Marilyn Mueller » Technology

Poor dizzy kitty

Marilyn — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 22:26:55 +0000

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!

Great karma ride

Marilyn — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 05:37:38 +0000

Discovered an awesome looking hybrid car called Karma, made by the new automotive company, Fisker,that looks fabulous.

The car runs on a battery charge that last fifty miles and if you need to go further than fifty miles it switches over to gas power for further mileage.

The concept behind the car is that most people do not drive more than fifty miles in a single day, so it would produce zero emissions. That’s great for the environment and easy on the pocket book. Imagine if you never have to pay for gas again.

There is one catch though, and that is the price tag of $80,000. If you like it as much as I do, then start saving now, because they will be coming out in 2010.

Saving money on college textbooks

Marilyn — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:04:10 +0000

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

Marilyn — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:29:58 +0000

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.

Heart health

Marilyn — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:43:50 +0000

I see a lot of news stories lately about people dying from sudden cardiac arrest. More news coverage is happening about taking care of our hearts, and lots of advice has been given out about making sure to eat properly and get proper exercise. There has been a lot of discussion about risk factors and mortality rates. St. Jude Medical has put out a sudden cardiac death video that I just watched and found to be very educational. It is well worth watching.

Buying at wholesale prices

Marilyn — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:52:09 +0000

I love to buy things at outlets where I pay wholesale prices without having to register as a retailer and can just buy things and use them at home! One such example of that is the Takemi Select Wholesale Outlet where you can buy massage therapy chairs or massage beds for up to 75% off of the retail price. They are located in Florida, but offer free shipping. They accept credit cards, and also offer 12 months no interest financing.

Self protection

Marilyn — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:05:19 +0000

One of the many reasons that I moved to Maine back in the 1970s was because I just did not feel safe living in Northern Virginia anymore. Within a short period of time I was exposed to two different rape attempts (on me) and it scared me pretty badly. I was lucky to have been able to bluff my way out of the first attempt by threatening to hit the would-be rapist with a large bottle that I was carrying at the time. Then I responded after that to the first rape attempt by taking karate classes for self protection. I responded to the second rape attempt threatening to beat up the attacker using my karate skills, and that frightened him off. Then I went out and bought a dog.

But I still didn’t feel safe, and I did not want to buy a gun. I had heard so many horror stories about how young children have been killed by guns left carelessly around the house, and more stories about how sometimes an intruder could find the gun and then use it against the inhabitants, and then even more stories about how a burglar might overtake the victim before the victim can shoot and then use the gun against the victim. All in all, I didn’t feel that guns were the best choice for me. As the neighborhood I lived in became less desirable I felt less safe and moved to Maine to get away from the feelings of vulnerability that I was having living in Northern Virginia.

But that was many years ago, before great things were developed to help people defend themselves without being lethal. If I were going to buy myself a self-defense product right now, I think that I’d buy some mace or a M18L taser gun, or maybe both!

My brother’s new binoculars

Marilyn — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:34:18 +0000

My brother dropped over this afternoon to say hello and go for a motorcycle ride with my hubby. He brought over his new Nikon Monarch ATB binoculars to show off to us. He’s always buying new cool gadgets and bringing them over to show off! But he’s a good natured guy and we don’t take it in the context of bragging; he’s just excited about his new “toys” and wants to share his excitement over them! He said he got the binoculars from opticsplanet.net because they have good prices and were running a special where he got a $50.00 gift card and free shipping when he bought them. These binoculars are really rugged; I’m sure that’s why he bought them, he’s really hard on the things he owns!

My son will probably get a frequent flier credit card

Marilyn — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:45:54 +0000

My youngest son finds himself doing a lot of traveling now that he’s out of the public school system. I’ve suggested that he get an Airline Miles Credit Card. I’ve emailed him the link to the airlinecreditcardrewards.com website so he can use their reviews to help pick out the best one for him to order.

Personal loan might be the ticket

Marilyn — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 02:30:52 +0000

Since my hubby was out of work for seven months due to being injured in a car accident things have gotten tough financially. I’ve been looking for a good paying job for over a year now, and the best I could find was a part time substitute bus driver job during the last school year. We may find that we need to apply for a personal loan to help us get our feet back under us while we try to dig ourselves out of the hole we fell into while he was recovering from his accident. Personal Loan website personalloansleader.com will probably be where we go for the loan when we decide that is the answer that we need. Their application process is online, fast and easy and they give loans for any type of credit.