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New Assistant Service AskSunday.com 212-660-9960
2007-10-04 19:44:00 I just heard about this cool new personal assistant service that is available by phone. It is called Sunday. The web site is asksunday.com and the number is 212-660-9960. You can join for free, but in order to get the personal request service it is $29.00 per month. That is a lot less than hiring ... More About: Service , Americanism , Assist , Assistant
Green Energy Policy to Stop Climate Change
2007-10-04 17:44:00 I am not sure how many people still believe that climate change and global warming is not going to happen, but it has to be dwindling. People every day see the effects of smog, pollution, extreme weather, melting glaciers and ice caps and rising temperatures. I just wish we could get on to the next stage ... More About: Climate Change , Climate , Energy , Change , Green
Google 411 info number (1-800-GOOG)
2007-10-04 17:34:00 This is new from Google yesterday. Apparently they are getting into the 411 info business. More evidence that they do want to cover all of the communications and advertising world. It is free to consumers and supported by businesses. It is also funny that this billboard was found right above an ask.com billboard in California. ... More About: Info , Number
OMG! Puppy Cuteness!
2007-10-03 23:38:00 A lot of my friends have dogs, and one just got a new Boston Terrier puppy and named him Gilbert. She is just thrilled with Gilbert and thinks he is the best dog in the world. She got him from a local breeder and all the puppes there were unbelievably cute. In her quest to ... More About: Puppy , Cuteness
When did shoes get so expensive???
2007-10-03 21:17:00 I was just at Nordstrom on Michigan Avenue at lunch because I had to buy a gift certificate for someone’s birthday coming up. It is a store that almost everyone likes because they have stylish and high quality clothing and accessories for sale. It is always a pleasure to shop there and the sales people ... More About: Shoes
Donald Trump and his new Book
2007-10-03 15:53:00 Donald Trump has a new book out called “Wealth Building 101“. This is a different topic from some of his other books about sales and real estate, but it’s still the same old Donald. In order to promote this new book there is actually a special deal that I found out about, where they are ... More About: Donald Trump , Book , Donald
What groceries people buy?
2007-10-03 05:47:00 Last weekend I was at the Jewel food store and I was waiting in a long line with all the other working people who had the 2 day weekend to get all their shopping and household chores finished and I couldn’t help but notice what other people were buying. I get picked on a fair ... More About: Family , People , Groceries , Martha , Americanism
New Mobile Marketing Company
2007-10-02 19:05:00 There isn’t a day that goes by without my getting at least 1 email newsletter about mobile marketingand how it’s the next big medium in reaching consumers through their cell phone. SMS marketing is new, and you may not have gotten any messages this way yet, but it is growing quickly. The benefit of this method ... More About: Marketing , Mobile , Company , Mobile Marketing , Bile
The Media World
2007-10-02 18:53:00 Ever wonder how your cable company, network you watch, magazines you read, web sites you surf and billboards you see all relate to one another? Well the Media world is all interrelated. Many companies own all of the above and your eyeballs are what they really want. They design media buying so that you see the ... More About: The Media , World
Furniture Store Online
2007-10-02 18:41:00 I recently wrote about the experience I had following my friend Amy around furniture shopping from store to store all day while she looked for a new bedroom set last weekend. It was exhausting to drive all over chicagoland to 4 different stores (at opposite corners of the suburbs) to do resarch on what they offered and ... More About: Furniture , Store , Online
How much do commerial spots really cost?
2007-10-02 18:27:00 So you are annoyed that there is a commercial pod every 10 minutes during Grey’s Anatomy and after you have used the break to go to the bathroom and get snacks you are stuck watching all these commercials instead of your beloved show. Do you care about what is being advertised? Do the products actually ... More About: Cost , Spots , Ally
Hard Drive Recovery
2007-10-02 06:30:00 Last year my old computer crashed. It was 3 years old, full of spyware and viruses that I couldn’t get off of it and on top of it the hard drive went out. I looked into hard drive data recovery services, but at the time I was not sure that would work and I didn’t want ... More About: Recovery , Drive , Hard , Hard Drive
Fall Colors - What I like about Autumn
2007-10-02 01:10:00 I ahve been feeling that fall is almost here, and this weekend I think it hit. Here are some of my favorite things about fall: 1. Walking through crunchy leaves on the sidewalk. Both the color and the sound are great. 2. The trees turning great colors and the falling leaves as you walk or drive by. 3. ... More About: Family , Colors , Martha , Fall , Autumn
Christmas Shopping already? Yes!
