If my brain were a computer I could buy memory and increase the odds that I would not forget things. I’m notorious for forgetting things at the store that were what I really needed, two most recent incidents involve dish soap and nail polish remover, neither of which has a satisfactory home substitute. I have written lists, which then the trick is to remember to take the list, I have a pill minder that’s supposed to tell me if I took the pills I’m supposed to take, but that’s only useful if you actually remember to put the pills in it…
Most of my friends use text messaging or email to invite people to events or functions, but there are times when using a formal invitation is still appreciated, especially when it comes to holiday invitations. It makes you feel as if they took just a bit more time and effort to want you to come rather than to text you, “hey fourth of july at my house - u up 2 it?” It’s also a way of a keepsake, especially when it comes to graduation or other events…
This version is not the original, it’s done by Simply Red, but the song was stuck in my head last night after watching Religulous, since there was a religious parallel made to the song. Which if you really think about it, it could reference more than our real life situations, it could describe how some view religion…
While politicians have debated the merits of and the merits against a National health care plan, the reality is there are millions of Americans without health insurance and we are years away from addressing it as an issue. Sometimes there are options out there for people who’s employer does not carry insurance if they don’t qualify for any local or state medical assistance. The internet can be a very helpful tool in looking for bcbsnc or a variety of other health insurance plans. This makes it easier to compare and contrast coverage as well as pricing…
If you don’t know someone who has personally tried a particular product, one of the easiest ways to find out if a product might work for you is to look for diet pill reviews. Beware of reviews that are overly gushy, chances are someone proclaiming something is the “ultimate best” might not be giving you an honest review. You should see some reviews where a product did not work as well, not all people get the same results from a diet product. Remember to also always read the fine print when it comes to guarantees, some do not return shipping and handling and you should be aware of that up front.
Recommended article from Wired on the top ten gaming ripoffs, my personal favorite:
1. Funny Money
xboxpoints - The biggest rip-off of all is when game publishers take your money and give you nothing in return. Want to buy a $2 app on the Nintendo DSi? Sorry, you’ll have to pony up the $10 minimum charge for 1,000 Wii Points. Why should we give Nintendo $8 to sit in escrow while we wait for it to release something else we want on the download service?
At least Nintendo uses a comprehensible exchange rate. Xbox players aren’t so lucky: Ten bucks gets you 800 Microsoft points, a ridiculous exchange rate that makes it more complicated than necessary to figure out how much you’re really paying for the digital doodads you’re piling into your virtual cart. Thanks, Sony, for using real-dollar transactions in the PlayStation Store — even though you can only add funds to your “wallet” in $5 increments.
It’s interesting when you look into the history of some of the products returning to the scene for diet or other health cures, most times they are ones that were used long before the days of pharmaceuticals, and in fact some actually inspired chemical formations of the former herbal extract. While of course back then a herb could be claimed to cure a variety of things that it’s not used for today, ephedra extract as an example. It was used over 5,000 years ago for the treatment of asthma and hay fever and now the actual “real” ephedra is illegal in the United States. On December 30, 2003, the FDA issued a press release recommending that consumers stop buying and using ephedra, and indicating its intention to ban the sale of ephedra-containing supplements. Later on 12 April 2004, the FDA issued a final rule banning the sale of ephedra-containing dietary supplements.
I almost laughed when I read in defense of chiropractic except for a recent experience we had with one was not funny. He illegally offered my daughter medication and then proceeded to try to tell her that the cyst that she had was probably cancerous. Both wrong and stupid when he had no idea what the cyst was beyond most ones that are fluid are benign. Which hers was discovered to be after she went to her family doctor. He had offered to give her a shot, which of course he’s not licensed to give medication, then when confronted he first tried to deny it.
Thankfully she had enough common sense to not get upset after I had a chance to talk to her about the possibility of it being cancer and why there was no reason to panic, yet I couldn’t help wondering what kind of a person tells a 20 year old something like that when it’s clear all he had to go on was x-rays…
It’s understandable that senior citizens want to remain in their homes for as long as possible, so while some opt for assisted living scenarios others look for ways to modify their home so that they can remain there. One area where this has become typical is bathroom safety products a simple slip or fall in the bathroom can have devastating consequences. Many times the addition of a hand rail or a larger change such as a walk in bathtub can make a huge difference in being able to have independence.
While some are suffering because of the economy and have lost the home of that may have once been the home of their dreams, there are others who are taking advantage of the foreclosure market to purchase a home that they may not have been able to afford when the previous home owner purchased it. Companies that specialize in these types of sales, in a variety of locations, like Outer Banks foreclosures have been created. Some of these homes end up being rental properties, but there are also many opportunities out there for first time home buyers even with the tightened credit rules.
