Sorry Time Machine, I'll backup tonight..

Leave it to me to disconnect my time machine drive. I rearranged the system and left the drive in another room.

Today's soup

Using leftover brown jasmine rice, blended with carrot slices, scallions, pepper, sesame oil and fresh garlic. Used organic vegetable broth from TJ's.

new snack treat

I can't get enough of feta cheese. Today, I tried this. Mix a handful of preztels (unsalted) with chunks of feta. Mix and eat. Wayyy better than Combos!

And there's a way to make feta cheese at home. here's how from Wikihow.

Soup Experiments

I may have said in an earlier post that I never liked soups until recent years. So the other day, I did an experiment. I took a can of vegetable stock, an equal amount of water, a few drops of pure sesame oil, adding spices of ginger, black pepper, garlic, sea salt. Bringing all that to a boil, I then added vegetables of chinese cabbage, celery, mushrooms and broccoli florets and cooked all for a few minutes. I really didn't want the broccoli to get pale. Once that was cooked, I added a few eggs (inspired by a local Asian restaurant). I must admit that surprisingly, the meal turned out delicious BUT the broccoli heads probably weren't a good choice as they and the egg mixture didn't look too pretty. The broth alone is worth noting.. it was simply appealing to the palate. I get this mental thing with soups now... it's like it awakens me. I love soups!!! I'd like to research what are the benefits of a soup only diet, because if I had a choice what to eat, I'd choice soups easily.

Yummy Soups

I'm definitely turning into a soup fan. I used to hate soup, I thought what was the point of having it? Was I ever wrong, soups are great. I've been experimenting with various recipes on the net. I usually like Asian style soups. In Philly, there are tons of Asian restaurants and many server great soup dishes as appetizers. Aside from asking the cooks the recipe, which probably won't happen, I've searched online and found a few ones that seem plausible to try. I head to the H-Mart nearby to get the ingredients; what I've learned is that you MUST stick to the directions, don't skimp. Other times, I experiment with ingredients such as bok-choy, Chinese cabbage, scallion, Chinese parsley (i think it's cilantro), carrots, celery, onion, five spice, sesame oil, fresh ginger, garlic and soy sauce. I'm awful when it comes to cooking rice noodles. One time I used glass noodles for my Pho but it turned out disgusting looking so I threw it all away. I do have trouble cooking with noodles so I usually skip them or I'll use regular pasta or whole wheat vermicelli. However, when the urge hits, I can get authentic pho from a Pho Vietnamese restaurant around the city. I also was buying the wrong noodles.

They're back. Alpha Bits

A couple of years ago, Post took Alpha Bits off the market, Well guess what. the original recipe is back! I got a box just on GP. ABs are great with warm milk.. hehehe that's my secret to eating box cereal. The warmness of the milk creates an incredible essence that you'd never achieve with cold milk and cereal. According to wiki:

The cereal was introduced in 1958, and was taken off the market in 2006. However, Alpha-Bit re-appeared for sale in January 2008 with a new formulation, touting "0% Sugar!" as a "Limited Edition" cereal. The old recipe was reintroduced later in 2008.

Now I don't think I've ever spelled anything with the letters..hehehe

Help me remember the name of this product!

I haven't seen these in years! I would always get a box from the 'corner store.' What can I tell you, well my rudimentary image is a representation of the real box Nabisco sold. Now I've searched the net over the years, yet there's nothing out there that mentions this product, as if it never existed! What you'd get was three packs of cookies per box, 2 of the same kind and one of the other. Usually, it was the 2 Oreo packs and 1 Oreo Golden (though they weren't called "Golden" back then).



Nabisco really had a winner there,Hey if you know the name, then leave a comment please? I'd wish it returned!

BENTO makes me laugh

Check this out. I can't stop laughing at these Bento boxes I've searched on Flickr. Some are too funny. This is the best I think. See more here.

Cool Blog I discovered today

I'm really liking this new blog childhoodmemorykeeper. Check out the old toy we had back then. Ahh the memories!

