http://www.belicove.com/ en-us mikal@belicove.com Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:16:50 -0800 This is an XML content feed. It is intended to be viewed in a newsreader or syndicated to another site, subject to copyright and fair use. http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Beliblog/~3/417132984/001126.html Q1 - Cutting Back: The rising price of consumer goods is driving shoppers from all lifestyles to use coupons for food, beauty aids and pharmacy products at an increasing rate, according to some of the country's largest purveyors of...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Beliblog/~4/417132984" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.belicove.com/archives/beliblog/001126.html http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Beliblog/~3/410075135/001125.html Q1 - Email: We've all probably done this: Composed what we thought was an innocuous email or instant message, hit the send button and sat back to await a reply. When you finally do hear back, you learn the...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Beliblog/~4/410075135" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.belicove.com/archives/beliblog/001125.html http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Beliblog/~3/410037445/001124.html When members of the U.S. Senate voted Wednesday evening to pass an emergency economic stabilization package authorizing the U.S. Treasury to borrow up to $700 billion to buy illiquid mortgages, securities and other assets that are said to be creating...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Beliblog/~4/410037445" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.belicove.com/archives/beliblog/001124.html http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Beliblog/~3/404509136/001123.html Q1 - Special: In addition to standard menu items, many restaurants offer one or more specials of the day. If your waiter or waitress describes an appealing special but neglects to mention its price, would you order it without...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Beliblog/~4/404509136" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.belicove.com/archives/beliblog/001123.html http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Beliblog/~3/396932576/001122.html Q1 - Today: Some people go out of their way to tell everyone they know that today (or pick your day) is their birthday, while others avoid it like a contagious bacterial disease characterized by fever and wicked bad...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Beliblog/~4/396932576" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.belicove.com/archives/beliblog/001122.html http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Beliblog/~3/392134680/001121.html Like many people, the moment I saw Governor Palin's picture, I immediately thought to myself, "This woman looks an awful lot like Tina Fey from NBC's '30 Rock' and 'Saturday Night Live!'" Finally, for the first time in years, there's...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Beliblog/~4/392134680" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.belicove.com/archives/beliblog/001121.html http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Beliblog/~3/391042286/001120.html Q1 - Food in Class: A friend reports that while waiting for his college course on Cross-Cultural Communications to start, a co-ed sat next to him and started eating her lunch (chicken-friend steak and mashed potatoes with a very...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Beliblog/~4/391042286" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.belicove.com/archives/beliblog/001120.html http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Beliblog/~3/384379461/001119.html Q1 - Delivery: When I lived in Utah, a co-worker told me about a trip he was planning to Boulder, Colorado, to visit family. When I jokingly asked him if he would stop by my favorite Boulder sub shop...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Beliblog/~4/384379461" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.belicove.com/archives/beliblog/001119.html http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Beliblog/~3/378273278/001118.html Q1 - School Bus: In order to meet the demands associated with its $17 million budget deficit, the Humble, Texas, Independent School District is now selling advertising space on their school buses. According to local news reports, auto dealers,...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Beliblog/~4/378273278" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.belicove.com/archives/beliblog/001118.html http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Beliblog/~3/372025083/001117.html Q1 - BPA: A chemical commonly found in baby bottles, can linings, and household products does not pose a health hazard when used in food containers, according to a draft assessment released by the Food and Drug Administration. Bisphenol A,...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Beliblog/~4/372025083" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.belicove.com/archives/beliblog/001117.html http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Beliblog/~3/365786511/001116.html Q1 - Military Baggage: Some airlines are now charging U.S. soldiers extra baggage fees to take their military kits with them as they set off for duty. Military personnel carry large, heavy kit bags containing boots, clothing and gear. In...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Beliblog/~4/365786511" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.belicove.com/archives/beliblog/001116.html http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Beliblog/~3/362498619/001115.html Fleur de Lisa<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Beliblog/~4/362498619" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.belicove.com/archives/beliblog/001115.html http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Beliblog/~3/359622084/001114.html Q1 - Revive: When you're dragging or lacking energy and on the verge of letting out a succession of yawns and you have work to do, what do you do to snap out of it? Q2 - Turning: Do you...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Beliblog/~4/359622084" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.belicove.com/archives/beliblog/001114.html http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Beliblog/~3/357873985/001113.html If you're from my generation or beyond, you probably grew up watching a cartoon featuring an ant and an aardvark. Wikipedia informs me that the cartoons I'm referring to were produced between 1969 and 1971, which made me around 5-years-old...<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Beliblog/~4/357873985" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.belicove.com/archives/beliblog/001113.html http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Beliblog/~3/354631045/001112.html Meagen Ridley tagged me with the following questions. Enjoy! What time did you wake up this morning? 9 a.m. What do you usually have for breakfast? Turkey Wrap from Trader Joe's, blueberry breakfast bar (also from TJ's), and some water....<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Beliblog/~4/354631045" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.belicove.com/archives/beliblog/001112.html