About seven or eight months ago I joined my local Freecycle group. This has proven to a great money saver.
Freecycle is a grassroots, nonprofit organization who get and give items for free in their local communities. It currently consists of 4,667 groups worldwide and has over 6,311,000 members. Each …

Boyle Heights rests dormant between two major cross streets Cesar Chavez Ave. (formerly Brooklyn Ave) and Soto St. in the East of Los Angeles area. Whether you’re looking to visit, move into the area, or learn more about it. You will learn here everything you will need …

The Girls’ Book of Excellence is a sequel to the girls’ book: How to Be the Best at Everything. It supposedly contains ‘even more ways to be the best at everything’. And there is an appealing amount of information on how to solve problems and do things in the …

today is sep 11th and the anniversary of what happened in 2001.a man with no conscious osama bin laden attacked the world trade centers and thousands died.i really dont know what going on in these people’s minds.sep 11th affected everyone in world,and everyone suffered.osama is definitly going to hell …

I’m a real man when it comes to food and when it comes to food, I’m all about making it taste good. I have a thing for meat and when it comes to cooking it, I need a little taste with big flavor. I can get a little satisfaction …

Fiesta Rancho was a medium sized Mexican theme casino located some what far away from Las Vegas main strip. In look and feel Fiesta Rancho had a typical old house feel with arches and lights welcoming us. Fiesta Rancho had both hotel and casino, but as a hotel it …

Final fantasy is, without a doubt, the unquestioned monarch of the RPG world. It saved it’s parent company, Squaresoft, from going bankrupt back during the days of the NES and has since been praised for its characters and unique gameplay elements that, at this point in time, have stretched …

I remember being surprised by my happiness after volunteering for Toys for Tots in 2004. I guess that’s because I used to think the idea of working for free was a waste of time when I could have been at work earning a pay check to buy something …

My husband is into all of this camping stuff so when it came down to buying a tent, he had to do all the work. I wasn’t in the mood to get my hands dirty with it and that is why I let him do his thing. I will …

“A Remembrance of Things Present” written by Alexander Lobrano is about his journey as American living in the great city of Paris and his adventure to seek out the best French cuisine.
The article begins with his memory of his an encounter of French cuisine in a bistro in Paris. …

I’m a sucker for fresh baked bread and pastries. When a friend told me that Atlanta Bread Company was coming to Memphis, TN, I was so excited because I had heard so many good things about their food. It’s located in a plush area of town at
the corner …

I had seem the commercials for Bumpits several times, and at first I thought they were pretty silly. The product is a plastic device that you place on your head, and then comb your hair over it for the appearance of volume. I have really thick hair, …

I attended a funeral of an acquaintance yesterday at the Atlantic Funeral Home, on Main Street Dartmouth Nova Scotia.
Like everyone, I’m not a fan of funerals, but I must say the staff at Atlantic Funeral Homes were superb.
Atlantic Funeral Homes, is a little off the beaten track in Dartmouth, …

I think that it makes each member of society feel somewhat good to donate money to a charitable cause that they support and/or believe in. The Better Business Bureau does offer advice to enable people to donate to causes which are in need of aide. I was …

The last thing most parents want to do is put their child in front of the TV, but there are some really educational programs available for the TV. The Smart Cycle is one of them.
It has been very cold here in …

I really like this voip provider because they give me everything that I would ever need and at a great price. The call quality is really amazing, it isn’t staticky at all and it never goes out on me. I can always depend on this phone provider to give …

As a previous owner of a Treo 650 at first I was disappointed to no longer have the windows features I had gotten to used to but after giving it a little while, like most things apples this product grew on me.
In its difference I later learned it …

You may realize from my pen name, EnglishTeaDuck, that I am not originally from America. In fact, I was enticed into the USA by a New England man who has now been my husband for five years! So, my point of view of the town in which is live …

My baby just turned three in November. We have been working with her for a while on her numbers, letters, colors, and other things. There are some great leaning games out now. I like things that she can play and have fun while learning at the same time. For …

It’s not because I love their Energizer Bunny commercials, because I do, but I really do prefer Energizer Batteries over any other brand I’ve used.
Energizer Batteries were once the big challenger to Eveready Batteries, which was pretty much the leader in the market for many years. Growing up, …

Where do government funds go actually? Do they go to projects that benefit the public? Or do the funds simply disappear into the pockets of government officials that seem to have a magician’s ability of causing things to disappear without a trace? Upon visiting the National Statistics Office (NSO) in …

Who would have though than an A4 size piece blue paper would be so useful and be so appreciated, but I have found this to be the case with my friend in the armed forces.
A bluey is an excellent way to let any friends or family in the …

One of the business essentials that I had to have is a rubber company stamp and shopping around for it proved to be quite a nightmare, simply because of what assemblers charge to have one built.
I happened to find a suitable solution to this particular problem and it came …

For the longest time, I have been looking for a real good razor, one that shaved all the undesired hair or stubble without getting any burns. I tried nearly all expensive razor models, for both dry and wet operations. Just some of them were: Gillette Sensor, Braun …

The dreaded I-405 was surely placed by the devil himself, as it has created nothing more than pain and more pain for the everyday commuter, as well as the occasional traveler. Serving the long stretch of southern California, the freeway is no stranger to insane amounts of traffic in …

