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Five Summer Splurges for Less than $10
(ARA) – Even if you, like many Americans, are staying close to home this summer, you don’t have to miss out on warm-weather indulgences. Despite lingering financial concerns, simple summer splurges still abound.
“This season provides so many little, inexpensive opportunities to treat ourselves,” says Marco Casol, chief executive officer and president of specialty dessert ingredient manufacturer PreGel AMERICA. “Indulgence doesn’t have to be about spending a lot of money — it can just as easily involve having a new or memorable experience with friends or family.”
Here are five affordable ways to treat yourself this summer — during an afternoon with friends, a family outing, or even a first date — all for less than $10 per person.
Using this darn thing!
So you made a profile and logged in. Now What?
On the left you will see some links. One of them says “Profile”. This is where you can go and edit your profile, just like MySpace, minus the potential liabilities. For instance, you can upload a profile picture. Don’t be shy, try it out! Just make sure your picture has been sized down to 450 x 450 and is at 72 dpi resolution. Sounds a little scary, but it’s pretty easy with your digital camera program. Go to your gallery and upload it. Then you can check the option to use it as your main picture.
From the gallery link, you can also upload up to 10 photos you would like to share. Just be sure they are no bigger than 450 wide at 72 resolution. If you don’t get it, just ask a teenager to help you!
Want to share a good recipe or drink mix? Hit the link on the left that says posts, write your wisdom in the new window that comes up, then on the right, check the Category that says “Bodacious Bar-Be-QueQ!”. If you want to recommend some crazy cell phone plan or something, check the category “Helpful Hints”.
Your writings may not show up right away. They have to be approved by the Prez first. We’ll have to train her to log in a little more herself to take care of this stuff.
Be good little boys and girls, and maybe we can add some messaging and other fun stuff to this website in the near future.
Have a great summer everyone, and don’t spend too much of it sitting in front of a computer!
Beating the summer bummer of bug bites and bee stings
(ARA) – Ahhh, summer — July Fourth fireworks, family barbecues, ice cold watermelon, weekends at the beach … and bug bites. Or worse — bee, hornet and wasp stings.
“Dealing with biting and stinging insects is one of summer’s bummers,” says Dr. Christopher Van Tilburg, editor of Wilderness Medicine magazine and the author of eight books on outdoor safety. “At best, a bite is annoying and a sting painful. At worst, they can be life-threatening if the person that was bitten or stung has an allergic reaction.”
Plan the perfect summer soiree
(ARA) – Summer is the perfect time to journey outdoors and mingle with family and friends. However, the stress of hosting summer get-togethers can sometimes be discouraging. This year, avoid a meltdown and make your next barbecue or block party a breeze by keeping in mind the following party preparation tips:
Telephone service
An alternative to Verizon telephone service is Clearate. Lorraine has it and is very happy with the service. It also has internet service for $14.95 per month.
