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The Winner!! The Sony Cyber-shot DSC-W120

So, it has been decided. Tonight at USTREAM I held a live drawing to decide who won the Sony Cyber-shot digital camera give-away. With 365 entries to the contest from over 70 entrants the contest was, dare I say, a big deal. My three daughters aided me in the drawing. The youngest shook the bag holding all the names of those entered in the contest, my middle child picked the winner, and my eldest read the name of the winner. Who won?

The Winner:

Congratulations to Loomis2!!! Loomis entered a scant '3' times and somehow pulled out the camera.

Thanks

Thanks to all of you who entered the contest. Your participation has pretty much locked that I will be able to give away some more awesome stuff, so stay tuned--k? If you do stay tuned you will be treated to awesome videos of my adorable girls being goofy and funny, hilarious articles (I am so serious) and much, much more. Look around and check out what Joeprah is about if you are a new subscriber. Read, watch and interact. Word.

The Sony Cyber-shot Give-Away: The Combatants

Here is a list of the folks entered in the Sony Cyber-shot give-away thus far. You are all now mortal enemies. Take a good look at this list. Find your name and make sure you are down for the correct amount of entries. For instance, if you already area subscriber of Joeprah and you weren't given credit for the 3 subscriber entries--let me know. If you disagree with the amount of entries I have you down for, let me know and I will update it. Thanks!

Sheena 4 entries
ciara 6 entries
Kitiara 3 entries
Mr. Big Dubya 1 entry
Manager Mom 1 entry
Dad of Divas 11 entries
Stacey 11 entries
Birdie 11 entries
Lori 1 entry
Charlie Patpk 1 entry
Mommy Needs Therapy 4 entries
Adriane 1 entry
Madame Meow 11 entries
KJWB03 11 entries
A Buns Life 6 entries
Jen 3 Entries
GoaldeeBug 11 entries
Patrick D 9 entries
SAM 1 entry
flickrlovr 11 entries
Mr. Lady 11 entries
Weasel Momma 11 entries
David “Father of Five” 6 entries
Leslie Webb 1 entry
Trysh 4 entries
Jared 6 entries
Stephanie 8? Entries
Imtheglue 1 entry
MightyBoognish 9 entries
Jenny 1 entry
Smoochiefrog 4 entries
Wornoutwoman 6 entries
Aimee Greeblemonkey 1 entry
Khyle 1 entry
Bill 1 entry
Ourcrookedtree 6 entries
Joy Smith 11 entries
MHD 6 entries
Courtney 9 entries
A Cowboy’s Wife 1 entry
Aqhej 3 entries
Amber 4 entries
I am a trouble Maker 11 entries
Literal Dan 6 entries
Tanyetta 9 entries
Jenny2 1 entry
Jennifer England 10 entries
Misty 5 entries
Summer 1 entry
Lunanik 4 entries
Carly 3 entries
Deb 1 entry
Matt 1 entry
Phil 1 entry
May 6 entries
Jess 1 entry
Kim 1 entry
Ginny 11 entries
Hubs 6 entries
Pam 1 entry
Charlie 1 entry
Wendy 1 entry
Maria 7 entries
Nuke Dad 2 entries
Busy Mom 6 entries
AsCapeCodTurns 4 entries
Loomis2 3 entries
Jeremy 4 entries
Russ 4 entries
Julie 6 entries
Shannon 1 entry
Tom 5 entries
Becca 1 entry
James 4 entries
Dawn 1 entry
Kristinia 9 entries

Let the trash talking begin!

Joeprah Updates

I am in the process of retooling my site a bit and I will be adding some new features along with some of the changes. Some exciting stuff is about to be added that will make the Joeprah experience perhaps even more mediocre than before. I am obvious stoked.

