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Now that’s really different

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One of the things that I really love about the Internet is how creative and different so many people can be when they create their web pages! For example, some people will focus on just one particular item, like how to make oversized candles with milk cartons and crushed ice, or dedicate themselves to raising money for a good cause. Still others will use the Internet to promote a political issue, or a particular candidate. And there are a lot of websites dedicated to religion and love, others are devoted to spreading hate. And some of my favorites are personal blogs, especially from my friends who love to travel; they post their adventures and pictures on their blogs. And let’s not forget the social media of facebook, and email!

Hackers and spammers get in there and try to create total havoc. I never could figure out why anyone would want to do that, I guess it’s just pure evil oozing out of their bodies, trying to ruin the capitalistic societies of the world. Where else could you push a button or two and switch from a screen that gives you a completely honest pacific hydrostar pressure washer review from fellow Internet users, and then a button push or two be able to find out where you can get some price comparisons for the same pacific hydrostar pressure washer, and then thirty seconds later buy a brand new wedding dress size 0 and pay for it all with PayPal? And then five seconds later get the up to date weather report for a country half-way around the world! What a great world this is!

Take your creativity with you

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Have you ever wanted to make your own ring tone? To be perfectly honest, I never gave it much thought before. I’ve been perfectly happy with the ringtone that was the default ring tone of my cell phone. The tune is rather pleasant. But I have to admit it was really strange the other day when some one else’s cell phone was ringing and everyone grabbed for their cell phone because we all thought it was our own phone! Are we really THAT lazy, that we all just kept the default ring tone? Yes, I guess we are!

The last phone that I had I changed the ring tone to something different. It was one of the tones that came in the library of the phone, and it was pleasant and upbeat, and I did not know anyone else that had that ring tone. But to be honest, when it went off I never did realize that it was my telephone ringing and the phone always went unanswered! I’m thinking about making my own ring tone with my own voice saying something like “Hey Katelyn, answer your durn telephone! dag nab it!” That would definitely grab my attention and I’d know for sure that it wasn’t some one else’s phone ringing!

If you could create your own ring tone, what would you put on it?

Clean and dry

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Over the past several years I’ve been getting mixed messages about whether one should use restroom hand dryers or not. On the one hand, (pun not intended) using the hand dryers is supposed to be good for the environment because it reduces the amount of paper towels being used, thereby reducing the amount of chemicals needed to produce the paper towels, which reduces the amount of toxins released into the environment.

But on the other hand, using commercial hand dryers uses electricity, and electricity is produced by burning coal, gas, oil, hydro, and other methods that also pollute the environment. I’ve never really heard any clear cut break down as to whether it is really better for the environment one way or the other. But I have heard some health experts suggest that using the air hand dryers in restrooms is not healthy because the bacteria on a dirty restroom floor gets sucked up into the dryer and then blown onto your hands. Largely because of that report that I’ve heard, I prefer to use paper towels, but I also like to use the paper towels to turn the door knob to exit the restroom.

The cranky people are out

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Along with the approaching holiday season come the cranky and crazy people. You know, the rude people that snatch merchandise out of your hands because they want it and think you got the last one. The people who drive the wrong way down a one way street and flip you off when you pull over to the side to let them pass. Sometimes I wish that I had some kind of magical power that would zap these people when they pull rude and stupid stunts like that. Hey – a stun gun would work for that, wouldn’t it!” Oh dear, that sure would get me into all kinds of trouble; I can see me now zapping rude people left and right everywhere I went!

Oh well, one can dream, can’t one?

Sun spots wreaking havoc

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Recently I saw on the news that there is expected sun spot activity happening right now. The story continued on to explain that sun spots interfere with electronic equipment here on earth, and that people should expect some difficulties with their cell phones and GPS systems. Sure enough, my own cell phone was not working well today, and several other people that I’ve spoken with through out the day have indicated that they have been having trouble with their cell phones as well. Weird, huh?!