Good afternoon! Kyle is at school, Josh is up in Princeton, & Pete has gone back to work. I hope he's OK ... the past week has been really rough on him. I've got the house to myself until Kyle gets off the bus. Yesterday we took a long nap so the blog didn't go up until much later even though I started it fairly early. I cleaned the bathroom counter, dusted the bedroom walls, fed the pets, straightened the bar stool, dusted the video game system, & swept the closet. I started to go to work on eBay, but 2nd day in a row I ended up having to do something else instead. I'm not going to make much money at this rate. I checked facebook, did a little LCFD stuff, chatted with my Avon Lady for a little bit, put my new Avon stuff away, & then hand knitted for a bit while I watched the end of the Whose Line DVD. Pete & I went out to Culver's for lunch, but by the time we actually GOT out of the house Culver's was closed & we ended up at Steak n Shake instead. When we got back he wanted to check his eBay so I came in here & played Words w/ Friends, checked facebook, started a new game that looks just LIKE Words w/ Friends, played solitaire, & then finally went in his office & asked him is he's running a warehouse on eBay or what? He said he got distracted. Well, now it was well after midnight but it was a Chicago Fire night & I was going to watch that before bed no matter what. It turned out to be a rerun, but Pete started up CSI & we watched that before getting to bed somewhere after 2:a. So much for getting to bed earlier this year. This is why I don't make new year's resolutions. They don't ever work out. They're more like a wish list. In this case, a wish list of things I don't really have control over unless I go to bed alone every night & try to get to sleep through all the noise of the rest of the house still being awake. This morning I switched AnyTime to month view & added the 2nd item for Thursdays. I finished sorting the bag of 2k seed beads & am now ready to start stringing the loom. I have a nice pattern picked out & will take a pick when I complete it. :)
Buy airline tickets on a Wednesday. The lowest airplane fares are posted midweek. If you can fly on a Tuesday or Wednesday, you'll see more savings.
Ed donated. Ed gave a pint of blood. They had to blow the head off of it. -Johnny carson 1985.
Epicurious:
Over 5 million downloads!
Winner for the 2nd year in a row: 2011 ASME Award (National Magazine Awards for Digital Media)
Winner: Best Mobile Media 2010 (American Society of Magazine Editors)
Recipes from the award-winning food site Epicurious.com are now available on your iPhone and your iPad. Search more than 30,000 delicious, professionally created recipes from Bon Appetit, Gourmet, Self, and renowned chefs and cookbooks. Save your favorite recipes, and sync your Favorites list in the app with your online Recipe Box at Epicurious.com. You can also create shopping lists, and e-mail recipes and shopping lists to yourself and friends. Plus, get access to authoritative recipe reviews from Epicurious members.
You can use the Epicurious Recipes and Shopping List app on either the iPhone or the iPad. Whether you launch the app from an iPhone or iPad, you get the same robust feature set, customized for the device you're currently using.
One App, Two Devices, Loads of Features:
—BROWSE our most popular featured recipe collections, from Weeknight Dinners to Cool Cocktails. Your device will be automatically updated with all our latest recipes.
—SEARCH food or drink recipes by keyword, or swipe through icons on the Search screen to filter by what's in your fridge, what's healthy, what's in season, what holidays are coming up, and more.
—SAVE recipes to your personal Favorites list.
—SHOP on the go by saving recipes to your Shopping List. At the store, check off items as you shop.
—NEW! SHARE recipes and shopping lists with friends via e-mail, Facebook, Twitter, and more.
—COOK with help from your iPad or iPhone: Both apps offer cooking-friendly views that make it easy to follow a recipe step by step.
—NEW! RECIPE BOX SYNC
Now you can save all your favorite recipes in one convenient Recipe Box and access it online or on your device. This feature, offered for a small one-time fee, allows you to automatically sync your Favorites list in the app with your personal online Recipe Box on Epicurious.com.
Winner for the 2nd year in a row: 2011 ASME Award (National Magazine Awards for Digital Media)
Winner: Best Mobile Media 2010 (American Society of Magazine Editors)
Recipes from the award-winning food site Epicurious.com are now available on your iPhone and your iPad. Search more than 30,000 delicious, professionally created recipes from Bon Appetit, Gourmet, Self, and renowned chefs and cookbooks. Save your favorite recipes, and sync your Favorites list in the app with your online Recipe Box at Epicurious.com. You can also create shopping lists, and e-mail recipes and shopping lists to yourself and friends. Plus, get access to authoritative recipe reviews from Epicurious members.
You can use the Epicurious Recipes and Shopping List app on either the iPhone or the iPad. Whether you launch the app from an iPhone or iPad, you get the same robust feature set, customized for the device you're currently using.
One App, Two Devices, Loads of Features:
—BROWSE our most popular featured recipe collections, from Weeknight Dinners to Cool Cocktails. Your device will be automatically updated with all our latest recipes.
—SEARCH food or drink recipes by keyword, or swipe through icons on the Search screen to filter by what's in your fridge, what's healthy, what's in season, what holidays are coming up, and more.
