I think that it is wonderful that there are so many baby proofing products on the market today. I don’t remember most of these products being available when my kids were babies/toddlers. I’m sure that if they had been available we would have used every single one of them! Our kids were into everything imagineable, and they wore us out chasing after them! That’s probably why our parents used playpens when we were little – so they wouldn’t have to chase us around!
But our kids absolutely would not tolerate playpens once they learned how to crawl. So we went the route of baby gates, outlet covers and child safety locks instead. It was a struggle, keeping the children away from so many things that could harm them. I know my wife misses the kids being little, but it is a big relief that we don’t have to chase them all over the house anymore! That is at least until we have grandchildren!
I like to look at funny/entertaining things on You Tube. If I find something I like, sometimes I will put it here on my blog. But I have to tell you that there is a lot of stuff that claims to be funny that simply is not funny at all. Not even stupid funny. Makes me wonder if I’m downloading some stupid virus without my knowledge while I’m watching the not-funny video! Sometimes I fight the urge to leave a comment asking what is so funny about that not-funny video. Trust me, I’ve got a pretty good sense of humor. I just have to shake my head at some of that garbage!
In a mobile society such as ours, having the Internet is more than a convenience, and more than entertainment. The Internet has become a valuable resource in many ways. Many people are able to research topics for their school assignments. Many people can use it to find demographic information about an area that they are interested in moving to. With just a few clicks of a button, you can find out just about anything you want to know about Miami, FL; the demographics, the crime rate, and where the local businesses are.
Although I can remember a time in my life when I depended solely on paper telephone books, and had to go to the Public Library for research, it is amazingly simple to research almost any city. My brother told me that he is thinking about moving to either Pittsburgh, PA or Charlotte, NC because of a job opportunity. Within moments we can find a lot of different local businesses in either city. And I think that knowing what the local businesses are will tell you a lot about a place, don’t you?
Do you text? I don’t. I think that if someone wants to contact me they can pick up the phone and call me. I think that paying for text messages is outrageous! I hear many of my buddies complaining that their teenagers cell phone bills are hundreds of dollars every month because of the text message charges! As for me, when I got my cell phone package I told the cell phone company to block all text messages. Sorry kids – you’ll have to live without it!
Sid tells me that he was just given a couple of NFR tickets 2010 and he wants me to go with him! It seems that he had entered a raffle of some kind and the tickets were one of the prizes for the raffle! He never thought in a million years he would win the raffle! Well now we have to take a look at our schedule and finances and see about being able to take off and go with him.
The biggest drawback I can see is the timing of the event – they are held in December, which is usually a very busy time for my business. So I’ll have to look around and see if I can sweet talk one of my friendly competitors to fill in for me during that time frame. I hope that won’t be a problem, since I’ve always filled in for them when they needed (or wanted) to take a vacation!
Besides, I’d love to take some time and do a little gambling in Las Vegas while I’m there! Sounds like a double-your-fun kind of vacation! It is going to be interesting to see how we come up with the plane tickets and hotel reservations!