"When EF Hutton Talks.... People listen"

This was a great commercial back in the day. Anytime their ads would air, I only wanted to see the last few seconds. The clip below is one I've never seen before or don't recall 20yrs+ ago.



I hope someone uploads a better one.. especially the one where everyone is in a busy restaurant and all gets quiet when someone says, you guessed it "E.F. Hutton!" This is the only one I've found thus far on youtube.

What I learned today or Firefox Deployment 101

I learned how to deploy FireFox using command line switches. Apparently, you only need the installer files from the firefox installer quickly get them before you exit firefox'; install because they get deleted after you hit the "Finish" button. So leave that dialog box open and look under user's temp folder under appdata. The commands are very simple, I just created a batch file for install and uninstall, made a copy of the pref.js file after the browser is configured.. you know like "auto scrol, cache settings, default home page, etc.

The commands to install repository folder\7zS6D.tmp\setup.exe /S

The command to uninstall
"c:\program Files\Mozilla Firefox\uninstall\helper.exe" /S

*Note the /S is case sensitive so you must use uppercase "S"

Amazon's site is very slooooooooow today

Consider it my own fault. Yes I waited until the 11th hour to buy something from amazon.com. I heard on the news today (KYW-1060AM) that today is the last day for free shipping before Christmas Day 2008. Finally, I was able to place the order after minutes upong minutes of spinning browsers icons. The order is expected to arrive Dec 24. I plan to keep us posted on how reliable Amazon's shipping is. Usually I do get their products in a few days. We'll see what happens this time.

iTunes.. Suggestions to improve

I use iTunes practically everyday. What I'd like Apple, Inc to do is to add a feature to LOCK the application from editing mode. I always find myslef accidentally hiting a key and then erasing a track's title or even a playlist name. There should be a feature in upcoming iTunes releases that allow the user to lock down the application so accidents like mine can be prevented.

Will the real TUAW stand out?

As I was checking my RSS feeds in FireFox, I was listening to a WHYY live stream when a report was broadcasted regarding the automakers bailout not being passed in the Senate, at that moment, a correspondent mentions The UAW (formerly known as the Union of Auto Workers, but now encompasses more professions such as Aerospace and Agriculture). It just so happened that I was ready to browse RSS feeds from the other >TUAW (AOL's The Unofficeial Apple Weblog). Conincidence? Serendipity? Or just nonsense. Things like this happen to me quite often.

Hello!...

One of the best scenes in one of the best movies ever! My all time favorite, The Big Sleep.. Humphrey Bogart and a young woman, Looks are deceiving so see how he scene unfolds; the writing is amazing. Note the "Helloooo.." from Bogie.

Brown Rice Vs White Rice

Brown vs White. Which is better.
I had brown rice as part of a dish from a Chinese food cart in Center City. Actually it was Shrimp, brown rice with Chinese vegetables (brocooli, carrot, cabbage, maybe some celery)
After I google'd, and according to, this site

..."Since brown rice retains some of the natural oil which may go rancid in few months of usage ( esp opened storage ) . It may be wise to use up the rice in couple of months . Rancid oil generates harmful free radicals inb our blood stream that lead to cell aging in our body...."

These food carts are apart of Philly and you don't get them in other cities like the one up north! Which reminds me of something I've wanted to do..plot the Center City locations of these carts. From memory I know of several locations here goes

18th&Market
18th&JFK
15th&Race
6th&Market

There used to be more locations (13th&Market...7th&Chestnut now gone), so if I find them, I'll add them here.
Update: The 7th St location, just south of Chestnut, is still there! It's just a few steps north of Sansom St.)

Eggs..Bad or Good test

Thanks Answers/Yahoo--> ANSWERS-YAHOO

System scewed up

I now have to reinstall Windows XP because I apparently caught a hijacked browser bug from virtumonde?? After attemping to remove the corrupted .dlls and modify the registry, windows reported that the license was broken and to activate it again with M$. What a P.I.T.A! I hardly ever have this problem with OS X . Usually I deliberately rebuild my mac just for efficiency.

MacWorld Editor awards

Feast on these items. From Macworld MacWorld Article, Dec. 2008
I need to try out the ScreenFlow application soon.

