David Funk posted an article on Basic Bloganomics - Feb 8, 2012, 10:16 pm
If you know me, you know that I do enjoy having my fun playing slots at casinos. But there's another game I used to have a lot of fun with. I used to be very active into bowling leagues before I got into my current line work that involves a lot of traveling. In fact, I would go to the bowling alley...
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David Funk posted an article on Basic Bloganomics - Feb 2, 2012, 8:00 pm
This is a quick post to update those that still follow this blog that my new site called All Funked Up is up now. It's a site where I'll post broadcasts and episodes of All Funked Up in which I'll talk about sports, wrestling, travel, and more. You'll also see that I have few galleries of photos to ...
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David Funk posted an article on Basic Bloganomics - Jan 2, 2012, 11:10 pm
It's 2012 and another 3-month absence for me from blogging on the site. As most of you know from following me on Twitter or Facebook, 2011 was a busy year for me which is evidenced by the fact I didn't blog much here. Nonetheless, it was my best year ever. From going to WrestleMania XXVII in Atlan...
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David Funk posted an article on Basic Bloganomics - Oct 7, 2011, 12:25 pm
I mean seriously, has it been 3 months since I posted a blog? Well, the answer is yes and it is obviously for good reason. Let's see if I can remember how to blog or what one is as I type this entry out as I tell you what I've been doing.... Work, play, work, play....okay, you get the idea. I wen...
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David Funk posted an article on Basic Bloganomics - Jul 6, 2011, 8:00 pm
If you read my recent entry Is Daily Income Career Network Real?, here's a follow-up with proof of a payment from them sent to me today: I've gotten a few questions on here as well as elsewhere as to exactly what this is about. Simply, it is placing ads on various places across the internet. If y...
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David Funk posted an article on Basic Bloganomics - Jun 29, 2011, 7:30 pm
Whether the Daily Income Career Network is real or not, it's a question that has been asked repeatedly by those interested in trying it out. I can in fact say that this is real and what they say is true. It's a real opportunity to make extra money that I know many people can use. You won't get ric...
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David Funk posted an article on Basic Bloganomics - Jun 18, 2011, 8:50 am
It is a day late(almost two days late in her country), but yesterday was the birthday of my very good blogging friend Kayce. Her first name is Karen and she is a drop-dead gorgeous Filipino woman who is married as a stay-at-home mom to her children. She writes on multiple blogs at Fashionably Trend...
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David Funk posted an article on Basic Bloganomics - Jun 12, 2011, 1:00 pm
Note: This is NOT to be taken seriously, and is only for fun. Please check the credits to see the bloggers I listed on the poster. You can click the poster for a better look. A Frank Angle Starring Frank Angle, Larry Novak Director/Writer: David Funk Chief Editor: Ryan Lester Studio Coordinator: ...
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David Funk posted an article on Basic Bloganomics - Jun 9, 2011, 10:00 am
As I continue on with my Atlanta vacation, this entry focuses on the Fernbank Museum of Natural History. Since I had a CityPass, I was able to view an iMax show which featured a show called Animalopolis. It was a great look at animals from around the world in what was a feature that had plenty of h...
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David Funk posted an article on Basic Bloganomics - Jun 8, 2011, 11:10 am
I'm going to provide my picks for the best teams in the 1960s. I'm factoring in championships, playoff appearances, amount of winning and losing seasons, and overall consistency throughout the decade. This isn't a list of the best teams in an individual year, and it is of who I think were the best f...
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David Funk posted an article on World Blogging Entertainment - Jun 6, 2011, 11:47 am
I'm back for this Music Monday hosted by the one and only Lady Java. Yes, summer is upon us here in the USA, so the theme for this week will fit that. I recall this rap hit from Will Smith during my days in high school. It's a replay of Kool & the Gang's hit from the 1970s called Summer Madness. A...
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David Funk posted an article on Basic Bloganomics - Jun 4, 2011, 1:43 pm
The month of May is over and that only means that summer is here for us residents in the USA. In the month of May, Milton aka bluedreamer who is from the Philippines, garnered the most points on this site's First Commenter Scoreboard(FCSB) for the first time. He writes on a blog called the Top Fiv...
