From the company who sells these…
Product Features
- Glowing animated shirt dynamically displays the current wi-fi signal strength.
- Shows signal strength for 802.11b or 802.11g
- Black 100% Cotton T-Shirt
- Animated Decal is Removable (with hook and loop fasteners) for Easy Washing
- Battery Pack is Concealed in a Small Pocket Sewn Inside the Shirt
- Runs for hours off three AAA Batteries (not included)
The Master of the EIB Microphone is making some big cash on a letter sent to his boss chastising him from 41 members of the US Congress…The letter is up for auction on Ebay.
Bids will continue until Friday for the letter signed by 41 Democratic senators and sent on Oct. 2 to Mark P. Mays, president of Clear Channel, the parent company of the conservative talk show host’s radio broadcast. The winning bidder will get the letter, the “Halliburton briefcase in which this letter is secured 24 hours a day;” a letter of thanks from Limbaugh and a picture of the talkmeister announcing the auction at a speech in Philadelphia delivered last Thursday.
Food seems to be so expensive these days with Milk at almost $5 a gallon, Whole Wheat Bread for over $2 a loaf, etc…
I wasn’t searching for this article, but it was on the front page of Yahoo Search tonight, and I wanted to share it with other Moms and Dads who are trying to stretch that proverbial dollar. I know I am.
Food is always a big expense for families, and the bad news is that your monthly food bill is likely to keep rising.
While I can’t say that I love to grocery shop, I do enjoy the budgeting part. Seeing how much I can save at the grocery store is almost like a game for me — shopping actually becomes fun and quite satisfying when I can see how much money I’m saving in the process.
Here are some easy ways to save on your grocery bill, even before you set foot in a store. Let me know how much you saved!
- Plan in advance. Try to plan out three to four meals for the week, as well as breakfasts and lunches. Remember, you don’t have to cook each night; use leftovers in different ways or with different side dishes.
- Comparison shop. Compare fliers from different grocery stores to determine which has the best sales of the items you need. You should also learn which store is generally cheaper — it might not be your local supermarket. And if you have a big family, you may do well to purchase items in bulk from a wholesale club.
- Limit your trips. You don’t need a calculator to figure this out — the less you go to the grocery store, the more you will save — and gas and time are the least of it. Unless you have a large, well-stocked pantry and freezer, though, you will likely have to plan your menus in advance to make this work. You might even be able to get by with a single trip to the grocery store each month if you have a local farmer’s market or some other source for produce and perishable items.
- Stick to your list — most of the time. Bringing along a list will help you to buy just the items you need, and not a lot of tempting impulse items. However, if something that you use often is on sale, stock up on it. If the item on sale is already sold out, don’t forget to ask for a rain check.
- Clip, clip, clip. It may sound time-consuming, but clipping coupons can really save you money. Many grocery stores double the values of coupons. I use the coupons from the Sunday paper, but you can find them online, too.
What are your tips for budget grocery shopping? Share them with others here.
You’d never picture Kentucky being a top ranked FOOTBALL team, but this year they’re proving to be just that. The Wildcats stunned the #1 team in the nation tonight 43-37, the same team that embarrassed the Wildcats a year ago 49-0. What a difference a year makes.
I’m normally far from the Wildcat fan, having been exposed to rabid Wildcat fans as I grew up coming here on vacation multiple times a year. But, I’m always one to root for an underdog. So, GO CATS! I hope they win it all!
I’ve been reading many of the talks from last weekends General Conference since I haven’t been able to watch them yet off the DVR due to a very busy schedule this week.
I’m going to share a few of those that touched me in particular…over time I’ll add more in additional posts.
Enduring Together - Bishop Richard C. Edgley
Mrs. Patton—the Story Continues - President Thomas S. Monson
Strengthen Home and Family - Mary N. Cook
Do It Now - Elder Donald L. Hallstrom
I’m very excited about the upcoming debate this afternoon from UM-Dearborn. I’m glad that Fred Thompson is finally IN, and can be tested instead of the free ride he’s been enjoying since he announced. It should be interesting how Romney, Rudy, McCain, and Thompson fare. I hope it’s not like a lot of the other debates that we’ve seen though where no one really gets any time to speak because there are so many people involved. I hope that Romney punches his way through, and takes command like he did at the first debate in California.
It’s nice that it’s in my homestate of Michigan, I read that the car makers are really going all out for the event both by showing off some of their newest cars and by donating $10,000 each back to UM-Dearborn to counteract costs of the debate.