Hidden & Secret passages...

I've always been very curious about secret passages.. You know like the
kind you'd find in the Abbott & Costello movie..
Abbott and Costello Meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. So Howard mentioned how he leaves the building after the show through a secret door or passage and I recall Wendy saying something similar awhile ago about Frankie Crocker doing the same. How neat.

It's not that cold here

It could be alot colder, but it's not. With temps in the mid 30's to upper 40's, the weather is very bearable in Philly. I haven't turned on the furnace all week!

Shakeups at WBLS 107.5 FM

Howard Stern said today that he received word that Champaine was fired from WBLS 107.5FM. I went to the website and no longer see her picture nor Vaughn Harper's. Does this mean that he's fired too? I can't find anything online just yet. On another note, The site states that Wendy's show runs from 2pm-7pm. Does this mean that Wendy has regained her Bonus hour which was usurped in August 2008? Who knowns, maybe she's been axed too since the last time she was on air was Monday November 24, 2008.

(UPDATE: Feb 2009. Wendy's still on the air, and her program is only 4 hours so NO bonus hour. I know I heard her say she now likes getting home earlier and I know she'll need the extra time come Summer 2009 when her television show starts on many Fox affiliated stations)

Way to go CVS!

What a Monday it's been and it's not even 12noon yet! First, CVS is doing it way big with a .77 cent sale for the 3-liter Poland Spring bottled water jugs. This week's sale is the bomb! I just picked up 2 bottles. That's gotta be the cheapest ever. I've never bought the 3-liter bottles because I felt it was a ripoff versus the gallon jugs and since the 3-liter bottle is in an 'easy to pour' shape, it's always been expensive and just not worth buying when other GALLON alternatives are much cheaper.

Recipes from the Bahamas

After watching the video clip on youtube, I'm anxious
to try the Bahamian Mahi Mahi.
Check the video clip below and the recipes from bahamas website

Safari 3.2.1

Another upgrade I just performed the other day.

From MacWorld

"Safari 3.2.1 comes fast on the heels of Safari 3.2, which Apple released 11 days ago. Safari 3.2 added anti-phishing technology (a feature already built into other Web browsers) as well as fixed several security issues.

At the time of publishing, the Safari was available only via OS X's Software Update mechanism, and was not listed on Apple's Support Downloads page.

ooops

I just remembered.. i neeed to add the END tag when i submit posts

random stufff from blogs, articles, comments

This comment was very interesting.

A guest wrote:
"Mon Nov 24, 2008 3:32 pm
MS is desperate to find a winning formula for the mobile market. Intel will have too will need a winning platform as well. If they both had any brains they would spin a joint venture into WINTEL mobile inc and get on with the business of competing with the only mobile platform that has a future (iphone+OSX).
Why goth? It's going to take Software, Hardware, Apps, content and a new processor to compete with the Apple platform. The iphone/ipodtouch is an eco-system the is evolving into a mobile computing environment that either by themselves can't produce.
My feeling is that desktops, laptops and legacy cell phone are on a decline post 2H10. To me Apple is putting together all of the pieces needed to revolutionize computing with the purchase of PA semi and using a full blown OS on the iphone and ipod-touch. I continue to believe by 2H09 we will see the first fruit of the PA semi purchase in a platform that will lower cost and power consumption for both the touch and iphone. With the new iphone, I futher expect apple to sell 100 million in 2009--mostly in the second half."

Fuel prices are dropping

I think I paid 2.34/gal in PA. That's not bad considering a few weeks ago I paid about the same amount in NJ. I can only imagine what NJ's gas prices must be today.

Crock pot Beef Roast and Veggies

Sundays dinner & Mondays leftovers
From blogger Real Mom Kitchen Thank you. I especially liked the tip to cook the veggies for a few minutes prior to adding to the Crock-Pot®


Update: for monday's dinner, made mashed potatoes using red potatoes, butter, organic nonfat milk, basil, parsley, garlic and salt.

Anita.. Can you "Lead Me Into Love?"

