What I Am Thankful for This Thanksgiving

by Carl Glassford

While having my morning coffee, I took some time to reflect on being grateful today. I believe that I have so many reasons to give thanks, not just today, but because of today I was able to slow my racing thoughts down and take a moment to reflect.

Here are some of the things and people I am thankful for today. May I remember to be grateful for these reasons and so many more, more often.

First off, I am thankful that I have two healthy young sons who are intelligent, witty, and educated. They are awesome young men out to make a difference in people's lives in a positive way.

I am thankful that they have not yet suffered the loss of either parent, even though their parents are no longer together.

I am thankful for the fact that ...

I had a daughter for 12 short years, as opposed to never knowing the joy of what it was like being "daddy" to daddy's little girl.

my father and I were able to make amends and be friends for a few years before he passed in 2001.

my father is no longer suffering from the cancer that was eating him alive.

my mother is still alive, healthy, and still making a positive impact on her 6 children's lives.

all of my brothers and my only sister are alive and doing well.

I was able to reconnect with my cousin, Eric Glassford, before he died from pancreatic cancer, this year at the early age of only 49, and that he no longer knows the fear of death.

I am thankful for the rest of his children and siblings who are still alive and well, and that I am able to reach out to them once in awhile and be touched by their lives.

I have cousins, aunts and uncles, and distant relatives that I can reach out to and communicate with from time to time on facebook and other places.

I have all of the childhood memories of family reunions that I was able to be a part of while growing up.

I have had so many people throughout my life who have helped me along the way and have mainly only wanted to help me succeed and move forward in life.

I have met others who have taught me valuable lessons that I may not have learned otherwise.

I am grateful that we can flip through so many channels on television (cable, satellite, or whatever source) and see so many people and events from all over the world at almost any time of the day.

I am glad that Macy's still has their annual Thanksgiving Day Parade, every year, and that I get to appreciate it from my home.

I am thankful that I can turn my tv off at the click of a button, and am thankful for something that now seems so simple, like having a remote control that I have taken for granted for way too many years.

I can login to my computer, access the Internet and reach thousands, eventually millions through blogs, websites, emails, and other means at the click of a mouse.

I am grateful that so many people worldwide can also get online and reach out to others in basically an easy to use format.

I am thankful to be alive and to be able to work with some pretty awesome people even when they forget how awesome we all are.

I am thankful that I have a warm bed to sleep in, a roof over my head, food to eat and enjoy, and people that love me, sometimes in spite of myself.

Those are just some of the things that I am thankful for this day. Take time to reflect and appreciate all of those in your past, in your present and presence, and those that will come in your future that will make positive changes in your life, even when it may not look like they are a positive influence.

One more thing, before I go. Be grateful if you can read this with your own eyes, and are able to comprehend this message. There are those who have crippling diseases and ailments which may not allow them to function as they once did.

It's easy to dwell on lack when you are hurting, but it takes a true hero to lift someone else up in a down time, as opposed to kicking them when they are down.

You are an amazing human being, with amazing capabilities; you just have to clear your mind, focus on what is truly important to you, and go after your real inner dreams.

Lift someone else up today, give thanks for the air you breathe and the blood that flows through your veins, and the thoughts that you can control and alter at will.

Happy Thanksgiving Day to all of you Awesome People in this World.

There's Still Time Before the Holidays!

by Carl Glassford

The Archival Century Disc Introduces Carl Glassford's Digital Time Capsule.

Years ago I took all of our family 8mm movies, boxes of slides, and the little SONY video tapes that my dad had accumulated over the years and had all of them converted to a single VHS video tape.

Back in those days DVDs were not out yet and if they were, they certainly were not common. In fact, super VHS were the newest tapes in the industry at that time.

So, one year, at Christmas, we were raised as Catholics so we celebrated the traditional Christmas holiday. Anyway, I was short on cash, raising a family of three kids at the time, so I decided to make my dad and mom a gift for Christmas that year.

I had all of the miscellaneous media that I could find put onto a single VHS video tape then dubbed it with background music. At least the parts the didn't have any sound. Particularly the old 8mm home movies.

Years ago when you had your film processed, they sold you slides along with your photo processing. I'm not sure if they gave them to you and just included the cost of the slides in with the processing or if it was an option like adding your photos to a cd disk these days.