Why we stare at people who are different is the focus of this Wired article that references Ohio’s Connie Culp who was the first person to have a face transplant after her husband shot her in the face and then tried to kill himself.
It’s an interesting article, even without going into Culp’s story which in itself is an interesting one, especially since she has not ruled out going back with the man who tried to kill her.
“We stare. Even if you don’t want to, even if your better judgment tells you ‘I need to be nice to this person. They’ve obviously suffered a tragedy,’ there’s something so alien and uncomfortable — it just doesn’t look like us,” said facial expression expert Erika Rosenberg, who focuses on evolution at UC Davis’ Center for the Mind and Brain. “It goes back to a very primal thing.” Read more »
One thing I’ve noticed with diet and fat burning products is some of them have very creative names, such as well finding Lipofuze reviews, Lipo coming from the Greek word lipos which means fat, specifically animal fat but lipo then added to fuze would be to create the impression that the product somehow fuses away fat.
What’s interesting to me is the herbal ingredients many of these products contain, such as Coleus forskohlii (ForsLean®) which is grown in subtropic climates and is considered a condiment in India. Which is why it makes sense to use more creative names since if you called a product, “Coleus plus…” people would tend to shy away.
One of my friends who is currently enjoying a vacation in Florida, mentioned to me her idea of she and I running away at some future point to enjoy a few days away. As we talked about this dream idea, both of us commented, almost at the same time that we both wanted to see the Outer Banks of Carolina. That is within a fairly easy drive range and is far enough way that it’d be difficult for family members to find us…Thus making it an even more tempting location.
This week we bought our first house, and while we have quite a bit of renovation work to complete, I also made my first purchase in anticipation of the many weeks of construction and remodeling that’s to come. I bought a sink…The kitchen is almost completed empty with the exception of a huge countertop cooker thing that has to go, but as I dream about what it will look like, I want two separate sink areas. This kitchen will be designed using the workstation concept, where using some of the design ideas out there using Kohler sinks I’ll have one double sink area and then a separate work area with a smaller sink as a prep station area. My prep sink is the one I bought yesterday, I went to our local Habitat for Humanity store and they had a new sink in a box for $10.00. Of course I need cabinets, counters and plumbing…but I have at least one sink.
There is weight loss, which can include losing water weight and then there is getting rid of real fat, so I always wonder when I read about cheap fat burners being advertised as to are they really burning fat or are they burning water weight. Realistically that old rule that you can only lose two pounds of fat per week isn’t true, that’s just a general rule. It really depends on how much you weigh and how much extra fat your body currently has. Weight losses tend to be relative to body size, think about it, it’s logical…The more body fat you carry, the more you could lose per week. The real recommendation is 1% of your total weight. If you weighed 300 that would be 3 lbs per week, if you weighed 250 that would be 2.5 lbs per week and so on…
Recommended article from New Scientist on “8 things you didn’t know about the internet.” I didn’t know one of the 8 so head on over and find out how many of the 8 things you knew or didn’t know. It’s an informative read…
The one I didn’t know the answer to? Could the net become self-aware?
I didn’t think it was possible, that it was totally science fiction, but it appears it might just be possible…
One of the most frustrating things about being the parent of a teenage (or recently was a teenage) drama queen moments is when it comes to claims of stress and having a difficult life. I completely understand that to the mind of the DQ that whatever the moment that they are experiencing does to them feel as if it is a crisis of the utmost horrible consequences and that to them, whatever anyone else may be experiencing is trivial. Pointing out others who are experiencing much worse scenarios than having to work on a Sunday when you don’t want to, such as those going through Mesothelioma treatment is futile. Pointing out that you as the parent are dealing with far greater stressors without running for the border is futile.
All you can do is nod your head, listen with sympathy and wait for it to pass…Hoping that one day they will grow up and then admit to you that they were way over the top…
In part related to the below post about teenage drama queens, we are now entering the season where an even greater obsession with how the girls look will begin as they don their bikinis for the summer. This will create endless discussions about which weight loss supplement should be used versus exercise or just backing away from the icecream in the freezer. It will create the need to boost self images when they look in the mirror and proclaim they are “fat” when they aren’t fat, they look like females of that age are supposed to look instead of the mindset that is created by media marketing that suggests to them that they need to look as if there is not a big of extra fat on their bodies. There are some people out there who definitely do have a problem with their weight, even one in my household, but not the bikini wearing bunch…