The Galleries

Loomis, a Joeprah user, came up with a fantastic suggestion. Why not allow Joeprah users the privildege of uploading their own personal photos into the new "Gallery" section of Joeprah? I thought about it, and it was such a great idea that I took action--immediately. I will be creating more galleries for any registered user to upload into, but currently there is a section for "Summer Fun I," "Family Pictures I," "Pictures of You I," and "Your Best Work I." To access the galleries to upload into them, simply click on the "My Galleries" link at the top right of the Gallery Section at Joeprah (it can be found here). Uploading should be fairly self-explanatory, but that being said I am sure some folks may need assistance. If you do have problems...enter my next update.

The Forum

I have installed a new forum component. You can go the forum either at its direct link here or by visiting the forum via Joeprah.com itself. If you have any tech questions in regards to using any of the features at Joeprah.com simply go to the forum and enter your questions there. If you are a blogger and want to show of your blog or you have questions regarding blogging, check out the section in the forum dedicated to all things blog related. If you are parent seeking an outlet to vent, or ask advice of other parents on how to deal with some parenting topics that are currently confounding you, check out the section dedicated to that. There are some social sections in the forum and I hope it takes on a life of its own. If you want any new sections or if you want to be a moderator--inquire within. Basically, go, post, and interact. It should be off-da-hook. Awesome.

Finally, I am starting a new section:

Hot Topic Debates

In addition to all my normal robust and amazingly trivial posts, I am going to post news stories, political windfalls, and or basically anything that stirs the pot so to speak that I think my readers would be interested in adding their two cents to. I would like get folks involved so they can speak their minds, find out what other people think and more or less stay informed. To kick things off in this section I would like to see what people think about this news story (I know it is a few days old, but it is still worth exploring).

The Independence Day Contest

I have been uber swamped lately and I didn't post an update, but I wanted to let those folks still in contention know where they stand as we head down the stretch. Amazingly, there has been some changes to the leaderboard. The top three bloggers up until today are:

Kim at Jogging in Circles with 6,923 Referrals

Jared at DadThing with 6,710 Referrals

Momo at MomoFali with 6,630 Referrals

Kim, has made some huge strides as of late and the last few days will prove to be pivotal. Some advice; digg, stumble and otherwise promote your remaining blog posts...any sort of exposure will be key. Best of luck and I can't wait to annouce the winner. At the end of the contest, I will spread link love through the valley of blogger-dom. It will be a fantastic celebration and truly there were no losers.

I am about to release my July Newsletter with some exciting results on how much money I made during the month of June and how I went about doing so. Are you as anxious to find out the BuzzFuse results as I am? Word.

That is all for now. Return to work.

Big Time News & The Contest Winner

Big Time News

I am leaving for Atlanta today to participate in a video shoot. Yep, you heard that right. Me. Video shoot. I am working with Graco on a great project along with some other bloggers. The project will be off the hook, by in large due to my participation, and as soon as I have time I will post all the details of both my trip and the actually project itself.

In My Stead

Over the next couple of days I leave you in the willing and capable digits of one Pete J from MyGpsCameraPhone. Pete is a close bloggy friend of mine and I trust him like I trust myself (see not very much at all). He will continue the tradition of Joeprah by delivering mediocre content. Mediocre, which Pete will assuredly exceed, will actually be a step up, so you may be begging for Pete to stay on full-time.

Contest Winner

I didn't forget. I used my webcam this morning to tape the drawing and I used one of my daughters to choose the winner. The video wouldn't upload although I tried as hard as one man can to upload it. I feel Blip.Tv was afraid of its intrinsic awesomeness, which is understandable. Anyways, you are going to have to trust me when I say that the winner was Smoochie Frog. I will post the video someday...as long as Blip allows for amazing videos to see the light of day. As for the next contest, I will post the details either when I return on Thursday or next Monday. Stay tuned as I have some amazing stuff to give away over the course of the next few weeks. I am totally serious.

