Monthly Archives: June 2009

T-Mobile Made Me An Offer I Couldn’t Refuse

Free Is Good, saving money
Well, it was time for my two year contract extension, and time to choose a new phone since the flip part had broken to the point where I was having to carefully cradle both parts in my hand in order to even talk on the thing. I started out by doing some research at T-mobile.com to see what kinds of phones were available to me at a reasonable (hopefully free) price. When I logged in, T-mobile displayed a page with… Read the rest

$600 Later, My Car Runs Again

spending money
Sheesh!!   So it ended up that the coolant temperature sensor that was broken by a previous mechanic, that Mr. A replaced (instead of complaining to the mechanic) was defective. When your coolant temperature sensor is defective, it will cause your car to have a “hard start” which apparently also will cause it to die when you come to a stop, or not start at all after you've driven the car for any length of time. In the process of trying… Read the rest

I Gave Away My Walgreens $25 Gift Card

My Two Cents
A couple of weeks ago, I saw something very disturbing. A young woman, probably in her early to mid-twenties was at a fast food restaurant where one of my coworkers and I had gone for lunch.  We don't eat out often, but my coworker offers every once in a while and since she doesn't drive, it's a treat for her. We were sitting there eating, and I noticed the young woman across from us.  She kept looking out at the… Read the rest

One More Garden Update

gardening
I know, I know, I just posted yesterday about my garden harvest over the weekend.  Well, actually it was on Friday morning that I got all those lovely veggies from my garden. Monday morning I didn't have to be at work-work, I was working at my boss' home so she scheduled me to get there by 9am, which meant I didn't have to leave at my normal 5am!  That meant I was able to give the garden a good watering,… Read the rest