What Noisy Cats Are We

Pic of the day March 5, 2010

feedmittens — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:23:08 +0000

Pic of the day March 4, 2010

feedmittens — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 06:22:09 +0000

Birthday Cat! Happy 5th, Willow!

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-28

feedmittens — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:43:00 +0000

El Pelon Taqueria to Open Across from Boston College. @hiddenboston http://bit.ly/beB5N8 #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-02-21

feedmittens — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 21:43:00 +0000

I know it is not very New England of me, but Dunk's is TERRIBLE when it comes to bagels / customer service. Rude. Annoyed. #
WTF Emeril's pizza show. This is a terrible, terrible way to do pizza. You should not be allowed to show this show. #
Checkout my new #Webicon at Webicon.Me: http://tinyurl.com/ydkpklh #

Pic of the day Feb. 16, 2010

feedmittens — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 02:56:32 +0000

Just a quick pic of the 8gal nano. The little coral is doing pretty well. Just playing with the variable zoom lens that I haven’t had on the camera for a while.

Great Amazon.Com price on Michael Pollan’s new “Food Rules” – $5!

feedmittens — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:59:20 +0000

(terrible) Pic Of The Day Feb. 8, 2010

feedmittens — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:07:22 +0000

I really messed this one up, both with the picture and the post processing. I need to make a checklist of pre and post shot stuff to do so this crap doesn’t happen again.

Renters Insurance and why it’s so important!

feedmittens — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:04:51 +0000

If you live in the Boston area, there is a good chance that you are a renter. If your building burns down, or if you are robbed (our place was many years ago before I moved in), your landlord’s homeowner’s insurance does not cover the cost of your belongings (or anything else for you, most likely – you will be on the street with possibly zero assistance from the landlord).

You might not have much ’stuff’, or you might not THINK you have much stuff, but if you add up the replacement costs of all your clothes, electronics, and other household items, you’d be surprised how much it would cost to rebuild your life. A good way to help get you going is to have a good renters insurance policy on your apartment. A typical policy in Boston / Cambridge with ~$15,000 of coverage will cost you well under $400 a year (don’t quote me, but get a quote!), and most places let you pay monthly. Remember to get a rider on top of that if you have any valuable items, such as jewelry or anything like that. Ask your agent for info about this.

As for where to go for this, check out Yelp!. I use a national company (Progressive) for my car insurance now due to my local place not being able to get close to their price after MA de-regulated their auto insurance market, but Progressive couldn’t touch the price I pay for my renters through my local agent. My local agent is also wicked helpful and great in the customer service department.

Trust me when I say that this is one expense that is worth every penny in the long run.

I have never had to make a claim (knock on wood), so I don’t really know that procedure, or how you prove what you own &tc. I need to do more research about that, and also how to properly document my belongings in case of the need to make a claim.

Your things aren’t the most important thing. You have yourself, your loved ones, your pets, and everything else. But at the end of the day, you need your clothes, and eventually, you will WANT to have all of your stuff. Protect it.

FYI, also, use Mozy to do your data backups. I’ve lost all my financial data before, and Mozy has saved my butt. It’s free and worth it. More on this subject later.

Pic of the day Feb. 7, 2010 – playing with colors and backgrounds

feedmittens — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:52:52 +0000

Pic of the day Feb. 6, 2010

feedmittens — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:51:55 +0000

More plants…