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23

Mar

X Prize offering $10M purse for 100-mpg vehicle

Posted by LisaRenee  Published in Computers/Technology, Environment/Science, Reving

This will be an interesting competition to see not only who wins but if any of the current automotive companies make use of the winning technology, X Prize offering $10M purse for 100-mpg vehicle, they can’t come up with some type of a two or three wheeler:
Those that qualify will race their vehicles in [...]

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23

Mar

Just a little over 12 hours away…

Posted by LisaRenee  Published in Fluff/Personal, Vacation/Travel

I wrote earlier about all the places I could go that were within a 12 hour driving range, which got us talking about dream places we’d like to go that we have not yet been. My husband’s never been one to stick with the standard of what we set as a condition, which was [...]

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23

Mar

Teenagers and acne treatments…

Posted by LisaRenee  Published in Medical/Health, Momism

Having gone through the teenage years five times now no matter the sex of the teenager finding out which acne treatment works the best is not always easy to do. My children all had very sensitive skin so most of the products you could purchase at the drugstore created extreme drying issues. What [...]

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23

Mar

Medical supplies delivered to your door…

Posted by LisaRenee  Published in Medical/Health

It used to be that if you needed a medical type item like shower chairs that there were a few locations that you would have to go to our have someone else go to and then have to arrange for delivery of the item to your home or transport it yourself. One of the [...]

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23

Mar

East coast then West coast…

Posted by LisaRenee  Published in Momism, Vacation/Travel

My oldest daughter has been traveling from one part of the country to the other in being interviewed for engineering positions now that she’s approaching graduation this May. It’s had us checking cost of living at a myriad of locations to be able to compare the salaries offered and has also created scenarios where [...]

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23

Mar

April 4th is coming…

Posted by LisaRenee  Published in Fluff/Personal, Shopping/Entertainment

To get you in the mood for the fourth and final season of Battlestar Galatica…

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21

Mar

Horseback riding garb…

Posted by LisaRenee  Published in Shopping/Entertainment

Thanks to the internet you can find almost any type of clothing you are looking for for any type of outdoor sports including equestrian clothing is just a mouse click away. There is a nice amount of selection that is getting harder to find in most local areas that you can find online. [...]

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21

Mar

Places 12 hours away…

Posted by LisaRenee  Published in Fluff/Personal, Vacation/Travel

I was playing around with google maps to see how far we could get if we drove for 12 hours, it was pretty amazing to see how centrally located Toledo, Ohio is if you use that as a guideline. We could get all the way to most parts of the East Coast to within [...]

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8

Mar

Adventures in toy shopping…

Posted by LisaRenee  Published in Momism, Shopping/Entertainment

Now that my granddaughter is getting old enough to start playing with some toys, I’ve been spending more time looking at the huge difference in what type of toys there are compared to what there was just a little more than a decade ago when my youngest was little. While there are still some [...]

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8

Mar

When I think of cheap glasses…

Posted by LisaRenee  Published in Consumer/Law, Medical/Health

I can’t resist thinking of the song “cheap sun glasses” when I hear the phrase, cheap glasses but you can actually buy prescription glasses online now. Maybe with the horrible luck I had at my last trip to the eye doctor I would have been better off ordering my glasses online. It looks [...]

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8

Mar

Music Flashback moment: The way you make me feel…

Posted by LisaRenee  Published in Momism, Music flashbacks

Yesterday I had my granddaughter and my youngest daughter was in my room watching television, as she was channel surfing she came across this music video playing on the tv. I still remembered most of the dance moves, which made both the baby and my daughter laugh…Hence it seems appropriate to share this as [...]

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8

Mar

It just sounds classy…

Posted by LisaRenee  Published in Shopping/Entertainment

In shopping online looking for watches, when you say the name, Audemars Piguet it sounds classy. Like an expensive luxury car with all kinds of really neat features. “What time is it?” “Oh, let me look at my Ademars Piguet”…The company is actually one of the oldest watch makers that is still [...]

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7

Mar

There could have been life on Mars…

Posted by LisaRenee  Published in Environment/Science

Clay-encrusted boulders recently discovered on Mars are evidence of ancient and perhaps once-habitable lakes, a new study finds.
The High Resolution Imaging Experiment (HiRISE) on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) spotted the house-sized rocks, called megabreccia, in the 154-kilometre-wide Holden Crater. The blocks, which have never before been seen on Mars, probably formed in the impact [...]

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7

Mar

More real estate dreams…

Posted by LisaRenee  Published in Home & Hearth, Vacation/Travel

I’ve actually been to Colorado quite a few decades ago and I’ll never forget how beautiful it was. When you look at the pictures for Winter Park real estate if you have never been there, you can see first hand why so many people have decided to make that part of the country their [...]

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5

Mar

By the sea…

Posted by LisaRenee  Published in Home & Hearth, Vacation/Travel

If you have ever dreamed of wanting beach front property in North Carolina, the internet gives you the ability to see exactly what Wilmington NC real estate is currently for sale. It gives those who are long distance home shoppers the ability to be able to weed out properties that are not of interest [...]

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5

Mar

Rebelling against bi-focals…

Posted by LisaRenee  Published in Fluff/Personal, Medical/Health, Shopping/Entertainment

My last eye appointment it was suggested that I get bi-focals to be able to have an easier time when reading books since it has been difficult. I tried to explain to the eye doctor that I spent a majority of my time writing online and that I felt that the way the bi-focal [...]

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5

Mar

Everything old is new again…

Posted by LisaRenee  Published in Fluff/Personal, Shopping/Entertainment

One thing that is certain about most women fashion items is they keep coming back. Even something like a corset has made a fashion comeback more than once. Thankfully some of the women fashion items have not made a comeback as I have no desire to ever wear a floor length dress with [...]

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