Either way, it only took one long night and a lot of organizing, but I got it done.

Then, on Christmas morning, dad opened his gift and found a video tape.

He immediately put it in the video recorder and started to view it. I thought for sure he was going to cry when he saw what was on the tape.

He got up and gave me a big hug (that was unusual back then because he was never a big hugger, at least not with his boys) and thanked me for making that tape for him. He said it was the best gift I could have ever given him.

That was one of the best presents I ever gave him and he never forgot it. Because I took the time to make this myself, with the help of my videographer buddy of course.

One year I purchased a nice watch for dad because he never seemed to have a decent watch, at least not a nice looking dress watch.

So, I bought him a decent watch, it was only a few hundred bucks at that time, but it was still a nice gesture. I just wanted him to have something better than those old leather band watches.

I think I got it on sale during black Friday one year.

That watch didn't compare to the video tape of all of us as kids on it. We were decorating the Christmas tree, learning how to ride bicycles, and it even had old 8mm movies of our traditionally huge family reunions on it. (Dad came from a family of 14 kids, Yowzers!)

So, I decided to give you the chance to do the same for your parents, relatives, or just close friends. The opportunity to put your family memories on what I have dubbed my Digital Time Capsule.

This is not a cylinder, a steel box, or even something you should bury without covering. It's simply a digital time capsule kit that you can use to record your digital images, transfers, and whatever else you'd like to save for the next 100 years or so.

This kit includes 10 Archival Century CDs and 2 Archival Century DVDs, along with a hard-cover plastic case that has a locking clasp on the side, called a TOLV case because it holds 12 disks (CDs, DVDs, or even Blu-rays).

So, for a limited time, you can get 10 scratch-resistant Triple A rated CDs plus 2 scratch-resistant DVDs and a nice album/case to put them in for only $29.95 plus shipping and handling. Taxed were applicable, of course.

Case Color

Black White Clear (sort of)

Order yours today! There's still time to before the holidays to get your personalized gifts started.

You can use these disks for anything digital. Images, movies, videos, photos, data, and even your favorite music.

You can purchase ''Your Digital Time Capsule' and maybe record a mix of your mom or dad's favorite music or holiday music from their era and give that to them on a 24-karat gold disc.

You can even do the artwork and take it to a print shop and they'll print a nice looking label right onto the disc for you.

Find a printer that has a thermal printer they can print onto the surface for you, these discs look like they were professionally pressed when you do that.

Anyway, if you'd like to get your hands on the best Archival Gold CDs and DVDs you'll ever find, Click Here.

And...remember, you can't find these in any stores and they are limited production runs so get them while you can, exclusively through CenturyDisc.com

Or, you can buy the 25 packs through our secure server at RMGProducts.com, our sister website.

By the way, the little kid in the white turtleneck sweater in the opening scene of this 8mm movie transfer ( You Tube ) trying to lift up his baby cousin, was me, I just realized that when I went to check to make sure the links were working.

I was a cute kid, what happened!?! Check out my mom in the platinum wig.

Thanks and I'll be seeing you soon!

Case Color

Black White Clear (sort of)

Century Disc, the Disc that Never Fails!

Read all about it here on the blog or our website. http://ping.fm/WDgff

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The Disc That NEVER Fails!

by Carl Glassford

Over the last two years we have sold tens of thousands of Archival Century Discs, both the cds and the dvds. During this time, not even one time, has one disc ever come back as bad, unreliable, unrecordable, or defective. Not one, not once, not for any reason.

That really is pretty incredible when you think about. How many disks have you had gone bad in just one package of disks you've purchased? Some people think that maybe they didn't record to their disc properly so they just toss them in the trash and forget about it.

Out of all the cheap cds and dvds in the world, this is not one of them. People say they're expensive. Compared to what? Compared to losing your data, photos, recordings, digital information?

It has been so ingrained in our brains that discs are cheap. So, we naturally look online for the cheapest discs we can find in order to save some hard earned money. Nothing wrong with saving money except how much are you really saving if you have to do the same thing more than once, no matter what it is?

I call that the Walmart mentality. We all talk about it, we all want to save money, but reality check, at what expense to our own country and countrymen? (and countrywomen). We need to open our eyes and see that cheap isn't always worth the few bucks we save today.

