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Wally World

I just got back from wally world and geez it was expensive. Why it that whenever you go to Walmart, you can’t walk out of there without spending three hundred dollars. That is what today’s trip cost me. Two hundred dollars worth of groceries and a hundred for two pairs of shoes and two pairs of pants. Unbelievable. Well now that everything is put away, I can concentrate on work and get a few things done. There is the ever present laundry that I always have to do, plus a few household chores as well.

I was unable to get the boots my son wanted as they didn’t have his size. He was not happy about it. They were one size bigger, but I wasn’t about to buy them and have them flopping all over the place when he plays. The lady said that they should have some more in this coming week, so I will have to go back and check. Anyway, I have stuff to do. Later gators!

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Bar Rescue on Spike TV

One of my favorite TV shows that are on these days is called Bar Rescue. It stars Jon Taffer, who has been in the bar rescuing business for many years and can brag that he has saved over 800 bars during this time.

Mr Taffer gets a bit upset with many of the bar owners, blasts them from one end of the room to the other, which breaks them down to get them to realize the errors of their ways. Then he spends the remainder of his time training, grooming and rebuilding their bar along with their confidence.

A good amount of these bars have dance floors but they don’t seem to attract many dancers. Poor sound systems that need an update along with a new sound reflector or two and some new decor can make or break a good dance club. I would love to visit at least one of his bars that he has redone, especially one of the ones that have dancing!

I hope that Bar Rescue manages to stay around for a good long while. It always seems that the good ones don’t stick around very long.

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Throwing Stones

A friend of mine today had a huge rock hit her windshield on the way into work.  The noise it made sounded just like a gunshot she told me.  She was quite shaken when she got to work.  I told her that sometimes they can fill these holes without replacing the windshield.  She did not know that.

I gave her the number to a local company and after she got off the phone with them she told me that they could fill it and it most likely would not cost her a dime.  I thought that her term “dime” was funny because she had described the size of the pit in the windshield as the size of a dime.  Anyways, she was going to have it replaced later today and I was happy for her because who really wants to pay to put a whole new windshield in when it could cost you nothing to have it filled.  Apparently a lot of the insurance companies are allowing “pits” to be filled at not cost to the insured.  Finally a few insurance companies out there aren’t taking all of out money!

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Dating Happens For Free

Can’t believe Wendy met so many great guys on our ski trip and I came up empty. Although that lawyer from LA was really nice, he was very very married and I’m not going there!

While I’ve got clothes in the dryer, I thought I would surf the net for the online dating sites. Then I ran across a site that reviews all the popular ones and gives you the basic info so you can zero in on the right site to meet your own needs or interest. Each one has a different approach to the methods and the processes to find the right special someone.

I thought about reading through some profiles or ads on a personal ad services site tonight – just to see if anyone looked worth contacting and maybe getting to know a little better. Not all of these dating sites let you do that.

I ended up choosing. I like that it is free, with no charges to send and/or to receive any messages sent. Being able to post Up to 30 photos on your profile page is a great plus as well. We’ll see how that works out! And I’ll keep you posted from time to time.

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Stupid Coffee Pot

I am so buying a new coffee pot, one that doesn’t have a decanter. I clean out the basket and it still gets stuck with something and over flows all over the counter top. So then I have coffee grounds in my coffee and have to strain it so I can drink it. That is so annoying to have to do first thing in the morning. I don’t wish this on anyone.

This time around instead of buying another coffee pot that looks and works just like the one before it, and the one before that and all the other ones that I have purchase throughout the years, I am buying a single coffee maker the Keurig B200 one cup coffee maker which is perfect for my needs and wants. These Keurig Coffee Makers are certainly getting more popular each and every day.

I seem to see them everywhere, even at my bank, who has been offering free coffee for their customers for many years now. Both of my sisters have one and my mother was given one for Christmas and has fallen in love with it.

I look forward to trying out all the different varieties of coffee, tea and all the other drinks that can be found on the grocery stores shelves. Pretty soon the whole Coffee/Tea aisle will be used only for those products!

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Nice Quality Teak Furniture For Mother’s Porch

As I promised my mother I would, I have been spending some time looking at various outside wood furniture that she is seriously considering purchasing when she gets her tax refund that is expected to be direct deposited into her checking out any day now. My mother has always been the first person to file her taxes each year, while I tend to put if off as long as I possibly can. Each year I promise myself that I will be more organized with all of the paperwork that we all accumulate throughout the year that we need for filing our Federal and State taxes with Uncle Sam.

With all of the options of filing online these past couple of years has been a great opportunity for people to tackle this yearly task. But try as you might to deal with less paperwork there will always be papers and a decent filing system can make or break a person, sigh….

Mother has always wanted some good quality teak wood front and side porch furniture. But with the winters being so long and hard where we live it is a commitment when purchasing outside furniture. You can’t just stick it outside and ignore some type of maintenance every now and then. Nothing can withstand Mother Nature 24/7, 365, year after year. It only makes sense to take care of something that you have spent a chunk of change on, so that you can enjoy it for as long as possible. It seems a good cleaning for teak furniture tip is that a nice sealer can work wonders and teak wood is known for requiring less maintenance than most of the other wood types that are used for this type of outside furniture.

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Got My Girl Scout Cookies Today

What a great surprise to come home and find my order of Girl Scout cookies were waiting on my porch. The girls and their mom must have spent all afternoon driving around town and delivering their cookie orders.

My favorite is the Samoas – they have chocolate and caramel and coconut. I try to only eat two each day, but they are very tempting. If I didn’t have any willpower I could easily eat the entire box in one night!

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Merry Christmas

This time of year is very special to me and my family. We have a lot of fun with the tree and decorations on the tree and the house. This year we plan on staying home to celebrate the holiday.

I will miss seeing my family and friends but with the way the economy is we just think it would be better to stay at home this year, we will still have a lot of fun and maybe next year we can do some traveling next year.

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Love and Marriage

Last night the news had an interesting segment about love and marriage in terms of the percentage of baby boomers who are now happily divorced.  The statistics did surprise me slightly.

The news report stated that 39% of people believe in not getting married.  The average age of men getting married currently is 28, while females average is 26.  Nearly 51% of marriages will end in divorce.  That is why most couples currently are waiting at least four years before walking down the aisle.

I was surprised most by the percentage of people not believing in marriage.  This must have multiple reasons behind it.  Like I mentioned earlier baby boomers, the oldest this year turning 65, most have already been married have decided that now all they want in a relationship is more of a friendship with no strings attached.  they are discovering that they are much happier not getting remarried.  In a way this is a shame.  Marriage traditionally was meant to be a good thing but unfortunately, with the state of the economy among other factors, marriage has transformed into another hassle/ complication that people are realizing they do not need in their lives.

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Free Shipping

Knowing that there is Free Shipping being offered can make or break my decision on whether or not to actually purchase something online. I have done must of my Christmas shopping on the computer this year and I have not paid a dime for shipping and/or handling.

I work hard for my money and I just can’t afford to throw my money around, especially since this year money has been tighter than usual. I am working as many part time jobs as possible. I seem to be always running somewhere to do something for somebody and it isn’t paying enough for what I need to have.