2007-10-02 00:55:00 Yes, I am thinking about the holidays and shopping already. I have started to make a list of gifts for family and friends but what I actually get will depend on what is available as I save money across the next few months. I know that friends, parents, significant others, siblings and coworkers are hard ... More About: Christmas , Family , Shopping , Martha , Americanism
Feb 17, 2009 Analog TV ends - Digital Converter Boxes
2007-10-02 00:45:00 Do you still only watch analog free network TV like me? Do you either not have the money or the need for Cable? Well only about 20% of households are like mine in that they don’t have cable but that apparently amounts to around 70Million people. Yes, there is still some frugality in this blingy ... More About: Converter , Digital , Analog , Ends , Vert
Organic Bedding And Home Products
2007-10-02 00:43:00 Organic food has gotten popular in the past few years because of the feeling that pesticides and artificial additives and antibiotics in our food is really doing more harm to our health than good. I have shopped at whole foods on and off for about 6 years now. There is a movement to go beyond ... More About: Family , Products , Home , Organic , Bedding
Kate Walsh Cadillac Commercial
2007-10-01 22:09:00 I just saw a Cadillac commercial with Kate Walsh from “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Private Practice”. Or at least I think it was. It’s shot so quick and from so many angles that you can’t really see her face until the end and then it’s just for a second. I think she is a good person for ... More About: Commercial
Adobe offers Free MS Word alternative software
2007-10-01 17:20:00 Adobe bought Buzzword, which is an online word processing program. There are others out there already one from Google and another called Zoho. Microsoft feels the pinch of their business being stolen so they have also come along with “Microsoft Office Live beta” which is supposed to be similar. I haven’t tried any yet because ... More About: Software , Adobe , Alternative , Word , Free
Fix your finances!
2007-10-01 04:26:00 I am always surprised to hear horror stories about people in bad financial situations, especially the ones that could have been prevented. Lately the housing market slump is hurting a lot of people with adjustable rate mortgages. I know some people who lost their house even though it was not even a really high monthly ... More About: Finances , Fina
America?s next top model
2007-10-01 04:17:00 I am not a regular viewer of America ’s Next Top Model because the phony world of modeling isn’t something I identify with much. I did just watch the show though on replay because it was the best available option on Sunday night. ABC has gone with an all drama lineup that promises to take things to ... More About: Channel 9
Recycle your old cell phone
2007-09-30 17:37:00 I think everyone is aware of the fact that a lot of the modern convieniences we enjoy today are really bad for the planet. I don’t think anyone had any idea what we were destroying when industrialization took hold and we kept finding better ways to live and do things through technology. We just accepted ... More About: Phone , Cell Phone , Cell , Recycle , Cell-phone
Best New Salads I?ve had in a while?
2007-09-28 20:38:00 I just wanted to say that Pot Belly Sandwich Works has great salads. I tried the Chicken Salad Salad this monday and it was so amazing I got it again today. It’s really great because of 2 things. 1 is the fat free balsalmic vinagrette salad dressing. It’s got that sweet vinegar punch I like ... More About: Salads
House Insurance
2007-09-28 18:09:00 Homeowner insurance is like renters insurance except it covers your home and your belongings. I don’t have homeowner insurance so I am always thinking in the back of my mind that I should look into it. The thing is I am not sure how expensive it is so I haven’t been thrilled about possibly paying ... More About: Family , House , Insurance
Car Shopping? Why do people buy?
2007-09-28 17:59:00 Why do people choose the cars that they do? I always wondered how people came to completley different conclusions about what car to buy than I did. And how some people value different brands completley differently. There is a new report out today that sheds some light on why people make those decisions that they ... More About: Shopping , People
Puerto Rico Trip
2007-09-28 17:42:00 One of my good friends is from Puerto Rico and travels there every year. He has always told great stories about going back to meet family and relatives and how interesting and different their life is there. Another one of my friends likes to get away to Puerto Rico for a little R&R every summer. ... More About: Trip
Big Shots
2007-09-28 17:37:00 I watched Big Shots on TV last night (ABC) and I was pleasantly suprised. I thought it was a funny way to turn the tables on men in the same relationship type drama that women usually have. I don’t know who the 4th guy is, the blonde one I don’t recognize from anywhere before. It ... More About: Big Shots
Cheap Flights with Cheapoair?
2007-09-28 06:15:00 Airfare is sometimes the most expensive thing you will pay for on your vacation and the difference between the cost of a ticket at the right time to buy and get a discount and when you really need them can be hundreds of dollars. Plus the farther you fly, the more expensive the tickets get. ... More About: Flights , Cheap , Cheap flights
Save money around your home
2007-09-28 03:40:00 I got this in an email today and wanted to share it with all of you. I think these are some good tips. I previously blogged about saving money and spending wiser a few months ago. It is a topic I am paying more attention to since I am trying to build up some more savings so I can buy a better place ... More About: Money , Save Money , Home , Save
New Credit Cards
2007-09-28 01:02:00 A few months ago I was pissed off with Bank of America and looking for a new credit card. I ended up going with one at my local bank, because it was a good deal with no fees and hopefully they will be better service than BOA and stop spam calling my house. There are ... More About: Credit Cards , Credit , Cards
TV Premier Week update
More articles from this author:2007-09-27 18:53:00 I promised to review some of the new TV shows I have been able to catch this week on TV. I don’t have cable, so free TV is it for me. This stuff is what I have as an option or I am stuck with Netflix and the Internet. But then again sometimes my cat ... More About: Update , Week , Remi , Premier 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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