How does that work exactly?

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Randy

A couple of days ago I got an email from someone I had never heard of before, asking me if I wanted to exhange links with them. Apparantly this person was on a mission to get some free links out of me, because when I went to check out his web site, I saw that his website was still under construction.

I don’t mind helping out a friend when they want to build links  for their web page, and I even encourage people to check out the free link exchange webpage to see if their service is something that they would benefit from. I just don’t appreciate it very much when someone asks me to link to a blank page. I’m rather picky about who I link to, and I would hate to give up a link to a blank page and then later find out that the page is something sub-par that I don’t really want to be associated with!

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Going digital

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Randy

I bought a new digital camera over the Internet today.  I’ve had my reservations about buying one over the Internet, afraid that it would be a poor quality.  But this particular camera I had been able to see in the store, up close and personal and felt it was a good camera.  I would have bought it at the store, but they were sold out and couldn’t tell me when it was coming in again.  I waited three weeks for it to come in, and it didn’t so I finally ordered it online.  I could have had it shipped to the store for free, but it would have taken three weeks to get it, and having shipped to my house was only $6 and I am supposed to get it within three days.  I figured that it was worth the $6 to get it that much earlier.  It’s a 10mp 3xzoom and only cost $109!  A bargain!  I’m really looking forward to getting it and starting to use it!

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Part-Time?

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Randy

Written by my friend Lino Brown

The securitychoice installers came over today to install a new home security system in our home. I was surprised how quickly everything got done. I took the afternoon off of work so that I could let them in, but they were literally done within the hour. Because I already had the afternoon off, I decided to just stay at home and take the day for myself. I went to the grocery store early for the week and started to cook a great dinner. I got to watch some talk shows that I never get to see because I am a work and loved every minute of it. I also got all of my laundry done and bills paid. It is amazing what you can get accomplished when you leave work early. My kids were shocked that we didn’t have to run to the store and that great dinner was already made when I picked them up from school. I think that I may consider working part-time! I really got so much done in those short four hours that I lose at work everyday!

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Insulated steel sports bottle

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Randy

A few weeks ago I was informed by several people that the plastic sports bottle that I always drink out of is bad for my health.  The well meaning people were very insistent that it leached dangerous chemicals into my drink and that I could die from cancer from it down the road.  They told me that I could buy insulated stainless steel sports bottles over the Internet, so I went online and found a company that sells insulated stainless steel sports bottles.  I ordered a couple of them, thinking I’d give a few out as gifts as Christmas gifts.  That was really the only way I could justify the exorbitant shipping fee!  It cost me almost as much money to ship one as it did to ship three!

Anyway, they arrived in the mail on Saturday and I gave one a try today.  It was a cold day so I decided to pour some hot chocolate in it this morning before I left for work.  There was a big warning sticker on the box that the bottle came in, warning that the hot liquid would stay “just as hot” for several hours.  Well an hour later my “hot chocolate” was only room temperature chocolate milk.  I guess I’ll try it again tomorrow with pre-warming the bottle with hot water before pouring the hot chocolate in it, and I’ll make sure the hot chocolate is a lot hotter going into the bottle.  I’d hate to think that I’d wasted my money on a bottle that won’t keep my hot chocolate hot for at least an hour!

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Settling in

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Randy

Emily called earlier today to tell us that she has arrived safe and sound in Edmonton. She’s checked into a motel for the evening, and tomorrow she will start her search for Edmonton rentals for her new home. I have to say that I’m not sure if Emily is brave or stupid; going up there all by herself without knowing anybody there to help get settled in.

Thankfully she has a job lined up, so she won’t have to waste any time or energy looking for a job. Emily has always been an independent, adventurous girl, and moving up north without knowing anyone is an adventure that I’m sure she will tell her grandchildren some day.

The thing that concerns me about Emily going up there by herself is that I can’t help but to feel that young women are a little bit on the vulnerable side. That may sound old-fashioned to you, but that is how I feel. I hope that she makes friends quickly and that they steer her in the right direction as far as what neighborhoods would be wise to avoid and where the best shopping bargains are to be found.

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