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I am back from Washington, but my bathroom project isn’t finished. So I am without my birds, Kiwi the Grey and Manu the Foster-Amazon until Tuesday. More time to fool around on the Internet. From The Chicago Tribune: But even in real life with… Continue Reading “Clothes Dryer”
One last thing about the airports. USA Today had an article about Volunteer Aides helping confused travelers at the airports: Last year, about 1,600 Travelers Aid volunteers — including many people who retired from the travel industry or love to travel — assisted some… Continue Reading “Volunteering in the Airport”
After the debacle of trekking to Washington, I spent my few days in town and came home today. I have never seen DCA so crowded in my entire life. There were weather problems yesterday, but by the time I arrived at 12:30 the drama… Continue Reading “They Told Us It Would Get Worse II”
I am flying back to Washington DC in the morning, so I went online tonight to check in and print my boarding pass. If you are not in this habit, please start. It really saves time at the airport. And by going online earlier…… Continue Reading “They Told Us It Would Get Worse”
Liz Pulliam at MSN Money is one of my favorite online writers. She does a lot of work for people that are badly in debt, and also has some practical help. The best piece of advice she gave for me was the idea that… Continue Reading “What Does it Cost to Have a Pet?”
I knew we had a train club in the area. I did not know that we had a Lego Train Club. I didn’t know there was such a thing as a Lego Train Club. I took my nephew, Alex, to their show at the… Continue Reading “Northern Illinois Lego Train Club”
Maxine is a darling Goffin’s Cockatoo that is very serious about who she likes and who she doesn’t like. She only likes other Cockatoos. And apparently, she is at the Refuge because she bonds too tightly to her people. Wednesday night, I was in… Continue Reading “At the Refuge – Maxine”
The Costco near my house has put in a gasoline station. I went there for the first time today. My Observations: The cost was $4.23 per gallon, which was two cents less than the BP up the block. The BP had about the lowest… Continue Reading “Consumer Report – Costco”
http://services.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/1632654798 Have you heard of The Pickens Plan? I saw a television commercial for it a few days ago and finally went to the web site this morning. The scariest thing is a widget with the current cost of crude oil. I had been… Continue Reading “Have You Heard This Plan Yet?”
After I woke up, fed the birds, went to the Library Sale, took the packages to the Post Office, went to the doctor, had lunch, spent another hour at the Library Sale, did the grocery shopping, closed up the Refuge and picked up McDonald’s… Continue Reading “At the End of the Day”
The Next Dark Age 