My husband deals with a lot of suppliers for his job, and since he makes decisions about which companies to place orders with, he often ends up receiving a lot of presents from these grateful associates when the Christmas season rolls around. Often, these are just promotional business gifts like pens, calendars, day planners, and [...]
Well, after playing this game on and off for, what, the past six months or so, I finally unlocked all the tracks, karts, and characters in Mario Kart Wii. This is the first time in a long time (or possibly even ever) that I’ve played a video game until the end.
It wasn’t that [...]
I got pulled over by a cop yesterday for not coming to a complete stop at a stop sign. He totally busted me, as I was definitely rolling through the sign and didn’t see him until it was too late. Fortunately, he was a nice guy, so he just let me off with two warnings [...]
I had to drive by the strip mall that has a Wal-Mart and Best Buy in it, and let me tell you, it is completely nuts out there! The parking lot was jam-packed with cars even in the afternoon here, and there were throngs of people everywhere. I can’t even imagine what the scene inside [...]
It’s all about Black Friday today. Everything I read online or in the newspapers, everything I see on TV or as I’m driving around outside, everything is pretty much a reminder that retailers want us to spend, spend, spend this holiday season.
I hate shopping on Black Friday, so we’re not going anywhere today if [...]
My husband’s life insurance policy is almost up for renewal, so we’re currently shopping around for better quotes. Right now, we have term life insurance, but have been thinking about making a switch to whole life insurance if we can find a good enough policy. Whole life might be better for our purposes because it [...]
It’s that time of year again, and though there are lots of things wrong with this world, I want to take a few moments to acknowledge all the good in my life. Here are just a few of the blessings I’m thankful for today:
The good health of all my immediate family members.
A wonderful, kind, generous, [...]
A friend of mine wants me to go see the movie Changeling with her, but I’m on the fence about it. Although it’s directed by Clint Eastwood and stars Angelina Jolie, Jeffrey Donovan, and John Malkovich, the premise sounds a bit weird.
Basically, a kid disappeared in Los Angeles in the 1920s, and when [...]
Last week the Indian navy claimed to have sunk a pirate ship in the Gulf of Aden last week. This was met with general praise, as pirate activity in the region has escalated to an all-time high. But this morning, an AP story reports that the boat targeted by the Indian navy wasn’t a [...]