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TV Channels

I have been getting burned out on TV lately, not that I have a lot of time to sit down and watch a lot of TV but when I do I want to watch something entertaining and/or interesting. There are way too many shows about crime going on that people are turning to and turning on each night, not me I’m looking for something that will make me laugh or teach me something.

The Animal Planet has been on my TV a lot these past few weeks, along with the Discovery and History Channels. They do and can provide me with a lot of good quality information that I know I can trust to be accurate and reliable.

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Accutane Lawsuit

It has been a while since I’ve seen a commercial for Accutane, which was a very well known treatment for acne. It actually treated 13 million patients since their inception back in 1982, but caused a lot of damage during that time as well.

I was reading about one of the many accutane lawsuit against Hoffman La Roche. This company has been put through the ringer due to the miss use of their product. Don’t get me wrong, if the company screwed up then they need to compensate people for their losses.

Getting involved in a lawsuit such as this one can drag on for quite some time. I’m going to keep my eyes and ears open and alert in an effort to stay informed on how these lawsuits pan out.

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Car Care Confidence

It can take a while to learn the right people and the right places to go to when you move to a new location. And the Welcome Wagon Lady doesn’t come knocking on your door these days. It seems that it got too dangerous for these ladies to be going out at night time hours. Isn’t that crazy?

Anyway, I am always looking for a good car repair and maintenance shop. There are so many rip off shops out there these days that it has me paranoid about taking my Toyota Corolla just anywhere. I have to have a new water pump put in my car this weekend and I want to go some where that is affordable and won’t rip me off. My two credit cards that I use for car repairs are maxed out so I’m not dependent on those places this time around. I use them as the last resort from time to time.

I found a cool website repairpal.com that seems useful to people dealing with car repair issues. I typed in “Chicago auto repair” and it came up with a boat load of auto repair shops in that area. Amazing how many shops there are these days. People will always need their automobiles up and running, so there will always be a need for their type of services.

Anyway, I want to have this pump issue done and over with. It is spring time and there is way too much to do on the weekends while the weather is nice, so I don’t want to have to deal with car repair issues that will keep me down while the going is good, ya know?

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Ain’t Nothing But A Thing

I have been wearing eye glasses most of my life. For so many years, as I left my eye doctor’s office, after my annual check up, I would just wonder next door to the eye glass store and get my glasses. Not even thinking that I had a choice in the matter of where I wanted to get my prescription filled for my new glasses each time. I don’t know why, I can’t say that it was laziness, just not thinking much about the whole process. Right next door to an eye doctor’s office is a most convenient place to sell glasses that is for sure, but I’m glad that I broke free from the mold and went online and found great deals that I’m going to start taking advantage of.

I have my check up scheduled for in the later part of May and I’m sure that my prescription will have changed, so I’m looking forward to getting some nice new glasses. I haven’t had new glasses for a few years now, so I’m sure that I’m due. My sister keeps after me about trying contact lenses, but I just don’t like the idea of putting some thing in my eyes. Besides I don’t mind wearing glasses, it ain’t nothing but a thing!

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Piano Lessons – Tickling the Old Ivories!

My niece, Tracey, is wanting to take piano lessons via the Internet. My sister is having a fit, but I’m all for it. Tracey is a good kid and spends a lot of time on the computer and I think that she could handle the online piano lessons. She is a pretty smart kid and usually follows through with things that she starts so I’m surprised that my sister isn’t as positive about this request as I thought she would be. Tracey approached me about the piano lessons first (we are pretty tight) and I urged her to talk to her mom about it, thinking that it wouldn’t be a big deal. Boy did I call that one wrong, ugh…….

Looks like I will be going over to their house over the weekend and see if I can patch things up between them. I will even offer to help pay for the piano lessons, although they make a lot more money than I do, but that is how strong I feel about the whole things, although I don’t think it is the money that is the issue. Most of our family members can play at least one musical instrument and Tracey would like to be included in the music that is made at our family functions throughout the year. I’ve never been able to play an instrument or sing, but I can sure dance circles around most of them!

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Insurance Online

It doesn’t matter where you go, there will always be a need for most types of insurance. There just isn’t any way around it these days. The good news is that the Internet has made it easier for us to find the right type of insurance for our individual needs and wants and we no longer are  limited to word of mouth, the media and the local Yellow Pages  in an effort to find the perfect match.

Instead of spending hours on the phone, with pen and paper in hand calling various agents to get auto quotes or home insurance quotes you can go online and search for the information with ease and using the time that you have to the best advantage. When I first moved here I went to the Illinois Department of Insurance website and found a great amount of useful information and links. Every state has different rules, codes, laws, regulations yadda, yadda, yadda. And claiming ignorance is still no excuse and will not hold up in a court of law, so it pays to know what you are up against right from the start.

So like if I were to look into starting up a new business you can be that I’d be checking into business insurance in Illinois and doing my homework online to be better informed before signing on any dotted line. It’s all about the money.

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Sad News

I went to the local flea market over the weekend only to find out that it may not be open for much longer. It sounds like it is up for sale and that the new owner’s are not interested in keeping it as a flea market. What a bummer, I really love that place and I will miss it terribly. Nothing good lasts forever, so they say.

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Sweet

I try to find a good quality gift to give to my mother each Mother’s Day. And this holiday is fast approaching so I need to get off of it and start looking around for ideas. Having access to the Internet makes this task a much easier one, thank God! I look for companies that accept PayPal since I use my PayPal account a lot. I also look for free shipping, it’s all about the $$$ these days ya know?

I found some nice Seiko Kinetic Watches at Bluedial.com that are affordable and I think that my mother would enjoy. She is a tiny little thing so she can’t wear anything big and bulky, which can be a challenge at times, but I think that I have gotten used to that idea for a while now. This is a pretty sweet wrist watch that is on sale for only $110 and has free shipping as well. I’ve bookmarked it and will see how it all pans out.

 

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A Daunting Task Made Easier With The Internet

I’ve gone online to do some comparison shopping on Maryland insurance rates. I’ve found a great site at NetQuote.com that has helped with this daunting task of finding the best bang for my buck. I love how the Internet has made challenges like this so much easier. I remember the days of having to find the Yellow Pages and spend hours calling around to all of the local insurance agents trying to get quotes from the all in an effort to find the best deal. What a pain in the rear that was! And to top it off you were limited only to local companies. It’s a big world out their folks, the sky is the limit.

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Way Cool!

Years ago my sister and I used to go to several Rodeos a year. We really got into the whole Rodeo scene. We had our cute little western outfits, with girly cowboy hats, boots and even a bandanna once in a while. I run across parts of and pieces of our outfits here and there around the house, in the back of a drawer or in a box downstairs and it always puts a big smile on my face. We even made a cool scrapbook that my sister keeps at her place, from all the pictures that we had taken back then. I’ve got to see if she can take a moment and dig it out next time I go over to see her. It would be fun to see them again with her.

A good friend of mine just went online at work and purchased Tickets to the National Finals Rodeo that is being held in Las Vegas this December. Man what I would give to be able to go with her. Attending the National Finals Rodeo is cool enough, but to attend it in Las Vegas, way cool! Oh well, there is still time to purchase tickets, who knows maybe I’ll win the lottery, or the major football pool at the office by then! The tickets to the Rodeo aren’t the pricey issue, it would be the transportation and lodging that would be a pain. Looks like I need to start picking some lottery numbers, you can’t win if you don’t play.