Freaky Frugalite

*sigh* What a crazy day I’ve had so far. Just one of *those* days, if you know what I mean. I spent the entire day yesterday setting up the new Magic Jack telephone service (you can make and receive phone calls for free, using your computer and a regular phone)… but for some reason, it [...]

Netflix kept “recommending” this movie called The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry, based on other movies I liked. The cover of the DVD didn’t catch my eye at first. It has a photo of a smiling old guy (Gavin McLeod) with a bunch of boys. Maybe it was a movie about fishing or skateboarding. *yawn* I [...]

Hey, you know how country fairs have contests- things like who can saw the log the fastest? Or who can carry the egg on the spoon the quickest? How about who can hold the most coffee mugs? I think I might be a contender! That’s TEN mugs right there! Woooo! I was in a hurry, [...]

I don’t believe in evolution. (I also don’t believe that the earth is flat nor that Santa Claus comes down the chimney every Christmas). There is way too much evidence against evolution and nothing convincing for it. I’m not just spouting this off- we have spent a great deal of time and investigation (as part [...]

I’m participating in Renee’s Something Beautiful Meme. I am happy about the snowfall we’ve had over the weekend, our first “real” snowfall of the season. I love snow. It’s a good thing, too, because we usually have about 5-6 months of winter here in Upstate New York. It’s so, so beautiful. The kids like it [...]

This is an historic moment: I am ACTUALLY doing this Monday meme on a MONDAY!!! I have a sliver of time this morning before I have to “go to work” (aka, back to my bedroom- I write articles up there because it’s quiet). Here are the questions for this week: 1. What is your favorite [...]

Hey! My independent panel of observers (my darling daughter, part of my own little IT Support group here) chose the winner. Isn’t she the swellest little thing? :awe: We like to do things the old-fashioned way: we pull the name out of a hat!! Talk about technologically savvy, yeah. Well, computer support and technology is [...]

Winter is here! We finally got measurable snow, straight from Lake Ontario. The snowplows come rumbling by every hour or so (and all we got was about 3 to 4 inches). It’s so cozy in the house. I love winter. The snow is like a great big blanket on the community; it muffles all sounds [...]

My son is currently taking a nice science course for grade 8; it teaches a lot about physics and matter and engineering (which are my favorite science topics). Like any kid, my son is not too thrilled to be reading a textbook about the stuff- but he’s exceptionally talented in engineering, I think. He’s the [...]

Posts have been light recently. I’m sorry! You Americans may not even have noticed, with all the crazy holiday stuff going on. But I took Thanksgiving Day and the next day off- we did nothing and it felt SO good! I blogged here and there on my other blogs, but no major updates. I’m tired. [...]