Immigrants

You know what, I really wanted to stay away from this subject, but it just keeps going. I know many of you out there are immigrants or know an immigrant living in the U.S. Can someone please tell me why people are protesting against a Major League Baseball team because of some law and how it just simply protects what makes this country so great; FREEDOM!!! So now we got people protesting against a team of professional athletes (who may have 5 of 30 guys actually from Arizona) about a law which denies something that has always been denied; illegal immigration.

Look I have many good friends who come from an immigrant family and I love them dearly, but what's the big deal in trying to enforce laws that were already in effect. You mean to tell me that smuggling someone across the border is a FELONY now! Why wasn't it a felony before? I don't get it. I'm not going to lie though, I don't get why it's illegal to pick someone up off the side of the street and pay them to work for you for the day.

Anyways back to the real story at hand, that got to me this morning as I read the USA Today in the Wingate lobby. I just don't see what protesting against the Arizona Diamondbacks, in Boston, while playing the Red Sox does for anybody in this debate. And it also happened in Chicago and Los Angeles. What are we doing to each other? What did the Diamondbacks do to make this law come into effect? NOTHING! Are we really looking at the Diamondbacks as the people responsible for this law? NO! Why aren't we protesting against the Washington Nationals for what our Federal Government does to us with every law they've passed in the last 10 years? I don't know, it seems like the wrong people are protesting against the wrong team. Protest to the team of lawmakers who are doing this. Leave the Diamondbacks out of it!

Coachella Music Festival

Coachella is an experience!!!!! They say it's a art and music festival, but really when you arrive within the atmosphere of Coachella, there is just something different in the air and you can smell it. Literally, you can smell it. Or maybe that's just marijuana in the air. From the very minute we arrived, we knew we were in for a great EXPERIENCE.

We paid for a 10x30 car camping spot and we were determined to get a good spot so we arrived at the gates before they opened. They said the gates would open at 12 p.m. on Thursday afternoon, but they really didn't start searching our cars until about 2 p.m. We pulled up at 1 p.m. and we began to drink beer. No glass was allowed so we brought Corona cans. That's when you know you read the rules because nobody ever drinks the cans of Corona.

So from 1 p.m. Thursday afternoon until late Sunday night we were, I guess you could say, partying!!! And believe me it was a great party. From the first night when Jay-Z was the headliner and he finished the night off with a Beyonce appearance, to watching the place turn into a rave when DJ Tiesto came on late the next night. I thought it was never going to end. We could hear the bass from the speakers from our camp site. We were in the first row right next to the port-a-potties, which was one of the downfalls. Always having people use our site as a walkway wasn't always fun, but without it we wouldn't have been able to say hello to the most random strangers in the world.

I met a couple from Australia, who were living in British Columbia, Canada and they were just passing through at 3 a.m. and I asked if they wanted to have a beer and hang out. That was the best part of Coachella, no not "Highway Coachella", but the fact that I met almost every kind of person that God created. And just when I thought I saw the most random characters, I saw one the next one that topped the one before. I had one of the best times in my life at Coachella. Whether it was walking to the market, waking up next to the car, making a beer run to Costco, or watching people a have the time of their life while tripping out on ecstasy.

I may never go to Coachella again, but I at least know that I went once and it is something that MUST be experienced by anyone who thinks they can handle a 4 day grungy, grimy, wait in an hour long line for the shower, escapade. I loved Coachella and would never say anything bad about my weekend in Indio, California, where the people rule, no authorities care what you do as long as you don't kill anybody, and the art and music rule the land. If you get the chance take the plunge and make it an EXPERIENCE!!!!

Pre-Paid Legal International Convention

If you've ever been to an international convention of any kind you know that most of them are raw raw, get excited about nothing. Sorry to say, but the convention I went to is raw raw, get excited about something that is really going to be one of the biggest things in recent history. When you watch 24 NEW 6-figure earners in the last 6 months walk across the stage, you can kind of realize that this is something that is real. I want anyone out there to show me a company that is producing 24 NEW 6-figure earners in the last 6 months. And these aren't people only at the top of the company. These are people who are just regular people just like the rest of us who saw the opportunity and ran with it. Will the next 6-figure earner be YOU????

Also, if you can show me a company that has Tom Donahue, president of the Chamber of Commerce, at their back, show me. The most shocking thing to me was watching the crowd of about 40,000 cheer and appreciate all the provider attorneys that represent our clients. You can ask any attorney general in any state about our company and they will say nothing but good things. I know this because I was there and I watched these people speak about OUR company. Our company is not about selling a product, it's about helping people afford something that hasn't ever been affordable to 80% of our country; EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER LAW!!!

Let me ask you a question. If you could go back 70 something years ago and get involved into Blue Cross/Blue Shield, would you? The answer is YES!! What about getting involved in Apple Computers about 30 years ago. The answer again is YES!! So when an opportunity as big as that comes your way what is stopping you from getting involved? Just the decision is stopping you.

You know the best part about our company is that we are already a half-a-billion dollar company traded on the NYSE and we are just getting started. Could you imagine if Apple was publicly traded when they were just getting started. Everybody would have got involved and Steve Jobs wouldn't have the money he has today, MANY PEOPLE WOULD!!!