—SAVE recipes to your personal Favorites list.
—SHOP on the go by saving recipes to your Shopping List. At the store, check off items as you shop.
—NEW! SHARE recipes and shopping lists with friends via e-mail, Facebook, Twitter, and more.
—COOK with help from your iPad or iPhone: Both apps offer cooking-friendly views that make it easy to follow a recipe step by step.
—NEW! RECIPE BOX SYNC
Now you can save all your favorite recipes in one convenient Recipe Box and access it online or on your device. This feature, offered for a small one-time fee, allows you to automatically sync your Favorites list in the app with your personal online Recipe Box on Epicurious.com.
Once
you've purchased Recipe Box Sync on your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad,
you'll be asked to enter your Epicurious.com account information (if you
don't already have an Epicurious.com account, you'll be asked to create
one--registration is fast and free). The app will then automatically
sync the recipes in your Favorites list with those in your
Epicurious.com Recipe Box.
If you have both an iPhone and an iPad, please note that you do NOT have to purchase Recipe Box Sync twice! When you first use the app on a second device, just tap the "Restore Purchases" button on the app's About screen, and your favorite recipes will sync to both of your devices. No matter what, you won't be charged twice.
Important: Epicurious.com members, please note that Recipe Box Sync is not compatible with member-uploaded recipes at this time (but we're working on it...). For now, only recipes from the Epicurious database can be synced to your online and mobile Recipe Box.
If you need additional information about Recipe Box Sync, visit Epicurious Recipes & Shopping List Support.
The iPad version of this universal Epicurious app has some special additional features:
—FULL-SCREEN COOKBOOK VIEW displays ingredients, photos, and prep steps all in one screen: You can even bookmark preparation steps as you cook.
—NUTRITION INFORMATION for thousands of recipes in our database.
Happy eating!
If you have both an iPhone and an iPad, please note that you do NOT have to purchase Recipe Box Sync twice! When you first use the app on a second device, just tap the "Restore Purchases" button on the app's About screen, and your favorite recipes will sync to both of your devices. No matter what, you won't be charged twice.
Important: Epicurious.com members, please note that Recipe Box Sync is not compatible with member-uploaded recipes at this time (but we're working on it...). For now, only recipes from the Epicurious database can be synced to your online and mobile Recipe Box.
If you need additional information about Recipe Box Sync, visit Epicurious Recipes & Shopping List Support.
The iPad version of this universal Epicurious app has some special additional features:
—FULL-SCREEN COOKBOOK VIEW displays ingredients, photos, and prep steps all in one screen: You can even bookmark preparation steps as you cook.
—NUTRITION INFORMATION for thousands of recipes in our database.
Happy eating!
Everyone knows that Ferraris are expensive cars, but would you believe that even their brochures are pricey? In 1985, a brochure for the 1960 Ferrari 250 Le Mans was sold at auction for £1,070. It's still a world record today.
"Feeding time at the zoo" is labor intensive! To feed just 2 pandas, 1,200 lbs of bamboo must be cut & prepared weekly, & to satisfy a male lion's appetite, 15 lbs of meat is required each day!
If you regularly go over your minutes, try to change your calling plan, even if you're in the middle of your contract. 1 estimate puts the median charge for exceeding your monthly minutes at $85/mo. Your ideal move may be switching to an unlimited prepaid plan - which includes talk, text, & data for a fixed fee, sometimes as low as $50/mo. Potential Savings: $1,020 (the median overage charge of $85 X 12.
It becomes obvious that if we want to make relatively minor changes in our lives, we can perhaps appropriately focus on our attitudes & behaviors. But if we want to make significant, quantum changes, we need to work on our basic paradigms.
It's estimated that over 4.5 billion people visit zoos annually, so it seems the zoo animals are getting to see the bigger show!
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● Tips ●
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► If retailer barcode scanner does not support scanning the barcode from the screen simply select the “Won’t Scan” button and present your phone to the cashier. Scanning barcodes from the screen is a limitation with some scanners, not the app.
✓ Scan and save all of your loyalty cards in your phone
✓ Join new loyalty programs in seconds
✓ Receive exclusive coupons from top retailers
✓ Digitally save grocery coupons to your loyalty card
● Features ●
✓ Barcode scanner. Add your barcoded loyalty cards by scanning the barcode.
✓ Remote cloud backup. Never worry about losing your loyalty cards again. Allows restoring your cards on any device that has Key Ring installed.
✓ Share cards with family members
✓ Digital grocery coupons for over 30 retailers
✓ Tons of FREE coupons from top retailers: % off, BOGO, $ off
✓ Support for over 1,000 loyalty programs
✓ Share coupons, deals, and offers via facebook, twitter, and email.
✓ Supports adding any barcoded or non-barcoded card
✓ Simple to use. Anyone can use this app!
✓ Store locator, notes, program details, store contact info
✓ No ads. Period.
