Apparently, they will give a range of reasonable prices if you punch your year, make and model of car.
Want to See What a Car Repair Should Cost?
August 5th, 2008 · 2 Comments
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An Idea Whose Time Has Come: Time Share Pets
August 5th, 2008 · No Comments
Bad idea! They are actually renting out dogs??!! NO! Here’s the article from the Wall Street Journal.
Penny De Los Santos wanted a dog but traveled too much to care for one full time. So, she opted for the next best thing: a time-share pet.
Georgia Perrone wanted her son to experience the joys of having a dog. But because her family travels so often, Perrone turned to a controversial solution: she started renting one twice a month. WSJ’s Anjali Athavaley reports. (Aug. 5)For two years, Ms. Santos shared a mellow female Husky mix with her neighbors, who took the dog for about one week a month. They split veterinary bills and the cost of vaccinations and heartworm pills. The neighbors called the dog Nika. Ms. Santos preferred the name Monica.
“It’s kind of like Monica had two lives with two families,” says the 39-year-old photographer in Austin, Texas.
About a year ago, Ms. Santos and her neighbors agreed that Ms. Santos was finally in a position to take full responsibility for Monica. The neighbors retain visiting rights.
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“This sucks so good!” – Tony D…
August 4th, 2008 · No Comments
“This sucks so good!” – Tony Davino @ Lahina Beach Bar, San DiegoM CA
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I finally realized why most concerts suck…
August 1st, 2008 · 1 Comment
I finally realized why most concerts suck – they are joyless. I’m watching the most awesome combo in Temecula right now! Vive la Espanol!
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Trying Ping.fm now…let’s see if it actually works.
July 31st, 2008 · No Comments
Trying Ping.fm now….let’s see if it propagates across the networks.
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Thought This One was Great
July 31st, 2008 · No Comments
More gifts from my email – love this one! Wonder if it was actually posted in the neighborhood. 😆
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Is Age a Gift?
July 30th, 2008 · No Comments
I received this via email…..
Age, I decided, is a gift.
I am now, probably for the first time in my life, the person I have always
wanted to be. Oh, not my body! I sometime despair over my body, the
wrinkles, the baggy eyes, and the sagging butt. And often I am taken aback
by that old person that lives in my mirror (who looks like my mother!), but
I don’t agonize over those things for long.
I would never trade my amazing friends, my wonderful life, my loving family
for less gray hair or a flatter belly. As I’ve aged, I’ve become more kind
to myself, and less critical of myself. I’ve become my own friend.
I don’t chide myself for eating that extra cookie, or for not making my
bed, or for buying that silly cement gecko that I didn’t need, but looks so
avante garde on my patio. I am entitled to a treat, to be messy, to be
extravagant.
I have seen too many dear friends leave this world too soon; before they
understood the great freedom that comes with aging.
Whose business is it if I choose to read or play on the computer until 4 AM
and sleep until noon?
I will dance with myself to those wonderful tunes of the 60&70’s, and if I,
at the same time, wish to weep over a lost love .. I will.
I will walk the beach in a swim suit that is stretched over a bulging body,
and will dive into the waves with abandon if I choose to, despite the
pitying glances from the jet set .
They, too, will get old.
I know I am sometimes forgetful. But there again, some of life is just as
well forgotten. And I eventually remember the important things.
Sure, over the years my heart has been broken. How can your heart not
break when you lose a loved one, or when a child suffers, or even when
somebody’s beloved pet gets hit by a car? But broken hearts are what give
us strength and understanding and compassion. A heart never broken is
pristine and sterile and will never know the joy of being imperfect.
I am so blessed to have lived long enough to have my hair turning gray, and
to have my youthful laughs be forever etched into deep grooves on my face.
So many have never laughed, and so many have died before their hair could
turn silver
As you get older, it is easier to be positive. You care less about what
other people think. I don’t question myself anymore. I’ve even earned the
right to be wrong.
So, to answer the question, I like being old. It has set me free. I
like the person I have become. I am not going to live forever, but while I
am still here, I will not waste time lamenting what could have been, or
worrying about what will be. And I shall eat dessert every single day. (If
I feel like it)
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Gas @ $3.79/gal. 16th & Osbor…
July 30th, 2008 · No Comments
Gas @ $3.79/gal. 16th & Osborne in Phoenix. Bargain!
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A mailbox without a key…
July 30th, 2008 · No Comments
..may hold great things.
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Phone conversations….
July 29th, 2008 · 2 Comments
I am so sick of people calling up the toll free number on my creditinfocenter.com site and asking me idiot questions! It clearly states we don’t give out free advice on the phone. But people argue with me about that.
Typical conversation:
Them: “I’m looking at your website right now and I have a question – how do I fix my credit?”
Me: “Are you interested in our counseling service?”
Them: “I just have a quick question?”
Me: “We don’t give out free advice on the phone, I’m sorry”
Them: “You don’t?”
Me: “No, I’m sorry. Have you read the free information on the website?”
Them: “Which website is that?”
Me: “Creditinfocenter.com. Where did you get our number?”
Them: “On the internet. Which website am I on?”
Me: “Creditinfocenter.com”
Them: “I just had a question about the Statute of Limitations”
Me: “We can’t give out free information on the phone – are you interested in our counseling service?”
Them: “How much is it?”
Me: <gives price>
Them: “Oh well – I just had a quick question about the statute of limitations in California. You see I had a credit card about 3 years ago and….”
Me: “I’m sorry, we can’t answer questions for free on the phone.”
Them: “You can’t?”
Me: “No, I’m sorry. You can read all of the information on the website for free, you can go to our discussion boards and ask your question there for free.”
Them: “Which website is that?”
Me: “Creditinfocenter.com”.
Them: “How do I find it, your discussion forums where I can ask a question?”
Me: “Click on the ‘Forums’ button on the website, and it will take you right there.”
Them & Me: <5 minute conversation on exactly where on the CIC website to click to get to the forums>
Them: “Will I be able to get my question answered? You see, I had a credit card about 3 years ago and now a collection agency is going after me. Do you think they will be able to sue me?”
Me: “I’m sorry, we can’t answer questions for free over the phone.”
Them: “You can’t?”
Me: “No, I’m sorry. Why don’t you try reading the information on the website and then asking your question, if you still have one after reading the information, on the forums.”
Them “Which website is that?”……………….
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