This has to be one of Anita's best singles ever and one of my favorites



"Lead Me Into Love"
Anita Baker
Giving You The Best That I've Got
(c)1988, Elektra Records

Why??...Winter wants to arrive early!!

Its cold. It's like we're getting winter weather before the winter season begins. It's only the 3rd week of November. A minor snow storm yesterday, temps in the 20ºs. Yikes. It's time to start the heater, I usually don't start it til December 2nd week.

iTunes 8.02

I installed today 8.02

W.O.D. = "indefatigable"

meaning: to not ever get tired

I heard Barbara Wawa use this on that show The View. And then Robin/Howard etc mentioned it when replaying a BabWawa clip. I guess this is the time I need to exert my literary prowess.. sike.. but here
goes. I have an indefatagble appetite for two brands of ice cream. Friendly's and Blue Bunny

The iPod Nano 3rd Gen

Last night was the last draw. I've had enough of my 30gb 5.5 gen iPod so like I told youz yesterday, I want to replace it with a fatboy nano; I just purchased one from Apple and it should arrive just before Thanksgiving. I'll keep us posted.

(UPDATE: The nano arrived the next day. Way to go Apple. It could have been under 24 hours..free shipping too!)

(UPDATE2, Nov28,2008: It's been only 1week since I got the nano but I must say that I love it! the battery NEVER gets too low, I can play these built in games all day, listening to music and it won't even go past 1/2 a charge. I'm addicted to Klondike and the MusicQuiz2, but know that i must get my ID tags in shape.. years are off on some songs and the quiz game uses that tag to ask you "what year was this single [playing in the background] released.)

(UPDATE3, Feb1,2009: I use my Nano almost every day. I can't say enough how surprised I am with its battery life. I've only experienced the warning message of "Low Battery, connect to power..." once! On recent morning I noticed it had been playing nonstop for over 12hours (by accident) and yet the battery indicator registered an adequate amount of charge remaining. My only gripe is that I would rather Apple make the clock that's barely visible when the Nano is in Play mode, or when the backlight is off, accessible by a click! In fact, I think there should be a menu item to view or toggle the Clock since it's very large, easy to read and takes up the whole screen. This could, and should replace the barely readable, easily overlooked (even neglectable) clock in the iPod's top indicator bar. One other thing, at 8GB, it can't store my top rated playlists so I have to be creative. Some years from now and if these devices are still selling, I'd want a huge one but flash based like the nano, NOOOO moving parts!

Ugh.. After 2yrs my iPod is shot

My 30gb 5.5 Gen needs replacing. It's shutting down under 1hr with a FULL charge. I can only use it really with a dock of speaker accessory. It's time for a new FLASH BASED model, like the iPod nano

She knows how to "Bring home the bacon, fry it up in a pan"

This may be retro but the jingle still remained in memory after all these years.

I need to learn how to WOL for anything

Philly-ese: "wodder"

Speak like Philly locals and learn what wooder is.

Netmasks and patterns part 2

Here's another cheat sheet. Acutally, it's pretty easy to convert from
binary to decimal. I learned all that way back in public school.
Take for example 20. Write out 20 "1"s and the rest, 12 "0"s and you
have what your netmask is in binary, converting is a cinch!

After 2yrs, I now discover...

This Sirius Sportster radio is capable of receiving aux in, by way of
its aux out! Very odd, but I'm not complaining. To had been so close for the past 2yrs and now finally discovered this trick is
serendipity I guess. I don't have to buy the Sporster IV which had its aux in label on the front bezel..at least on some versions that shipped and sold. I'm more than satisfied that I basically run my own radio station on an unused frequency like 88.7fm. I understand terrestrial radio companies appealed to the US Govt to block these devices since if the satellite radios are tuned to an in use, live radio station, it could jam that station's frequency, but only in a small area where the device is used. Imagine if many people in one neighborhood all used satellite radios with this feature at the same time, and all broadcast their devices on random stations. The result is that all FCC licensed radio broadcasters would be unable to get their programming on their owned frequency, although very powerful, to this theorized neighborhood.

