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Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008 Have I got a treat for all of you!
As you know, my husband has just left for Hawaii. He’ll be gone until at least June. While I’m already missing him, I am most certainly not missing the smell of cigarettes in my house. Since I quit smoking more than two years ago, I’ve […]
Square Trade, Good Deal
Friday, August 3rd, 2007Have you ever noticed that every family seems to have that one go-to person for dealing with electronic or technical purchases? I’m not talking only about computers, but also cameras, stereo equipment, phones, even electric shavers and coffee brewers! Oh sure, just about anyone can pick up a toaster or can opener but for […]
Thanks, But No Thanks
Friday, March 30th, 2007 Have I mentioned how much I hate telemarketers? I thought I had it covered by putting my number into the “Do Not Call” database. I never realized that I needed to enter my cell phone number, too. Sheesh!
It’s bad enough when they try to sell me things I could possibly want, like family safe […]
Calacanis Meets PayPerPost
Sunday, March 25th, 2007Since its inception, PayPerPost, the Consumer Generated Advertising marketplace, has been bashed and berated by a number of pundits throughout the blogosphere. One outspoken critic of the PayPerPost model has been Jason Calacanis, co-founder of Weblogs Inc. and affiliate of AOL and Netscape. In fact, Jason was the guy who tried to buy the […]
Abazias Educates Consumers
Friday, March 23rd, 2007 While in Hawaii, Brit and Nick talked quite a bit about marriage. I think we’re all sure that it’s going to happen. It’s just a question of when. And where.
I know Brit wants a diamond engagement ring. I understand that because I remember how I’d picked out the one I wanted 3 decades ago. […]
Update On My Eating Plan
Monday, February 12th, 2007 Simply for the purpose of keeping track of such things, I had green beans today. I’m going to have green beans again for supper, but prepared a little different. The biggest difference? Garlic! Britanie picked up garlic today at the store.
I love green beans but they’re never as good as when they’re prepared […]
Watershed: Offering Hope
Saturday, February 10th, 2007 I know all too well the sense of hopelessness when someone you love with all your heart is suffering from addiction. I remember feeling like my whole world was crashing in on me. And I also remember the moment when my son committed himself to recovery.
We were lucky, I suppose. We had treatment […]
Precious Princess
Thursday, February 8th, 2007 I’ve always done things a little different than the norm. I guess that makes me a rebel. And it’s no wonder that my kids are the same way. They do thing their way.
That’s why when Nick and Britanie get married, their daughter, Kendyll, will be their flower girl. In fact, I imagine she’ll […]
Confession
Saturday, February 3rd, 2007 My family room couch is ugly. No, really. It’s horrendous. It’s a sleeper couch and it’s old, so it’s super heavy. And it’s got this flowered yellow fabric on it. Ugly.
In the past 14 years we’ve had 5 other couches. Only the first two were brand new when we got them. When you have […]
Email, Snail Mail
Friday, February 2nd, 2007 Over the past ten years, I’ve relied more and more on email and less on snail mail. Let’s face it, email lets you eliminate several steps in the process. You know, like addressing an envelope, stamping it, taking it to the mail box or post office. Why would anyone choose snail mail?
And yet, there […]
