Freaky Frugalite

This is a repeat post. I discovered it recently, in my archives. I’d totally forgotten that I’d written this.. and when I saw it, I bust laughing like all get-out. i read it to my kids- this is definitely VERY motivating for them: study hard and get a good job, kids, or you’ll wind up [...]

Thanks, threecollie, for the link to this amazing video- guys, you have GOT to see this video. Apparently, a farmer developed an ingenious idea to remove oil from water, especially in light of the devastating oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Oil Removal - It’s As Simple As Hay Otis Goodson has discovered what [...]

This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Freschetta. All opinions are 100% mine. I live in Upstate New York, the Italian capital of the United States. We KNOW pizza. You people in the South and West think you know pizza? Bwahahaha!! You don’t know pizza like we KNOW pizza. Mmmm…. We [...]

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in time of trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth be removed, though the mountains be carried into the midst of the sea… Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in [...]

Wow, this is almost turning into a soap opera or series episode. Maybe I can sell the story to Steven Spielberg. :-p Remember how I wrote that I bought a Hamilton-Beach Brew Station and LOVED it, only to have the tank leak all over my countertops three months later? Well, I want to humbly and [...]

Ouch, homes are SO expensive! I got a phenomenal deal on mine.. of course, we bought it “as is” and it hasn’t exactly been a cakewalk fixing up all the previous owners’ disaster projects… but it’s Home Sweet Home, and it’s WAY WAY WAY better than renting an apartment. I am NOT “apartment dweller” type, [...]

UPDATE: This story has a happy ending. YAY for Hamilton-Beach! See the gory details here. Remember when I blogged about loving my new Hamilton-Beach Brew Station coffeemaker? Yeah- that REALLY expensive one?! It stinks. I finally trashed it today, after enduring the leaking spout for about two weeks. My endurance is gone, totally gone. It’s [...]

What is it with the Facebook craze? I just don’t understand. Everybody is rushing out to keep Facebook accounts… except me, that is. I think Facebook stinks. For one, I’ve been out of junior high school for 30 years… and I have no desire to return. For two, Facebook wants to sell users’ information, and [...]