Today's dinner

Crock Pot Garlic Mashed Potatoes from recipezaar and
Crock Pot Roasted Lemon Chicken from davita.com I added steamed green beans. Using the small crockpot for the mashed potatoes

Thanks Circuit City

I know you're going through very tough times lately..well actually for quite some time. Your stock prices is about to be delisted, you've announced the close of over 150 stores. Then last week, you filed bankruptcy, Chapter 11. But you saw the need in me and took back my almost 1mo old purchase. I received a full refund. Thanks CC, I was always your fan back then and am still now, provided you stay open in my region.

iTunes dares you to throw number at it...

If you adjust the start/stop times of a trackby putting in some random
number NOT in minute:second format, iTunes will adjust. Example. I
place 301 in the stop time box, iTunes will convert that into
minutes:seconds. .

Just upgraded to new version of...

Safari 3.2

FREE FREE FREE!!!

The Consumer is always right.. That adage has been around for ever and it couldn't be more true the other day when I was visiting the local ShopRite. I'm getting my wonted bread "Arnold's 100% Whole Wheat". As I walk the aisle, the sign read "Arnold 100% whole wheat $1.99"  I grab it..checking out, the price came to $3.99.. Immediately, I call a rep over to deal with the price difference. They walk the aisles, grab the sign and come back. I know most price policies state that if a product rings up on the electronice register, the customer gets that item free. I was rewarded with a FREE loaf of bread. That made my day.

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Dreams And Dragons

Remembering these series of scholastic books I had in the 6th grade. do you remember them? I recall most folks were in the "Dreams and Dragons" and I think that book was red. My group, the elite students, no kidding were on a purple book, I wish I remembered the name.. like "Gnomes and Knots"? and "Tales and Tigers" Or something like that. Then there was a green book.

I miss alot of elementary stuff like the hidden chimney in the cloak rooms and how HUGE tall the doors were. The escape doors we'd play in and that unforgettable scent that was inside the stairwells. Then there was this 4th floor that NObody went up. An urban legend says 'the green lady' was up there. Haha.

There were alot of books I read as a kid that I wish I still possessed. Like the one my brother would always read. It was about this rollercoaster car that got lost. Apparently, it left the amusement park, got scared, lonely and lost, then finally made its way back to the park. The personification of such devices thrilled me. The thought that these things had feelings amazed me as a kid. Or there was this green book about a treehouse. In it, there was a kid who built a treehouse and it described how it was constructed. the pictures have been etched in my memory. Or the freakshow book we found in our basement. That was filled with all types of scary pictures. I tell you, people with body parts growing or appened to the oddest places, or the conjoined twins, or just down right scary to described. I think I'm getting sick just thinking about them .I really remember a pair of legs protrudding from a girl's stomach.



UPDATE: researched some more online and found the author of "Gnomes and Knots". According to Google & Amazon, the author is Judith Putterman. The books series was printed in 1980. That would seem about right as I was in the 6th grade durung the 1982-1983 school year. So I was right about the "Gnomes and Knots" title. The Tales and Tigers came to me in my dream last night (wed 11/12/08). I was in the 6th grade when our small advanced group of students were reading this 7th grade level book. The rest of the glass I believe was reading "Tales and Tigers" or something like that

Petro Prices

Are a falling. I paid $2.36 +9/10 per gallon of premium at the Sunoco in NJ. NJ is the best for gas prices in this tri-state region.

Wendy on her way out..

Wendy updates

Shake that thang tonight Cheryl.

Discovered this video to a hit disco cut by Cherly Lynn. Cheryl is really "working it out" as a youtube comment reads. Enjoy.

Mozilla Firefox has 20% of Web Browser Marketshare

I found out today that Firefox now has 20% of the browser market. Read the article from ReadWriteWebFirefox Reaches 20% Market Share...

Old News... from 1987

Backup part 2

OS X backup worked great. Can't believe it was this easy.

1) Quit all apps except Disk Utility. 

2) Backup the old HD using Disk Utility

3) Unmount the old HD

4) Rename the new HD to the old HD's name

5) Test using apps, like iTunes library

I'll guess I'll use the old HD for a backup, maybe time machine if I have enough space.