I Rule: Awards

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It is totally homemade and really cool because it has the tell tale pinkness of a mom blog. And not to be outdone, we have Tara from If Mommy Says Ok dropping some more hardware on ol' Joeprah:

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on Friday July 11, 2008

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As teen pregnancy rates run rampant ‘OK’ magazine thinks it’s ‘ok’ to put out an article that supports/glamorizes Jamie Lynn Spears as a mom and her recent delivery. What young girls in the US need now is a teen-idol-turned-pregnant-teen-turned-new-mom that talks about her “perfect delivery.” That last sentence was intentionally sarcastic. Is the idolizing of Jamie Lynn Spears healthy for our country? Why are we putting JLS on a pedestal here?

The ‘OK’ article reads like an endorsement to teenage mothers everywhere.

"I had a perfect pregnancy and a perfect delivery. I was very blessed," Jamie Lynn said describing the delivery. "The first time I saw her, it was surreal. You can't even imagine that moment. She just looked at me, and she really didn't cry at first. I was scared, and then she started screaming. It is the best feeling in the world."

Such a happy ending to such a happy story—congrats to all. Jamie Lynn even had her boyfriend in the delivery room. Thumbs up! I had a perfect pregnancy and a perfect delivery. I was very blessed,Jamie Lynn reportedly only wanted one person in the delivery room with her, that would be her fiancé Casey Aldridge. Casey, being a stand up guy, was reportedly holding her hand the entire time. Jamie Lynn said of the experience, "Once I got in there, my doctor was just so calm and so good it was not bad at all…" Jamie continued to say of her experience, "I was just talking to Casey. And you know what's so weird? I was asking him if he was OK. He was like, 'Yeah.' We were both so excited."

The article goes on to talk about feedings and a supportive boyfriend. By the end of the article you are convinced that Jamie Lynn Spears should hands down get the mother of the year award by default.

I see the desire to carry this story as it will surely pique many people’s interests and sell many issues, but is that what media in our country has turned into? Is this teen pregnancy the right thing for the media to be covering/endorsing? What are your thoughts on Jamie Lynn Spears, teen pregnancy and the media?

To continue the conversation go straight to the forum thread here:

Jamie Lynn Spears "OK?"

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Posted by Mr Lady, on Friday July 11, 2008 , , Guest

I'm feeling really guilty about being all dissenting before, so I am making up for it here.

Dude, this stuff infuriates me. The whole celebrity infatuation we have in general infuriates me. Wouldn't it be nice if they did more articles, showing her missing her prom and stuff?

I can only hope that maybe those stupid magazine covers keep one teenager from dumping her baby in a dumpster.

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Posted by Patrick D., on Friday July 11, 2008 , , Guest

We should absolutely round her and the baby up, put her in a home for unwed mothers and give her baby to a nice WASP couple, then enlist Casey in the Army to go and fight the Nazis!

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Posted by jasonrothlv, on Friday July 11, 2008 , , Registered

Thank goodness I have no daughters! I'm tired of glorified teen moms. Perhaps they should show pictures of her young, stretched out vajayjay.

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Posted by jt12blk, on Friday July 11, 2008 , , Registered

It's sad. It's sad, wrong and indicative of societal failure. It's lovely and all that everything went so well for her, and that her experience was so swell, but it's not like that every unwed mother.

And I highly doubt that her boyfriend is really going to stick with her through thick and thin till death do them part.

I don't think we need more of this kind of thing in our world. I don't think it should be encouraged. But that's exactly what this magazine is doing.

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Posted by Hockeyman, on Friday July 11, 2008 , , Guest

How come no one points out that she was a minor and he was an adult when he knocked her up? Isn't that illegal somewhere?

