Archive for October, 2010
Not sure I buy the premise of this book, that God speaks through the author. But, I have only read a few pages. Maybe it will get more interesting as I go along.
Digi International 76000631 6
This little product almost brings tears to my eyes. My fiance brought his dog to our home with warnings of “She broke a Dyson vaccum, we have to vacuum daily, she sheds like crazy, there is ALWAYS hair someWHERE…”
This dog is an 80lb Shepherd mix and his shedding warnings were an understatement! After a year of Zoom Grooming, hours of brushing, frightening baths, and DAYS of vacuuming the back seat of my car even after it’s covered with a thick cotton rug–this little tool has ended my anguish and anxiety. *Sigh of Relief*
Hair drippage has been reduced DRAMATICALLY after 1 hour of serious work with it, followed by daily Furminating. She is sleek, shiny, and not shedding! Granted there is some hair here and there but not globs of hair bushes sprinkled about the house. I get emotional just thinking about the cleaning freedom! The poor dog was distressed even by the zoom groom but she is pleasantly surprised by the Furminator. She doesn’t flinch when we use it and she has expressed no discomfort at all! She is squeamish about all things related to grooming and would run even from the very gentle Zoom Groom!
The only downside–and I mean this is minute–is that the Furminator will find a LOT of hair and you need to be prepared with an adequate receptacle. We went wild using it in the backyard and bushels of her hair made its way back inside on the wind, our feet, and on cat/dog paws. It gathers the hair into fine bunches.
A miracle product!
The nintendo wii is a breath of fresh air to the video game industry. In a world saturated with first person shooters, games geared for adult crowd, and an abundance of blood and gore, it is refreshing to have a game experience that you can have and not worry about whose head will be chopped off or how many kills you have. I love that the wii causes you to actually get off the couch and do something. You can actually work out while playing video games. Nintendo took the first step. Now it’s time for some good changes to the industry.
Apple iPod Touch 2nd
I recently obtained a hard driveless, nicless pc. (Also, no power cables or anything). I needed a NIC for it (as its original was removed). I found this NIC and it was a good price ($0.97). I accidently ordered two, but the price was so low I didn’t notice.
Installation was easy, just put it in the PCI slot and put the screw back. Debian (Lenny – Testing) found it immediately like Linux does with most hardware and it worked fine.
Belkin F5D5000 32 Bit
This is by far the best value available in upright vacs. I’ve been through the $400 self propelled, HEPA filter, wind tunnel, etc. monstrosities and got rid of them in favor of this. It pulls a tremendous suction, is very light weight, and doesn’t cost much. The wind tunnel is such a mess dumping the chamber. Much better to just replace the bag. The bags don’t cost much.
On the negative, the cord is a bit short, but I just keep a 10′ extension attached to it to compensate. Also the cord is attached at the bottom so it is hard to control. No problem again. I ran the cord up to the handle and taped it with electrician’s tape, so it is now effectively attached at the handle.
The other negative is they apparently removed the headlight. I bought one a couple of years ago and it had a light. I gave it to my son when he went to college (like he’s going to actually use it…) and ordered another to replace it, and it did not have a headlight. Gonna swap next time I go see him.
Occationally it gets clogged and won’t pull a vacuum. Just open the bottom as if you were going to change the belt, and pull out the clog from the suction path. That happens about once a year, and we have a big dog that sheds a lot. Without the dog it probably would never happen.
Over all, a great value.
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Bought Wii for my husband who enjoys video games and thought it would promote more enthusiasm to exercise as I also purchased the Wii Fit Plus, too. He does enjoy this form of exercise.
Flight of the Conchords
Conversations with God : An Uncommon Dialogue (Book 1)
I found this book interesting. Contrary to the teachings of The Holy Bible, the author claims that satan is a “myth,” that Jesus was only a great person (no mention of “Savior”), and seemed to imply that the “things written down 2000 years ago” are open to debate. My questions is this: If all these things written 2000 years ago about God and Jesus were true, WHY would God, in “speaking with Mr. Neale Donald Walsch (as he claims)”, suddenly reverse his previous statements about satan, the validity of the Bible, and the absolute sovereignty of Christ?
I am a skeptic, and I like to think I have an open mind. This book was recommended to me by a colleague. However, I could not help but thinking that Mr. Walsch definitely has a “profit motive” in his writings. “If the item sells, continue to write.” Never mind it may be misinformation. Mr. Walsh, I hope you get this “God thing” right- your eternity may depend on it.
Please reference “Evidence that Demands a Verdict,” by Josh McDowell. A professed athiest that became a Christian because of his research. Go figure.
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