Thursday, April 12, 2007Should Happiness Be the Ultimate Aim of One's Life?"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men...are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." (from the Declaration of Independence of the United States of America) Albert Einstein once said, "Well-being and... Sign in to see full entry.Wednesday, April 11, 2007The Woman Has a Name!The current cause celebre in my area is the murder case in which Mary Winkler killed her husband, who was a preacher. Coverage of the trial is all over the airwaves, but I find it infuriating beyond belief that the vast majority of stories refer to Mary Winkler only as "the preacher's wife." As in... Sign in to see full entry.Saturday, April 7, 2007Public Television EtiquetteWhile out running errands today, I stopped to have a bit of lunch. I went to the Philly Connection -- a relatively new cheesesteak sub place. Good food. Nice atmosphere. Great workers. Two televisions. So I'm sitting at my table, back to the door (unusual for me), watching the football game on TV... Sign in to see full entry.Thursday, April 5, 2007Online Banking? HARDLY!I have two accounts with a certain bank. I'm supposed to be able to bank online with these accounts. Now, understand, I've been banking online for at least 10 years. My credit union has a site that I have never had any problems navigating. I can use my credit union's site to transfer money between... Sign in to see full entry.Tuesday, April 3, 2007Some Pointers for New BloggersHey folks! I'm seeing a lot of new faces here (handles, anyway), which is marvellous. But I also see a lot of people making some of the same mistakes I did....I'd like to save you some time, trouble, and embarrassment. Some important definitions: a "blog" is a series of "posts" by a person about a... Sign in to see full entry.Monday, April 2, 2007I Love Spring!This is one of the best times of the year, in my opinion. The world is bright and gauzy with the blooming colours of flowers, trees, and shrubs. It's beautiful. I love to drive down the street and see the interplay of bright yellow forsythia, white bridal veil, pink or orange spirea, lavender Redbud... Sign in to see full entry.Sunday, April 1, 2007The Numbers Are In!Way to go, Blogit Writers! The March numbers are in, and you all helped me earn $6 for the Walkathon! So here's where we stand today... December 2006: $8.87 January 2007: $4.30 February 2007: $1.06 March 2007: $7.80 April 2007: $ 6.05 May 2007: nothing yet, but see below for why I'm including May... Sign in to see full entry.Saturday, March 31, 2007Sneaky Ways to Save Money FastFor those who've wondered what Jemmie was talking about in her comments on my last post, a repost from a couple of years ago... Okay, I admit it. I know I ought to save more than I do. But I am really, really bad at it. Here are three sneaky ways that I have found to help me save big bucks... and... Sign in to see full entry.Friday, March 30, 2007Are You Really Broke?When I lost my job the first time, in August 2003, I thought "Gee, I need some advice on saving money because there won't be as much of it around here until I find a new job." (I didn't want to run through the severance money at the same rate that I went through my paycheck, after all; who knew how... Sign in to see full entry.Thursday, March 29, 2007Give Those Kids a Darwin Award!Okay, I do try to be reasonably compassionate when a person dies. When a parent loses a child, it's especially horrible. But there is a new "game" that kids are engaging in, and all I can think is, "You are too dumb to live. Please take your genes out of the pool." It's called various things, but... Sign in to see full entry. |