That’s not that big a deal except that it is stored in the camera right beside the batteries, so when I want to get pictures off of the camera I have to untape it and then tape it up again.  It is only a 5 megapixel camera, which was top of the line when we bought it, but times have changed and we’d like a better one that doesn’t need to be taped together!  I don’t know if maybe the newer ones are easier on batteries, I sure hope so!  The camera we have now is only good for about a dozen pictures and then needs new batteries, which is a huge pain in the neck!

Anyway, we are going to be looking at a website to compare digital cameras to see which one is the best digital camera for our needs before we go out and buy one.  We know that we want a small one to make it easy to take with us when we go places, but we don’t know yet if we want a compact digital camera or an ultra compact digital camera.  I’d like to get the one that has the most megapixels and the most zoom, but it appears that the price of those are more money than we want to pay, so we have to decide which feature is most important to us.

When you go onto the website, you are given many different options of which country you are interested in traveling to.  Once you pick the country, then you are given the options of which city.  Once you’ve made that choice it shows you a large variety of hotels, their descriptions, reviews, and prices.  The site also lists nearby airports, hospitals, shopping centers, amusement parks, museums and other attractions to help you plan your trip.

He told her that he felt that what she probably needed to have done was called a Blepharoplasty procedure.  That’s an eyelid rejuvenation surgery that will lift her eyelids up and improve her vision and her appearance.  The procedure should be able to be completed in only about ninety minutes, and her recovery should be fairly short.  She was told that afterwards she would only need to apply ice to the area and take Tylenol for the pain.  I don’t know why Tylenol (that stuff doesn’t work for me) and not ibuprofen, but that is what they told her.  I hope she is happy with the results!

As part of the news story they were showing some new milk cartons that they say will start to show up on the store shelves soon. I’ve already seen them at Costco; they are squarish and a little bit awkward to handle. The newscasters reported that the reason for the switch to the different jugs is because they can stack them tighter in the truck, which reduces the transportation costs. Well, I’m all about reducing costs!

Today he told me that he found a website called Gamestoreusa that sells video games cheaper than he has been able to find anywhere else, and that he is going to be ordering a few games from them.  He wants to order the Wii Mario Party 8 game for when we have a party; he says that’s a great party game.  He also wants to order the Beowulf game for the PS3.  He’s not sure what else he’ll be ordering, but I’m sure he’ll find several games to buy!

I got stuck behind a lady (shopping with four kids) who had FOUR CARTS full of things at checkout, and when the cashier had rung up the order the lady realized that she didn’t have enough money/food stamps to pay for it all so they had to start digging through the carts to pull out items that food stamps wouldn’t pay for.  The kids all started crying because the toys she had promised them had to be left there.  I stood in line for a WHOLE HOUR waiting to check out.

Mental note to self - always look at the calendar date BEFORE going to the grocery store!

They sell some really nice looking table covers that can be customized with logos and/or graphics, and a variety of fold-up furniture like director’s chairs and bar stools and different types of tables.  They sell table top displays, presentation tools, light boxes, pipes and curtains.  They sell crowd control devices and brochure and literature holders.  They sell banner stands, and even trade show flooring!  It looks like they sell just about everything a vendor could possibly want to use at a trade show!

So while my hubby was recovering from his migraine I popped some microwave popcorn and watched The Princess Bride tape that I got as a gift years ago.  That is one of my favorite movies, I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of it!

I never think in terms of “IF a hard drive crashes.”  I think in terms of “WHEN a hard drive crashes.”  I read some kind of article a while ago that said something to the effect that 3% of all computer hard drives will crash.  Well, if that’s the case, I’ve seen more than my share!  I have been around personal computers since the very first MacIntosh came out around 1982ish.  My mantra, ever since “day one” has been “backup backup backup.”  I have helped my office “mechanize” with the purchase and installation of the IBM compatible PCs around the same time.  In the office that I was the “IT manager” for I required that everyone backup their computer at lunch and before going home for the day.  I have seen many many many hard drive crashes.  My own personal computer at home has crashed more than once.  This was very frustrating, but I had my files intact.  The biggest issue for me was getting the computer repaired, but I had no loss of files, only loss of productivity while waiting for the repairs.

I recently found out about a system, called an ARAID system that solves all of that by providing automatic backup.  This system is a second hard drive installed into your own PC that provides PC data storage and data protection by continuously backing up your data.

It is, in essence, a complete duplicate of your hard drive.  So if your hard drive crashes, you have the ARAID there to take over.  There is no loss of data, no loss of productivity.  This is a great idea for small businesses and personal computers alike.

(This post brought to you by the folks who make this ARAID backup system)

I have mixed emotions about this.  I agree that it should be legal for people to own handguns and some rifles for hunting deer/bear/elk/whatever.  But I do think that the larger automatic type of gun that shoots hundreds of bullets a minute has no legitimate place in today’s society.  I understand that there are some city majors out there right now that are unhappy with the Supreme Court’s decision; they are afraid that their crime rate will go up and they will need to hire more police.  That really is a shame, and it is a scary thought.

It certainly is a “loaded” issue!

During the game I was supposed to go around collecting Slim Jims that I found lying around on the ground. I only found three, but I only played for a few minutes, trying to find my cousin. There were other people’s avatars in the game walking around too. Some seemed to be fighting with each other (I don’t know why, maybe one insulted the other, those spicy sides are unpredictable and uncontrollable!) some were just walking around ranting and raving. The game has chat functions and buddy lists and chat functions, but I didn’t stay on it long enough to check those out; the baby started fussing and I had to get off the computer and take care of lunch time!

If you want to play the game yourself, go to www.spicyside.com!

(This post brought to you by the architects of Spicy Town.)