It's okay to be green, even during Winter...

How to care for plants during the cold months using the correct lighting..from some site I google'd

Well since the Washington Redskins lost last night..

...at home..Could that mean they'll actually predict the winner for the
President of the USA? The score was 23-6 in favor of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Here's an article about the Redskins results prior to the USA Presidential Election...from salon.com. Another link to a story from snopes.com.

iTunes 8.. I think it's time for a name change

See how iTunes, now up to version 8, has changed over time. I use only the components on the left. Real fanpeople of apple probably use the right. If I stare at the left picture, the colores remind me of a toy I had as a kid.

Back Up.... The OS X Disk Utility Way

Using this tip to create a backup. Read on from.....productivity501

Essential Mac OS X apps.. served up 2008 style

I can vouch for VLC Media Player; it's A must have! I also use iSquint. Read more from... techradar

IT'S ALWAYS HUGE IN PHILLY

I saw this huge 6-story piñata at Broad & Washington recently. Apparently, Carnival Cruise Lines is trying to break a Guinness® World Record.. More after the breaks...carnival press release.

Watch a clip from dailymotion...

Philly Prepares For World's Largest Pinata
Uploaded by thatsfunny

UPDATE: 1/4/2009: I see that Carnival's ad is now airing on tv. Here it is on youtube.

Just how do space probes communicate??!

Lasers eventually will supplant microwaves (radio waves) for
communications between space probes and Earth.
read more after the break -->from space.com


It that isn't enough, then read about this mysterious force affecting space probes more-->anomaly by probes

CONGRATULATIONS PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES!!

You're the 2008 World Series Champions. Congratulatios on a wonderful season. I can say I was there at the parade down Broad Street. Oh what a sea of RED!!

I'll be posting pictures, maybe a video clip soon, so stay tuned..

Update: Here's some pictures of that day.. 10/31/2008 around Noon

20 Useful Apps for OS X.. Lifehacker

It's here
click to Lifehacker.

New career.. Web something

I need a new career. I wish I were doing it waaaay big on the internet and making enough dollars to stay above water.
That's it.

Hey, I can get Chicago AM stations

I've gotten Boston AM stations in Philly before, yet today I was able to pick up on this Chicago AM radio station WBBM 780. That's not all, I also picked up WGN 720.

The distance between Chicago and Philadelphia is roughly 800mi/1287km, according to Google.

I check for patterns...

Something I need to learn or work today.. Here's a cheatsheet for
identifying what
netmasks, hosts and subnets are equivalent to.

NETMASKS, HOSTS, SUBNETS
/30 255.255.255.252 = 4 hosts = 64 subnets
/29 255.255.255.248 = 8 hosts = 32 subnets
/28 255.255.255.240 = 16 hosts = 16 subnets
/27 255.255.255.224 = 32 hosts = 8 subnets
/26 255.255.255.192 = 64 hosts = 4subnets
/25 255.255.255.128 = 128 hosts = 2 subnets
/24 255.255.255.0 = 256hosts = 1 subnet
/23 255.255.254.0 = 512 hosts = 2subnets
/22 255.255.252.0 = 1024 hosts = 4 subnets
/20 255.255.248.0 = 2048 hosts = 8 subnets
/19 255.255.240.0 = 4096 hosts = 16 subnets
/18 255.255.224.0 = 8192 hosts = 32 subnets
/17 255.255.192.0 = 16384 hosts = 64 subnets
/16 255.255.128.0 = 32768 hosts = 128 subnets
/15 255.255.0.0 = 65536 hosts = 256 subnets

aside: Note these special numbers in the IPv4 world
256(=2^8), 255, 254, 252, 248,240, 224, 192, 128, 0

W.O.D.

Pièce de résistance = best work or feature of something

Word of the day is...

Assuage... means to mollify or lessen in severity, calm, sooth, etc.

Flash in website prevent keystrokes...

