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What are Vampire Electronics? Do I own any?
2007-11-06 18:30:00 Vampire Electronics ? Ok, the topic of saving electricity either for the purpose of saving money or saving the environment or both is getting more popular. I just read in TIME magazine about this new term called Vampire Electronics. They are electronics you have in your home that still suck down electricity and energy while they are ... More About: Family , Shopping , Vampire , Americanism
Trucking is a big business
2007-11-06 18:06:00 I think because I work in a big corporate building downtown I sometimes forget that this country is huge and there are a lot of businesses not in the online information site building and marketing industry. Trucking is one that I am reminded of every time I drive out on 294 or I-55 in Chicagoland. ... More About: Business , Shopping , Big Business , Americanism
American Gangster Film - Denzel Washington - Oscar Contender?
2007-11-04 20:53:00 Everyone was in a buzz about the film American Gangster back in July and it wasn’t even ready for release yet. Now it is open this weekend with Russel Crowe and everyone is saying that it is a well done film that is worth watching and could go to the Oscars. I am always excited about breakout films and good quality ... More About: Film , Washington , Denzel Washington
Mailbox Drop
2007-11-04 20:46:00 I noticed that the neighbors here have gotten a new mailbox and it’s on their house and not by the curb. I guess that is the old fashioned style rather than the suburban style. A lot of people in Oak Park like vintage stuff and I guess it makes sense with the age of the ... More About: Drop
How much does it cost to run your appliances?
2007-11-04 20:33:00 Everyone gets their electric bill every month and pays it thinking, ok that’s taken care of. Maybe you look at the total KWH used that month compared with other months and think about how your air conditioning drives your bill up in the summertime. But no one knows how much each appliance contributes to that ... More About: Family , Shopping , Cost , Appliances , Americanism
Kids and allowances have evolved to PayJr?
2007-11-04 17:05:00 When I was a kid I didn’t get an allowance. I just had to do what my parents wanted me to, regardless of whether there was money in it for me or not. (there usually was not any incentive except to not get in trouble) I know though that in the 1980s a lot of ... More About: Family , Kids , Americanism , Allowances , Allo
FTC and Advertising Tracking
2007-11-04 16:55:00 Ok, so the federal trade commission wants to regulate how advertisers track people on the web? Do they realize that that data is never linked back to an individual person? Or that no personal information is ever collected? That the cookies expire after so many days? This is a necessary debate that should happen so consumers ... More About: Family , Advertising , Tracking , Americanism , Vert
Getting a good deal on a new computer
2007-11-04 08:06:00 It’s always tought deciding which computer to buy and knowing what a good price is for the options you want. The last time I got a new computer I ended up shopping around for a while and then getting one built for me. I have noticed though that you can get a pretty good computer ... More About: Family , Computer , Deal , Good
Ecoli recall for Totino?s & Jeno?s frozen pizzas with pepperoni
2007-11-02 00:57:00 Ecoli bacteria keep popping up in our processed foods and processed meat. Like in the latest ecoli recall for the Totino’s & Jeno’s frozen pizzas with pepperoni topping. It’s gross really. It’s just like in the movie Fast Food Nation. See it if you can. It’s sad and kind of gross at times but I would ... More About: Family , Recall , Americanism , Frozen
Decorating Ideas
2007-11-02 00:45:00 Ugh I have been dragged along on so many trips for home decorating and furniture buying that I am almost happy that I have old furniture now. It really has been a bit much. Yes crate and barrel (what does that name mean anyway?) Macys and John M SMithe’s stores are fun initially but then ... More About: Ideas , Americanism
Solar Decathalon 07 Results
2007-11-02 00:34:00 You didn’t know there was a solar decathalon did you? Well thanks to the NY Times, I just read about it. More of these contests seem to be funding research into new emerging technologies and making the leap into the next frontier before risk averse companies get into the act. Plus a competition doesn’t have ... More About: Family , Shopping , Solar , Results , Americanism
Greeting Cards Contest - Art Students
2007-11-02 00:31:00 If you are a weekend artist or you have always wanted to work for Hallmark or Martha Stewart this might be for you. When I was a kid I did a lot of drawing, I don’t anymore but it is still something a lot of people go to school to learn and keep active with throughout ... More About: Contest , Students , Cards , Greeting Cards
When spamming someone bites you back
2007-10-31 20:01:00 I am almost in shock of this post on the wired editor’s personal blog that discloses the emails that he has blocked because he got unsolicited emails pitching Press Releases for products, services, and who knows what else because he is a PR person in public lists. I have to say it was a bold ... More About: Spamming , Back , Americanism , Some , Bite
New Hospitality Marketing Trend
2007-10-31 19:45:00 I walk to work here in Chicago and have noticed that there are more small boutique hotels popping up around downtown all the time. I have also been reading about the hospitality industry changing it’s strategy from big brands that offer exactly the same boring box rooms in every city to individually styled local flavor ... More About: Marketing , Shopping , Hospitality , Trend , Americanism
Holy Jebus Google Stock hits $700.00 per share
2007-10-31 18:57:00 I thought that the Google stock had to top out at 3 or 4 hundred dollars. Apparently the $700.00 price proves I was wrong. What I wonder is why does it keep climbing? Are Google revenues still climbing that much? They aren’t doing that much more now than they did when they went public. Why is it still ... More About: Stock , Share , Hits , Holy
Bedbugs are awful
2007-10-31 18:26:00 A few years ago I noticed some red bites on my leg and thought for a while that I had brought bed bugs into my house via a trip and hotel stay I had for work. (this makes you rethink the process of packing and unpacking with the suitcase on your bed) It turns out that ... More About: Awful
Super Bowl Sunday 2008 Almost Sold Out
2007-10-31 18:05:00 I’m not sure why the 2008 super bowl ads are almost sold out in October when the game isn’t till February but maybe the holidays inbetween now and then have something to do with it. If you are one of the people who is buying one of these very very expensive FOX $2.7 million dollar 30 ... More About: Family , Super Bowl , Super , Sunday , Sold
Review of Sidestep for traveling
2007-10-31 18:04:00 I first heard about sidestep.com for traveling about 3 years ago. Someone in my office was using it to find travel deals on flights they had to make for work. The company did not have a policy about using a travel agency so it was up to each person to find their own flights and book them ... More About: Review , Traveling
How to prevent cancer? Be thin.
