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Brother’s Birthday Gift

Reese — Sat, 12 May 2012 21:39:47 +0000

My brother’s birthday is coming up and I have been looking at mens leather briefcases!! If I’m not mistaken, my parents got him the one he’s carrying now when he graduated college back in the stone age. Well, it’s not that old but it looks like it. He’s one of those ‘what do you get because he’s got everything’ kinda guys and I think I finally found the perfect gift!

Flea Market Deals

Reese — Thu, 03 May 2012 08:46:44 +0000

The flea markets are doing a booming business these past couple years. There are more people selling things in order to bring in extra money that is needed so badly by most of us, along with more people attending these bargain centers in an effort to get good deals with their hard earned money.

This economy is not lighting up as far as I (or anyone else) can tell. Although I’m hearing that more people are planning on going away for the Memorial Day weekend this year. It must be all the people that work for the banks and mortgage companies that got all of the “bail out monies” from our president.

Car Repair Needs & Issues

Reese — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 14:56:16 +0000

Long story short, my car was towed to the darned garage this am, $60 just like that, badda boom, badda bing, and the mechanic won’t even be able to look at the darn thing until Monday afternoon. I was informed that it doesn’t look good and that my car would most likely be out of commission for several days and I’m sure to the tune of some major bucks! This really bites!

With the holiday weekend right around the bend, I need and want my car on the road and running!

Consumer Driven Healthcare

Reese — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 19:53:14 +0000

Knowing that you don’t have to go to a doctor’s office and be charged the high fees that go along with today’s doctor’s appointment, to have a variety of blood testing done really floats my boat. Consumer driven healthcare is an up and coming effort that makes having these options available to us here, all across the country. My brother is having blood testing washington dc work done concerning his liver that we believe is causing him health issues at his early age of 34. Bad livers run in the family and of course just like any other health issue, the sooner you address it, the better off you are, so I’m glad that he is finding a way to get this done now.

Gift Cards for Street Wear

Reese — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:46:18 +0000

The idea of giving my nephew a gift certificate for his birthday is becoming more and more appealing as I wonder around online looking at the type of street wear that he has requested for clothes this year. This is the first year that his “wish list” didn’t revolve around all the video games that he spends so much of his gaming with, so clothes are a fresh gift idea for him that I’m trying to run with. But I’m afraid that I’m just way too out of the loop in today’s trendy boy’s (I should really say young man, he is turning 16 this year) clothing in order to make a wise selection. So that is what gift cards all about out it seems and it seems to me that this situation requires just that.

It’s All About The Money!

Reese — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 23:34:45 +0000

Today I took my car in for it’s much needed oil change and just as always, they found a few other issues that need tending to, and I walked away paying over close to $400 and the need to schedule an appointment next week, to bring it back in once the rest of the parts have come in, sigh…..

Radioshack Rechargeable Batteries

Reese — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 23:30:51 +0000

The need for rechargeable batteries has become great these days, with the price of regular batteries rising and rising each time I go out and try and buy some and that just irks me something awful. There are so many things that I rely on that take batteries and then I have to throw them away and they end up in the landfill, which isn’t “green” at all. So I’ve decided to go ahead and make the switch over to the rechargeable ones that I have found for a good price at radioshack online.

I can really feel for today’s parents that must go through batteries so quickly because most of today’s toys require them.

Spring Allergies

Reese — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:34:53 +0000

Spring used to be my favorite season until a few years ago when I started experiencing allergy issues with all the blooming going on. My nose is so sore from blowing it constantly and my throat is really giving me grief lately. Good thing that I don’t smoke, I’m sure that would aggravate it terribly.

I suppose I should go see the doctor and get a prescription while I still have a job with health benefits. One never knows what tomorrow will bring, as far as employment goes. We are all a bit on edge at work.

If You Know Me At All

Reese — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 01:32:38 +0000

If you know me at all either from here on my ramblings on this blog or in real life up and personal like then you know how I feel about the recycling issue that is such a hot topic these days. I grew up with parents from the Woodstock hippie generation and was brought up with recycling becoming second nature in life. I have a habit of getting on my soap box at times about people being too lazy to participate in even the simplest recycling effort. And I’ve implemented many a recycling programs in places that I’ve worked out all of my life.

Tonight was the first night of the new TV show on CNBC called “The Secret Life of Garbage” and I’m so glad to see that this trash issue is being addressed on national TV. Did you know that 80% of the trash that we throw out could be recycled and that only 28% of our trash ends up in the recycling bins. That is an outrageous percentage folks, we could be doing so much better than that!

The Internet and All it has to Offer

Reese — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:49:54 +0000

I am so thankful for the Internet and all that is has to offer everyone these days, I can’t imagine life without my laptop and I’m so ever grateful for email, the best thing to come out of the Internet, in my opinion.

I do everything online, my banking, my checking, my bills, most of my purchasing, it is all done on my laptop and email keeps me in touch with all the family members and friends from all over the world. I have several pals over seas doing their time in the military and I get some strange calls showing up on my Caller I.D. at times, but mainly we keep in touch with emails and I love each and every one that I hear from.