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Posted by MileHighDad, on Saturday July 12, 2008 , , Registered

Back in the day... There were articles about going to the Prom.
Back in the day... There were articles about that cute couple and just maybe they would go steady.
Back in the day... Any article about teen pregnancy shunned the parties involved.
In this day and age, it is glorified that she had sex and the resulting baby.
What would my grandma think if she were around to see this mockery?
Nuff said...
-MileHiDad

http://www.milehighdad.com/

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Posted by Joni Ruhs, on Saturday July 12, 2008 , , Guest

I have a feeling that the intent of all the feel good unwed teenage mother shows is to encourage people to support girls that end up in this situation and not leave them out in the cold. But yes, unfortunately, there is little reality in it. Jamie Lyn--has a lucrative career already. She should have plenty of money to get her through it. I would venture to say that the majority of teen moms have no support from the father, little support from their family and school, very little money, etc. There's got to be a better way to encourage supporting young girls in a very trying time without glamorizing their circumstance. If you're a lonely teenage girl, purposely getting pregnant is a poor way to get yourself noticed.

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Posted by soge shirts, on Saturday July 12, 2008 , , Guest

lol she's got her money from nickelodeon and her sisters money so a baby to her is no big deal. The average teenage mom is not going to be as excited and have all these perfect experiences. Your right that the media should not be glorifying this.

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Posted by Ashley, on Saturday July 12, 2008 , , Guest

Ugh...I'm conflicted.

I think even teenage moms have a right to be happy about the baby they just had. I'm glad she's in love with that kid. I'm glad that baby is loved.

On the other hand, parenting at any age is tough. Esp when you're a teen. It's not all puppy dogs and rainbows...and I hope teen girls don't see this stuff as "evidence" that they need kids NOW.

It's okay to wait. Really.

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Posted by Tara R., on Saturday July 12, 2008 , , Guest

I hate this. Good for her the she feels her life is still prefect, her baby is perfect... but wait until the colic kicks in, the chronic ear infections, the bickering with her still teenaged baby-daddy, diaper rash, teething... it's not all rainbows and butterflies, and magazines glorifiying it is irresponsible. I wonder how much media coverage like this factored into the pregnancy pacts we are hearing about lately.

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Posted by Loomis2, on Saturday July 12, 2008 , , Registered

I don't know if I would call OK! Magazine "the media". That is like comparing Inside Edition to the 6PM News. Selling as many magazines as possible is the one and only rule they follow. It's not going to be very helpful to any teenage girls out there reading it, but I'm 100% sure OK! Magazine doesn't care.

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Posted by ascapecodturns, on Sunday July 13, 2008 , , Guest

If only I looked that good a few weeks after giving birth! No circles under her eyes, her hair is brushed, she even looks like she was able to squeeze in a shower! Oh wait, she's at a photo shoot where the amazing computers and makeup artists can make anyone look good. Way to glamorize teenage pregnancy OK magazine. That will definitely be one issue I won't be buying. Oh, right, I don't buy that magazine anyway. How am I suppose to keep my girls out of the grocery store for a week or so, so they don't see it and ooh and ahh over it? They're too young to realize magazines do articles like this to sell magazines, but old enough to like Jamie Lynn. (And her troubled sister Britney). If it takes a village to raise children, I think the media ought to step up and help us out a little.

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Posted by marsha, on Sunday July 13, 2008 , , Guest

I have mixed feelings about this. I'm glad the pregnancy went well but I don't think children should be having children it's irresponsible. I also don't think glamorizing teen pregnancy is appropriate. Being a parent can be a rewarding experience but it is not for children. Heck! lots of adults find the experience overwhelming. Story like this encourage teenagers to have sex and start families way before they are ready for the responsibility.

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Posted by prin, on Sunday July 13, 2008 , , Guest

Between that and the parents' reaction in "Juno", I just don't know what to think.

Every time the media accepts something as ok, a part of society does too. I'm realizing that I'm a major product of the society I grew up in, and not necessarily in a good way. When did it become wrong to want the traditional marriage and family? Now it's almost frowned upon. (At least where I am anyway.)

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Posted by Birdie, on Tuesday July 15, 2008 , , Guest

NO, not "OK". My 12 year old & 9 year old could explain it with a three point outline. On power point no less! The media strives to make these things seem normal in a effort to not "judge". Where's the common sense? I don't know that it existed before in the media, but sure enough it died with political correctness.

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