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Spruce Up Your Windows

ozmee — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:46:00 +0000

Now is the time to do some upgrading in your home. Freshen the place up, especially if you are planning on selling, but even if not, making your home look even better. Check out some new kitchen blinds and something a little bit more modern. People have the tendency to buy window treatments and then just let them sit there forever, never considering that their treatments could be outdated. Are yours? Start looking at what your friends and acquaintances windows are wearing.

Ipad a Flop

ozmee — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:37:49 +0000

All I’ve heard about from my daughter is ‘have you seen the Ipad yet?’ Well I went to apple.com and looked at it but of course the price is extravagant. I could buy another laptop, and a higher quality of one for less than this thing costs. But from looking around on the Internet I have found that the Ipad has many detractors. Here’s a rundown of the iPad’s failures right out of the box. No Flash support. This means no Youtube, no Facebook games and no lots of ’something else’ including many web pages including news pages which use flash for their videos.
No USB2 ports: You can’t even save something to a flash drive or back it up to an external hard drive. You can’t hook up a USB printer. You can’t even attach a USB mouse or keyboard. No hdmi, so this is the only monitor you will be able to use, no projector hookup option. There is also no camera with this thing. What? No camera? It comes with an LCD screen instead of an LED screen which uses more memory. Add to that a battery which cannot be replaced, just like the Iphone. I think Apple did that to see an increase of repair income. No OS-X: This device runs a glorified version of the iPod software, NOT a stripped down version of the full Mac Operating System used in the real Mac PC’s. Oh well. I can’t recommend it.

Sell this or that?

ozmee — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:19:28 +0000

I never would consider taking sales jobs but I eventually wound up in one of them, selling Mazda vehicles. My husband and I attended a sales class from the Toyota car lot, but at the end I was told that husband and wife could not work together. I didn’t understand why at the time but I later learned that it was because they knew that some of the salesmen didn’t make large enough commissions to keep the family going. Make sure that you are the personality type for these types of jobs. It takes an aggressive, go-getter attitude with love of working with the public. But it definitely wasn’t for us.

Family Traditions

ozmee — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:14:21 +0000

My granddaughter was assigned homework of writing an essay about a family tradition. This was a little hard because we really don’t have any. The most I could say was that we cook the same meals at Thanksgiving and Christmas. I told her that she could start a family tradition for her family when the time comes. Sometimes it’s just something like having a certain food on Friday, or getting together once a week to play cards. What does your family have for your tradition?

Lawyers are not all good

ozmee — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:09:43 +0000

Recently one of my family members has had to make a claim of injury while on his job. Subsequent x-rays ordered by the workman comp doctor showed pinched nerves in both elbows. The workman comp doctor said no surgery was needed and that he could return to work with no restrictions. This condition is so painful that he cannot even pick up his young son, to whom he is very attached. He can not play with him, it hurts to drive, to comb his hair and to perform various bathroom chores. He can lean his arms on his desk and use his fingers and some of the mouse but other than that he can not do any kind of hobby and even had to give up his online education.

For this reason, if you or a loved one has been diagnosed with Mesothelioma, a deadly incurable disease, you will need to find a highly reputable lawyer to bring about Mesothelioma lawsuits. These lawsuits are necessary to the patient in order to make sure that he or she will receive every type of care possible in the effort to fight this disease. Find a good lawyer who will fight to the end.

Left Behind, a book series

ozmee — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:02:00 +0000

Once again I am reading this series. I found two of these books in my local Goodwill store, and had one or two more already at home. If you have never read these books, RUN to your nearest bookstore and buy them all at once. I believe there are 4 or 5 of them. This is a theological story about the end days, or Revelation, as shown in the Bible. But these are not preachy books and make so much sense. The authors have guessed in some of the situations, as nobody but God and Jesus really could describe this horrible future we will someday arrive at. It is a very good story line and really gets you thinking about the possibilities.

Music, music and more music

ozmee — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:03:26 +0000

Do your kids own MP3 players? There are many different kinds but the ones I hear most about are the ones from Apple. I bought my Granddaughter a small one, then another one and now she has an Itouch. That sucker cost me a lot. But the costs don’t stop there. Then you have to buy them Itunes cards so that they can buy music, and buy it and buy it. Why can’t they get it off the Internet? They can, if you want to spend a lot of bucks by giving them the freedom to buy music whenever they want.

Keeping Up with the Grandkids

ozmee — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:59:02 +0000

Some parents have a lot of grandchildren. I have 8 but in December I will have another grandchild. This should be the last one. This will be the 2nd one born at Christmas which really makes it hard on us. I say we should get one more so that it will be an even 10. Right now they go like this: girl, girl, boy, boy, girl, girl, boy, boy, hmm I lost one somewhere in there. Let’s try again; Destiny, Vanity, Lily, Kendal, Jordan, Luis, Dylan, looks like it is only 7 now. I can hardly keep up with them but I know many grandparents have more. I don’t know how the Duggars keep up with theirs.

Buying Items Inexpensively

ozmee — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 03:12:00 +0000

There’s this store where I live that sells things really cheap. I didn’t go there until after someone had told my spouse that we could get some electronic components pretty cheaply. The products in this store were dusty, some looked used and others looked well worn. But the items that were new and sealed in the packaging was pretty easy to spot. They obviously used a liquidation company. You can buy wholesale apparel and just about every other kind of product very inexpensively and resell it for a really good profit. We purchased a cord for just $5 which in the regular store would have gone for about $10-20.

Getting a Good Night Sleep

ozmee — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 03:03:49 +0000

Are you getting a good night of sleep or are you waking up in the mornings feeling unrested and still tired? Some doctors would tell you that this might be caused by sleep apnea. The only way to know for sure is to have a sleep study, and of course, you can ask the person that sleeps in your bed, if there is one. But if this is not the reason then it is definitely going to be your mattress. When we first pick out a mattress, we really don’t know what kind to look for. But sleeping on the wrong type will make you feel worn out and can cause back problems. For those who want to buy mattresses I think you should consult a mattress specialist who could help you make the decision of which kind is the best for you.