You may want to have a backup map from Google Maps or Mapquest before heading out on a route you are completely unfamiliar with. This couple drove through the high desert of Oregon with only their GPS guiding them. They got stuck in the snow for three days:
A Nevada couple letting their SUV’s navigation system [...]

The other day I got to spend a little time outside in our new backyard. I don’t know how I missed it before, but we’ve got a tree I’ve never seen before. I thought I’d post a picture to see if anyone else has seen it and can identify it for me.

This looks pretty normal [...]

What is it about peanut butter and jelly sandwiches that are so good that I still love to eat them? Is it the happy childhood memories associated with the PB&J sandwich? Maybe it’s the salty/sweet combination. Whatever it is, after I made my daughter a PB&J on whole wheat bread, I made one for myself [...]

I have told my husband that I would love the Kindle 2 as a combination Mother’s Day/birthday present.  If you don’t know what a Kindle 2 is, allow me to enlighten you. It’s a magnificent creation by Amazon that allows you to download books in digital form from anywhere via a 3G wireless connection and [...]

Well, folks, the outcry against forcing second hand and thrift stores to test all used products coming in their doors has worked. The Consumer Protect Agency announced this on Friday:
A federal ruling means that thrift stores and consignment shops will not be forced to test children’s products for lead.
It was announced on Friday that [...]

If you are an email subscriber you’ve probably noticed that you haven’t gotten any updates in a long time. My Feedburner email delivery service stopped working and I couldn’t figure out why. I never removed the from from my sidebar because I kept telling myself that I’d fix it. Being the master procrastinator that I [...]

I wanted to get back into WFMW, but I didn’t realize until  a little bit ago that it was time. So here’s Works for Me Wednesday, Thursday Edition.
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I enjoy news magazines but I don’t enjoy the liberal commentary that comes with most of them. Time Magazine is probably the most popular, but its liberal slant [...]

Pot roast to be exact was for dinner last night, and it turned out wonderfully! And it was really simple to make, so I thought I’d share the recipe.

2 teaspoons olive oil
3 pounds boneless chuck roast
1 onion, chopped
4 medium unpeeled potatoes cut into pieces
baby carrots – as many as you want
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 bay [...]

Little Man will be entering kindergarten in early September. On the one hand I’m so excited for him. On the other, I’m sad because, since kindergarten is all day, every day, I feel as if he will be going on with a part of his life without me. It makes me think about how fast [...]

Yes, I’m officially a geek. How so? Because I got so excited, like “I got a new handbag!” excited, when my new Seagate External Hard Drive arrived. This is my new best friend:

It’s so cool. I bought it on eBay for $66. It’s 100 gig, so it’s space I desperately needed, and I really [...]