I don't know why this happens, but if a website has flash, I can't use keystrokes to control my browser. I'm currently using FireFox 3.x, It's been like this forever, so I don't think it's the browser version that's the issue. If you're on youtube, for example, and have the video playing, try to use the Alt-D, to access the address bar. You can't.. seems that flash is responding to your keystrokes. That's something I don't like at all. I want keystrokes to be browser specific only!

Weekly sales

This upcoming week that started yesterday.. Superfresh has Nestle's 24pk (500ml) Pure Life for $3.50. Meanwhile their sister supermarket Pathmark is selling Poland Spring 24pk (500ml) for $3.99. What a gag! I don't like what APTea has done. It seems the average price of items at their Pathmarks have went up considerably.

For the week that's ending today, ShopRite has Poland Spring (500ml) 24pk for $3.77 on sale.

I see that prices are still cheap like the summer deals we were seeing a few months ago. Interstingly, these products, again, are under the same company in Nestle Waters NA

WHAT is that smell?

Apparently, the New Jersey Pine Barrens
are a blaze; again..

Phew.. we're getting that smell all the way over where? HERE!

I knew something was up last night when I was outdoors. When I got home
I still smelled the odor of wood burning. Then today it's everywhere in
this city; we now know the barrens are the culprit.

MLB.COM...you didn't cover your bases...

So I was watching checking out MLB.com last night on my Mac. I saw this
link on their site that stated watch the game Live. I clicked on it and
VOILA.. the World Series, game 2 was playing LIVE. and there were like
4 different camera angles. Somehow, I was able to save a clip of the
broadcast. Now don't ask me how, I just was able to save the broadcast.
After awhile, I left and returned to my Mac and saw the Safari "Quit
Unexpectedly" oh well. can't win em all. But in all, I think I have a
clip of like 5 minutes of game 2. Later I checked out the site on my
WinXP machine and guess what, there was a blocked screen that gave
options to BUY the worl d series package. I was like, no way, why on my
Mac could I watch the game FOR FREE?

Well if that's another reason to use Macs more than Windows, THAT WAS
IT! hahahaha.. poor exclusive PC users. You just don't know what you're
missing.

Lost and found

I lost something 2 days ago and I had to trace back my steps. I was lucky to have found what I lost.
Buys:
dish detergent = $2.19 blue bunny vanilla = $6.49 (Pathmark had them lined up 2nite, so you know starting tomorrow 10/24/08 they're going to be on sale. I'm going to guess they'll be $2.50. Let's see as I go check next week's circular at 9:02pm EDT.....hold please...it's a boring BOGO sale.

Future predictions....

I may be going out on a limb, but I feel that the following will come
to pass
1) Apple will open their iPhone up to other US Mobile carriers.
2) Apple will have to eventually supplant the iPhone with another
communications device
(I'm betting on somthing named "aPod"... a for access, awesome, apple.
can go on and on)
3) (just because all things in three's, lemme think this out. OK. the Farrah will make a comeback hehehe)

Walgreens gallon waters are cheap!

Gallon of water for sale this week 10/19-10/25. It's going for $0.69
but you have to cut out the coupon in their circular. I ripped one
(coupon) out and just have to buy up to 3 are allowed with the coupon.

Vote!

A snapshot from my old camera phone circa Fall 2004. This was the Sean
Combs "Vote or Die!" campaign. I just had to snap the pic of Mariah who,
as usual, reveals a bit too much.. But I like it! hehehe. So this is a
reminder for the upcoming Fall 2008 Election day which occurs Tuesday,
Nov 4th.

Ice cream

This company changed recipes so I no longer buy their brands of ice cream. Instead, I buy Friendly's Ice Cream 1.75 qt "Classic Chocolate" or "Forbidden Chocolate" or "Cookies N Cream"
and I now buy Blue Bunny's "Natural Vanilla" or "Cookies N Cream"

