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To Buy or Not to Buy, That is the Question So you just purchased a new X-Box. You have probably been able to find one that is quite reasonable on the internet. You have probably been able to even find the newer version X-Box 360 and your children have never been happier. Well, maybe they could be happier because now they have the X-Box of their dreams and you have not decided just how much you are going to shell out for games. The Similarities Between iPods and Pea Pods My personal research and experience suggests that there is a direct correlation between iPods and pea pods. Let me take you on the journey that I took to get to this conclusion. For an old 20th century person that is living in the 21st century I feel somewhat perplexed when it comes to dealing with the modern electrical equipment of this society. I am living in a time when you hear of things that were not even dreamed of when I was a child. For example: Xboxes, CDs, DVDs, Mini Media Players, MP3 Players, HDTV, etc. So many initials that you wonder what they all stand for Remote Controls Galore--Replacement Remotes The other day we lost our remote control. Being of the older generation I told my grandkids to not panic and just go push the button on the television. They thought grandma was crazy. The buttons are on the remote they are not on the TV, those are just decorations. Positive and Negatives of DVD Car Systems Car video systems are really catching on and many families are purchasing them to install in their present vehicles. The positives of having one in your car would probably include the following reasons, especially if you have children. Portables for Senior Citizens love music and I often reminisce with my kids and grandkids about sitting around the table at night, when I was young and listening to the radio. The Lone Ranger and The Shadow always kept us spell bound. I used to listen to music just like the youngsters today, but my mobility was limited by the length of the electrical cord. Philo T. Farnsworth—TV Inventor Recently I was reading a list of inventors of important inventions that affect our lives every day. I glanced down the list quickly looking for the inventor I knew most about because he once lived in this area. To my astonishment he was not on the list, in fact, the item he invented was not on the list. This really surprised me because most everyone now days has at least one or two of these in their homes. Making a Long Road Trip with Children Tolerable So this is the year that you are going to take a thousand mile road trip. It would be fun and enjoyable with just your spouse, but now your family includes others. Those others include a preteen ten year old that is already developing a teen attitude. Also included is an over energetic eight year old son that thinks his purpose in life is to tease both of his sisters. Last of all there is that sweet four year old ball of fire that has determined that she is in charge. It’s a Jungle Back There Have you noticed that organization is in vogue now? Organization is a verb not a noun. Most people wished that it were a noun so that they could purchase it, but that is not the case. Organization takes action and that is a verb. You can buy products to organize your life in most stores. The more things you have the more things you need to organize those things. It is a vicious circle. Getting in Touch With TV Networks Have you ever been watching a TV program and you liked it so much that you wanted to contact the network and thank them for the splendid program. Or, maybe you have seen something that you find particularly offensive and you would like to complain to the network and tell them to clean up their act. If you want to make changes in the programs that you see on TV then you need to make your voice heard. If you don’t try then you really have no room to complain. Now many people do not do the email route and they are used to the old snail mail. So those snail mail users here are some addresses for you to use to voice those opinions. Electricity and Grandkids So it’s holiday time and who is showing up at your house raring to go? The Grandkids. They are such a joy and you can hardly wait til they get here, but you must childproof the house first. You put all the breakables up high, lock or tie all the cabinets shut, put the cat and dog food out of sight because it is eatable and some of those little ones don’t know the difference. You will need to hide all the remotes or they will hide them from you. Let’s see now they can come and all will be safe. Right? All Car DVDs are Not Equal Imagine my surprise when I went looking for a DVD for my car. We were to take our grandkids for an extended road trip and I thought it would help it to a DVD player. The trouble is “monitor”. I saw all these good priced monitors and thought that is real great to get the monitor and the DVD for that price. Then I discovered that they really did mean just the monitor. Not the DVD in a monitor, but a monitor. 5 Important MP3 Player Questions MP3 or a digital audio player to those in the know. For those people that are just catching up to technology or are a step or two behind technology, it is a listening device. You can down load music and take it with you instead of taking your tape deck and box or cassettes, or taking along your CD player and carting the pouch with your collection of CDs in it. These little devices can be taken wherever you go, the gym, the park, or sitting on the bus.

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