tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40245149384162049092026-02-14T03:52:55.968-05:00A collection of things that I discover...in my world.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger843125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4024514938416204909.post-48098561330605199732012-04-24T20:51:00.000-04:002012-04-24T20:51:00.381-04:00

THIS is why I don't have a Facebook! Infographic by- Shanghai Web Designers I only use a few of these apps/sites thankfully, but I'm still overwhelmed with all of the information thrown at me daily. What have YOU done in the last 60 seconds?

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I've commented here before about how much my family and I are into recycling.  Though our city won't use them right now, other local cities do use Recycle Bank for curbside recycling.  Though we're not able to get RecycleBank rewards for our curbside recycling, we do it for other reasons -- like it's the right thing to do.  Save the planet and all...  Even if your city doesn't

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Another one from the Inter-web...After I retired, my wife insisted that I accompany her on her trips to Target. Unfortunately, like most men, I found shopping boring and preferred to get in and get out. Equally unfortunate, my wife is like most women - she loves to browse. Yesterday my dear wife received the following letter from our local Target. Dear Mrs. Smith, Over the past six months, your

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Donations are always welcome, but I'm doing OK. Actually better than I thought I was. Well, in a "college financial aid" kinda way. You know, "you make too much money to qualify for any grants, but enjoy your ramen noodles for dinner." One thing I was actually dreading about getting my wife's new vehicle was the credit application. I know that I'm much better off than a large number of

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Soooo.... Long time no type:-)My wife FINALLY got her new vehicle this past week. Though we didn't really splurge on anything, there were a couple of things that we got that came along with what we "needed" that we would not have otherwise purchased. One of those was a navigation system. There are a few other things that she's still playing with as well, but the nav system is pretty cool. It's

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My flowers don't look quite this pretty, and I certainly don't have the variety anymore, but, this is beautiful to watch anyway...

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I am not who you think I am. Anymore. Or maybe I am. Yes, of course I am.Since I was young, I've gone by my middle name. I did this because my dad used my first name. Well, actually I guess it was his name first. I was a Jr. I never used my official first name because, well, that was his name. I used some variety of my name in all of my school records, the obligatory diminutive names

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What's funny is that I never really liked (and still don't) this type of music. But it was just one of those songs...

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I love that when you hear an old song on a tv show you can go to YouTube and relive the whole thing. :-)

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Sorry for the teaser :-) I'm not really revealing THAT reveal... See here for the time left to wait still for that one...But, I am working a different angle on a new me. Since the first of the year I've been getting rid of a bunch of stuff I don't need. So far I've gotten rid of about 10 pounds of stuff. I've got about another 35 or so to go. Yes, that's right, I'm on a diet. And this time

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YES!When I started our RAK experience, it seemed like a good idea - something easy and fun to make a difference in the world. One thing that I didn't count on was my conflict about randomness. Random is random. There's not supposed to be much thought to randomness because that takes the randomness out of random. But my analytic mind won't shut down.When we started this adventure I started

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I hate when things like this make me think... sigh...Carrots, Eggs or Coffee Beans Movie: All of us at one time or another have experienced a difficult situation, had setbacks, or dealt with our share of disappointment. Most things that happen to us on a daily basis we can't control and I can honestly say (with conviction) that it is not what happens to us that matters but rather, how we choose

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So... I took a little ribbing this week for a couple of things. First - not posting here enough lately. Sorry. I really will try to do better. Second was for not posting about my new me. I teased this back in November and I had really expected to be able to reveal my little adventure by now. I expected it to be a month-long process, or at least to be complete by the end of the year.

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It's no secret that pure statistics shows that the more you try, the more chances you have to succeed. Never give up. If you fall, get up and try again. Don't let one failure define your life - let one failure be the beginning of a new and better one.

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It's been a while since I've really enjoyed Christmastime. It's become so commercial and so chaotic and so stressful that I just haven't been able to get in the mood. With annoying Christmas music starting November 1st and no measurable snowfall in quite a while, it's just not happening for me.One thing that I'm trying this year to get a little of the Christmas Spirit back is to share more of

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Whenever I sit down to write a new post, I always seem to get distracted. First my mail then by Pinterest or Google's Reader Play, our Youtube. Recently it's been the Pinterest (pin your interests) that's been occupying my attention. I'm not a really social person (in real life or online), but I love being a lurker in other people's lives. Pinterest allows people to pin/post things that they

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If you have one of these as a password, you should resolve to change it. These are the 25 most popular "according to SplashData who gathered the data from the millions of stolen passwords posted online by hackers in 2011."1. password2. 1234563.123456784. qwerty5. abc1236. monkey7. 12345678. letmein9. trustno110. dragon11. baseball12. 11111113. iloveyou14. master15. sunshine16. ashley17.

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a very powerful story about what a little change can do for so many people if given a chance.Remember others this season, and always, as your out and about.

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While riding in the car, my youngest son is not always good at keeping himself occupied. One way I help him (and me by keeping my mind sharp) is to play tic-tac-toe with him. But, instead of passing a piece of paper back and forth between us, he keeps track of the game on paper and I keep track in my mind. By numbering the grid squares between 1 and 9, I can call out the square number and he

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What do YOU care about?

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