Be. Wines Bzz Campaign

Here is another Bzz Campaign. *To participate in this campaign, you must be of legal drinking age.* I get to get some perks from Be. Wines since I am a Bzz agent. In the mail today, I recieved my kit. It included 1 $10 MIR, 5 $3 MIR, 1 nail file, 1 compact mirror, 1 mint tin, and 1 lip gloss tin. These wines were created to pair with you personality or mood. There is Be. Flirty which is a Pink Moscato. It has rich berry and delicate floral notes. Be. Bright is a Pinot Grigio. It has sun-ripened citrus flavors and a crisp, fresh finish. Be. Fresh is a Chardonnay. It has crisp green apple flavors and zesty hints of citrus. Finally, there is Be. Radiant. It is a Riesling. It has tantalizing fruit flavors and bright floral notes. I will be trying at least Be. Flirty this weekend and will give an update on how I think it is. Also, like I mentioned earlier, I have 5 $3 MIR if you are interested in trying Be. Wines. Let me know. You can only use one per household, so I need 5 different households. Visit BeWinery.com to learn more about Be. Wines. Also "like" thier Facebook page.

Lawry's Bzz Campaign

So for those of you that do not know, I am a Bzz Agent and I get to try out products and tell you about them. I recently signed up to try Lawry's products. On Thursday I received my kit containing 1 full size bottle of Santa Fe Chili Marinade, 1 full size bottle of Herb & White Wine Marinade, a full size bottle of seasoned salt, an apron and some coupons to share. Here is some information for you to know. The "Santa Fe Chili with Lime and Garlic blends chili pepper, cumin, oregano, garlic and a splash of lime for robust Southwest-style cooking"(BzzGuide). The "Mediterranean Herb & White Wine features fragrant herbs like basil and oregano, along with white wine, extra virgin olive oil, garlic and sun-dried tomato"(BZZGuide). There are 17 different Marinades and 12 different spice blends. Visit Lawrys.com and the Lawry's Facebook page for some easy-to-prepare recipes, info on the marinades and spice blends, and tips. Visit Dinnertising.com to create a personalized animated commercial starring your own family. I currently have 10 recipe and coupon books to give away. Let me know if you are interested in them!

Sociology Discussions

I started sociology this week. I have loved sociology every time I have taken it, so hopefully I will love this class too. Well, since I love this subject so much, I think I am going to post my weekly discussions from my class. This week, I had to 1)Consider how "common sense" knowledge affects your every day decisions. 2) Reflect on how the sociological imagination challenges certain core values and basic beliefs in ones's own society and culture. and 3) Post a value of mine that studying sociology may challenge. Explain why I chose that value and how I would use my social imagination to bring awarenedd to other possible viewpoints of the value. So after some thinking here is what I submitted for class. I would like to know what your thoughts are on this topic also. All of us have things that we come across in our lives that we believe are “common sense”. According to our book, “In our daily lives, we rely on common sense to get us through many unfamiliar situations.” (Schaefer, 2011) I have a hard time accepting that what I think is common sense, others obviously do not. I work in retail and have since I was 16. To me it is common sense to treat the customers like gold because they are what keep the company going. Unfortunately that is not always the case with others. “However, this common sense knowledge, while sometimes accurate, is not always reliable, because it rests on commonly held beliefs rather than on systematic analysis of facts.” (Schaefer, 2011) Sociological imagination is “an awareness of the relationship between an individual and the wider society, both today and in the past (Mills[1959] 2000a)” (Schaefer, 2011) When we use our sociological imagination, we can see how we as individuals fit into society as a whole. A great example that was used in the text was “in the aftermath if the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001, many citizens wanted to understand how Muslims throughout the world perceived their country, and why.” (Schaefer, 2011) They were using their sociological imagination to try and understand why a group of people would do this. A common value that I think gets challenged in sociology is religious beliefs. I am choosing this value because it is very important to me. Every culture interprets the Bible and other religious documents how they want to interpret them. I am very open minded about what types of things other cultures do, but I stand my ground on my beliefs on religion and how I bring my children up into it. Since this is always a very touchy subject with many people, I would have to use caution when using my sociological imagination to bring awareness to other viewpoints on this value. All that I can really do is point out my beliefs and why I believe them. If the other viewpoints are open to hearing them and understanding them, then that is all that matters. To me, there is no right or wrong. You may not believe in what someone else believes in, but it is also not right to completely shoot down their beliefs as wrong. References Schaefer, R. (2011). Sociology a Brief Introduction. New York: McGraw-Hill.