this Sony commercial featuring Peyton Manning and Justin Timberlake. It made me laugh as I watched football with my husband and our Thanksgiving guests yesterday. Forget Dubai for a minute, and Black Friday, and enjoy.

Happy Friday!

Even though I don’t use American Express, I really enjoyed this commercial with the smiley faces. I thought it was clever, the way that they took ordinary objects and made them look sad or happy.

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I really enjoyed an older Geico campaign with celebrities telling the stories of ordinary customers. Here is one of those commercials. Even though I don’t have Geico myself, I do enjoy the commercials.

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I haven’t watched Who Wants to be a Millionaire since it first came out ages ago. But a couple years ago, this college kid apparently missed the first question, which is the easiest. Which is too bad. With unemployment at 10.2%, I’d imagine he could use the money…

Do you think that you could answer this question?

Happy Friday!