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Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Great Ideas!

Here are some great practical ideas.

The formatting is funky with the overlap of the blog info.  I couldn't figure out how to fix it.  It gets better.

Hat tip to Roz.

1. Use retail hangers as chip clips
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2. For the always-falling zipper

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3.

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4. Fit two bowls into a small microwave

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5.

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6. Use a leaf blower and PVC pipes to clean gutters without a ladder

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7. The easiest way to make an ice cream sandwich

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8. Unclog drains without expensive chemicals

Unclog drains without expensive chemicals
Pour a half of a cup of baking soda and a cup of vinegar into a clogged drain. Once it stops foaming rinse down the sink
and your drains will be clear. A cheap and environmentally friendly way to unclog a sink!

9.

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11. Stop people from stealing your pens at work

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12. Putting your phone into airplane mode will charge it twice as fast

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14.

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15. Fix a blurry phone camera

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16. Wrap a wet paper towel around beer, and put it in the freezer to cool in just 2 minutes

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17.

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18. Use a can opener on obnoxious plastic packaging

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19.

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20.

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21.

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22. Create a bright light in a pinch

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When camping or just in a pinch, a standard headlamp strapped to a 1 gallon jug of water can illuminate an entire room or tent.

23.

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24. Tell which side an exit ramp will be on

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25.

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26. Chinese containers are designed to fold out into plates

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27. Run the razor across old jeans to re sharpen and extend its life.

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28.

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29.

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30. Un wrinkle a shirt in a flash

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31. Perfectly cut cherry tomatoes all at once

Perfectly cut cherry tomatoes all at once

32. Keep a pot from bubbling over

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Placing a wooden spoon over the top of boiling water will stop it from boiling over by bursting the bubbles.

33. Soft-drink lids can double as coasters

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Avoid getting a tongue lashing from your mom for putting your cold drink on her new coffee table.

34. Pinching the end of a banana is a far easier way to open it.

Pinching the end of a  banana is a far easier way to open it.

35. Adding a teaspoon of baking soda when you boil eggs

and the shell will come off easily.

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36. If you don't have baking soda, then peel away a small hole at the top of the boiled egg and a large one on the bottom. Finally, put the small hole closes to your mouth and blow.

If you don  t have  baking soda, then peel away a small hole at the top of the boiled egg and a large one on the bottom. Finally, put the small hole close to your mouth and blow.

37. Stack clothes vertically side by side in the dresser to save a lot of room

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38. Charge your phone whiles traveling

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Many hotel TVs have handy USB slots in the back that will charge most smart phones.

39. Folding shirts doesn't have to be a tedious chore.

Folding shirts doesn  t have to be a tedious chore.

40. Pulling the bones out of a chicken wing makes it easier to eat. Just twist the bone and pull.

Pulling the bones out of a  chicken wing makes it easier to eat. Just twist the bone and pull.

41. Place a plastic bottle on top of a yoke and gently squeeze to separate egg yolks from egg whites

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42. Save space when packing a spare change of clothes.

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43.

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44. Use AAA batteries in devices that require AA

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Use AAA batteries in gadgets that need AA batteries by filling the gaps with scrunched up tin foil. It won't last as long as AA's
but it'll help you out when you're in a pinch!reddit.com

45. Avoid Elevator Pranksters

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46. Play games without ads.

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Monday, November 24, 2014

Blood Sport

Hey smart computer guys, how about using your genius for something worthwhile?

There's plenty of controversy about whether or not video games are contributing to the degradation of  our society.

I am firmly planted in the camp that they do.

Killing is a part of the "fun" of many games, and I think that's causing the value of life, human life, to be seen as inconsequential.

Now, some guys are upping the ante and hooking up players to blood collection systems where when blood is shed or when you die (not sure which) in the game, you actually loose your blood.

Now the good news is, all blood that is collected will be donated to blood banks, but . . .

REALLY???

Here's some free advice guys:

GROW THE HELL UP!!!

Leave the video games to the kiddies (the non-violent ones, of course) and focus your energies on the real problems of the world.

Witness this craziness for yourself below.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/24/lose-real-blood-video-game-blood-sport_n_6211376.html

Thanksgiving Dinner Help

Here are some great time saving ideas for your family feast.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/24/thanksgiving-hacks_n_6199210.html

Sunday, November 23, 2014

Don't Know Why

I don't know why I still claim Texas as home.

Maybe because that's where I was born and raised, although I lived in California longer (18 vs. 23 years).

Even now, when people ask me where I'm from, after we get pass America, I almost always respond with "Texas."

Can we agree that some of the most ignorant, dumbest, most backwards-thinking, fear-mongering folks reside here?

The latest outlandish move is adopting textbooks that push facts, truths and science to the margins, if they're present at all.

And don't get me started on voter suppression and redistricting to squash votes.

You can guess whose.

And yet, in spite of all of this evidence, and the opportunity to re-write history for myself and claim another state, I still claim Texas.

What in the world is wrong with me?

Do I willfully want to be associated with ignorance of this magnitude?

Or, is it because deep down, I realize that's the place that molded and shaped me into the person I am today.

For better or for worse.

Check out the link below to see stupidity in action.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/23/us/texas-approves-disputed-history-texts-for-schools.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&region=CColumn&module=MostViewed&version=Full&src=mv&WT.nav=MostViewed




She's Not the Only One

Now, I don't know if black folks inherently have "black-dar," a kind of supersonic radar that helps us find other people who are like us, but nine times out of ten, we can identify another black person from way off.

First glance at the young woman in this film, and you can see she's black.

Why couldn't others see the obvious?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=UUr9TEsXlmcmorp8XHCj7Wtg&v=nHq3DevkXqA

One Lucky Lady

This little old lady was treated to a kiss on the cheek by a basketball player during the game.

I don't even like basketball, but I love this guy!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/23/javale-mcgee-kisses-woman-fan-nuggets-video_n_6207386.html

Stuff Signed Sealed Delivered - Live at Montreux 1976



Same guys playing the heck out of Stevie Wonder's "Signed, Sealed, Delivered."

They make it look easy, don't they?

You can find them on the Qello Concert App under FUNK.

FUNK is fitting.

Stuff - Lift Every Voice and Sing(Live @ Montreux 1976) . . . AND THE CHURCH SAID "AMEN!"



Just discovered these guys on a new app called Qello Concerts that is a storehouse of live concerts.

I got out of bed to post this.

It was just too good to delay.

Let's have some church up in here!