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David Funk posted an article on World Blogging Entertainment - May 23, 2011, 2:50 pm
I'm back for this Music Monday that is hosted by my good blogger friend Lady Java. As the wrestling world already knows, Randy "Macho Man" Savage died Friday at the age of 58. Over at my Basic Bloganomics site, I wrote about the wrestling legend Randy Savage. So this week's Music Monday is a classi...
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David Funk posted an article on Basic Bloganomics - May 20, 2011, 11:37 pm
As most wrestling fans around the world have heard, wrestling legend Randy "Macho Man" Savage(real name Randall Mario Poffo) died earlier today at the age of 58. He died of a heart attack behind the wheel of his vehicle which led to him going off the road causing an accident. Savage was a very skil...
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David Funk posted an article on Basic Bloganomics - May 19, 2011, 1:50 pm
May 19 is the birthday of my good blogging friend Shemah. Not only does she have a blog at My Sweet Escape, but she has two more at Never Enough Stuff and Reel Madhouse. I met Shemah about a year or so ago since we have many of the same common blogger friends. She's quite the blogger and has alway...
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David Funk posted an article on Basic Bloganomics - May 18, 2011, 9:35 am
After my visit to the CNN Studios, my next stop on my first day on my Atlanta vacation was the World of Coca-Cola museum. The taste of Coca-Cola was born in Atlanta in 1886, and this month begins their 125th anniversary celebration. You can partake in many activities during the celebration includin...
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David Funk posted an article on Basic Bloganomics - May 16, 2011, 11:00 am
I'm finally posting my WrestleMania XXVII pics that I took when the event happened on April 3, 2011 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, GA. It was the first time I've ever been to a WrestleMania event. And after attending WrestleMania week, it sure won't be my last. The return of The Rock for this Wre...
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David Funk posted an article on Basic Bloganomics - May 15, 2011, 10:00 am
It was on the day WrestleMania XXVII was set to take place that the last sessions of Axxess also happened as I attended both the morning(8am-12pm) and afternoon(12:30-4:30) events. When I first arrived inside the morning session, I immediately went to the diva shoot as then-WWE Divas Champion Eve To...
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David Funk posted an article on World Blogging Entertainment - May 11, 2011, 10:19 pm
In October of last year while on job assignment in White Plains, NY, I had the first Sunday night off of the month. That night, the New York Giants hosted my favorite NFL team, the Chicago Bears, in a game in East Rutherford, New Jersey that was on NBC Sunday Night Football. I had great seats at ab...
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David Funk posted an article on Basic Bloganomics - May 10, 2011, 9:37 pm
Before I attended any WWE events in Atlanta during WrestleMania week, I went to CNN Studios and took a VIP tour. It was an awesome time as I got to see live broadcasts inside the studios as they were happening. Inside the CNN building is a mall slammed full of restaurants as well as other places to...
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David Funk posted an article on Basic Bloganomics - May 7, 2011, 11:03 am
When looking at Lainy's Musings 3rd Blogoversary - The Sequel, I noticed that she gave out awards to the top commenters on her blog for the previous three years. I was fortunate to be one of them. Windy was the one who designed these awards for the top commenters. Once again, another fantastic job...
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David Funk posted an article on Basic Bloganomics - May 5, 2011, 9:00 am
This is my last WrestleMania Axxess Photo Shot with this entry focusing on WWE Diva Rosa Mendes. Mendes was born in Vancouver, but she is of Czech and Costa Rican descent. She was a highly active girl where she eventually trained in kickboxing and Jui Jitsu. After leaving school, she took up model...
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David Funk posted an article on Basic Bloganomics - May 4, 2011, 10:00 am
I'm finally continuing on with my WrestleMania Axxess Photo Shots with this entry focusing on WWE Diva Kaitlyn. Kaitlyn was involved in bodybuilding/fitness competitions prior to signing with the WWE. In fact, she finished in fifth place in the Arnold Class(named after Arnold Schwarzenegger) bodybu...
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David Funk posted an article on Basic Bloganomics - May 3, 2011, 2:10 pm
As some of you know that follow me on Twitter and/or Facebook, I went to WWE Raw last Monday and met The Miz before then, too. The next night, I was front row ringside for the Smackdown! tapings which included NXT Redemption, too. As a bonus, we were also privileged to be a part of John Cena's next...
