Wednesday, September 1, 2004What To Do With Those Pesky Warranties and Instruction BooksGiving credit where credit is due: this tip came from my mother. Gather up all your instruction sheets, warranty booklets, parts order blanks, and all that other miscellaneous product-related info. We're going to fix it so it's never in the way (or missing when you need it) again. You will need a... Sign in to see full entry.Saturday, August 28, 2004Ten Stupid Reasons to Dial 9-1-1You forgot that your office building has a "dial-9 to get an outside line" system. Your cat is stuck in a tree in the backyard. You haven't seen your elderly next-door neighbour in three days. You hurt your wrist playing baseball in the backyard. Your kid stuck a bean up his nose. You got a paper... Sign in to see full entry.Wednesday, August 25, 2004Christmas is coming...I know you think I'm nuts, but believe me, it's time for us all to start thinking about Christmas. Yeah, summer's not over yet, and I know there's still Labor Day, Hallowe'en, and Thanksgiving to get through. But if you don't start on Christmas now, you're going to be fighting the crowds on... Sign in to see full entry.Tuesday, August 24, 2004Microsoft and Intel Aren't Gonna Pay You Anything, Got It?I will remind all my readers that this kind of thing is always a hoax. Before you pass this sort of silly garbage on, check it out at Snopes or About or any other reputable urban legends site. One giveaway of the hoax is the terrible grammar and spelling, not to mention the zillions of little >>>>... Sign in to see full entry.Wednesday, August 18, 2004What Sort of Government Have We? A Quote and Some AnalysisA democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the voters discover that they can vote themselves largesse of the public treasury. From that time on the majority always votes for the candidates promising the most benefits from the public treasury.... Origin... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, August 16, 2004Top Ten Stupid Celebrity TricksAs if Britney, Jacko, Croc, and the other wild-and-crazy Hollywood types needed any encouragement... 10. Make a deal to throw the big game, then bet on your team to lose. 09. Agree to let your significant other videotape or photograph you in lurid, Playboy-esque style, and then have a big fight. Act... Sign in to see full entry.Thursday, August 12, 2004Ten Things I Wish I Had Done DifferentlyDon't we all occasionally wish that we could go back and change things? Here's a list of the top ten actions I would alter if I could...and some of them I may still give a go at. Been more careful when picking a husband. That would have saved me a whole lot of grief and anguish. I've said a lot on... Sign in to see full entry.Tuesday, August 10, 2004Cars I Have Owned and Loved...or NotMy first car was a white 1982 Chevy Chevette. Bought it for $600 in 1991. You get what you pay for. Two weeks after I bought it, the water pump went out. I had to replace the clutch four times in two years---the first time was my fault, as it was my first attempt at driving a manual transmission.... Sign in to see full entry.Saturday, August 7, 2004How I'm Doing on My New Year's ResolutionsI made these resolutions last December as I started thinking about the new year. So, how'm I doing? 10. I will complete all my gift shopping for next year by March first, taking full advantage of the after-Christmas, New Year's, Inventory Reduction, Valentine's Day, and President's Day sales. Nope.... Sign in to see full entry.Friday, August 6, 2004Top Ten Worries a Single Mom FacesRegardless of the amicability of the breakup, regardless of the income level, regardless of the career competency, these are the things I hear myself and my single-mom friends worry about the most. What will happen if I lose my job? What if something happens to me---who will take care of my kids?... Sign in to see full entry. |