Monday, June 24, 2013

June 24, 2013

Good afternoon! Saturday was a busy day, didn't even make it to lunch. I chatted w/ Pete, made snausage for breakfast, cleaned the house & gave Kyle his penance chores for the day, chatted w/ Eve, chatted w/ Pete again, surfed eBay, checked facebook & took my game turns, chatted w/ Pete again.

Basic Italian for Dummies:
Want to speak Italian? Dummies can help!
Whether you want to take up Italian from scratch or brush up on your existing skills for work or travel, this practical app is for you! Fun flashcards highlight common words and phrases written in English and their translation in Italian with audio playback. An Italian-English and English-Italian mini-dictionary gives you flexible and easy word lookup. Special interactive features let you mark your favorite phrases and share with friends on e-mail or Facebook. This app will have you speaking Italian quickly and confidently.
App Features:
1. Words/Phrases – Learn the most common words and phrases for whatever situation you encounter. Words and Phrases are categorized for easy look up – Greetings, Small Talk, Expressions, Numbers, Time, Calendar, Directions, Work, Appointments, Travel, Get Help, Restaurant, Hotel, Bank, Store, Office, School, At Home, and Entertainment. You’ll find what you need with both phrases and words written in English and their translation in Italian with audio playback. Plus, there’s a featured Phrase of the Day to help further build your skills.
2. Dictionary – Commonly used words in both Italian to English and English to Italian formats.
3. Flashcards – Pick your category (same ones as in Words/Phrases) and you are off to a fun-filled way to practice your Italian. Includes the most widely used words and phrases written in English and their translation in Italian with audio playback.
4. Basics – jam packed with information on everything from Nouns, pronouns, and articles, to the multitude of Verbs (infinitive, irregular, tenses, and negative), you get examples to help you get a good Italian foundation.
5. Part of Tens – Loaded with more “extras” these listings feature fun ways to put Italian to work for you. Ten common expressions, frequently mixed-up verbs, holidays, common mistakes, and phrases that make you sound Italian.
6. Favorites – With so many features in this App, we let you decide your favorites. Easily mark and store the words and phrases you want to review, use more, or need to know. Make updates to your favorites anytime by adding/deleting phrases and words.
7. Share – Impress family and friends by sending words and phrases from the app with friends using Facebook or email.
The Basic Italian For Dummies app is your on-the-go guide to making learning Italian easier.
NOTE: All the content and audio files are included in the app. No network connection is needed to view the content. Network connection is only needed for Facebook and email sharing options.

Grocery Smarts:
The Official App for GrocerySmarts.com
-Especially for people who love to bargain-shop (Grocery Shopping based on what's on sale that week)!
-Tracks Items and Prices from the latest store Circulars of Target, Walgreens, CVS, Rite-Aid and Wal-Mart (All are constantly updated).
-Cross-References all possible Manufacturers coupons with those circulars, and shows you your bottom line for each item. THIS IS HOW EXPERT GROCERY SHOPPERS GET BY SPENDING PRACTICALLY NOTHING. If you've seen TLC Extreme Couponing, this is what those people are doing.
Pricing tracked from- The Target Weekly Ad, Walgreens Weekly Ad, Rite-Aid Weekly Ad, CVS Weekly Ad and Walmart current pricing. We will be adding even more grocers as the popularity of the app increases. (To help this, please Rank this app 5 stars in iTunes, and tell your friends about this awesome tool.) Printable grocery coupons tracked from multiple web sites and grocery manufacturers.
-You can plan a shopping trip based on what's on sale (To do otherwise is expensive and not recommended.) The App lets you edit and save your shopping plan, an even gives you an expected grand total based on your planned quantities.
To build your shopping list-
Enter a quantity next to an item you intend to buy. Your Bottom line TOTAL automatically adjusts.
Our professionals have given a "Star Ranking" above each item-
3 stars= OK deal
4 stars= Good deal
5 stars= Great
Using manufacturers coupons-
Grocery experts save money by knowing THEIR BOTTOM LINE AFTER COUPON. Without knowing your BOTTOM LINE, do not use coupons. Our lists tell you your bottom line for all items.
-Printable coupons will show a link*.
(*iPhones cannot print coupons! To avoid confusion about this, the links are INACTIVE in the App. LINKS BECOME CLICKABLE ONCE SENT VIA EMAIL. Printable coupons change frequently. Some may have disappeared before you can print them.)
-Coupons without links (For those who get Sunday newspaper coupons).
These use an abbreviated special code to explain the Date that coupon came in the Sunday newspaper, and which coupon insert it was in. The codes are descriptive enough to recognize the insert by it's front cover. (The CODE does all the organizing work for you! Leave Sunday newspaper coupon inserts intact, then cut out only coupons from your grocery list just before you shop.)
CODE EXAMPLE: "EyemastersSS-1/24"
This DESCRIBES the insert containing the coupon-
This coupon insert was released by "SMART SOURCE", had an "EYEMASTERS" ad on the front cover. The insert was distributed inside your Sunday newspaper on "JANUARY 24TH"
--Menu Options--
SHRINK (hide items) button:
Shrink 5 stars-
Hides everything without 5 stars.
Shrink 4 Stars And Above-
Hides everything without 4 or 5 stars.
Shrink based On Quantity-
Hides everything with zero (0) in the Quantity column.
NOTES button-
Just opens a text area where you can type anything you want. Click the "Back" button on your phone to exit, it saves automatically. When you SAVE a list, notes in this area are saved with the list.
SAVE button-
Saves your list for later use. The default name it saves under, is the store name and todays date. You can change the name to save as needed (for example, if you want to create different saved versions of the same store.)
EMAIL COUPONS button:
(**FOR ITEMS WITH A QUANTITY GREATER THAN ZERO).
-This sends the complete list of selected coupons to yourself or any email recipient.
-Printable coupons will have an ACTIVE link to where our experts found the coupon.
(Printable coupons change frequently. Some may have disappeared before you can print them.)

I kid about his drinking, but Ed is only a light beer drinker. As soon as it's light, he starts to drink. -Johnny Carson 1981

In developing our own self-awareness many of us discover ineffective scripts, deeply imbedded habits that are totally unworthy of us, totally incongruent w/ the things we really value in life.

Many buildings in China have no 4th floor. This is because the number 4 & the Chinese word for "death" sound similar, so many people there consider that number to be unlucky.

Pet Peeves top 10:
  1. People who eat w/ their mouth open
  2. Movie talkers
  3. Not washing after using the bathroom
  4. Kids throwing temper tantrums in grocery stores
  5. Overuse of the word "cool" & "whatever"
  6. Pants worn so low they look like leg-warmers
  7. Bad restaurant service staff
  8. People who order more than anyone else & want to split the check evenly
  9. Belching as an Olympic sport
  10. People who don't pick up their dog's poop
When someone w/ food in the microwave leaves the kitchen area for whatever reason, take out their entree, have a bite, & put the rest back where it was.

Your lucky words this week are: pork butt, Pop Tart, & wax paper. Use them in a sentence whenever possible to attract good vibes & show your worldliness.

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