● Testimonials and News Coverage ●
“Combine and Conquer: Avoid carrying all those reward cards”
― Wall Street Journal
“Key Ring will even alert you when you have new coupons available...discounts will automatically be applied at the checkout counter (grocery coupons)”
― New York Times
“Best shopping apps.... After you grab the item, price out the competition, and make it through the interminable checkout line, the last thing you want to do is search your wallet or purse for Best Buy Bonanza Card or PetSmart Eternal Allegiance Rewards tag, or whatever they call those slight discount and bonus card items. Scan them into Key Ring Reward Cards, or punch in the numbers if the code is too worn, and you'll always have a backup you can show the cashier to move things along.
― Lifehacker
"I just used it at my neighborhood CVS pharmacy and it worked like a charm! Highly recommend this app!
― mera722
"Love this app! So functional and easy to use. Thank you for giving me my keyring back!"
― Brandprotec
"Folks, dump your wallet out and realize how much space you can save by uploading your cards into this app. I removed 10 cards from my fat wallet."
― dbdayman
"I use this app almost every day now. I no longer need to carry a wallet full of cards everywhere. This app is a must have for any iPhone user."
― Shanasaurus Rex
"It's one of the only few apps that can make you money!"
― UptownPlayboy
● Coverage ●
► As seen on Fox 4 news, Fox Business, Southwest Airlines Spirit Magazine, wired.com, CNNtechblog, PCworld.com, lifehacker.com, mashable.com, NY Times, LA Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Thrillist.com, Huffington Post, Verizon wireless carrier billboards and in-store advertising, and various other news outlets.
● Tips ●
► Registering for an account is not required however it’s highly recommended. Doing so automatically backs up all your cards in case you lose your phone or get a new one.
► If retailer barcode scanner does not support scanning the barcode from the screen simply select the “Won’t Scan” button and present your phone to the cashier. Scanning barcodes from the screen is a limitation with some scanners, not the app.
By the end of 2005, Pixar had become a giant in the
world of movie animation, and on this day in 2006, the company that
brought the world the blockbuster hits Toy Story (1995), A Bug’s Life (1998), Monsters, Inc. (2001), Finding Nemo (2003) and The Incredibles (2004) was sold to the Walt Disney Company, their longtime distributor, for a staggering $7.4 billion.
Since
1993, when Disney and Pixar signed their first three-picture deal,
Pixar’s films had won 19 Academy Awards and grossed more than $3 billion
at the box office. Their pioneering techniques in digital animation--Toy Story
was the first animated film to be completely computer-generated--had
set a new standard, blazing a trail that other companies had struggled
to follow. In the same time period, Disney’s own animation unit had
released more traditional animated films that were either modest
successes, such as Lilo & Stich (2002), or flops, such as Home on the Range (2004). Its first completely computer-generated effort, Chicken Little (2005) was profitable, but had nowhere near the success of The Incredibles, which grossed $200 million domestically and won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature Film.
Despite
the success of the Pixar-Disney collaboration, Pixar CEO (and Apple
co-founder) Steve Jobs had reportedly clashed with Disney’s longtime
chairman and CEO, Michael Eisner, and in January 2004, Jobs announced
that Pixar would begin talks with other distributors. Roy Disney, the
nephew of Walt Disney subsequently led a shareholder revolt, and in the
spring of 2004 Eisner received a 45 percent no-confidence vote from
shareholders and was stripped of his chairmanship.
Eisner
announced he would step down as CEO in September 2005, one year before
his contract was set to expire. His replacement was the company’s
president, Robert A. Iger. One of Iger’s first moves was to work on
repairing the relationship with Pixar, whose latest contract with Disney
was set to expire in June 2006, with the delivery of its next film, Cars.
Under
the deal announced that January, and formally completed on May 5, Jobs
would serve as a director on Disney’s board, while John Lasseter, a
former Disney animator and the leading creative force behind Pixar’s
films, would become chief operating officer of the animation studios, as
well as the principle creative adviser at Walt Disney Imagineering,
which designs and builds the company’s theme parks. In a conscious
effort by Pixar to maintain its unique creative process and
non-traditional corporate culture, the two companies remained physically
separate, with Pixar maintaining its headquarters in Emeryville, California (Disney is based in Burbank).
In June 2007, Pixar and Disney released Ratatouille, which would become Pixar’s third-highest grossing film, behind Finding Nemo and The Incredibles, and win the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
Wear a shirt with the tags still on.
Zoological parks in the world top 10:
- Singapore Zoo, Singapore
- Tiergarten Schoenbrunn Zoo, Vienna, Austria
- Toronto Zoo, Toronto, Canada
- Disney's Animal Kingdom, Orlando, Florida
- San Diego Zoo, San Diego, California
- Bronx Zoo, New York, New York
- Smithsonian's National Zoological Park, Washington, D.C.
- National Zoological Gardens, Pretoria, South Africa
- Basel Zoological Garden, Basel, Switzerland
- Zoo Praha, Prague, Czech Republic
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