Should Smokers Pay A Higher Insurance Premium?

Recently, I read an article that suggested that, maybe, smokers should pay a higher premium for health insurance. I decided to do some research and see what the risk factors of smoking are. In the process of doing so, I came across some fascinating data.
Smoking and obesity (being fat) risk [...]

June 28, 2007 | Filed Under Archives, Diet & Health | 4 Comments

The Science Of Love vs Online Dating

On Monday night, NBC aired a show called “The Science Of Love”. It was based on an experiment about falling in love. A bachelor got to hand pick one girl out of 50, that were chosen by a dating service. A second girl was chosen for him, based on scientific data i.e. his [...]

June 27, 2007 | Filed Under Archives, Life | Leave a Comment

Building? Remodeling? How Not To Get Ripped Off

I hate hearing stories of how people got ripped off by shady building and remodeling contractors. It’s even worse when homeowners are victims of a natural disaster, and get ripped off. These unscrupulous building and remodeling contractors are a bad reflection on honest contractors, who have spent years building their business and reputation. [...]

June 26, 2007 | Filed Under Archives, At Home, Life | Leave a Comment

Learn The Rules Of Cribbage

In a previous article, I wrote “Teach children basic math with Cribbage”. Teaching cribbage is quite easy to do, however, if you’re not familiar with cribbage, you can’t very well teach it.
Here’s a great website link, “Teaching kids the gentleman’s game of cribbage”. On the bottom of this page, you can follow the [...]

June 25, 2007 | Filed Under Archives, Life, Parenting | Leave a Comment

Product Review: Mr. Clean Magic Eraser -Update

Back in April, I wrote the following review for the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. I continue to find new uses for the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. Today I was cleaning the kitchen sink, which is a white enamel or porcelain type surface. I was having difficulty getting coffee and/or tea stains [...]

June 23, 2007 | Filed Under Archives, Cleaning Tips, Product Reviews | Leave a Comment

Product Review - John Frieda Luminous Color Glaze

John Frieda Luminous Color Glaze was recommended to me by several friends who use it. I had seen John Freida Luminous Color Glaze in the store, but had never tried it. The package says, “Luminous Color Glaze is an easy-to-use gel-creme formula that adds a hint of glossy color and boosts shine right [...]

June 22, 2007 | Filed Under Archives, Beauty, Hair Products, Product Reviews | 5 Comments

Losing Frequent Flyer Miles?

Are you at risk of losing your frequent flyer miles? Frequent flyer miles are becoming harder to use, and in some cases if you don’t have activity in your account, you can lose all of the miles you’ve accumulated. On one airline, I was close to losing mine.
The question is, what do you [...]

June 21, 2007 | Filed Under Archives, At Home, At Work, Life | Leave a Comment

Organizing Product Manuals & Instruction Booklets

Yesterday when I was working on my office filing, I ended up finding several manuals for things I had bought. Since I had used my Easy Office Filing System for my office paperwork, I decided to create a way to have access to my manuals and instruction booklets, as well.
What I [...]

June 20, 2007 | Filed Under Archives, At Home, At Work, Organizing | Leave a Comment

Easy Office Filing System

I love the easy office filing system I use. Although fling is my least favorite job, I have created a method that almost makes it fun…if that’s possible.
Yesterday, I told myself, it was time to file again. I just couldn’t put off filing any longer. I cleared off the kitchen [...]

June 19, 2007 | Filed Under Archives, At Work, Organizing | Leave a Comment

Product Review-Turkey Bacon

Finding an alternative to pork bacon has been a mission of mine for some time. Pork bacon has that distinctive taste. And what’s a BLT, without bacon?
I was recently in our local Costco, and came upon a demonstration for Oscar Mayer Turkey Bacon. I was somewhat skeptical as to [...]

June 18, 2007 | Filed Under Archives, Diet & Health, Product Reviews | 2 Comments