I resisted getting a Facebook page, in part because I saw so many people become addicted to it. When I finally joined a few months ago I thought it might be a good way to connect with people in a way I can’t do through my blogs since I try to keep personal/family details to a minimum. I admit I have enjoyed some of the Facebook games, though I only play a few of them now after discovering some of them just were not worth the effort. Yet the overall communication aspect of Facebook that I was hoping for as a way to stay really connected to people doesn’t exist. In part because people are not really that communicative, most of the stuff they put on their Facebook profiles is really nothing more than spam or scam.
I’ve actually had a few people defriend me after pointing out to them that a group they “joined” was a scam or something that they were spreading through Facebook asking people to cut and paste, who then blindly do so like lemmings, wasn’t true. Reading this piece in Time hit home for me some of my problems with Facebook. It’s demonstrated how people are gullible, they don’t think for themselves and they appear to be willing to go along with what everyone else is doing rather than be brave enough to question it. My experiences with Facebook have led me to believe that we are in trouble as a society if we don’t start to use our brains…
It used to be that electronic stores carried a good number of the type of smaller batteries needed for a variety of things from toys, to watches to hearing aids. Now many don’t have much of a selection and when they do? They can be kind of pricey. Thankfully the internet gives you the ability to search for replacement batteries and in many cases even with shipping costs, it’s cheaper than buying locally. I don’t recommend buying specialty batteries in large numbers though, unless you know for certain you’ll use them because batteries like most everything else, have an expiration date.
Some of those who have seen Avatar are saying it is the best sci-fi movie since Star Wars. Others feel it does not quite meet to that level. We haven’t seen it yet, and it’s really hard to tell from a trailer how good a movie will be. There have been times where the trailer has made a movie appear better than it really is and the opposite…2012 was an example of a movie where the hype of the trailer didn’t match the total movie, The Happening is another one where the trailer was better than the movie…
Two of my daughters are convinced our house has a ghost in it. They pointed as proof that the light fixtures in the house flicker at times. One light in particular they felt was a problem, and there was a problem. Yet it was not ghost related, it was a simple matter of screwing in the light bulb just a little bit tighter…One thing I’ve discovered with the longer use bulbs, for some reason they do come lose from time to time. Which means no hauntings…just simple electronics…
As my daughters grow older and their friends begin to marry and the friends of my children begin to marry, we go from wedding invitations to birth announcements. While there are still some traditional photo type cards used, it’s been amazing how technology has changed something as simple as baby girl announcements. Some of them are not only pretty designs but ecologically friendly…
In my column for this week’s Toledo Free Press, I was shocked when I was doing copy editing to discover that half of my co-workers had no idea what the Eye of Sauron was…Those of us who did decided that perhaps we needed to have a work movie night to get them up to speed on the Lord of the Rings series…People not aware of elves and hobbits? How can that be?
Believe it or not there can be a big difference in term life insurance costs from one insurance company to the other. At times the largest insurers are not always the best deal, but you also have to carefully read the fine print in a policy to make sure they are completely comparable. There are some companies on the internet that specialize in selling “wholesale” insurance, part of the reason the costs can be lower is they have eliminated the middle man but it is still highly recommended that you take a few moments to compare and to always read the specific terms…
The same night I could not sleep I watched, “Peggy Sue Got Married” which is kind of a more modern version of “It’s a Wonderful Life” — it was another walk down movie memory lane. It’s another fun movie to watch when you really want to be entertained and have a few warm fuzzy moments.
The other night I couldn’t sleep so I was watching movies on Netflix and I decided to watch a movie I had not seen for years, “Fried Green Tomatoes” — I forgot how much I enjoyed it. So, if you’ve never watched it or it’s been awhile? It might be one you’ll enjoy too.
There are certain times when you should always get an insurance quote to see if you are getting the best deal for your particular situation. One of these is if you have a family member move out or get their own vehicle so they are no longer on your insurance. Another is when you reach certain age milestones or someone on your policy does. Such as turning 21 and 25 which are traditionally times when insurance can drop. If your insurance has gone up because of tickets, make sure that a year after the ticket you check to make sure that it’s not time for that to be dropped….
If you are thinking about investments, including companies that specialize in private placement memorandum the internet can be a great place to research to find out about what a company offers and to learn more about investing. There are a great many different resources out there to help you become a savvy investor, as well as classes offered in many communities for you to learn more.
What I fell asleep to last night, I’ve watched it many times but for some reason last night I was in the mood for some Lord of the Rings. I was surprised to learn the other day that a few of my friends had never seen this nor the other two movies…
Yes, the post you have been waiting for! Okay maybe eye creams won’t excite you that much but, if you are interested in learning what the top 10 eye creams are so that you make sure you are getting the best blink for your buck…Then this will be the post for you. I actually learned quite a bit more about the topic than I knew before, while I knew that the tissue around the eye area is very delicate, I would not have known what to look for as far as optimal benefit.
With my husband starting his endeavor of losing some weight by the end of April I wanted to inform him that at least he doesn’t need to worry about special creams or certain cellulite cures because as a guy he might just like the rough rugged look. Now I on the other hand don’t like to look rough and tough, I prefer the soft and gentle being instead. Good Luck sweetheart in achieving your goal and looking rough and tough for me.
Yes, I hate re-makes, you all know that by now so it won’t shock you when I write, OMG a remake of the “Karate Kid”? Deep sighs…I don’t care how cute Will Smith’s kid Jaden is, you’d think they could find another movie for him to star in rather than re-make this classic into a skaterboy themed movie…
The discussion surrounding weight loss supplements is one that happens here from time to time as one or more of my daughters or my husband (who is the current dieter) starts not being satisfied with a traditional diet plan and decides to try one of the supplements out there. Whether it is their metabolism or they don’t follow the additional instructions related to diet or exercise, what typically happens is they give up, then the bottle of whatever the new product sits.
While I have so far resisted worrying about anti aging face cream since I have been lucky enough to have been blessed with genes that have not made me age before my time…I have started thinking about the need to take care of my skin just a bit better than before and myself in general. I’ve made the decision to pamper myself just a bit more than I did before, that is of course when they have not used all of my bubble bath and other items one would pamper themselves with….
Early update from previous post -
My husband has asked if it would be considered “Old School” if he consumed a men’s vitamin which would really be a shocker since he’s not the type to even take vitamins. I remember when we first got together he would barely even take an over the counter cold pill. So I told him that nothing else should be aloud except his vitamins and healthy eating. He jokingly replied that he will order pizza tonight and eat the whole thing and call it his last hooray before he started.
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