This debate is about economics and Michigan is one state where the economy is in complete and utter disarray. Hopefully Romney can really talk up his business background, and his ability to turn things around and that it will greatly appeal to the desperate voters of Michigan. By desperate I don’t mean they are desperate at a personal level, I mean that they are craving leadership…competent leadership. Too bad they didn’t vote in DeVos!
Feel free to post comments!
Dear Jessica,
It warms my heart to wish you a happy birthday. You’re eleven years old today…I can’t believe that it’s been that long since I held you in my arms for the first time. Know that Mommy loves you, and hopes that you have the best birthday ever 
ldsWebGuy has this story on his blog Promoting the appropriate use of the Web to spread information about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Here’s an example of one of the videos titled, “Are Mormons Christian”?
Figured I’d get back to the more spiritual side of blogging, and move the Video Gaming post down on the page. Here is a beautiful video montage of LDS Temples, has some pretty music to go along with it as well. Hope you’re all enjoying your sabbath, and to those of you LDS like me General Conference also.
While searching for YouTube videos from today’s General Conference talks (of which I wasn’t too successful in finding), I came across this one from President Howard W. Hunter from April 1993’s General Conference.
President Henry B. Eyring
Second Counselor in the First Presidency.
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The Newsroom of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Quentin L. Cook
of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
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The Newsroom of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Story below from The Deseret Morning News
Elder Henry B. Eyring was named as the new second counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints today during its 177th Semiannual General Conference.
He fills the vacancy left by the death of President James E. Faust, who died Aug. 10 at the age of 87 after serving as a general authority for 35 years.
In choosing now-President Eyring, LDS Church President Gordon B. Hinckley selected “an accomplished educator” to be a member of the highest governing body of the church, according to a press release. The first counselor in the First Presidency is President Thomas S. Monson, who has served as an apostle for 44 years.
President Eyring, formerly a member of the Quorum of the Twelve, was announced this morning at the first of five conference sessions. His position in the Twelve will be taken by Quentin L. Cook, described in the release as “an experienced church leader with a strong pastoral, administrative and legal background.”
According to the release, President Eyring has twice served as Church Commissioner of Education and in several councils of the church before becoming an apostle in 1995. He holds a B.S. degree in physics from the University of Utah and master of business administration and doctor of business administration degrees from Harvard University.
He also served as president of Ricks College, now Brigham Young University-Idaho, from 1971-77.
The new apostle, Elder Quentin L. Cook, has been overseeing the church’s worldwide missionary program, responsible directly to the Quorum of the Twelve, according to the release. While in that position, he was a member of the First Quorum of the Seventy. Elder Cook also has provided leadership for the church in the Philippines, throughout the Pacific and in the northwestern United States.
President Eyring and Elder Cook will address a short news conference between the two Saturday sessions of General Conference.
President Faust had served as second counselor to President Gordon B. Hinckley since 1995. He was remembered as a man of wisdom, love and integrity who managed to make both his family and his church the top priorities in his life.
During this morning’s session, President Hinckley called President Faust “an extremely able man, a man of great faith and capacity, who contributed much to our meetings.”
President Faust was last seen in public at a Pioneer Day commemorative concert in the Conference Center on July 20, and before that at the June dedication ceremonies for the new Gordon B. Hinckley Alumni and Visitors Center at Brigham Young University.
Known as a consummate church leader and political thinker, his leadership and vision quietly helped forward a variety of LDS Church initiatives, including opposition in the 1980s to pari-mutuel betting in Utah; construction of the BYU Jerusalem Center; improved public relations and media interface; relationships with Chinese officials; and instigation of the LDS Church’s now-familiar logo emphasizing Jesus Christ.
Unless President Hinckley is inspired to choose someone from The 70 this weekend, we’ll be sustaining a new Quorum of the 12 Apostle, and a new member of The First Presidency (filling the place of recently deceased President James E. Faust) at General Conference this weekend. General Conference is always an exciting time for those of us who are LDS (Latter-day Saints) in that we are spiritually filled and uplifted by talks given by inspired men and women of God. As the weekend progresses I will be discussing some of the talks, and share insight. I hope that all of you will come and read
Happy General Conference Weekend to all!
A Michigan skunk apparently was devoid of his mid-day snack of mayo, so he took matters into his own “head”…
A highly regarded owner of a barber shop in the strongly military supported city of Clarksville TN killed himself after he lost a rezoning request before the city’s council. He had requested that his home be rezoned commercial, so that it would increase it’s property appraisal value. His hope was to pay off debt with the increase from the expansion of his highly regarded barber shop.
It’s so unfortunate that this happened. Too bad that no one saw it coming, not that you can always see it coming in these instances. The guy was such a kind and giving man according to the story.
I’ll add his family to my prayers tonight as well as those from my previous post.