I don't own the company, I don't buy the product. I sell the product, I talk about it with everyone I know, but the average person thinks the way I did before I learned that cheap cds and dvds don't make the grade.

We just assume that a cd is a cd and a dvd is a dvd and if I record something on it, it should last the rest of my life. Read an article I put on the Century Disc website and you'll learn why ordinary discs probably aren't what you're paying for them. Depending on what purpose they are used for.

There is not other disc in the world that is as original as this disc, not one that compares in compatibility, reliability, durability, or scratch-resistance.

That's why I decided to coin the phrase . . .

~ Archival Century ~
"The Disc That NEVER Fails!"

There isn't any other disc in the world that can make this claim!

If there is, I'd like to know about it.

Thanks for visiting.

Recording Surface of the Century Disc

by Carl Glassford

What does the Recording Surface of the Archival Century Disc Look Like?

It's funny you should ask. I jumped on my twitter account and started catching up on the DMs (direct messages) that I've been sent.

Part of the whole "social networking" thing is supposed to be making new friends, establishing ourselves as a presence online, interacting, and hopefully earning a portion of our living by offering value to each other. If I'm wrong, please feel free to comment below in the comments section.

Anyway, last night, I decided to take a few digital pictures of the recording surface of the Archival Century Disc CDs and DVDs. I had been meaning to photograph the recording surface for a long time and finally just made it a point to get it done.

I have been planning to take new digital photographs for the top sides of the discs, to show the new hub-printable version of the Archival Century Discs to customers interested in ordering samples. So I did.

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While I was at it, I took digital photographs of the recording surface of the Archival Century Discs as well.

Then, this evening, just after work, I logged onto my twitter account and received a direct message from someone who said "Cool Product" along with a link to the Archival Century Disc Review which now on the new site which used to be CDFreaks.com.

I clicked on the link, not knowing what it was, then ended up on error page. So, I went back to the post and tried the link again. It was only partially right so I erased part of the link and found the post I think the micro blogger was referring to, which was our review by MegaDETH on the new myce.com website.

Apparantly, CDFreaks.com has upgraded to myce.com (I'm assuming it means My Consumer Electronics) since they are into reviewing and discussing so much more than just optical media these days.

So, now my link to what was once CDFreaks.com, is myce.com beta version. Hey, at least they included all of the hard work they did in thoroughly testing the Archival Century Discs, both the cds and the dvds.
(Which we greatly appreciate, in case we haven't thanked them enough?)

All of that to say, one of the comments on the review was if the OP could show them some pictures of the recording surface of the discs. That was only ten months ago, but better late than never, I suppose.

So, for anyone else who has asked or wondered what the recording surface of the Archival Century Discs look like, here they are.

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As you can see, they look almost just like any other ordinary CD or DVD product. The difference is that they have a revolutionary Hard Coat Protection like the Blu-ray discs and a nice AZO Blue (cd) and AZO Purple (dvd) glow to them.

I have rambled on long enough for more than a post, I will see you again soon.

Beer on the Brain

by Carl Glassford

I was out and about running some errands early this morning. While at the gas station, I happened to see a banner hanging in front of a local bar. The sign said "15 Draft Beers on Tap."


Nothing really odd about that. Hey! T'Katz Pub off Webber and Beneva in Sarasota has 15 different kinds of beer on tap. After getting my gas, for some reason, I began to have random thoughts of stupidity, or maybe my sense of humor kicked back in?

The first thought that crossed my mind was of 15 levers, each of which, when pulled, dispenses its own brand of beer. Then my mind began to wander.

I must be watching too much Leno, if there is such a thing. I love Monday night "Headlines" on the Jay Leno Show, some of them really crack me up. Especially some of the Wedding Announcement names.

Below is what I had came up with, there were a few more but I didn't want to spend the rest of my evening modifying cartoon beer mugs.

Enjoy!

This was my first afterthought...


Then, I thought about half-full and half-empty beers. Of course, I couldn't exclude the engineers.

Then I thought about beers that got dumped...



Last but not least...


Got to have a sense of humor, folks.

P.S. I thought about dressing up a couple of military beers (being draft and all) but I did not want to be disrespectful to those who work so hard to keep us safe over here.