2007-10-31 17:37:00 I have been more interested in how people can cut their risk of cancer latley since I found out that despite my family history of no cancer I am just as much a possible target as anyone else. Today the BBC email I get reported on a new study that had 10 points to follow ... More About: Cancer , Americanism
Oprah Winfrey?s School for Girls Has an Abuse Scandal?
2007-10-31 01:28:00 What is going on here? Despite being a project that was set up and funded entirely to help, teach and be a safe place for these girls to learn and grow up, there have been reports of physical, emotional and sexual abuse by some of the staff and teachers at Oprah Winfrey ’s School for Girls in ... More About: Abuse , Scandal
Carbon Neutral Search Engine
2007-10-30 23:54:00 If you are like me you like all kinds of new green products that are coming on the market these days and reducing the carbon footprint we all have in life. Organics help us and the earth, squiggley bulbs help save a ton of energy and Al Gore nobel prize winning dude’s movie The inconvienient truth ... More About: Search , Search Engine , Carbon , Engine , Carb
Who buys American Domestic Cars?
2007-10-30 23:47:00 With Toyota on top as the world’s largest auto manufacturer now, one wonders who still buys american cars? I personally own a saab which is built in Sweden but owned by GM which is American . Who knows where that lands. But as far as traditional US built American brands go Ford , GM and Chrysler are the ... More About: Cars , Domestic
Safe Christmas Gifts for Kids
2007-10-30 23:33:00 With all the toys from China coming over with lead these days, parents and relatives are looking for safe alternatives this Christmas instead of the usual dolls, action figures, cars and other plastic toys that are popular. This Christmas the gifts under the tree are going to look a little different. They will be a ... More About: Family , Kids , Gifts , Safe
Holiday Time off
2007-10-30 23:23:00 It’s only the end of October but yet the holidays are in full swing. I had to submit my vacation days off today because they are first come first served and many people want the same days off every year and then there is no one in the office when a client needs something in ... More About: Holiday , Time
Housing Slump
2007-10-29 19:17:00 I am getting more and more scared of this housing slump. Don’t get me wrong, I am in my place to stay and have not entertained any thoughts of moving to a more appropriate living space since this all started this summer and I will be in my current condo until it is most likely paid ... More About: Housing , Americanism , Slump , Lump
Happy World Internet Day
2007-10-29 19:04:00 I am not sure when this holiday started or if anyone really recognizes it, but happy world internet day. You are within the 1/2 of the people in the U.S. or the unknown number of people in the world that are able to access the internet. Congratulate yourself for that and for a good hair ... More About: Internet , World , Happy
Cosmetic Surgery
2007-10-29 18:43:00 Ok, no one was going to ask this question about the political race for President in 2008 so I will. Can Hillary Clinton win and be president without another face lift or her teeth veneers replaced? You think I am joking??? I was looking on the debates and online and the pictures of her and she looks the ... More About: Cosmetic , Cosmetic Surgery , Surgery , Urge
TopGear Season 10 episode 3 review
2007-10-29 18:24:00 This week’s top gear was even funnier than the last 2. I Know they are really all about serious cars sometimes and we do appreciate that. We learn things about cars we will never own, and it’s entertaining. Then we get to see Richard almost not park a car and Jeremy shoehorn himself into the ... More About: Episode , Review , Season , Episode 3
Wall decorations and accents
2007-10-29 18:14:00 I was at a friend’s house the other day and they haven’t really decorated yet and I was thinking that it was probably hard to find good things to decorate with if you don’t want to just put up lots of family photos. And my parent’s hosue is an example of this, with old paintings ... More About: Wall , Decorations
Teaching my mom how to use the internet
More articles from this author:2007-10-29 18:05:00 This process is a slow one. I had forgotten how foregin the internet can be to someone who is never online. I had fogotten what the process is like since we went thorugh this with my dad about 5 years ago and he has been doing stuff online pretty freely since. It’s just a different ... More About: Internet , Teaching , The Internet , Americanism 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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