With the advent of the Internet, and the rapid acceptance and dependence of the Internet, I find it so much easier to use the Internet to do a local search for any business than going back to the old paper version!  And yes, we DO have the old paper version in the cupboard by the telephone, but I gravitate towards using the Internet first.  I really like how once I find the listing that i need I can often get directions to the place if I need them!  The paper version doesn’t do that at all!

So I scrounged around the pantry and found some microwave popcorn that had been sitting there a long time.  It had a “best if used by” date on it that was over a year old.  I considered throwing it away, but then I decided I’d pop it and see if it smelled or tasted bad; if so, then I’d toss it away.  Well, I think it had a few more “old maids” than normal, but not bad, and it tasted just fine.  And today I’m alive and well, so I guess maybe today I’ll eat that second bag of expired popcorn!

My father used to always have a rain water barrel that he used for our small garden that we all worked so hard in year after year for our home grown fruits and vegetables that my mother loved cooking with. That made a big impression on us for years to come about rain harvesting.

I’m hearing that there are now more rain water barrels are being sold than ever before. Did you know you can find many rain barrels for sale right online at sites like simplyrainbarrels.com has to offer? They have a very large variety of  sizes, colors and shapes as well as various price ranges. What I really like is that simplyrainbarrels.com accepts PayPal, I’ve put an end to my credit cards and rely on my PayPal account more and more for online purchases such as this.

When my parents took the family on one of their “we’ve just bought ourselves an RV” trips, we went to some kind of group outing. I guess it was an RV club that they joined. All I remember about it is being bored out of my mind, all of the RVs parked close together in a camp ground and going to a pot luck dinner (we took Swanson’s frozen macaroni and cheese) and then playing a couple of rounds of Bingo. I was very upset because I won the Bingo game where the prize was a curt trailer hitch, and I had no use for one of those! My parents were thrilled, but they didn’t give me anything for it, they just took it from me. I guess maybe that’s why I am not a Bingo fan! Win a dumb prize and have it taken away, why would anyone want to play a game like that!

I really didn’t think I’d like the sugar free candy at all; fearing a nasty aftertaste. But much to my surprise, the candy really isn’t bad at all. I don’t think it will be that hard to switch to it after all! Which sugar free candy is your favorite?

I was told that if you have a problem with a product and they supply you with a toll free phone number, to call it and inform them of their product’s issue(s). So I did and the lady was very nice and told me that a coupon is on the way in order to replace the cheese. So I have to say “Kudos” to Kraft! They stand behind their products.

Was just talking with a buddy out in Wisconsin. He called to see how we were doing during the hurricane scare. He was telling me about a new beer that he had heard about called “Chick Beer” apparently he knows one of the guys who is involved with this new and interesting beer. He tells me that it will be available only in the next state over from us and he wants me to go and purchase a six pack and give it a try since he knows that I only drink light beer and this is a Premium Light Beer.

It sounded interesting enough, enough to where I Googled “Chick Beer” and found it quickly. It sounds and looks like an interesting concept and I’m curious to see how it is received by the women in the world that enjoy a light beer. I like the fact that they are promising to donate five percent of their profits to charities that empower women.

Check it out!

What we do need is a 24 hour pharmacy and an emergency dentist that is available 24/7. What are these people thinking that are planning all of this for us?