Archive for the ‘Computers and/or Internet’ Category

Lost earring

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

I was reading an article on the Internet today about some pro football player from the Miami Dolphins who made the mistake of going to practice with a really expensive diamond earring in his ear and that he lost it during practice.  I can sympathise with that, I lose earrings a lot too!  Of course, I don’t wear really expensive ones but it is a drag to lose a piece of jewelry that you like…..

The author of the article suggested that a metal detector would find that earring.  I don’t know if there would be enough metal in a diamond stud earring for a metal detector to find it.  What do you think?

Poor dizzy kitty

Friday, August 20th, 2010

I found this video on YouTube about a cat that got an unexpected ride on a ceiling fan! It’s funny and sad at the same time. I’m glad that the cat is OK!

Motorcycle vacations

Thursday, July 31st, 2008

My hubby has been riding his Harley every minute he can get in on it!  He loves to ride!  He’s been talking about taking a vacation together and signing up for some Motorcycle Tours through the Eagle Rider Company website that he found.  They rent Harleys, but they also rent ATVs, scooters, snowmobiles, dirt bikes, and watercraft.  They offer self-drive tours, guided tours, and one-way specials.  Naturally they also sell motorcycles!  I’m sure my hubby would love to be an Eagle Rider on our next vacation!

Saving money on college textbooks

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

I have always thought that college textbooks were/are a major source of income for the colleges that sell them through their campus bookstores, and that they are overpriced.  I have always felt like I was being held hostage by them when I was in college.  Now that the Internet has come into existence, however, it is a whole new ball game!

I was helping my son last night to order his college textbooks for this upcoming semester.  We got the list of books that he needs from the University, and found out what they would cost from their bookstore.

Then we went to the website gettextbooks.com and typed in the ISBM numbers of the books that he needed.  That site is a search engine that searches for where you can buy the books.  The results come up in a form that shows you where you can buy it and how much it will cost, sorted by price.  We found all of his textbooks and ordered them, saving $300!

Good deal!

Surgery for obesity

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

The JourneyLite Company performs lapband surgery  in their locations in the Los Angelas/Thousand Oaks area of California, the Houston Texas area, the Cincinnati Ohio area, the Chattanooga Tennessee area, and the Tampa Florida area.  They offer the lap-band surgery to those clients who have tried every conceivable way to lose weight and have decided that surgery is their only option.