Thursday, September 2, 2010

title pic To the rescue

Posted by Janice on August 16, 2010

One of the things that has frequently bothered me is how many times I feel that some industries still treat women as if they are easy marks for being ripped off.  Take auto repair, for example.  Not long ago I took my car to a Speedy Oil Change shop and the mechanics there tried to [...]

title pic Power outage

Posted by Janice on February 5, 2010

I absolutely love living in rural Virginia.  I love looking out from my living room window at the cows, sheep, and horses grazing in the fields across the street.  I love how quiet the nights are, and how easily I can see the stars because the is virtually no light pollution.  But let me tell [...]

title pic Don’t you just love the Internet?

Posted by Janice on December 17, 2009

Susan called me last night all in a panic.  She had decided to drive her  Toyota Corolla to Chicago for a week’s vacation to see her family.  As luck would have it (or should I say as bad luck would have it?) the water pump broke and she didn’t know where to go to get her car fixed.  [...]

title pic Katy Perry

Posted by Janice on December 14, 2009

I love the hits that Katy Perry keeps pumping out. YouTube makes it so easy to listen and watch the latest videos while I’m busy online doing my thing. I remember when she came out with this song, “I Kissed A Girl & I Liked It” it really had people up in arms!  LOL

title pic Local business links

Posted by Janice on October 21, 2009

With the ever expanding reach of the Internet, I think it is great that it is becoming easier to find local businesses without needing a paper copy of a community yellow pages telephone book.  I can remember when I was younger and I was considering moving to a different city I needed to contact the local [...]