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David Funk posted an article on Basic Bloganomics - Apr 28, 2011, 4:50 pm
I decided a week or so ago that I wanted to go out to Raleigh for Monday Night Raw at the RBC Center before going to Smackdown! in Greensboro on Tuesday. I know Greensboro well having lived closed to there for a long time, and so another trip to see WWE action was on! But before all that, I went on...
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David Funk posted an article on Basic Bloganomics - Apr 24, 2011, 9:13 pm
It's time for another WrestleMania Axxess Photo Shot with this entry focusing on WWE Diva Gail Kim. Kim is of Korean descent and was born in Toronto where she would eventually start her wrestling career on their independent circuit. In 2002, she signed with the WWE before she debuted in 2003. It wa...
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David Funk posted an article on Basic Bloganomics - Apr 21, 2011, 2:53 pm
As I continue on with the series of WrestleMania Axxess Photo Shots, this entry will focus on superstar Ron Killings aka R-Truth. Killings was born in Atlanta, GA, but grew up in Charlotte, NC. He was very determined to become a rapper in the music industry, but would eventually end up in the wrest...
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David Funk posted an article on Basic Bloganomics - Apr 20, 2011, 2:51 pm
After my first WrestleMania Axxess the night before, I was back at it the following Saturday morning. I wore casual attire because the WWE Hall of Fame was taking place that night at the Phillips Arena which is what we were told to wear. I only had two hours sleep going into this Axxess session whi...
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David Funk posted an article on Basic Bloganomics - Apr 19, 2011, 2:02 pm
It was no April Fools Day joke this year as this was the first time that I've attended a WrestleMania Axxess session. And wow, what a time it it was! I originally bought the ticket two weeks prior to this, and seen that stars such as John Cena, Jim Ross, Jerry Lawler, Melina, and Natalya were going...
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David Funk posted an article on Basic Bloganomics - Apr 18, 2011, 12:02 pm
This is a really late post to announce the FCSB for the month of March. Mariuca once again continued her dominance in the month of March to win the FCSB(First Commenter Scoreboard). For those that don't know about the FCSB, I award a point to the first three commenters on all entries for that given...
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David Funk posted an article on Basic Bloganomics - Apr 17, 2011, 12:00 pm
As I resume my WrestleMania Axxess Photo Shots, this entry will focus on Kelly Kelly. Barbie Blank aka Kelly Kelly, like many of the other Divas, was a successful model that was spotted by the WWE and invited for a try-out in which she was eventually signed. The extremely beautiful Kelly Kelly also...
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David Funk posted an article on Basic Bloganomics - Apr 16, 2011, 12:55 pm
I know this is really late, but I'm going to go ahead and post my WrestleMania 27 recap to go along with thoughts since I attended the event. I was happy to have been a part of this event having not known up until two weeks before if I was going to go or not. I'm going to rate each match by this st...
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David Funk posted an article on Basic Bloganomics - Apr 13, 2011, 10:24 am
As we continue on with the WrestleMania Axxess Photo Shots, this entry will focus on Eve Torres. Before she began her WWE career, she earned a degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering at Southern Cal. The multi-talented woman also got into modeling as well as dancing. In fact, she was a dancer...
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David Funk posted an article on Basic Bloganomics - Apr 12, 2011, 10:47 am
Now onto the sixth installment of this series which will feature the Bella Twins! This picture was also taken Saturday morning which was the day before WrestleMania XXVII. Nikki & Brie Bella are the pair of red-hot twins that have caused opponents confusion by switching with each other during match...
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David Funk posted an article on Basic Bloganomics - Apr 11, 2011, 11:00 am
This is my fifth installment of my WrestleMania Axxess Photo Shots with this one being Tamina! She was the second diva I got a pic with on the Saturday before WrestleMania XXVII. In case you're wondering, I was in casual attire because that is the type of attire we were supposed to show up in for ...
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David Funk posted an article on Basic Bloganomics - Apr 10, 2011, 11:20 am
My fourth installment of the WrestleMania Axxess Photo Shots is Alicia Fox. She was one of the Divas in the pic from the third post which featured Maryse. Like many WWE Divas, Fox was a model before getting into the promotion. She started out with a gimmick as a wedding planner, and became WWE Div...