You may be saying to yourself, "This is not for me." Or, "I don't have the time." Well let me just inform you that many people in our company do this part time and have REAL jobs and do this on the side. And the cool thing is that a lot of these people started out as real estate agents, high school coaches, workaholics (but not money-aholics) and now they have discovered what their dreams really are and have achieved them with the help of everyone at Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc.

I you are not familiar with our company fell free to check out my website at www.prepaidlegal.com/hub/zachpenprase and check out what we offer. Or feel free to email me your questions and I will be happy to answer them.

The main point of this blog is to let people know that there is a real opportunity at stake here and if you're like me you don't want to pass it up.

And I would like to say one more thing. This is not a typical mutli-level marketing company and I'll tell you why. We are selling something that everybody can use and NEEDS. I am not attacking other multi-level marketing companies but our product is the BEST and it can not be duplicated by anybody. And that is the power that our company has over any other in the market right now.

Are We Sure That Weed Isn't Already Legal?

Top Shelf Kushes. That's the headline and there is a very attractive blond on half the page and the other half features a tiny leprechaun man. And he looks like he's having a GREAT time. Anyways I picked up this magazine from a little bar in town named Jekyll & Hyde's. The title of the magazine is Kush and it is kind of like a free High Times. Even if you've never smoked marijuana before you know you have seen those magazines when you're strolling around Border's.

I happened to go pick a friend up to give him and his girlfriend a ride home, smart, and this was displayed right in my face, free of charge. I love to know what's going on in the world of everything and this peaked my curiosity.

Anyways, back to the page that I saw in the magazine. THERE WERE COUPONS!!! Are you serious, I thought only grocery stores and sometimes Best Buy had coupons. They even had a map how to get to the clinic. Wow!! Isn't the new wave of people just awesome. On one end of the country we got smart, supposedly, politicians trying to make this country money. And on the other end of the country we have clinics making BANK!!! For those of you that don't what BANK is, it just means a lot of money. New wave language.

I hear that legalizing weed would make us billions of dollars every year! That's BANK!!! I don't know how much longer we can ignore it. I guess it's working the way they're running it right now, but the new generation is going to do something about it. I mean with global hungers, poverty, AND the death of Michael Jackson (no more "healing the world"), the world has to change in order for things to get better. A wise man once told me, "If you want things in your life to change, you have to change things in your life." Actually his name is Jeff Olson, author of the Slight Edge. If you want things in the world to change, you have to change things in the world. And that is how the world changes.

Reverse prohibition. That is the answer. Legalize it for a few years and then ill-legalize it after that. Make BANK, and then...wait what am I talking about? That would never work. Anyways it was worth a shot, but it probably won't work because I don't know if they would ill-legalize it again.

This is not a blog for or against marijuana and I may have gone off on a few tangents, but I am just trying to get the information to people that would never think to pick up Kush magazine and see what's REALLY happening around us. There is a change going on around here and we as Americans need to pay attention. Just pay attention to the world, RIGHT NOW!!!!

Short on Conditioner?

How come the conditioner always runs out before the shampoo? Right now I have a half bottle of shampoo left and the conditioner is completely out. These companies know this, too. I think they should give you double the conditioner because you have to use twice as much as the shampoo. I know it wouldn't be fair for the companies to give double but maybe they should at least give you enough to last until the shampoo is almost out.

Most guys aren't going to relate to this blog, but I know I can relate because if I don't use conditioner I get dandruff. Even the 2-in-1 stuff doesn't work. I think that's because it's not really 2-in-1. If I run out of the conditioner first with separate bottles, I wonder if the same thing happens within the 1 bottle of the 2-in-1 stuff. I think it's kind of hard to find the right balance if you ask me. I just want someone to explain to me why they haven't created a bottle of conditioner that lasts just as long as my bottle of shampoo. Oh never mind, I know, MONEY!!!

I guess we all know why the shampoo lasts longer though. It's because the shampoo lathers up better than the conditioner. Well then, why haven't they come out with better lathering conditioner. I guess I am using this blog to complain about something I can't control, which I hate, but I just get frustrated at the little things like this that make my life a little bit more difficult. I don't want to have to go to the store and get just conditioner. I want to be able to buy them both at the same time. I guess that's just me, but i know all of you are wondering the same thing, "why does the conditioner run out before the shampoo?"

Umpires

Do umpires get better with experience?

I was a at a varsity high school game the other day and a young kid, just a freshman, hit the crap out of the ball and it was a line drive to left. The left fielder had no chance because it lined right over his head. The ball bounced and went over the fence for a ground rule double. BUT WAIT!!! The umpires are signaling home run. That couldn't be because I saw the ball clearly bounce over the fence. Granted the fence was white and it was a night game. The only thing the umpires had to do was watch the ball. There was nobody on base so their only worry was to watch the ball.

