Speaking of school issues. I remember last year I attended a school function with my sister, her husband and my niece. It was a Christmas Chorus event and it actually was pretty good considering that it was held by middle schoolers that have just started singing in their young lives.
I remember looking at the School Lockers in the hall ways and thinking how little the Lockers have become since I was in school. They are now half the size of what they used to be, I don’t know how these kids are managing to cram everything that they need into them. During the winter months with your coats, boots, mittens, umbrellas and the like it must be a real hassle for the poor kids.
Now my Gym Locker was small, if I remember correctly it was a Wood Locker, which was a poor choice, in my opinion, since wood absorbs odors and we all know how smelly our gym clothes were back then. Now a days they don’t even make the kids take a shower after gym class, which is something that we always were made to do each and every day.
Anyway, I had a few minutes to spare last night and found myself looking at the variety of Lockers for sale on the Internet. We have come a long way baby, but I still think that they need to give today’s students bigger Lockers.
I found out that yesterday was the first day of school for the neighborhood kids in this county. All the school buses are heading out bright and early to pick all the students up and the roads are getting jammed up again in the morning. I’m glad that most of the buses are done delivering when the evening rush hour heats up.
The woman next door went back to school and became a nurse. Even though she got a late start in life in getting her education she did it and is enjoying her new work. We see her leaving each morning wearing her new nursing scrubs, all nice and clean like and then each evening she comes in looking pretty ragged out, bless her heart. She is apparently working in a pediatric practice and those kids must be a handful each day for her to be looking so rough.
I have to say that there seems to be a great selection of these medical scrubs out there these days for folks in the medical field and that our neighbor has purchased numerous variations to wear each day. I feel for her, working so hard each day but doing her best to look good and cheerful each and every work day. At least she isn’t stuck wearing the same old lab coat day in and day out like some medical personnel end up wearing. That would be a drag for some one like her that enjoys a variety in their work attire.
I hate bumper stickers. You would never catch me putting any bumper sticker on any of my vehicles. They just look tacky to me and they really take away from the looks of the vehicle. I’ve seen cars just plastered with these popular stickers and it just really grosses me out.
I’m glad to hear that rain harvesting has once again becoming commonplace for a good amount of people. With our drought conditions that we have been experiencing these past years we really need to take advantage of any type of water conservation that we possibly can. There are plenty of rain barrels for sale these days. You can find tons of them online and from what I hear these wonderful rain barrels are selling like hot cakes.
My father used rain water barrels when we lived at the old home stead back in the day. I really never gave it much thought back then, but I do appreciate all of his efforts now a days. I plan on ordering some rain barrels for my own place come next pay day. If it will help with keeping our garden producing, I’m all for it. There has been a big effort to get this garden up and running and I look forward to a good harvest coming in soon.
I love this time of the year when folks are harvesting their gardens and giving away all of the extras that they have no need or use for. It’s all good!
I have just recently really started to use coupons when I shop. It is a major chore for me but the savings are worth the time and effort of the whole ordeal. Last night I went to the grocery store and remembered to bring my coupons and saved over $20 for the effort!
When MaryAnne was telling me that she was looking for an AbeBooks coupon code to help her save money on her college textbooks, I was reminded of how my wife managed to get her college degree. She was lucky enough to work for a large corporation that had a great tuition reimbursement benefit for their employees. If you could prove that the college courses you wanted to take were related to the job you either had or wanted to have within the company, then the company would pay for the tuition and fees for the courses. All we had to pay for were the books.
Unfortunately, this was before the Internet was available and we didn’t know how to find college textbooks anywhere other than the university’s own book store. We spent a lot of money on college textbooks. Don’t get me wrong, the education was worth the expense, but as far as I’m concerned the textbooks should be provided to the student as part of the tuition money. The book stores would tell you that they’d buy the textbooks back after the semester was over, but the money that they paid for used books was a small fraction of their original cost. And many times they would refuse to buy them back at all, saying that the books weren’t going to be used again for another class.
Sure, you could save a little bit of money by buying used textbooks, but now buying used textbooks from Abebooks over the Internet is a huge advantage to today’s students.
I have always liked the look of tiles in various rooms in the house. I like how easy it is to keep bathroom tiles clean. They are very durable and classic. I’ve seen some beautiful tile work done in many of my friends homes – some use them as kitchen backsplashes, and some use them on their kitchen countertops. I’ve always liked the look, but I’ve often wondered about the difficulty in keeping the kitchen countertops clean!
I’ve seen some beautiful table tops done with tiles as well. I’ve been very tempted to buy a few of them. The only thing that kept me from buying them is the practicality of keeping them as beautiful as possible – I can easily forsee food stains in the grout!
I think it is amazing how many different patterns and colors exist in the tile market today. From subway tiles to floral, one can set the mood of a room quite easily decorating with tiles.
The Washington Redskins are having a rough time in these recent pre-season games. Last night’s game went downhill and quickly. They certainly have a lot that they have to work out before the real games start this up and coming season. They haven’t had a decent season in years. I’d like to see them impress their fans this year.
Cruising around online last night I was checking out some of the more popular game sites. I don’t play many games online but on occasion I will have a bit of time on my hands and feel the urge. You don’t see many girl games, or at least you didn’t use to. I stumbled onto a site easygirlgames.com that is chock full of girl games. I sent the link to my 10 year old niece that has her own computer and may enjoy some of the girl games that they have offered and listed there.
