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Today would have been the deadline for filing taxes, but the Government has given everyone an extra 3 days this year. All the procrastinators who wait until the last day taxes are due can now enjoy the weekend and put off doing taxes until Monday, the 18th.
This is a nice way to spend the weekend – unfiled taxes hanging over your head – NOT.
With the weather finally warming up, I guess I need to spend a day cleaning cars. The cars need more than just a wash – they need a detailing.
I’m embarrassed to admit that before I can even think about cleaning the cars I have to empty them out of all the trash from the back seat and floorboards, and pick up all the loose change that is rattling around in the door wells, cup holders and the consoles.
I bet I find over ten bucks worth of change today. That’s enough for two washes at the automatic car wash down the street.
I don’t drink a lot of milk, but sometimes I want a cold glass of milk to go with something I’m eating. Milk goes really well with chocolate chips cookies. It also goes really well with brownies right out of the oven.
A word from the wise – if you are going to pour a big glass of milk – check the expiration date on the carton. A big gulp of sour milk will ruin your day.
Although our President did deploy military troops and weaponry to help with the situation in Libya, I hear a lot of people complaining about his action. They say he needed permission from Congress. They say he should not have gotten involved because our own Country was not actually threatened by the civil unrest in Libya. They say a lot of things, but NATO said that the free world has a responsibility to intervene, and that’s what we’ve done.
It was not the United States deciding to bomb Libya. It was a NATO decision. Thankfully, it was announced today that NATO is taking over control of that situation. It sounds like we’ve done our job along other free world countries and this time it has worked the way it was supposed to.
Saw this photo and couldn’t help but think, “Nice change to see a kid climbing the wall instead of the parents.” Guess I was feeling pretty cynical that day.
The space shuttle program will soon be coming to an end. The shuttles have been going into space for nearly 30 years and have been a valuable part of our space program. The shuttle Discovery is making its final voyage this week as it will dock with the International Space Station today.
Discoveries mission is to deliver supplies as well as a robot that will fly in space. I will be sorry when the shuttles are done with as they have been a huge part of our lives.
So many people are using the internet now and the trend is that more and more people will continue to take advantage of it. One thing that is overlooked on the internet is the importance of web hosting. Whenever you develop a site, having the correct people setting up your site is a key to having a site that looks professional. The problem is that there are so many choices that it can be hard to decide which the best is.
The first thing that most people want is reliability. There is no sense in supporting some thing if it doesn’t work all the time. That’s why it’s important to compare the different services that are out there. Cost is another factor. Getting a good rate for your hosting services can mean all the difference. You want to find the Best Blog Hosting you can in order to ensure that everything goes smoothly.
Another factor that has been on everyone’s mind lately is the environment. Many people don’t know that this is a concern for bloggers too. The good news is that there are Green Web Hosting services available. They use alternate energy forms to power their services and thereby help keep the planet greener. This is important to me as I want to leave the earth better than I found it.
There has been quite a stir in the news lately about whether or not it is ethical to use animals for research purposes. Some researchers have stated that animal testing is the only way to bring medicines to the market in a timely manner. Without it, people would die.
On the other hand, animal rights activists say that using animals for research is cruel and inhumane. They vow not to use any drug that comes from animal testing. The government says that testing is highly regulated and that the animals are treated humanely. I guess the debate will go on for quite awhile yet.
It seems that there are a few things in life that can make you crazy. One thing that always used to make me mad was my printer. It was always running out of ink when I needed it most. Whether it was for the kid’s school project or something for work, I always got the running low on ink box. I know it sounds like a small thing, but it was really getting on my nerves.
Another thing that had me hopping mad was when I went to the store. The ink prices were very high and I hated to spend all that money just for ink. I was glad when I found a site that had cheap ink cartridges for sale. The site is called inkgrabber.com and they can fulfill all your needs for cheap printer ink. I’ll tell you all about it.
You can order just about anything you need from this site. They stock nearly every major brand including some that are hard to find in the stores. There is a money back guarantee that makes me feel good about using them and I have received all my orders in a timely fashion. When it comes to cheap ink for printers, this is the place to go. You have my word on that.
One little known fact is that the country of China exports nearly 97% of the world’s rare earth minerals. The minerals are used in the making of many important products such as windmills, lasers, and a variety of military weapons. The problem is that our country is at their mercy if they decided to cut production or raise their prices.
The good news is that we have these minerals here at home. The bad thing is that many of them are on public land. Some mining companies want to start mining these minerals so that we can have our own supply. I think it’s a good idea to start mining and reduce our reliance on China.