Posted by J L on September 22, 2009
Posted in Education and Personal Growth • Life
According to the calendar, and the weatherman, today is the autumnal equinox. From what I undestand, and equinox is when there is exactly the same amount of daylight hours as nighttime hours. And yet the weatherman claims that the day where the equal amount of hours will occur is actually going to be a few days from now. So that makes me wonder why the “powers that be” have proclaimed today to be the equinox! Do you have an explanation? I sure don’t!
Posted by J L on September 19, 2009
Posted in Business • Education and Personal Growth • Friends and Family • Life • Money and Finances • Shopping
Several years ago a friend of mine went to work at a local store that specialized in stamps and coins. As you can deduct, they bought and sold collectible stamps and coins. As part of his job he travelled to trade shows, where he would sell and purchase gold coins as well as sell and purchase gold bullion.
During that period of time, his store asked me to come help out a few times to assist at the store. There was a lot of people going there to sell their gold and silver, and they needed help at the counter. It was very interesting to learn how they would determine how much to pay to purchase gold coin or purchase bullion that the customer brought in. And to be honest, it got me interested in how to purchase gold as an investment and not simply as a pretty piece of jewelry! And what was really awesome was the fact that I got the chance to buy some really nice gold jewelry to take home to my honey!
Posted by J L on September 19, 2009
Posted in Computers or Internet • Entertainment and Fun • Friends and Family
I keep hearing my friends talking about online games like Farmville and how much fun they are having playing it. When they tell me about it, I have to wonder exactly HOW in the world it is fun? It is simulating real life, and you are working on a farm. Working on a farm for real is a lot of really hard work. I cannot even imagine how it could be glammed up to be a fun game! My friends keep getting all excited about the things they are doing, like planting their crops and buying tractors. I just don’t get it!
Posted by J L on September 19, 2009
Posted in Business • Computers or Internet • Life
With the increasing use of the Internet, the consumer is finding it easier than ever to find just about anything they could possibly need or want. I wonder if the people who created the personal computer and the Internet ever really foresaw just how far this technology would take us? One of the great advantages of the information highway for the consumer is the ability to access information from such great websites as repairpal.com.
Using a website like that, the consumer can find recommendations and reviews, and get estimates for a large variey of problems. For example; they can locate a local Chicago auto repair service, or get estimates on how much it would cost to replace the water pump, on a Toyota Camry. The consumer no longer has to depend on the recommendation of the next-door neighbor (who might be related to the auto mechanic in question!) I think having a website like this is a great service to the consumer because sometimes the consumer needs a little bit of extra help!
Posted by J L on September 19, 2009
Posted in Entertainment and Fun • Life
I was amused to see the headlines that it’s “Talk like a Pirate Day.” I remember last year when I heard it on the radio – I thought it was a big joke. So when I saw it on the MSN headlines on the Internet that it is “Talk like a Pirate Day” again, I had to laugh! What goofy fun! I can’t remember the last time I talked like a pirate! I think if I were to go up to my wife and start talking like that she’d think I’d lost my mind! What a riot!