Life Beyond Ice Cream

Make Your Own Idiot’s Guide to Go

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Did you know that there are 25 categories for the Idiot’s Guide series online? There are numerous posts under those categories too, such as Time Management, Sign Language 101: Basic Signs, Herbology: Muggle Plants in Harry Potter, and How to Get Over a Breakup, just to name a very small few. With these tutorials being [...]

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You Can’t Stop Crime By Sitting Still

As a person who works in law enforcement, I can tell you that the crime rate will not get any better with time. Yes, it may have its downward curves for a few years but it’s guaranteed to go back up. As society sinks further into its self-serving and self-motivated ways, the only result will [...]

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Computer Programs Can Be a Headache

Some of the most widely used computer applications are generally idiot proof and user friendly. A lot of the office packages are great because it makes it very simple to share information from one application to another with little or no hassle. However, if you don’t use these items on a regular basis, any training [...]

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The singing children of Hope Children’s Home

There is a children’s home on the north side of Tampa, Florida called Hope Children’s Home (HCH). That is the home for a couple hundred kids from all walks of life. It is a fantastic organization that raises kids that cannot be reared in normal homes for various reasons. The Florida Department of Children and [...]

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Good Neighbors Aren’t a Dime a Dozen

I must be one of the most fortunate people in this world to have wonderful neighbors. They have been a real blessing to me and my family and I am truly thankful for them. They are peaceful, quiet, content, and mind their own business. They are also very pleasant to my children and lend a [...]

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Roach Murder

Roaches are a constant problem in the tropical areas and Florida is no exception. Even the best of domestic engineers cannot keep the pests away. I am convinced that the level of cleanliness has nothing to do with the habitation of roaches unfortunately. Because of finances, my husband and I thought it would be prudent [...]

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SVAT Home Security Video Monitoring with the VISS7500

When the house you own is loaded with the priceless treasures and memories that you have collected over the years, it is a time that one considers about a security solution for them. A solution that works for you when you are there, and also when you aren’t. We are all privy to the uncomfortable truth that [...]

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USB Drives Simplify Life for College Students

I can remember the frantic hassle of adjusting to college as a freshman. First, I arrived on campus with boxes and bags and suitcases full of everything I would need to survive the next few months of the semester, everything from soap to notebooks to the iron to my computer to my handy USB flash [...]

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I’m not gettin’ a pie in my face!

What was I thinking?  Our church is having Vacation Bible School this week and I have the fun job of heading it up.  One of the tradional parts of VBS (at least when I was growing up) is to raise money to give to a missionary.  So, that’s what we’re doing this year.  Now in [...]

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Options for securing the home – Part II

In one of my earlier posts I started talking about the products I found through X10 for home security.  I must say that it really is interesting to get out there and look at what is available. To be quite honest, I always thought the only do-it-yourself kind of security involved a dog or a 12-gauge [...]

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