I tell you this story because I play professional ball and the same thing happened to us about 4 times this year. Someone, either on our team or theirs, would hit a ball into the left center field gap and it would CLEARLY bounce over for a ground rule double, but every time they would signal home run. We always argued the call and got it changed back to a ground rule double. I know that they are on the opposite side of the call, but when a whole team is out on the field arguing that it bounced, don't you think that it might have bounced?

My point is, is that these high school umpires are probably 20-30 years old. The professional umpires are maybe 35-55 years old and they are all making the same mistakes. We even watched last year as the umpires completely destroyed the playoffs. I am completely against putting cameras into baseball, but it seems to me like the umpires just don't care to get any better. Everyone grows and learns with experience, but from my experience I believe that umpires just aren't growing and learning like they should. Let's be honest, have you ever gone through a whole game without seeing a call that you knew was completely wrong?

Life Lock Refund

GET YOUR LIFE LOCK REFUND.

Ever heard of the Federal Trade Commission? AKA The FTC. Well I know that I have and I was doing some research the other day and I found out that a company called Life Lock (sounds safe doesn't it) was forced to pay up $12 million in fines for 'deceptive' ads. This is a real shame considering they are supposed to 'lock up you life' and instead they were actually charged with failing to protect customer's personal information. They are actually giving refunds to customers as far back as 2005. This amazes me because the CEO of the company, Todd Davis, had his Social Security Number pasted all over the place. Pretty much every add they had involved his number, which makes me wonder if his identity was stolen.

The reason I am telling you this is because I am involved with a company called Pre-Paid Legal Services. Inc. I am not even sure if I can put the whole name without clearing it with them first. Not really sure. Anyways we also provide an Identity Theft Shield. We do everything that Life Lock doesn't do. Well now that they are paying $12 million back they are going to start. And the thing that kills me is the price we give it at.

We offer protection against Driver's License theft, Social Security theft, medical information theft, criminal record theft, and financial transaction theft. We all know what Driver's License and Social Security is all about, but what about the other 3. Well people can actually go into a doctor's office under your name and get treatment under your name. With the next one, criminal record theft, people can actually commit a crime in your name and have a warrant out for your arrest. And financial transaction theft is self explanatory. And all these service are being taken care of by the best in the business.

Ever heard of Saddam Hussein? Well he was a very powerful man and the Kuwait government actually paid Kroll, Inc. to go in and find Hussein's hidden assets. Kroll, Inc is pretty much Pre-Paid Legal's partner and they protect people all over the U.S. and Canada. Oh yeah, you ever heard of the Sears Tower. Well it's the tallest building in North America. Well that is one of 10,000 buildings that Kroll has been entrusted to secure ever since 9/11. I could go on and on, but that would be boring.

All this on your side for only $12.95/month.

You know what I may be selling you something, but at least remember i will be saving you money to switch to a better company. Here's the truth:

Lifelock for married couple = $15/month per person. $30/month

PPL ID Shield = $12.95/month for couple. $12.95/month

Here, I'll do the math for you:

Lifelock = $360/year

PPL ID Shield = $155/year

You see the difference? I do, and it helps you save money for a better service. If this interests you then e-mail me at zachpenprase33@gmail.com. And go get your refund from Life Lock.

Airline Industry

"That'll be $25."

These are the words I heard when I pulled up to the American Airlines counter last night before my red eye flight. All I wanted to do is bring my extremely moisturizing hemp lotion from The Body Shop and my awesome hair gel. Yes, I am a straight guy who cares about his products. SO.....Oh and my toothpaste is also something I wanted to bring. I refused to pay the fee.

I figured out why they charge you to check bags. It's not because the gas prices are high, and it's not to cut down on the weight of the airplane. They charge you so they can allow a screaming child to scream uncontrollably, start the video entertainment half-way through the flight, and also pay flight attendants to give attitude every time you want something.

I understand that the screaming child is hard to control, but if there was ever a time that kids should be hit, that was the time. I know that most planes don't have TV's, but this one did! If they got it, then use it and don't wait until half-way through the flight. They must have been trying to save money so they could make the most out the $25 some people paid to check bags. What I don't know is why it's so hard, as a flight attendant, to just be a decent person when someone asks you to do your job.

I have concluded from his trip alone that Southwest is the best in the business. They are so easy to work with, sometimes the flight attendants are comedians, and it is FREE to check 2 bags!!!

Introduction

Hi, and welcome to my blogspot. My name is Zach Penprase, I am 25 years old, and I am going to talk about my life. You may think that's a stupid idea, but it's not. You see, I play professional baseball during the summer and live off my parents for the rest of the year. I recently started a business which requires me to work when I want to work. It's called Pre-Paid Legal and I started it so I can actually begin to take care of myself someday. The reason I tell you this is because this makes my life a little more interesting because it's what I like to call a "job free life."

I know many people that always tell me they wish they had my life. I never argue with them because I do love my life. I have no choice but to travel because that's what baseball requires from me. I can also sleep in when I choose to. Over the next year, and especially during baseball season, I am going to write about my life. Most people wonder what the life of a professional baseball player is all about. Well, keep up with my posts and you will find out.

This "job free life" might make you think twice about your life, but there is one thing I can assure you. You will look at professional athletes differently after following this blog.