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Airwaves robbery

Sunday, April 22nd, 2012

Have you seen the price of cable these days?  First of all, it was very disappointing and unfair  to the general public when they took free television broadcasts from the airwaves.   I never thought I would see the day when we paid for television, but it is here, and what a sad day it was.

I, like everyone else, pay for my cable TV service.  I live in an apartment complex and it is the only option that I have.  Due to the close proximity of the buildings, we cannot get good reception with a satellite dish, so I am stuck.  How I would love to have Direct TV.  The programming packages include a lot of channels that I currently cannot get through my cable provider unless I pay extra for them; and they keep changing the channel lineup.  Channels I used to get, I don’t get anymore.  They do this without notice and it can be very frustrating.

In looking at the packages for Directtv, I see that the introductory price for the premier package is less than what I now pay for my extended basic cable!!  The basic package is about 1/3 of the price I pay for my cable service.  If I had a choice, I would definitely visit dx3 on the web and sign up today!!

Dr. Oz

Monday, April 16th, 2012

Have you seen the Dr. Oz show?  I love that show, he is always giving great information about homeopathic treatments. I think it is a great thing in this world where you just pop a pill to cure everything. He even had a segment for whitening your teeth naturally and very inexpensively.  I was impressed.

I read an article that he wrote in AARP magazine about excess vitamins and how they can harm you.  This article talks about how there are two new studies that suggest that certain vitamins found in a multivitamin might be doing more harm than good.  This is scary, since most of us take a multivitamin, especially as a person gets older, we don’t eat as well and need the boost.

One study, done in Iowa, found that older females who use multivitamins and other supplements had a slightly increased risk of dying (I thought we all have a 100% chance that we are going to die, am I right?).  The second study suggested that men who took high doses of vitamin E had a 17 percent increased risk of prostate cancer after seven years.

Dr. Oz suggests that you take your multivitamin in two doses, half in the morning and half at night.  He suggests that people stay away from mega vitamin tablets that contain more than the 100% daily value of a vitamin.  He says to be sure and read the labels and to consult your doctor if you are unsure.  I love that guy!!!

Spring is in the air

Sunday, April 8th, 2012

I love flowers!!!  Spring is here, it is time to plant!!!  I live in an apartment, so I cannot plant anything in the ground, I have to settle for hanging baskets and window boxes.  I like to plant a variety of flowers that will bloom at different times during the spring and summer, so I have color all season long.

I like the old fashioned look to my flower boxes, so I shop online to find what I am looking for.  It is difficult to find just the right thing when I shop only at the local shops.  There are so many places to search and shop on the Internet.

I have some hanging baskets as well, and they are okay, but I have to walk a distance to be sure that everything is watered, pruned and fertilized properly each day.  With a windowbox, all I have to do is open my window, and it is right there for me, without having to walk outside.  It makes it so convenient for me.

This blog has been brought to you by your friends at Window Box Planters.com.  Thank you!!

The Wrath of Roo

Monday, April 2nd, 2012

Well, she did it again.  I tried to get a hold of her to put her in her crate last night, I chased her for an hour and gave up. It’s like she knows when I am getting ready to put her in her crate.  She gets under the bed and I cannot get to her, and she knows this.  So, I went to bed, thinking that she would come out an jump up into bed with me and I could then place her in her crate.  I fell asleep and woke up about 3:00 a.m. when I heard a noise in the bedroom.  I got up to see what she was doing, and she had chewed up two electrical cords, one that went to the sleep number bed and the other that was for an old boom box I have sitting beside the bed.

She was very lucky in that they were both plugged into a power strip that she had turned off when she stepped on it while crawling under the bed.  I think she did it because she was mad at me for trying to put her in her crate to sleep.  I don’t know what to do with her.

Roo’s second grooming…

Tuesday, March 27th, 2012

I took my puppy, Roo, to the groomers for her second grooming last Saturday.  I dropped her off and proceeded to go to a couple of stores to spend a few hours shopping.

I went to Target to spend a $30 gift card that I had received for Christmas, I tend to hold onto gift cards for awhile and I just had not had the opportunity or the need to go to Target.  I then went to Martin’s grocery store and picked up a few things I needed to refill the pantry and fridge and then drove home.

No sooner than I had gotten the groceries unloaded from the trunk, my cell phone rang.  It was the groomer.  I asked “She is done already?”, to which I got a “No, it is not going to happen”.  Apparently, she got her bath and was dried off, but when they tried to clip her, she freaked out and they were afraid she was going to injure herself, so they did not clip her.  If they had only called me 10 minutes earlier, I was still on the other end of town, near the store.  So, I put the food away and drove back to the other end of town to pick her up.  She was so happy to see me!!!  I guess I will have to try to clip her myself and just get her toenails clipped at the groomers or the veterinarians office. Wish me luck!!