August 28, 2007 by David Shanahan
Although our episode of TLC’s Property Ladder has not aired yet, I’m 100% certain I’ll never do reality TV again. Here are a few reasons why the filming of Property Ladder was not worth the 15 minutes of fame:
- Long Hours - Hundreds of hours of filming for a one our episode.
- Very Poor Compensation - $1,000 split three ways and furniture staging for one month (about $1,500).
- A constant focus on the negative things that happen (and we had plenty).
- Snarky Host - Kirsten Kemp.
- Lack of Reality - Almost everything was reenacted or dramatized.
Although I must say it was quite an experience and something I’ll never forget. Should be a good laugh.
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August 25, 2007 by David Shanahan
Maybe it was just my family but do you remember when having a soda was something special? As a kid I got to have a soda after dinner or when we went out to eat (which wasnt every night). Now it seems like you have a soda with almost every meal. Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner - It doesnt matter. A Coca Cola goes with everything, right? Only in America. Lets take a look at some of the more popular brands of soda and see how many grams of sugar are in each 12 oz can.
- Sunkist Orange Soda - 52 grams of sugar
- Fanta Orange Soda - 51.5 grams of sugar
- Mountain Dew - 47 grams of sugar
- Vanilla Coke - 42 grams of sugar
- Dr. Pepper - 41 grams of sugar
- Coca Cola Classic - 40.5 grams of sugar
- Pepsi - 40 grams of sugar
- Sprite - 39 grams of sugar
To put this in perspective: A teaspoon of granulated sugar is equal to about 4 grams. So the next time you slug down a 20 oz bottle of Orange Soda you are having about 20 teaspoons of sugar or about a half a cup of granulated sugar.
I wonder why Diabetes is on the rise in America?
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July 29, 2007 by David Shanahan
I’ve been making the most of the weekends in July…
Two weekends ago I ventured down to Panama City, Florida. Not the most glamorous place in the world but the beaches are nice and its cheap. We had a crew of 4 couples and a single guy (thats me). Good food, plenty of sun, refreshing drinks and an increadible amount of laughs made this trip one to remember. The monday after the trip I couldnt figure out why my ab muscles hurt so bad - It was from laughing so much on the trip.
Pictured Below: Da Beach from our Condo, “Breakfast of Atonement”, Go Carting (Chris got kicked off the track after the second lap and Drew took his go cart full speed into a wall. I’m pretty sure he broke the cart. Hey, if you arent first your last!) and DAS BOOT! (The evilest of all drinking glasses. It’s simple Hydrodynamics folks!)
This past weekend I was lucky enough to go to the Airshow in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. I went with Chandler, his father Larry, Charlie Sr. and Charlie Jr. We took the King Air up to the show (which was amazing) and saw a rediculous amount of airplanes.
From the latest in composite aircraft to the old WWII P51 Mustangs - we saw it all. It was a great show! Now, more than ever I’m tempted to get my pilots license.
Pictured Below: Our Ride to the show (King Air 350), Me as the Co-Pilot, Picture of Myself, Chandler, Larry and Charlie Jr. at the Entrance of the Airshow, Chandler and I infront of a C17.
More pictures of Oshkosh 2007 can be found here.
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July 24, 2007 by David Shanahan
We have not been informed by TLC’s Property Ladder yet but I’m guessing that this is going to be our show.
Taken from TLC’s website:
Aug 25, 8:00 pm & Sep 01, 5:00 pm
(60 minutes)
Property Ladder
What Women Want
TV-G
Three manly men from Atlanta try to get in touch with their feminine side and turn a gaudy foreclosure into an abode that reflects exactly what a woman would want. But bad decisions made by the first time flippers could put the whole project in jeopardy.
Link to the TLC Property Ladder Episode Guide
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UPDATE 8/4/07 - We were notified by TLC’s Property Ladder that this is NOT our episode. Our episode is scheduled to air on September 29th at 8:00 pm and 11:00 pm.
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July 7, 2007 by David Shanahan
Today I watched the documentary Who Killed The Electric Car? I feel pretty strongly that every American should see it and form their own opinion about renewable energy and our modern society. That being said here are my thoughts on the movie and the subject:
The topic of renewable energy keeps popping into my head. I spend countless hours just thinking about new ideas or ways to improve our automobiles. What has become so evident and frustrating to me after seeing this movie is that: Unlike other problems in our society, we have the technology to fix the problem.
This has nothing to do with politics- so dont come up to me and try to debate Republican vs. Democrat. This has nothing to do with Tree Huggers or Environmentalist. It has everything to do with GREED and how switching from Oil will result in less profits.
The most disturbing thing to me is that I can purchase a device that makes phone calls, holds 20,000 songs, takes pictures and can browse the internet all in the palm of my hand yet I can only buy a vehicle that runs on oil (A technology since the turn of the 20th century). Have you thought of why that is?????
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June 18, 2007 by David Shanahan
This past weekend was the Bye Bye Buckhead party. All of the restaurants and bars sponsored this huge block party. Ben Carter Properties has purchased all of the land/buildings between Pharr Rd, Peachtree Rd and East Paces Ferry. Supposedly they paid 500 a sqr foot for the land, Ouch!! The skyline at my condo is really going to change here shortly. Two condos, a hotel, retail space and office space will be occupying the new “Streets of Buckhead“. Ben Carter’s plan is to make Buckhead into the “Rodeo Drive” of Atlanta. Should be interesting!
The Streets of Buckhead Ariel Photo below:
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June 14, 2007 by David Shanahan
Its my 27th Birthday!!! Thanks to everyone for the phone calls and emails! Its much appreciated!!
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June 3, 2007 by David Shanahan
Thank you Brian, Shawna, Mr. Spears, Andrew, Sam, Josh and Steven for all your hard work with the landscaping. We laid new sod, trimmed bushes, planted flowers and covered the islands with red birch chips. It looks amazing!
We have one week before our open house day of June 9. We must install the bathroom vanity, finish the plumbing, bring in furniture from the staging company and clean the house. Our last day of filming with Kirsten Kemp is on June 10th. I’ll let you know when the show is going to air.
We paid $146,000 for the house, $88,000 for construction/loan and the asking price for the house is $299,900. I’ll post a link to the listing and if anyone wants to stop by to see the house please let me know.
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