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David Funk posted an article on Basic Bloganomics - Apr 8, 2011, 1:39 pm
In my third installment of my WrestleMania Axxess Photo Shots is the Sexiest of Sexy Maryse! After you see her up close, you'll see exactly why she is just that. She is a French Canadian, successful glamour model, and is a 2-time WWE Divas Champion. She speaks both English and French fluently. I ...
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David Funk posted an article on Basic Bloganomics - Apr 7, 2011, 1:41 pm
In case you missed it yesterday, I started with a series of photos I was fortunate to take with WWE stars and Divas(mainly Divas). You can check out the first WrestleMania Axxess Photo Shot with Melina! The second Diva I had the privilege of meeting at WrestleMania Axxess on that Friday night was N...
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David Funk posted an article on Basic Bloganomics - Apr 6, 2011, 12:50 pm
Since I was very fortunate to have gotten pics with WWE stars and divas during WrestleMania week, I'm gonna post them one at a time(unless I got multiple pics with them). Besides, if I posted all the pics at once, my laptop would explode from it being on fire due to the red-hot WWE Divas in the pic...
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David Funk posted an article on World Blogging Entertainment - Mar 30, 2011, 5:49 pm
The winter season just doesn't seem to want to end even living here in the southeastern USA. It was just a week ago that it was warm enough to wear shorts and shirt, but you wouldn't know it by what the weather is like now. Despite that, I've already started looking around for beach apparel since s...
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David Funk posted an article on Basic Bloganomics - Mar 29, 2011, 9:53 pm
The WWE Hall of Fame ceremony takes place on Saturday, April 2 from the Philips Arena in Atlanta, GA. It is the night before WrestleMania XXVII. This year's class features legends that graced the squared circle in the WWE and other promotions, too. Two of the legends being inducted are ones that I...
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David Funk posted an article on Basic Bloganomics - Mar 28, 2011, 10:25 am
Well, it is nearly time for me to take a vacation when I leave for Atlanta this Thursday. Yesterday, I came across a tag from good blogger friend that lives in Malaysia named Caroline. So she tagged me with this one, and here I am to post this. 1) Do you think you're hot? If I would have posted th...
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David Funk posted an article on World Blogging Entertainment - Mar 28, 2011, 7:52 am
I'm back for this Music Monday for the first time in awhile. Of course, this Music Monday is hosted by the one and only Lady Java. It is WrestleMania week for all fans of wrestling and/or of the WWE. As many of you have read on my other blog at Basic Bloganomics, I'll be there for this year's even...
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David Funk posted an article on World Blogging Entertainment - Mar 25, 2011, 1:35 pm
My next stop after the Oklahoma City Zoo on my trip to the Sooner State last September was the National Softball Hall of Fame. The National Softball Hall of Fame opened in 1957, and expanded in 1976. The Hall of Fame itself was officially constructed in 1987. The ASA Hall of Fame Stadium is the of...
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David Funk posted an article on Basic Bloganomics - Mar 25, 2011, 10:54 am
My Filipino blogging friend Lainy is celebrating her 3rd anniversary of blogging with her 3rd Blogoversary. This year, it is the Gravatar Contest. It is a simple contest that she's inviting you to join in on. So stop by her blog for details and for the rules so you can join in as well. The ...
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David Funk posted an article on Basic Bloganomics - Mar 24, 2011, 12:35 pm
Note: This is NOT to be taken seriously, and is only for fun. Please check the credits to see the bloggers I listed on the poster. You can click the poster for a better look. Will Blog For Food Starring David Funk, Jenny Hansson Cameo Appearances by Amy Nobillos & Hazel Holbrook Director/Writer: Da...
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David Funk posted an article on Basic Bloganomics - Mar 23, 2011, 10:40 am
It's no secret to anyone that has read my blogs that I'm an avid sports fan and memorabilia collector. When I was a kid, I was like many other kids in that I collected baseball cards before getting into other sports cards especially football. I still have a lot of memorabilia from when I was a kid...
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David Funk posted an article on Basic Bloganomics - Mar 22, 2011, 1:18 pm
Since the NCAA Tournament is underway as of now and the WWE's biggest event of the year, WrestleMania, is around the corner, I'm making this post. As all wrestling fans are aware of, many wrestlers were involved in collegiate and/or professional athletics before getting into the business and in WWE...
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