Manufacturers Assume People Have Fingernail!

Quick vent here. I have always been a nail biter. There is a picture of me at age 6 with fingernails chewed to the nub!

It is so frustrating how manufacturer's packaging assumes you have a healthy long set of fingernails to begin undoing their wrapping. Oh, they serrate and poptop and include all kinds of unwrapping aids in products these days... but, you STILL need to get them started! Most people would just use a fingernail. Me, I have to dig out a knife or siscors or some kind of implement to use their "value added" innovation. *sigh*

Maybe not a big deal to YOU. But, I bet, the "Lefty" (left-handed) people out there know what I mean.

Hey, Innovative Package Designers! NOT EVERYONE HAS FINGERNAILS! There. Thank You. I am done. ;-)

Teacher Retirement Gifts

It is that waning time of year for school once again. Soon, the school year will end. And, there will be teachers who are retiring. Many students and fellow teachers feel a special bond or fondness for such people that have been an important part of their lives (sometimes parents too ;-) ).

It can be a challenge to come up with appropriate jokes and gifts for the retirement party. That is why, when we have a favorite teacher going into retirement we look over this site which is focused on teacher retirement gifts.

World of Warcraft Larger Than Life!

LOL! WOOT! Gratz are in order for moi. Try playing World of Warcraft on a 50 inch TV!
After reading about 50 inch TV used for Internet stuff, I just had to do it. Checking out the 50 inch TV reviews at this site I finally settle on the Awesome Panasonic VIERA TC-P55ST30 55-Inch 1080p 3D Plasma HDTV. Hundreds of reviews claim it is the greatest... and, I would now have to agree.
Jeez, my toons are so huge now it is almost like Virtual Reality to play WoW!

How smart are smart phones anyway

LOL, here is cartoon of two smart phones discussing some undesirable, middle of the night, and unidentified, phone calls. Cellphone reverse lookups can be an effective way to deal with unwanted callers.

Phone Records Search Cartoon

FraudTool Virus Salvation

Our family computer gets hit by nasty viruses periodically, mostly because our Autistic Son gets on some questionable site and probably clicks on through all of that Wonderful Microsoft Security (dripping sarcasm here).

This one was of the real nasty type that screws up everything and claims to be the fix for the damage it has done. We have been using Ad Adware Free Internet Security, which did manage to fix the main bad boy file (frj.exe in this case). Unfortunately, the damage done to the registry persisted. This meant that NO programs could be run, either claiming need an association or flat out not finding the file (which was clearly still on the hard drive).

Fortunately, at this point, I can report that we seem to have it all fixed and functional again. Which is particularly important because trying to run the eMachines Recovery Management program had likewise failed. Typically, such a virus would be responded to by just blasting a fresh install image back onto the machine.

Finding the Real Fix took a bit of surfing from page to page, but the final destination paid off. Oh, did I mention we are talking Windows 7 here? So, the Windows 98 and XP versions were out. And, the Windows Vista version did not work.
However, this one DID work and I am so happy with them that I am going to give them a nice backlink right here! FraudTool Windows 7 Registry Fix

My Wife Hates Underwire Bras And Says Wireless Bras Are Way To Go

Right from sports towards sexy and for your everyday breast support, wireless bras can be quite a powerful option to all those potentially painful, and undoubtedly not comfortable underwire bras.

Good News for the Girls! Wireless bras do not have any underwire and so are without doubt your desired choice if you don't like underwires. My wife actually removes those wires immediately upon getting a new bra.

Donning any bra will give you back support, and if you’re something more than a thirty-four B, it's best to in fact utilize a bra intended for back support and you will probably enjoy a wireless bra.

Time to Harvest Nettles for Pot Liquor

Last year I experimented with harvesting nettles as a wildcrafting food souce. It was tremendously successful! I love the stuff.

But, really, it has a season of April through June. Theoretically, you can gather them all through the growing season, but, in my experience the tender top six inches are best and free of bugs, gunk, and such, before summer sets in.

Which means I better get my butt out there and harvest some! Nettles are about the best wildcraft herb easily and ubiquitously available. It has all the good things about spinach multiplied by, like, a thousand times!

What I do is take a big pot, gloves, and scissors (or clippers) and cut the top 6 inches from the best looking plants. The more clean and healthy, the less prep work before cooking.

Then, I wash (pick out any ugly stuff) and fill pot with some water. Put on the stove and boil the crap out of it. People mostly are adverse to using nettles because of the little needles that inject the minor toxin that make them "stinging". But, really, the cooking does get rid of that.

Anyhow, there are three products of my effort:

1) The vegetative mass can be used similarly to spinach. By itself, or in recipes,

2) Any excess that is more than I will eat in a day or two gets dehydrated for use later in the year,

3) The liquid left over is what is called "Pot Liquor". It is considered a tonic. And, I love it! I put a bit of salt into it and drink it down. For me at least, it indeed does seem to be a tonic. Extra amounts get stored in the frig for a few days and a bit is drunk down each day. Theoretically, this tonic liquid should last a long time in the frig.

So, there you have it. Won't cost you nuthin but some effort and great for your health. Need I mention that powerful buzz word of our age: "Anti-oxidants"? LOL, go for it! (standard disclaimers apply)

Pot Liquor Nettles Cartoon