Mobiles Underwater

January 23rd, 2012 by Darlene

It seems that a company has invented a way of putting a coating on mobile devices to make them repel water. It is called Ion Mask plasma surface enhancement made by P2I.

Although most of today’s devices have not been made with this coating applied, I’m thinking we are sure to see more sleek and less cracks in our next generation of mobile devices as a result of this technology. To think one day maybe people will be able to take their mobiles (cell phones, PDA, MP3′s, etc) in the shower and the tub with no fear of being shocked or the device not working anymore is awesome!

I am looking forward to getting my hands on one as soon as they hit the market, whenever that may be.

A little something for the blog

January 18th, 2012 by Darlene

So happy to be blogging again, as you’ll soon find out I love to chit chat and talk about just anything.  I even made a category called “anything,” because there is so much of that in this world of mine.

Made a fabulous dinner tonight that would have made any 5 star chef jealous. Served lobster and T-Bones along with salad and the usual side dishes.

After dinner, hubby and I got together and played the new game system together for a couple of hours. Then I did some cleaning around the house and put the prince to bed. About an hour later, we were all counting sheep.

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Teenager Wants Contact Lenses

January 14th, 2012 by Darlene

My teen doesn’t take care of herself, she is getting better, but responsibility isn’t one of her greatest features.

She was prescribed by our eye doctor a nice pair of glasses several years ago, and I swear I haven’t seen her ever wear them once.  They looked great at the doctor’s office but I guess they somehow turned “really ugly” on the way home from our visit!

She has been wanting contact lenses, the ones by acuvue oasys for some time now and I think we may need to be looking into it. I’ve done some researching on the Internet, of course, and have talked with some other parents who kids have them and after I speak with Hubby I guess I will need to call and make an appointment with the eye doctor, might as well get both kids checked, it has been a while.

I was referred to a company that has a web site Lens.com that helped me make up my mind.  I must say that contact lenses have come a long way since I gave them a try a few decades ago, mind you, so I basically had to start as a beginner.  Their web site was a big help, it was easier than I expected, really.

Daughter wants her lenses to be tinted of course, I was expecting that, but no problem, the cost didn’t scare me away from the idea.  They have ‘Novelty Lenses” called Wild Eyes that seem really awesome, Hubby would flip for sure.  Anyway they offer lenses from the leading top manufactures of lenses so I could check out a variety of them, some with offers of up to 70% off retail prices.

One of my issues with contacts was how dry they made my eyes feel, from what I read, it looks like they have tackled that issue, everything states how moist they are.  Dry eyes are a real bummer.

So after we visit the doctor I will get on-line and use this fast, easy way to get her the lenses.  We can place her order with them and track the order as it goes, I might even be eligible for a rebate (I love rebates).  If all goes well I will continue to re-order her lenses from them since I will already have an account with there.  Sounds good to me, I’ll let you know.

Alternative Schooling

January 12th, 2012 by Darlene

A good friend of mine since Junior High school days keeps in touch by email, which is great, it works out real good, no more long distance phone bills that put a damper on talking much by the telephone and we can share so many things via the Internet. She just sent me an update of her always very hectic life down in North Carolina.

She has been married four times, maybe more, I lost count. And she has four sons that have given her lots of grandchildren that she is so proud of, they are a close knit family and they all live pretty close to one another, which I think is great! Four generations of them all within about 45 minutes from each other.

Well it seems that one of her son’s wife has a teenage son from a previous relationship, that is giving them one heck of a time and they have decided that they are going to send him to a boarding school that is located in Tucson, Arizona, that is a heck of a long drive to go to school. So she was telling me all about their situation, all of the things that they have tried with little or no success which is so frustrating I’m sure, and she also sent me the link to the school fenster-school.com so that I could check it out also, which I thought was funny, but I checked it out anyway.

The poor boy has some mental health issues and refuses to take his medicines regularly  and the schools there in North Carolina (at least the part that she lives in) don’t think that they can help him anymore.  They say that what he needs is a more caring & disciplined structured  school so that he can really focus and achieve his academic success. He lacks motivation and bucks authority to the extreme.  They (the N.C. schools) provided them with the resources that were needed in locating some boarding schools that they could check out. And the Internet certainly helps now a days in researching things just like this.

I wish them all luck.  And I hope that she keeps me posted on their progress.

Happy Birthday, Elvis!

January 8th, 2012 by Darlene

Elvis and Me

I’ve always loved Elvis. He deserved a better wife than that girl-child he brought back from Germany!

To celebrate Elvis’ birthday this year, I searched for info on his favorite foods.

Elvis loved good down-home cooking like what his mother served him as a child. His tastes never strayed far from Southern-style cooking. Grits, black-eyed peas, ham and bacon, fried chicken, cornbread, mashed potatoes and homemade country gravy were just a few of his favorites.

Elvis did not like exotic or foreign foods. Most of the foods he consumed were basic hearty foods, the type Southern women cooked daily for their families.

At Graceland or at his home in Beverly Hills, Elvis specified what should be kept on hand in the kitchen. Must-haves included fresh lean ground round, hamburger buns, rolls, pickles, potatoes, onions, fudge cookies, assorted fresh fruit, canned sauerkraut, mustard and peanut butter. His refrigerator also contained at least three bottles of milk or half and half, thin-sliced lean bacon, vanilla and chocolate ice creams and freshly squeezed orange juice. Pepsi, Nesbitt’s Orange and Shasta Black Cherry were his favorite soft drinks.

When the King was in residence at Graceland, also on hand were ingredients for his favorite snacks — brownies and banana pudding. Both were made daily by the kitchen staff.

Elvis made the fried peanut butter and banana sandwich famous. He called it a “peanut butter and ‘nanner’ sandwich.” He would ask that they be prepared for him at all hours of the day and night.  I could do that for you, Elvis.