I don’t think that I should call Jayakarta as hotel. It look more like cottages because the place itself have some rooms just like cottages for rent.
When we rented a cottage there, there were four rooms inside one cottage. Most of the room were on the second floor. In …

Wow, I’ve just watched that episode and I don’t know if it was a really amazing one or a really horrible one. I have only one word to describe it- complicated. I think I’m still dizzy from it. The show has quite a few of the cases where …

I researched the available propane forges when I decided to upgrade my knife-making hobby from kit knives to knives made from scratch. There’s a big difference between the tools necessary to complete kit knives and those needed to make a knife from unshaped pieces of metal and wood. …

Criminal Minds Season 1 Episode 10 The Popular Kids
I really didn’t get that episode. I think it was written just to fill the space while they were working on something better. At the beginning it look sort of interesting, touching on a very popular topics and dispelling …

This is my review on the renewing toner from the AcneFree collection. I bought this along with the purifying cleanser and the repair lotion to help my lifelong battle with acne, and it works wonders on my skin! It comes in the same cylindrical container as the cleanser, and …

In the music world of Guns N’ Roses the album Appetite for Destruction is an iconic album that will be remembered as a legendary album that contains huge songs like Paradise City,Welcome to The Jungle,Mr.Brownstone,Nightrain, and Sweet Child O’ Mine. On this album the guitarist had that awesome guitar …

I recently found out about a very cool website where those of you that like to feel that your contribution to a charity really does touch and help someone. It’s one thing to donate to something like the Red Cross, United Way or the Christian Children’s Fund etc, but those …

I always have trouble of our sinc. It always clog because of lots of unnecessary things that drain inside when washing. Oils and some sticky things inside maybe the main cause why it clogs. And i am always irritated because its so dirty. I always boil at least one …

The role of the Saudi Arabian cultural Bureau remains a mystery to me. I am a Saudi female who came to Canada in 2003 to specialize in Anesthesia and I must say my fear of the power of the Saudi Bureau has made me remain on a short leash, …

What a lovely shade of green! I always have a thing deep in my heart for green polishes, and I am always on the lookout for another green shade for my collection. One reason why OPI is my brand of choice is that they don’t just make red shades; …

I have been using different brands of fabric softener before I switched completely to Del Fabric Softener. I was washing our clothes one day when the fabric softener I’m using ran out. I asked my daughter to buy me three additional sachets of fabric softener from a …

From the beginning of a season Mac has been stalked by someone who had held a special significance to the number 333. He receives phone calls in the pm and the am at this particular time, he had his suitcase stolen only to be returned with this numbers on …

I am reviewing the movie, Message in a Bottle, starring Kevin Costner, Robert Wright Penn, and Paul Newman. This movie was made in 1999, was produced by Denise Di Novi, Jim Wilson, and Kevin Costner, and was directed by Luis Mandoki. This film was based on the novel …

Well, this is the town where I live in for the past nine years. But I used to spend my holiday here since childhood. If you’re looking for fun and tranquility in the same time, this town could be your right destination. It isn’t very large town, but you …

If you like playing Virtual Villagers, Gemini Lost is way much better than that. Gemini Lost has all that Virtual Villagers had, but with better graphic and better game story and objectives.
The story is about a group of people who lost in another place after they’re finding an ancient …

This afternoon, my sister went to a shopping center. It is not because we went shopping but because it is the due date of our phone bills payment. That means, to avoid penalties we have to pay the phone bills todays.
When I went there, a number of people were …

I really enjoyed this movie. We rented it last week for my husband and me to watch. I love movies like this. Action and drama combined. The movie had some really great actors, which helps any movies ratings!
Forest Whitaker was amazing in the movie. He is so adept at …

I purchased the Western Safety Industrial Ear Muffs a short time ago. The reason for the purchase was two fold. One I wanted to let my daughter use them for fire works as she doesn’t like the noise of them and secondly I wanted to use them myself …

We live in a wooded setting and as such need protection from the various beasties that can come out of the woodlands. We are particularly concerned with the ticks that can cause Lyme disease as well as the mosquitoes that carry West Nile Virus.
One day while …

This is the most intriguing toothbrush I have ever used. I have bought the Colgate 360 toothbrush only once because I was so curious then when I saw its TV advertisement. I got so encourage looking for this brand of toothbrush and try one. Actually I am not so …

This is one of my most favourite episodes on the show. I found the stories to be really unusual and intriguing and totally unanticipated. I wonder if those kind of things are possible in real life. Or at least theoretically. The cases were strange but I really loved it.
In …

Since recent time a lot of attention has been paid to Iran developing its own nuclear program - beginning from clamorous callings for another crusade against intolerant extremists and finishing praises to Ahmedinajad himself as a savior of all Muslims.
In my opinion, all this mass hysteria against said issue …

The person who coerced me into buying this Banzai Cannonball Splash Backyard Inflatable Water Slide for $75 was my nephew and brother. It was fathers day and we were out hanging around trying to find something to do. I thought that maybe we should go to a water park …

I like the way the magic eraser works. My son had finger prints all over my walls and instead of having to repaint to get rid of the stains, I tried the magic eraser. I was impressed how it just erased the dirty spots on my walls …

As long as I can remember, Malta, manufactured by the Jamaican company D&G has been a popular Jamaican drink. When I was much younger I used to think that it was made of alcohol though or probably was a brand of beer so I didn’t pay much attention to …