The Internet’s Birthday

Have you ever wondered what is the official birthday of the internet? There is a set date but it’s not called the birthday. Its called the Internet Enoch.

I asked a tekkie friend if he knew, and he had to go look it up. Turns out the date is January 1, 1970. I never knew that but you might enjoy having this bit of trivia up your sleeve some day.

Worthless Coupons

About once a month, sometimes more often, I get an email from GoDaddy about saving money on domain names. Now, I only have a couple of domain names and it really does not cost very much to keep them registered with an annual renewal. But I’m all about saving money when I can. It all adds up!

So I tried to use the last coupon that GoDaddy sent me in my email last week and supposedly good for the rest of this month, promising a 20% savings. When I tired to use it, it said I wasn’t qualified to use the discount. I tried the coupon code, I tried using other links on their site, and I finally had to call their tech support people. Turns out that the coupon code did me no good – I got a better discount without having to do anything on their site except check out. What a great waste of time and huge frustration to me to deal with all of that – all for nothing.

Great Med Lab Tech Job Sites

Medical Lab Tech is a career that has a potential job growth through 2018 to be around 14%. The need for them is in high demand. You can start a career as a Medical Lab Tech with as little as a 2 year college degree. Once you get in to the field there are numerous job sites that are looking for someone just like you. If working in a hospital setting is not for you, that’s OK. You could find employment at a research facility. There are so many options with this degree, you are sure to find the right place for you. Here are a few different locations that may interest you.

8 Incredible Job Sites for Medical Lab Techs

  1. 1. Hospitals- Hospitals are the largest employer of Medical Lab Techs. Since hospitals work around the clock there are many options for what hours are available to work. Hospitals usually require weekend and holiday hours from their personnel.
  2. 2. Colleges and Universities- This is a great place to work as a lab tech. You could be assisting professors in teaching their classes or assisting in the lab research projects.
  3. 3. Physician’s office- This position may require you to do a little bit of everything rather than specialize in one area. But Physician’s offices are not usually open holidays or weekends so you would not be required to work those either. This would work for someone with a family to care for.
  4. 4. Blood Banks- There is always a need for blood and people to ensure its safety. Blood banking is a specialized area of The Clinical Lab. If this is of great interest to you, a blood bank would be an ideal setting for you.
  5. 5. Research Facilities- Universities are not the only places that do research. There are numerous private companies that need Medical Lab Techs to carry out their testing on developing products. If you are some one who loves change, this is a place for you. They are always developing new and innovative tests to keep you on your toes!
  6. 6. Independent labs- These can service hospitals, physician’s offices, or any of the places listed here. They are basically a private company that has the same resources available to them.
  7. 7. Pharmaceutical Laboratories- Pharmaceutical companies are always researching new products. They need Technicians and Technologists to run their tests to see if their products are effective in treating diseases.
  8. 8. Government jobs- The government employs Medical Lab Techs in their public health labs. There is testing required to ensure the safety of public health. Tests are run on certain specimens, and they monitor for outbreaks of some diseases.

Mary Lisa has a great interest in blogging about medicine and provides helpful information for those interested in attending a medical laboratory technician school.

Got Issues?

I’ve had great fun poking around YouTube and watching dozens of videos. I happened to notice that there is a contest underway for kids who want to promote a worthy cause by filming a video about their favorite issue(s). This is only for kids to enter, but there are some very talented kids out there. I can’t wait to see what they come up with, and see which ones win.

I have been known to dabble a bit

Since the stock market is so crazy lately, a lot of people have shied away from investing in the stock market.  Well I have been known to dabble a bit in the stock market but now I do my dabbling through online trading.   They guy that used to handle all of my investing in stocks went out of business because of the deep drop in the stock market and the Bernie Madoff mess.

You can find an online broker that works better with you than a lot of other brokers I have known.  If you know anything at all about stock trading, then check into it online and you might be better satisfied with your outcome.  This online brokerage will allow you to trade stocks, options, and even Mutual Funds at competitive costs to you.  Not too bad huh?

You know how I love to shop

Shopping online has become one of my new hobbies.  I didn’t realize how much money I could save by shopping online.  Stop and think about it, you save on time, you save gas and you don’t have to deal with all of the crowds.  One thing I love is finding discount coupons.  Did you know that you can get Hotels.com discount coupons?  Well you can.

Another thing I didn’t expect to find discount coupons on was Best Buy discount coupons but there they were, big as day.  It you add in the discounts, the gas and everything else you save, you can afford to go somewhere like to visit your sister.

Just a bit of redecorating to do

I think my bathroom needs something.  With that in mind, I have just a bit of redecorating to do.  In all honesty, about all it really needs is a new shower curtain.  I found some perfect shower curtains online.  Now I just have to figure out which one I want.

I love shopping at SHOP.COM because just about anything you’re looking for can be found there.  I have it marked as one of my favorites so when I’m in the mood for a little shopping, that’s where I like to start.  It’s a huge help and really saves you a lot of time because they have already done the looking for you.  Know what I mean?

These are so very awesome

Here I was one minute looking for baby shower invitations online and found myself totally engrossed in wedding invitations instead. I had no idea that anyone would or could print such amazing wedding invitations.  Some of them were the cutest things I have ever seen and others were so very proper for the occasion.

One things for sure, IF and when there’s going to be a wedding around here, I already know where to look for invitations.  Perfect invitations I should say.  Oh and they have a lot more but those invitations were what really caught my eye and made me look more into the site.  Bet you’ll love it too if you just check it out.

Baby will be here soon

I swear I’m having more fun buying things for this baby that will be here soon than I have had in years.  Sure I love to shop for myself but this is more fun than I imagined it would be.  Have you ever heard of Jellycat?  They have some of the cutest toys I have ever seen but then again, I never did so much shopping for a little one before either.  It’s about like having a present and waiting to unwrap it waiting for this little one.

Barefoot Dreams makes some of the cutest baby wraps and blankets you could ever imagine.  Let’s not forget the adorable cardigan and caps they have too.  If you’re looking for clothes, Appaman has perfect clothes for the little one too.  Their onesies are absolutely darling.  I had no idea just how much fun it would be buying baby things.  I sure missed out in my younger years = but not anymore.