New Kindle Expected From Amazon

May 4th, 2009

Computerworld is saying that Amazon is expected to announce a new Kindle e-book reader that has a bigger screen soon.

Glenn Lurie, president of emerging devices at AT&T Mobile, stated at Go Mobile 2009 today. While Lurie would not divulge any specific plans for an e-reader backed by AT&T, he said that the company will soon be announcing a complete range of devices, possibly from netbooks to e-readers, that can work over AT&T wireless networks. Sprint Nextel Corp. today provides the wireless network used by the Kindle

I know people wants to own a Kindle but the price is pretty steep.  Here are some cheap used Kindles, both 1 and 2, some at low prices, on ebay that may be more affordable.

Twitter Shirts: Show Your Love For Tweets

May 4th, 2009

Call me a nerd, but one of my favorite shirts is one that just says “Craigslist” in white on a black shirt (of course dirty minds think I only mean one section of Craigslist when I wear that unfortunately :) ) Now you can show your love for Tweeting by wearing a shirt with Twitter fun sayings on it such as
“Show me your Tweets”
“itweet”
“Twitter”
“Tweet me @yourusername” personalized shirt

and

“What are you doing?”

Here is a great selection from EBay:

2009 College Graduation Gift Ideas For Grads

May 4th, 2009

It’s hard to believe that they are done with college already and planning for their college graduation ceremony and party! In this job market they will need a little extra encouragement. I know for me that college graduation was more important than my wedding (which came much later) and I really appreciated all the gifts since I had nothing more than a few pieces of furniture and the clothes in my closet at the time.

EBay has some great gift ideas for college graduates.

If you don’t like any of those or don’t know what they have a gift card is always a practical and much appreciated choice:

Cinco De Mayo Celebration Ideas: Mexican Flag Decor

May 4th, 2009

Cinco De Mayo is a fun day for many Americans.  Here in my town we have a big Cinco De Mayo festival down by the water front.  The 5th Day of May is the Mexican spring celebration day that usually involves eating, drinking and listening to music…what more could you ask for??

One great way to celebrate the event is to get a Mexican flag.  Here are some listings on Ebay to liven up your May 5th celebration:

Teacher Appreciation Week 2009 Gift Ideas

May 4th, 2009

This week is the 2009 teacher appreciation week. This tradition was started in the 50’s according to a newsletter I got from my daughter’s school. The class is encouraged to bring a flower or other gift this week. Here is Wikipedia’s take.

One popular gift are gift certificates for massage or restaurants. Here are some cheap restaurant gift card listings from eBay:

Mother’s Day Crafts Ideas: Projects Your Kids Can Make For Mom

May 4th, 2009

There are lots of kits out there that you can buy for your kids so they can make you or their mom a Mother’s day craft project gift all themselves.

Ideas include:

Painted apron kit
Painted pot kit
Felt Flower corsage kit
Personalized book kit
Magnet Frame kit
and more
Check out the listing below for more mothers day craft kit ideas:

Jon and Kate Plus 8 Stepping Out Rumors

May 4th, 2009

Rumors are flying about Stepping out Jon, of the TV show Jon and Kate plus 8; the show about a family with twins and sextuplets. This family lives under a microscope and has 8 kids to boot so I am guessing their life is very stressful.

After reading that they were having problems I saw the Valentines show where Kate tried to get Jon to say and do some loving, mushy stuff with little success.

Here are some of the stories on him lately from Google blogs:


Jon Gosselin Says Other Woman is Just a Friend at The Insider


Dirt and Lace: My Thoughts: Jon Gosselin


Jon & Kate Plus 8‘ heading for divorce? - From
Inside the Box

Yum Brands Sponsors the Kentucky Derby: Who are they?

May 3rd, 2009

Yum Brands sponsored the Kentucky Derby.  So who are they?  They are the owner and operator of the Taco Bell, KFC and Pizza Hut restaurans…who knew.  Many people, icluding me who used to own Taco Bell stock when I was little since my parents knew I loved it so much and thought I would get interested in stocks that way, did not know that.
Will their sponsorship help their image or help them sell more pizza, tacos and chicken? Maybe not.  But it at least puts their image in front of thousands of people.

Animal Shelters Overflow with Housing Crisis: Need Support

September 18th, 2008

The housing/ mortagage crisis is not only affecting people, it is affecting animals.  Countless people are forced to abandon their homes which they really could not afford and were lured into thinking they could, especially in the year 2006.  Many of these people own pets and find that they are in too stressful of a situation to be able to care for a cat or dog anymore.  Some of these pets are just left in the foreclosed home for the animal shelter to rescue.  Others are left at the local animal shelter to either be humanely killed or to have someone find a home for their pet.

Animal shelters need your support through donations now more than ever.  Countless adult cats face a humane death if support is not given since the care of these cats costs the animal shelter a lot of money.  Support is also needed if you can afford to adopt a cat.  You can also donate airmiles or donate your older car to help the local or national animal shelter.

If you are considering adopting a full grown cat, be sure that you do not already have another cat or cats that will fight with the new cat.  Oftentimes cats will fight with eachother which will lead to stress and disease in all of the cats. 

Animal Shelter Support: How Shelters Help Animals

September 11th, 2008

An animal shelter is often a place where animals rescued from abuse go to live until they are adopted. Pets are evaluated for safety. If a dog is too aggressive to be a pet, it often is put down. An animal shelter is not the best place for young animals to grow up. That’s why they often need a small space in your home for a week, or maybe a month until a home can be found. An animal shelter is a facility that houses homeless, lost or abandoned animals; primarily a large variety of dogs and cats. You can also often find smaller pets such as rabbits, pet rats, pet mice and hamsters available to adopt. The animal is kept at the shelter until it is either reclaimed by an owner, adopted to a new owner or placed with another animal rescue facility.

Animal Shelter Support

Animal shelters are your best source when looking for a pet. Not only do they have a great selection of adult animals for adoption, but they also have kittens and puppies, and even purebred animals. Animal shelters are packed with unwanted animals. Leaving your cat there will most likely doom it to be put down however since the rate of adoption for adult cats is very low. Animal shelters are filled to the max and are forced to turn animals away every day. Euthanasia has been used as a last option all over the world, but nobody wants to kill animals.

Animal shelters are important for the protection of a stray animal. They are places were unwanted, stray or abandoned animals find a home, albeit a temporary one, and are cared for for a time. Usually until a better home can be found.

Humans have lived with with other animals for 100s of years but today some people treat animals as if they are disposable. Animal shelters have decided to take actions agains animal cruelty. They need your support to accomplish this.

Adoption of a pet from an Animal Shelter is a road that few people take. The fact is that only 10-15% of animals get adopted at most shelters. Adopting dogs from an animal shelter is a great thing; however it is very important that you make an informed decision before adopting an animal. Most of the animals come from dysfunctional homes or are left because their last owners could not keep them any longer.

Cats bring joy and happiness into the lives of most people. People can bring that same sense of joy to a cat by adopting a cat from an animal shelter.

Pets being the wonderful creatures that they are enhance our lives tremendously and give us much more than we provide for them. Pets also give children an opportunity to interact with a live-in playmate rather than playing video or computer games or watching TV. You may want to consider taking the time to educate others as to the importance of giving homeless pets in our community a good home. Pet stores are constantly packed with people who think that getting a dog at an animal shelter is not the way to pick a good family dog. Sure, they may feel sad as they think about those poor dogs fat the shelter, but do they actually do anything about it?

If you cannot adopt a pet, then you can support your animal shelter by donating money, time or a car.


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