Trip to the market

I think I want to start recording what I paid for items I used regularly.
What possessed me to do this? Well, I am in need of trash bags, yeah, been using those cheapo plastic grocery bags as a stop gap measure until I would buy those 30 gal types. My nose seems to bleed every time I buy them, the prices for trash bags are ridiculous,so here I am recording what I paid for, where and quantity. This time it was Shoprite, ala Wakefern Corporation. I got the store brand 10 bags for $1.50. That was the sale price, now they had a big box of 40 for $6, well that's the same as the 10bags x 4 so I just got a couple of the 10box. I also got the following
Friendly's "Classic Chocolate" Ice Cream (1.75qt) x 2 @ $2.99
Crest Multicare Whitening Toothpaste 6.2oz x 2 @ $1.99 on sale reg. $3.29
Freihofer's 100% Whole Wheat bread 24oz @ $1.79 (orig. $2.38)
1 cucumber @ $0.79ea
1 green pepper @ 1.49/lb = $0.88
1 pack Italian Sweet Sausage w/ Broccoli Rabe (store packed, 3lg links) @ $2.99/lb = $2.24
Trix cereal = $1.97 (10.7oz box ..... hmm, wasn't this just 12oz recently.. umm hmm I see what you're going General Mills!)
3 Plum tomatoes @ 1.69/lb = $1.27
Organic Valley 1/2 gal organic fat free milk = $3.99!!! (too expensive, I should've opted for the Stonyfield Farm which was like $3.79. and that's gotten expensive, both these were around $3.49 and would be on sale for $3.29 occasionally. Although, if yo go to any other market, the Organic Valley 1/2 gals are over $4.

Incidentally, 24pks of bottled water of polad spring are going for $3.99 now. So the summer prices of $3.33-$3.88 are probably over. I'll keep us posted though.

Word of the day is...

The word of the day is CAPITULATION. According to my OS' built in dictionary, it means basically to surrender or stop resisting. I've been hearing that word in the financial sector lately. How would you use this in a sentence? Ok. Until the current and dire economic situation hits capitulation, the us economy will suffer with no growth, higher prices and high unemployment.
Ohh well, you get the idea.

Talk isn't the only thing that's cheap..

So now I've found a special place in downtown philly that sells 1.5 liter DEER PARK bottles for yes.. $1.00. They also sell the POLAND SPRING 1.5 liter for the same price. I'm not telling where just in case anyone would want to swoop down on my unmentioned store. The next day, I find check out a Dollar General store and find that they sell 1.5 liter Crystal Geyser Alpine Spring water bottles for only 55cents!!! or $0.55. That's the cheapest I've ever paid for a 1.5 liter bottle of water.
(Update: Poland Spring and Deer Park are under the same parent company of Nestle Waters North America)

"It won't happen overnight, but it will happen..."

Some of my favorite tv commercials from the yesteryears.





Let's taste new Tab

Amazon.com prices

Amazon.com, I'm watching you! It seems that there are certain times of the week where prices of certain items are favorable to buy. I'll try something. Today, I'm buying something, get it?

water Water WATER!!

How much do I spend on water every day week or month? I couldn't tell you, but I do know I've noticed prices of these 24packs become the cheapest ever this summer. I think for the most part, the Deer Park, Nestle Pure Life and Poland Springs have been on sale each for as low as $3.88 per 24pk. In my neck of the woods, that sale price is from supermarkets like Superfresh, Acme, Shoprite and Pathmark. (Note: Pathmark was bought by the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, parent company of A&P, Superfresh, Waldbaum's, Food Basics and the Food Emporium).
Then there are the Gallons of water. I usually purchase several gallons each week. My favorite brand comes from SuperFresh, the "America's Choice" brand which now retails for approx. $0.79 per gallon. I also like Pocono Springs ~ $0.89 from Pathmark or Shoprite. When I'm in a pinch, I'll buy a gallon from Rite Aid and that usually is $1.19 per gallon. I remember last year, prices for these 24packs were over $4 and as cheap as $3.99.

L to the Biz-anks

The Hunger for More
Lloyd Banks
2004
G-Unit/Interscope/UMG

Nelly and Ashanti.. The 'poor man's' Jay-Z and Beyonce

Is the latest Nelly and Ashanti affair becoming the poor man's version of the Jay-Z and Beyonce team?
Check out the definition of from the
website Usingengish "Poor Man's"...

Poor Man's Something