I remember that there was a major push about 6 years ago in an effort to get more games that would appeal to the female population, girls in particular. I haven’t paid that much attention to it to tell you the truth but I do know that there seems to be a good effort from the gaming companies to fulfill this need.
My parents always told me that rich people were just like poor people – they all put their pants on one leg at a time. Well, these guys put their pants on both legs at a time!
My wife has been telling me that we spend too much money on our entertainment. Naturally I got defensive about it, since I am the one who spends the most money on things like going to the movies and buying DVDs and CDs. What I didn’t realize at the time was that she was thinking about trying to save money by switching our television service from cable service to a local tv satellite service.
She was telling me that her friend Nancy just switched to satellite because she found a good deal on www.localtv-satellite.com, and she suggested that we check it out too. The biggest concern that I have about signing up with a service like localtv-satellite.com is regarding how many sets can be hooked up to it, and how many can watch different shows at a time. I don’t want to have to buy or rent a lot of different receiver boxes – but if they are free it wouldn’t be so bad. I just don’t to lose my favorite channels just to save a few dollars!
It seems that the big news last night is that we have successfully pulled out all of our American troops out of Iraq as of late last night. They are saying that the war is over, guess we will see how that all plays out. It was pretty cool watching the last convoy leaving Iraq, good news coverage.
They say that variety is the spice of life. I guess that that is a good thing, but these days we seem to have so many varieties of most things that it can be a challenge to make a decision on some things. I have been looking at the choices of enclosed bulletin boards to use in my office, but I had no idea how many types of enclosed bulletin boards that they make these days. It’s like going to the grocery store to buy a can of spagettii sauce, thinking you can just run in and grab a can, only to find that there are over 20 varieties of spagettii sauce to pick from. It can be frustrating at times.
At enclosedbulletinboards.com they hve a huge selection of enclosed bulletin boards. So if you are looking for at enclosed cork bulletin boards or enclosed fabric bulletin boards they have them there folks. They offer free shipping, quick delivery and they accept PayPal which is something that I always look for.
The Animal Planet has a great show that comes on each morning called “It’s Me or The Dog” Victoria Stilwater has been working with dogs for over 13 years and has helped tons of people with their dog issues. I have learned so much from this show and I wish it was on later in the evening so that more people could see it and learn from it as well.
If you know some one that deals with MS then I have a wonderful website for them to check out at allaboutms.com. It is a very user friendly site that talks about many aspects of the Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms and is chock full of Multiple Sclerosis News that I think would be beneficial for all people exposed to the horrendous disease.
I think most of us have someone close to us that has some type of serious illness or disability that effects us in numerous ways each day. The Internet is such a powerful tool for us to utilized in gaining some major knowledge that can empower us tremendously in cases just like this.
As with most illnesses there are things that we all can help with such as the much talked about Multiple Sclerosis Diet and the Multiple Sclerosis Exercise that is making such an impact on so many MS patients. You can find out so much information like this and much more at this wonderful website. Read it and pass it on, if you will.
There isn’t that many sitcoms that I enjoy these days, most are so idiotic and silly that I can’t tolerate more than 5 minutes in one sitting. But I have to say that Two And A Half Men is a great sitcom that always makes me laugh. I’m glad that it is still on the air and hope that it keeps on for a good many more years.
Halloween is my favorite holiday of the year. Go figure it is a holiday that the majority of us don’t get the day off of work, if so you certainly don’t get paid for the time off, although if I was the boss I’d most likely consider starting that tradition. Some places give you your birthday off with pay, which should be standard across the board.
Anyway even if we have to work, most of us get off in time to tend to the neighborhood kids trick or treating and then hopefully off to a fun event at some one’s highly decorated up place with all the women dressed in their latest sexy Halloween costumes. I have been to some awesome Halloween parties and have won a few costume contests in my time. Now a days I’m more into seeing what others come up with each year.
Last year I met a great gal that came in wearing the most daring but tasteful sexy angel costumes that I’ve seen in a very long time. I got her phone number and we went out to dinner a time or two, but have lost touch at this point. Maybe I’ll meet up with her again at another Halloween party in the future. Halloween is creeping up on us in a few short months and I’m all about seeing what sexy costumes they will come out with this year.
There is still time to find a good costume to wear for this year. There are lots of websites that I’ve found online that have some really fine and unique costumes for just about any one’s taste and budget. It’s best to find an outfit that you might possibly be able to wear again at some point, like at a Renaissance Festival or some other type of event.
I have always enjoyed eating yogurt and Yoplait gets my vote for the best tasting as well as having the largest variety of flavors to choose from. It depends on what store you shop at as to which flavors you will find, but you can basically expect to find Cherry, Blueberry, Vanilla and Strawberry Banana. Yogurt is one of only a few healthy snacks that I can live with.
I don’t claim to speak geek. So when my brother-in-law started talking to my wife and I about how he makes a lot of money managing the IT needs of several local businesses it was really hard for me to understand what he was talking about. My wife was talking to him about creating a web site for a new business that she wants to start up. I tried to stay alert and involved in the conversation, but when he started using terms like dedicated server and managed hosting and colocation I’m quite sure that my eyes glazed over.
To be honest, I’m not even sure my wife understood all of the terms he was using. Getting onto the Information Superhighway of the Internet can be a confusing and frustrating thing! Sometimes I think I’m getting to old to learn all of these things!